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Rh with fmall bays and coves. To die north of point Pykc is a tole- rably well-fliekcrcd bay, funoundcd on all Mc^ bv loIiy abrupt fnowy mountains; and to the north of this was a I'econd bay, and a narrow- opening leading to the nonh-eaft. The furvcy was continued on the weftern fhore, in a channel in •> northerly dircdion, and between two and three miles wide. On the 28th of may the party rcHed in a fmall cove; the night as well as the day was extremely unpleafant. the wind having conflantly blown a flrong gale from the n. n'. e., with cold rainy weather. The next morning a great fwell rolled from the ocean up the port, which terminated fix miles from their lall fleeping place in the lati- tude of 60° 13^', longitude 212" l2-§-' by a fmall trafl ol' low land ; ofl" which, as well as its weftern fhore, lie fome rocks and rocky iflcts. On ihefc, although at the diftance of eighteen miles from the entrance of the port, and the wind blowing nearly in a dircft line down the channel, the fca broke with fuch violence as rendered landing dangerous. Here they were met by a folitary Indian, who accompanied them back along the eafterh fide of port Bainbridge. This (hore was found to be compatt, until they reached the north point of the narrow opening before noticed, which I have called Point Waters, lying in a dire6lion from the head of the port s. 15 e., diftant 8 miles, having fome rocks and breakers before it. Thefe they pafled, and continued their refearches up the opening which took a direftion n. 50 e. ; where, having advanced about 5 miles, the tur- bulency of the weather obliged them to feek fome fecure retreat, and on reaching a fmall indifferent cove on the northern fide, the party flopped, and were with difficulty able to ereft one fmall tent, and to make a fire. The violence of the florm here was equal to what was experi- enced by Mr. Johnftone and his party. It detained Mr. Whidbey until the ifl of June, but its greateft force during his excurfion was about noon on the preceding day, when a very heavy guft brought down from a confi- derable height on the fide of the mountains, which are ftcep to he water's edge, an immenfe mafs of earth, trees, and frozen fnow. This was at- tended by a moft tremendous noifc, and took place at a diftance not exceeding an hundred yards from the fpot where the whole part)- was affembled. It was whilfl they were detained here that the accident had happened, 1704.