Tuesday Aug 25 I made a late start on account of having work to finish up. I crossed the small lake and saw a small rapid taking in some water in diving so. This fell into a narrow arm of a small lake. I saw old sawmill bury before finding the outlet which flowed from the westerly bay. The wind was strong and made progress difficult. At the outlet was a high wooded rock with a few trees growing on its sides. Descending this there I came within a few hundred yards to a short rapid others I portaged about 7.5 yards on the left bank. This portage was well marked by beech trees. At its foot was an entry a small arm of another lake and began searching for its outlet. The first northerly bay looked inviting but we must but had no boat. I then retraced our way and took the middle bay. Camping after going a short distance. I saw a 2 year old moose today Wednesday Aug 26 I made a good start and pursued our way northward up this inlet. After going about 7 miles we came to a bay which made us turn the boat. This in approach in hopes of finding the outlet but had to come back and then took the channel which led northward a mile or two beyond we came to a bay making on toward the east boat next Friday any current entering the narrow passage we kept on the channel here turning a cutter with high nets was applied ahead. I soon came to where the lake widened out and on the right or east side passed a long gravelly island nearly devoted of trees, which stretched E. 40V a narrow arm of the lake stretching northward to the north of it. At this was no current entering this passage we left on to the open lake and turned diagonally northward to a high rocky point. Beyond here I could not get the sound now being too strong. I climbed the high rocks and found a narrow in a soughed lake, one end of