410 CAPE BAULD TO CAPE ST. JOHN. 



point the western shore is steep luitil the head of the cove is ap- 

 proached, where a mud flat extends upward of 800 yards. The east- 

 ern shore of the cove is fairly steep-to. 



Rock. — A rock, with 21 feet over it, lies in Baileys cove, with Mo- 

 hawk point bearing 295°, distant 100 yards. 



Anchorag'e. — There is good anchorage in Baileys cove in 9 to 

 13 fathoms either inside or outside the 21-foot rock. 



Natlins cove. — The southern shore of Sops arm from Baileys 

 cove trends northeastward for ^ mile to Spruce point ; Natlins cove lies 

 southeastward of this point, and its western part is deep, but anchorage 

 may be obtained ofl" its southeastern shore in 11 to 13 fathoms. From 

 this cove the southern shore of South channel trends eastward for 

 IjV miles to White point. 



Spear cove. — From ^A'hite point the shore of White bay trends 

 southward for 1y% miles, where it forms Spear cove. This cove has a 

 shallow fiat extending 350 yards from its head ; outside this, the water 

 is fairly deep, but the bottom is rocky and the locality open to the 

 northeastward. 



The bight between Spear cove and cape Spear is rocky and shallow 

 and the shore thence to cape Spear is foul. 



Cape Spear is composed of dark limestone shale, 40 feet high, pro- 

 jecting from the cliffs behind it. Low rocky ledges surround the 

 cape, but its eastern side is steep-to. 



Saltwater cove. — The shore from cape Spear trends southward for 

 ly^o miles to Lower head, between which and Upper head, bearing 106°, 

 distant 1,600 yards, is Saltwater cove. This cove is shoal toward its 

 head, but affords anchorage during westerly winds; it is open north- 

 eastward and the sea rolls in with strong winds from that direction. 

 Connected with the sea by a narrow opening through the beach at 

 the head of the cove is a pond which stretches 2 miles south-south- 

 westward. 



The shore from Upper head, the southern entrance point of Salt- 

 water cove, trends nearly south-southwestward for 8^ miles to Clift 

 point ; it is straight and steep-to. with a rocky, and in some places, 

 cliffy foreshore. At about 4| miles from Upper head is Browns cove, 

 a small indentation, backed by a grassy flat with two or three small 

 houses on it. From Clift point the shore turns westward for 350 

 yards, and then gradually to about southwestward, forming Gold 

 cove. Within Clift point the bay l^ecomes a little wider, and then 

 narrows gradually to its head at If miles south-southwestward. 



Gold cove affords anchorage in deep water, but, as it is sheltered 

 from wind and sea, it is very secure. The shore bank is steep-to, and • 

 the lead is the best guide. Osmond's house, a two-storied building on 

 the southeastern shore, a little oj^en of Clift point, leads to a good 

 position. 



