Diary, 1903-1904, of trips with A. F. Camsell, Merritt Cary, and Alfred Emerson Preble to the Athabaska-Mackenzie region
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place to camp, pitched our camp on the northern shore where low, and high ground are easily accessible The ground surrounding this bay is rather low and mossy and grown up to shrubs and willows and tamaracks As it was late when we camped I did not put out any traps. The weather continues rainy and threatening It is my intention to remain here several days and make as complete a collection as possible. I took a moderate in the evening near camp. This being the first place where I have seen any since leaving the Brightland between Hot Rice and G. Rim Lake. Mr. [illegible] visited in the early evening by 5 Indians who talked at great length to Mr. Conley my canoe man who now has the first opportunity in making a concourse with his people: Friday Sept/18 I took some books and set out a lot of traps in the marsh and in species woods The day was rather wet and unpleasant and unfavorable for collecting. Mac and the Indian set traps for rabbits and snorks for hawks. Saturday Sept/19 Took a good catch of Mammals including Ermine Mink, Ertomyps Peltroms Lepus at Seneca and also took some roots. Bram broths and willows now fast dropping this hours also Tamarack observed the following plants. Peccia alba Jumpers, Nosa Salix (several species) Betula nana Rubus chamaemorus Rubus arcticus Ruea, Empetrum Lepidium Chamaintrius, Bygola Lilum pelistria Andromean polylelia Aristolophylos Maironi Vace (16) Vitis chalca hypococus Aster