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Alaska — {continued. ) 



Yakutat. A town and postofRce, inside of Oeean Cape, on the shores of 

 Yakutat Bay, 4 miles east of the Cape. Its position is Lat. 59°33'N. 

 and Long. 139°40' W. 



Yakutat Bay. A broad, open bay about 60 miles ESE. from Mt. St. Elias. 

 The low gravel shores on the west side drain part of the Malaspina 

 Glacier. The southeast point of entrance is Ocean Cape, whose posi- 

 tion is Lat. 59°33' N. and Long. 139°48' W. 



British Columbia. 



Banks Island. The westernmost of the islands lying oft' the mainland in 

 the latitude of 52°-54°N., and forming in part the eastern shore of 

 Hecate Strait, Queen Charlotte Archipelago forming the western. The 

 island is 41 miles long and 5-10 miles wide, with the shores broken into 

 V)ays and creeks. Calamity Harbor at the soutliern end is in Lat. 

 5.J°10'N. 



Burrards Inlet. Opening into the Gulf of Georgia at the northeastern part 

 and just inside is the town of Vancouver, the terminus of the Cana- 

 dian Pacific railroad. The position of the light-house is Lat. 49°17'14" 

 N. and Long. 123°].5'08" W. 



Departure Bay. This is a coal harbor, on the eastern shore of Vancouver 

 Island, and the northern part of Nanaimo Harbor. Its position is Lat. 

 49°12' X. and Long. 123°58' W. 



Esquimau. A small harbor just west of Victoria, on the southeastern 

 coast of Vancouver Island. Its position is Lat. 48°25'50" N. and Long. 

 ]23°2()'4rV'W. 



Fort Vancouver. This is a locality given by Harvey (1852, p. 210). We 

 supposed it to refer to Vancouver, B. C, but it probably refers to the 

 Fort Vancouver on the Columbia Eiver in Oregon. 



Gonzales Point. Three miles east of Victoria. Position Lat. 48°24'N. 

 and Long. 123"" 18' W. 



Lowe Inlet. This small inlet opens on the Grenville Channel about 

 14 n. miles northwestward from the south entrance to the channel. 

 Its position is Lat. 53°31' N. and Long. 129°33i' W. 



Nanaimo. A small town on a small bay opening upon the Gulf of Georgia. 

 Its position is Lat. 49°10' N. and Long. 123°57' W. 



Nootka Sound. One of the deep bays or fiords on the western coast of 

 Vancouver Island. The position of Friendly Cove, the old landing 

 place within the Sound, is Lat. 49°3(3' N. and Long. 12()°37i' W. 



Oak Bay. A small shoal bay two miles north of Gonzales Point. 



Pedder Inlet. A small bay near Cape Church, the southernmost point of 

 Vane uver Island. It is nearly 10 miles SW. of Victoria. 



Peddler Inlet. A misprint in the text for Pedder Inlet. 



