August 8, 1905, Tuesday, (Continued) We found the nearest peak ("East Peak") about 3650 feet high with a still higher peak to the West North West. To the south of these there is an immense table land sloping gently to the southward. The eastern end of this table land is a great serpentine rock barren, and then to the west a bog of meadow. To the south of this is a deep gorge with three large snow banks in view. Beyond this is the main(highest) part of the mountain- a still larger desolate looking rock barren plateau sloping gently up to the main peak (or rather dome). We found extremely interesting plants- many of them unknown to Fernald. The black flies on the mountain, especially at the summit, were something fearful and we were abliged to wear improvised head nets and even then there was little comfort to be obtained so numerous were they. I have never seen anything like them. Cote' slept in the lean- to with Fernald and me, as the main tent was still down at the river camp. August 9, 1905, Wednesday Cloudy. Spent all A. M. putting up plants collected yesterday. Were obliged to do this inside cheese- cloth canopies to keep away from black flies and mosquitoes. In the P. M. Fernald and I went up the mountain to the barrens then across to the north peak, then south to near the head of the gorge and back across the barrens. Our four men met us on the barrens- having rached camp from the river about 2.30 or 3.00 P. M.