294 CAPE EAY TO CAPE BAULD. 



North rock, near the edge of Fox tail, bearing 342°, distant 900 

 yards from the northwestern point of Fox island, is small, detached, 

 and 6 feet high. Bearing 272°, distant 800 yards from North rock, is 

 a detached rock with 16 feet over it at low water and 8 to 10 fathoms 

 around, which is in the fairway between American bank and Fox 

 island. 



Anchorag'e. — There is fairly good anchorage at a little eastward 

 of the beach on the southeastern side of Fox island, in 11 to 13 

 fathoms of water, mud bottom; but it should not be used during 

 strong southeasterly to southwesterly winds, as they cause a heavy 

 sea, especially during the flood tidal stream. 



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

 Fox island at lOh. 15m.; springs rise 5^ feet, neaps S^ feet; neaps 

 range 2 feet. 



In the passage between Fox island and the mainland, the flood 

 stream sets southward ; the ebb northward and across Fox tail. 



Directions.- — From the southward, to enter Port au Port in clear 

 weather, pass about 1-J- miles northwestward of Black Duck brook 

 village, and bring the tangent of cape Cormorant cliff just northward 

 of the western shoulder of Round head, bearing 227°. Keep this 

 mark on until Road point is in line with the southwestern end of Fox 

 island, bears 164°, when either proceed on that mark, which leads 

 into the entrance of port au Port, or steer direct to Broad cove. 



Small vessels may cross the bar, in about 6 fathoms of water, with 

 the houses in Broad cove bearing 123° ; or with the highest summit, 

 immediately southeastward of Bluff head, in line with the low part 

 of the southern slope of Bluff Head cliff, about 117°. 



For West bay, keep Road point in line with the southwestern end 

 of Fox island until the left extreme of the hills, on the southern side 

 of the valley behind Bear head, is just open northward of Shag 

 island, bearing 43°, which mark leads between French and American 

 banks into West bay. 



For the fishing station inside Long point, cross the bar as above 

 directed; when the stony projection of Beach point opens, bearing 

 218°, steer about 207°, giving the shore a berth of about 400 yards, 

 and anchor as convenient, observing that the high cliff northward of 

 Rocky point just open southward of Beach point, bearing 226°, leads 

 northwestward of French bank, and that soundings of over 10 fath- 

 oms indicate that the bank has been passed. 



For the Gravels, if of deep draft, from about a mile outside the 

 bar with Road point in line with the southwestern end of Fox island, 

 steer toward Broad cove until the western extreme of Bear head is in 

 line with the western end of Shag island, bearing 25°. This mark 

 leads eastward of Fox Island shoals and northwestward of the shoal 



