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Monday Aug1. Forenoon
abroad with the early morning
and left spent 3 km.
for Fort Resolution
reached the mouth of
the Northern Arm
Shortly before noon,
Arr at Hartley B. at 1:30
pm. at Resolute at 7.
PM. Remaind only a
short time then went
cut to Island for
wood - lost one cattle
Had included 5
trails en route at
daylight but had to
leave on account
of [illegible]
Tuesday Aug 2. Kept on
up Slave River East
abroad before him
huts cut it: Spent
a short time ashore
and took some
photos - a fine day
Wednesday, Aug 3
Cut road again in
morning, only a few
Navigators. Reached
Fort Smith at 4:15
Thursday Aug 4.
Remaind at Ft Smith
joined Holm and their
boat across portage
W.S. Grahame