COLLIERS BAY GASTRIES BAY. 597 



stern in the western corner of the bay, and under Admirals island 

 in the southern corner, but these anchorages should not be attempted 

 without local knowledge. 



The town of Brigus, with a population of 1,541, is picturesquely^ 

 situated around the shores of a lake in a valley between steep barren 

 hills, and is important on account of the early release of sealing 

 vessels in the spring on account of the breaking up of the ice by the 

 sea setting into the bay. 



Ice. — Brigus l):iy freezes occasionally, and then the bay fills with ice. 



Coniniunication. — Brigus railwa}^ station is situated rather over 

 1 mile soutliAvestward of Brigus town. There is telegraphic com- 

 munication. 



The coast from 8outh point of Brigus trends southward nearh^ a 

 mile to Seal head, a steep bluff at the end of the slope from the Twins, 

 a peak 342 feet high situated f mile iidand. 



Colliers bay entrance is between Seal head and Colliers point, the 

 end of a peninsula separating Colliers and Gastries bays, and bearing 

 southeastward, distant 1 mile from the head. The bay extends south- 

 southwestward 3^ miles, with a width of 800 to 1,200 yards. Turks 

 head, on the western shore at 1^ miles southward of Seal head, is a 

 steep bluff 337 feet high, forming the eastern side of Turks gut, a 

 narrow inlet bordered by a few houses. Harbor rock, awash at low 

 water, bears 153°, distant 750 yards, and Bull rock, with 6 fathoms 

 water over it, 54°, 1,100 yards from northern end of Turks head. 

 Blue hills, seen over Dock head, bearing about 203°, leads eastward 

 of these rocks. 



The eastern shore is slightly indented, James cove, on that shore at 

 1^ miles within Colliers point, is sheltered b}^ a small projection 82 

 feet high ; the next cove to the southwest ward, at the head of which is 

 a shingle beach bordered by houses, is filled with bowlders under 

 water to the line of the points. Curtain rock, with 10 fathoms of 

 water over it, lies 300 yards oft' the southeastern shore, under the first 

 hill within the entrance, and a shoal, on which the depth is 7 fathoms, 

 lies nearly in mid-channel, 1| miles southward from Turks head. 



Dock head, a small peninsula 134 feet high, situated 2^ miles 

 within Colliers point, forms the southwestern side of a shallow cove, 

 is bold-to on the northwestern side, and shelters the Dock, a small 

 cove southwestw^ard of the head. 



Anchorage may be obtained south westward of Dock head in 4 to 

 10 fathoms of water, gTavel bottom, open only to northeasterly^ winds. 



The coast from Colliers point trends southward for 2 miles to 

 Bacon head, on the southern side of Bacon cove, an open bight con- 

 taining several rocks. 



Gastries bay extends southwestward 2 J miles to a projection, end- 

 ini>- in Cat rock, that divides the head into two coves. 



