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Monday Aug 8. To Klappan Flats
The morning was rainy and we did not
get away very early. We ascended
the rally to its head directly south
(true) and went through a low
Pass. Hence we wound down an
abrupt descent following a small
stream which flowed into a larger
one, a tributary of the main Klappan.
We ascended this for some
miles and encamped at the
lower end of a broad alpine
meadow - Klappan flats.
We saw many marmot and
ground squirrels and also
several broods of yellow
ptarmigan. After reaching camp,
Sam and I went out on the
meadows and shot some
ptarmigan.
A camp of Indians (Carrer Klestas
Camp) will be supplied with meat
and other necessities, was met with
Taws.
130 miles from Gudgy.
about 18 mile
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Tuesday Aug 9. Klappan Flats
We left camp about noon, leaving
Sam with Larry and Bert, George Dan
and I starting for Fort Endlame.
We took a dim trail eastward and
followed up the small stream and
then struck on going eastward.
Camped the side of the meadow
like rally and camped shortly after
11 in a brush flat among large
scattered spruces. Saw two broods
of yellow ptarmigan and what
a golden crowned sparrow, among
the spruces, old and young and
common.