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to extend through to open water. This would explain why Point Grey was called the Island of Langara, an error with others that Galiano would correct the following year. Turning back to the open sea, Narvaez must have passed Ferguson Point, which he named "Punta de la Bodega" and rowed on to the vicinity of Siwash Rock. From this position, he could look back and see the Indian village of "E-yal-mu" at the foot of Discovery Street at Jericho Beach. Because of its position in relation to the sheltering trees, this is the only position from which it could be seen from the sea. He marked it incorrectly on his map as being at Point Grey. Major Matthews is sure that the Indians would not have a village at the top of such high cliffs. The major, of course, had a reason - he wanted to establish that Narvaez did row as far as Siwash Rock. There is other convincing evidence that he did. On the chart there is indicated another Indian village on the east bank of a small river. We can identify the village as "Homulchesun", and the river as the Capilano. These he could see, but if he went that far and no further, he would not see the entrance to Burrard Inlet. As late as 1900, boatmen testified that the trees on Stanley Park so melded with the trees on the North Shore that First Narrows could not be seen until one was almost opposite. To Narvaez, the shore curved round without a break, he marked it so on his chart, and had his men row back to the Santa Saturnina. And when he set sail again, his course was perhaps north even of Atkinson Point, and the opportunity to find and enter Burrard Inlet was lost. Narvaez was to add Bowen Island to his chart, and to nose into Howe Sound which he named "Bocas del Carmelo". He apparently identified "El Canal de Sra. Rosario" from previous explorations, and turned south towards his base ship. We can not be sure of his return route. If he went south in Haro Strait, he would be in territory already surveyed, and we can not be sure if he added any information to that already collected. Mr. Wagner, author of "Spanish Explorations", suggests that he was in something of a rush, having run short of food. Howbeit, he arrived back at Puerta de Quadra on 22 July 1791, having been the first white man to see the coast of British Columbia.. For this he deserves recognition. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS J.S. Matthews, VANCOUVER HISTORICAL JOURNAL No. 4, Jan. 1961. J.S. & C. Marshall VANCOUVER'S VOYAGE,1955, Mitchell Press. CARTA QUE COM^REHENDE A TRANSLATION OF THE SPANISH ON ELIZA'S CHART "A CHART WHICH ILLUSTRATES The interior and shoreline of the Coastal Area above 48° od Latitude to 50° scrupulously examined for Lieutenant of the Navy Don Francisco Eliza, Commandant of His Spanish Majesty's Ship "San Carlos" - 16 guns, and the Galeta "Santa Saturnina" (also called "Orcacitas" And newly describes the "Gran Canal de Nuestra Senora Del Rosario"^*------ ^ This was the "British North American", built at Nootka for Capt. Meares and seized from him by Martinez in 1789. "Orcacitas" means "Little Whale' ** The Grand Canal was renamed "Georgia Strait" by Capt. Vancouver.