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Alberta
Friday Oct 14 To New Monument Rock
Left camp early and floated
Down. The wind pory came up
very strong from the west, and
finally about noon we had to
stop on account of d. We
got away again at 3 o'clock
and camped at six on
the left bank. We passed long
stretches of granite cliffs
Windy on the left where there
were many nests of cliff
Swallows. Saw also many nesting
places of Bank Swallow.
Saturday Oct. 15 To below R. Montagnais
The morning was rainy but
we started off, driving the forenoon
it rained. Most of the time cool
the afternoon was fairly pleasant
The current was slack and
we did not make very good
time. We passed The Monument
Rocks in the middle of the
forenoon--and the Clearwater
soon after. In the afternoon
forward the R des Montagnais
on the left.
We camped at dusk on
the right bank among
some large bunches