374 cook's voyage to june, 



is elevated naked land, and in the middle it is low ; 

 so that, at a distance, from some points of view, it 

 assumes the appearance of two islands. It lies in 

 the latitude of 56 36', and in the longitude of 205 ; 

 and between two and three leagues from the conti- 

 nent ; which space is interspersed with small islands 

 and rocks ; but there seemed to be good passage 

 enough, and also safe anchorage. At first, we were 

 inclined to think, that this was Beering's Foggy 

 Island* ; but its situation so near the main does not 

 suit his chart. 



At eight in the evening, we stood in for the land, 

 till we were within a league of the above-mentioned 

 small islands. The westernmost part of the continent 

 now in sight, being a low point facing Trinity Island, 

 and which we called Cape Trinity, now bore west 

 north-west. In this situation, having tacked in 

 fifty-four fathoms water, over a bottom of black sand, 

 we stood over for the island, intending to work up 

 between it and the main. The land to the westward 

 of Two-headed Point is not so mountainous as it is 

 to the north-east of it, nor does the snow lie upon it. 

 There are, however, a good many hills considerably, 

 elevated ; but they are disjoined by large tracts of 

 flat land that appeared to be perfectly destitute of 

 wood, and very barren. . 



As we were standing over toward the island, we 

 met two men in a small canoe, paddling from it to 

 the main. Far from approaching us, they seemed 

 rather to avoid it. The wind now began to incline 

 to the south ; and we had reason to expect, that it 

 would soon be at south-east. Experience having 

 taught us, that a south-easterly wi'nd was generally, 

 if not always, accompanied by a thick fog, I was 

 afraid to venture through between the island and 

 the continent, lest the passage should not be accom- 

 plished before night, or before the thick weather came 



* Tdrtiannoi-ostr&vo, c'est-a-dire, & isle Nebule use. Muller, p. 261. 



