MOUNTAINS AND GLACIERS IN MAGELLAN STRAITS. 
CHAPTER XVII. 
Valparaiso, through the Straits of Magellan. 
Leave Valparaiso — Sight Juan Fernandez — Sounding and dredging — 
Strong head winds — Fall in with the westerlies — Sight Cape 
Gallagos and Cape Tres Montes — Anchor in Port Otway — The 
Entrance Islands — Last day of 1875 — Leave Port Otway — Passing 
through the Messier Channel — Anchor in Hale Cove — The scenery 
— Foliage — Leave Hale Cove— Continuance of passage through 
the Messier Channel — Stop and trawl off Middle Island — The 
pretty scenery — Anchor in Gray Harbour — The excursions — Grass 
and trees on fire — The grand effect at night — Leave Gray Harbour 
— Messier Channel and Indian Peach, — The English Narrows— 
Mid-Channel Island — The fine scenery — Dredging off Saumaurez 
Island — Anchor in Port Grappler — The derelict Karnack — Weather 
during our stay — Leave Port Grappler — Pass through Wide Chan- 
nel-Dredging, &c. — Anchor in Tom Bay— The excursionists— 
Squally weather — Drag our anchors — Leave Tom Bay — Concep- 
tion Channel — Proposed survey in the Trinidad Channel frus- 
trated through the weather — Pass through Conception Channel 
