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 pressed with the idea that there were aay iountains at all between the head of Portland Canal, and the head of Lynn Canal.

Arrowsmith’s map of the sume vear as reproduced in the ritish Atlas (No. 8) shows a very faint indication of tountains, The same map uncolored” isa litth: more pronounced, but shows nothing like a continuous crest of mountains, There appear te be iountains extending in a general direction, just as in the other map, lut they are very munch broken up.

Langsdorf's map’ is so vague. and intecurate, that it cinnot be supposed that it was relied on for any purpose, when other maps, so much superior, were ut hand,

Vancouver's maps show a continuous mountain range, or chain, from northeast of the head of Porthind Canal all the way around the head of Lynn Canal. Between this dominant ranve, or chain, which ts much bivber than anv of the other mountains depicted, and the coast, the whole country ix shown to be mountainons down to the yery water, and all along the coast, This ts much more prononnecd in the map showing the tervitory from Porthiwd Canal to Prince Fred- erick Sound, than on the map showing the territery from Prince Frederick Sound north,°

In Map No. 1 of the British Athi the general range is shown and along a large part of the coast north of Portland Canal mountain forinations are shown extending down to the very water, which appear to be independent of the general runge.

In Map No, 2 of the British Atlas. the mountainous chiuracter of the country to the seaward of this weneral range. and north of Port- land Canal. ix shown with very great distinctness, All the way up to o7~ 30° north latitude the mountains extend down to the water.

In Map No. 3 of the British Athis, which is a duplication of Map No. 2. from 50 to ST 30". not showing. however the coast between of and about 57> Lo’, the niountains between the general range aud the coast. are not so numerous, but they distinetly appear,

On part of Vancouver’s No, T, which appears as Map + of the British Atlas, there is a marked distinction between the dominant chain and the mountains near the water's edge, and those at the

” Britixh Atlas, No, + British Atlas, No. 7, els. Atlas, Noa. 4 suid 4,