Saturday May 23. Remained on the Island. Did some collecting and packed our outfit part of which we are to ship down to Smith Landing and perhaps farther and a part take with us in our canoe as soon as we get past the rapids. Removed our camp toward evening to the lower end of the Island, as Baptiste thought we would cross to the main shore below the Island. We did not cross however but camped at the lower end and made the campfires. Sunday May 24. Today being Sunday nothing was done toward getting away. Mr. P. remained on the Island, therefore and took a few photos and collected some insects. Have very reason to suppose we will get away early tomorrow as the boats are lying ready to load. The day has been fine with only one slight shower Monday May 25. We left the Island shortly after noon and as soon as the 4 boats had successfully run the Little Grand Rapid we started off. The banks back from the river remain high as at Grand Rapids and are well wooded except where burnt off. Considerable sugar banks of the Grand Rapid Sand- stone being exposed at intervals. We camped just before dusk on the left bank a short distance above Little Buffalo River. Tuesday May 26. Pushed off about 6 o'clock and continued on down the river past a few minutes Little Buffalo River on the left, where there is a large flow of gas. Banks very high, showing apparents of G.R. Sandstone, the several terraces well exposed. Considerable quan- tities of ice still remain on the banks in places, and some banks of snow and ice in the ravines on the slopes of the valley. The catkins of the willow peoples are out, and the aspens and birches show trees of tiny green leaves. During the day we successfully and successfully ran the Brule, Bailey, Thrace, Long, Crooked & Stony Rapid, experiencing no delay except at the Long Rapid, where some of the steerermen changed boats. The Crooked and Stony Rapids were run shortly,