418 CAPE BAULD TO CAPE ST. JOHN. 



bearing about 280°, keep this mark on and anchor in the middle of 

 the basin in -i^ fathoms of water, stiff mud bottom. 



Westerly and northAvesterly winds are the strongest and come down 

 in violent squalls. There is never any sea at the anchorage, but 

 after strong northerly and easterly winds the sea breaks on the 

 outer coast, while the sea in the entrance is so disturbed as to appear 

 like breakers, and a heavy swell is felt as far in as The Islet. This 

 has also followed a northerly gale at a day's interval, after the wind 

 has completely fallen; then the sea rose in an hour. 



Temporary anchorage in fine weather may be obtained in 12 fath- 

 oms of Avater, coral bottom, at about 500 yards eastward of Starboard 

 point, the northern entrance point of the harbor. 



Tides. — It is high water, full and change, at Fleur-de-lis harbor 

 at Th. lom.; springs rise 2 to 4 feet. 



Water can be obtained conveniently from the cascade just west- 

 ward of Paradise point. 



Green point lies 2 miles southward from Pigeon island, and is 

 the southern end of a rugged indented coast, close off' which, at ly^ 

 miles southward from Pigeon island, is an islet. It is also the north- 

 western entrance point of bay Verte. 



Bay Verte extends southwest ward 10^ miles from its entrance 

 between Green point and a point lying southeastward, distant 3-J 

 miles from it. The shores of the bay are high, wooded, and steep-to 

 generally, but the head of the bay dries for a distance of nearly 1 

 mile and shoals suddenly from 6 fathoms to 4 feet. 



The Sisters are two rocks nearly in the middle of bay Verte 

 entrance; the northwestern bears 12G°, distant li\ miles from Green 

 point, has 5 feet over it at low water and the sea generally breaks on 

 it; the southeastern bears 142°, distant 1,300 yards from the north- 

 western, and is above water Avith the sea always breaking on it. The 

 water around and betAveen the Sisters is deep and clear. 



Coachman harbor (havre du Pot d'Etain) lies westAvarcl of a 

 line draAvn betAveen Green point and French island, Avhich bears 216°, 

 distant If^ miles from the point. Tin-pot islands consist of tAvo 

 masses, each being a group of islets close together, Avith deep Avater 

 around; the groups are 400 yards in an easterly and Avesterly direc- 

 tion, and the western island lies 800 yards eastAvard from French 

 island. The north shore of the harbor is clear for nearly 1 mile from 

 Green point, and then shoals, Avith 10 feet least Avater OA^er them, 

 stretch off 350 yards. The head of the harbor is divided into North 

 and South coves by a point, close off which is Guibert islet. North 

 rock is a shoal with 3 feet least Avater over it, on a ledge extending 

 eastAvard 350 yards from Flat point, the northern entrance point of 

 North cove. 



