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surface, composed of one mass of wood similar to 

 what I had before seen.' l In the ravine he 

 observed a tree protruding about 8 feet, and 3 feet 

 in circumference. And he further states that, 

 * From tlie perfect state of the bark, and the position 

 of the trees so far from the sea, there can be but 

 little doubt that they grew originally in the 

 country.' A cone of one of the fir trees was 

 brought home, and was found to belong ap- 

 parently to the genus Abies, resembling A. (Pinus) 

 alba. 



" In Prince Patrick's Island, in latitude 76 12' N., 

 longitude 122 W., near the head of Walker Inlet, 

 and a considerable distance in the interior in one 

 of the ravines, a tree, protruding about 10 feet 

 from the bank was discovered by Lieutenant 

 Mecham. It proved to be 4 feet in circumference. 

 In its neighbourhood several others were seen, all 

 of them similar to some he had found at Cape 

 Manning ; each of them measured 4 feet round 

 and 30 feet in length. The carpenter stated that 

 the trees resembled larch. Lieutenant Mecham, 



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