. Historical view of the progress of discovery on the more northern coasts of America [microform] : from the earliest period to the present time. Cabot, Sebastian, 1476?-1557; Cabot, Sebastian, 1476?-1557; Natural history; Sciences naturelles. f f w ^ â i ' * > , - , I J, \ !i : 4 i' 1 i > ' 1 : (* i ^i > . â ' 1' i! I \ ( ii 1 111 it t !â '' ('â ! 1 '/ â ' it i 1 1 ^ j 1 |i t|i ' 1 ^ U 'â J i 1 ' ?â â j '^' ' ^ 1 ^ â ;â : â â r;; ^ ' ^ X â ' ⢠i j:', 1 i i : > i :; 1' 1 i \ 1 1 ' j' ^ i I i j j ; ? ^ ]l i iMil â ' y . ,1 iMei ' n 1 â 1 I â »l J 1 ll : ' ll i if 1 f' ; 'Hi ( ill
. Historical view of the progress of discovery on the more northern coasts of America [microform] : from the earliest period to the present time. Cabot, Sebastian, 1476?-1557; Cabot, Sebastian, 1476?-1557; Natural history; Sciences naturelles. f f w ^ â i ' * > , - , I J, \ !i : 4 i' 1 i > ' 1 : (* i ^i > . â ' 1' i! I \ ( ii 1 111 it t !â '' ('â ! 1 '/ â ' it i 1 1 ^ j 1 |i t|i ' 1 ^ U 'â J i 1 ' ?â â j '^' ' ^ 1 ^ â ;â : â â r;; ^ ' ^ X â ' ⢠i j:', 1 i i : > i :; 1' 1 i \ 1 1 ' j' ^ i I i j j ; ? ^ ]l i iMil â ' y . ,1 iMei ' n 1 â 1 I â »l J 1 ll : ' ll i if 1 f' ; 'Hi ( ill ll' 132 SPECULATIONS ON A NORTH-WEST PASSAGE. As the objects of this voyage were principally of a commercial nature. Captain Meares had better opportunities to observe the character of the natives than to explore the coast or the interior of the coun- try. The range of his navigation, extending only from Nootka Sound to the latitude of 49° 37' north, disclosed no regular continuity of land, but in every direction large islands, divided by deep sounds and channels. The time which this intelligent seaman could spare was not enough to complete the survey; but, judging from what he did see, he was led to the belief that the entire space from St George's Sound to Hudson's Bay and Davis' Strait, instead of a continent, was occupied by an immense archipelago, through which might reach a passage from the Pa- cific into the Atlantic Ocean. " The channels of this archipelago," says he in his memoir on the probable existence of a north-west passage, " were found to be wide and capacious, with near 200 fathoms depth of water, and huge promontories stretching out into the sea, where whales and sea- otters were seen in an incredible abundance. In some of these channels there are islands of ice which we may venture to say could never have been form- ed on the western side of America, which possesses a mild and moderate climate; so that their existence can
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