Menzies' Journal. 



Simoom Sound. 



93 



nearly as successfull. The day becoming dark & gloomy 

 with heavy rain obligd us to return on board sooner than we 

 intended with our collection of Salmon which was an accept- 

 able supply for all hands on board both Vessels, & what was 

 very remarkable the same Seine was hauled in the same place 

 again & again on the two succeeding days without catching 

 a single fish, though they were seen equally abundant in the 

 water. 



In the Gully I found a new species of Henchcra & 

 another of Polytricum with plenty of the two Vacciniums 

 which were here very productive with red & black berries. 



The weather continued dark & gloomy the remainder of 

 this & on the following day with frequent loud Claps of 

 Thunder preceeded by vivid flashes of lightning, which was 

 the first we had experiencd in these interior regions. 



Mr. Johnstone made the Latitude of this place in 50'' 

 30' 30" North with the artificial Horizon — The / Vertical 

 rise of the Tide was about ten feet, but the Stream either 

 way was scarcely perceptible. 



In the forenoon of the 3^ we had hazy weather with 

 some Rain & little wind. About two in the afternoon Cap* 

 Vancouver & Mr. Broughton returnd in the Pinnace, having 

 penetrated by the Western branch into the Sound, & there 

 having appointed a place of meeting with the other two 

 Boats, they were orderd to proceed on their examination, 

 while the two Commanders hastend back to take the Vessels 

 thither by the Channel we came in at, as the Western branch 

 was not found sufficiently eligible. In point of refreshment 

 they were tolerably well off, as they had the good fortune to 

 kill a Deer soon after their departure from the Vessels. 



Every thing was now got off from the Shore, & both 

 Vessels immediately weighd to return back the Arm, but 

 there being but little wind we were not able to proceed far 

 when we were obligd to anchor again in the dusk of the 

 evening in sixty fathoms. 



Next morning was mostly calm but we got under way 

 pretty early to take the advantage of the ebb Tide in drop- 

 ping down the Arm. About ten in the forenoon a fresh 

 breeze sprung up from the Westward, against which we 

 continued plying till in the evening we reachd the entrance 

 where we observd the two Boats coming round the outer 

 point from the Westward, & both Mr. Puget & Mr. Whidbey 



1792. 

 Aug. l8t. 



? Tolmiaea 

 Menzieeii, 

 common here- 

 abouts and 

 first described 

 as Heuchcra. 



Aug. Srd. 



Fife Sound. 



Aug. 4th. 



