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is the mouth of Rogue river, whicli discharges an enormous 

 volume of water in the winter storms ; Pistol river, in 42° 

 17'; Chetko river, in 42° 03', and Smith river, in 41° 57', be- 

 sides smaller streams. In the winter freshets these streams 

 bring down great quantities of large trees torn from the banks. 

 How far these signs have been seen seaward we have at present 

 no record. 



Ferrelo continues his narrative and says : " The wind shifted 

 to the northwest and the north-northwest with great fury, so 

 that it made them run until Saturday, the third of March, to 

 the southeast and to the east-southeast with such a liigh sea that 

 it made them cry out without reserve that if God and His blessed 

 Mother did not miraculously save them they could not escape. 

 Saturday at noon the wind moderated and remained at the 

 northwest, for which they gave many thanks to our Lord. They 

 suffered also in provisions, as they had only biscuit, and that 

 damaged." 



And apparentl}^ reviewing the last few days' experience, he 

 says : " It appeared to them that there was a very large river, of 

 which they had much indication, between forty-one degrees and 

 forty and three, for they saw many signs of it." 



These determinations relate to the coast between latitudes 

 39° 30' and 41° 30', in which are the following streams : Klamath 

 river, in latitude 41° 32', a large stream; Little river, under 

 Trinidad head, in 41° 02'; Mad river, in 40° 56'; Humboldt bay 

 entrance, in 40° 45'; Eel river, one of the largest rivers in Cali- 

 fornia, in 40° 39'; Mattole, in 40° 18'; Ussal, Ten Mile, Noyo and 

 other streams farther southward. 



Ferrelo continues : " This day [March 3], in the evening, they 

 recognized the Cabo de Pinos, and on account of the high sea 

 which prevailed, they could do no less than run along the coast 

 on the return course in search of a shelter. They experienced 

 much cold. 



'■ Monday, on the fifth day of the said month of March, 1543, 

 at dawn, they found themselves off the island of Juan Rodriguez 

 [San Miguel}, and they did not dare to enter tfie port on account 

 of the great storm which prevailed, which broke the sea at the 

 entrance of the harbor in fifteen fathoms. The entrance is nar- 

 row ; they ran under the protection of the Isla de San Salvador 

 on the southeast side." 



This Puerto de la Isla de San Salvador is Smugglers cove on 

 the short southeast side of Santa Cruz island. The dangers 



