UMBRELLA.-Islands and ledges, Parry Sound; "presumably from a single large pine tree growing upon one of the inside islets." UNDERHILL.-Point, Badgley Island, Manitoulin; after H. H. Underhill, draughtsman in the Hydrographic Department, Admiralty. VAIL.-Point, and VAIL POINT, shoal, Grey; after a Meaford fisherman. ††VAIL.-Rock, Parry Sound. VALENTINE.-Rocks, Muskoka; after Valentine Rickcord, Fleet Paymaster in the Victoria, sunk in collision with the Camperdown, 1893. VANGUARD.-Rock, Parry Sound; Parry (q.v.) served in H. M. S. Vanguard, 1808-09. VANKOUGHNET.-Island, Manitoulin ; after the late Lawrence Vankoughnet, Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs, 1874-93. ††VANKOUGHNET.-Ground, Parry Sound. VARIATION.-Point, Beckwith Island, Simcoe; "so called be cause the late Admiral Bayfield, when surveying Georgian Bay in 1822, observed here for variation of the magnetic needle." VICTOR.-Bank, Parry Sound; after H.R.H. Albert Victor Christian Edward of Wales, Duke of Clarence (1864-92). VICTORIA.-Island, Parry Sound, and harbour, Simcoe; after late Queen Victoria (1819-1901). *VIDAL.-Island, Manitoulin ; after an assistant to Capt. Bayfield; he was the grandfather of late Gen. Beaufort Henry Vidal. On Dec. 6, 1815, Monroe, U.S. Secretary of State, wrote the British representative at Washington, reporting "an enquiry into the case of Lieutenant Vidal, who had been fined for riot while pursuing offenders into American territory." ††VIDAL.—Bay, Manitoulin Island. VILLIERS.-Island, North Channel, Algoma; after late Col. Villiers, D.A.G., Winnipeg. field. VIVIAN.-Rocks, Parry Sound; after a cook in steamer Bay VIXEN.-Rocks, St. Joseph Channel, Algoma; after a lake vessel. VOYAGEUR.-Channel, Algoma; "it was by this mouth of French River that the canoes in the early days are said to have entered Georgian Bay from Lake Nipissing on their way westward." WABOO.-Island, West Bay, Manitoulin; Indian word meaning "rabbit." WABOSON.-Island, Manitoulin Indian name meaning "little rabbit." WAUBUNO.-Bank, St. Joseph Channel, Algoma; after the steamer Waubuno, lost with all hands in a snowstorm, Nov. 22nd, 1879. ††WAUBUNO.-Channel, Sudbury. ††WAUBUNO.-Channel and rock, Parry Sound. WAGSTAFF.-Rock, Parry Sound; after a tourist. WAIT-A-BIT.-Point, Simcoe; from delay to sailboats by get ting into an eddy here. WALES.-Rock, Muskoka; after tug Wales. WALKER.-Point, Muskoka ; after John Walker, farmer; prior to 1875, was known as Long Point. *WALL-Island, Manitoulin; "from the south side of Wall Island, a reef, named The Wall (on account of the steepness of its eastern side), extends." ++*WALL.-Island, Parry Sound. ††WALL ISLAND.-Channel, Manitoulin. WALLACE.-Island and rock, North Channel, Algoma ; after the late Hon. N. Clarke Wallace, M.P. for West York, 1878 to 1901. WALLACE.-Rock, Parry Sound; after a Parry Sound fisher man. WALLIS.-Rocks, Parry Sound; after Lieut. Wallis Provo, of H.M.S. Shannon which captured the Chesapeake, June 1st, 1813. WARD.-Island, Muskoka ; after Hon. Cyril A. Ward, midshipman in the Victoria, sunk in collision with the Camperdown, June 23rd, 1893. *WATCHER.-Islands, NORTH and SOUTH, and reef, Muskoka; "two small islands acting as a kind of guard to the shore, hence the name.' WATERS.-Point, John Island, Algoma; after late Dr. John Francis Waters, Department of the Secretary of State. WATTS.-Rock, Heywood Island, Manitoulin ; after a boatbuilder, W. Watts, of Collingwood. WEBBER.-Island, North Channel, Algoma; after a draughtsman at the Admiralty. WEDGE.-Island, Parry Sound; descriptive. WELDON.-Shoal, North Channel, Algoma; after late Dr. C. W. Weldon, M.P. for St. John, N.B., 1878-91. WELLER.-Island, St. Joseph Channel, Algoma; after J. L. Weller. Superintendent, Welland Canal; graduate of Royal Military College, 1883. WELSH-Island, Manitoulin ; after Muriel Welsh Boulton, daughter of Capt. Boulton. *WESTERN.-Islands, Parry Sound; most westerly of the "30,000 Islands," east coast of Georgian Bay. WESTERN.-Reef, Manitoulin; "from being the westernmost of all the patches, being near the west entrance of Clapperton Channel." WHALESBACK.-Rock, Muskoka; has "a round top that is supposed to resemble the back of a whale." ma. ††WHALESBACK.-Channel and rock, North Channel, Algo WHARTON.-Point, Heywood Island, Manitoulin ; after late Rear-Admiral Sir William J. L. Wharton, Hydrographer of the Admiralty. WHEELER.—Bank, Nottawasaga Bay, Simcoe; after a resident of Collingwood. WHIP-POOR-WILL.-Bay, Bruce; from the unusually large amount of whip-poor-wills frequenting the vicinity. WHISKEY.-Island, Simcoe; "it was the custom of the early voyageurs and Indians to halt there for their first drink of liquor." WHITCHER.-Island, North Channel, Algoma after the late W. F. Whitcher, Commissioner of Fisheries, 1868-83. WHITE.-Cove, Strawberry Island, Manitoulin ; after the late Hon. Thomas White, Minister of the Interior, 1885-88. WHITEAVES.-Island, North Channel, Algoma; after late Dr. Joseph Frederick Whiteaves, Assistant Director, Geological Survey, 1883. *WHITE CLOUD.-Island, Bruce; probably after an Indian, or translation of Indian name. WICKSTEED.-Point, Algoma; after G. W. Wicksteed, Law Clerk, Legislative Assembly, Province of Canada, 1841-67; Law Clerk, House of Commons, 1867-87. WICKSTEED.-Rock, Key Harbour, Parry Sound; after H. K. Wicksteed, Chief Engineer, Canadian Northern Railway. WIKWEMIKONG.-Bay, Manitoulin; Indian name meaning "beaver bay"; at one time the beavers were numerous here; sometimes called Smith Bay after a trader. WILD GOOSE.-Island, Parry Sound; "from a sloping pine tree with a top branch resembling somewhat a goose on the wing, near the southern extremity." WILFRID.-Island, North Channel, Algoma; after the Hon. Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Premier of Canada, 1896-1911. *WILLIAM.-Island, Manitoulin; probably after Sir William Sidney Smith (q.v.). WILLIAM.-Island, Parry Sound; after Admiral Sir William E. Parry (q.v.). *WILLIAM.-Point, Grey; after Cominodore Sir Edward William Campbell Rich Owen (q.v.); name obsolete; now Vail Point. WILSON.-Channel and island, St. Joseph Channel, Algoma; after Major Wilson, Indian Agent at Sault Ste. Marie. WILSON.-Point, Croker Island, Algoma; after christian name of John Wilson Croker (q.v.), Secretary to the Admiralty, 1809-30. *WINGFIELD.-Basin and point, Bruce ; after Lieut. David Wingfield, R.N.; in command of the transport Beckwith on Lake Ontario, 1816; Oct. 16th, 1815, was Lieutenant commanding the Surprise on Lake Huron. WISE.-Cove and point, Bedford Island, North Channel; afterthe late Capt. Henry Ellison Wise, Scottish Rifles, A.D.C. to Major-General Middleton, 1884-90; graduate of Royal Military College, 1880. WOLSELEY.-Rock, Parry Sound; after late Lord Wolseley, Commander-in-chief of the British land forces. WOLSEY.-Lake, Manitoulin; named by Bayfield after himself -Henry Wolsey Bayfield. WOLSTAN.-Point, Algoma; after a son of late H. B. Small, Department of Agriculture. WOODMAN.-Point, St. Joseph Channel, Algoma after John Woodman, C.E., Winnipeg; graduated from the Royal Military College, 1883. WOODWARD.-Point, St. Joseph Channel, Algoma; after the schooner Mary Woodward. WOORE.-Rocks, Muskoka; after Francis Woore, Surgeon in the Victoria, sunk in collision with the Camperdown off Tripoli, 1893. *WORSLEY.-Bay, St. Joseph Island, Algoma; named by Bayfield after Commander Miller Worsley, R.N., who, in October, 1815, was commander of H.M.S. Star (14), Lake Ontario. WRECK.-Island, Parry Sound; after the remains of the steam cr Waubuno. WRECK.-Point, Bruce; descriptive; (see China reef). WURTELE.-Point, St. Joseph Channel, Algoma; after Lt.Col. E. F. Wurtele; graduate of the Royal Military College, 1882. *WYE.-River, Simcoe; after the Wye, an affluent of the Thames River, England. *YARWOOD.-Point, Simcoe; named by Bayfield; probably after Lieut. Thomas Yarwood, 1st Battalion, Montreal City Militia ; served during War of 1812-14. |