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A VOYAGE TO 
1778. few leagues extent; beyond which the light was unlimit- 
^ e( j. f 0 that there is either a level country or water behind 
it. In the afternoon, having a few hours calm, I took this 
opportunity to found, and found feventy fathoms water 
over a muddy bottom. The calm was fucceeded by a light 
breeze from the North, with which we Hood to the Weft- 
Tiiurfday 7. ward; and at noon the next day, we were in the latitude of 
59 0 27', and the longitude of 219 0 7'. In this lituation, Mount 
Fair Weather bore South, 70° Eaft ; Mount St. Elias, North, 
half Weft; the Wefternmoft land in light, North, 52 0 Weft; 
and our diftance from the fhore four or five leagues; the 
depth of water being eighty-two fathoms over a muddy 
bottom. From this ftation we could fee a bay (circular to 
appearance) under the high land, with low wood-land on 
each tide of it. 
We now found the coaft to trend very much to the Weft, 
inclining hardly any thing to the North; and as we had the 
wind moftly from the Weftward, and but little of it, our 
Saturday 9. progrefs was flow. On the 9th at noon, the latitude was 
59 0 30', and the longitude 217 0 . In this lituation the neareft 
land was nine leagues diftant; and Mount St. Elias bore 
North, 30° Eaft, nineteen leagues diftant. This mountain 
lies twelve leagues inland, in the latitude of 6o° 27', and in 
the longitude of 219 0 . It belongs to a ridge of exceedingly 
high mountains, that may be reckoned a continuation of 
the former ; as they are only divided from them by the 
plain above mentioned. They extend as far to the Weft as 
the longitude of 217 0 ; where, although they do not end, 
they lofe much of their height, and become more broken 
and divided. 
Sunday 10. At noon on the ioth, our latitude was 59 0 5F and our lon¬ 
gitude 215 0 56', being no more than three leagues from the 
coaft 
