Lake St. Croix Lake St. Croix Monday, Aug. 10. It rained during the night and was still stormy in the morning so we had to lie by. I took a series of footprints in my traps and made them up together with a bird or two. We took some white fish about 20 inches long in our nets. The river (Cemmel) enters the Lake near this point. According to accounts the lake extends a long paddle to the northeast. When Bell calls the lake only 6 miles in length. Have observed here the following plants: Picea abies (Spruce), Populus nigra, Populus sp., Betula glauculea, Pogonias alba, Salix, Chamaedaphne Ledum, Aristotrophus, Alnus alabatula, Vitis Idaen, Prunus serotina, Vaccinium (Blueberry), Rubus chamaemorus and some others, some of which I have collected. Tuesday Aug. 11. The wind continued strong all day. Though at 5 o'clock in the afternoon and we had to remain. I took a few mammals and made them up. But this place is not favorable for trapping. Sand Crabs. Wednesday Aug. 12. We still had to remain at our camp the whole day twice stormy. I took a few mammal mats and stirred them, also several fish. Took also two small fathoms with spikes for bait. Thursday Aug. 13. I took a few mammals including foxes, 4 Symplophyes. After dinner though the weather was still far from settled, we made a start. We crossed the Lake diagonally toward the east end and entered a shallow bay near the NE side from which we made a portage of about 1/4 of a mile into another lake. This is about 2 miles long by 1 mile wide and is longer than Crescent. (From the East end of Lake St. Croix a deep bay extends toward the south.) In the centre of the main part of this lake, is a rounded funky island high and once inhabited. We passed diagonally across in a NE direction and passing a large island