nig & part of this baggage About the middling the afternoon, I came within sight of Brany Well by far the highest land in the region and shortly after the banks of the river became high and steep being composed of Clay. This continued for some distance. We camped a short distance below the Well on the next bank of the river. At this point the banks are low and in some places swampy. The Forest passed through today is composed of the same trees as all along heretofore. He saw many Goldeneyed ducks, a ferd [illegible] Merganser and a mallard with young, Many large gulls and a few small black headed Galls. a few Sopreys. Breezed Gackes and many water brushes, a pair of the latter were feeding young just from the nest. Killed a pigeon Hawk while crossing one of the portages. It undoubtedly from its actions had a nest in the vicinity but a careful search failed to locate it. The other bird was seen with food in its ten from which I inferred that they had young July 5. Got started from camp rather late and within a few miles passed two portages and about 11.30 arrived at the Rock Portage the last on the route. Here the river is divided by a large ledge into two main channels, the one on the left being divided again. The river here falls 5 or 6 feet within a few yards. We had for dinner here, a jacks itch 33 miles long which we caught below the rocks. Collected a few plants and took some snapshots the high clay banks, characteristic of this part of the river beginning earnest a few miles above the Rock Portage. They are clothed except where landslides have occurred with a good growth