SEAL ISLANDS FLOWER COVE. 355 



Tidal streams. — The tidal streams along the coast from Anchor 

 point to the entrance of Belle Isle strait sometimes attain a rate of 2 

 knots, an hour, the flood setting southwestward and the ebb north- 

 eastward, but they are much influenced by the wind. 



The coast from Anchor point trends about north-northeastward 

 for 2 miles to Bear Cove point ; it is low, and shoal water stretches off 

 it for 400 to 1,000 yards. Deadman cove, I mile southward of Bear 

 Cove point, contains some houses, and its northeastern point is a con- 

 spicuous black cliff; Bear cove, eastward 1,200 yards from Bear Cove 

 point, has also some houses on its shores. 



Seal islands, north-northeastward, 1| miles from Bear Cove point, 

 are a group of four islands and some rocks, separated from the main- 

 land by a narrow channel only suitable for boats. The outer or 

 norwestern island is composed of white rock the inner and largest 

 is covered with grass and has several houses near the summit. Seal 

 ledges extend northward 300 yards from Seal islands and are 

 steep-to. 



Pillot bank, northwestward, lyV miles from the northwestern Seal 

 island, and off the entrance of Flower cove, is about 400 yards in 

 extent in a northerly and southerly direction, and has a depth of 5^ 

 fathoms over it. A depth of 19 feet has been reported, but the fisher- 

 men state that it does not exist. 



Flower cove, east-northeastward of Seal islands, and southw^ard 

 f mile from Flower Island lighthouse, is much frequented by fishing 

 craft, and affords good anchorage to vessels of moderate length, 

 drawing less than 16 feet water. The court-house, a large square 

 house of darker color than any of the others in the settlement,, is on 

 the highest part of Capstan point, which is the northern side of the 

 cove, and is low and fringed with a stony beach. 



The cove extends northeastward nearly 1 mile, with a width of 

 I mile at the entrance, narrowing to the head. Rocky islet lies in 

 the middle of the entrance, and there is shoal water between it and 

 the northern shore. 



It is reported that Flower cove has shoaled, and that there are 2^ 

 feet less water than is charted. 



Directions. — Pass at least ] mile northward of Seal islands to 

 clear Seal ledges, and when the rocky islet in the entrance to the cove 

 bears 88°, steer to enter the cove in mid-channel between the islet and 

 the point southeastward of it and anchor with the islet bearing 243°, 

 distant about 300 yards, in 2| fathoms water, or about 400 yards 

 farther northeastward in mid-channel, in the same depth inside of 

 the peninsula on the southern shore. 



Tides. — It is high water, full and change, at Flower cove at 

 lOh. Gm. 



