718 EAST COAST OF LABRADOR. 



The following track, which is locally' known as the Ship track, is 

 followed by the mail steamers from Indian harbor: Pass between 

 Double island (page 719) and Tinker island (the island west-north- 

 westward of it) ; nearly mid-way between Puffin and Green islands; 

 between Little Black and Catos islands ; between East Sister and Big 

 islands, then southeastward of Ticoralak head, and as above directed. 



Vessels should not proceed beyond Rigoulette without a pilot. 



Tides and tidal streams. — It is high water, full and change, at 

 Rigoulette at 7h. 37m., approximately; springs rise 4 feet, neaps 3| 

 feet. The tidal streams run in mid-channel for 3^ hours after high 

 and low water on the shore, and at springs attain a rate of 6 to 7 

 knots an hour, with very little slack water. 



Communication. — The Labrador steamer to and fron'i St. John's, 

 via Battle harbor, calls at Eigoulette fortnightly during summer. 



Water can be taken at high water from a brook at the head of the 

 bight, and there is wood in abundance. 



Kock. — A sunken rock is reported to lie in mid-channel at the 

 eastern entrance to the channel between Caravalla head and Henrietta 

 island, about 3 miles above Rigoulette. 



Herring islands, east-northeastward 6;^ miles from the northeast- 

 ern point of George island, comprise a group of three islands and 

 some rocks. The highest and southeastern island is 184 feet high; 

 the channel between it and the. northeastern island should not be 

 taken. _ ' , ' ; '. 



Leeming rock, bearing' 152°, distant 4:^ miles from tke highest 

 Herring island^ has.abo'at 1 fept Qf.^fiter pyer ■1, and is steep-to. 

 , ,A rQck> 1 fecthigli, h^^s beeA repo-ited i:o oear about 297°, distant 

 1,400 yards from Leeming rock; its existence is doubtful, as it is 

 possible that it was ice which was seen. 



Southeast rocks, bearing 88°, distant 17 miles from the south- 

 eastern point of George island, and 328°, distant 17^ miles from 

 Outer Gannet island, comprise a group of 3 bare rocks, the highest 

 being 30 feet high. A bare rock, 32 feet high, bears 345°, distant 2^ 

 miles from the southern group. These rocks are steep-to. 



Breakers are reported to have been seen at a distance of 4^ miles 

 from the southeastern Southeast rock, on a bearing of 35°. 



Tom Cod rock, bearing 226°, distant 3y% miles from the southeast- 

 ern Southeast rock, is awash at low water, and a shoal, with 3 fathoms 

 of water over it, lies eastward 300 yards from it. 



An islet, 7 feet high, with a sunken rock off its nortliAvestern side, 

 bears 307°. distant 4^ miles from the bare rock which lies at 345°, 

 distant 2| miles from southeast rocks. 



Tommy rocks. — The middle and principal of these rocks is 04 

 feet high, and lies northward, distant 4^ miles from the northeastern 

 of the Herring islands; the two eastern rocks, close together and 29 



