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Mcnzies' Journal. 



Birch Bay. 



1792. 

 June 23r<J. 



Semiahmoo and 

 Boundary Bays. 



This village not 

 mentioned by 

 Vancouyer. 



Strait of 

 Georgia. 



Roberts and 

 Sturgeon 

 Banks off 

 Fraser BiTer. 



Burrard Inlet. 



obliging as to favor me with the following Extracts from 

 his copious journal of this long Cruize. 



When they left the Ship on the Morning of the 12th 

 they first explord a large shoal water Bay till they came to 

 a conspicuous White Bluff / of a moderate height forming 

 the western point of it & which afterwards obtained the 

 Name of Cape Roberts. Here they landed to dine near a 

 large deserted Village capable of containing at least 4 or 

 500 Inhabitants, tho it was now in perfect ruins — nothing 

 but the skeletons of the houses remaind, these however 

 were sufficient to shew their general form structure & posi- 

 tion. Each house appeard distinct & capacious of the form 

 of an oblong square, & they were arrangd in three separate 

 rows of considerable length; the Beams consisted of huge 

 long pieces of Timber placed in Notches on the top of 

 supporters 14 feet from the ground, but by what mechanical 

 power the Natives had raisd these bulky beams to that 

 height they could not conjecture. Three supporters stood 

 at each end for the longitudinal beams, & an equal number 

 were arranged on each side for the support of smaller cross 

 beams in each house. 



After going round Cape Roberts they soon had a clear 

 & uninterrupted view of the great North West Arm, the 

 Northern shore of which took a Westerly direction for 

 about 4 miles & then they met with an extensive shoal laying 

 along shore the outer edge of which they pursued for about 

 15 miles in a North West direction & found it much 

 indented with small Spits ; its greatest extent from the 

 Shore was about 3 leagues & the land behind was low & 

 woody; in two places they saw the appearance of large 

 Rivers or Inlets but could not approach them even in the 

 Boats. 



Next day they proceeded up a narrow Arm which took 

 an easterly direction for about ten miles & encampd for 

 the night at the head of it. — It was found inhabited by a 

 number of friendly inoffensive Indians similar in their 

 persons manners clothing & ornaments to those / of Ad- 

 miralty Inlet. — A supply of fresh Fish was procurd from 

 them for small Trinkets & in their dealings they seemd to 

 act with a confidential honesty. — They were wonderfully 

 alarmd at the report of a Musket, hence it was concluded 



