Diaries of field trips, 1896, 1904, 1905, 1906
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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.