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water over it, in the middle of the cove; the depth of water in the 

 cove is from 29 to 13 fathoms, the latter being close to its head; on 

 accomit of its great depth the cove is not recommended as an 

 anchorage. 



The northern shore of Newman sound from North Broad cove 

 trends soiith-southwestward 1 mile to Shag islet, which is 10 feet 

 high; Hall rock, southwestward 1 mile from Shag islet and nearly 

 400 yards offshore, covers at half tide. 



Cold East rock, bearing 329°, distant ^ mile from the western 

 point of Swale island, dries 1 foot; the northeastern end of Swale 

 island open northward of its northern part, bearing 70°, leads north- 

 westward of it. 



There are several islands westward of Swale island and at the 

 western end of Swale tickle; the channel between Swale island and 

 the islet westward of it is 100 yards wide, with a depth of 4| fathoms 

 of water in it. White islets lie south-southeastward i mile from the 

 western end of Swale island. 



South Broad cove, on the southern side of Newman sound and 

 westward of Swale tickle, extends southward 1 mile, with a width of 

 400 yards; the depth in it decreases gi'adually from 20 to 3 fathoms, 

 mud bottom ; it is a good anchorage. 



A rock, that covers 2 feet, lies 100 yards offshore at ^ mile within 

 the eastern head. 



Minchin head, westward | mile from South Broad cove, is a 

 conical hill, 148 feet high; mount Stamford, at 1^ miles farther in 

 the same direction, rises steeply to a height of 658 feet; and Park 

 Harbor hill and Ochre Pit hill lie between Newman and Clode 

 sounds; these hills are conspicuous from seaward. The channel 

 northward of mount Stamford and between it and Buckley point is 

 400 yards wide; westward of it the sound continues southwestward, 

 with a breadth of f mile, for 2^ miles, where it receives the water of 

 a considerable stream; the depth in this inner part of the sound is 

 20 to 29 fathoms for 2 miles, when it quickly shoals. 



Buckley cove, westward of Buckley point, extends northward 

 nearly ^ mile and affords anchorage in 4 fathoms of water. 



Caution is necessary in the southern part of Newman sound, as the 

 water shoals rapidly within a depth of 15 fathoms. 



Long" islands, consisting of four islands, extend west-southwest- 

 ward and east-northeastward for 5 miles. 



Puttick rock, bearing 359°, distant TOO yards from the northern 

 point of the easternmost of the Long islands, has 4 fathoms of water 

 over it. 



Chappel tickle, the channel between the two eastern Long islands, 

 is rocky and only available for small vessels. 



