Field Notebook: Florida, New York, Quebec. 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942
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July 15-1937 Thursday Another fine clear day. We leave Percé at 8.10 A.M. Had lunch at New Pick- at Knights Lodge and Log Bungalows. Mailed port to the ferry opposite Campbellton Totally in aim to ready of balance $2.65 at 3.15 and left the latter town at 3.40 P.M. Settled Route 17 from Campbellton to St Lemard on the St. John river, the dividing line between Maine and New Brunswick. The dis- tance is about 104 miles and have one arrived at 7 P.M., and put up at the New Hotel Cyr, a first class place among the smaller hotels, and a much better French place than is usual. Route 17 was built four years ago and is a good dry straight dirt road and therefore very dusty. There are but little travel on it and about one half the length is through the woods in clearing land. The first few miles upzone amy g d riddal basalt and other volcanic rock. Farther we came in what I simply to be the Lower Quaternary above the Haldimand series. Still farther the soil now enters the taconite. At ten miles one see