BLLS GRAHAM ISLAND : 9B

Cretaceous, and part of later Tertiary age. By the Iintsua lake a water-
way extends nearly across this part of the island, west of Masset inlet, a
ridge of scarcely more than a mile in width separating it from the waters
of the Pacific ocean in Kiokathli inlet, on the west coast of the island.

The island affords but few good harbours. On the west coast, the
only really good seaport, which, however, has never been surveyed by the
Admiralty, is near the southern end and is known as Rennell sound. It
has a broad, clear entrance from the sea and extends inland about eight
to nine miles, curving, towards the inner half, to the southward and thus
forming excellent shelter from westerly gales. It can be readily recog-
nized along the shore by the presence, at its entrance, of a bold hill, which
rises somewhat abruptly from the beach on the south side to an elevation
of over 1,000 feet. The inner end of this sound contains several islands,
the largest of which was named Shields by Mr. W. A. Robertson, the original
discoverer of the Graham Island coal areas; from opposite this island a
trail was partially constructed eastward for about four miles to the shores
of Yakoun lake. This lake at the head of Yakoun river is practically on
the line of contact between the coal-measure rocks of the east half of the
island and the igneous rocks of the west coast. The trail passes over a ridge
about 600 feet high or 390 feet above the surface of the lake, as measured
by aneroid.

Kano inlet, sometimes called Cartwright sound, which is a few miles
south of Rennell sound, extends inland for about seven miles. At its
entrance the width from point to point is about three miles, which, three
miles inland, narrows to two miles. There is a cove on the south shore with a
small island where good shelter can be obtained for fishing boats, though the
inlet, seaward, presents no other shelter from westerly gales. During the
past season a fishing station for halibut was established here by Capt.
Bradford. The inner half of the inlet is more narrow and terminates in
two small coves, that to the southeast being bordered by high-peaked
mountains which reach elevations of 3,000 to 4,000 feet, the summits, in
July, being covered with snow. At the northeast angle of this inlet, the
shores are lower, and a small creek enters from the east.

To the north of Rennell sound the inlets are small. The shores are
uniformly rough, often with ragged ledges, and good beaches are rarely
seen. Several small islets are found near the entrance of the smaller
indentations. The largest of these inlets, known as Kiokathli, is about
twenty-five miles north of Rennell sound, but the entrance is bad and
there are ledges inside which make it dangerous for vessels in its pres-
ent unsurveyed state. Good anchorage for boats can be had in the