LOUIS LEMAIEE SHOAL GEEAT ISLETS HARBOR. 383 



Louis Lemaire shoal lies 200 ^'Urds southeastward from the east- 

 ern end of English island, and has G feet water over it. 



A patch of 4i fathoms bears 135°, distant 465 3'ards, and a patch 

 of 4i| fathoms bears IGO^, distant 4G5 3'ards from tlie eastern end of 

 English island. 



Leading" ma.rk. — Massacre islet, its own breadth open westward 

 of Fichot island, bearing O"", leads between Midchannel rock and 

 Fichot island. 



Chasseurs island, southward of the western part of English 

 island, is separated from it by a channel 200 yards wide, with G fath- 

 oms of water in its middle. A rock lies southward of English island, 

 with the northern point of Chasseurs island bearing 258°, distant 400 

 yards. 



Gros-plomb islet lies close southwestward of Chasseurs island. 

 Double island, southwestward 700 yards from Chasseurs island, rises 

 to tAvo hills nearly joined at the base. 



Sournoise shoal, bearing 133°, distant G65 yards from Chasseurs 

 island, has 13 feet water over it. The eastern side of Madame island, 

 open eastward of English island, bearing 4°, leads eastward of this 

 shoal. 



Great islets harbor (locally White's arm) may be recognized by 

 the peaks of Great Buse, 531 feet high, and Little Buse, 384 feet 

 high, situated on the south side of the harbor. The entrance, south- 

 ward of Double island, is 800 _\ards wide to Jehenne point, which is 

 bare and steep. The harbor extends westAA'ard a little more than 1 

 mile to RiA^er point, AAdiere it turns southwestw^ard in an arm nearly 

 200 yards wide, Avhich has depths of 4^ to 3^ fathoms and is navigable 

 for I mile. 



Chabert island, 400 yards northwestAvard of Double island, and 

 nearly joined to the northern shore, shelters the usual anchorage, 

 which is Avestward of it in 12 fathoms of Avater, mud bottom. North- 

 eastward of River point is an island joined to the mainland at low 

 water, soutllAvestward of a shalloAv coA^e. Off the southern shore of 

 the harbor are Iavo small islets, about 800 yards apart. 



The shores of the harbor are nearly steep-to, and the harbor is 

 clear to the anchorage westAvard of Chabert island, or to that avail- 

 able for small vessels, in 3^ fathoms Avater, within River point. On 

 Gr'elins point, the southern point of a little cove on the western shore 

 of this anchorage, a small vessel may be careened and repaired. 



The peak of Little Buse, bearing 248°, distant 1,200 yards from 

 Jehenne point, and that of Great Buse, bearing 229°, a little more 

 than 1 mile from the same point, are good marks. 



Tides. — It is high Avater, full and change, at 7h. 22m.; springs 

 rise 5 feet. The streams are very irregular. 



