612 CAPE BON AVISTA TO CAPE RACE. 



Bow and Arrow shoal, consisting of several pinnacle rocks, with 

 depths of 3 to 5 fathoms over them, and deeper water between, 

 extends northeastward about ^ mile from Motion head, while there 

 are depths of less than 20 fathoms for 1 mile northeastward of the 

 head. In heavy weather the sea breaks OA^er these ledges in 10 

 fathoms of water. Fishing boats are generally anchored on the 

 edge of the shoals and along the 20-fathom contour line. 



The irregular and broken ground off Motion head causes a heavy 

 cross sea, which makes it advisable to give it a good bertii. 



Cape Spear lighthouse, well open eastward of North head, bearing 

 9°, leads eastward of the shoals off Motion head. 



Bull head, 178 feet high, lies soutli-southwestward. distant 8^ 

 miles from Motion head. The coast between is made up of slate 

 cliffs, and the land behind rises to the height of 899 feet; it is bold-to 

 and clear of off'lving shoals. At 4 miles northward of Bull head is 

 the Spout, a natural phenomenon, most remarkable at high water and 

 when there is much swell, caused by the rush of waves into a cavern 

 under the surface of the water, from which a fissure in the rock 

 allows its escape in jets of foam; it makes a roaring noise, and may 

 be seen distinctly from a distance of 3 miles from the land. 



Bay Bulls. — The coast from Bull head trends southwestward for 

 600 yards to Columbine point, and the entrance of bay Bulls is be- 

 tween this point and South head, which lies south-southwestward, 

 distant ly% miles from it. The bay extends westward 2^ miles, with 

 a width of ^ to f mile, decreasing to 350 yards at its head ; it is open 

 eastward, but a slight change to the northwestAvard in the direction 

 of its inner part adds to the protection of the anchorage, and the 

 holding ground, sand and mud, is good. After heavy gales from the 

 eastward a ground swell enters the harbor, but it is not sufficient to 

 endanger shipping. When St. Johns harbor is beset with ice this 

 bay is often clear. 



Light. — A white cylindrical iron tower, 38 feet high, situated on 

 the northern headland at the entrance to bay Bulls, exhibits, at an 

 elevation of 205 feet above high water, an intermittent white light 

 ever})' ten seconds, thus: Light seven seconds, eclipse three seconds, 

 which should be seen from a distance of IT miles in clear weather. 



A flat-roofed keeper's dwelling, painted white, stands about 60 feet 

 westward of the light tower. 



Bread and Cheese rock lies southward, 40 yards from Bread and 

 Cheese point, on the northern side of the bay at about 1| miles within 

 Columbine point, and has a depth of 7 feet of water over it. 



Mag'otty rocks lie close off the western shore of the bay, bearing 

 276° from Bread and Cheese point; a shoal with 3 fathoms of water 

 over it, extends northeastward about 150 vfirds from the rocks. 



