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British Colvmeia — {continued.) 



Point Roberts. Extends from the mainland westward into the Gulf of 

 Georgia. The extremity of the point is in the State of Washington. 

 Its position is Lat. 48°58'15"N. and Long. 123°04'16" W. 



Port Renfrew. A new name given to the location on San Juan Harbor or 

 Port San Juan, where the University of Minnesota has established a 

 marine laboratory. It is variously mentioned under the names Minne- 

 sota Seaside Station, Baird Creek, Baird Cove, Baird Point, etc., as far 

 as we understand the situation. It is aliout (JO or 70 miles to the west 

 of Victoria. 



San Juan Harbor. This is the first bay or harbor on the Vancouver 

 Island side of the Strait of Juan de Fuca in approaching from the sea. 

 01)servatory Rocks, at the eastern head, are in Lat. 4S°31'30"N. and 

 Long. 12-i°28'l5" W. 



Straits of Georgia. The straits or more properly, the Gulf of Georgia, are 

 between the mainland of Washington and British Columbia on the 

 east and Vancouver Island on the west. The position of Point Roberts 

 on the eastern side has already been given. 



Strait of Juan de Fuca. This is the first large strait on the NW. coast of 

 North America as one comes from the southward. Its western 

 entrance lies between Cape Flattery in Washington and Cape Bonilla 

 on Vancouver Island. The position of Cape Flattery, as determined 

 at the light-house on Tatoosh Island, off the cape, is Lat. 48°23'15"N. 

 and Long. 123°43'51" AV. 



Sumas Prairie. This locality is unknown to us. 



Vancouver Island. A large island on the western coast of British 

 Columbia, extending from Lat. 48°18i'N. at the Strait of Juan de Fuca 

 to Cape Scott in Lat. 50°47' N. 



Victoria. The capital of the province of British Columbia, situated in the 

 southeastern part of Vancouver Island. Its position is Lat. 48°25'31" N. 

 and Long. 123°23'39"W. 



Una Nootita. Probably in the neighborhood of Xootka Sound, but not 

 known definitely. 



Washington. 



Bog Lake. A small lake on Whidbey Island. 



British Camp. The site of the British Camp is in the NW. part of San 

 Juan Island. Its position is Lat. 48°35' N. and Long. 123°10' W. 



Brown Island. This is a small island in Friday Harbor on the eastern 

 shore of San Juan Island. Its position is Lat. 48°32' N. and Long. 

 123°00' W. 



Camano Island. A long narrow island, lying ofi' the eastern and southern 

 part of Whidbey Island and the NW. point or shoulder is just east of 



