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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.