630 SOUTHEAST COAST OF LABRADOR. 



Caribou island at a distance of about 60 yards, and when the north- 

 ern end of St. Charles Gull island opens southwestward of Black 

 head the vessel is southward of the shoals. 



From the southward, steer for Little Caribou island; round the 

 eastern ix)iut of Little Caribou island at a distance of 60 yards, steer- 

 ino- for the green sward on Copper island. Then keep the eastern 

 ])oint of Little Caribou island midAvay between the eastern summit 

 and the eastern point of Tilcey island, bearino- 148°, which leads 

 between Assizes rock and the shoal water off Hare island, and when 

 the sharp peak, at the western end of the rang-e in the middle of 

 Great Caribou island, opens northward of Indian island, bearing 

 78°, enter the harbor as above directed. 



Proceeding northward through Caribou channel, when cape St. 

 Lewis opens westward of Caribou point, bearing about 13°, steer to 

 pass the islet off the southeastern end of Copper island at a distance 

 of 200 yards, then haul to the northward and keep the eastern point 

 of Little Caribou island open westward of the southwestern side of 

 Indian island, bearing 155°. until the eastern summit of Hare island 

 is shut in with the southeastern end of Copper island, bearing 209°, 

 when Mid rock is cleared. 



To pass between Little Caribou and Hare islands, keep about 100 

 yards from Little Caribou. 



Water may be taken from ponds at the head of Sand cove, and 

 lireAvood can be obtained by boats from the shores of St. Charles 

 river. 



Nimrod tickle, which lies between Assizes island and the main- 

 land westward, and Avhich leads into St. Charles river, is 435 yards 

 wide in the narrowest part; rocks, partly above water, extend nearly 

 200 yards from all the points on the northern side of Assizes island. 

 Therefore, keep the mainland side aboard, and keep a good lookout, 

 for the channel has not been carefully examined. 



St. Charles river. — There is roomy and landlocked anchorage in 

 the mouth of this river, which is named the Lodge, and extends south- 

 westward some 2^ miles from Assizes island. 



About 2 miles aboAe the I^odge the riA^er becomes narrow and intri- 

 cate, though navigable for 1^ miles farther; still farther up there is 

 a depth of 6 feet in a narrow channel, in Avhich there are many rocks. 

 Wood and water are abundant. 



Cape St. Charles is the eastern point of a promontory of the main- 

 land, which extends eastward to the southwestward of Battle islands. 

 St. Charles hill, round and 654 feet high, lies westward, nearly 1 mile 

 from the cape, and is the liighest land in this locality. 



St. Charles Gull island is 160 feet high, I mile long, about (JOO 

 yards broad, and lies eastward about 1 mile from the cape. 



