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eastern island is f mile long, north-northeastward and west-south- 

 westward, about i mile wide, and 130 feet high. The western island 

 is the smaller, and is 125 feet high. 



Light. — A cylindrical iron tower, 34 feet high, painted black and 

 white in horizontal bands, with a white lantern, on the hill at about 

 200 yards southward of the northern end of the eastern Double island, 

 exhibits at 126 feet above high water a fixed red light, which should 

 be seen from a distance of 12 miles in clear weather. 



The keeper's dwelling, a single-storied, flat-roofed building, is con- 

 nected to the lighthouse by a covered way, and the storehouse is 100 

 feet southward of the dwelling; the covered way, dwelling, and store 

 are white. 



The light is exhibited from the opening till the close of navigation. 



Shoals. — Several shoals lie eastward of Great island and north- 

 ward of Battle island; the northeastern end of the eastern Double 

 island opens southeastward of Gull island, bearing 148°, leads north- 

 eastward; and Caribou point open northward of Great island, bear- 

 ing 249°. leads northward of them, but this line leads over North 

 Eibb. 



North and South Ribb are two ridges of rocks, on which the sea 

 always breaks, about ^ mile apart, north-northwestward and south- 

 southeastward ; each is about 400 yards across. South Ribb bears 18°, 

 distant ^ mile from Gull island. 



Middle Ribb, a shoal with 14 feet of water over it, lies midway 

 between North and South Ribbs. 



Martin bank, with a least depth of 10 fathoms over it, bears 69°, 

 distant 800 yards from the southern end of North Ribb ; and Southern 

 bank, with a least depth of 7 fathoms, bears 97°, nearly ^ mile from 

 South Ribb. 



Mariners should pass eastward of these reefs, except perhaps with 

 local knowledge. 



Battle harbor, between Battle islands and the eastern part of 

 Great Caribou island, is only suitable for small vessels, being about 

 60 yards wide in the entrance, 150 yards wide within, and ^ mile 

 long, with depths of 4 to 6 fathoms, mud bottom. Two round islets, 

 each about 100 yards in diameter, lie, respectively, ^ mile and f mile 

 southeastward from the western end of Great island; the southern 

 islet is in the entrance of the harbor. There are depths of 12 to 15 

 feet close eastward and westward of these islets. The southern 

 entrance is only available for boats. 



In approaching the harbor pass westward of Great island and the 

 other islands lying between it and Battle island and close on either 

 side of the round islets southeastward of Great island. 

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