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rocky with a deeper and richer soil, formed by the alluvial deposits 

 from the Mount Olympus Range. 



On entering the canal, they encamped near some Suquamish 

 Indians, who had received as visiters a party of fifty Clalams, by 

 appointment, to gamble for blankets: they continued their games 

 throughout the night. 



At Tskutska Point, the canal divides in two branches; one taking 

 a northerly direction, wdiile the other pursues its course to the south- 

 west. After leaving the Suquamish, they met the Toandos, a small 

 tribe, inhabiting the mountains; who, from their own account, are 

 able to muster one hundred and fifty warriors. 



Lieutenant Case reports them as the best-looking men they had 

 met with. After passing further down the canal, they found the 

 Scocomish tribe, who inhabit its southern end. These resemble in 

 appearance the Toandos, with whom they are in close alliance, and 

 have one hundred and fifty fighting men. 



The canal was not found to terminate at the place where the 

 examination of Vancouver ended ; but, taking a short turn to the 

 northward and eastward for ten miles, it approaches the waters of 

 Puget Sound within a distance of two and a half miles. The inter- 

 vening country is rough and hilly. From this point. Lieutenant 

 Case had communication with the ship ; and a supply of bread, of 

 which he was in want, was sent him. 



At the southern extremity of Hood's Canal, there is a large inlet, 

 called Black Creek, by which the Indians communicate with the 

 Chickeeles and Columbia rivers. 



Before reaching the southern end of the canal, the rocky shore of 

 the west side, near Mount Olympus, had gradually sloped into low 

 land, with a thickly-wooded and good soil. 



At the extreme end of the canal, there was also a wide creek, which 

 had an extensive mud-flat at its mouth. This is the case with all 

 the creeks that empty into these waters. The water in the centre 

 of the sound is too deep for anchorage ; but there are several good 

 harbours, of all which surveys were made. They will be found in the 

 Hydrographical Atlas. 



There is plenty of water in the small harbours ; and some few of 

 them have water enough running into them to turn mills. There 

 is no very great extent of country for cultivation, and the climate is 

 very similar to that experienced at Nisqually. The survey being 

 completed, the boats returned to the ship on the 3d of July. 



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