636 SOUTHEAST COAST OF LABRADOR. 



Whale island lies westward about 800 yards from Stage and Hen- 

 ley islands; it is 1,600 yards in length, eastward and westward, 1,100 

 yards in greatest breadth, and 336 feet high. Flat island, close south- 

 ward of its eastern end, is 300 yards long, northward and southward, 

 and 18 feet high. 



Rocks. — Halfway rock, with 2f fathoms over it, bears 4^, distant 

 1,250 yards from York point, and is 600 yards offshore. 



Twelve-feet rock, with 9 feet of water over it, bears 134°, distant 

 nearly ^ mile from the southern point of Flat island. A rocky patch 

 of 3^ fathoms lies northward 265 yards from Twelve-feet rock. 



A patch, with a least depth of 19 feet over it, bears 72°, distant ^ 

 mile from Twelve-feet rock. 



Flat Island rock:, with 3^ fathoms over it, lies 400 yards eastward 

 of the summit of Flat island. 



Freezers rock, with 9 feet over it, bears 243°, distant nearly 400 

 yards from Black point, the western point of Henley island. There 

 are depths of 4^ fathoms between this rock and the point. 



Black rock, 2 feet high, off Black point, is steep-to and a good 

 mark. 



Henley harbor, between Stage and Henley islands, is about | mile 

 long and 200 yards wide, with depths of 4 to 12 fathoms; there is a 

 swell in the harbor with strong southerly winds. It is only suitable 

 for small vessels, and is frequented by fishermen, the majority of 

 whom arrive from Newfoundland in June or July and remain until 

 October; there are numerous stages along the shore on both sides of 

 the harbor. 



American shoal is a rocky patch, with 1 foot of water over it, 

 lying in the fairway to Henley harbor, bearing 162°, distant 200 

 yards from the southeastern point of Stage island. It is. however, 

 quite visible. 



American tickle is the narrow channel passing between Castle and 

 Henley islands and leading into Henley harbor : it is used by vessels 

 drawing up to 15 feet. 



Antelope harbor is on the eastern side of Chateau bay, between 

 Henley island and Barrier point; this point, with the reef extending 

 about 800 yards southwestward from it, separates Antelope harbor 

 from Pitts harbor to the northwestward. 



On Henley island, at the head of Antelope harbor, there are two 

 or three houses occupied by fishermen who reside in this locality all 

 the year round, except during the depth of winter, when they go to 

 the head of Pitts harbor, where it is warmer and more sheltered from 

 the wind. 



The narrow channels between Henley island and the mainland, 

 leading into Antelope harbor, are only available for very small craft. 



