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shore about Cape Gregory, is different from Cape Perpetua. Nine- 

 teen miles south of Cape Perpetua, lies the mouth of the Umpqua 

 River. It may be known by the position of its headland, which is 

 the first to the northward of Cape Gregory. 



The Umpqua River enters the ocean between sandspits. The 

 northern one is li miles in length. The southern spit may be distin- 

 guished by a rock on it. The bar of the river lies outside of these 

 spits, and on it there is but 2 fathoms of water ; but the depth 

 between the spits and inside varies between 6 and 11 fathoms, but it 

 does not continue, for the Umpqua is not navigable for vessels drawing 

 over 12 feet water, more than 10 miles, if they could cross the bar. 



Cape Blanco is a conspicuous low point, and may be known by its 

 cuneiform shape, projecting from the high, rocky coast. Between 

 Cape Gregory and Cape Blanco the distance is 20 miles ; it is a high 

 and rocky coast, trending a little to the westward of south. To the 

 southward and westward of the cape, there is a line of rocks, which 

 extend some 8 or 10 miles from the coast ; vessels should keep out- 

 side of them. The coast to the southward of Cape Blanco is high for 

 40 miles; its trend is nearly due south. There are one or two coves 

 where anchorage may be made in the summer, but they are exposed 

 to the south wind. The mouth of the Rogue's River lies 30 miles 

 south of Cape Blanco. Its course is between high and abrupt moun- 

 tains : it is inaccessible for vessels of any kind ; to the northward of 

 it there is a range of rocky islets, trending from the coast-line south- 

 west-by-south ; they extend a distance of 10 miles. To the south of 

 Rogue's River the coast is lower, and appears to be inhabited by the 

 Indians in greater number; it trends to the southward and eastward 

 to Pelican Bay, which is situated to the north of Point St. George ; it 

 is 45 miles south of Rogue's River. Point St. George is easily distin- 

 guished by the reef of rocky islets, which lie off from it in a north- 

 west-by-north direction 8 miles. There is a passage into Pelican Bay 

 between these rocky islets and Point St. George. This bay affords no 

 shelter for vessels ; temporary anchorage may be made there in sum- 

 mer, as well as along the coast. Round the southern point of Point 

 St. George there is a small cove ; off the point forming it there are 

 very many rocky islets. Twelve miles south of Point St. George lies 

 the Klameth or Tootootutness River ; it enters the sea between high 

 bluffs. This stream is very rapid, and is reported to have 15 feet 

 water on its bar. From the velocity of the current, the narrowness 



