Diary, 1900, of trip with his brother, Alfred Emerson Preble, to Hudson Bay region
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Tuesday Aug 14. Left camp quite early as soon as the tide per- mited and set sail with a fair but light wind which kept up until about the middle of the afternoon when it died down and we were obliged to row. Nothing of especial note occur- red during the day. We landed just before sunset on a rassy point having made a fair days journey.i While the men were cooking supper I hunted about the beach for data for food and killed ems. I also found the body of a Harbor Seal (Phoe) which had been cast up by the tide. It seems quite a fish and I think I shall be able to save the skin. so shall at- tend to it early in the morning Shot a Turnestone from a small flock in the rocks when we landed and afterward saw another flock. (On further investigation I find that we have not come as far as we thought and are now camped Cape Catalina, where we collected Aug 4 to 8.) Wednesday Aug 15. Left camp quite early having skimmed the seal. and quiled at a good rate all the forenoon. In the early part of the afternoon the wind died down so we were fair obliged to row. Forward evening however it freshened again and we saled until nearly dark and camped on a grassy point a few miles above what I think is Rabbit Island. In the grass at camp I found signs of Microtus and set all the traps I could before\n-dark. Thursday Aug 16. Took up my traps in the morning, securing over 20 Microtus, apparently it's same as secured at other camp near "Big River". While we were wait