Diary, 1903-1904, of trips with A. F. Camsell, Merritt Cary, and Alfred Emerson Preble to the Athabaska-Mackenzie region
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Lake Fabre Beginning. In extent extended about 3 miles To the northward at any from nine Its east end was a mountain About 400 feet high. Its N.W. face Was long and very precipitous. It At this stage, my gradual. Initially The lake extended about 9 sight, quite inward. I crossed this lake in a northerly Direction and found changes Channels among slabs. In another Expanse of the Lake which was Many circular and about 1/4 miles In diameter. It contained only A few small islands crossing this Lake in a northerly direction. On Left it by a narrow channel About 100 yards long and ended In a small riffle to a smaller Long Lake. Then through a Short Channel to a Large Lake With many rocky reliefs. Some Of these are high and rocky with An agreeable number of loose Boulders scattered over them In many places within Tumbling down then stopping ridges Which shone brightly in the sun. Lake Rey Key of Belle. I passed Northward close to The E. shore and wound a large bay As entered a channel having a Perceptible current northward. A Burg now nearly formed our encampment On the left side of this channel Or what I suppose to be a large Island. Two others seen at the Narrower camp. Upwards. My surf section, which was seen on The lake shortly before camping To the park at a distance of several Miles an even ridge if good sized Mountain with a range having a North and south direction. Sunday Aug 16. Today being a Strong Sunday" The Indian could not work So we had to remain in Camp. They Were able to hunt and pick berries So helped out on the food supply. I caught a musk near camp but Took no other mammals. One of The Indians frothed a moose near Camp, but it had been startled by The dogs and had made off. The day was mostly fine but the Wind came up in the afternoon.