THE LOG OF CABRILLO 21 



they have experienced. They were in this port until the fol- 

 lowing Tuesday. Here Christians were called Guacamal. 



"The following Tuesday, on the third day of the month of 

 October, they departed from this port of San Miguel; and 

 Wednesday and Thursday and Friday they proceeded on their 

 course about eighteen leagues, fifty-four miles, along the coast, 

 on which they saw many valleys and much level ground and 

 many large smokes, and, in the interior, sierras. They were 

 at dusk near some islands, which are about seven leagues from 

 the mainland; and because the wind was becalmed they could 

 not reach them this night. 



"Saturday, the seventh day of the month of October, they 

 arrived at the islands at daybreak, which they named San 

 Salvador [San Clemen te] and La Vittoria [Santa Catalina]; 

 and they anchored off one of them; and they went with the 

 boat on shore to see if there were people there; and as the boat 

 came near, there issued a great quantity of Indians from among 

 the bushes and grass, yelling and dancing and making signs 

 that they should come ashore; and they saw that the women 

 were running away; and from the boats they made signs that 

 they should have no fear; and immediately they assumed 

 confidence and laid on the ground their bows and arrows; and 

 they launched a good canoe in the water, which held eight or 

 ten Indians, and they came to the ships. They gave them 

 beads and Uttle presents, with which they were dehghted, and 

 they presently went away. The Spaniards afterwards went 

 ashore and were very secure, they and the Indian women and 

 all. Here an old Indian made signs to them that on the main- 

 land men were journeying, clothed and with beards Uke the 

 Spaniards [Coronado]. They were in this island only until noon. 



"The following Sunday, on the eighth of the said month, 

 they came near the mainland in a great bay, which they named 

 La Baliia de los Fumos [Bahia Ona Bay; recently named Santa 

 Monica Bay] on account of the numerous smokes which they 

 saw upon it. Here they held intercourse with some Indians, 

 whom they took in a canoe, who made signs that towards the 

 north there were Spaniards Uke them. This bay is in 35 degrees; 

 and it is a good port; and the country is good, with many 

 valleys and plains and trees. 



