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July 15, 1904, Friday
Fair. Spent A. M. sbout the Bellevue House at Riviere-
du- Loup and putting away mosses, packing trunks, etc.,
with dinner at noon. At 12.30 P. M. Fernald and I rode
to the Inter- Colonial Railway Station and came to
Bic( St. Cecile du Bic) via the 1320 train. Walked
to the Canada Hotel and got some rooms. Then walked
down to and explored the rocky islands and salt
marshes near the wharf. After supper we walked up the
road to the hill beyond the church and back ditto
after exploring a little in the woods.
July 16, 1904, Saturday
Cloudy. After breakfast at Canada Hotel Fernald and
I put away such specimens as we had to attend to and
then rode on a buckboard to the Northeast, swung around
a point, and drove out to the first headland beyond.
We explored that awhile and then drove to the next
beyond, which we also explored. We then drove across
to the mainland to westward( Michaud's ) and thence
on to the headlands which we were obliged to leave
earlier than we wished on account of the rising tide.
We then explored a steep ridge on the mainland four
hundred and fifty feet above the road and five hundred
feet above sea level. We took the Alpine rope and
used it considerably at the summit getting Aspidium
Fragrans, Saxifraga, etc., on the steep cliffs which
were composed of loosely dislodged fragments in many
places. After supper we took care of specimens so
far as time would permit. Frenchmen in front of the
hotel are having a celebration with fireworks.