Tuefday 23.
This plate, hOWfever, hot appearing likely to fait our purpofe,
Mr. Whidbey was difpatched early the next morning in pueffi of a more
convenient fituation, Which the adjacent ihofts proM-ifed to 'SShTd, particularly
in the northern quarter, where the land was moderately 'elevated-,-
and feCmed to be much broken. The interior t&'UHlfy was, hoWevCr,
ftill COffipofed of lofty, barren, and ffiowy mountains.
In the forenoon Mr.Whidbey returned, having examined two or three
cove's, of which the raofi eligible appeared CO be one that We had palled
in the dark the preceding evening on the Weffiern fhore» not more than a
mile from bur attual ftatioh. This afforded good anchorage, with every
Other convenience that we repaired. Having a moderate breeze from
the fout hward, we loft no time in proceeding thither, Where we -anchored
in 31 and 35 fathoms water, muddy and fmall-ftony bottom. The
points of the cove bore by eotnpafs n . n .E . and s. by *., the ncarefl
fhore w . by s., about a cable and a half diftant, and the.oppofite fhore
of the inftt e .n .e . , one mile diftant.
On going oh fhore, we found a fmall canoe with three o f the natives,
who were employed in faking feftnSfi, which were in great abundance,
up a very fine run of frelh water that flowed into the coVe.. Some of
thefe filh were purchafed with looking glaffes and other trinkets. They
were fmall, infipid, of a very inferior kind, and partaking in no degree-
e f the flavor o f European falmon.
In the afternoon, the tents, obfervatory, chronometers, and inftru-
ments were lent on Ihore, under the direftions o f Mr. Whidbey; and:
Mr. Johnftone, in the Chatham’s -cutter, accompanied by Mr. Barrie in
the Difcovery’s fmall cutter, and fupplied with ten days’ provifions, departed
for the purpofe ol^-recommcncing the furvey o f the continental:
fhore, northward from point Malkelyne.
The account I had received o f this famous inlet from Mr. Brown, inducing
me to undertake the' principal examination of it myfelf; - the
Difcovery’s yawl and launch were equipped with fupplies for a fortnight,
being as much as they could poffibly flow;' Lieutenant Swaine
was directed to attend me in the latter, and Mr. Puget, with Mr. Men-
ziesj^accompanied me in the yawl, The appearance of the country,
on