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from the weflern fhore of the inlet, in latitude 55° 29', longitude 229"
15'. Its furface is uneven, and its diameter regularly decreafes to a few
feet at its apex, which is nearly flat, and feemcd to be in e'ery dire6lion
perpendicular to the center of its bale; its height, by a rude meafure-
ment, was found to be upwards of two hundred and fifty feet. The fiflures
and fmall chafms in its fides, quite up to its fummit, afforded nourifh-
raent to fome fmall pine trees and various fhrubs. The fouth and eaftern
part of its bafe is an intire bed of fand ; to the n(5rth, about two hun-
dred yards from it, extended a ledge of rocks, that ftretchcd a fmall dif-
tance, and was vifible only at low tide, beyond wluch the bottom was
unfathomable with our lines.
The natives attended us for a fliort time, but finding that our courfe
was not dire6led towards their habitations, they retired ; after having
given us to underftand by figns, that at night we (liould find the inlet
clofed on all fides, that we fliould fleep at its termination, and requefted
that on our return we would vifit their habitations.
We foon arrived at the point that had in appearance formed an open-
ing in the eafl:ern fhore, and found that our conje6liues had been well
founded ; it being the fouth point of a branch, in general about three
quarters of a mile wide, irregularly extending n. 53 e. 2 leagues, with a
cove on the fouthern fiiore, and forming at the above extent two other
coves; one in a direftion s. 24 e., two miles and a half long, the other
north, two miles long, terminating in latitude 55° 37-^', longitude 229°
29'. The examination of this infignificant branch, winding between an
immenfe body of high, barren, fnowy mountains, occupied the remain-
der of the day. About ten at night we reached the main inlet, and took
up our abode until the next morning, at a point on the continental Saturday lo,
fiiore.
The weather being again fair and pleafant, we early direfted our way
•along the continental fliore, which was nearly ftraight and compaft, and
trending about n. 5 w. About our time of breakfaft, we arrived at the
fouth point of another of thofe arms, about half a mile wide, which had
hitherto employed the major part of our time to fo little purpofe.
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