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The courfc lies afterwards weft, one quarter 

 north-weft, for the fpace of fifty fathoms in a fort 

 of bay lying on the left, at the end of which 

 there are three channels more, one running fouth- 

 fouth-eaft, another fouth, and the third weft-fouth- 

 weft. This bay is but ten fathoms in depth and 

 twenty over, and the channels have but little wa- 

 ter. Continuing to fleer on the fame point of the 

 compafs, and after running fifty fathoms more, 

 you meet with a fecond bay on the fame fide, 

 which is twenty fathoms over, and fifty in 

 depth. This has two little channels, through 

 which canoes of bark would have difficulty to 

 pafs, fo that, for the mo ft part, no account is 

 made of them. 



From hence the courfe is westerly for the fpace 

 of five hundred fathoms, when you are oppofitc 

 to the faffe a la kutre, or the Otter channel, which 

 lies on the right hand, and runs fouth-fouth-eaft, 

 being a hundred fathom in breadth, but only na- 

 vigable for pirogues. Afterwards you fleer fouth- 

 weft for the fpace of twenty fathoms, then due weft 

 for three hundred: after this v\eft, one quarter north- 

 weft, for the fpace of a hundred, as much weft- 

 north- weft, and eight-hundred north -weft ; then 

 you find on your left-had the fouth pafiage, which 

 is two hundred and fifty fathoms in breadth, ha- 

 ving nine fathoms depth of water at its entrance on 

 the river fide, and only two feet at its opening in- 

 to the fea. 



Two hundred and fifty fathoms farther, lies the 

 fouth-weft pafTage, nearly of the fame breadth but 

 with never lefs than feven or eight feet water. 

 The country in this place is not fo marfhy as 

 lower down, but is overflowed during four months 



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