Diary, 1903-1904, of trips with A. F. Camsell, Merritt Cary, and Alfred Emerson Preble to the Athabaska-Mackenzie region
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Deep and Springs. We passed Hermitage Creek and deep creeks and then passed through an extensive tract of pines and then through a "prairie" by Egge's 50 miles north of Edmonton, at the edge of a tract of pines. May 14 Left Egges at 130 and passed through a considerable tract of open land and then through much thorn bushes then through a succession of poplar meadows to Stony Creek where we had dinner. In the afternoon we pushed along and over several ridges to Sandy Creek. Then through a tract of pines for about 3 miles & the Level Creek, Ranch where we camped. May 15 The night was quite frosty, I left camp at 730. Soon after starting on prairie through a barbwire fence and then along the side of a very deep valley, through down through a small stream and up a high ridge. a depression on the edge of the road as a long lake surrounded by