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Drayton made a correct drawing of him, and a number of measure- 
ments were taken. The hair was long over the whole body, and 
that about the neck and shoulders stood erect. It was a male 
weighed fifteen pounds and three quarters, and measured from nose 
to tip of tail, three feet six and three-fourths inches, and stood sixteen 
inches and a half high ; colour of back, top of head and tail, gray, the 
latter with a tuft of black at its end ; sides of head and outside of legs 
reddish brown ; white between the legs and on the belly. Dr. Fox 
some days afterwards shot a female near the same place; she had 
attacked one of the men and seized his pea-jacket. 
The wolf is the only land animal that is a native of the soil, and is 
supposed the same as that described by Captain King. The natives 
have many dogs. 
Of land birds, we found the upland goose, a most beautiful eagle, 
a few plover, and some small birds. There are great quantities of 
wild fowl, geese, ducks, and the usual sea birds, to be seen at all 
times in the harbour, where they find abundance of food among the 
kelp. 
A number of burnt human bones were dug up in a cave, but 
whether the natives burn their dead or not, we had no opportunity of 
ascertaining. 
Orange Harbour is a most excellent place to obtain wood and 
water. The latter is easily procured, and of good quality. Winter- 
bark may be obtained here in large quantities; scurvy-grass and 
wild celery are also plentiful around the shores; and fish are in 
abundance. 
As a resort for vessels in distress or affected with scurvy &c &c 
this port may be recommended as being the only one on 'this 'coast 
that otters a safe and convenient harbour to supply their wants 
On the 17th April, the time having expired for the return of the 
Kelief, I concluded to leave Orange Harbour with the Vincennes and 
Porpoise. Believing the Relief had been detained, the Flyino--Fish 
and Sea-Gull tenders were both left to await her arrival, for ten days 
to take the scientific gentlemen on board, and join us at Valparaiso in 
order to prevent detention by the slow sailing of that ship 
We got under way, but the wind drawing ahead, with appearances 
of bad weather, we anchored in Scapenham Bay. The weather 
becoming stormy, and thinking the place in which we were anchored 
too much exposed, we got under way, ran back and anchored in 
Orange Bay. 
