Diary, 1910, of trip with George and Samuel Mixter to Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, Montana, North Dakota and Washington
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Saturday Oct 29 To Arremaw River We left soon after daylight, foraging a small creek. Then camp where some Indians were fishing. The road went then followed for a few miles through a meadow and then through woods. The left came out into a small prairie which the road forked the right hand road leading to Dava River Settlement. The left was ours and our team took Surmehim which we follow is a general way through open grassy fields for several miles and then a couple of miles through woods to the cabin, where we forded and had dinner, broke the neck yoke and had To repair it. In the afternoon we went on through woods and then struck to lake again and after shooting a wood bay came to another river. In attempting to cross at its mouth we got stuck and had to unload and camp in the willows. The day was milder than yesterday. Sunday Oct 30. To near 9-mile Creek It was nearly noon before we got the wagon out. Then we went up the creek to the lower end of an Indian where our driver, John Park spent last night. He was sick and unable to go further but had arranged to have the Indian take us through to Sawridge, where we will make other arrangements. It was mid-afternoon before we could get away. Then we followed the road which ran through a wet meadow for several miles and then skirted the very shore of a bay for a couple miles, where we camped - at dark. The day was fine and mild and the night clear and cold. We saw large numbers of Canada geese on the lake along our route.