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Perico Point is a secondary indentation to form Ensenada de Los Muer- 

 tos, in which there is an anchorage, safer than most of those along this 

 part of the coast. This Ensenada has afforded some shore collecting and 

 some dredging in 5-40 fathoms, in sand, broken shell, and coralline. 



Perico Point is a high, rocky bluff; and here the coast turns slightly 

 west of north, 2 miles, to the low, sandy Point Arena de la Ventana, 

 north of which is a deeper bight to form Ventana Bay. Point Gorda, 12 

 miles from Point de la Ventana, is the northwestern limit of the bay. 



The repeated use of certain names along the whole Pacific coast of 

 America, south of San Diego, is quite confusing at times. This Point 

 Gorda is not more than 70 or 75 miles in a direct line from a Point Gorda 

 recently mentioned. 



Lying off Ventana Bay is the high, rocky, barren island, Ceralbo 

 Island, 16 miles long, A\ 2 miles wide, with Ceralbo Channel, 4 to 6 

 miles wide, separating it from the mainland. 



From Point Gorda to Coyote Point, 16 miles, the bold, rocky coast 

 extends northwesterly. The bays and the points between them in this dis- 

 tance are not significant. 



No collecting has been done around Ceralbo Island or at any place 

 between Perico Point and Coyote Point. 



Coyote Point is the northeast point of a rectangular peninsula sepa- 

 rating La Paz Bay from the open Gulf. The northwest point is San Lo- 

 renzo Point. The coast between, 5 miles, is mostly rocky, although there 

 is a sand beach near the San Lorenzo end. This peninsula is separated 

 from Espiritu Santo Island by San Lorenzo Channel, with a least width 

 of 3y 2 miles. The channel is foul with rocks and reefs, and the currents 

 are strong and variable. Probably because of this condition the fauna is 

 rich, and hence the extensive dredging here was very profitable. 



Espiritu Santo Island, 8 miles long, 6 miles wide, has a coast line of 

 bluffs and sandy beaches. It is separated from Isla Partida to the north 

 of it by a narrow, shallow passage. On the west coast of the island are 

 two indentations, neither very extensive — Port Ballena and San Gabriel 

 Bay — the latter being much the larger. San Gabriel Bay has been a fertile 

 collecting ground for all methods of collecting that have been used any- 

 where. Port Ballena has received some attention as w T ell. 



La Paz Bay is the largest bay on the east coast of Lower California. 

 It is 43 miles long, north and south, with a greatest breadth of 18 miles. 

 The main coast line is shaped like the letter "J" reversed, with the pen- 

 insula extending to San Lorenzo Channel supporting the short arm. 



