426 CAPE ST. JOHN TO CAPE BONAVISTA. 



let into the sides of the cove, A pier also extends from the western 

 entrance point of the cove, and a small white Ijuoy is moored off it. 

 A white building, standing alone halfway up the hill and about 150 

 yards Avithin the western entrance point of the cove, is conspicuous. 

 Tilt cove is the shipping place of one of the most valuable coj^per 

 mines in Newfoundland; the mine gives emploj^ment to about 500 

 miners. The village, a large settlement, with a church, is situated 

 around AVindsor lake, immediately northwestward of the cove, and 

 contains over 1,000 inhabitants. 



Communication. — The steamer on the Xotre Dame bay route 

 from Burnt bay calls at Tilt cove weekly during summer and au- 

 tumn, and connects with the steamer on the northern route. 



There is a telegraph office at Tilt cove. 



Coal. — About 20 tons of coal may be obtained. 



Round Harbor head lies about lj\ miles southwestward from 

 Scrape point, the soutliAvestern entrance point of Tilt Cove bay. The 

 shore forms -a bight between Round Harbor head and Scrape point. 

 Round Harbor head is the end of a promontory extending eastw^ard 

 1,400 yards from the mainland, with a width of 400 yards and a 

 height of 258 feet. 



Round harbor is situated immediately westward of Round Har- 

 bor head; it is about 400 feet across, and its entrance is 120 feet wide, 

 so it is available for small craft only. A sunken rock lies off the 

 first fishing stage in on the northeastern side, another near the head, 

 and a third just inside the southern entrance point. A heavy sea 

 occasionally makes the entrance almost impassible, but the harbor is 

 always safe. 



Snooks arm extends west-northwestward 2-i miles from between 

 Round Harbor head and Pigeon island, which is almost joined to 

 the eastern part of Snooks head and is situated Ij^ miles west- 

 southwestAvard from Round Harbor head. The arm narrows gradu- 

 ally to the brook at its head. 



Woody Point rock, bearing 148°, distant 200 yards from Woody 

 point, which is situated lyV miles westward from Round Harbor head, 

 has 4 feet of water on it. 



Mad Moll rock, lying west-northwestward, 400 yards from Pigeon 

 island and 100 yards from the southern shore of the arm, uncovers 

 3 feet at low water. 



Anchorage. — The anchorage at the head of Snooks arm is lim- 

 ited, but the holding ground is good, in 28 fathoms of water. A small 

 but conspicuous white hut on the beach at the head of the harbor, 

 bearing 318°, indicates the middle of the harbor at the anchorage. 



Tides. — It is high water, full and change, in Snooks arm at 

 7h. 12m.; springs rise 4 feet, neaps 3;^ feet. 



