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northwestward of the island is a 13-foot patch. Big island lies in the 

 arm immediately southwestward of Small island. 



The northern shore must be kept aboard in taking the passage 

 northwestward of these islands, which is only 100 yards wide, and 

 has a depth of 4 fathoms in it. 



At ^ mile west-southwestward of Little Bay head, Long rocks 

 extend 150 yards off the southeastern shore of the arm; and in the 

 narrows southeastward of Big island, and just northward of the 

 northern entrance point of Shoal arm, a spit with 2 fathoms of water 

 over it extends 100 yards into the channel. 



Leading mark. — A low islet, 100 yards off the southeastern shore 

 at 1,200 yards from the head of the bay, in line with the southeastern 

 side of Dick head, a hill 137 feet high on the northwestern shore of 

 the arm at about a mile southwestward of Big island, bearing 230°, 

 leads through the channel between Big island and the spit extending 

 from the southeastern shore. 



Shoal arm, situated 3 miles southwestward of Little Bay head, is 

 entered through a channel about 55 yards wide, in which is a depth 

 of 13 feet of water, and has 7 to 9 fathoms within. A rock with 8 

 feet of water over it lies 100 yards distant from the middle of the 

 eastern shore of this arm. 



Com.munication. — The steamer of the Notre Dame Bay route 

 from Burnt bay calls at Three arms weekly during summer and 

 autumn. 



Little Bay head falls in steep cliffs at the end of the slope from 

 a conspicuous conical hill 657 feet high, situated southwestward 1 

 mile from its northeastern end. Close off Little Bay head is Little 

 Bay Head islet, 31 feet high. 



The shore of Notre Dame bay from Little Bay head trends south- 

 eastward for 400 yards to North bill, and thence southward ly^ miles 

 to South bill, the northern entrance point of Wild biglit. 



Wild bight, the shores of which are foul for the distance of about 

 150 yards, aff'ords anchorage for small vessels, in 10 to 13 fathoms of 

 water, with shelter from northerly and westerly winds, but the hold- 

 ing ground is not good. With light northeasterly winds a swell sets 

 in, and when the wind is strong the whole of the bight appears to be 

 breakers. Red island, 120 feet, and Red Island rock, 38 feet high, 

 form the southern entrance point of Wild bight. 



Ice. — Icebergs frequently drift into Wild bight during June, July, 

 and August after the pack ice has left Notre Dame bay. 



Indian bight. — The shore from Red island trends southwestward 

 for 4^ miles to the head of Indian bight ; sunken rocks extend north- 

 ward 200 yards from the southern entrance point of the bight, at 

 1,300 yards from the head. 



