CHAPTER IX. 



:[SrEWFOUNDLAKD, EAST COAST— CAPE BOIN^A VISTA TO 



CAPE RACE. 



Cape Bonavista is so low that it can not be seen beyond a distance 

 of about 14 miles in clear weather. 



Light. — A square lighthouse, 36 feet high and painted red and 

 white in vertical stripes, with the lantern in the middle of the roof, 

 on cape Bonavista, exhibits, at 150 feet above high water, a revolving- 

 light, showing two white phases and one red phase, the phases attain- 

 ing their greatest brilliancy every thirty seconds, which should be 

 seen from a distance of 15 miles in clear weather. 



The light is reported to have been seen at a much greater distance, 

 and the white light is reported to be visible further than the red light. 



Signals. — Cape Bonavista lioljthonse is s!!]:»i)lie(l Avitli tlic Inter- 

 national code signals. 



Harrys ground, nortliward of cape Bonavista, is 2^^^ miles in 

 length south-southwestward and north-northeastward, and Ih miles 

 in breadth. It consists of several rocky patches with 7 feet to 16 

 fathoms of water over them, and 20 to 30 fathoms between them; 

 within I mile of the northern, eastern, and western sides of the bank 

 the depth is 50 to 60 fathoms. 



Old Ilarr}^ the southern rock of Harrys ground, bearing" 357°. 

 distant 4 miles from Cape Bonavista lighthouse, has 7 feet of water 

 over it. Young Harry, the northern rock, bearing 6°, 6^ miles from 

 the lighthouse, has a depth of 4 fathoms over it. Kelp rock. Avith 15 

 feet of water over it, and Middle rock, with 3 fathoms over it, lie 

 between them. Eastern rock, a patch with 7 fathoms of water over 

 it. lies 1,400 yards eastward of Middle rock. Tlie sea breaks on Old 

 and Young Harry and also on Kelp rock. 



Cape Bonavista lighthouse bearing 205° leads eastward of these 

 shoals; and the lighthouse bearing 169° leads westward. When pro- 

 ceeding northward of Young Harry keep the angle between Largent 

 hill and the western end of Green ridge less than 7 degrees. In foggy 

 weather, with the position known, close Gull island, as there are no 



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