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Title: Bancroft's Works History of the Northwest Coast vol 1
Year: 1884 (1880s)
Authors: Bancroft, Hubert Howe
Subjects: history
Publisher: San Francisco, A. L. Bancroft and Company
Contributing Library: Brigham Young University-Idaho, David O. McKay Library
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August20th that Douglas found himself in Dixon, or, ashe chose to rename it, Douglas entrance; and thencehe proceeded through the strait between Queen Char-lotte Islands and the main, as Duncan had done beforehim, though Meares has the assurance to claim thehonor for his associate.41 The only other name ap-plied, so far as the journal shows, was that of PointRose; but Douglas returned through the strait thenext year, as we shall see. Meares map, which I re-produce here, shows the route and names given forboth trips, and also the supposed track of the Ameri-can sloop round another great island in 1789, of whichI shall speak elsewhere.42 41 Douglas Journal of this part of his voyage is found in Meares Voy.,329 et seq. For Meares remarks see Id., lxiii.-v. and 211-12. He knew per-fectly well that Duncan had preceded Douglas in the strait. 42 On the original map, not copied, is an inscription to the effect that QueenCharlotte Island was named by Dixon in 1787, though discovered by Lowrie
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202 EXPLORATION OF THE NORTHWEST COAST. The two vessels being now reunited, every effortwas made to fit the Felice for her trip to China withthe valuable cargo of furs that had been collected.The exiled mutineers were received back for duty,except the boatswain, who was confined in the house,and soon escaped. Work on the new and old vesselsprogressed rapidly. On September 17th the Lady Washington, CaptainGray, made her appearance, as already related, intime to witness, on the 19th or 20th, the launch ofthe new schooner, which was named the North WestAmerica, the first vessel ever built on the coast.The launching was an event of much interest toEnglish and American spectators, as well as to theChinese builders, and one of great wonder to thenatives. It is made the subject of an engraving inMeares book.43 A few days later the Felice, taking on board theTphigenias furs,M and a lot of spars for the Chinamarket, sailed from Nootka. She touched at theSandwich Islands, and early in December

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