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Saturday Oct 11 To Head Blodwater
Started at 9 o'clock and came
southwesterly about 5 miles. Then left the valley
The stream we have described
Black River S.S. and crossed
over a few ridges & which
the Telegraph line about 11.30
just beyond we crossed
Spraying Creek which as
a stream about 50 feet wide
a quarter of a mile beyond
we came to a small clearing
with a fur Indian home. This
man the Chief Womminowch
(The big Wolverine) He kills
grizzly & black bear + more
and last year killed 5
Caribou just before his house
He has just come from near
Kleptar where he made ground
bring 50 good spears but has
sent out the skins. Like tells me
that they see deer miles in height
Tuesday Oct 12 To 5 m. south Sth Cabin
Left at 8.30 and came at 11
7 miles to 5th Cabin about 4 o'clock
from camp are crossed the divide
between Gas & Skeena water
The divide is so low that a
Creek which comes down from
the east flows to either side
and salmon sometime cross
from one creek to the other
At the divide we crossed to
the west side of the valley and
about 3 miles below came to
5th Cabin where we had dinner
In the afternoon we descended
Almanzest Creek from the lake
(the same river (at cabin) about
5 miles and camped in big
woods. (at about 2500 feet)
About the divide the country
was called by the Indians Kitangard
(The bitter place) from the Alaskan side
which was commemorated
Dorson tells me that at Behan