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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.