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shores of which are steep-to ; the water is deep, but there is no shelter 

 from southwesterly winds and swell, which are frequent. 



West arm, extending 1,200 yards in a northeasterly direction, 

 affords anchorage for small vessels in 5 to 6 fathoms of water, rocky 

 bottom. Its entrance is contracted by Bell rock (between which and 

 Rose Blanche peninsula there are several ledges) and farther in by 

 Goose island, a small rocky islet, having several rocky patches south- 

 ward and southwestward of it. 



Rose Blanche brook, a stream of moderate size, flows into the head 

 of West arm. 



Rose Blanche harbor — Directions. — From the westward keep 

 Butterpot hill open southward of Tinker island, bearing 279°, to 

 clear Shag rocks and Rose Blanche shoals, and when Bell rock is 

 just open of the western point of Cains island, bearing 6°, steer for 

 the harbor, observing that Bell rock must be only just open. Pass 

 the western point and along the northwestern side of Cains island, 

 which are steep-to, and anchor as convenient northeastward of the 

 island. From the eastward give the lighthouse a berth of ^ mile to 

 clear Black Rock sunker off Rose Blanche point, and when Goose 

 island opens westward of Cains island bearing about 353°, steer to 

 pass westward of Cains island and as above directed. 



Rose Blanche church spire, over the summit of the outer part of 

 the village peninsula, bearing about 38°, leads between Shag rock 

 and Rose Blanche shoals, but neither this passage nor that inside 

 Duck island should be attempted without local knowledge. 



Tides and tidal streams. — It is high water, full and change, at 

 Rose Blanche at 8h. 40m. ; springs rise 4|^ feet, neaps 3^ feet. 



The flood and ebb streams, running westward and eastward, are 

 quite perceptible close to the shore, but during the survey of this 

 coast in spring and autumn, the stream outside the 20-fathom line 

 was nearly always to the westward. 



The coast from inside Hopkins island trends, generally, west- 

 southwestward to a bluff point forming the eastern entrance point to 

 Mull Face bay. A rocky ledge extends 800 yards eastward, or toward 

 Duckling islet, from this point, and near its eastern end there are 

 some small rocks which dry at low water, making a good mark for 

 the northern limit of the channel inside Duck island. Between Duck 

 island and the bluff point mentioned above there are two rocks with 

 3 and 3^ fathoms of water over them. 



Yankee rocks, immediately westward of the entrance to Mull 

 Face bay, are a cluster of rocks and ledges, the highest of which is 11 

 feet high; at 200 yards eastward from the highest rock there is a 

 pinnacle rock which dries at low water. 



Mull Face bay, an inlet nearly ^ mile long, is contracted near the 

 middle of its length to a width of little more than 100 yards, inside 



