Bancroft's Works History of the Northwest Coast vol 2 . north-east carried her amile within the river, and at three oclock she came toanchor close to the black wooded bluff on the north side. Captain Simpson called the north point of theentrance Point Garvy ; and there at noon on Sundaythe 22d an inaccurate observation was made. Mean-while Sinclair, who had been despatched up the riverto sound, returned and reported deep water as far upas he had gone. During the absence of the soundingparty the schooner had been put under weigh, hadtaken the wrong side of the river, ran into shoalwater, and ha
Bancroft's Works History of the Northwest Coast vol 2 . north-east carried her amile within the river, and at three oclock she came toanchor close to the black wooded bluff on the north side. Captain Simpson called the north point of theentrance Point Garvy ; and there at noon on Sundaythe 22d an inaccurate observation was made. Mean-while Sinclair, who had been despatched up the riverto sound, returned and reported deep water as far upas he had gone. During the absence of the soundingparty the schooner had been put under weigh, hadtaken the wrong side of the river, ran into shoalwater, and had been obliged to return to her anchor-age and await their arrival. 480 FOUNDING OF FORT LANGLEY. Next day all hands were put to work towing thevessel to the other side. In this way the channel wasreached, and a breeze springing up from the south-west, sail was set, and a distance up the river of onemile was made. Hereabout were several Indian vil-lages, aggregating, perhaps, fifteen hundred , chief of chiefs, spent much of his time on. The Lower Fkasee,. board the schooner, watching her progress throughthe untried channels with intelligent interest. Eight days had thus been employed in effecting anentrance to the river; henceforth all was smoothsailing. A light breeze from the south-west, on the24th, sent the schooner quietly up the stream. Passedabreast of the other channel at half past one; at twoa few tents were seen on the south side nearly oppo-site where now stands New Westminster; at fiveoclock they saw the mouth of the Quoitle;6 passed 6 That is to say Pitt River. A STOLEN AXE. 481 Pine Island, and about seven anchored half a mileabove it. Next day as they were slowly ascendingthe current they saw several native encampments,and a number of canoes appeared around them withthe occupants of which they traded a few of them attempting to board the vessel wereordered awa}^ but so persistent were they under theharangues of a determined old man, that
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