Wednesday, August 5, 1868.
  Cloudy. Rained most of
A.M. Ther about 60[degrees] - 
70[degrees] - 65[degrees]. Rose at 6 A.M.
Went down on the 7 A.M.
stage with Marden to the mouth
of West Branch. After bathing our
heads we started up the stream.
Walked with only a few stops,
steadily from 9 to 12 N.
A Cooper's Hawk followed us
for some little distance. Saw
also a Wood Wren & a Kingfisher.
Followed the stream up until
it became a small brook & finally
almost disappeared in moss.
Then gave up finding Noran
lake & eat lunch of ham sandwiches
& corn bread. Fished all the way
down & caught over a hundred
of which I took about sixty & Theo
forty. I caught three half pounders.
Got down to river at 6 P.M. Fanshaw
brought us up from the Basin in
his wagon. Got back at 8 P.M.
In evening skinned one of my trout.
Thursday, August 6, 1868.
  Cloudy and rained most
of the afternoon. Ther.
about 60[degrees] - 65[degrees] - 60[degrees].
Rose at 8 A.M. & had
breakfast as usual.
At 10 A.M. started with
Theo to ascend Mt. Cannon.
Took over two hours in
the ascent stopping
frequently to rest & talk.
Several large flocks of Crossbills
passed over us accompanied
by another bird unknown
to me but which may be
the White Winged species.
Spent about an hour on the summit
& had a splendid view
although the day was cloudy.
Came down in about thirty
minutes. After dinner
played two games of billiards.
Saw Doc. Wellington & C. Read
in the evening, also "Dummy".