Jordanhill Island. 23 



August 20.— Next morning I walked about six miles up an 

 inlet trending to the E.N.E., which I have little doubt leads again 

 into the opening between Cape Borlase Warren and Cape Mary, 

 making the land. We were now upon an island, as will be best 

 seen from the chart. Our time not permitting us to explore 

 every opening, we again started in the afternoon, and pulled for 

 a high rocky island, about eight miles distant. The mountains 

 here were of great height, ending in immense glaciers on both 

 sides. I determined to ascend the highest of them, hoping to 

 have an extensive view of the different openings and arms of 

 the sea that surrounded us on all sides. 1 accordingly started 

 next morning, and reached to the height of 4500 feet by baro- 

 metrical measurement, but was at least 500 feet from the top 

 of the mountain. Several openings were observed to the west, 

 and one of greater extent to the south, which I determined to 

 explore. I returned to the tents, after a fatiguing walk of six- 

 teen hours. Some foxes and white hares were seen, and two of 

 the latter shot ; innumerable traces of grouse were seen, but 

 only one bird, which was perfectly grey. I named this island 

 Jordanhill, after the residence of my friend James Smith, Esq., 

 and named the capes, which form the southern and northern 

 extremities of this extensive bay, Cape James and Cape Mary, 

 in honour of the same gentleman and his lady. 



August 21. — We now pushed for the Fiord or opening to 

 the south, which I expected would lead us again to the coast. 

 After pulling a distance of sixteen miles, we encamped at our 

 sixth station. The inlet was from a quarter of a mile to a mile 

 and a half in breadth, but of a sufficient depth of water for a 

 vessel drawing 14 feet ; the sides were more level than the shores 

 we had hitherto passed — the mountains not rising so abruptly 

 from the sea, and the face of the country presenting a less bar- 

 ren and heath-like appearance. We shot some swans, which we 

 found excellent eating. 



August 22. — Proceeded up the inlet, the head of which we 

 soon reached : it terminated in low marshy land, about eigh- 

 teen miles from its entrance from the bay ; named it Loch 

 Fine. 



Up to this period, with the exception of the gale on the night 

 of the 17th, we had had a constant calm, accompanied willi the 



