Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle

Chapter 41

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INCLUDING

THE c.o.c.kBURN AND BARBARA CHANNELS, AND THE OTWAY AND SKYRING WATERS.

Column 1 t.i.tles: A - Coast, &c.

B - East Entrance C - Possession Bay D - Eastern part (2d Narrow to Port Famine)

---------------------------+---------+----------+------+---------------- Name ofTIDE ---------------------------+-----+----------DirectionH. W.of Flood, Place.Lat.i.tudeLongitudeVariatatand Rise Particular Spot.South.West.East.F.&W.of Tide.

---------------------------+---------+----------+------+-----+---------- East Entrance" "" ""H. M.=============Cape VirginsS.E. extreme.*52 18 3568 16 5522 30Northward.

C.68 17 46DungenessExtremity52 22 4068 21 50Mount DineroSummit52 18 2568 30 00---------------------------+---------+----------+------+-----+----------- Possession Bay==============Cape PossessionCentre of Cliff52 16 3568 53 35Mount AymondSummit52 06 3569 30 30Cape OrangeH. W. about 3 0, Peak on the S. side of52 28 1069 26 05but the tide the entrance of thebegins to set to first Narrowthe N.E. at noon.

36 feet.

C. Espiritu SantoSummit 5 miles inland52 42 3068 40 51---------------------------+---------+----------+------+-----+----------- Eastern part (2d Narrow to Port Famine)=======================================Cape GregoryExtremity52 38 1870 09 50Bush on summit of land*52 38 03C.70 09 5123 34Elizabeth IslandNorth-east bluff.*52 49 18C.70 33 25Oazy HarbourEntrance52 42 2070 31 06Pecket Harb.Beach opposite the52 46 4570 40 3123 4912 0anchorage outside.Cape NegroSouth-east extreme52 56 44C.70 45 30Sandy PointExtremity53 09 0070 49 31Point St. Mary----*53 21 4070 54 0123 26C.70 53 26Rocky Point----53 35 1870 51 58Port FamineObservatory*53 38 12C.70 54 0123 3012 0South.

*)5 or 6 ft.

Point Santa Anna53 37 5570 51 19Cape MonmouthExtremity53 23 3070 24 01Point Boqueron----53 28 3570 12 01Cape St ValentynSummit at extreme53 33 3070 30 01Nose PeakSummit53 32 3070 01 36---------------------------+---------+----------+------+-----+-----------

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---------------------------+---------+----------+------+-----+---------- Admiralty Sound" "" ""H. M.===============Port CookeRivulet in the Bay54 17 1069 58 01Lat.i.tude PointExtremity54 16 4569 50 51Bottom of Admiralty SoundSummit of Mount Hope54 26 3068 59 11Curious PeakSummit54 19 3570 08 31---------------------------+---------+----------+------+-----+----------- East Coast of Dawson Island===========================Mount SeymourSummit54 19 0569 46 36Ainsworth HarbProject point on W. side54 23 0069 34 01Parry HarbourOuter point on W. side54 25 2069 16 31Card PointPoint54 21 0069 12 01Willes BayIslet in Ph. Gidley Cove*53 48 1570 31 46Cannon PointExtremity*54 03 4770 25 31Soapsuds CoveRivulet*54 16 2870 13 46Sharp PeakSummit54 06 5070 23 01Cape ExpectationSouth Extremity, or54 19 0070 15 21trend at entrance ofGabriel Channel---------------------------+---------+----------+------+-----+----------- Gabriel Channel===============Port WaterfallPort54 20 2069 19 01Nar. of Gabriel C.Midway54 15 0869 32 31Cone PointSummit54 06 3570 48 01---------------------------+---------+----------+------+-----+----------- Dawson Island=============Mount GravesSouth summit53 45 0070 33 46St. Peter and St. Paul IsleCentre53 42 1070 42 01Port San AntonioHumming Bird Cove*53 53 5270 50 2653 54 25S.W. pt of North Island53 54 0370 51 51---------------------------+---------+----------+------+-----+----------- Coast from Pt. Famine to C. Froward===================================Mount TarnPeak at North end53 45 0670 58 26Cape San IsidroExtremity53 47 0070 55 0323 301 08 feetSouthw.

C. RemarquableExtremity53 49 2571 00 31Na.s.sau IslandSouth-east point53 50 2371 00 56St. Nicholas BayIslet in the centre53 50 3871 03 132 6---------------------------+---------+----------+------+-----+-----------

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---------------------------+---------+----------+------+-----+---------- Cape Froward to the Jerome" "" ""H. M.Channel, and North sh.o.r.eof Clarence Island==================Cape FrowardSummit of the Morro53 53 4371 14 311 0N.E.

Cape HollandS. point of Wood Bay53 48 3371 35 41Bougainville Sugar LoafSummit of Peak53 57 3271 24 13Cascade Harb.Small rock in Harbour*53 57 4871 27 4624 18Cordes BayOuter-point West side53 42 5571 53 08Bell BayN.W. pt. Bradley Cove*53 53 1571 47 16Cape InglefieldIslet off it53 50 2071 51 41Cape GallantExtremity*53 42 1171 59 0124 35Port GallantWigwam Point*53 41 43C.71 56 5724 049 35 or 6 ft.

Charles IslandWallis Mark53 43 5772 02 00Rupert IslandSummit53 42 0072 08 00Monmouth IsldsSummit of largest island53 39 4072 08 39Point ElizabethPa.s.sage Point Reef53 37 0072 08 41Point YorkExtremity*53 32 35Bachelor RiverEntrance53 33 00C.72 17 1124 061 4672 15 41Jerome ChannelBluff extremity, or53 31 0072 20 41W. point of entrance---------------------------+---------+----------+------+-----+----------- Crooked Reach=============Cape Cross-tideExtremity53 33 0372 22 16At Borja Bay.

1 506 feet El Morrion, or St. David HeExtremity53 33 2072 28 31Cape QuodExtremity53 32 1072 29 41---------------------------+---------+----------+------+-----+----------- Long Reach==========Snowy SoundCentre of Ulloa Island53 31 3072 36 13Cape NotchExtremity53 25 0072 45 11Playa Parda CoveAnchorage53 18 3072 56 001 8Half-port BayCentre*53 11 36C.73 14 57Cape MondayExtremity53 09 1273 18 16---------------------------+---------+----------+------+-----+----------- Sea Reach=========St. Anne IslandCentre53 06 3073 12 46Cape UprightExtremity, North trend53 04 0373 32 16---------------------------+---------+----------+------+-----+-----------

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---------------------------+---------+----------+------+-----+---------- Sea Reach" "" ""H. M.=========Cape Providence----52 59 0073 31 0023 22Cape TamarObservatory, Tamar Bay*52 55 06C.73 44 0223 243 55 feet Extremity of Cape52 55 3073 44 26Eastwd.

Beaufort BayStragglers, Southernmost52 48 0373 46 00Cape PhillipSholl Bay*52 44 05C.73 48 20Summit over the Cape52 44 2073 53 00Cape ParkerStation near it*52 41 49C.74 07 10Point FelixStation on its East side*52 56 31Extremity52 56 0074 09 00Valentine Harb.Mount (see Plan)52 55 0074 15 002 0Cape CuevasExtremity*52 53 1974 17 30Cape CortadoExtremity52 49 3774 22 5623 40Westminst. HallEastern summit52 37 1874 20 26Observation Mt.----*52 28 58C.74 32 1825 093 0Harbour of MercyObservation Islet*52 44 57C.74 35 3123 481 474 feetor0 58Cape PillarExtremity52 42 53C.74 37 411 074 39 31Cape VictoryExtremity*52 16 10C.74 50 55Evangelists, or Isles ofDirectionSugar Loaf to South52 24 1875 02 56Variable Eastward---------------------------+---------+----------+------+-----+----------- Magdalen Channel================VernalPinnacle on summit54 06 2870 57 40Anxious PointExtremity54 06 5070 53 26Mount BoqueronCentre pinnacle54 10 4070 56 00Labyrinth IslandsSummit of Jane Island54 19 1070 57 36Cape TurnExtremity54 24 0871 04 00Warping Cove----54 24 08C.71 05 2524 57Mnt. SarmientoN.E. peak (6800 feet)54 27 0070 47 30---------------------------+---------+----------+------+-----+-----------

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---------------------------+---------+----------+------+-----+---------- c.o.c.kburn Channel" "" ""H. M.================King IslandSummit54 22 3871 13 15Westw^d6 or 8 ft.

Prowse IslandsStation54 22 1371 20 57Park BayBeach on isthmus54 19 0071 15 0024 560 306 or 7 ft.

Bayne IslandsCove at the N. end of54 18 1571 35 50of South-east islandEliza BayCentre54 17 4571 37 00Kirke RocksBody54 22 3071 42 30Enderby IslandCentre54 13 0071 53 31---------------------------+---------+----------+------+-----+----------- Melville Sound==============Mount SkyringSummit (3000 feet)54 24 4472 07 40Tom HarbourCove near it*54 24 23C.72 02 0725 1972 02 31North CoveEntrance*54 24 27C.72 14 5172 14 30Fury HarbourWest Point54 28 2572 15 00West FuriesBody54 34 3072 17 00East FuriesBody54 38 0072 08 00Cape SchombergSummit over extremity54 38 4872 02 46Cape KempePeaks over54 23 3072 26 46Copper KettleSummit54 23 5072 21 41---------------------------+---------+----------+------+-----+----------- Barbara Channel===============Bynoe IslandCentre54 19 3072 09 00Mortimer IslandSummit54 18 1272 16 00Hewett BaySouth point54 15 3072 16 5124 00 306 or 7 ft.

Southw.

Brown BayAnchorage54 12 2072 16 00Bell MountSummit54 09 5472 11 51North Anchorage----54 09 25C.72 11 2124 12Bedford BayEntrance54 00 1572 18 3124 00 307 or 8 ft.

Southw.

Field BayPoint Cairncross53 51 0672 16 31Cayetano PeakSummit53 53 0472 06 00s.h.a.g NarrowNorth end53 51 2472 10 310 0[208]

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---------------------------+---------+----------+------+-----+---------- Barbara Channel" "" ""H. M.===============Dighton BayLat.i.tude Beach*53 48 4072 09 36Point ElviraExtremity53 49 1272 00 11Cape EdgeworthExtremity53 47 0372 05 16---------------------------+---------+----------+------+-----+----------- Jerome Channel==============Bachelor PeakNorthernmost53 29 3072 15 46Three Island BayCentre53 28 3072 20 20Real CoveCentre53 24 3072 23 55---------------------------+---------+----------+------+-----+----------- Indian Sound============Cutter CoveCentre53 21 4572 23 204 0False CoronaSmallest islet*53 21 49C.72 28 5572 26 00---------------------------+---------+----------+------+-----+----------- Otway Water===========Bennett Island----*53 13 1472 16 46f.a.n.n.y BayGidley islet at S.53 11 0072 08 305 0entrancePoint Martin----*53 07 00C.72 00 5123 585 071 58 00Inglefield IslandNorth Point*53 04 20C.71 52 2723 564 071 49 30Sh.e.l.l-note PointExtremity*52 51 3471 29 50Point HallExtremity52 49 4571 22 104 0N.W.

---------------------------+---------+----------+------+-----+----------- Fitz-Roy Pa.s.sage================Donkin CoveSpot marked on Plan*52 45 30C.71 21 3623 4071 19 55Wigwam CoveDo.*52 39 30C.71 25 2023 34Sets to East71 24 10until 1 30 ---------------------------+---------+----------+------+-----+----------- Skyring Water=============Euston openingCentre52 52 4072 18 00Dynevor CastleSummit52 34 3072 28 40---------------------------+---------+----------+------+-----+-----------

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TABLE III.

THE WESTERN COAST, AND INTERIOR SOUNDS,

FROM

THE STRAIT OF MAGALHAENS TO THE NORTH EXTREMITY OF THE GULF OF PEnAS.

---------------------------+---------+----------+------+-----+---------- Smyth Channel" "" ""H. M.=============Fairway Isles----*52 43 2573 44 25Deep HarbourSouth point of entrance*52 41 1073 44 4023 04Good BayNorth point*52 34 1673 42 4523 200 306 or 7ft.

Oake BayLarch Island*52 25 3873 43 25Otter BayAnchorage52 23 5073 40 15Summer IslesSummit of larger island52 20 2573 39 20Fortune BayRivulet52 15 4873 41 2523 400 507 or 8 ft.

Point PalmerExtremity52 13 3873 38 40Isthmus BayCentre52 10 3073 36 40Welcome BayEntrance of Cove52 09 1573 43 0323 400 507 or 8 ft.

(Flood setsto theNorthward.) Point St. JulianExtremity52 00 5073 45 40Island BayIsland at south side51 59 0573 49 00of portHamper BayAnchorage51 54 0873 53 15Rocky CoveN.W. point*51 50 0474 05 20Cape CheerSummit51 41 3574 15 00---------------------------+---------+----------+------+-----+----------- Lord Nelson Strait==================Narrow Creek----*51 47 2274 09 3024 09Mount TrafalgarSummit51 48 1074 21 00Point WestExtremity51 31 4574 04 57Cape KendallExtremity51 27 1574 06 20Relief HarbourRock on West side*51 26 2774 07 0024 40---------------------------+---------+----------+------+-----+----------- St. Estevan Channel===================Escape BayAnchorage51 22 0074 12 00Northw.

Mount TrigoSummit51 15 0474 12 00Cape DonaldsonExtremity51 06 1074 16 40---------------------------+---------+----------+------+-----+-----------

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---------------------------+---------+----------+------+-----+---------- St. Estevan Channel" "" ""H. M.===================Rejoice HarbourNorth point of entrance51 02 1274 16 00Anchor BayNorth point of entrance50 55 0074 16 40Lat.i.tude Cove----*50 50 5474 16 00Guia NarrowNorth extremity in50 43 0074 23 102 8Southw.

mid channel---------------------------+---------+----------+------+-----+----------- Sarmiento Channel=================Bonduca IslandCentre50 55 0074 09 40Puerto BuenoN. pt. of Schooner Cove*50 58 3574 07 1021 001 40Flood setsto theSouth.

Blanche Pa.s.sageEntrance.51 13 4073 59 00Port San Mateo----51 23 5074 00 35Cape St. VincentNorthern trend51 30 0073 58 35Point BalthazarExtremity51 38 0573 56 55Cape San Bartholomew----51 46 0573 51 15Staines Peninsul.Isthmus51 40 3573 37 00Cape FlamsteadRock off the Extremity51 46 3573 48 00---------------------------+---------+----------+------+-----+----------- Union Sound===========Shingle RoadAnchorage51 51 3073 42 30Point MaskelyneExtremity51 55 0073 42 30Brinkley IslandSummit51 58 4573 39 10Penas de Altura----52 06 0573 36 55Crater Cove----52 04 1073 27 20Stony BayWest point*52 06 0373 23 58Cape Ano NuevoNorth Extremity52 07 3073 27 40---------------------------+---------+----------+------+-----+----------- Interior Sounds===============Mount BurneyCentre peak52 19 4273 22 00Ancon Sin SalidaSummit of large islandopposite to CapeEarnest52 12 2073 15 15Cape EarnestExtremity52 10 5273 14 30Leeward BayIslets within anchorage52 11 0073 10 30Whale Boat BayBeach*52 05 3273 08 35Cape RetfordExtremity52 04 3873 02 20Point Return" "*52 03 3972 58 50---------------------------+---------+----------+------+-----+-----------

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---------------------------+---------+----------+------+-----+---------- Interior Sounds" "" ""H. M.===============Virginia IslandS. E. Point*52 06 1672 58 00Easter BayBeach*51 53 10C.72 53 16Ca.n.a.l of the MountainsBottom51 34 0073 23 00Last Hope Inlet----51 25 3873 09 48Focus IslandSummit (centre)51 53 2372 44 15Obstruction Sound.Bottom52 29 0072 53 35S. E. bight, or thenearest part toSkyring Water52 22 3572 29 40Point San JuanS. W. Extremity50 39 5274 29 38---------------------------+---------+----------+------+-----+----------- Concepcion Strait=================Guard BayAnchorage50 34 10C.74 32 57Innocent IslandSummit at North End50 31 5574 43 00Tapering PointExtremity50 28 5574 38 30Point Hocio de Cayman----50 24 3074 48 35Walker BayBeach50 21 1574 48 00Molyneux SoundRock to N. of PointMichael*50 16 4874 44 45Portland BayCentre of islandfronting theanchorage50 14 4274 36 48Expectation BayAnchorage50 25 0874 13 15Tom BayBeach near anchorage50 11 0074 41 30Open BaySummit of Island off50 07 0074 31 00Pt. Brazo AnchoExtremity50 08 3574 37 25---------------------------+---------+----------+------+-----+----------- Gulf of Trinidad================Red Bill IslandSummit*50 05 3074 44 15Windward BayBeach50 03 1274 38 00Double Peak Mt.Eastern Peak49 57 3574 36 00Cathedral MountSummit49 46 0374 40 50Neesham BayBeach*49 53 54C.74 55 57Easter PeakSummit50 00 1575 09 35Port HenryObservatory*50 00 18C.75 15 1120 50Noon.5 feet ---------------------------+---------+----------+------+-----+-----------

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---------------------------+---------+----------+------+-----+---------- Gulf of Trinidad" "" ""H. M.================Seal RocksBody49 54 4875 14 02Cape Tres PuntasPillar Rock at theextremity50 02 0075 19 30Cape PrimeroExtremity49 50 0475 32 0720 58---------------------------+---------+----------+------+-----+----------- Wide Channel============Mount CorsoSummit49 45 0275 28 55Small-craft Bight----50 01 2074 27 00Sandy BayEast Point.50 45 2574 13 10Saumarez IslandBold Head49 32 1874 03 20Fury CoveHead*49 31 4674 00 001 15W.S.W.

---------------------------+---------+----------+------+-----+----------- Sir Geo. Eyre Sd.=================Falcon InletCape Wellesley, extrem.49 28 1573 51 30Bottom of the Sd.----48 56 5073 40 00---------------------------+---------+----------+------+-----+----------- Mesier Channel==============Rocky BightWest point.49 25 3574 10 40Level BayOuter point, N. side49 07 3574 11 30English NarrowSouth end49 06 0074 13 2012 45North end48 55 3074 13 38Halt Bay.----*48 53 5074 13 1012 30S.S.E.

Iceberg SoundStation Rock, on the N.side of entrance*48 39 2374 11 20Bottom48 47 0074 10 10White Kelp CoveRock off the entrance*48 30 4674 15 35Middle IslandNorth point48 27 3574 20 5012 0Northw.

Waterfall BayBottom48 17 0074 22 00N. by W.

Island HarbourWest point48 06 2574 28 38Millar IslandSouth extreme48 03 2074 35 30Millar"s Monument,North extreme47 55 1274 41 50Campana IslandSummit at South end47 45 1074 37 30Cape RomanExtremity47 44 3774 52 45---------------------------+---------+----------+------+-----+----------- Guaianeco Islands=================Ayautau IslandSummit on the largest47 34 2274 40 30Wager IslandEasternmost point47 41 0574 55 25Supposed position ofthe Wager"s wreck47 39 4075 06 30---------------------------+---------+----------+------+-----+-----------

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---------------------------+---------+----------+------+-----+---------- Guaianeco Islands" "" ""H. M.=================Speedwell BayNorth Beach*47 40 17C.75 08 3475 10 20Rundle Pa.s.sSouth end47 45 3075 05 45Islet, the most Northern ofthe groupSummit47 38 3075 14 25Good HarbourIsthmus at the bottom47 45 0075 20 50Byron IslandMost western point47 44 5075 24 32---------------------------+---------+----------+------+-----+----------- Gulf of Penas=============Channel"s MouthBody of rocks off theSouth entrance47 30 2074 33 20Hazard Isles, centreand westernmost47 29 3074 24 50E side of northern islet*47 28 56C.74 24 13Bottom of east arm47 35 1273 53 32Bottom of south arm47 46 1074 09 20Xavier IslandIgnacio Bay (beach)*47 10 28C.74 25 4919 50Xavier Bay (Lyndsey Pt)47 05 0074 16 40Jesuit SoundNorth point of entrance,or head of FalseHarbour47 07 1574 12 30Kelly HarbourNorth point of entrance*46 58 54C.74 05 41Cirujano IsletNorth-east point46 51 1574 21 50San Tadeo RiverSand Hills on East side11 45Head of St.

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