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July 29, 1906, Sunday
Fair and very warm. Have been in camp all day
drying plants and sorting things for the trip to
Tabletop. Had a bath in the river before breakfast.
Cote8, Joe, and I each caught a trout today.
July 30, 1906, Monday
Cloudy and afternoon very rainy. In the A. M.
collected some from cliffs opposite camp. Cote'
and Roy went up to finish cutting the trail to
Tabletop. Joe and John took several trips up to
the Forks with provisions, camp utensils, etc.
Fernald and I went up to the Ferks about middle
of the P. M. in a good rain. Build a big
campfire in front of tent. Trout, potatoes,
bread, and marmalade for supper. Barometer
been dropping all day.
July 31, 1906. Tuesday
Clear all day. After breakfast at the Forks
we packed up our things and started at 9.00
over Low's Trail for Tabletop. It was a long
hard tramp- ten miles by pedometer. Arrived
at a small lake (called by Cote' the Americain's
Lake) at 6.15 P. M. Kept botanical notes during
trip.
August 1. 1906, Wednesday
Had a headache in the A. M. so stayed about
camp most of time. In the P. M. Fernald and I
made a circuit of the lake and got some interesting
things. Cote' been up the mountain cutting
trail most of the day. Joe, John, and Wilfred
gone down to the Forks for second load of things.