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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.