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Sunday, Sept. 20. Took some Mammals
at Fortsamps in my traps and
a rabbit. Did not hunt for
from camp but bound myself
with specimens. Birch and Melons
newly burs & beears
Monkey Sept 21. Took, a number
of mammals including
Micietus & Pidorius observed
Rabbits (and + picked fruit) near the
outlet of the small river. It
cleared during the afternoon.
The weather has just commenced
to change. Put up quite a lot
of specimens in the afternoon
and reset a good many of my
traps. Mac & the Indians also
reset some steel trap and
some Snare for rabbits
In the Morning we had a
fine pass of the snow
Cormor Mountains in the
direction of Fort Norman.
Saw a Lodge Pheas & Whistling
goose. Flying south.
Tuesday Sept 22. Took a fair
catch of mammals including Lynx,
Toms, which I now convert to
be the Lemmus brachys disceribed
by Richardson from this place.
There was very few birds.
about and took only a
spruce partridge the day was
fine but windy and warmer
than for several days. Kept
some of my traps in the morning
but a fox (Lota maculosa)
from the Indians and presented
it. Saw a fine aspen on a
high part of the country back
of Fort Flonblin
Wednesday Sept 23. Took a fair catch
of mammals but nothing unusual
except a marten. The day was
clearly and then once very few
birds about.
Thursday, Sept 24. A rainy day
and I improved for broke forth
a fair catch of common moose
and made them up and changed
some of my trap.