SOPS AEM — DUCK ISLAND. 455 



Directions. — It is usual to pass northward of the rock, 4 feet high, 

 situated | mile within the entrance, and southward of the islet in 

 the middle of the arm. thence following the southern shore, and 

 anchoring 300 yards southward of the 5 feet high rock. 



The channel northward of the islet is straighter and there is more 

 anchorage room off a bight in the northern shore, northwestward of 

 the rock. 5 feet high, in about 11 fathoms. 



Sops arm is an inlet extending about west-southwestward for up- 

 Avard of 2 miles on the southern side of Sops head. Along both its 

 shores are some scattered houses and at the western end there is a 

 steam sawmill, near which is the mouth of a small stream. 



The entrance to the arm is partially occupied by a wooded island, 

 90 feet high, having a channel on either side of it, but that to the 

 northwestward is obstructed by a patch with a depth of 2 fathoms 

 over it. The southern channel is clear and should be used in prefer- 

 ence. A rock, with a depth of 4 feet over it, bears 65°, distant 500 

 yards; and a rock, with 19 feet water over it, bears 62°, distant 1,300 

 yards, from the summit of the island. 



Sops {!rm affords good anchorage near its head in depths of 12 to 

 15 fathoms, but during northeasterly gales it is rather open and the 

 swell comes in. 



Husseys cove, on the southern side of the entrance to Sops arm, 

 extends nearly | mile to the southwestward, but so narrow that it is 

 only available for small vessels. 



The coast from Husseys cove eastward is bold, except nearly 

 opposite Eaft tickle, where a rock, with depths of 3 to 12 feet over 

 it, lies nearly 200 yards from the shore. 



Burton harbor lies southward of Burton head, a cliffy headland 

 opposite Pretty tickle; it affords temporary anchorage in 8 to 12 

 fathoms, but is open northeastward. A quarter of a mile inside a pro- 

 jecting point, on the western side of the entrance, the harbor divides 

 into two small arms, both of which are shallow. 



A rock, with 5 fathoms water over it, lies in the harbor approach, 

 bearing 93°, distant ^ mile from Burton head. 



Sugarloaf islet, small and 90 feet high, lies northeastward of the 

 entrance to Burton harbor and bears 68° from Burton head; it is 

 covered with coarse grass and, being steep, may be approached closely. 



Duck island, 145 feet high and wooded, lies just off the eastern 

 end of the peninsula separating the channel leading to Sops arm from 

 Badger bay : in the narrow channel between the peninsula and Duck 

 island there are two small islets and a rock 1 foot high. 



Between the eastern of these islets and Duck island there is a 

 4-fathom passage used by local schooners and boats. The northeastern 

 end of Duck island is rocky and should not be approached nearer 



