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western of these, and affords anchorage in 9 fathoms water. Grole 

 cove is suitable for boats only ; there is a settlement aronnd it. 



Fox islands. — Fox island, 210 feet high, and Little Fox island, 89 

 feet high, with Fox Island rock, 26 feet high, between them, are situ- 

 ated f mile from the southern shore at 10 to 11^ miles eastward of 

 Pass island. Several rocks lie off the northwestern side of Fox island, 

 the western and larger island, and Virgin rock is situated off its 

 eastern side. A reef extends 250 yards westward of Little Fox island. 

 Eastward of these islands Hermitage bay narrows to a mile in width. 



Hermitage cove, southeastward of the eastern end of Fox island, 

 is f mile deep, nearly 800 yards broad, and affords good anchorage 

 in 8 fathoms water, at 800 yards from the head. A settlement, having 

 a stone church, surrounds the cove. The squalls are heavy here, and 

 great care is necessary in boat sailing. 



Tides. — It is high water, full and change, in Hermitage cove at 

 8h. 45m. ; springs rise 7 feet ; neaps 4| feet. 



Anchorage. — There are many anchorages suitable for small craft 

 eastward of Hermitage cove, among which are Furby, Olive, Hardy, 

 Salmonier, and Northwest coves. There is good anchorage for large 

 vessels at the head of Hermitage bay in 22 fathoms and less water 

 as convenient. 



Ice. — The head af Hermitage bay for some 5 to 8 miles is generally 

 frozen between the first week in January and the first week in April. 



Little passage is a deep, narrow channel, connecting Hermitage 

 and Despair bays, and separating Long island from the mainland. 

 Its southern entrance is about 11 miles from the head of Hermitage 

 bay, and it is navigable in mid-channel, passing westward of the two 

 islands off I'anse a Flamme. L'anse a Flamme, branching into sev- 

 eral small coves, is situated on its western side at ^ mile from Mar- 

 gery head, the western entrance point and the southeastern end of 

 Long island ; it affords anchorage for small vessels, near its head, in 

 13 fathoms water. 



At 3 miles within the southern entrance is a small islet about 30 

 feet high, with a clear passage on either side of it. 



Little islet, 20 feet high and separated from the eastern shore by a 

 narrow shallow channel, is | mile farther nortliAvard. The navigable 

 channel, which is here only 150 yards wide, is close along the coast of 

 Long island. 



Maria cove in Long island and about OOO yards northward of Little 

 islet, has some sunken rocks in it. Northward of Maria cove keep 

 Day point shut in with the eastern shore, bearing 21° to clear a rock 

 off' the point southward of Cold harbor, until the waterfall in Deer 

 cove bears 96°, when a mid-channel course leads to Despair bay. 



Long island, separating Hermitage bay from Despair bay, is 

 barren and rugged, with many valleys, and it reaches in Mullins hill 



