Diaries of field trips, 1896, 1904, 1905, 1906
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July 8, 1905, Saturday, (Continued) After supper Williams, Fernald, and I walked up to the depot in hopes that Mr. and Mrs. Oakes Ames would appear ahead of schedule. We learned that the tain that we thought they would come on did not run on Sunday. July 9, 1905, Sunday Cloudy. Heavy shower in the P. M. Slightly rainy tow or three other times. Very foggy in the A. M. Fernald and I worked until about four in the afternoon taking care of the plants collected yesterday. In the A. M. Mr. and Mrs. Dale came into our workroom and watched us take care of specimens. They invited us to a five o'clock tea and went to their cottage — at the upper end of the village. After supper at the hotel Mr. and Mrs. Williams and Miss Waring, and Fernald and I walked up on the hill south of the town. July 10, 1905, Monday Cloudy and foggy in the A. M. Fair later. In the A.M. worked on plants. In the early P. M. packed trunks and sent them to the station. We all then walked out to Pt. Corbeaux and back. At 7.10 P. M. we boarded the train and left Bic for St. Flavie where we arrived in about one hour. We walked about town for a few minutes and then returned to Victoria Hotel. July 11, 1905, Tuesday Mostly clear. Got up at St. Flavie at 4.30 A. M. and came to Little Cascapedia via "Ocean, Ltd." on the Inter Colonial Railway at 5.20 A. M. and from Matapeda en 8.30 A. M. train on the Atlantic and Lake Superior Railway. Had breakfast on the Inter Colonial