EAGGED HARBOE TEINITY BAY. 565 



Northern ice is irregular in its arrival, seldom appearing until Jan- 

 uary 15, and often not before February 10; it generally leaves between 

 April 10 and 20, but it has remained up to June 10. 



Tides. — It is high water, full and change, in Catalina harbor at 

 71i. Om. ; springs rise 6 feet, neaps 4 feet. 



Comniunication. — The steamer from Clarenville calls at Cata- 

 lina weekly, and the Labrador steamer calls fortnightly during sum- 

 mer and autumn. There is telegraphic communication. 



Coal. — About 20 tons of coal might be obtained. 



Rag'ged harbor, a boat cove situated nearly 2 miles southward 

 of Green island, is sheltered by Eagged islands, a group of rugged 

 rocks 40 feet high, from which sunken rocks extend in all directions. 

 Morris rock, the northeasternmost of these and situated south-south- 

 eastward, distant nearly 1 mile from Green Island lighthouse, has 

 22 feet least water over it. Burnt point, open northeastward of 

 Green island, bearing 315°, leads northeastward; and Dough-fig 

 point, well open southeastward of South head, bearing 217°, leads 

 southeastward of this shoal. 



South head, a wedge-shaped point 130 feet high, is steep-to on 

 its eastern side. 



Low point, southwestward 4 miles from South head, is rugged 

 and shelving; there are detached rocks and a rock with 6 feet of 

 water over it at 200 3^ards off the point. 



The coast between South head and Low point is a series of low 

 bluffs, facing table-lands, backed by a long range of hills about 600 

 feet high, the southwestern termination of which, named Norther 

 point, is a steep conspicuous bluff' 580 feet high. 



Horse Chops, southwestward, distant 5 J miles from Low point, 

 is an overhanging cliff, sloping from a saddle-shaped hill 265 feet 

 high ; Flat rock, a detached islet, 6 feet high, lies close off' it. 



The coast between South head and Horse Chops is foul, and should 

 not be approached nearer than ^ mile. Green Island lighthouse open 

 eastward of South head, bearing 8°, leads eastward, and Bonaventure 

 head open southwestward of Horse Chops, bearing 240°, leads south- 

 eastward of all the shoals. 



Trinity bay trends south-southwestward for 50 miles from its 

 entrance, which is 15 miles wide between Horse Chops on the north 

 and Grates point on the south. It contains many good anchorages 

 on both sides. 



Caution. — After easterly winds a strong current runs up Trinity 

 bay along the northwestern shore, and the fog hangs more over this 

 than the opposite side of the ba3^ 



Ice. — Trinity bay never freezes over, but field ice has been met 

 with in December and has continued off the mouth of the bay until 

 May. Icebergs come up the bay as early as the last week in May, and 



