NEAH, OR SCARBOROUGH HARBOR, on the south side of the strait, just within Cape Flattery, is but a small indentation in the coast, which is partly sheltered on the north-east by Neah Island. This is the position where the Spaniards attempted to establish themselves in 1792, and the remains of the old fort are still in existence. It offers a tolerably safe and convenient anchorage, though exposed to northwest gales. NEW DUNGENESS is a safe roadstead, and lies 80 miles from Cape Flattery, east by south true, the trend of the strait being east by south, and west by north, nearly. The point of New Dungeness is well adapted for the position of a lighthouse; it projects into the strait, and would be seen a long distance both up and down. The water close to the point is deep: a vessel may approach to within a quarter of a mile, and after turning it, safe and secure anchorage may be had in from 10 to 15 fathoms of water. It is extensive enough to accommodate a very large fleet. BUDD HARBOR lies adjoining it, and is connected with the roadstead of New Dungeness by a narrow channel, which has a depth of 21 fathoms, and may be easily deepened if necessary. It is a fine and very capacious harbor, be ing 4 miles long, and 1 wide, and perfectly secure at all times for repairs. PORT DISCOVERY, 7 miles to the south-east of New Dungeness, is very easy of access, and well protected by high, precipitous banks; the anchorage is close to the shore, in 27 fathoms of water. The name of Port Discovery was given by Vancouver. It is 7 miles long, 1 average breadth, and its points, which terminate in low, sandy projections, interlock each other. Protection Island covers it completely to the north, and would render it easily defensible against a formidable attack. PORT TOWNSEND, at the entrance of Admiralty Inlet, is a fine sheet of water, 3 miles long, and 13 in width. This bay is free from dangers, and is well protected in the direction from which stormy winds blow. It has anchorage of a convenient depth, and there is abundance of fresh water to be had; the best anchorage is on the north side. The soil in this place is a light sandy loam, very productive. PORT LAWRENCE is just at the junction of Admiralty Inlet and Hood Canal; it is a convenient anchorage, and is separated from one of the arms of Port Townsend by a narrow strip of land. Passing the entrance to Hood Canal, and up Admiralty Inlet, there are several anchorages where a vessel may await tide in beating up; such as Pilot and Apple-Tree Cove. PORT MADISON is a fine harbor, and affords every possible convenience for shipping. It is on the west side of the inlet, and communicates on the south by a ship channel with Port Orchard, which is one of the most extensive and beautiful of the many fine harbors on these inland waters, and is perfectly protected from the winds. The only danger is a reef of rocks nearly in the middle of the entrance from Admiralty Inlet. It includes 3 arms, the most northern of which, though entered by a narrow channel, is from 1 to 1 mile in width, and extends for a distance of 6 miles. The shores are covered with a large growth of trees, with here and there a small prairie. The soil is superior to that of most places around the sound, and is capable of yielding almost any production of the temperate zone. VASHON ISLAND lies in Admiralty Inlet, above Port Orchard, and has a ship channel on both sides of it. COMMENCEMENT BAY lies at the bottom of Admiralty Inlet, on the east channel. It affords good temporary anchorage, and a supply of wood and water can be obtained. There is a small stream emptying into it, called by the Indians Puyallup. • THE NARROWS, which connect Admiralty Inlet with Puget Sound, are 1 mile wide, and 4 long. The tide here runs with great velocity, causing many whirlpools and eddies, through which a ship is carried with great rapidity, the danger appearing to be imminent. The banks rise nearly perpendicular, and are composed of sandstone. Point Defiance, on the east, commands all the approaches to it. PUGET SOUND is a collection of inlets, covering an area of 15 square miles, the only entrance to which is through the Narrows, which, if strongly fortified, would be almost impregnable. The inlets, in the order in which they come from the entrance, have received the names of Carr, Case, Hammersley, Totten, Eld, Budd, and Henderson. They are united by passages, which form several islands and peninsulas. All these inlets are safe, and commodious, and capacious harbors, well supplied with water, and the land around them fertile. Nine miles from the Narrows is Nisqually. Here the anchorage is very much contracted, in consequence of the rapid shelving of the bank, that soon drops off into deep water. The shore rises abruptly to a height of 200 feet, and on the top of the ascent is an extended plain, on which Fort Nisqually is built. CASE INLET extends to within two miles of the waters of Hood Canal. HOOD CANAL extends for a distance of 40 miles in a south-west direction, and then turns to the north-east for 10 miles, approaching the waters of Puget Sound, with an average width of 2 miles. It contains several good harbors, viz., Port Ludlow, Port Gamble, Suquamish, and Scabock Harbor, and Dabop Bay. On the east side of Admiralty Inlet, as well as at the head of De Fuca Strait, and the waters within the Gulf de Arro as far as Point Roberts, in latitude 49° north, there are many fine harbors and bays, formed by the islands and projecting headlands, viz., Commencement Bay, Eliot Bay, [Port Gardner, Port Susan, Holmes Harbor, Penn Cove,] Hornet Harbor, Strawberry Bay, Billingham and Birch Bays. Those within the brackets lie within Whidby Island. THE NAVAL ARCHIPELAGO, between the Canal de Arro and Ringgold Channel, offers many fine anchorages. The Gulf of Georgia and |