Diary, 1910, of trip with George and Samuel Mixter to Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, Montana, North Dakota and Washington
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Saturday July 30 Regain about head q. I start to near Reddipar We got away on good time and ascending a gentle slope for about a mile, passed the between two small lakes, the head of the streams on which we were encamped. Then we went on Through a piece of beautiful grassy glades bordered by young poplar woods and with small sinks in thin Tullos. Beyond we ascended through a very rank growth of wild rhubarb and other Labaccon plants. This led passed over a succession of spruce poplar covered ridges and through a series of misty valleys and then through an extensive trail that caused near the head of a small creek. Populus balsamifera of fair size rooted nicely to the device for our night Camps. We came about 15 miles. Mainly though Hukomen After we had a lunch, Bob Abesta and I made a trip to the top of the mountain opposite our camp. Larry & Samuel also made a hunt in the same direction. We went nearly straight up on the ridge reaching Timberline and about 500 feet above our camp. Died at the top of the first ridge 600 feet feet higher. We met for William, 1 Telegraph Creek with an Indian, Leon. They reported no game but and I went on down into a little valley where then were several Lakes in one quarter. I shot some Barons Goldings. From its ridge beyond we looked across the heat of a deep gully and on a spry bank near the summit of the gully ridge nearly a thousand feet above we saw a Bull Caribou. By my down. We went around the gully and climbed a a point near him and found him on another bank. and I killed him at nine, 30 yards. He came out get him to get up and my first shot went about 300y on his back. The next one struck him but too far back. He walked with difficulty. If the arms and my next shot dropped him. We stunned him quickly as a wild Wind and taking the head and some meat we started back at 6:00 Nancy camp at 11 P.M. We took many flavor on the mountain camp. Sam also got some. They saw no game I saw white tailed Stormym on The MCK and one Porcupine and 9 goals