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- May 27 -
just laid around camp and ate lots
and slept the rest of the time Today.
- May 28 -
Hasselborg came down this morning
and after he had rested awhile. He, Mr.
Littlejohn, Miss Alexander and I packed
up and started back for the lakes. We got
to the portage at noon and had lunch.
Then me paddled up to the north end
of the lake and made camp under a large
spruce tree on the west side of the lake. After
we had supper we went out in the canoe
to see if we could see a bear up on the
mountain side. Mr. Littlejohn soon spotted
one and Mr. Hasselborg started to climb
up the mountains after that bear and Mr.
Littlejohn went up the creek in another
direction. Miss Alexander and I stayed in
the canoe and watched the bear and
motioned to Hasselborg when we saw that
the bear had changed his position. In
about 40 minutes we heard 5 shots together
and then a lone shot and there some heavy
body came thumping and bumping down