Field Notebook: Quebec 1908
Page 96
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San Rira, Monday June 22, Had a fine nights rest in the camp with Poyas as my companion. As this was no call from Poiree I remained asleep until 6 and [illegible] had a share. At seven had breakfast learned that it would not be possible to sail now for the west as the wind is from the north west, the direction in which we want to go. At nine A.M. the wind is high and there is no prospect of our getting out today. Later I reexamined the cliff about half way between San Rira and Cape Mac Silvery which is about 2 miles East of the River. Found me good Illaenus head, some Rafinesquian and a few crabs. Also saw here the Citypca corypta but too poor to take, and three Orthos flatellus one of which I have. With the finding of these fossils and the Citypca corycta with a Schuckertella in the cliff near San