Menaies' Journal. 



Redonda Island. 



75 



Though the day was favorable our view from the top 

 of the Hill was very circumscribed on account of the higher 

 mountains which every where surrounded us, those to the 

 Southward & South West were more remote by the great 

 Arm intervening which appeard underneath us like a large 

 Lake checquerd over with a great number of Islands of dif- 

 ferent size & figure, many of the smaller ones were naked 

 & rocky, but the larger ones were in general wooded with 

 Pines of a stinted appearance, this added to the broken 

 rugged & gloomy prospect which the Country presented on 

 both sides made this part of the great Arm be named 

 Desolation Reach. 



In this journey the Genus Pyrola was enrichd with four 

 new species which I met with no where else & on the top 

 of the Hill I found two new species of Pentstemon, a new 

 species of Ribcs Andromeda coerulea, Pinus Strobus — Pinus 

 inops. H.K. & a great variety of Cryptogamic Plants, 

 besides many other undescribed Plants which I had before 

 met with in other parts of the Country. 



Another day I went a small excursion with Mr. 

 Broughton in his Boat. We penetrated by a small branch 

 a short distance into the Island on the South Side of the 

 Channel where we lay & near its termination, seeing a large 

 stream of water rushing down out of the Woods we landed / 

 close by it to take some refreshment, not in the least suspect- 

 ing but that it was fresh water, till we tasted it, & to our 

 great surprize found it to be saltish. This lead us to trace 

 its source & found it came from a Lake in the Wood which 

 was apparently filled at high water by the impetuous force 

 with which the Tide rushes into these narrow Inlets, but 

 the same impelling force not acting upon its return it con- 

 tinued pouring out at a narrow gap a more gradual stream 

 during the recess of the Tide which at this time had fallen 

 from it about twelve feet perpendicular height. 



We here killed some large Grouse which on starting 

 perchd in the Pine Trees, & we saw some Deer but did not 

 get near enough to have a shoot at them ; it is surprising how 

 fond these Animals are of insulated situations to which 

 probably they are driven by being chaced or harrassed by 

 other animals such as Wolves, Foxes &c 



Near the bottom of a deep Cove which obtaind the 

 name of Cascade Cove about a mile & a half to the North 



1792. 

 July 2nd. 



Now limited to 

 the Bouthern 

 entrance only. 



Pinus strobus, 

 tlie Eastern 

 White Pine 

 with five leaves 

 in each fascicle, 

 is replaced 

 here by 

 P. monticola. 

 P. inops (two- 

 leaved) Is 

 similarly 

 rc-placed by 

 P. comtorta, 

 the Scrub Pine 

 of the Coast. 



Cliff Id. and 

 Squirrel Cove. 



Teakeme Arm 

 on W. side of 

 Redonda Id 



