Diaries of field trips, 1896, 1904, 1905, 1906
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July 30, 1904, Saturday, Continued the "Forks" there was a fall of a few feet known as the "Falls". Pease and I both got out and walked past the "Falls". We had dinner at the "Forks" and then came down in the P. M. to Breule' Brook where Mr. Robertson's son met us with the team and drove us to the Cascapedia House. July 31, 1904, Sunday Cloudy and rainy. Fernald, Pease, and I have been working practically all day taking care of specimens collected. on the Little Cascapedia River trip. After supper we walked down the shore a short distance. August 1, 1904, Monday Rainy in the late A. M. Otherwise cloudy. All A. M. Fernald, Pease, and I were working on plants. In the P. M. we botanized through the cedar swamp(muskeag) back of the hotel. In the evening we took care of part of the specimens collected (until dark) and then we walked down to the spring off the beach for a few minutes. August 2, 1904, Tuesday Cloudy. Got up at 5.00 A. M. and finished taking care of specimens collected yesterday. After breakfast packed trunks and after an early dinner we were driven( by Mr. Robertson's grandson) in a team to the station. We went to Bonaventure River via 11.48 A. M. train. Went to Le Blanc's House and late in the P. M. we all went out into a salt marsh back of the hotel. Fernald and Pease get lots of interesting plants but I got only two or three common mosses. After supper Fernald and Pease worked awhile on the plants collected.