310 VOYAGE OF CABEILLO. 



as great as can be experienced in Spain. On Saturday night they lost sight of their 

 consort. 



Monday, the 13th day of the said month of November, at the hour of vespers, 

 the weather cleared up and the wind veered to the west, and immediately they put on 

 sail and went in search of their consort at the turn of the land, praying to God that 

 they might discover her, as they much feared that she would be lost; they were 

 running to the north and to the north-northwest with the wind west and west-north- 

 west ; and the following Tuesday at daybreak they had sight of the land, and they 

 were able to hold on until the evening, and they could see that the land was very high, 

 and they cruised along the coast to see if there was any port where they might take 

 shelter ; and so great was the swell of the sea that it was fearful to behold ; and the 

 coast was bold, and the sierras very lofty, and at evening they lay by at anchor ; it is 

 a. coast running from northwest to southeast; they perceived the land at a point which 

 projects into the sea which forms a cape, and the point is covered with trees, and is in 

 40 degrees [Point de Arenas]. 



Wednesday, the 15th of the said month, they had sight of their consort, for which 

 they gave many thanks to God, as they considered her lost ; and they came up with 

 her and joined her at evening. They of the other ship endured more danger and risk 

 than those of the caj>taiu's vessel, on account of its being small and having no deck. 

 This land where they were sailing is to appearance very good, but they saw no Indians 

 nor smokes. There are grand sierras covered with snow ; there are many trees. At 

 night they lowered the sails and lay by. 



On the following Thursday, the 16th of the said month of November, at daybreak, 

 they were upon a large inlet [Bodega Bay?], which came from a turn of the shore, 

 which appeared to have a port and a river, and they went beating about this day and 

 the night and the Friday following, until they saw that there was no river nor any 

 harbor; and to take possession they cast anchor in 45 fathoms. They did not dare to 

 land on account of the high sea. This creek is in a little over 39 degrees, and it is 

 all covered with pines to the sea. They gave it the name of la Bahia de los Pinos 

 [Bodega Bay], The following night they lay by until the next day. 



The following Saturday they were running along the coast, and they found them- 

 selves at night off el Oabo de San Martin. All the coast they passed from this day is 

 very bold, and there is a great swell of the sea, and the land is very lofty ; there are 

 mountains which rise to the sky and the sea beats upon them. While sailing near the 

 land it appears as if they would fall upon the ships ; they are covered with snow to 

 the summit. They gave them the name of las Sierras Nevadas [the Sierra Nevada 

 thus christened], and the principal one forms a cape, which projects into the sea, which 

 they named Cabo de Nieve [not identifiable]. The coast runs north-northwest and 

 soixth-southeast. It does not appear that Indians inhabit this coast. This Cabo de 

 Meve is in 38| degrees, and always when it blew from the northwest it made the 

 weather fair and clear. 



Thursday, on the 23d day of the month, they approached on a backward course 

 the islands of San Lucas [the group collectively here meant], and one of them named 

 la Posesion [San Miguel] ; and they ran along all the coast, point by point, from el 

 Cabo de Pinos to them, and they found no harbor, so that of necessity they had to 

 return to the said island, on account of having these days a very high west-northwest 

 wind, and the swell of the sea was very great. From Cabo de Martin to Cabo de Pinos 



