TILT COVE FOOLS HARBOR. 505 



the eastern shore till the second rock is passed and anchor in the 

 middle of the arm in 11 to 7 fathoms. 



Tilt cove is situated about 1 mile northeastward of the entrance 

 of Virgin arm and southeastward of Tilt Cove island, and is entered 

 through a channel. TO yards wide, between a small islet on the west- 

 ern and rocks otl' the eastern shore. A rock 5 feet high lies in the 

 middle of the cove. 



The cove affords anchorage for small vessels in 6 fathoms water. 



Squid cove, | mile eastward of Tilt cove and sheltered by Crow 

 Head island, affords excellent anchorage in 6 to 12 fathoms water. 

 A round grassy islet 20 feet high, with a rock close to its northeastern 

 end, lies in the middle of the western approach of the cove ; a similar 

 islet is situated 550 yards eastward of it ; and a bare islet, IT feet high, 

 lies close to the western entrance point of the cove. 



A rock, that covers at high water, lies a short distance northward 

 of the eastern grassy islet; and a shoal, with 15 feet water over it. 

 is situated 100 yards northeastAvard of the western entrance point of 

 Squid cove. 



The best entrance is between Sugarloaf and the islets eastward of 

 Crow Head island, which in mid-channel is clear of shoals and leads 

 to the anchorage. 



Small vessels also enter from the w^estward, passing on either side 

 of the western gi'assy islet, and then close southward of the eastern 

 islet, so as to clear the shoal, with 15 feet water over it, at 100 yards 

 southeastward of it. 



Tides. — It is high water, full and change, in Squid cove at Th. 

 15m. : springs rise 5 feet, neaps 2^ feet ; neaps range 1-^ feet. 



Trump islands, a group of two large and several small inlets on 

 the western side of Friday bay, are separated by Trump Island tickle, 

 a channel filled with islets and rocks. 



Captain Pearce rock, square and IT feet high, lies about 400 yards 

 off the southwestern side of the northern island ; sunken rocks extend 

 southward 600 yards from it. In a large vessel pass westward of 

 these rocks by keeping Tizard Harbor head shut in with Muddy Hole 

 point, bearing north. 



Fools harbor, at the eastern end of South Trump island, is 

 sheltered on the northern side by Fools Harbor islands, a chain of 

 three islands extending about 800 yards northeastward from the north- 

 ern point of the eastern end of South Trump island. These islands 

 are connected together and with the point at low water, and from the 

 northeastern island a spit extends south-southeastward about 300 

 yards. 



Tilt .Cove island, open eastward of Trump islands, bearing 190°. 

 leads eastward; and the western end of South Berry island in line 

 with the northern end of the southwestern Fools Harbor islands, 



