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rocks, with deep water between them, that it should not be ap- 

 proached nearer than to have Grates point bearing 71°, until the 

 Sugarloaf is well open westward of Kings head, bearing 198°. 



Rocks. — The following rocks, the positions of which are shown on 

 the chart, lie off this coast : Riff Raffs, Knife rock, Hants harbor 

 rock. White rock, Arthur rock, and Block rock. 



The Tail of the bank has 6 fathoms of water over it, and there are 

 several other rocks with 9 feet to 7 fathoms of water over them. All 

 of them are dangerous with a moderate sea. 



Hants harbor, northeastward 4f miles from Scilly cove, is 300 

 yards wide and extends 600 yards to the southward. It is open to the 

 northward, and a heavy sea sets into it during and after gales, causing 

 an undertow on the eastern side ; but nevertheless a few vessels man- 

 age to lie here in safety during winter. The western point is low and 

 rocky, with shallow patches extending north-northeastward f mile 

 from it. 



Lig-ht. — A white octagonal tower, 30 feet high, on the eastern head 

 of Hants harbor, exhibits, at 65 feet above high water, a fixed white 

 light, which should be seen from a distance of 9 miles in clear weather. 



Directions. — Approach with the lighthouse bearing 184°, which 

 leads between the Tail of the bank and Riff Raffs rocks; these rocks 

 usually break. When Seal rock, off Seal Cove point, is in line with 

 Seal Cove point, bearing 113°, steer about 156° for the highest coast 

 hill between the harbor and Seal cove, to clear the shoal which ex- 

 tends from the western entrance point ; when Seal rock is in line wdth 

 Salvage point, bearing 57°, bring Hants Harbor church to bear 223° 

 (apiDearing one-third across the entrance), and enter the harbor in 

 mid-channel, anchoring near the western shore in 4 fathoms of water. 



Ice. — Hants harbor is rarely frozen over; field ice appears about 

 April 1, but the date of its disappearance is uncertain. The first 

 vessel arrives about the middle of April, and the last leaves about De- 

 cember 25. 



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

 7h. 13m. ; springs rise 4 feet, neaps 2^ feet. 



Communication. — The steamer from Clarenville calls at Hants 

 harbor weekly during summer and autumn. 



Seal cove, northeastward If miles from Hants harbor, is about ^ 

 mile deep, but affords no shelter. 



Salvag-e point, northeastward, 3^ miles from Seal cove, is a rugged 

 beach of stones around what appears to be a steep gravel cliff, behind 

 which the hills rise to the height of 400 to 500 feet. Salvage rocks 

 bear 7°, distant If miles from the point. 



The coast from Salvage point trends southeastAvard 2^ miles to 

 Lance cove, a small rocky bight, whence it turns northeastward for 5 

 miles to Old Perlican. 



