420 CAPE BAULD TO CAPE ST. JOHN. 



Ice. — Bay Yerte freezes solid between about the middle of Decem- 

 ber and early in January; the ice generally breaks up in May, but 

 there have been instances in Avhich it has not thawed before tho 

 middle of April, and afterwards remained fast until June 10. 



Mings bight (bale des Pins) extends south-southwestward 4 

 miles, with a width of 1^ miles, from its entrance between the eastern 

 entrance point of bay Yerte and Grappling point, Mings islets, east- 

 ward about 800 yards from the ATestern entrance point of the bight, 

 are two rocks, reddish in color and steep-to. Pines islet, a low rock 

 sheltering a creek suitable for boats, lies close to Grappling point. 

 On this islet and near the creek are fishing stations. The only shoals 

 in the bight lie off a low point, which slopes from a barren hill on the 

 eastern shore at about 1^ miles within Grappling point. This point 

 should not be approached within 400 yards. 



There is a copper mine on the western shore of the bight at about 

 2 miles within the entrance, and gold has also been found here. 



Anchorage may be obtained near the head ; let go the anchor in 

 27 fathoms of water, so that the stern of the vessel, when swung, will 

 be abreast a conspicuous square bowlder just southwestwarcl of the 

 second stream on the western shore. 



The coast from Grappling point trends eastward for If miles to 

 cape Corbin, where it turns southeastward for S^\j miles to Pelee 

 point. 



Hardy harbor, about 1^^ miles from cape Corbin, is a boat creek; 

 its entrance is difficult and dangerous with onshore winds. Bois 

 island, | mile northeastward of the mouth of the harbor, which it 

 shelters, is barren. 



Paquet harbor entrance is betAveen Pelee point and cape Brule, 

 which lies about 600 yards to the south-southeastward. The harbor 

 extends westward f mile, and at about 900 yards within its entrance 

 Northwest arm turns northwestward for 1.300 yards, while from 

 1,600 yards within cape Brule Paris bay extends southwestward for 

 liV miles. Pelee point, the north entrance point, is the end of a 

 peninsula which rises in Calvary hill, at about 1,200 yards northwest- 

 Avard of the point, to the height of 269 feet. Four rocky islets, with 

 boat passages between, lie close eastward of Pelee point, and a shoal 

 with 3f fathoms of water over it bears 137°, distant 150 yards from 

 the point. 



Northwest arm has a width of about ^ mile to its head, where are 

 the fishing establishments, Baleine rock, with 9 feet of water over it, 

 lies on the western side, nearly half Avay up the arm. It is connected 

 by a shoal ledge to the Avestern shore, and a shoal, Avith If fathoms 

 of water over it, extends east-northeastAvard from it to mid-channel.. 

 Cape Brule, in line with Soup point, bearing 126°, leads just north- 

 eastAvard of this shoal. 



