'Upon Portland', it goes on, 'there is fair white sand and twenty-four fathoms with red shells therein.' It is obvious from these descriptions that the deep-sea lead, armed with a plug of tallow to bring up samples of the bottom, was of first importance in navigation in the comparatively shallow waters of the continental shelf.
'Kudala ePortland,' yaqhubekeka, kukho umhlaba omhlophe onobulungisa kwakunye nefathomus ezingamashumi amabini anesine aneqokobhe elimnyama phaya ngaphakathi. Icacile kula chazelo ukuba olulwandle lubanzi lukhokela, luxhobe ngeplangi zetalowu ukuzisa izinxu zangaphantsi, yayiluqhubo lwenqanawa lokuqala olubalulekileyo kumanzi anzulu.