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REPOET ON THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS, BY MR. G. M. 



DAWSON, WITH APPENDICES A. TO G 1 . 239 



Position, Discovery and early History op the Islands 2-14 



Position and general character of the islands 2 



Vancouver's description of the west coast 4 



Juan de Fuca and De Fonte 6 



Perez, Bodega, Maurelle and subsequent explorer;; 8 



Furs, gold and coal 12 



Surveys and sketches ... 13 



General Description 14-45 



Prevost Island 14 



Moresby and neighbouring islands 16 



Skincuttle Inlet. 17 



Juan Perez Sound 21 



Laskeek Bay ^ 25 



Cumshewa Inlet 27 



Skidegate Inlet 29 



Skidegate to Rose Point 32 



Masset 34 



Masset to North Island 38 



Notes on west coast , 41 



Notes on timber, climate and fisheries 42 



Geological Observations ; > 45-101 



General remarks on the rocks of the Queen Charlotte Islands 45 



Notes on the map 47 



Tabular view of formations 48 



Triassic .* 49 



Cretaceous Coal-bearing Rocks 63 



Skidegate Inlet 63 



Cumshewa Inlet and coast between Cumshewa and Skidegate 77 



North-western extremity of Graham Island and North Island 83 



Tertiary. 



Glaciation and Superficial Deposits 89 



Glaciation of Queen Charlotte Islands 89 



Facts indicating changes in elevation , 94 



Notes on glaciation and superficial deposits elsewhere on the coast. 96 



General remarks on glaciation 98 



