Mcnzics' Journal. 



Admiralty Inlet. 25 



their formation, the poles had a degree of uniformity thai 

 requird a good deal of trouble. Having crossd over the 

 entrance of Johnstone's decoy we enterd on a low narrow 

 beach about a mile long, on the middle of which we founc' 

 nine or ten long poles erected in a row at nearly equal 

 distances from one another which was about ninety or a 

 hundred yards ai)art, Each pole was lengthend by twc 

 pieces neatly joind together to about 90 feet high terminat- 

 ing with a Trident by leaving the stumps of two opposite 

 branches & the middle piece about a foot long at the 

 extremity of the upper Pole, The heel of each was sunl 

 in the ground & was further shord up by four other poles 

 each about 30 feet long which spread out round the bottom 

 & fastend about the middle pole as supporters. What was 

 the intention or meaning of the Natives in erecting these 

 poles with so much pains & trouble we were at a loss to 

 form the most distant conjecture, we saw some of the same 

 kind erected upon other Beaches since we came into the 

 Streights but no where so numerous & regular as here. 



Having now finishd our examination of the first small 

 Arm which was namd Port Townsend, we pursued our walk 

 to the South East along the shore of Admiralty Inlet & 

 passed some perpendicular sandy Cliffs which exposd to 

 view some thick strata of fine Fullers Earth. A white 

 animal was also seen which we supposd to be a Dog aboui 

 the size of a large Fox but it made off so quick into the 

 Woods that those who saw it were not certain what it 

 was. About noon we reachd a low point which was the 

 most / distant one we saw in this direction when the fog 

 cleard up on the forenoon of the preceeding day & from 

 this though the arm inclind a little more to the Southward 

 yet it was so trifling that the same general direction to the 

 South Eastward continued for about 4 or 5 leagues further 

 & then it appeard to be separated by a bluff point into two 

 arms one of which seemd to take a more easterly direction. 

 The Arm was still between 2 & 3 miles wide & appeard a 

 fine navigable Channel for Vessels of any burden. 



Having dind on this point which was fiat with a salt 

 marsh & pond behind it we embarkd in the afternoon & 

 separated on dift'crent pursuits with the Boats, but made 

 the bluff point we saw ahead the place of meeting again 

 in the evening. From this Point we had a fine view of 



1702. 

 May 8tb. 



Basalt Point. 



Koulweather 

 Point. 



