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- Friday - 
[[line]] June 4th, 1880 [[line]]
4:15 A.M. Reached Seymour Narrows. The extreme end of Race Pt is rocky flattish and bare of trees. Between east end of Maude Id & adjacent shore is an appearance of a passage called False Passage.  In the Narrows the ridge on the Vancouver side seemed decidedly the higher - both were rather sparsely wooded the rocks showing through in several places - 
Two inlets northward from Deepwater Bay on Valdes Id. ends not examined but ^ [[insertion]] reported to [[/insertion]] penetrate much further than indicated by Br. Ad Ch. 530 
Granite Pt between them is rather low, wooded on top bare at the end - highest side toward northern inlet [[image - pencil sketch of landscape indicating horizon & shore]].
Point opposite Chatham Pt has a nearly bare rocky face steep, not much higher than Chatham Pt. N shores hereabouts largely rocky [[strikethrough]] [[at? ?]] [[/strikethrough]]  for some little way back.  Capt. George says tides in Johnston's Straits are very irregular. the data on the B. A. Ch. not sufficient to compute tides by. H.B. Officers agree. 
Mt. Eldon near Pender Id. Peculiar wooded square topped hill, abrupt to the NW and quite isolated.
Vancouver side hereabouts steeper higher & more densely wooded.
Bluff ENE of Knox Bay nearly bald on SE slope.

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There seems to be some navigation related notation that I'm not too familiar with. Apologize in advance for the multiple [[??]] Ambrosia:- don't apologise as you are doing EXACTLY the right thing! Other people will come along and help out.