494 CAPE ST. JOHN TO CAPE BONAVISTA. 



Camel island, 1,500 yards northward of Sivier island, is thickly 

 wooded, cliffy, and rises to a hill, the hump, 350 feet high, near its 

 middle. Close off its southern end there is a small rock 10 feet high, 

 with another 5 feet high at 500 yards westward of it. This rock of 

 5 feet in height is steep, and there is a safe passage between it and 

 Camel island. 



Camel Island passage, betAveen the rock 5 feet high and the 

 shoals off Sivier island, is used by the local steamers proceeding to 

 and from Lewisport. Between the islet off Camel island and the 

 shoal with 9 feet water over it off Sivier island, the passage is 

 nearly 800 yards A\ude, but in the middle there is some foul ground 

 with a least depth of 5 fathoms of water over it. 



Leading" mark. — The whole of Steering island open eastward of 

 the eastern end of Sivier island leads through this channel in deep 

 water. 



Tinker island, 1,600 yards Avestward of Camel island, is small 

 and round; it is quite steep-to and forms a good guide when using 

 Camel Island passage. 



The shore of the bay of Exploits from Shoal tickle trends south- 

 ward for 4J miles to the western entrance point of Burnt bay; it 

 is low, densely wooded, and there are several shallow coves in it, 

 at each of which there are a few houses. This shore is generally 

 foul to the distance of 300 yards, beyond which the water quickly 

 deepens to over 20 fathoms; but a small bank, with 27 feet least 

 water over it, lies off its northern part, bearing 244°, distant 1 mile 

 fTom the southwestern point of Sivier island. 



Anchorages. — There is anchorage off the western entrance to 

 Birchy Island tickle in 15 fathoms water, well sheltered from west- 

 erly winds, which are strong in autumn. 



Bearing 244°, distant | mile from the southwestern point of Sivier 

 island, is a bank of gravel and mud on which there is good anchor- 

 age in 12 to 15 fathoms. The points of Birchy Island tickle just 

 closed lead over the bank, which is surrounded by much deeper 

 water. 



St. Micha,els island, on the eastern side of the entrance to Burnt 

 bay, lying eastward, distant 1,300 yards from the western entrance 

 point of the bay, is 1,200 yards long northeastward and southwest- 

 ward, with a greatest width of 500 yards; it is wooded, and rises to 

 the height of 220 feet near its southwestern end. This island is the 

 southwesternmost and largest of a group. 



Light. — A white open framework, on the summit of St. Michaels 

 island, exhibits a fixed white lantern light during the season of 

 navigation, or from about May 20 to January 1. 



Burnt bay, more generally known as Lewisport harbor, extends 

 southwestward nearly 5 miles within St. Michaels island. 



