Diary, 1904, of trip to the Athabaska-Mackenzie region
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Saturday July 9, Lorna four specimens, and prepare them. Some Dudeans came in from the Lu River Noun program. bring pig then spring lamb & deer and some meat. They meet a few caravan when crossing the mountains. These animals spend the summer for the most part near the Crank a few only remaining in the semibaren country bit southward. They Commence to move southward in August going only 300 or 400 miles and return About March sometimes coming to thetheastwork of the Ntly part of Peel River, about 2000 fre- quently most of them In their movements they head toward the prairie tracts. The Dudeans from to carry all their goods across the 80 mile portage and of course each one has a load, and each dog carries 30 or 40 lbs. I took some snapshots of small parties when they arrived although the sun was not very good