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18 In Great Waters

his seamanship and courage in navigating these
western waters. No one could wish higher praise
and kindlier words than those I hear spoken about
Mr. and Mrs. Motte by the people who know them
in Barclay Sound.

The Edward White at Cape Mudge. East of
Vancouver Island again, and near it, is the little
island called Valdez. At Cape Mudge, the southerly
point of that island, facing into the Strait of Georgia,
there is an Indian village under the care of our
missionary, Rev. G. B. Ridland. He also ministers
to a score of camps and settlements lying along
the dangerous tidal rapids of Seymour Narrows.
In 1925 he ‘‘took over” from Rev. R. C. Scott,
and has done work ranking with that of his pre-
decessor and bringing honour to the Mission and the
cause. His boat is called the Edward White. It
has a length of 36 feet with 914-foot beam.

The Sky Pilot of the Straits. South-east from
Valdez, on the north-east side of Texada Island,
at a little place of about a hundred people called
Vananda, I have my home port. My wife and
family live there. I patrol Malaspina and Georgia
Straits into the Gulf of Georgia to the south, and
then north and west along the mainland shores, in-
lets, and islands, until I connect with the Alert Bay
field. My mission was known, before June 10th,
1925, as the Presbyterian Loggers’ Mission. J am
still expected to consider the logging camps my
special care. The Sky Pilot, a strong 40-foot