PARKER RIVER HA HA BAY. 361 



Parker river flows into Pistolet bay just westward of the south- 

 western entrance point of Milan arm. A salmon fishery is carried on 

 here by some Indians, and a group of huts marks the point. 



Milan arm extends southeastward 2 miles from Micmac islet, 

 and then turns eastward, with shallower w^ater, for 2 miles farther. 

 It affords secure anchorage for vessels drawing 16 feet and less. 



Directions. — In proceeding to the anchorages in the southern 

 part of Pistolet bay, steer for a position bearing 254°, lx% miles from 

 Isthmus point. A saddle in the hills, southward of the huts at 

 Parker river entrance, then bears 149° ; keep it so until the western 

 side of burnt island bears 17°, when alter course to 45°, and anchor 

 in 4^ to 6 fathoms, stones and gravel bottom, with Chien rock bearing 

 818°, distant ^^ mile. The least depth in this route is 4 fathoms. 



If drawing under 16 feet, anchorage southward of Trompe I'oeil 

 point, which is the best in the bay, can be reached thus: Keep the 

 saddle (as above) bearing 149° until the northern end of Micmac 

 islet is in line with a beacon, situated southeastward, 1 mile from 

 Milan jDoint, bearing 114°. Continue with this last mark on until the 

 huts on the southwestern entrance jjoint of Milan arm bear 140°, 

 when alter course to 93°, and anchor in about 6 fathoms of water, 

 with Micmac islet bearing about 169°, distant 800 yards. 



To enter Milan arm in a vessel drawing less than 16 feet of water 

 pass northeastward of Micmac islet, with Little Rond Mount point in 

 line with Rond islet bearing 126° ; when Micmac islet bears 225°, open 

 Little Rond Mount point southw^ard of Rond islet to clear the shoals 

 wdth less than 12 feet of water that stretch about ^ mile off Milan 

 point. Anchor as convenient in the middle of the arm, with Micmac 

 islet bearing 298°. 



The cove running eastward from Milan point must not be entered 

 without a pilot. Vessels also proceed with a pilot to the head of the 

 arm, w-here there is anchorage in 2 to 3 fathoms of w^ater, mud 

 bottom. 



Caution. — It is stated by the pilots that a constant stream sets 

 about w^estward out of Milan arm ; caution is therefore necessary not 

 to be set toward the shoals extending from Triangle point when pro- 

 ceeding to sea. The stream is supposed to be caused by the number of 

 fresh-water streams flowing into the arm. 



Ice.^ — The upper part of the arms of Pistolet and Sacred bays 

 freeze in December, and the bays from cape Norman to cape Bauld 

 fill with ice. The ice breaks up in May, early or late, according to the 

 season. 



Tides.^ — It is high w^ater, full and change, in Pistolet bay at 7h. 

 39m. ; springs rise 3| feet, neaps 2| feet. 



Ha ha bay. — Ha ha point lies eastward, distant 1:^ miles from 

 Burnt cape, and Ha ha bay extends south-southwestward about 2 



