P. De Benedetti 1866 Journer 27 June The Mackle River Coal Plain, 157°35'W, 70°29'N. A flock Western Sandpiper were just above the 2nd lake. Two pairs of Long-billed curlew like they own the place but evidently not sitting. A pair of Herganser in the creek and a Goose with 3 eggs near the 2nd lake. There was a semi-polar deer and 1-2 pairs of dunlin and a few pertviers, but short no phaeopus. Several geese, 1-2 each Arctic Terns, Sabine Gulls, and Arctic loons on the lake and 1 Yellow-billed loon. The ridge was poorly brown - best near the cake to the south 3-4 Semipolar, a few dunlin, golden plover, a few phaeopus and a few pertviers. Arctic Terns and Sabine gulls working the edge of the lake. Come back along the west edge of Lake Agassiz but s fogged up high to avoid mosquitoes, which are bad. No overtures, and only a little darwinda activity, Still small groups of 7 phaeopus, and Sabine Gulls sitting. didn't see the ciders. Most of its area is very dry, and Phaetophila becoming extensive along the lake margins. Didn't get much done in the afternoon. Still found out a lot. A few new flowers turning up, including a strange Aneumone. 30 June. Worked towards lake Agassiz without getting a lot done. Ray shot a caribou during the night, and everyone was buzzing about during the