Diary, 1913, of trip with Charles Robert Cross to British Columbia
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Sunday Oct 5 8 miles Left at 7.30 x went west for about 4 miles after brush we followed the well marked Trail which led arnd the end of the MtB and then Southward down a long with The Trail has been much travelled by horses Camped at 5. Sam rabbit nearly half white Monday Oct 6 30 Crossing about 3 miles I snow during night. Saw several Trochs when camps. Travelled down the valley still going nearly due south after about 4 miles we crossed a N South line Cut through the timber. A little beyond the trail turned from the valley of the Bear Shean South eastward. Followed the Trail when at cat seen to front and a series of clean finds, and I saw Fox swimming about the trail descended about 3 miles beyond the river when we passed within 2 miles. Our camped with a Rock and raft which we found here and camped in the Southward at dusk a more bird to see the moon before the camp + was killed by Dordon. We shoot Tucker line before Tom's Jacksons Camp about 300 feet