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June 26th, Lockhart's River. Wind south and fine. 
June 27th, Aylmer Lake. Wind westerly, with a shower or two of 
rain. Turned colder towards night with frost. 
June 28th, Aylmer Lake. Ice on small pools in morning. Wind 
southerly and fine. The ice on the lake still good and sound, with snow 
in sheltered spots not melted from the edges yet. All the willows out 
in leaf and many flowers in bloom. 
June 29th, Aylmer Lake. Wind south west. The day started in 
with heavy rain and fog, but towards evening turned fine. 
June 30th, Aylmer Lake. Wind south west, fine and hot in the 
morning. Thunder storm about midday. 
July 1 st, Sandy Bay. Wind north west strong and changeable. 
Fog in morning. 
July 2nd, Portage to Fish River. Wind north west, fine and warm. 
July 3rd, Portage to Fish River. Wind west ; rained early in the 
morning but soon turned fine. The small lakes are now open but on 
the large ones there is only a small passage round the edge. 
July 4th, Fish River. Wind south and hot. Saw a loon's nest with 
eggs. All the other birds are about hatching. 
July 5th, Musk-Ox Lake. Wind southerly. 
July 6th, Musk-Ox Lake. Wind southerly and hot. 
July 8th, Musk-Ox Lake. Wind west and veiy hot all day, cloudy 
and close towards evening and lots of mosquitoes. 
July 9th, Musk-Ox Lake. Wind south-west and hot. A few remains 
of snow drifts here and there, but the country looking green and fresh. 
July 10th. Musk-Ox Lake. Wind north-west, warm in morning 
and lots of mosquitoes. Later on thunder with light showers of rain 
after which it turned very cold and quite the appearance of snow. 
July 1 ith, Musk-Ox Lake. Strong north wind. Stormy with 
showers of hail all day. Wind increased in evening to a regular storm. 
July 1 2th, Musk-Ox Lake. Wind north-west ; still stormy, snowed 
the whole of the day. 
July 13th, Musk-Ox Lake.- Weather still unsettled. 
) ul)- 14th, Musk-Ox Lake. Wind west, cloudy. 
I uily 15th, Musk-Ox Lake. Wind west, clearing. 
