616 CAPE BON AVISTA TO CAPE RACE. 



Hares Ears, separated from the southeastern part of Ferryland 

 head by a narrow boat channel, are two peculiarly shaped slate rocks, 

 50 feet hiofh and steep-to. 



Burns Head rock, bearing 168°, distant 300 yards from Burns 

 head, the southwestern point of Ferryland head, has 15 feet water 

 over it. 



Crow island, between Ferryland head and the entrance to Aqua- 

 fort harbor, is TO feet high, and bearing 120°, distant 200 yards 

 from its eastern end is Crow rock, nearly dry at low water. 



Aquafort harbor. — North head of Aquafort harbor bears 253°, 

 distant l/^j miles from Burns head, and some rocks, which are 

 steep-to, extend southward 100 yards from it. The entrance to Aqua- 

 fort harbor is between these rocks and Spurwink island, 40 feet high, 

 which lies J mile to the southward and 100 yards off South head, 

 and is bold-to; thence the harbor extends about westward for 2| 

 miles between high steep hills. The anchorage is good, and vessels 

 lie in safety in 9 fathoms of water, mud bottom, abreast of the small 

 and outer chapel on the northern side, with generally smooth water; 

 but little sea or swell finds its way up the harbor, except during 

 heavy easterly gales. 



A small rock lies 120 yards from the northern shore abreast of the 

 Koman Catholic chapel, but no other shoals are known to exist in the 

 harbor. The land is fertile and well wooded ; salmon and trout 

 abound in the two rivers which run into it, and water can be obtained 

 easily ; above the beach at the harbor head there is a small deep pool, 

 where fishing craft winter. 



The coast from South head of Aquafort harbor trends southeast- 

 ward for 1,400 yards to Black head. Lawler bay lies between, and 

 150 yards off the shore of this bay, at 700 yards from South head, 

 is a rock awash at low water. 



BpJd head, southward 1,600 yards from Black head, is a i)rominent 

 headland 00 feet high. 



Aquafort rocks, bearing 6°, distant 400 yards froui the north- 

 ern point of Bald head, are awash at high water springs ; and Clear- 

 cove rock, bearing 209°, distant 400 yards from the southeastern 

 point of the same head, is also awash at high water. 



Fernieuse harbor. — Situated f mile southwest ward of Bald liead 

 is Northern head of Fermeuse harbor. This harbor is 400 yards 

 wide at the entrance, and extends west-northwestward 2^ miles ; it is 

 a favorite fishing station, and more frequented than Aquafort, being 

 less embayed, and has a more convenient anchorage. 



The principal settlement is at Admirals cove on the northern side 

 at 1,200 yards within Northern head ; fishing vessels generally anchor 

 in this cove on account of its beino- close to the sea. but there is more 



