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eastern end of the island, which is bounded by cliffs, and is bold-to. 

 Shoal water extends 50 yards from the northern end. 



The Brothers uncover 3 feet at low water and extend 150 yards 

 from the northwestern end of Great Jervis island; shoal water ex- 

 tends about 65 yards northward of the Brothers. 



Dory rock, that just uncovers at Ioav water, lies close to the western 

 end of Great Jervis island. 



Push through is a passage for boats at high water between the 

 promontor}" and the island forming the southern shore of the harbor, 

 under a bridge which connects them. A considerable settlement is 

 situated in this locality, with a schoolhouse and a church. A flagstaff 

 stands on a hill, 102 feet high, at the western part of the island. 



A rock, on which the least water is 7 feet, lies 150 yards from the 

 southern shore of the harbor, and ^ mile westward from the north- 

 western end of Push through. 



The Barasway is situated about f mile west-southwestward of 

 Great Jervis island; a small rock lies close to the soutliAvard of its 

 northern entrance point. 



Anchorages. — There is anchorage, in 14 fathoms water, off the 

 entrance to the Barasway: in 9 to 16 fathoms, southward of Pearl 

 island; and in 8 fathoms, between Great Jervis island and Man-of- 

 war cove. 



Directions. — The best entrance to the harbor is southward of 

 Great Jervis island ; if proceeding to the anchorage off the Barasway, 

 avoid the rock, with 7 feet water on it, off the southern shore. 



In a small vessel proceeding from the anchorage northward of 

 Great Jervis island into the western part of the harbor, keep the 

 northern entrance point of the harbor just open southward of Man- 

 of-war rocks, bearing 79°, which leads between the Brothers and the 

 rocks southwestward of Shallop cove ; the high house of Western har- 

 bor open westward of Great Jervis island, bearing 167°. leads west- 

 ward of the Brothers. 



Tides. — It is high water, full and change, in Great Jervis harbor 

 at 8h. 55m.; springs rise 6^ feet, neaps 5 feet; neaps range 3 feet. 

 The tidal streams in the harbor are scarcely perceptible, and the 

 movement of the water is much influenced by the prevailing winds. 



Pigeon island, 19 feet high, lies southward of Western harbor, a 

 small cove on the southern side of the promontory southward of Great 

 Jervis harbor. Crib Nose shoal, bearing 180°. distant 150 yards from 

 the eastern extremity of Pigeon island, has 11 feet water on it. 



Pigeon Island shoal, bearing 129°. distant 600 yards from Pigeon 

 island, has 13 feet water over it. 



Saddle island, nearly 1 mile southwestward of Dawson point, 

 rises to two conspicuous hills, the southern conical and 243 feet high. 

 The eastern coast of the island is bordered bv rocks as far as White 



