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sunken rocks 200 yards apart, into Loo cove, where there is good 

 anchorage in 5 to 7 fathoms of water. 



General directions. — From the southeastward and bound to 

 Greens Pond harbor, pass about 4 miles eastward of Shark rock 

 (p. 545) and then steer for Shoe point; ahhough this is not the 

 most prominent point of the coast, there is a chance, shoukl it be 

 foggy, of the fog lifting as it is approached, but if the weather con- 

 tinues very thick beware of Midsvnnmer rock. 



Usually in navigating along this coast it is advisable to pass outside 

 of Charge rock and Stinking banks. 



To proceed through the channel between Stevensons and Bleak 

 islets, which is 1 mile wide, pass eastward of Jacobs ground (p. 5H7), 

 and give a sufficient berth to the shoal ground extending southwest- 

 ward nearly 400 yards from Bleak islets; then steer 14° to pass be- 

 tween Middle rock (p. 537) and Cobblers Fishing rock; the western 

 summit of Butterfly islets in line with the northwestern end of 

 PloAvers islands, bearing 218°, leads betAveen these rocks; when this 

 mark comes on keep it so until Mixldle bill of cape Freels opens north- 

 eastward of I^apstone rocks, which lie about 1 mile southAvard of Gull 

 island, bearing about 318°, then steer for Gull island, passing south- 

 westward of Charge and Norris rocks, and northeastward not less 

 than 200 yards from Gull island. 



By the passage inside Flowers islands, from 5 mile southeastward 

 of Big Pools island, steer 51°, and bring South Pound islet open 

 westward of North Pound islet, bearing 215° ; keep this mark on to 

 clear Half rock and the Twins, until Black reef is in line with the 

 southern point of Flowers islands, bearing 90°. Then steer to pass 

 ^ mile northwestward of Flowers islands, and after passing these 

 islands, bring Black reef just open northwestward of the islets off 

 Flowers islands, bearing 234°, Avhich mark leads between Stevensons 

 islets and Margery rock; when uorthAvard of Stevensons islets, steer 

 about 31°, to pass between Middle rock and Cobblers Fishing rock; 

 then proceed as above directed. 



These two runs, inside and outside Flowers islands, are the only 

 channels that can be used without local knowledge; there are others 

 nearer the shore used by fisherman who do not hesitate to take through 

 them sealing vessels of 200 to 300 tons, which are so strongly built for 

 contact with ice, that a bump on a rock in moderate Aveather neither 

 hurts the vessel nor disturbs the pilot. 



Shoe point, southAvestward 2^% miles from Puffin Island light- 

 house, is flat and Ioav, but the hills immediately behind it rise steeply 

 to a height of 214 feet ; the shore of the bay from the point trends 

 AvestAViird for li miles to Xcav harbor. 



Nev/ harbor has a remarkal)le cliffy hill 200 f^'et high on its 

 Avestern side and tAvo low islets close off its eastern entrance point ; the 



