Diary, 1910, of trip with George and Samuel Mixter to Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, Montana, North Dakota and Washington
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6 miles Tuesday Sept. 20 To Lake Creek Made a rather late start as the horses had taken the back track. I went ahead to hunt, and at night waited for the horses at a good camping place opposite the mouth of the branch of the tributaries of the Ingensha, a good sagged stream coming in from the south. The boys had had trouble one of the horses falling over a bank which caused them to lose a lot of time so we made but a short distance though the trail was good. Saw one rabbit in the morning and a beaver and muskrat at camp. 12 miles Wednesday Sept 21 To Findlay Made a good start and travelled at a good rate for 6 hours when we reached the Findlay. Our course lay along the crest of high banks for the most part, but some of it through fine woods. We passed one small stream about an hour and a half from our camp. The valley of the Ingensha continually broadens and at its mouth is at least a couple of miles wide. The poplars which now form about half the forest covering are now at their highest color and combining with the bright green of the pines and spruces make the view of the valley a most brilliant panorama. The Findlay at the point where we struck it is about 71 feet wide at its present low stage, occupying less than half its width at high water. The valley is fringed on either side by rather high mountains some capped with snow.