Diary, 1910, of trip with George and Samuel Mixter to Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, Montana, North Dakota and Washington
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Monday Sept 12 To Hellow Falls The flow at the foot of the falls proved to be full of grayling and small Trout. So while Dan and George went on I stayed to catch a few and then follow on. They crossed the river a short distance below, where I caught up with them. They killed 3 grayling, 2 Trout & carried a foot, and one large Trout about 14lbs a mile or 100 below the blazed trail led up the side of the valley and we followed it until not very convinced that it was a good Trail and then had to come back and camped on the side of the valley some way above the river Tuesday Sept 13 Dan and I started out with oxes shortly after six o'clock and cut a Trail for about 5 miles. Then he returned for the horses while I kept on with the axe. By the time they had caught up with me about sunrise, I had cut and blazed about 3 miles more, which makes the best day we have done for some time. The turn continues to fall nearly the entire valley. I saw many birds but was unable to pay much attention to them. Moose tracks plentiful and Red squirrels fairly common.