WILD BIGHT— BETTS COVE. 427 



Water. — The watering place is in the northwestern corner of the 

 head of the arm. 



Communication. — The steamer on the Notre Dame bay route 

 from Burnt bay calls at Snooks arm weekly during summer and 

 autumn. 



The sljore forms a bight between Pigeon island and Lower bill 

 of Snooks head at 700 yards to the south-southwestward ; it then 

 turns to the west-southwestward for :i mile to Upper bill, and at I 

 mile farther is the eastern entrance point of Wild bight, close off 

 which lies an islet 38 feet high. A rock with 2^ fathoms water over 

 it lies 100 yards south-southeastward of Lower bill. 



Wild bight. — Mouse point, the western entrance point, is situated 

 1,700 yards west-southwestward from the eastern entrance point of 

 the bight, and the bight extends northwestward about 1 mile from 

 between them. The bight is open and the water in it is deep. 



The shore from Mouse point, close off which is a rock with 10 feet 

 water over it, trends westward for 1,700 yards to the eastern entrance 

 point of Indian Burying Ground cove. At 1,300 yards from Mouse 

 point The Harrys, a rock with 1^ fathoms over it, lies 200 yards off- 

 shore; and at 265 yards farther westward, and 200 yards offshore, 

 is Head rock, with 41 fathoms of Avater over it. 



Indian Burying Ground cove is an open cove with a settlement 

 round the shores; it is shallow, and the shoal water falls suddenly to 

 a depth too great for anchorage. A cascade discharges the waters of 

 a brook that flows down the valley at the head. 



The shore from Indian Burying Ground cove trends west-south- 

 Avestward for ^ mile to Bobby cove, which is small and shallow; it 

 then turns soutliAvard for 900 yards to the eastern entrance point of 

 Bottonhole cove, 100 yards southeastward of which is a rock with 

 2^ fathoms of water over it. 



Mayes ground, a patch with 20 fathoms water over it, bears 90°, 

 I mile from the eastern entrance point of Buttonhole cove ; West ice 

 ledge, a patch with 10 fathoms of water over it, bears 124°, 1,150 

 yards, and a patch, with 18 fathoms of water over it, bears 194°, 1.200 

 yards from the same point. 



Buttonhole cove is a small indentation with a store and wharf. 



The shore from Buttonhole cove trends westward for 1,600 yards 

 to the eastern entrance point of Belts cove. Belts island, 29 feet high, 

 lies 100 yards offshore at 900 yards westward of Buttonhole cove. 

 Budgells ground, a patch Avith 16 to 19 fathoms of water oA^er it, bears 

 210% distant 1,300 yards from Belts island. 



Betts cove. — The entrance points of Betts cove bear southwest- 

 ward and northeastAva-rd, distant 700 yards from each other, and the 

 cove extends northwestward, nearly h mile, narrowing gradually to 

 its head; the water in it is deep till abreast the wharves, after Avhich 



