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Friday. Nov. 4. To Moose Portage
The beat party left about the
middle of the forenoon but we
concluded to go by team
we could not get away until
after dinner. Then we took the
road from the Athabasca. It
led through pine and then poplar
woods and through several
prairies where there were haystacks.
We walked practically all the
way and reached Moose Portage
shortly after dark. Distance
about 14 miles.
Saturday Nov 5 To Fish Camp.
Made a good start and
left The road which led through
spruce and poplar woods
The road was bad and we
could make but slow time
we reached the so called
Fish Camp where whitefish are
brought out from Calling Lake
in winter to be shipped to
Edmonton.
Moose Tracks Seen.