tance above it. Picked up the Cranium of a moose at the second Dam, where I also shot a spotted Sandpiper scar Parus hudsonicus at.oats and many Perisomus during the day. All along the Echanamish we saw signs of Moose and at ouraction their Tracks are plentiful. Set Troops here. June 25. Remained at our camp at Maple Dam until Noon to get specimens and catch up with our skimming Got a few birds, and left went out to The Painted Stone Portage at head of Echanamish Then the river comes to an abrupt end and at a rock 28 yds wide set the other end of which dividing it from a lake. There must be an underground outlet from this er into the Echanamish. We camped here and set out a lot of troops Shot a Cercopisphages on the way The yellow pond lily (Nuphar) common all along the Echanamish. June 26. Painted Stone Portage Took about 35 men—[illegible] and Fargo including, Scott, Dwerts, Perryman [illegible] Zapio and Fisher. Left camp pretty early and after passing through the lake below the Painted Stone we passed through a succession of small deep channels with high rocky banks. Then through two good sight lakes, the eastern shores rather muddy and the western (in general) rocky. A short distance below the outlet of the second we came to the Robinson Portage made to avoid the Robinson Rapids. This portage is 3½ mile long and extends over a nearly level ground in a nearly straight line. A Boat beaten road 12 to 15 feet make the rough of long continued use in passing with York Boats extended all the way. After climbing a gentle slope it descends gradually for a little over half this distance then crosses