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July 10, 1906, Tuesday, (Continued)
Made arrangement with the Postmaster (Paul Marmon)
tomorrow for
to drive us to Ste Anne des Monts /and also /board
and logging with him for the night. The trunks
have already gone. After supper took two pictures
fawn
of a little fawn at a house west of Marmon's.
July 11, 1906, Wednesday
Hazy. Started for Little Metis with Paul Marmon
Arrived at Matane (33 miles) at noon
as driver at 7.30 A. M./ and had dinner at
We started on again
McKinnon Hotel /at 2.15 P. M. and reached Les
Mechims at about 8.30 P. M. (45 miles) making
about 78 miles from Little Metis with one horse.
A boiler inspector who had also been disappointed
by the Gaspesien accident in another carriage.
Mr. Marmon's son drove our baggage wagon.
July 12, 1906, Thursday
Fair and warm. Left Les Mechims about 7.30 A. M.
and drove leisurely to Cap Chat where we arrived
at 11.45 A. M. Had dinner there and then
drove on to Ste. Anne des Monts. Found Cote'
and Joe Fortin there. In the late P. M. we
re-organized baggage and in the evening wrote
some letters . Stopped at Ed. Le Francois! house.
Cold seems a little better.
July 13, 1906, Friday
Foggy in the A. M. Fair later, Spent most of
the early A. M. packing and getting ready to start
up the river. About 9.00 A. M. Le Francois took
our baggage down to the canoes and we got started.
After starting at 10.00 up the Ste. Anne River