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than the surrounding country, and tend to make it conspicuous even 

 in misty weather. 



A rock, nearly 200 yards distant from the southern side of the 

 promontory just westward of Doctor harbor, covers 1 foot at high 

 water; and a rock, bearing 158°, distant 300 yards from the point, has 

 6 feet of water over it. 



The coast from Barasway point to Connoire head, west-northwest- 

 ward, distant 5^^ miles, is foul, with several small coves. The outer 

 rocks are generally marked by breakers, and may be approached from 

 seaward to | mile. Connoire Head hill completely open westward of 

 Wreck island, the low green island next eastward of it, bearing 309°, 

 leads southwestward of all the shoals. 



Middle brook. — Anchorage can be obtained off Middle brook, 

 between Green island, at 2 miles west-northwestward of Barasway 

 point and off which are Green Island rocks, a small cluster above 

 water, and Baring island, reddish, white, rocky, and 53 feet high, 

 about f mile farther northwestward, in 12 fathoms of water, but it 

 is open southwestward. A few houses stand on the western entrance 

 point of jVIiddle brook, at the head of the anchorage, 



Connoire head is conspicuous from its isolation and a white rock 

 at its base ; the dark stunted trees that crown its summit are 175 feet 

 above high water. 



Connoire bay, the entrance of which has a width of 2y% miles 

 between Connoire head and Muddy Hole point, extends northward 

 2^ miles with a breadth of 1^ miles to Mid head, where it branches 

 into Northeast and Northwest arms. Northeast arm extends in a curve 

 northeastward 2^ miles, and Northwest arm northward 3^ miles, but 

 in this arm the depth of water is less than 5 fathoms over its whole 

 extent, and at half tide only boats can enter the shallow portion 

 which begins at 1 mile within Mid head. 



The only shoal in the outer part of Connoire bay is a rock with 3 

 fathoms water over it, situated 300 yards from the eastern shore of the 

 bay and 1 y^ niiles within Connoire head. Northeastward of Connoire 

 head the land slopes smoothly from hills that attain a height of 514 

 feet and are covered with brown moss. Mid head terminates in a 

 series of peaked hills, and its highest part, on the northwestern shore 

 of Northeast arm, is 689 feet high. 



Anchorage. — The bay is' quite open to southerly winds, but 

 anchorage can be obtained with offshore winds in depths of 10 fath- 

 oms or less, as convenient. 



Northeast arm affords good shelter to vessels drawing 18 feet or 

 less water, anchorage being taken by the lead and according to the 

 size of the vessel. A sand bank extends from the northwestern shore, 

 just within the point where the arm narrows, and a rock, with 12 

 feet water on it, lies in mid-channel off Billiard cove, a small bight 

 on the eastern shore. 



