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Wednesday Sept 14. 9 miles To Some Place
Started early and cut Track
ahead . Had saw going and
left for the south side. The Track
led through burnt areas along
the forkroad, and then dipped
down toward the river and followed
a fine ridge for a mile or so
and then entered the heavy green
timber. We then crossed another brush
area and camped among poplars
and spruces on a flat close to the
river.
Leaves on Poplars, buckthorn and
willows now turned and
falling.
A little devils club in the bottoms
some. Cornus stolonifera they
found 1? Ribe, rubrum nearly all
fallen and that 1 Cornus canadensis
are drying up.
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Thursday Sept 15- 7 miles To near South Fork
Started out ahead with axes
as usual and after Dan started
back I kept on. It crosses
the river toward evening and
cut a mile or so and
then went back and awaited
the tram. They arrived after a
little and after crossing we
camped as it looked as
if a heavy shower was upon
us. Had saw, good going
and in the east part of the
burn today and at camp
as apparently below all of it
as the timber is green on both
sides as far as we can see