Wednesday August 5 I took Synaphterium [illegible] Neozonus and Eutetomy in my trap. Input started quite early and had only gone a few hundred yards when I came to a rapid past which I portaged. Raspberry branch here, and I saw a ruby crown. I feeling pledged young I portaged into a small irregular lake with rocky shores, higher on the north side. I passed pick of this lake by another portage and almost at once sawched another. A long wooded ridge on the north side of this lake was next crossed by a portage about a mile and a half long. This ridge was well wooded with birch, aspen while I black spruce, Balsam Poplar of good size with the usual under growth of Vaboura, Cornus etc. Several swampy places were crossed where Vaccinium uliginosum, Kalminia slance, Ledum palustre, dwarf birch, Marrama Chamacephale etc. were common. Vitis chaca also typical Cornadon at waters edge. Saw Tracks of Moose, bear and Caribou at night camp. Went to Portage Monday Aug 24 Last night the sun set at 7.30 and rose this sun at 4.30. I made an early start and paddled on up the creek in a northerly direction. After going a few miles I passed through a marshy place and found a strong current setting northward, which made me think that I was approaching the outlet through the lake as supposed to outlet at the Mr. Corner. I climbed a high hill but could not see any sign of a valley or outlet. However I concluded to explore the bay and in the last creek I heard the sound of a rapid. This I found to be a large swift rapid the waters plunging down for about 300 yards in a perfect torrent. I made a portage of this length on the left bank, the portage trail being almost at the brink of the drop. At this portage I noted