508 CAPE ST. JOHN TO CAPE BONAVISTA. 



The western shore of the harbor within Wild Cove rocks is fairly 

 steep as far as the government wharf, a distance of about 1,200 

 yards. 



Wharf. — The government wharf is 11 o feet long and has a depth 

 of 22 feet water at its head. On its southwestern side the depth 

 decreases gradually from the head to the landing steps, where it is 

 6 feet, and at 80 feet inside the head the depth is 12 feet. The north- 

 eastern side of the wharf is shoaler and not fit for berthing. 



In 1907, this wharf and the lighthouse thereon, from which a fixed 

 red light was formerly exhibited, were destroyed by storm. 



The eastern shore. — Higgins islet lies on the eastern side of the 

 harbor close northwestward of the northwestern point of South 

 Twillingate island and bears 173°, distant 600 yards from the south- 

 western point of Burnt island ; it is 21 feet high and grassy. 



White ground, bearing 263 "", distant 350 yards from Higgins islet, 

 has 5 feet of water over it. Slade room, well open westward of Car- 

 ters head, bearing 173°, leads westward of this shoal and of the rocks 

 southward of the islet. 



Jenkins cove lies south-southeastward of Higgins islet and Car- 

 ters head is its southern entrance point. 



Shoal water and several rocks above and below water extend off 

 the western shore of Twillingate harbor within the government wharf, 

 and off the eastern shore within Carters head, and join the shoal 

 extending 800 yards from the head of the harbor. 



Anchorage in Twillingate harbor is not good, as it is open to 

 northerly winds that bring in a heavy sea, and the holding ground is 

 indifferent. The best position is off the western shore, abreast of the 

 point just northeastward of the church, in 6 fathoms of water, but 

 to avoid the shoal water at the head of the harbor do not bring the 

 church on North Twillingate island to bear northward of 261°. 



Ice. — Twillingate harbor freezes over about January 22 and the 

 ice, which reaches 2 to 3 feet in thickness, clears about May 6 ; it is, 

 however, open at intervals between these dates. Field ice generally 

 appears between February 10 and 20 and disappears about April 24. 

 The first vessel usually arrives about May 25, and the last leaves 

 about December 7. 



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

 at 7h. 8m. ; springs rise 4 feet, neaps 3^ feet. 



Twillingate (Toulinguet) town, the principal part of which 

 is around the harbor southward of the government wharf, had a 

 population of 3,542 at the time of the last census in 1901. 



Supplies. — Water can be procured from a government well, near 

 the road eastward of the church. A small quantity of coal, usually 

 about 50 tons, and other supplies may be obtained from the trading 

 firms here. 



