MORTON HARBOE WEBBER BIGHT. 503 



Morton Harbor head is 1| mileh east-southeastward of the eastern 

 entrance point of Pearce harbor, and Morton Harbor rocks extend a 

 short distance off it. 



Clearing" marks. — Cuckold rock well open northward of Wild 

 Bight head, bearing 62°, leads northward, and the Wesleyan church 

 well open eastward of Morton Harbor head, bearing 186°, leads east- 

 ward of Morton Harbor rocks. 



Mad Moll rock lies about 400 yards off the eastern side of the 

 approach to Morton harbor and bears 98°, distant about 700 yards 

 from Morton Harbor liead ; it has less than six feet water over it. 



Clearing" marks. — The northern stage in the western cove of 

 Morton harbor, well open southeastward of Little Harbor head, bear- 

 ing 205°, clears a rock ofi' Wild Bight head and Mad Moll rock. 



Morton Harbor entrance is southward of Morton Harbor head, 

 between Neal islet, a small rock, 7 feet high, on the western side, and a 

 peninsula, 175 feet high, surmounted by a tuft of trees, on the eastern 

 side; the western side of the entrance is bordered by sunken rocks. 

 Within the entrance the harbor extends northwestward and south- 

 eastward about I mile, with a general width of ^ mile. Some parts 

 of it are shoal. 



Little harbor, a small boat cove, is situated southward of the penin- 

 sula which bounds the eastern side of the entrance. 



Directions. — When clear of Morton Harbor rocks and Mud Moll 

 rock, steer for the entrance, keeping the eastern shore on board, and 

 observing that West Shag rock (Twillingate island), well open east- 

 Avard of Xeal islet, bearing about 15°. leads close eastward of the 

 rocks on the western side of the entrance. Inside the entrance turn 

 southeastward, keeping in mid-channel, and anchor in the middle in 

 7 fathoms water; in a small vessel proceed nearer the head of the 

 southeastern cove, and anchor in 5 fathoms water, mud bottom. 



Tides. — It is high water, full and change, in Morton harbor at 

 7 h. 13 m. ; springs 4i^ feet. 



Settlement. — A considerable settlement surrounds this harbor, 

 whence small supplies can be obtained, and water may be had from 

 the head of the northwestern cove. 



Communication. — A steamer from Lewisport calls at Morton 

 harbor weekly during summer and autumn. 



Wild Big"ht head, f mile northeastward of Morton Harbor head, 

 is the northern end of the peninsula on the eastern side of Morton 

 Harbor approach. 



Wild bight, eastward of Wild Bight head, is clear of shoals, and 

 affords anchorage in 11 to 15 fathoms water near its head, but it has 

 no shelter from northerly winds, which send in a heavy sea, 



Webber bight lies betAveen the promontory forming the eastern 

 side of Wild Ijight and an isolated wooded headland 180 feet high, at 



