534 CAPE ST. JOHX TO CAPE B02J AVISTA. 



The keeper's dwelling is attached to the eastern side of the light- 

 house and painted in red and white vertical stripes. 



Sig-nals. — The light-house is supplied with the International code 

 signals. 



The coast from abreast Penguin islands trends east-southeastward 

 for 16| miles to Cape Freels ; it is generally low and fiat, and without 

 an}' distinguishing marks. 



Deadman point bears 139% distant 6i miles from South Penguin 

 island, and Deadman rock, 350^, distant 1^ miles from the point, has 

 15 feet of Avater over it. 



Deadman bay, lying between Deadman point and a point at S^ 

 miles southeastward, off which is Outer Cat island, 70 feet high, 

 affords fair anchorage in 9 fathoms of water during summer, sheltered 

 from westerly- to southerly winds, in its western corner. The holding 

 ground is good, but a shoal with 3 fathoms of water over it, bears 

 171^, distant ^ mile from Deadman point. Several patches with 

 depths of 5 to 9 fathoms water over them lie off' Deadman bay, and 

 break in hea^^^ weather. 



Cat harbor. — Inner Cat island lies south-southwestward 1 mile 

 from Outer Cat island, and Cat harbor lies in the bight formed 

 between them. It is small and dangerous, and only available for 

 small vessels in fine weather. A 6-fathom rocky bank lies north- 

 eastward, about a mile from Inner Cat island. 



Ice. — Cat harbor freezes between January 1 and February 1 and 

 clears as soon as the ice leaves the coast. 



Cape Freels, at the northern end of the great Bonavista bay, is 

 low and rocky; it forms three points: North bill; Middle bill, east- 

 southeastward, about 1 mile from North bill; and South bill, south- 

 southeastward, 11 miles from Middle bill. Cape ridge, about a mile 

 inland from them, is 183 feet high. 



Ice. — The sea about cape Freels freezes between January 1 and 

 February 1, and ice often remains near the cape in Ma}' and some- 

 times as late as June. 



Gull island, eastward, distant 1^ miles from South bill, has deep 

 Avater around it. Gull rock, with 9 feet of water over it, bears 303°, 

 distant ^ mile from the island. 



Bonavista bay. — South bill of cape Freels and cape Bonavista, 

 the outer points of this ba}^, bear north-northwestward and south- 

 southeastward, distant 36^ miles from each other. 



The bay is divided into tw^o main branches by a group of islands 

 extending northeastward, and terminating in Gooseberry islands. 

 The northwestern portion is again divided into two main arms, sep- 

 arated by. groups of islands and a portion of the mainland; they both 

 trend southwestward for 28 miles, the northern arm terminating in 

 Freshwater bay, the southern in Bloody bay. 



