Diary, 1900, of trip with his brother, Alfred Emerson Preble, to Hudson Bay region
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a little valley the outskirts turns very slightly to the right and upscorver a nearly level stretch nearly to its end. when it passes down a rather steep declivity, to the water. Concluded to remain here 1 day. Set out a lot of traps. June 27. Lone End Robinson Portage Cought about 25 mammals. Sorry Resoont. Rhodotus brettenyos. Tbat a couple of black lems in the marsh bordering lake below the Portage water thundes. Olri back. Jumps. Gell Odely Kilm maker White that spanon kung trobin, Rute cros Kunjet Redeyed Vino. Right Bault. The Indrians went hunting in the afternoon and shot a yellowslegsh (T.flaripes). June 28. Took up our traps. Got Zupes & Sorys richardsoni in addition essing other species taken the previous day. Left camp and passed through a succession of channels and on said later mostly with marshy shores. Saw ducks (cap?) and Taman flaripes which sit on a small dead tree. Macker fine in morning busts soon changed to cold Velvety Surr a family if parsons and shot a Pilsoms turn a few miles below Camp. After passing through several lakes with Marshy shores, we passed through a succession of rocky gorges. and were obliged to make two Portages. The second imt was run with the canoe without the baggage but the second called Hello Gate Rapids we also carried the canoe around. On the face of the cliffs on the north bank of the river before reaching Hello Gate I saw two nests, Breammaby of the Golden Eagle so I saw one flying about near one of the nests. I climbed to one but it was empty. He also saw aerial nests of the Phoebe below the rapids. one containing