38 Friday July 26 To Ashcroft Trail (6 miles) Near E end Buckley Lake The morning was rainy and we made a late start. The falls were as castly. Crossed parallel to Buckley Lake but at some distance from its other. We had a long rod trail and led to Death? many swampy places. Came a small fork on our left where I saw a fairly J Halboll grates points and his gang at mouth. Small though Bow yellowtops. Took a long specimen, Saw a Muckrat here. We made only a few miles and camped at the junction of the Ashcroft Trail for as a little below the east end of Buckley Lake which will be at either end. At this point Lallbreath creeks from south to north. East of Buckley Lake lies a long North bank ridge and beyond it across the Dart Fork lies an immense mountain called Sheep Mountain with immense areas above timberline and capped with snow. Larry Martin caught up with us. 39 Wednesday July 27 To (spent 12 miles) Crowning N 2nd Death Fork of Stikine 8.15 to 3.30 Asembled an early start and took to Ashcroft Trail after a few miles 2 Pine and Poplar woods, some of the Lutta trees being of good size. We reached a Cueva Bed and crossed it at a distance of about 2 miles. I was apparently worked with Murray River. We found on our left a long ridge, bare on the summit. Beyond the Cueva bed we descended through a few stones forks and then through a ?truce and still descending reached the 2nd Smith Fork where we camped. Took our baggage across in a canoe which we found there. Saw Salmo mykiss in a small tributary near our camp and took two. Says a riverine comp close to the bank. It seemed to closely touch the water, but seemed almost to swim on its surface with only slight ripples. Saw Recus zyl and its one taken at Telegraph.