, 1852-09-11
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GJ,~rio. pu~-rs Sand.
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To j.. J. ~ VIZ 5''" N"'
Well. mg dear l., IN answer 10 your on repeated
request, 'hat sh'uId rive you some account OF
ihis district ol conr.y' Ha'c 81 lcng'A screwed
my courage 20 the sticking point, ana iho'gn
albeit unused 20 iha cieoeth's Sc i'cnli no'd'
I will now ps'ccrd curcn1' ea'Am'' ' one your
behcst. NoG say you nave I,i' C't' "."'s
very aceJ0'c and Interesting dc5crf"'h OF tn''
country, bu' want something more recent. more
tangible, more practical ir lhe teneAl oi those
who may pu,post 20 lw1igrllc miner
The Strait Of san Juan de ueA' lca'lng lhe
Pacijc Ocean O; Caic Flaltery' go as d3. - mn
90 sec. N. l.. and lll deg. 4J NM rs sec W.
I. has course Eii!c u The SolihwaIi OF Fast
for one hundred miles, with w.ilh varying tom
nine IN ci,hie,n miles--tlt ccnte oi this Strait is
The Jivil,.t lime between the United states and
t;rr,t p,f,'n-Yr,r us II,icn extremity you
turn 10 fbo S-u.huarI and ia tyanl auj enter
Admiralty Inlet tLcn passing Nhidhys Island,
the mouth Of Hoods Canll, Biin5rilgc Blake
and V,,haa'l I.lanls, with a width OF from six to
risbt miles at the distance Of so.cnty mi.e5 from
the Strait You find yosr-eT al, ioIai peaalfc,
where the immense volume Of water coming from
The Ocean through the strait and Inlet alrca iy
mentioned, is compressed h,tyycn high precipi.
,,,is hank. to the Wi llh Of one milo. and with al.
most unr,thomal'e dcpth. retains Ibis narrow
bfc,Jth fr five miles, when YOU enier Pugel's
Sound proper. where this mass Of water is ripanl-
cJ. 4 lied with mly Islands and rmidcl into
nun.cr,us minor inlcts tlc m,.t sluthcrn of which
.v-il I la+.--lA- aa1-aila- -anA
a hall IN width. Of The upper or southern terminus
Of which Is OLYMPIA ia Noah Latitude a. deg.
, min. agl (VcI I5ntitu lc l29 Grr. So min,
thirty miles from the cu'ancc 20 the "nauows
We have thus r,o huulrol miles from this place
L The Ocean D.; water, and for this entire dttanco
thc nlyiri,iou IS probably unelulcl for lis f,rc-
ann irom g1lcs. depth of water, nun,c.s Of per-
feet hafb1rs, f. cfltic3 fof watering. SC. &c.
TIs entrance 10 the Si-lil is about nine miles
wide. lud ,ou NAV mako II, waethef in gale or
r, y,itbo1t pil5t and without tho slightest hes-
t,,n. rs there ia no bar no s1nsen ~. ksur other
obirn,tion but lie " Duncan Rocks" throe quar-
te.sora r,ile ro,n our sh5rr. arc there, rciring
thrir head. ab3ye glls- and s,.ylnr as yogf guide
and ss.t,r.,,, of .,,,,v. thav are A fc, sianliqn
,,,, ,pI ti, ,ly and ever iise,l, # driven in by
,.,,,.,.i A., l,r,, "a f,Y,L within tbree miles. in
Nc,k' Esv. aN.,dipg now url!ccii1n from all but
n,,th- i,,l, yyinls--, lr's'vatcr five huifdfed
y1rlf in lnsth. extending from Us uorth-wrsicfn
no,nt in f, ,,r,b.c,.ic,ly direction. woud render
!, ,erf,dy Isnl I,ssci. with excellent holding
,,,j - ,,,,.-,t,,., p,,cs.di,y mn M
S,r,, ,o,, NH, If ,l,s,,hlc f,r .heli,r. run into
Gno b,;lnr ai :. Now D5,oinrl, Point = where a
Iil,, IL. :. .t,,, =, ~, constructed ne
. l.., -. 8, t.i...i.. F,,,,sr;o Is,,1ror
J,uI,l'n, ., PM vviis,nr the eatrince +, Admi
,.iy H., ~ s,I 4, t..,,ilr,I s,si,p, b,r-
h,r Il, =. ~, r',,,.,,l :, f.oa, ,b,s pl,re 10 d,s
I.,i oc,,, S,',oI .,., 3a r.ilc. tlc water ia 3,
nIa,;I ,i,, ,,,.,,,,, s, s,c.'l,1t AMI he in,r.
oc,,is5s,,, ., h..,,. nil, ~, ,r,c..t ,h,t il mov
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nh -, ,I,1.s, h,',, ~, c,t,,, or ,his f.,
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