bay where a few settling shivers came close to the shed here on camp as it was late and as the weather looked threatening we put up the tent for the first time in some time, as we found retention by wind. At our Camp The ground is quite rocky. In some places almost devoid of vegetation in others with sandy and mossy stitches. White pines and a few tamaracks are the principal trees and willows the conspicuous shrubs A few small muddy pools lie a little back from the shore. Empetrum nigrum is very common and in many places forms a dense carpet at its shaded with berries and many blueberries are also found. The rain is rising in the morning and at thirteen o'clock Saturday August 29. It rained some during the night but the day was nearly free from rain, though at eleven, and all day from the N.E. I spent the forenoon hunting over the country toward the front or such ward. It was very rough and rocky Several good birds were seen. Observed the following plants: Prunus alba (imperfecta) Sambucus (some species) Betula papyrifera & minor Alnus alnobetula, Parmaeocarpi, Potentilla, Empetrum nigrum, Sphagnum Thamnophyllum, Andromeda (Arctostaphylos) Les, Vaccinium (blueberry) Vitis labrusca, The Natchez Grose, Ceanothus, and other bushes are growing on the banks of Empetrum. Harris Sparrow is quite common. Melody Toward their small peaches of Pteridium (fern) broods but I saw none. Though I hunted for them carefully. Coney the Indian spent most of the day hunting canton but none more