Diary, 1910, of trip with George and Samuel Mixter to Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, Montana, North Dakota and Washington
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58 Sunday Aug 14. To Fur-Tan Lake We left camp about 10 o'clock and soon crossed the height of land and went about 4 miles in a W.S. direction. Then the valley turned abruptly to the East and we followed it in nearly a straight line. We soon descended onto a broad level grassy plain a couple of miles wide, absolutely without trees or bushes except when it was cut by the stream along which grass and willows grew. It was flanked on either side by high mountains, bare except for a few hundred feet near the valley. We followed this for 5 or 6 miles and then went through a succession of pine-covered ridges to near the first of a series of lakes, where we camped. The stream followed the base of the western flank of the Principal Head Branches of the Stickney and is called Isakadzoa by the Indians. San Frocks. Sheep move Carbon and Solodes. Many marmots and ground squirrels about 15 miles 30 Monday Aug 15. To Hot-Les-Lue Lake The horses went back on the track and it was afternoon before we got them. In the meantime I made a trip down to the lake. Found that several Indian families had camped here a long time in the spring. Found a broken canoe on the lakeshore, with a piece of large sunshades wet that a number of boats. After dinner we left and followed an easterly course down the valley, keeping to the north of the river and camping on a small beam lake just west of Hot-Les-Lue. We followed Indian trails part of the way and crossed several small creeks. Saw several porcupines on the trail and one young Caribou on the mountain to our left. The valley is bordered on either side by Mt's Tricky above Timberline, and is 4 or 5 miles broad about 7 miles