. Forests of British Columbia [microform]. Forests and forestry; Forêts. FOREST RESOURCES OF THE COASTAL BELT 349 towed to Vancouver or other manufacturing points. The average towage charge from Toba inlet to Vancouver is 90 cents per 760 2-2 6-6 9-5 5-7 Bute Inlet Drainage Basin Bute inlet presents the same orographical features as Toba inlet. The high mountains flanking the channel are composed of granite, and their sides are generally steep and in places even precipitous. The vallej', of which Bute inlet forms the outlet, is one of the most extensive on the coast. It rises in the Int
. Forests of British Columbia [microform]. Forests and forestry; Forêts. FOREST RESOURCES OF THE COASTAL BELT 349 towed to Vancouver or other manufacturing points. The average towage charge from Toba inlet to Vancouver is 90 cents per 760 2-2 6-6 9-5 5-7 Bute Inlet Drainage Basin Bute inlet presents the same orographical features as Toba inlet. The high mountains flanking the channel are composed of granite, and their sides are generally steep and in places even precipitous. The vallej', of which Bute inlet forms the outlet, is one of the most extensive on the coast. It rises in the Interior system and cuts through the Coast mountains. The salt water extends up about 28 miles, beyond which the Homathko river, with its tribu- taries, drains an area SO miles in length by 25 miles wide. The Homathko, though carrying a large amount of water, is so swift and so full of bars that it is not navigable for any distance, and it is doubtful if logs could be success- fully driven on it without a heavy expenditure for improvements. About 20 miles from the mouth, the river flows through Waddington caflon, a narrow box caflon several miles long, the sides of which are so high that great difficulty is experienced in reaching the upper part of the valley. The Southgate, a river of considerable size, flows in from the north-east and enters the inlet near the head of salt water. It drains a valley about 30 miles in length. The Salmon river falls in on the east side of Bute inlet, and about mid-length. On the west side the lateral valleys are all short and contain small streams. Opposite the outlet of Bute inlet, the inside passage, between Vancouver island and the mainland, is blocked by islands, and a series of 'narrows,' in which the tidal currents are very strong, occurs in all the connecting channels between the strait of Georgia and Johnstone strait. Stuart island lies at the entrance to Bute inlet. East of the island the passage is wide enough to permit an easy entrance
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