TohJc of Ice Reports, i 5^2— Continued 



Day of 

 Month 



2, 3 

 2 



Location and Descripti* 



APRIL — Continued 



48-43 53-10 berg and pack. 47-27 52-25 2 bergs. , r , ^ .. . • • ir . 



Northumberland Strait closed. East point Prince Edward Island scattered ice in gulf and 

 strait Cape North to St. Paul heavy ice. Also St. Paul to 50 miles east and south of bcatari, 

 Middle Bank west to St. Esprit. Sydney same as 6 .\pril. Heavy ice off Louisburg Harbor 

 all directions. 48-15 53-05 8 miles loose ice. 



Trepassey Bay berg. 30 miles north of Cape Race berg aground. 



Notre Dame Bay to 49-50 54-15 pack. 49-35 54-55 pack among islands. 



Artimon Bank to 47° N. heavy pack ice in large pieces. 



Trepassey Bay berg at mouth. 



Skov Fjord pack from 2 miles off entrance to sea 20 miles. 



47-23 50-52 berg. 47-10 51-50 patch 50 by 30 feet. ^ , , ^ ^ , , oa i 



44-53 60-12 extensive floe. Broken floes St. Paul Island to Sydney and seaward 20 miles. 

 Clear track through gulf. Cape Breton Island west coast heavy pack. Heath Point large 

 field to 48-30 61-00. Also 25 miles southwest Cape Ray to south and east bcatari. Louis- 

 burg open. 



47-25 52-09 brash 600 yards across. 



47-17 52-12 large section pan ice. 



Trepassey Bay berg at mouth. j.r, iu- n» 



Sydney west arm frozen, south arm open to dockyard. Scattered drift to horizon. Cape 

 Breton ice north edge 25 miles south Cranberry to 8 miles south Guion Island to 7 miles south- 

 east Scatari. Area open water Flint Island to Sydney. Southern edge 53 miles east Scatari 

 to 40 miles north Sable Island to 25 miles south Cranberry. Canso opening. Gulf no change. 



Sydney as 11 April. Loose drift 3 miles off Louisburg extending all directions. Gut Canso, 

 Northumberland Strait open ice. Flat Point close packed all sides. Cape Breton Island 

 considerable ice both sides. 



49-00 W. between 55 and 56 north 2 bergs. 



Trepassey Bay berg aground. 



Notre Dame Bay slob ice and growlers only. , ^^ .^ ,^ ,a . m ^n .c ^c n 



Streaks light ice. 60-00 to 60-30 49-00. Close packed 60-15 45-30 to 59-40 45-45. Bergs 

 and growlers. 



NoTrfoam^e Bay pack Td'te ice 5 to 15 miles off shore. 50-13 55-43 2 bergs^ 50-42 55-26 

 berg. Berg in cove northeast Bell Island. 51-38 55-25 3 bergs 51-42 56-00 heavy pack 

 Newfoundland almost to Labrador. Labrador coast bergs. 50-15 57-38 berg. 49-15 

 58-18 large patch loose ice. Loose ice 20 miles west and northwest Gurney Island. 



Southern edge ice in Gulf 48-25 62-25 to 15 miles north of Bird Rocks then northeast. Ice 

 both sides Cape Breton Island. From 20 miles east St. Paul Island to southeast Scatari to 

 White Head and all sides Canso. orxuor* 



Mouth Trepassey Bay berg. 30 miles Cape Race 3 pieces 3 'eet by 3 feet._ 



Prince Edward Island heavy packed to north. Anticosti to 48-25 

 Bird Rocks then northeast. 



48-55 51-10 loose ice to coast. 



Northumberland and Canso Straits drift ice. 

 56-12 49-32 2 bergs. 58-20 49-25 berg. . 



Sydney west arm partly open, south arm packed to limit visibility. 



Trepassey Bay berg. 



Simiutak (60-40 N.) light pack, bergs, growlers off shore. 

 Fjord 20 to 30 inches ice. „ ^ ■ .^ ,,r -i tu . 



Pack ice 5 miles out of Louisburg thence St. Esprit thence 15 miles southeast. 



Shippigan Bay full. Heath Point heavy close packed. Elmira heavy in gulf and strait, btrait 

 Canso. Canso Harbor drift ice. ,„„•,-, 



Pack 3 miles off shore Louisburg to Cape Breton then 20 miles off shore. 



Trepassey Bay berg. Ice fragments 5 miles off Cape Pine. ,, ., ^ a aa in 



8 miles loose "ice 120° from Egg Island buoy. 44-25 62-00 floe 15 miles to seaward. 44-30 

 62-44 pan ice 5 miles by 200 yards parallel to coast. 44-33 62-38 loose ice up coast 8 miles wide. 

 Navigable, to Montreal. Elmira heavy_ close P-ked Heath Point heap, brokers St^^^^ 



-25 to 15 miles north 



Arsuk Fjord clear. Sondrestrom 



Canso drift ice. Sydney Harbor full Aspy to Flint Island. Canso Harbor full. Floes 25 to 



30 miles off Coast Spry Bay to Beaver Bay. 

 Gdf ^tttJ a3T2 April. Sydney both ?rms open. Close packed 'o horizon, 44-25 62-50 



loose ice 4 square miles. 44-37 62-15 large area loose ice. 44-35 62-20 loose ice 10 by 5 miles. 



44-22 63-02 large area ice. 



Halifax to Cape Breton 10 to 35 miles off coast light open strings. 

 44-30 62-36 heavy broken field 5 miles to south. 44-31 61-55 090° true heavy broken field 



ice for 19 miles. , „ . . ■. r, •. » 1 • 



66-30 25-21 southern edge brash. Straumnes vicinity 8 miles fast ice. 

 Port Union berg off shore. Grates Cove berg to south. Salmon Cove berg. 



Berg MuThei^t Fame Point. Heath Point heavy broken ice everywhere. Elmira heavy broken. 

 Tunugliarfik and Arsuk Fjords clear. » j- „ *„. f.„„o„ 



Pack ice 67-50 18-00 to 70-30 11-00 then cast solid cakes pancake ice 10-foot diameter frozen 



EdgeTose'Tce 54-15 53-50. 53-30 53-05. 52-40 53-20. 51-50 54-10. 52-00 52-45 to 51-20 



52-15 to 50-05 50-50 no ice. 



Trepassey Bay berg 1 mile inside Cape Pine. , t. * tj- j 



Heath Point field broken into strings. Have crossed track from Cape des Hosiers to Bird 



Rocks. George Bay and Strait Canso full; Sydney Harbor full. 

 48-30 53-01, 47-47 53-08 bergs. 

 ??to etloT S°PoKrings and patches open. Strait Canso open to along west coast 



Cape Breton Island. Sydney Harbor close packed. 

 Trepassey Bay berg 1 mile east of Cape Pine. 



