generally  marked  by  kelp.  There  is  a  rocky  islet  at  the  western  end,
and  two  close  together  at  the  eastern  entrance.  It  is  desirable  to
have  slack  water  when  using  this  pass ;  vessels  pass  to  the  southward
of  the  rocky  islets,  and  about  midway  between  them  and  the  southern
shore.
The  strength  of  the  tidal  stream  seldom  exceeds  4  knots.
Hesquiat  haxbor,  8  miles  northwestward  of  the  western  part  of
Clayoquot  sound,  lies  on  the  eastern  side  of  Estevan  point.  It  is  4
miles  long  in  a  northerly  direction,  and  upward  of  2  miles  wide  at
the  entrance,  opening  out  a  little  inside,  but  on  nearing  the  head  it
contracts  to  less  than  1  mile.  The  depths  within  the  harbor  vary
from  4  to  8  fathoms,  and  -there  is  a  good  and  secure  anchorage  in  7
or  8  fathoms  at  i  mile  from  the  head.
Hesquiat  is  a  large  Indian  village,  and  has  a  Roman  Catholic  mis-
sion establishment.  The  store  is  about  1  mile  northward  of  the
village  on  the  western  shore.  The  anchorage  used  by  the  sealers  is
off  the  store ;  that  off  the  village  is  too  rocky.  ,

The  bar. — ^Across  the  entrance,  between  Hesquiat  bluff  and
Estevan  point,  is  a  bar  or  ledge,  from  about  ^  mile  to  1  mile  wide,
with  from  3  to  5  fathoms  of  water  over  it,^which  in  a  great  measure
prevents  the  sea  from  setting  home  into  the  harbor.  Kelp  grows
more  or  less  all  over  the  anchorage  in  a  depth  of  5  fathoms.
Hesquiat  bluff,  on  the  eastern  side  of  the  entrance  to  the  outer
part  of  the  harbor,  is  a  remarkable,  low,  wooded  point,  with  a  shingle
beach  around  it;  a  reef,  which  covers  at  a  quarter  flood,  lies  i  mile
SW.  from  it.
