May 11. We left the foot of the Grand Rapids about 7:30 P.M. and traveled until nearly dark. The sandstone cliffs border the valley on both sides for most of the way and the country is mainly heavily wooded through mostly swept by fire. About 15 miles below G.R. c a gas will emerges on the left bank at the mouth of a small stream (the Little Buffers Rive) A large quantity of the gas emerging beneath the surface from the bed of the stream. The bubbles showing that it reaches nearly half way across the river through mostly near the shore. About 14 miles below here we passed the Burnt or Bruce rapids following near the left bank in the Canoe where the river is better for small boats. We camped on the left bank a short distance below here. May 12. It being Sunday the whole oparty remained at Camp. Very little of interest was seen but or two hermit thrushes were heard singing near camp and Entamias seen on the shore in a pile of drift wood. A putonies (Cieognam) seen May 13. We pushed off from camp quite early and floated down stream. Soon after starting I saw a bear on a bluff near the river and landing climbed after him but after climbing two steep slopes I had only the satisfaction of seeing him disappearing over the third and out of shot. I had some lunch at the head of the Bolder Rapids and after running it and proceeding a short distance I stopped at an Indian en- Campment. They had several trunks. I, more mostly in poor condition. One had a portion of