Series 03: Joseph Banks - Endeavour journal, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 (vol. 2) - No. 0159
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March. 1770. duskey Harbour
shore than two leagues.
12. Blew hard all day, immense quantities of Albatrosses & other sea birds were seen which we had been without for some time.
13. Wind fair but still blew fresh with very unsetled weather in the evening we saw a harbour & stood in towards it & found it to have all the appearances of a good one but it was too late to stand near the countrey about it was high inland tho not so much so as that seen on the 11th. as there was no snow on any part of it here were veins in the rocks very large filld with a whiteish appearance different from what we saw on the 9th. the sides of the hills appeard to be well wooded & the countrey in general as fertile as in so hilly a countrey could be expected but not the least signs of inhabitants
14. Stood along shore with a fair breeze & passed 3 or 4 places that had much the appearance of harbours much to my regret who wishd to examine the mineral appearances from which I had formd great hopes - the countrey rose immediately from the sea side in steep hills which however were tolerably coverd with