Diary, 1913, of trip with Charles Robert Cross to British Columbia
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Tuesday Aug 26 Driftwood River The Forenoon was very rainy, and we remained in camp. It did not stop until afternoon and we thought best not to start. Finished up my work Got a lot of note on mammals from Joseph Doidon on Bahn man. Set snares for rabbits and a trap for mink. Wednesday Aug 27 Chief Creek Four rabbits and a mink, followed the Track up the Driftwood for about 4 miles when I left and ascended the valley of chief creek. About 3 miles from the main the track forked, the left branch being marked as going to Bear Lake and as a Bad Trail. The other ascended quite rapidly. We camped in pine and fir woods on slaty ground at 3300 feet. Thursday August 28 Chief Creek We left camp in good time and followed the trail up the valley. It went through balsam swamps and over gravelly ridges and ascended at quite a rate. We made camp about 5 o'clock near the summit at an altitude of 3801 feet by the side of a fine alpine marsh. Set traps in the marsh Drawn our signs of moose on the side of the trail opposite, and I saw a fresh track in the marsh.