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which is just ^\ithin the entrance of the bay, there is a settlement, 

 which, together with Stickland village, has a population of about 

 300, all connected with the fishing industry. Two or three cargoes of 

 dried codfish are annually sent from this place to Europe. 



Of the smaller islands, the most conspicuous, as marking the en- 

 trance channels to the bay, are Colombier and Little Colombier, 

 rocky islets 27 and 35 feet high, respectively, and East White island 

 and West White island, the summits of which are white rock. 

 Among the islands there are several rocky patches, and in heavy 

 weather nearly the whole space between Colombier and the western 

 end of Harbor island is covered with breakers. 



Coal and supplies. — Ordinary supplies can be obtained, and oc- 

 casionally perhaps 15 to 20 tons of coal. 



Communication. — The coasting steamers do not call at Burnt 

 islands, but there is telegraphic communication. 



Burnt Islands harbor affords good and sheltered anchorage for 

 vessels of moderate size, but even with a small vessel no attempt 

 should be made to enter without a pilot, for the channels are not 

 easily distinguished from seaward, and the numerous rocks give but 

 little room for maneuvering. 



Channels. — There are three channels into this anchorage, one nar- 

 row and deep, but straight in its outer portion, close eastward of 

 Colombier islets and up to the deep water at the head of the bay. 



A second passing between Bad neighbor and Twin rocks, thence 

 closing the western shore of the ba}^, and, keeping it close aboard to 

 avoid the patches northward of Hat rocks, on to the space northward 

 of the largest Burnt island, where there is excellent anchorage in 

 10 fathoms of water, mud bottom. 



The third channel, and the one generally used by the small vessels 

 frequenting the port, is closed to vessels drawing more than 12 feet of 

 water by a bar extending northeastward from Hat rocks, and even 

 vessels of this draft must not attempt to pass over it at low water. 



Buoy. — A small spar buoy is moored on the southwestern edge 

 of the shoal water extending from the largest Burnt island, to mark 

 the channel between it and the Hat rocks. 



Directions. — For the channel over Hat Rocks bar, bring Innei- 

 White islet, a white-topped rock off the southwestern side of the 

 largest Burnt island, just open of Colombier island, bearing about 

 24°, which leads between Bad neighbor and the shoal water off the 

 Twins. Pass close to Little Colombier and very close westward of 

 the spar buoy before mentioned, then keep on toward the northern 

 shore of the bay, and when the whole of Colliers island (half way 

 up the bay) is open, steer for the anchorage. The channel over the 

 bar is very narrow in the deepest parts; the water is genei'ally clear 

 and the bottom easily seen, 



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