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a fine clear day
Left 25 With along Fattie Tucy
Jordan + Hilt 2nth peaks to go
into mt's along W. Mary Lake went
down about 6000 ft. then went up
the hills to the west ascending through
a pass at a little slope. Timberline
seen. Stillly water flow, and
a red fox also many tracks. A few
grown Stogs active above timberline
Som great tracks, corner a saddle
at about 6300 and wound down into
valley on other side looking down
on a deep lake in a steep valley
valley. Beyond is Pitt gre clone
Some several canton trees (also
some at furmion along Lake where)
for a camping place.
After settling our miles for sleep we
descended a valley toward the foot of
Fattie Tucy, and camped at about 6000 ft
just below Timberline
Friday
Sept 26
Back to head of Fattie Tucy
Left before dawn and went down
the valley crossed a spur of the Mt.
Just below the buttress of Fattie Tucy, and
went down to the track which comes from that
place from the Stikine reaches the trail
about 2 miles before Lake, and went
up to our old camping place of 3 years
ago. Then took the old Indian Trail
up the lake. It was inland 600 ft.
of a big point a 3 hrs distance
set out all the way up to our camp
arriving at dusk. Made about 25 miles
from my camp. Day warm and
flies active. Took some Flamingo
Found that Mr. Cox had settled a
few I guess the first day out.
No other game.
For the goats on Mt. at dusk
Some Lupins still in flower
Signs of woodrats abundant on cliff
I note 51' N foot of Fattie Tucy at about
4500 ft.
Barometer now registers for high (laterally right)