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Wednesday Oct 1
5 miles down [illegible]
We went down the creek
which came from the N. and then
went westward around a
rocky hill, following a well
marked trail. It descended
a very steep wooded slope.
The stream falling about 400
feet in a series of cascades.
Then we went for about 3
miles through thick balsam &
Spruce and came out into
a broad place where we
camped early.
A [illegible] found as just
below.
Balsam pines of fair age up to 4600 feet.
Morning Camp 5000
feet of descent 4600
Night Camp 4100
Thursday Oct 2
9 miles down Mademica
About 4 miles from our early morning
Peter Humes Park after helping us pick up
left about 10.30 and went westward
down the valley. Crossing a tributary
from the N.S. after about 6 miles. Then
entered a large forested area and followed
down still on the N side of the Mademica
for about 3 miles and camped at
Hovels.
For Vitis dalea at 4000 feet.
Some tracks of two moose &
Dahoon saw a 2 year old black
bear
He says that the young bears stay with
the mother in the winter here the first
winter when they are nearly 2 years old
and thereafter den up by themselves.
Night camp 3400