Flat and Barron. The bottoms extending for several miles from the shore. Bear River leaves the lake bedroom high banks clay and gravel and rather a steady current. A few miles down the bank, become lower, and here I saw birch and poplars (aspen) are of fair size and of good growth. The principal tree known is the white spruce. The current is nearly 5 miles an hour and several small ripples more. At our camp the banks are higher and below is a line of low hills. Tuesday Sept 24. Sprinkle fell during the night and the morning was cloudy and cold. I make an early start and paddle down the softly running stream the ridge seen in the distance at night fall gradually approaches the river and formed its left bank for several miles. I reached the Rapid about 11:30 noon and ran it easily keeping close to the right bank. The Mt was then plowed. At this point a good deal of ice still remained on the banks. This was said to be ice formed by the rivers overflooding an accumulation and being filled with ground ice. A short distance below, Ive stopped at the camp of John Anderson, a half mile will known throughout the month. Here we were fortunately entertained and given much attention. The banks at the rapids are high, of soft clay and loose rock and steep. Below here the river's shore a more southern aspect. The banks and poplars being of fair size and the under brush poor convenient Birch aspens and Balloon Poplars are of fair size.