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the low land terminating in Shoal point is most difficult to make out, 

 and the lead is the only guide. 



The summit of Round head in line with the first rise in the trees, 

 just northward of Rocky point, bearing about 250°, leads northward 

 of the northern end of the flat, but this mark leads close to the tail of 

 American bank. A better mark is a flat-topped distant mountain in 

 line with the low wooded bluff over Fox brook, bearing 89° (see page 

 292) ; this is easily recognized except when the sun is on about the 

 same bearing. 



From a depth of 5 fathoms, at the northeastern end of Shoal Point 

 flat, bearing 45°, distant 2| miles from the point, a narrow ridge, with 

 depths of 5^ to 5f fathoms over it, extends north-northeastward, 

 toward American bank for 1^ miles. 



East bay extends about 6^ miles to the southward, and is 5^ miles 

 wide; a considerable portion of it has depths of over 20 fathoms. 

 The western shore of East bay from Shoal point trends southward 

 for about 3^ miles, in low peaty banks and a narrow sandy beach; 

 thence it turns southeastward and after rising in slopes for about 1^ 

 miles, becomes rocky and forms, just westward of the Gravels, three 

 small deep coves. Behind the foreshore the land rises in more or less 

 wooded slopes to the summit of the ridge extending eastward from 

 Pierways hill. 



Boswarlis is a small settlement on the shore of East bay 3| miles 

 westward of the Gravels; it has a few cottages and a schoolhouse. 

 Limited supplies of such provisions as meat and butter may generally 

 be obtained at the settlement during late summer and autumn. 



The G-ravels is the locality of the narrow neck separating Port au 

 Port from Isthmus bay (page 279) ; a small steam vessel, belonging 

 to one of the lobster factories, almost daily communicates with the 

 several fisheries around the shores of Port au Port. 



Anchorage. — The anchorage in East bay, off the Gravels, is by no 

 means secure, although the bottom is mud, owing to .the deep water 

 running close to the shore, and the consequent heavy sea that sets in 

 during strong northeasterly to northwesterly winds. 



The eastern shore of East bay trends north-northeastward 2f 

 miles from the Gravels to Black head, and is tolerably steep-to ; the 

 land behind rises to a conspicuous ridge or plateau, the summit of 

 which is 1,210 feet high, terminating at its southern end in Table 

 mountain. Northward this plateau rises to the height of 1,360 feet, 

 before it gradually falls to Fox Brook valley. Its western face is 

 bare, gray rock, which, in contrast with the dark trees on the lower 

 slopes, makes it conspicuous. 



Two Guts barachois, situated 2i% miles northward from Black 

 head, is a shallow lagoon separated from East bay on its western side 



