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Hares Ears open eastward of Bois island, bearing 157°, leads east- 

 ward of the shoal ground extending from Coldeast point and west- 

 ward of Goose island. 



Ferryland harbor, southward of Coldeast point, is small but easy 

 of access, and has secure anchorage, with good holding ground, ex- 

 cept in strong easterly gales, when a considerable swell enters the 

 harbor at high water, between the rocky islets extending from Bois 

 island to Coldeast point, on its northern side. 



The entrance to the liarbor between Bois island and Ferryland 

 head is only 200 yards broad, but inside the harbor widens to 400 

 yards. The best anchorage, in 10 fathoms of water, sand and mud 

 bottom, is on the line joining Coldeast point and Pool beach, and 

 between two churches at the head of the harbor. 



Ferryland head, 125 feet high, is joined to the mainland by a 

 narrow isthmus, on the southern side of the harbor. 



Light. — A circular red iron lighthouse, 46 feet high, on Ferryland 

 head, exhibits, at 200 feet above high water, a fixed white light, that 

 should be seen from a distance of 16 miles in clear weather. The 

 keeper's dwelling, painted white with a red roof, is close to the light- 

 house. 



Signals. — The lighthouse on Ferryland head is supplied with the 

 International code signals. 



Directions. — Bring the Eoman Catholic church, wl}ic!i is the 

 southern one of the two churches, at the head of the harbor in the 

 middle of the passage between Ferryland head and Bois island, bear- 

 ing 273°, and run in upon this bearing; when through the entrance 

 steer a little northward to avoid the shoal water off Pool beach. 



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

 7h. 20m. ; springs rise 5^ feet, neaps 3J feet. 



Ice. — Ferryland harbor freezes, at intervals, generally during the 

 first ten days of February ; sometimes it freezes for one day only ; but 

 the ice never forms during strong westerly winds. Southwesterly 

 to southerly winds break up the ice and clear the harbor; drift ice 

 sometimes remains as late as June 20. Northerly winds fill the har- 

 bor with drift ice, which clears out as soon as the wind shifts south- 

 westward. Northern ice arrives about P^ebruary 23 and leaves about 

 April 6. The harbors of bay Bulls, Broyle, Aquafort, Fermeuse, and 

 Renewse fill with ice and clear at about the same times as Ferryland. 



Communication. — Steamers from St. Johns call at Ferryland 

 harbor weekly during summer and autumn. 



There is a mail twice a week to St. Johns by road: and there is 

 telegraphic communication. 



Water is scarce in Ferry Land, but can be obtained from Cai)lin 

 bav- 



