58 LAMPLUGII: (^ACIATION IN VANCOUVER ISLAND. 
by this plan the c-ountry, though flatter than almost any equal space 
within the limits of this rugged island, has an undulating, and often 
steep and broken outline, the soUd rocks cropping out everywhere 
from under an irregular covering of drift in bosses of dimensions 
varying from a few square feet to several thousand yards. The 
highest point within this area is about 400 feet above sea-level, 
but the averag'e height is, I should say, under TJO feet. 
Fio. ,"). — Map of Coast-Line near Victoria, Vancouver Island. Scale 1 inch to 
4 miles, reduced from the large map issued by the Land Commissioners. 
The position of the rocks and sections figured in this paper are indicated 
by the numbers. 
The outline of this and all neighbouring shores is very irregular, 
the sea reaching everywhere in open bays or long narrow fiords far 
into the land. The channel, partially shown on the ground-plan, of 
which Victoria Harbour forms part, may be taken as an example 
on a small scale of much of the coast-line. This inlet extends west- 
ward for a further three miles beyond the limits of my map, or about 
six miles in all, rarely reaching the breadth of a large river, except 
