CHAPTER VI. 



:N^EWFOUNDLA?i^D, WEST COAST— CAPE RAY TO CAPE 



BAULD. 



Cabot strait, the principal entrance to the gulf of St. Lawrence, 

 lying between the southwestern end of Newfoundland and Cape 

 Breton island, is 55 miles wide. 



Cape Ray, light: fog signal, signal, telegraph, wireless telegraph, 

 and ice report stations; tides, etc. (See pp. 263, 264.) 



Brandies rock and Shag ledge. (See p. 263^) 



The west coast of Newfoundland from cape Ray trends north- 

 ward for about miles to Larkin point, ^ mile southeastward of 

 which is the entrance to Little Codroy river. 



The Tolt, northward 5f miles from cape Ray, is a conical spur 

 1,280 feet high, off the middle of the western face of Table mountain. 



Little Codroy river can onl}^ be entered by boats, but small vessels 

 anchor off' the mouth during offshore winds. This is a capital river 

 for salmon and sea trout fishing from June to September. 



Great Codroy river, the entrance of which is 3^ miles northward 

 of Larkin point, can be entered by vessels, drawing 6 feet, at low 

 water: it can be ascended 3-| miles from the entrance, but a pilot 

 should be taken, as there is no leading mark and the tidal streams 

 are very strong. There is a conspicuous church steeple on the south- 

 ern side of the river entrance. 



The country about Little and (Ireat Codroy rivers near the sea is 

 w-ell settled and someAvhat under cultivation; great stretches of land 

 on either side of these rivers are at present covered by dense forest. 

 There is said to be coal in these valleys. 



Stormy point, westward 2 miles from Great Codroy river, is a 

 reddish colored, narrow, cliff'y projection, terminating in a ledge of 

 low rocks, and should not be approached within ^ mile. 



Codroy road, between Stormy point and Codroy island, at 2 miles 

 to the northward, affords indifferent anchorage in 5 to 9 fathoms of 

 water, stony bottom, but a swell nearly always rolls in from the west- 

 ward. With strong westerly winds there is no shelter, and the anchor- 

 age is then insecure. Numerous fishing nets are generally moored 

 along the coast of the island, but the small buoys on them are visible 

 and should be avoided. 



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