Diary, 1903-1904, of trips with A. F. Camsell, Merritt Cary, and Alfred Emerson Preble to the Athabaska-Mackenzie region
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To Lake Rosamond and the main lake, and there probably a river of considerable size eating up the lake at this point, and these evidently considerable sized lakes occupying a basin to the W. of the peaks. From here we left the lake and made a portage of about half a mile through brushings and over several muddy ridges, to a good sized pond of irregular shape and from this made a portage 2 miles or greater a mile to another Lake (The first portage at it.) 2nd period along the creek of a narrow ledge where there was a plain trail marked on the rock. From the second lake we made a portage of about 3/4 of a mile, mostly through mud to an arm of Rosamond Lake, along which we paddled among the numerous islands. Toward evening we came to a stream which the Indians were afraid to cross with the present road. Roe to Strawberry Lake Rosamond Lake Grant In this area camped and set nets to help with the promotion of a large blue mussel a famous camping pool for the Indians where they lived Canoe, and thus is the place when they say Bell met with the Indians on his way to Roe. Rabbits are quite common here at several spots that. Sunday Aug 9. We made only a Sabbath Day's journey, leaving father Cate and camping early. We passed through Lake Rosamond and left it by a portage a short distance east of the outlet from its W. end. This portage led over low ground, mainly mud for about 1/2 of a mile and entered Lake Rogers, in a small bay, near the mouth which we camped. While the men were making the portage I caught a good-sized pickerel with the spoon bait; I set nets and a trout hook also a good one of small fishes.