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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