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Friday Aug 28. Mr. made an early
start and paddled in a general S.E.
course along the shore. The day
was fine but the smoke which
had moved with a change of wind
spread over the surrounding
country obscured our view and
made us much unnecessary and
useless work as we could not
see the points and consequently
went to the bottom of several
days. During the forenoon we
paddled along a coast similar
to that at our camp, a few
rocky islands were passed. Back
from the shore the Mt. rose high
and higher in irregular ranges.
As we proceeded we passed
many ravines filled with loose
rock and without any vegetation—
recently moraines. In the
afternoon we passed the mouths
of two deep bays bounded by
high rocky hills. Then we
found that what we had
considered as high island
was the extremity of a long
point which we had to round
that the smoke not shut off our
view, we could easily have crossed
the bay instead of going to its
down. This point was evidently
morainic origin and was
in places 100 feet above the
shore. It was all of loose
improach and supported no
vegetation except a very few
willows near the water. It was
terminated by a high precipitous
rock. This point was about
5 miles long and probably
2 miles at its base which was
fairly well marked for about
2 miles. The rest being without
trees as stated.
Rounding this point we paddled
back along its dreary and
monstrous shore, and had
already reached its base before
we found that another similar
out-starter point must be
rounded. This we did and
turning back down its westerly
shore came to a small bay.