CARBONEAR BAY MOSQUITO COVE. 591 



Mosquito point bears southwestward, distant ^ mile from Carbonear 

 island, but the channel is narrowed to the width of 200 yards by rocky 

 reefs extending from the island and point. 



Light. — A light tower rising- from the gable of a house, 45 feet 

 high, with the vertical parts painted white and the roof red, on the 

 summit of Carbonear island, exhibits, at 195 feet above high water, 

 a fixed white light, that should be seen from a distance of 16 miles in 

 clear weather. 



Carbonear bay, westward of Carbonear island, with its entrance 

 between Crockers and Mosquito points, extends westward If miles, 

 and is f mile wide, with bold shores, except at the head, where it shoals 

 gradually to a shingle beach. Saddle hill, 503 feet high and remark- 

 able, is on the southern side of the bay. 



Anchorag'e. — The anchorage in Carbonear bay is oif the northern 

 shore, in 7 to 10 fathoms of water, sand bottom ; although open to the 

 sea, which rolls in heavily with easterly gales, many vessels of about 

 100 tons winter safely at the wharves of the town. The middle and 

 southern side of the bay should be avoided, as the sea there is heavy 

 with northerly winds. 



Directions. — From the northward, when entering Carbonear bay 

 in ordinary weather, keep Broad Cove head open eastward of Folly 

 rocks, bearing about 33° ; this mark leads southeastward of the rocks, 

 which are all above water, lying offshore between Folly rocks *and 

 Crockers point. During heavy seas with easterly winds, Kane rock, 

 bearing 1°, distant f mile from Carbonear Island lighthouse, and 

 which has 9 fathoms of water over it, and Saucy Joe rock, bearing 

 344°, distant 700 yards from the lighthouse, with 11 fathoms over it, 

 break occasionally. 



To proced through the channel between Carbonear island and 

 Mosquito point, in 4 fathoms of water, keep the Haypuk off Feather 

 point just shut in with the cliff of Old Sow point, bearing 167°. 



Ice. — Carbonear bay freezes only in severe winters, as the swell 

 breaks the ice up. 



Tides. — It is high water, full and change, in Carbonear bay at 

 7h. 20m. ; springs rise 4^: feet, neaps 3 feet. 



Carbonear town, situated principally on the northern shore of the 

 bay, had a population of 3,703 inhabitants in 1901. 



Communication. — Carbonear has railway and telegraphic com- 

 munication ; there are roads to Heart's Content and Harbor Grace. 



Mosquito cove, the entrance to which is between Mosquito point 

 and Old Sow point, lying ^ mile to the south-southeastward, extends 

 about 1,600 yards to the southwestward; the water shoals gradually 

 to its head, but it affords neither shelter nor safe anchorage. 



