Diaries of field trips, 1896, 1904, 1905, 1906
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August 22, 1905, Tuesday Cloudy in the early A. M. Mostly clear later. Worked practically all day taking care of plants and packing trunks. Joe Fortin helping us most of the time. In the evening Fernald and I crossed the ferry and walked part way to the Pt. Ste. Anne des Monts and back. August 23, 1905, Wednesday Most of the A. M. stayed about Edouard Le Francois' house waiting for our Str. "Campana" to arrive. Fernald and I walked up to Le Montagne Pt. in the middle of the A. M. At dinner at Le. Francois' about noon. The Str. "Campana" appeared of Pt. Tourelle, About 1.00 P. M. We went out in Le Francois' boat. Lt. Col. L. E. Starkey, Mr. Thomas Starkey, and Mr. Caldwell, all of whom we met on the Ste. Anne River, were aboard the steamer, on the way to Quebec. During the evening talked with the Captain and also with a Mr. Roi, a Canadian historian. There was music and Gaspe' dancing during the evening on the lower deck. August 24, 1905, Thursday Thundershower between 6.00 and 7.00 A. M. Fair later. Left the "Campana" off Father Point about 11.00 last night. The hotel proprietor drove Fernald and me and a stranger to Rimouski. We arrived at there at 2.30 A. M. Put up for the rest of the night at the hotel opposite the railroad station.