Diary, 1913, of trip with Charles Robert Cross to British Columbia
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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