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Mendes' Journal. 



Homfray Channel. 



1792. 

 June 27th. 



Mt. Addenbroke 



of present 



charts, 



alt. 5,140 ft. 



Homfray 



Channel. 



June 28th. 

 Forbes Bay. 



Brettell Point. 



Channel and 

 Double Ids. 



Toba Inlet. 



Pryce Channel. 



Posts & Beams of a solitary House which from its size 

 painted ornaments & picturesque shelterd situation seemd to 

 have been the residence of the Chief or some family of 

 distinction. The Shore on both sides is Rocky, crouded 

 with large Stones & drift wood & here & there verged with 

 Maple Trees whose waving branches & light colord foliage 

 formd a beautiful contrast with the gigantic aspect & dark 

 verdurous hue of a thick forest of Pinery which spread over 

 a high prominent Mountain that swelled out immediately 

 behind to form the back ground with a steep acclivity from 

 the outer point of the Cove. 



This Village from the disasters we met with obtaind 

 the name of Flea Village & is situated about three leagues 

 to the North East ward of the situation of the Vessels & a 

 high conspicuous Mountain to the Westward of it on the 

 opposite side of the Arm was namd from its figure Anvil 

 Mountain. We now found the Arm taking a turn round 

 the bottom of this Mountain to the North West ward & was 

 contracted to about a mile & a half wide with rocky shores 

 & high steep mountains wooded with Pines on both sides; 

 those to the Northward / had their summits checquerd 

 with Snow; but night coming on we soon brought to & 

 occupied ourselves in getting clear of the Fleas by soaking 

 our cloths in boiling water. 



Early on the morning of the 28th we again set out & 

 soon after passed a Bay with some low land round the 

 bottom of it & a large stream of fresh water emptied itself 

 into it which collected from the Mountains over it in rappid 

 torrents. After this we found the Arm rounding gradually 

 to the Westward & about Noon came to a naked point where 

 a large branch turnd suddenly off to the Northward with 

 two small Islands in its entrance wooded like the rest of the 

 Country with Pines. — Soon after leaving this point to prose- 

 cute our examination in the Northern branch, we met with 

 Cap* Valdes in the Spanish Launch on his way back from 

 the head of it ; he readily shewd us his Survey of it, & told 

 us that it terminated in shallow water surrounded with low 

 land about eleven miles off, & that he saw Mr. Johnstone 

 with his Boats on the preceeding day in the Western open- 

 ing we had just passed. As Mr. Puget who commanded 

 our party had no particular orders how to act in case of 

 meeting in this manner with Cap* Valdes we took our leave 



