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cliffs, Avithin which the land rises gradually to heights of 110 to 170 

 feet. This vicinity is known locally as Bateau barrens. 



La Fontaine point is about 7 miles from Table point. South- 

 ward, 1| miles from la Fontaine point, the rocky foreshore suddenly 

 ends, and between it and the point is a rough beach of bowlders, be- 

 hind which is a high-topped bank. The face of this bank, at f mile 

 from the j^oint, is steep, and shows prominently from the southwest- 

 ward. 



The soundings between Table and la Fontaine points are fairly 

 regular, the 20 fathom contour line being about 400 to 1200 yards 

 from the shore, while the line of 100 fathoms here approaches the 

 land to within a distance of about 3^ miles. Directly off la Fontaine 

 point, however, the bottom is foul and uneven, depths of 5 to 8 fath- 

 oms reaching off for nearly ^ mile. This uneven ground is some- 

 times marked by tide rips. 



Bad bay (formerly Mall bay). — The shore from la Fontaine point 

 trend?< northeastward for 4^ miles, and then turns northward for 2^ 

 miles to Burntwood point. Bad bay, which may be said to lie between 

 these points, is completely open, and affords no shelter. There is a 

 conspicuous yellow clay cliff, 78 feet high, at the head of the bay, and 

 directly southward of the cliff is the entrance to Ponds river. With 

 offshore winds there is temporary anchorage, in about 10 fathoms, 

 off the entrance to the river. 



Ponds river, the bar of which has about 2 feet of water over it, 

 has a tortuous easterly course, between wooded hills, for about 1 

 mile from its mouth, where it opens into Steady lake, which is small. 

 From the eastern end of Steady lake, a narrow channel, ^ mile long, 

 leads to a large pond that extends southwestward toward la Fon- 

 taine point, and southeastward toward a range of high hills, distant 

 about 12 miles. The river, inside the bar, is much obstructed by 

 bowlders, and a very strong stream usually runs out, but it is prac- 

 ticable for boats to reach the pool, just inside the entrance, during 

 fine weather. With strong northerly and westerly winds this shore 

 is unapproachable, owing to the heavy sea. There is a small settle- 

 ment in the bay at f mile southward of the river entrance, and a few 

 houses just inside the bar. 



The shore between Ponds river and Burntwood point is a rough, 

 stony beach with a grassy bank behind it ; inside this bank is Little 

 Brook pond, which extends eastward about 3 miles, but its western 

 part for 1^ miles is divided by a low wooded peninsula. The west- 

 ern ends of the pond reach to within 100 yards of the coast, and 

 Little brook, a small stream, runs through a narrow cut in the bank 

 near its western corner into the sea. 



