Diary, 1910, of trip with George and Samuel Mixter to Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, Montana, North Dakota and Washington
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68 Tuesday Aug 23. Upper Fridlay Lost brief the horses and lost the fromoon hunting for him. Then after a little journey eastward we concluded that our course lay over the western flank of the mountain south of us and so took the back Fork up the valley and made only a few miles Dan tell me that from July 5 to 8 1909, at a point about 26 miles N of the Indian village in a groovy Prarie on a tributary of the Stikine he saw a number of meatow Cakes. They were singing shay day. He has seen them also at Telegraph Creek. Has seen Arctic Hushes at Telegraph Creek in Spring. 69 Wednesday Aug. 74. Part Wt of Land Smith We got away in good time and proceeded Southwood up the valley which was broad and comparatively level with many grassy terraces and a small pond here and there along the creek. There were many living Mammoths on the terraces. Shortly after noon we passed a Sod-sized grass bordered pond which was the head of the creek and also had an outlet down the other end of the valley. We passed this, and then found an Indian trail which we followed and camped just before sunset on the east side of the valley. On either side very high mountains and to the south down the valley a very high range with creek and other at Saw a single caribou at the height of land and a herd 3 cows with calves and 2 or 3 young bulls just before camp.