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sheet of water Is well encircled by land and perfectly

protected. Between Cape Samana on the north and

Cape Raphael on the south too mouth measures

twenty-one miles north, west throe-iourtlu north,

reckoned from Cape Raphael. From this line, including

the inner harbor, as wo may term it, the

bay extends thirty miles to the month of the Yuna

river. This stream is one of the largest on the island

of SL Domingo and euters the bay at the extreme

western shore. Th? breadth of the bay

about midway its depth from the towns of Samana

on Its northern to Bavannah la Mar on its southern

shore to eight miles, fen uules west of Cape Raphael,

near Paata Jicaco, begins a reef which

atretcaes northwestward to a number of islets or

aocks. called cava (Revs! Pascuai. Levantado aud

Carcnero, better known us the Bamnler Cays. This

I reef protects the basin of the bay against the heavy

seaa which otherwise a gale from the north and east

would send Into it. The passage lor the entrance

a ad exit of vessels Is thus contracted to one in tie between

Punt a Cacao and Cayo rascual. In the middle

of this channel ts a small reef, marked on the charts

and called Jean Bart, having ttiregand three-fourths

fathoms, or twenty-four feet, or water. This could oe

Indicated by a buoy. At other points not less than

six fathoms, or thirty-six feet, of water is found,

while a channel exists, well defined on the

charts, showing nowhere less than elgnt fathoms,

or forty-eight feet The reef Jean Bart iles northwest

six cable lengths from the north point of Cayo

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The New York herald. (1869). New York [N.Y.], 1869-08-03. US/DR Newspaper Timeline. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83030313/1869-08-03/ed-1/?sp=11

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The New York herald, 1869-08-03.