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which are kept in splendid condition, by him, as he tells us, in his spare dme. Mr. Erwin says it has taken him six years of spare time to get the land into the condition it is at present, and the produce he showed us is some of thefinestI have seen in the country, and should do credit to the most fastidious market gardener of our large eastern cities. Another start and we reached the lighthouse about six p.m. where we were very warmly welcomed by our worthy hostess, Mrs. Erwin. We hauled our boat up and refreshed ourselves, doing ample justice to a well spread table, our appetites being good after our pull from Vancouver. After dinner we had a look at the surroundings The lighthouse stands on Atkinson's Point, about ten miles from the town, it is 119 feet above high water mark and throws a bright revolving light every minute, visible about twenty miles. The light is shown by two large coal oil lamps, surrounded by powerful reflectors, and worked by a very simple, but apparendy, complicated piece of clockwork. The admirable manner in which everything connected with the light is kept does Mr. Erwin great credit. We had a splendid view from the light house tower, the evening beingfineand clear The grandeur of the forests, the stillness of the water, and above all the full moon rearing itself over the snow-capped summit of Mount Baker, presented a sight which my pen fails me to describe. After a pleasant evening we retired and were up betimes next morning to take in all that interested us. We found that our host had quite a small poultry farm around him, the outhouses being stacked with hens, turkeys, also a cow and cat, and sundry things in which Mr Erwin seemed to take a great deal of pride and care. After a good look around we went for a long stroll through the woods and over the rocks; the country around here having every appearance of afineplace for sport, in the shooting season. We were back intimefor lunch, the tide having turned in our favour, and a light westerly wind blowing, we bade our kind host good-by and set sail for home, gliding up the Bay with the tide at a pleasing rate. As we came through the Narrows our friend A.W Sullivan was waiting for us in his clipper yacht, Adele. He took us in tow, and thus ended one of the most pleasant outings I have had in British Columbia. T E R . (or H) The original Point Atkinson Lighthouse and beacon, built in 1874. page 5