Alaska journal, v4410
Page 31
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- May 24 - We went out and hunted around some beaver meadows this morning. Flushed a gander but couldn't find the goose or the nest. Spent the rest of the morning shining the beaver. Mr. Stephens same rip and said that Miss Alexander had started at 2:30 that morning for Jameean with an old hunter in the little boat. They made 5 miles an hour on the average for 8 hours. In the after noon we went down and made camp about halfway up the big lake. - May 25 - Hunted beaver this morning. Wasselborg shot one with the shot gun but it sank and we failed to get it. Spent most of the day trying to photograph a beaver and finally thought I would succeed as I got within 15 ft. of one but just as I snapped he went down with