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and for this wé cut lip a spare spar, which' was intended to
supply the place of a defective or injured lower mast or bow?
sprit. With reluctance this fine spar, which had-been the
Doris’s main-topmast, was condemned to the teeth of the saw;
but I felt certain that the boat Mr. May would produce from
it, would be valuable in any part of the world, and that for our
voyage it was indispensable. , . -
“ Profiting hy a clear day, I went to a height in the neighbourhood,
whence I could see to a great distance in-shore, as
well as along the coast, and got a view of Mount Sarmiento.
While away from the Beagle, in search of the lost boat, we
had enjoyed four succeeding days of fine weather, during which
that noble mountain had been often seen by our party. The
astronomical bearing of its summit was very useful in connecting
this coast survey with that of the Strait of Magalhaens.
: “ 85th and 26th. Mr. Murray went to the S.W. part of the
island, taking three days’ provisions. Mr. Stokes and I were
employed near the ship, while every man who could use carpenter’s
tools was occupied in preparing materials for our new
boat. The rock near here is greenstone, in which are many
veins of pyrites.. Specimens are deposited in the museum of
the Geological Society. : ,
“ 28th. Weighed, warped to windward, and made sail out
of Adventure Passage. I was very anxious to reach Christmas
Sound, because it seemed to me a good situation for the Beagle,
while the boats could go east and west of her, and the new
boat might be built. Running along the land, before a fresh
breeze, we soon saw York Minster, and in the evening entered
Christmas Sound, and anchored in the very spot where the
Adventure lay when Cook was here. His sketch of the sound,
and description of York Mfaister, are very good, and quite
enough to guide a ship to the anchoring place. I fancied that
the high part of the Minster must have crumbled away since
he saw it, as it no longer resembled ^ two towers,*’ but had a
ragged, notched summit, when seen from the westward. It was
some satisfaction to find ourselves at anchor at this spot in