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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