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HYDROGRAPHY. 



HORNET HARBOR, 



Hornet Harbor affords good anchorage ; it has Perry Island on 

 the south and Lawrence Island on the north ; is 4 miles in length, east 

 and west; its shores are bold. At its head there is a mud-flat, covered 

 at high water ; on the south is a small creek, 6 miles in length, which 

 is passable for canoes : this communicates with Saratoga Passage. 

 The marsh through which the creek runs is from 2 to 3 miles wide. 

 There is a connection between Penguin and Hornet Harbors on the 

 north, through Levant Passage ; the water is deep and the tide runs 

 with great velocity between the three islets and the east end of Law- 

 rence Island, the flood setting in the direction of the arrows. 



ARGUS BAY. 



Argus Bay is situated on the west side of Perry Island, and pro- 

 tected on the west by Burrow's and Allan's Islets. The form of the 

 bay is nearly semicircular, 3 miles long by 2 wide. Mount Erie 

 lies due east of the anchorage. The Williamson Rocks lie off this 

 bay, to the south of Allan's Islet, and nearly abreast of Sare's Point. 

 Young's Islet is between Burrow's and Allan's. All these islets are 

 rocky, and much broken. There is deep water between them, and 

 likewise between Burrow's and Perry Islands ; this latter passage, 

 which leads into Boxer Cove, is narrow. Sandford Cove is near 

 the entrance ; it is formed by a long sandspit ; the opening is on the 

 west. 



The Ringgold Channel, between Watmaugh Head, the south end of 

 Chauncey Island, and Perry Island, is 6 miles wide ; ample room for 

 ships to beat in. Mount Erie is a good landmark for vessels intend- 

 ing to seek Argus Bay. 



PERRY ISLAND. 



Perry Island lies next to and south of Lawrence ; is of an irregular 

 shape, 10 miles in length by 6 wide. On the east, between it and the 

 main land, there is a marsh, which is bare at extreme low water. The 

 western part of the island is a bluff shore, falling towards the east, 

 where it sinks into the marsh. Mount Erie stands isolated in the 

 centre. 



