OLD PERLICAN WALL EOCK. 589 



Old Perlican is a summer anchorage for small vessels in 3 to 5 

 fathoms of water, to the southward of Perlican island, which is sepa- 

 rated from the mainland by a channel 800 yards in width, but only fit 

 for boats ; a swell sets in with northerly gales. In entering give Perli- 

 can island a berth of 400 yards, to avoid the shallow ground extending 

 from it, and anchor with its extremes bearing 296° and 15°. 



Ice. — Old Perlican harbor usually freezes about January 15. The 

 time of clearing varies, as during some years the ice only remains 

 a week. Northern ice does not arrive every year, and when it does 

 its date of appearance is variable, but is generally between March 1 

 and the middle of April; it seldom remains for any time after the 

 latter date. 



Tides. — It is high water, full and change, at Old Perlican anchor- 

 age at 6h. 46m. ; springs rise 3^ feet, neaps 2^ feet. 



Conimunication. — The steamer from Clarenville calls at Old 

 Perlican weekly during summer and autumn. 



The coast. — Grates point lies north-northeastward, 5^ miles from 

 Old Perlican, and thence the coast of the promontory separating 

 Trinity and Conception bays trends about south-southeastward for 

 6 miles to Split point. 



Baccalieu island, the southern point of which, I^q miles eastward 

 of Split point, is 3 miles long, about f mile broad, and almost inac- 

 cessible. 



Light.— A circular red lighthouse, 34 feet high, on Baccalieu island 

 at ^ mile from its northern end, exhibits, at 443 feet above high water, 

 a revolving white light which attains its greatest brilliancy every 20 

 seconds, which should be seen from a distance of 24 miles in clear 

 weather. 



The light is obscured by high land when the southern end of the 

 island bears 358°, and is distant less than 8 miles. 



The keeper's dwelling is a white square building with a red roof, 

 connected to the lighthouse by a covered way. 



There are also some buildings on the northern part of the island. 



Note. — The light is often obscured by fog when the lower part of 

 the island is clear. 



Signals. — The lighthouse is supplied with the International code 

 signals. 



Fog signal. — A diaphone horn, in a building on the southern point 

 of Baccalieu island, sounds thus: Blast, five seconds; silent interval, 

 fifty-five seconds, in thick or foggy weather. The station comprises 

 the fog-signal house, the keeper's dwelling, and a storehouse, all 

 painted black and white in vertical stripes. The signal is not in 

 use from January 15 till the opening of navigation in April. 



Wall rock, bearing 289°, distant ly^j miles fi'om the southwestern 

 point of Baccalieu island, has 5 fathoms of water over it. 



