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wide, and 80 feet high. Foul ground extends westward 2.50 yards 

 from it and 100 yards southeastward. A rocky ledge with 3^ to 4^ 

 fathoms of water over it extends northeastward from the northern 

 end of the island, and it terminates, at 400 yards from the island, in 

 a rock with 13 feet water over it. Bearing 126°, distant 400 yards 

 from the southeastern end of the island, is a narrow shoal, extending 

 200 yards northward and southward, and having 2 fathoms of water 

 over it. 



These islands and islets are for the most part wooded. 



Rock. — Bearing 34°, distant 1,400 yards from the northern end of 

 James island and nearly in the middle of St. Johns bay, is a rock 

 Avith 3 feet of water over it; this rock is almost steep-to, and ap- 

 proach to it is not indicated by the lead. 



Leading" mark. — The summit of the wooded ridge 430 feet high, 

 westward of High Grego island, open northeastward of Lobster 

 island, bearing 318°, leads northeastward of this rock. 



Milord arm, in the southern part of the bay, is about ^ mile wide 

 and extends 1,()00 yards to the southward: the depths in it gradually 

 decrease from 10 fathoms at its entrance to its head, which is shoal. 

 Two islets, each 25 feet high, lie about 200 yards off its eastern en- 

 trance point and bearing 22°, distant 500 yards from the northeastern 

 of these islets, there is a patch of 4 fathoms. 



Scissors cove, eastward of Milord ann, is the southeastern part of 

 tlie bay. An inlet, in the mouth of which is a rock 20 feet high, ex- 

 tends south-southwestward and south-southeastward 1 mile from the 

 cove, and it might afford shelter to boats. 



The eastern shore from Scissors cove trends northward for 4^ 

 miles to a bluff", which is the eastern entrance point of St. Johns bay. 

 At 2 miles northward from Scissors cove is Foulke cove, which ex- 

 tends 800 yards to the northeastward and is shallow. Bearing 311°. 

 distant f\y mile from the northwestern entrance point of Foulke cove 

 and nearly 000 yards offshore, there is a patch of rocks, the summit 

 of which is 5 feet high. 



Sailor island lies 300 yards offshore and bears 325°. distant ly% 

 miles from the northern entrance point of Foulke cove. This island 

 is 450 yards long northward and southward, 65 yards wide, 80 feet 

 high, and partly wooded. It is steep-to at the distance of 50 yards. 



Southern head. — The bluff forming the eastern entrance point of 

 St. Johns bay is cliffy and rises almost vertically from the sea to the 

 height of 360 feet; it is densely Avooded. The land from the bluff 

 trends northeastAvard and slopes gradually for ^ mile to Southern 

 head. There are some banks with 14 to 20 fathoms water over them 

 AAnthin about 1^ miles eastward of the head, Avhich cause occasional 

 tide rips during spring tides. 



