1778. 

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ed ; fo that there is either a level country or water behind 

 it. In the afternoon, having a few hours calm, I took this 

 opportunity to found, and found feventy fathoms water 

 over a muddy bottom. The calm was fucceeded by a light 

 breeze from the North, with which we flood to the Weft- 



Thurfday;. Ward ; and at noon the next day, we were in the latitude of 

 59" 27', and the longitude of 219" 7'. In this fituation, Mount 

 Fair Weather bore South, 70° Eafl j Mount St. Elias, North, 

 half Weft ; the Wefternmoft land in fight. North, 52° Weft ; 

 and our diftance from the fliore four or five leagues ; the 

 depth of water being eighty-two fathoms over a muddy 

 bottom. From this ftation we could fee a bay (circular to 

 appearance) under the high land, with low wood-land on 

 each fide of it. 



We now found the coaft to trend very much to the Weft, 

 inclining hardly any thing to the North ; and as we had the 

 wind moftly from the Weftward, and but little of it, our 



Sflturday 9. progrcfs was flow. On the 9th at noon, the latitude was 

 59° 30', and the longitude 217°. In this fituation the neareft 

 land was nine leagues diftant; and Mount St. Elias bore 

 North, 30° Eaft, nineteen leagues diftant. This mountain 

 lies twelve leagues inland, in the latitude of 60° 27', and in 

 the longitude of 219°. It belongs to a ridge of exceedingly 

 high mountains, that may be reckoned a continuation of 

 the former ; as they are only divided from them by the plain 

 above mentioned. They extend as far to the Weft as the 

 longitude of 217"; where, although they do not end, they 

 lofe much of their height, and become more broken and 

 divided. 



Sundsy 10. At noon on the loth, our latitude was 59*51' and our lon- 

 gitude 215° 56', being no more than three leagues from the 



2 coaft 



