424 CAPE ST. JOHN TO CAPE BONAVISTA. 



to Twilling-ate (Toulingnet) ; an easterly wind into cape St. John 

 and Green bays. 



Gull island, situated east-northeastward, distant 5fj^ miles from 

 South bill of cape St. John, is about i- niile long in an east-north- 

 westerly and west-southwesterly direction, 600 yards wide, and 463 

 feet high; it is bold-to except on the northern side, a short distance 

 from which are two rocks. A small indentation on the southern 

 coast, at the bottom of the valley between the two hills, affords the 

 best landing. 



liight. — A circular tower, 43 feet high, and painted red and white 

 in vertical stripes, on the summit of Gull island, exhibits, at 525 

 feet above high water, an intermittent white light showing thus : 

 light, eleven seconds; eclipse, nine seconds: which should be seen 

 from a distance of 26 miles in clear weather. 



The keeper's house, which is painted white, is situated 112 feet 

 w^est-southw^estward from the lighthouse. 



Signals. — The lighthouse is supplied with the International Code 

 signals. 



Breakers have been reported to bear 283°, distant about ^ mile 

 from Gull island, by the lightkeeper. 



Shoal. — A patch, extending 600 yards in an easterly and westerly 

 direction and 400 yards wide w^ith a general depth of IT to 20 

 fathoms over it and 101 fathoms over its shoalest head, lies with its 

 shoal head bearing 32°, distant 4^'^ miles from (tuII Island lighthouse. 

 There are depths of 60 fathoms close off its northern and southern 

 sides. The sea breaks on the patch in heavy weather. 



Bishop rock, lying 2fjj miles east-southeastward from South bill, 

 is 30 feet high, small and bare, with a ledge of rocks extending a 

 short distance southwestwarcl of it. but otherwise steep-to. 



Shoal rock, bearing 270'', distant 1,400 yards from Bishop rock, 

 has 3^ fathoms water over it. 



The shore of Notre Dame bay from South bill trends southward 

 for about 4 mile; it then forms Miuiful bight 5 mile across and ^ 

 mile deep. A rock wdth 2 fathoms water over it lies about 200 yards 

 off Manful head on the southern side of the bight. Thence the shore 

 bends southwestward for 3i miles to Shoe Cove point, the eastern 

 entrance point of Shoe cove. Mad rock lies about 300 yards off the 

 shore at f mile from INIanful head. 



Cooper ledge, bearing 90°, distant 1^ miles from Shoe Cove point 

 and ^ mile offshore, is a patch with 11 fathoms water over it, and 

 19 to 32 fathoms around. 



Tilcey ledge, bearing 148°, distant ^ mile from Shoe Cove point, 

 and Wimbledon ledge, bearing 166°, 1 mile from the same point, are 

 patches with 20 fathoms of water over them. 



