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the land also shows its situation to a vessel in the Straits. What 
at first appears to be Lyell Sound is Kempe Harbour, the 
Sound lies more to the left. 
*¢ After passing Mazaredo Point, the land is rugged and 
less woody ; it is not very high, and has a peculiar, rounded 
appearance, like the tops of loaves of bread. 
‘‘ There was slate in Kempe Harbour, which seemed to me 
fit for roofing purposes. 
** In Cascade Bay we found the abundance of limpets and 
muscles usual on these shores, and of particularly good quality. 
The Indians live almost entirely upon them and sea-eggs, though 
birds, and occasionally a seal, add to their subsistence. Vege- 
tation, both on shore and in the water, is most abundant. At 
every step one sinks knee-deep in moss, grass, fern, or low 
bushes. Trees seem to arrive but seldom at perfection; the 
climate is so moist that they rot while growing, before they 
attain any size. Moss grows every where; each bough is 
covered with it: and the water appears to be as favourable to 
the growth of kelp as the land is to that of plants. The large 
kind (Fucus giganteus) shoots up, from many fathoms depth, 
to the surface, with strong stalks and large leaves. 
* 23d. A bad day; blowing strong, and at times raining. 
‘Mr. Murray, Mr. Stokes, and I, went with three boats to con- 
tinue our work of exploring and sounding. 
“ Saturday, 25th. We weighed and made sail; but the breeze 
failed, and flaws came against us. While laying out warps, 
and hanging by the stream-cable, a squall took the ship and 
drove her against the rocks, but without doing her any injury, 
for they were quite wall-sided. The main-yard and spanker- 
boom were among the trees. We again laid out warps, and had 
made some progress, when another strong squall obliged us to 
go back into our anchorage, to remain until the hail, snow, 
wind, and rain should cease. 
“© 26th. An unpromising and wet morning; but the heavy 
rain being over, we weighed, and in a few hours reached the 
western side of San Pedro Sound. 
_* About a mile from the point we anchored in Murray Cove, 
