Narrative of the surveying voyages of his majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle (vol.2- Appendix): between the years 1826 and 1836 : describing their examination of the southern shores of South America, and the Beagles's circumnavigation of the globe

214 APPENDIX. To the northward of Chaneral Bay the coast is low, and projects to the N.W. for about ten miles. The extreme west point. Point Pajaros, has a small rocky islet off it, about two cables from the shore : the land in-shore rises gradually to a low ridge, about half a mile from the coast, the high range is about three miles in-shore. To the northward of Point Pajaros the coast runs to the East, forming a small bay, open to northerly, but well sheltered from southerly winds ; there is anchorage in from eight to twelve fathoms, about one-third of a mile from the shore, but the landing is bad. About four miles N.E. of Point Pajaros is another point, with a high rock off it, to the northward of which is the Bay of Sarco, in which there is also shelter from southerly winds. A deep gully runs inland from the S.E., corner of the bay, at the mouth of which is a sandy beach, with anchorage about one-third of a mile off, in from eight to twelve fathoms, but the landing is not good. There are two or three small huts close to it. To the northward of Sarco the high land runs close to the coast, the sides of the hills are covered with yeUow sand, the summits are rocky, and the whole coast has a miserably barren, appearance. To the northward of the deep gully about four miles, there is a projecting rocky point, at the foot of a high range of hills, with a very remarkable black sharp peak near its extreme, the coast to the northward of this runs nearly north and south, and is very rocky for about eight miles, when it turns to the westward, forming a deep bay, in the N.E. comer of which is a small beach called Tongoy. To the northward of the bay a high range runs out towards Point Alcalde, the extreme point of the bay, which is nearly seven miles to the southward of Huasco ; the point is very rocky with small detached rocks close to it : in-shore it rises a little, and there are several small rocky lumps, running out of the sand, one of which, from the southward, shows very distinctly : it is higher than the rest, and forms a sharp peak ; a little in-shore of which the land rises suddenly to the extreme of the high range. About seven miles to the northward of Point Alcalde, is the point forming the Port of Huasco, it is a low rugged point, with several islands off it, one of which only is of any size, it is separated from the main by a very narrow channel, and appears from sea-ward to be the point of the main ; it is covered with low rugged rocks, one of which on its north side is much higher than the rest, and shows distinctly coming from the southward, but from the northward it is