1889.] Across the Santa Barbara Channel. 217 
cliff of Punta del Diablo extends almost perpendicularly out of 
the water. The view of the coast looking both east and west 
is perfectly grand. Away to the west we sight the conical 
rocks and islands which form the eastern side of the " Seal 
Rookery." 
As we row along we see here and there on the sides of the 
canons a few sheep and one or two wild hogs. The east side 
of the Seal Rookery is bounded by islands with natural arches 
and lofty cliffs. Off these islands a short distance there is a small 
island with a flat top, and near it are two beautiful natural 
arches. The flat rock is white with guano, and the natural 
arches are high enough to allow a boat to pass under them. 
There is no landing place of any size at the Rookery, but vast 
numbers of seal are seen basking in the sun. Here we see 
much kelp, and for the most part the coast everywhere is 
bold and rugged. At the Seal Rookery we turn back towards 
Star Canon and after a hard pull we came at last to the 
smooth water in which the schooner is at anchor. 
One of the most beautiful of all the canons which we passed 
was Lady's Canon, a most picturesque place with smooth water 
and cliffs rising on all sides. The scenery here is very grand. 
Floating kelp was found at several places and one or two 
gigantic floats of the " Sea-Onion " were found, but as a gen- 
eral thing the coast is bare and no zone of kelp like that of 
Santa Barbara was seen. 
phenomena of the coast. Their height is often very considerable and the noise with 
cliffs is often very heavy after the sudden winds which often arise without a mo- 
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