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July 21, 1905, Friday
Cloudy and cool. In the A. M. all our time was
devoted to taking care of and drying plants. In
the P. M. Mr. and Mrs. Williams, Fernald, and I
went to the Cascades on the bluffs west of [illegible]
Carleton and spent most of the P. M. In the evening
took care of specimens and still later sat on
the steps of store with blankets about us to keep
warm.
July 22, 1905, Saturday
Fair. In the A. M. finished packing trunks at
Carleton and sat around until about noon when the
Str. "Lady Eileen" came and we boarded her for
Perce'. We could got no stateroom except one for
the ladies. Had supper on the steamer. Laid down
for the night in the dining room on the upholstered
seats.
July 23, 1905, Sunday
About 3.00 A. M. the stewardess gave Fernald and me
a dish of wild strawberries. We reached Perce'
about 4.00 A. M. The views of the harbor and
Rocher Perce' were extremely fine. Mr. L. Boutillier's
son met us. Had breakfast before 6.00 A. M. after
which we dried driers. In the late A. M. Fernald
and I botanized along Le Murallies. In the P. M.
Mr. and Mrs. Williams, Miss Waring, Fernald, and I
botanized on Cap Barre' and in Mont Rouge. In the
evening walked to the top of Mt. Joli and back.