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the bank is a patch with 9 feet water over it. These shallow spots 

 only break during heavy weather. 



There is a small rocky head, with 19 feet water over it, southward 

 1,200 yards from the southern 5-fathom edge of American bank. 



Leading" marks. — Eoad point, in line with the southwestern end 

 of Fox island, bearing 164°, leads 600 yards eastward of French bank 

 and about the same distance eastward of American bank; the left 

 extreme of the high hills, on the southern side of the valley behind 

 Bear head, just open westward of Shag island, bearing about 44°, 

 leads between French and American banks and into West bay; the 

 summit of Bear head in line with North rock (off Fox island) , bearing 

 27°, leads from westward of Fox island southeastward of American 

 bank and of the detached shoal off its southern end. 



The shore from Black Duck landing trends southwestward in 

 cliffs and broken rocky foreground, for 3f miles to Rocky point, a 

 low bluff; and the whole of the southeastern side of Long Point 

 tongue between Beach and Rocky points is fairly steep-to and may 

 be approached to a distance of 200 yards, except a little southwest- 

 ward of the landing place, where the bank extends off 600 yards to 

 the depth of 5 fathoms, and a little northeastward of Rocky point, 

 where a rocky head, with 2 fathoms water over it, lies 400 yards from 

 the cliffs, and the bank, with less than 5 fathoms, reaches 900 yards 

 offshore. 



West bay. — The shore from Rocky point, low and of sand and 

 shingle, turns southward and southeastward for about 5 miles to 

 South head of West bay, a rocky spur which divides the head of West 

 bay into two parts. 



A few settlers reside on this shore, in which there are several small 

 streams, the largest being Victor brook, 1^ miles from Rocky point, 

 and Harry brook, 2^ miles from South head; both afford good fishing. 

 Inland to the southwestward thick wooded hills rise in long sloping 

 ridges to heights of TOO and 800 feet. 



With the exception of a small patch of 4f fathoms, lying westward 

 Ijjj miles from the northern extremity of Shoal point, West bay is 

 clear and has a general depth of 7 to 9 fathoms, mud bottom. North- 

 erly gales raise a heavy sea, especially during the ebb tidal stream. 



Anchorage. — The middle of West bay, westward of Shoal point, 

 affords the best anchorage during southwesterly and northwesterly 

 gales, for large vessels, in Port au Port, as the sea, although heavy, is 

 not so short as in East bay, and the stiff mud bottom is fairly good 

 holding ground. During easterly winds also anchor in the middle of 

 the bay. West road, the western part of the bay, affords shelter in 

 westerly winds. 



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