SEAL ROCKS SHOAL POINT. 495 



Cat, Freak, Rice, and Mussel islands are a group of small 

 wooded islands extending northeastward and southwestward 1 mile 

 and lying off the western side of the bay. Cat island, the north- 

 easternmost of the group, bears 211°, distant 1,650 yards from 

 St. Michaels island. Cat and Freak islands are steep-to on their 

 eastern sides, but at 200 yards southward of Rice island the south- 

 westernmost island of the group, is a rock with 18 feet w^ater over it. 



Clearing mark. — The bluff forming the southeastern side of the 

 entrance to St. Michaels harbor just open eastward of Freak island, 

 beai'ing 37°, leads southeastward of this rock. 



Flat. — -The space between Freak and Rice islands and extending 

 to the shore within Mussel island is occupied by a shoal flat, part of 

 which dries at low water. 



Seal rocks, a patch of rocks 250 yards long, east-northeastward 

 and west-southwTstward, and 150 yards wide, lie in the fairway of 

 Burnt bay, bearing 104°, distant 450 yards from Cat island. The 

 western rock is 1 foot high and bold-to on its western side. The 

 passage westward of these rocks is generally used, as it is well marked 

 by Cat island, but there is a good passage eastward of them. 



Rocks. — A patch of rocks, the highest of which is awash at high 

 water, lies 400 yards off the southeastern shore of the bay, bearing 

 140°, distant ^ mile from the eastern point of Freak island. 



Shoal point, on the eastern side of the bay at 1^ miles within Rice 

 island, is a low projection, and a ridge of stones extends 200 yards 

 northward from it. Foul ground also extends 200 yards Avestward 

 from the point, and around the point at distances of 400 to 500 

 yards there are some heads with 3| to 5 fathoms of water over them. 



Shallow water extends about 400 yards from both sides of the bay 

 above Shoal point, and meets the flats which reach 1.400 yards from 

 its head. 



Anchorage. ^The depth of water in the bay is moderate and 

 anchorage can be obtained anywhere above Rice island. Off the 

 wharves at Lewisport and a little southeastward of them there is 

 good anchorage in 9 to 11 fathoms, mud bottom. 



Settlements. — The village of Lewisport is on the western shore 

 of the bay westward and southwestward of Shoal point ; it has a 

 post-office, custom-house, hotel, and two stores. The popidation in 

 1904 was about 500, and the value of the timber exported in 1903 

 was $242,500. On the eastern side of the bay, near its head, there 

 is a small settlement called South Side. It is connected with Lewis- 

 port by a fairly good road which crosses the stream at the head of 

 the arm by a wooden bridge. 



Communication. — See page 47B. 



Wha,rves. — The railway wharf at Lewisport has ?A to 1 fathoms 

 alongside it and across its head; it is situated in front of the station, 



