Diary, 1903-1904, of trips with A. F. Camsell, Merritt Cary, and Alfred Emerson Preble to the Athabaska-Mackenzie region
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Tuesday Jun 16 Travellers down the main party some very long chetkas I cut bank mostly on the left Lake Ross very much divided by islands Toward Long saw many Arctic Terns a short while alls camped on right bank. First Rose bloom seen at night Camp make about 45 miles Monday Jun 17 Left Camp about 7.30 and paddled East. The river today was fine and we made good progress. We camped on the right bank in a limestone print a short distance above 6 miles Delard. Thursday June 18. Left about 8:00 a.m. took the channel on the right inside 6 mile Delard. after passing this, The current became so strong that we could barely proceed. We took the right side of the river and by hard work reached a point a short distance above Me Connell Island. where we were able to run our canoe into a small inlet above there was a small harbor. Where we camped. The banks at this point are quite high and the woods are composed of the same