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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