, 1860-07-13

lOlO MOUNTAINS. Jaw Il0uui Hcul ITO thot
ern extremity, stands up perpendicularly
many hundred feet, but the extreme point
called East Point, is long, sloping point
in many places destitute Of trees. The small
island lying of its north shore is Turnbo.
"On the east side the waters open wei
to the southeast, and the islands rise in
high hills and mountains. The large island
abreast of Java Head is Waldron, which
has good anchorage of its southwest side,
where the shore line curves well in. The
western point is low aud sandy; the south
ern, called Point Disney, is perpendicular,
high and rocky. OF its northern face lie
two iseis, called SkiRjack islands. The
western one is about a mile from Waldron,
moderately high, and wooded; the eastern
is smaller abont forty feet high, destitute
of trees, but covered with grass, and lies a
mile east Of the former
When East Point bears northwest by
west / west, two miles distant, the west
end OF Patos island will bear north, North
east 81 miles, and the west end Of the Su-
cia group east, northeast 81 miles; the
course out lying north, northwest, between
Patos and East Point, which are p miles
apart. Seven miles on this course carries
TO the middle Of the Gulf of Georgia. Close
of East Point is found depth Of l20
fathoms, and off Patos island ITO fathoms.
All these islands are moderately high and
cover with wood They are rugged and
irregular, composed of sandstone aud con-
glomerate, upheaved until the strata are
nearly perpendicular in some places, and
interspersed with small veins of liguite
The approximate geographical position
of two or three points will serve TO check
the courses above given:-
East point of Discovery Island-lat. 4S0
25 N, long. 1899 IA w. West point of
Stuart Island-lat. 4So Al II" ", long.
1899 IA 80" w. West poinXN Pato's
Island-lat 4S0 At 03" N, toHg 1929
ST. 81" 2W.
"Thc number of islands and the intricate
channels lying between the two straits, we
shall not attempt to describe. A proper
appreciation of them can only be obtained
from the chart.*
Returning to the Strait Of Fuca, to en-
ter the Rosario Strait, we notice, frst:-
Smiths island, lying at the eastern termin-
alton Of the Strait Of Juan de Fuca, with
in six miles of WILDLY island, and seven
miles broad off the southern entrance to
Rosario Strait. 1t ds quite small, not oc-
cupyng half square mile, and rises regu.
larly from the eastern to the western ex-
tremity, where it attains height Of about
55 feet with on almost perpendicular iff
of clay and gravel Good ap-
chorage is fouad on the north side of tie
island, east of the kelp, in from ten to five
fathoms, and On the south side, east of the
kelp, in from ten to eight fathoms, hard
bottom.
"The light house on Smiths island, is u
structure consisting of keepers dwelling,
with tower rising through it, and sur
mounted by an iron lantern painted red
Its height is forty one and half feet above
the surface Of the ground, aud about ninety
feet above the mean level Of the sea. The
dwelling and tower are plastered and white
washed, and situated on the highest part of
the island, near the southwest point.
x. The approximate geographical posi-
ton of the light is:-lat. 4S0 l9' IL" N,
long. 1929 so OIL" W. The
light shows into the entrance of Canal de
Haro, Rosario Strait, and Admiralty Inlet,
and ont into the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
ROSARIO STRAIT.
Claimed by Great Britain as the main
channel named in the treaty Of 18th June,
lSl6.)
''This is the eastern Of the tive principal
channels running through the Archipelago
de Haro, between Vancouver island and
the main land. Its southern entrance
lies north by east, distant seven miles from
Smiths island, and is j miles wide. The
western point of the entrance is formed by
point running out from Watmough Head,
which is 450 feet high, and the southeast
part Of Lopez island. of this point lie
several rocky islets, with deep water among
them aud u rushing current.
"The whole southern face of Lopez island
is guarded by rocks and reefs The island
itself is very rocky and moderately low
"On the eastern side of the entrance is
small wooded slet called Deception
island, at the mouth Of Deception pass; an
intricate and very narrow three-lathom
channel, three miles long, running between
the north end of WILDLY island and the
south end Of Fidalgo island. In l84l the
United States brig cambridge passed
through it from the eastward. 1t is the
Boca de Flon Of Quimper, 1870, but is
now known only by the apt designation
given above
"In the middle Of the entrance to Ro.
sario Strait, Vancouver anchored. in 81
fathoms, black muddy bottom, in 1892.
"When at the entrance and ] mile from
the western side, line will pass clear ol
everything from one eud Of the Strait to
the other This course is n. by W. W.,
distant l9I miles to the north entrance II
passes between Bird and Belle Rocks, and
almost tangent to Point Lawrence, on Or
cas- island. -
'The first two miles on the western side
is moderately high, declining to a point, a
quarter Of a mile off which lies Kettles
ledge, bare at the lowest tides, and having
deep water all around it. The ledge is