Diary, 1903-1904, of trips with A. F. Camsell, Merritt Cary, and Alfred Emerson Preble to the Athabaska-Mackenzie region
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To 10 miles above Gravel River. Monday Oct. 5. Continued on up the river. Our progress was much impeded by long gravelly points the water being low. About noon we passed the mouth of a clear rapid stream flowing from the overlook and a short distance above here we crossed to the eastern bank. We paddled across the mouths of two small sized bays, caused by the low state of the river. We camped at dark on the high bank a few miles above Blackwater River. Tuesday Oct. 6. Kept on up on the same side of the river. I found a fair sized River emptying into the Mackenzie on the opposite side about noon. The banks were high and the bed stony or gravelly day. Passed a canoe, could not see any back from this river. To 10 miles above Blackwater River. To 10 miles above Blackwater River. Wednesday Oct. 7. Started at 7 o'clock and bank on until dark. About noon we passed the mouth of a River which may be the Beach- Water, as it is the only large river on our part in this side, and its water is dark. About mid-afternoon it started to snow and was still snowing at Clark. The banks faced Toby ran high and the shore gravelly or stony except at the mouth of the river where a broken gravelly flat was passed, and with some difficulty. Thursday Oct. 8. It snowed a little during the night. But the morning was warmer and it partially cleared during the forenoon. After going a few miles we found less snow and by noon there was none. We found Trucking coal at night camped within a few miles of a rocky hill which I suppose is the Rock by the River side. Said to be 30 miles from Ft. Wrigley.