40;?. SURYEY OF THE IN?ERTROi?ICAL l?0, Mount Anderdon. Under these hills was the S,pt. 11, mouth of a large opening; and to the eastward of the ?nchorage we observed another of greater siam, but ?t so interesting in its appearanCo u th? formor. The ?ountry hereabout, although equally rocky , and rugged, is more wo?ded than that to the north. east; and, from the number of fires that were burning, there i? reason to suppo? it is more populous. We there/ore prepared to examine the two opening? in view, with sanguine expee- tations c/' finding stmaething to repay us for t!? numerous disappointments we had already en- ?. ?ountered; and, the next morning, Mr. Hunter accompanied me to explore the opening under Manning Peak, whiht Mr. Roe and Mr. Ckm- ningham embark? in another boat, to examine the river that falls into the bottom of the bay. Ai?er landing at the entranoe of the opening we proceeded up a oonsiderable reach, bounded on either side by preeipltous roeks, in some parts from two to three hundred feet in height. This reach extends four miles; and, being from five to seven fathoms deep, and more than half a mile wide, forms an excellent port: half way up, on ? the north side, is a wide inlet; probably the bouehure. of a mountain stream, for it appeared to wind under the base of Manning Peak. We
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