channels and on the bars.  The bay where these rivers empty, is another port larger than the Asumpta, where any vessel may enter, but it would be difficult to obtain wood, which is far from the shore.  All the eastern coast is covered with trees; that to the west is arid, dry, full of grasshoppers, and impossible of settlement.  This is all I have reconnoitered to the north of Angel Island.  To the southeast of said island following the estero is as follows: 

To the east of this island, at a distance of about two leagues, there is another, steep and barren, without any shelter, which divides the mouth of the channel in two[80], through which the sea enters to a distance of about twelve leagues.  The width of this channel is in some parts, one, two, and three leagues; its depth is not over four brazas, its width ample, but a pistol shot outside of the channel; its depth is not over two brazas.  The extreme end of this sound, eastward, forms with a point, a pocket, which, at low tide is nearly dry[81].  In every part there are seen poles driven in (the mud), with black feathers, bunches of tule, and little shells, which I believe are buoys for fishing, since they are in the water.  I think it will be impossible to anchor for three leagues inside of this slough, because it is so exposed to the weather that strong cables and good anchorage are needed to hold against the strong current from the north.

The northeast part of this slough is surrounded by high hills, and has in its mouth a thick wood of oaks, and at the other end groves of thick redwood trees.  At the southwest of the coast is a small slough, navigable only by launches[82], and on the coast two harbors[83] where vessels can anchor.  On the more eastern one there is an Indian village, rough, like the ones in Monterey.  This part seems to have better places for missions, though I did not examine it except from a distance.

All the above stated in this report is what I observed, saw, surveyed, and sounded, during the days, in which by your orders, I went to the reconnoitering of this Port of San Francisco in its interior; and as proof of it, I sign it in this new Port of San Francisco, at the shelter of Angel Island, on September 7th, 1775.

Jose de Canizares.

[69] This is the body of water between Pt.  San Pedro, Pt.  San Pablo, Pt.  Richmond and Tiburon Peninsula.  The high farallon is Red Rock.

[70] The rocks are The Sisters and The Brothers.

[71] San Pablo Bay.

[72] Napa Slough.  The marsh was evidently under water, and island number one, with Mare Island, made one long island.

[73] Codo — 1 1/2 feet.

[74] Mare Island.  The division of the hills or canon is Carquines Strait.

[75] Carquines Straits.

[76] The Assumption of the Virgin — August 15th.  It is Southampton bay.

[77] That is, from Puerto de la Asumpta.

[78] Suisun Bay.