io8 The Ottawa Naturalist. [August 



affected skin, and the operation repeated se\eral times during 

 the course of a few days. The itching is at once reHeved and 

 the further progress of the malady is checked. The remedy has 

 been tried in a large number of cases and has always proved 

 successful, but it must be remembered that it is itself a poison 

 when taken into the mouth." F.T.S- 



FURTHER NATURALIST'S NOTP:S ON THE 

 PACIFIC COAST.— II. 



By Andrew Halkett, Esq. 



While sailing through the Straits of Juan dc Fuca the 

 Olympian coast-range of mountains in the State of Washington 

 is seen to special advantage. The coast-line is mountainous and 

 timbered on both the British Columbian and United States sides; 

 and the Olympians located well inland, being capped and 

 covered with snow, form a most beautiful spectacle. 



The day spent in this place closed with a calm and quiet 

 sunset. The mountains assumed a deep black blue — a vessel 

 was to be seen here and there in the distance — and the light at 

 Cape Flattery (U.S.) shone with the softness of a planet. As the 

 day declined the moon arose behind the mountains. 



The student of marine life would find enough to engage his 

 attention at Ucluelet Arm, Barclay Sound, situated on the west 

 shore of Vancouver Island. The Sound is studded with islands, 

 with rugged, wooded mountains in the background, and in some 

 cases capped with snow. On one of these islands the surf was 

 seen dashing up the rocks with great violence. 



Three Shags were seen sitting on the extreme point of, an 

 adjacent island, and these with other sea-birds, such as Pigeon 

 Guillemots, added variety to the scene. 



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