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short covered way, and there is a white storehouse 40 feet to the 

 southward of the dwelling. 



Gull rock, situated S^^ miles northward from Western head of 

 Long island, and the northernmost of the group situated northward 

 of that island, is round, bare, and 50 feet high; a small islet, about 5 

 feet high, lies close southeastward of it, and two rocks, that cover at 

 high water, extend southward 100 yards from this islet. 



Middle islands, the next southeastward, are a low group, the 

 highest of which, situated at the northern end, is 32 feet high, and 

 surrounded by rocks extending 200 yards from it. 



Gunning rocks, next southeastward of Middle islands, are two 

 small islets 6 feet high, with shoals extending 200 yards from them 

 except on the southeastern side. 



Old Bantam, a rock with 3^ fathoms water over it, bears 67°, 

 distant nearly ^ mile from the highest of the Middle islands. 



Stag island, the largest of these islands, situated near the middle 

 of the group, is shaped like a wedge, falling steeply to the south- 

 eastern coast from a hill 233 feet high, covered with small wood. 



North harbor is between the northeastern side of Stag island and 

 Little Stag island, and affords good sheltered anchorage for small 

 vessels in 5 fathoms water, mud bottom. North harbor rock, with 

 15 feet w^ater over it, bears 281°, distant 200 yards from the north- 

 western end of Little Stag island. 



A chain of islets extends southeastward -^-^ mile from Stag island, 

 and the southeastemmost, named Gunning islet, is bare and 25 feet 

 high. 



Duck islands, the easternmost of the group, are three grassy islets, 

 the highest, to the southward, being 62 feet high. 



There are several other islets, rocks, shoals, and fishing banks in 

 this group and between the group and Long island. They are shown 

 on the chart. 



Directions. — Nong of the channels through this group should be 

 attempted except in fine weather, and the only passages available 

 without local knowledge are those between Gull rock and Middle 

 islands, between Middle islands and Gunning rocks, and between 

 Duck islands and Gunning islet. The southern end of Little Bay 

 island open northward of Middle islands, bearing 233°, leads between 

 Gull rock and Middle islands. 



The southern end of Little Bay island open southward of Middle 

 islands and northward of Gunning rocks, bearing about 241°, leads 

 between Middle islands and Gunning rocks. 



The northern end of Middle islands, open northeastward of Crab 

 island, bearing about 312°, leads between Duck islands and Gunning 

 islet, until Hardrix island is completely open eastward of Gunning 



