714 EAST COAST OF LABEADOR. 



Red and Pompey islands, left Dog islands. 600 yards to the north- 

 ward, and continued in mid-channel between Huntingdon and Xew 

 Foundland islands, between Horse Chops and Packs Harbor islands, 

 and between North and South Stag islands; the track then passed 

 westward of Tumble-down Dick and Herring islands. 



Fish Cove point or West Bay head, at the end of the sandy 

 coast extending northwestward from cape Porcupine, from which it 

 is distant 14^ miles, is faced by dark cliffs, and rises to the height of 

 133 feet. 



West bay extends southwestward 2 miles on the northwestern side 

 of Fish Cove point, but it dries for 1 mile from the head, and is shal- 

 low for 1,200 yards farther out. Pottles Cove head, on the northern 

 side of West bay, is the eastern end of a narrow neck of land. 



Pottles cove, on the northern side of West bay at 800 yards from 

 Pottles Cove head, has an extent of 400 yards, and there is anchor- 

 age off its mouth in 5^ fathoms water. A reef extends 200 yards from 

 the middle of the cove, and the western side is rugged and foul for 

 a short distance off, but otherwise there is a depth of 2 fathoms of 

 water close to the shore. 



The cove is used by fishing vessels, being sheltered by Old Man 

 island. 



Tides. — It is high water, full and change, in Pottles cove at 

 Gh. oTm.; springs rise 6 feet. 



Fish cove, southwestward of Pottles cove, affords sheltered 

 anchorage to small vessels in 2^ fathoms of water. 



Old Man island, situated eastward of Pottles cove, is 89 feet 

 high; the channel between Pottles Cove head and the island is 300 

 yards wide, but narrowed by rocks extending off both sides ; to pass 

 through it keep one-third of the distance across from Pottles Cove 

 head. 



Shoal. — A shoal, with 3^ fathoms of water over it, bears 75°, dis- 

 tant 1,400 yards from Old Man island. 



New harbor, on the northwestern side of the neck of land ending 

 in Pottles Cove head, is shallow, but affords fairly sheltered anchor- 

 age for fishing craft in 2:^ to 3 fathoms of water, under an island 30 

 feet high, that forms two passages into the harbor ; the anchorage is 

 about 400 yards across. The western passage is filled by rocks and 

 shoals, and should not be used. The eastern passage is clear on the 

 eastern side, but a rock that covers lies off the island, and there is 

 also a rock 50 yards off the southeastern side of the island. 



Tub island, northwestward IJ miles from Pottles Cove head, is 

 179 feet high, and conspicuous; it rises in two mounds, the eastern 

 being in the shape of an inverted tub, and it is the southern entrance 

 point to Hamilton inlet. 



