Diary, 1910, of trip with George and Samuel Mixter to Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, Montana, North Dakota and Washington
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20 For H. J. Robertson, Provincial Mineralogist J. Kermode. Wednesday Jun 29 Victoria Had a long talk with Mr. J. Thomason, Manager of Mt. Biscoe, and made some arrangements. There are Many conflicting reports that we hardly know when to go. The region N.S. & Naplata is said to be a very poor game country and there are hardly any sheep in the Cabinet range. That we will go to Telegraph Creek and work southeastward, perhaps to Edmonton. Thursday Jun 30 Victoria (We) bought supplies, tents, bags, etc. and provisions, also films and many other odds and ends. Friday July 1. Victoria Dommm day, and nothing doing. Stayed at Victoria until evening and then took Escharmer for Vancouver. Harry brought tickets for James Roberts and Wrayfield Robertson. Robertson tells me that there are sheep on Mtty. 10 or 12 miles south of Peace River, west of the Big Canyon. 21 Saturday July 3. Vancouver Finished arrangements with William Thompson. He tells me that there are plenty of Sheep in the Lillooet Mtts., and that they are practically identical with the animals of the southern Cascades or S. B.C., but are different from, though closest to the Rocky Mts. sheep. The Miners got little credit with the N.T.A. Co. We got aboard the Steamer Orcaion May, in the morning and she left about 11 o'clock or a little later. Sunday July 3. Inside Passage Steened all day up the Inside Passage. There seem more snow on the Mt. tops than there ought to be at this time of year. Dec 7 for Carbon Nov. 1958 2. L. Dolan's West Side Vines Luce, look for shales, sandstone and and quartzite, light gray rock from distinct mounds. blue and shales lighter belly white non graph that thoroughly stratified