422 CAPE BAULD TO CAPE ST. JOHN. 



boat passage between. Cape Canaille, 2 miles eastward from Brent 

 Core head, is high and bold. 



La Scie harbor, the entrance of which is eastward 1^ miles from 

 cape Canaille, extends southeastward about 1 mile, and is 200 yards 

 wide; there is foul ground and shallow water for 800 yards from its 

 head. The harbor is easy of access, but, being open to northwesterly 

 winds which throw in a heavy sea, it is not recommended. 



Anchorage. — The best holding ground is just within a small cove 

 on the southwestern shore in 15 fathoms water, mud bottom. 



The coast. — La Chesnais point, the eastern entrance point of La 

 Scie harbor, has a red, rugged appearance, and is known also as 

 Rouge point. The coast from La Chesnais point continues east-north- 

 eastward for 44 miles to Xorth bill of cape St. John, and is mod- 

 erately high, steep, and somewhat red in color. 



Currents are very strong near cape St. John, and generally set 

 southward. 



