ANCHOR IN GRAY HARBOUR. 
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steep hills, thickly covered with a scrubby vegetation. 
Immediately afterwards parties landed, and set out 
for a cruise in the vicinity of the anchorage. It was 
a perfectly still evening, and the scenery was exceed- 
ingly pretty. The wooded hills bathed in sunlight, 
and the placid surface of the water, which reflected 
the clear blue sky, the delicate clouds, and the trees 
growing at the margin, made a charming picture. 
The vegetation consisted principally of winters bark, 
evergreen birch, with ferns and mosses in profusion. 
HALE COVE TO ORAY HARBOUR. 
Jan. 2nd . — A fine morning as we steamed from the 
anchorage ; we pursued our way through the Messier 
Channel, stopped off Middle Island, where we 
sounded in 340 fathoms, and afterwards proceeded. 
The perfectly calm surface of the water made it 
very charming. The mountains on either side rose 
high out of it, clothed with frees from the base to 
a height of upwards of 1000 feet, with here and 
there numerous cascades rushing down their sides, 
pouring their waters into the channel. It was 6.30 
p.m. when we anchored in Gray Harbour, a quiet, 
secluded spot. Here a second day was spent, and 
the weather continuing fine, it enhanced the beauty 
of the scenery, consisting of numerous small islands, 
and banks well-wooded even to the water’s edge, 
while behind high mountains rose, capped with 
large quantities of snow. Excursions were made 
