Menzies' Journal. 



Off Desolation Sound. 



posd to send one of his Boats to examine a large opening 

 leading to the Northward & on his returning on board, he 

 dispatchd Don Valdes Commander of the Schooner in one 

 of their Launches upon that service. 



At the same time as the Country appeard now much 

 broken & divided by Inlets in various directions, Cap* 

 Vancouver / pland two boats expeditions & orderd the 

 parties to get themselves ready. In the afternoon Mr. 

 Johnstone set out with the Chatham's Cutter & Launch to 

 examine the openings which lay to the North West ward, 

 whilst Mr. Puget & Mr. Whidbey went off in the Dis- 

 covery's Launch & Cutter to pursue those leading to the 

 North Eastward, & as the rugged & wild appearance of the 

 Country was likely to afford some variety to my pursuits I 

 accompanied the latter party. We had gone but a short 

 distance from the Vessels, when Cap* Vancouver sent a 

 Boat after us to say that he intended to remove the Vessels 

 to the entrance of an opening about two Leagues to the 

 Northwestward where we should find them on our return, 

 & a fresh Northerly breeze of wind coming on soon after 

 accompanied with thunder & rain, made the Vessels drive 

 with their Anchors & causd them to heave up & hasten to 

 the intended place where they came to in 30 fathoms rocky 

 bottom & were better shelterd. The two Spanish Vessels 

 accompanied them but anchord at the same time nearer the 

 Shore in ten fathoms. 



The small Island where we left the Vessels at Anchor 

 & from which we took our departure on this excursion is 

 about 26 leagues in a N 64° E direction from Friendly 

 Cove in Nootka Sound that is in Latitude 50° 6' North & 

 Longitude 235° 18' East from Greenwich. 



After visiting some small barren Islands & part of the 

 supposed Continental Shore to the South Eastward in order 

 to connect it with our present survey, we directed our course 

 along shore to the North Eastward & soon after enterd a 

 small intricate arm scarcely half a mile wide / which took 

 us South Easterly about two Leagues & having reachd its 

 termination we turnd back & brought to for the Night in a 

 small Cove about two miles from the head of it. 



On our way back next morning we found another small 

 branch in this Arm leading to the North ward which we 

 traced about 4 miles till it became so narrow & shallow 



1792. 

 June 26tii. 



Lewis Channel, 

 etc. 



Desolation 

 Sound. 



Te-ak-arne 

 Arm, 

 Redonda Id. 



Kinghorn 

 Island. 



Malasplna 

 Inlet. 



Okeover Arm. 

 June 2"tb. 

 Lancelot Arm. 



