Wea[ther] TUES[day] SEPT[ember] 4, 1900 Ther[mometer]
  Brilliantly clear & cooler with
fresh W[est] to N[orth]w[est] wind.
  Spent most of the day hunting
on the Lake George taking
Mrs. Stone in his canoe.
In the afternoon canoed
to & paddled through Leonard's
Pond, where we saw 2 Eagles,
2 Black Ducks & 4 Wood Ducks.
A brilliant sunset & a calm
beautiful [?] night.
Wea[ther] WEDNESDAY [September] 5[,] [1900] Ther[mometer]
  Clear & warm with strong S[outh]w[est] wind,
  Gilbert arrived by steamer at 8 A.M.
At noon the Stones, Mrs. Fainsworth & I
started on a trip up Magalloway River
with Jim as guide. Took them by boat &
2 sailing canoes. Will Stone & I sailed
the boats most of the way to the 
[?] Landing where Fred Flint met 
us with 2 teams. He took us to his
house, then canoes & boat to his 
landing.
Wea[ther] THUR[sday] SEPT[ember] 6, 1900 Ther[mometer]
  Cloudy most of the day with a
short, sharp shower at 8 A.M. & 2
others in late P.M. Heavy S[outh]w[est] wind.
Left Flint's at 7.30 A.M. Paddled
slowly for first 5 miles stopping to 
take photographs at several places.
Lunched in the boats under Diamond Peaks.
Two heavy [?] overtook us near
Pulpit Rock. Saw many large birds
Sages, Ospreys, Herons, 2 Hood[ed] Mergansers,
7 or 8 Whistlers, 14 [?] Yellow-legs etc.
Fine sunset as we crossed Lake to [?].
Wea[ther] FRIDAY [September] 7[,] [1900] Ther[mometer]
  Brilliantly clear & cooler with light
N[orth] to N[orth]w[est] wind.
  Spent A.M. rigging a new
canoe sail. To Moose Point with
George Fainsworth at evening. Placed
him near the end of the Point &
went further along the [?] myself.
About 30 or 40 Black Ducks came in.
I had no shots but George fired
a number killing one Duck.
The evening was perfect. Saw Herons &
heard Scops.