Menzies' Journal. 



Admiralty Inlet. 27 



Skins, One of them had a very large skin of the brown 

 Tyger Fclis concolor which was some proof of that Animal 

 being found thus far to the Northward on this side of the 

 Continent, but we saw very little of the Sea Otter Skins 

 among them, which also shows that that Animal is not fond 

 of penetrating far inland. — The rocky cliffs near the Point 

 where we breakfasted abounded with the Terra ponderosa 

 aerata & on the Beach was found different kinds of Iron 

 Ore & a variety of the siliceous order. 



After distributing some Trinkets among the Indians 

 who readily accepted of any thing that was offerd them, 

 & who appeard to speak a different language from those at 

 the entrance of the Streights, we embarkd & in crossing 

 over the Cove saw a small village at the bottom of it, to 

 which the Natives who were with us went after we parted. 



On the opposite point to where we breakfasted the 

 Latitude observd was 47° 56' N & we went but little further 

 when we found the tide of Ebb run so strong to the North- 

 ward together with a fresh breeze of wind that we were 

 compelld to wait till the Flood made in our favor, & then 

 proceeded till in the afternoon wc reachd a round clump of 

 trees which had the appearance of an Island but which we 

 found joind by a narrow beach to the Western Shore, from 

 this the arm took a South Westerly direction which we 

 pursued till dark, & then / stopped for the night which 

 was serene & pleasant on a snug Beach where we were 

 very comfortable on the Larb*^ shore. The country on both 

 sides of the arm still preservd a very moderate height & 

 every where coverd with pine forests close down to the 

 Beach & this afternoon I found on the western side a 

 good number of hazle nut Trees for the first time on this 

 side of America. 



Next morning at day break we set out pursuing this 

 Arm which was nearly two Miles wide in a Southerly 

 direction with fair weather but little or no wind. In the 

 afternoon we found a branch going off in a North West 

 direction which we followd to its termination & finding ii 

 only a deep Bay we returnd back along the opposite shore 

 & about dark pitchd our tents for the night near its South- 

 ern point of Entrance. At a place we landed on near the 

 bottom of the Bay I saw vast abundance of a beautiful new 

 species of Vaccinium with ever green leaves in full bloom. 



1792. 

 May 10th. 



Poulweather 

 Bluff. 



Hannon Point. 



Corylus 

 cnlifomica 

 { Hazel). 



May 11th. 



Hood's Canal 

 of Vancouver. 



Dabop Bay. 



Vaccinium 

 'iratum 

 I f'.vergreen 

 Huckleberry). 



