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238 STTNDA STRAIT.—SOUTH SHORE. [ohap. ir.
the Bojong river. Native pilots for Sunda Strait and Batavia will be found
here.
Old Anjer formerly situated 2^ miles north-eastward of Fourth point
was destroyed by the earthquake and tidal wave in 1 883 ; but a new native
settlement has been formed there which furnishes supplies as stated below.
Anjer river close westward of this settlement is 40 yards in breadth,
with a depth of 3 to 6 feet at low water, and affords good landing for boats
in the easterly monsoon ; but the Paku river situated half a mile to the
northward, and which has a least depth of 2 fathoms is to be preferred.
The Paku is about 80 yards wide, and has some- rocks near the entrance,
which may be avoided by keeping close over to the reef extending from
the south point. During the easterly monsoon, small craft will find
anchorage in 4 to 5 fathoms, within the entrance, avoiding patches of
2 fathoms (the ruins of the former settlement).
Ancliorage.—There is anchorage in Anjer road in 14 fathoms, fair
holding ground, with Fourth point bearing S.W. ^ S. ; and the summit of
Thwartway N.W. J N., at half a mile from the shore reef ; from, thence
the depths decrease uniformly to 9 and 8 fathoms at about a cable from
the reef which fringes the shore. This is but an indifferent roadstead in the
north-west monsoon, and landing is then dangerous on account of the high
surf. Sailing vessels have frequently found themselves in dangerous
proximity to this reef from anchoring in too small a depth of water, and
with no room to veer in the event of sudden and violent squalls, which, as
in most tropical countries, are very common in this strait.
Supplies, &C.—In the south-east monsoon, vessels both outward and
homeward bound, often call at Anjer for supplies. Buffaloes, poultry,
vegetables, fruit, hogs, sheep, turtle, and water are to be procured. Native
craft from Anjer, with supplies, will he met with in Sunda strait, and even
as far northward as the Brothers.
THWART-WAY ISLAND, or Pulo Sangian, 500 feet
high, lying in the middle of the narrowest part of Sunda strait, is easily
recognised by its irregular shape. Prom the north-eastward or south-
westward, the island appears as five islets, the earthquake wave having
swept through it, destroying all the trees in the low ground and valleys, but
there is no change in the contour of the island, or in the depths around.
It is 2J miles long in a N.N.W. and S.S.E. direction, and steep-ta on its
northern and eastern sides beyond one cable distance. Off its southern
extremity a reef projects about 3 cables, on which a rock above water is
visible ;
southward of the reef are depths of 17 to 20 fathoms, sand.
The west side of the island forms a bay, in which there is good tem-
porary anchorage in 13 fathoms, sand, with the extremes of the island
N. f W. and S.E. by E. | E. The south-westerly set in Sunda strait
causes strong eddies in this bay.