514 CAPE ST. JOHN TO CAPE BONAVISTA, 



Herring islands, 400 yards off the head, are small, about 20 feet 

 high, and steep all around. 



Kiar reef, bearing G5°, distant f mile from Herring islands, is 

 awash at low water, and the sea generally breaks on it. 



Blowhard rock lies westward 400 yards from Kiar reef, with deep 

 water between, and even a moderate sea breaks heavily, but not con- 

 tinuously, over it. 



For a distance of 3 miles northeastward of Kiar reef, in continua- 

 tion of the line of Herring Head promontory, are some small patches 

 of 7 to 14 fathoms water, which break at times during a heavy sea. 



Red islet, situated southeastward, distant ^ mile from Herring 

 head, is small and low, and a reef extends 200 yards from its north- 

 eastern end; Haypook rock, bearing 190°, distant 400 yards from Red 

 islet, has less than 6 feet water over it. 



Duck island, situated southeastward, distant 1^ miles from Her- 

 ring head, is about 1,400 yards long, northeastward and southwest- 

 ward, narrow, and 181 feet high. Two rocks lie 200 yards off its 

 northwestern side, and the southwestern end is foul for 300 yards, 

 but the southeastern coast is bold-to. 



Moorhani reef, bearing 38°, distant 1 mile from Duck island, is 

 awash at low water, and the sea generally breaks over it. 



Grassy islets, a low grou]), are separated from the southern part 

 of Duck island b}^ a narrow but deep channel. Grassy rock, north- 

 eastward 550 yards from the eastern end of Grassy islets, has 3 

 fathoms water over it; the northeastern deep saddle in Bacalhao 

 island, open northeastward of Duck island, bearing about 331°, leads 

 northeastward; and the northern point of Jacks island, open south- 

 eastward of Grassy islets, about 244°, leads southeastward of it. 



Jacks island lies south-southwestward f mile from Duck island, 

 and its northeastern and highest peak, 235 feet high, is remarkable. 

 Between Jacks island and New World island, to the westward, are 

 three tickles leading into Cobbs arm ; of these Long and Treenail 

 tickles are only available for boats. 



Southward of Herring head are Pikes and Little Cobbs arms; both 

 are encumbered with rocks, and a heavy sea rolls in, rendering them 

 of no value except for fishing boats. 



Cobbs arm, soutliward 25 miles from Herring head, extends 3 

 miles with a breadth of 800 yards; there is indifferent summer 

 anchorage in 13 fathoms water, off the narrow entrance of a shoal 

 continuation of the arm : a swell rolls in after gales from seaward. 

 Limestone can be obtained on tlie southern side of the anchorage, and 

 in the continuation of the arm. 



To enter Cobbs arm pass midway between Duck island and Red 

 islet, and keep the northeastern end of Bacalhao island open east- 

 ward of Red islet, bearing about 2°, until close to Tinker island, 



