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Chaleur, and along its north shore to New Richmond, then up 

 the Grand Cascapedia River. There is a good dirt road for about 

 30 miles, to the salmon fishing camps along this beautiful 

 stream ; then the road grows narrower and rougher and toward 

 its end calls for careful driving. One branch goes to the main 

 workings of the Federal Zinc and Lead Mine, on a summit 2,000 

 feet above sea, where the caretaker, James McWhirter, is hos- 

 pitable and often allows small parties to use the cabins as the 

 mine is not now in operation. Another branch, turning left 

 about two miles before reaching the main mines, crosses a 

 ridge and follows up Brandy Brook, to a branch mine working, 

 a total distance of about 50 miles from New Richmond. A third 

 branch turns right, about a mile before reaching the main mine 

 and runs about five miles to Lake St. Anne, head of the St. 

 Anne River. 



From the Forks of the St. Anne, trails ascend Mount Albert 

 and Table Top. Prof. Fernald's parties made their working 

 base at a little lake, on the west side of Table Top. since called 

 "Lac aux Americains," after the Harvard botanical party. The 

 highest summit of the Table Top plateau, 4,450 feet, is called, 

 on some maps, "Botanist's Dome," although, on the Quebec 

 Forest Service maps, it is called "Mount Jacques Cartier," 

 after the French discoverer of Gaspe. 



The quickest way to get to Mount Albert is to follow the 

 gravel and dirt road, from New Richmond, up the Cascapedia, 

 taking the left turn, to the mine in Brandy Brook. Thence a 

 wagon road may be followed on foot about five miles to the 

 head of the brook, and over a pass, where it ends. From that 

 point a narrow trail which seems, from the tracks, to be kept 

 open largely by moose and bear, follows down a brook which 

 enters the Isabelle River along the south side of Mount Albert. 

 Good tent camp sites are found along the Isabelle. 



Another way in to the mountains would be to follow the 

 road from New Richmond, turning right, before reaching the 

 main mine, to Lake St. Anne, where cars could be parked. From 

 the outlet of the lake a trail runs along the stream to the Forks, 

 where the trails to Albert and Table Top turn west and east. 



On our drive in from New Richmond, we began to find in- 

 teresting plants along the banks of the road, and after we left 

 the car, on the wagon road up Brandy Brook. The banks were 



