70 8 miles Thursday Day 25. To near Lake We got away in good time and took a S.E. course along the south side of the creek and along the side of the mountain. About noon we came to a good sized creek and while stopping for lunch we caught a strong good sized rainbow trout. Then we ascended the creek for a mile or so and crossed it, after which we took a westerly and then a southerly course to a good sized creek where we camped about a mile below a large lake. Saw a Flatbear just before camping and many tracks of centaurs along the creek Saw a brood of willow Ptarmigan near camp. The male flew up into the top of a tall spruce about 50 feet up and cocked - bravely at me while the female and young ones flew away 71 No mileage Friday August 26 Near Lake The day was rainy and we did not move. Found that a trail continued on from across the creek which we must cross and that another keeps on up the west side of the lake which is at least 5 or 6 miles long and how much longer we cannot tell. It rained all day and was still rainy at dusk. Dan tells me that in 1892-3 there were almost no moose about Telegraph Creek and few about Sear Lake. Now they are abundant in both places and are killed as soon as the Camps of the Stikine Rabbit, in 1892-3 were very abundant about Telegraph Creek. Very abundant between Cook Inlet and Fairbanks in winter 1903-4. Were practically gone in 1907