Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1861-10-19

bends, but the tbiu s1Oes Oi tue cstus,
and the deep water close in shore, cna-
bles vessels To make fast tO the trees,
the only precaution necessary being
simply TO rig out booms or spsrs. ss
tenders to keep the vessel from chaiing
against the rocks. In Barclay Sound,
ON the contrary, there are plenty ut
fine anchorage grounds, where vessels
can lay mt anchor secure from any wind.
The hundreds of islands, bays and
coves in Barclay Sound afford choice
Of position, So that lee can be OBJ
tanned at all times, let the wind blow
from what direction it MAJ. Alberni
canal, throughout its whole length. will
not average halfa mile in width. The
prevailing winds of summer blow di-
rectly up from Barclay Sound, and may
be looked upon as regular trade winds;
but they are head WINDS coming down,
consequently vessels of large tonnage
would find it very difficult to beat
down il. the narrow passage. This diff
ticultv, however, will be "bviated on
the arrival of a powerful tug-boat now
on her way out from England, which
is expected to arrive during the month
of October. She will be employed to
tow vessels to and from the mills, and
as the whole distance from the ocean
to the mills is but thirty miles, the de-
lay will be nothing com pared to the de-
lay now experienced by vessels bound
to the mills on Puget Sound.
At S p. NJ. we came to anchor off
Stamps mill, and | Immediately went
ashore, where Capt. Stamp received me
with politcness and hospitality. l in-
formed him of my desire to visit various
points of interest on the island, partic-
ularly Clyoquot and Nootka, and had
come for the purpose of ascertaning
what regulations would be necessary
to be complied with-although | con-
sidered it doubtful whether we could
visit any places further north at this
time. as we had already been absent
several wecLs--but if we could be per-
mitted to trade with the natives so as
to dcti.,y the expenses Of the cruise we
would still 60. Capt. Stamp informed
me that he had no authority to permit
us to trade, but that was ut liberty tn
60 what lmrt of the island chose for
the purpose of making collections in
natural history aud to continue my in
vestigations relative to the coast tribes,
and he would render me any assistance
he could. lie then gave me letter of
introduction to Capt. Richards of Il. 3.
NJ. Hcate, then lying at anchor at Clyo.
Quot, engaged in the coast survey.
Capt. Stamp was desirous of going with
us IN the schooner as far as Nootka, tn
examine u coal vein recently discovered
there, a sample of which lie Showed us.
He intended to have tal.en with us Mr..
Baufield, Indian Agent, and the trip
would have been exceedingly pleasant
to me; but we were anxious to be ofi
with the mornings cbb, finding we
c"nld not arrange to make the excur.
sion one of profit, 50 was obliged tn
defer till some future period my medi.
tatcd excursion to Nootka.
We were now, Capt. Stump informed
me, within fifteen miles Of the centre
Of Vancouvers Island, that is tn say ri
the distance across. An immense tract
of level country stretches away to the
north. containing an inexhaustable for.
est of milling timber. The country
Mbounds in lakes, two Of which, one a
lake 40 miles long by 8 broad, and the
other One-half the size empty by rapid
stream into the head IF the canal.
Which here screads itselfout into a bav.
Other rivers and lakes. known To- exist,
have never yet been explored, and il is
angular fact that although the Hud.
son Bay Company has held undisputetl
sway over Vsncnuver's Island the past
sixty ye:rs. vet they never investigated
the rrscurces If the in::cc::;"r. and it has
been left to Capt. Stamp and his i:.:.n-
cnce tn make such discoveries ana ex-
pl"rxiio"., during the past two years,
that will do more to add T., the perma-
nent wealth If the Island than anything
heretofore done by the Hudssm Bay
Company, who. IN every enterprise that
would tend to colOmise and improve
c'untry, have used q Iaralyxing influ.
ence. M im6aence Of the most tmneh,l
nature. during their occupancy ofWasb.
imKt"n Territory.
The logging c.mps arc located m
the banks Of the lakes. aud so easily do
they get their logs Il, mill that they
simply plsce them in the river, aud the
swim current carries them almost with
in the bsnms ct Albsrni. The only
labor required IL simply to keep them
in the current.
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