Diary, 1903-1904, of trips with A. F. Camsell, Merritt Cary, and Alfred Emerson Preble to the Athabaska-Mackenzie region
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Dec. 1. Take a light-colored G.N. One in one frying trap on the bottom. The sun now rises about 9 o'clock and we have had breakfast by Campfire for some time. Dec. 2. Have been taking a number of specimens in my Trap so that I southerly ago series. Have made a few short Excursions about the record and have taken a few birds. Saw mice about 9:30 and sits at 7:30 Dec. 3. A day or two before Christmas, a small child belonging to some Indians living across the river died from the "Cramps" which was quite prevalent for a while. This was thought to be in consequence of the path bringing in a wolf which he had prowled and they said killed a wolf. But this Supposition permits them from stirring it or handling it in any way. In this case an extra price offered on the fear of the consequence. Concerning other Children who saw the dead body became sick. Last person Curious Comment with the facts attributes the death. The effect is a High beer which had been brewed at the house. Too frequent devotion to which caused the engarth to be neglected. This mixture made from water, Hops or sugar, with sometimes a cutter plan and 300 or three ounces of tobacco barrels down is manufactured in considerable quantities by the Indians and some times by the whites. In some cases the flame thickens the bottom portion of the case so that it has to be partation with a stick or a spoon instead of a glass. Besides this idea, about values scent or whatever varies must not be taken into Camp, but may be shunned & dried Out of doors. When laths are carried and eaten the beans must not be eaten by days or no more locks was he caught.