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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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Queen Charlotte Island, was followed eighteen leagues, and called—or the anchorage at its mouth—port Gaston (Grenville Channel), with islandSan Miguel (Farrant Island?) and brazo de Maldonado, on maps island SanEstevan (still so called; the island of Gil, E. of Compania Island, on Van-couvers map, and still so called, was doubtless named by Caamano); 7th-12th,further explorations; 13th-29th, detained by bad weather; 30th, throughthe Laredo channel, between Aristizdbal Island and the coast (names stillretained), the southern point of the island being called Santa Gertrudis; 31st,Point Ventuysen, on map bocas de Cienega; September 1st, Seen Joaquin Island(Scott Island); 2d, Brooks Bay; 7th, Nootka. MALDOXADOS OBSERVATIOXS. 269 two sailors. They were rescued and restored by afaction of the Indians who would not consent to suchan act in return for kind treatment by the Spaniards.In addition to the narrative, and to geographical de-scriptions, there were added to the diary some obser-
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CaamaSos Map, 1792. rations of animals and plants, by Josd Maldonado.Emerging from the strait south of the great islands,Caamano anchored on the 7th of September atNootka, and remained there in temporary commandof the garrison until Fidalgos arrival, sailing the 3d 270 EXPLORING AND COMMERCIAL EXPEDITIONS. of October, touching at Monterey on the 22d ofOctober, and arriving at San Bias February 6, 1793.71Viceroy Revilla Gigedo had already made prepara-tions for an expedition under Lieutenant Maurelle tocomplete the exploration of Fuca Strait when Malas-pina, returning from the north, proposed to makethe new enterprise a branch of his own, furnishingofficers and instruments. This proposal was accepted,and two schooners were transferred to Acapulco foroutfit. They were the Sutil and Mexicana, com-manded by Dionisio Galiano and Cayetano Valdes,with Secundino Salamanca and Juan Vernaci aslieutenants, Joseph Cordero as draughtsman, and acrew of seventeen men to each schooner. Theysailed fro

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