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anchored near the head of Egg Harbor, on the north side of the 

 island, a narrow and perfectly straight inlet, about a mile 

 long and a quarter of a mile wide. "With the southerly winds 

 prevailing during our stay this bay is quite calm and unruffled, 

 but it is exposed toward the north, where it looks straight up 

 Chatham Straits, and the ocean swell enters unhindered. At 

 the head of the bay, and in places on the west side, are sandy 

 and gravelly beaches, and quite at the head of the bay a good- 

 sized stream empties. On the west side of the harbor is Pin 

 Peak, about 1300 feet high, and south, towards the center of the 

 island, Needle Peak, 1700 feet. The upper half of Pin Peak 

 is devoid of timber, and barren but for a covering of grass. 

 The timber on the island was a mixture of spruce, hemlock, and 

 cedar, with alders and crabapples along the beach. At the 

 head of the bay the forest is quite open and easy to traverse, 

 being almost devoid of underbrush, while the ground is carpeted 

 deeply with moss. At the foot of Pin Peak is an abandoned mine, 

 with numerous sheds and other buildings still standing, serving 

 as shelters for the deer, as we had opportunities of observing. 

 There are also some caves here that had evidently been used as 

 dwellings by the mine operators. The island is about ten miles 

 long, and between five and six miles across at the widest point. 

 The name "Egg Harbor" is a misnomer, as we found no 

 colonies of sea birds anywhere in the vicinity. On the Hazy 

 Islands, some jutting rocks ten or twelve miles to the westw.ard, 

 we were told that there were many such. 



The mammals noted on Coronation Island were Odocoileus, 

 Lutreola, Microtus (a species peculiar to this and Warren 

 Island), Peromyscus, and Sorex. There was no sign of bear 

 or wolves. The weather was pleasant during our stay here. May 

 14 to 18, and birds were abundant. 



POET MeARTHUE, KUIU ISLAND. 



A bay near the southern extremity of Kuiu, and about fifteen 

 miles north of Coronation Island. We ran in here for shelter on 

 May 18, leaving again next morning. A line of traps brought 

 small results. 



