Diary, 1900, of trip with his brother, Alfred Emerson Preble, to Hudson Bay region
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young nearly ready to fly. A few miles below we came to Pine Lake, and found it very rough, but crossed it and Camped near its outlet just as a storm burst upon us. Put out a few traps. June 29. Saw only 1 Dory and some Peromypaeus. After leaving Pine Lake we passed for several miles through a succession of small overflows and channels mostly with marshy shores to Nemy Lake which was very rough, with a head wind. By paddling from point to point we passed through it, and continued on to Oxford Lake. Passing 4 rapids, at two of which we were obliged to make portages. We next passed into a long narrow lake which proved to be an arm of Oxford Lake and soon after entered the main part of the Lake and continued for several miles from Point to point and finally Crossed it and encamped on its southern shore. On the shores of Nemy Lake we passed close to an Osprey's nest in a dead spruce or fir. It evidently contained small young. Saw several Scoters and a few mallards, one with a brood of young which took to the woods on our approach. Found a nest of the Least Flapette at our camp on Oxford Lake and set out a few traps. June 30. Left camp early and paddled against a head wind until about 4 in the afternoon when we arrived at Oxford House. It is situated on a grassy knoll, the highest ground in the vicinity. Mr William Campbell, the officer in charge, met us at the Landing and gave us the Freedom of the Post. We put up our tent in the enclosure and put out some traps on the fields and woods back of this Post and in this garden where the signs of mice were plentiful. An Indian boy brought me a Zapus