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Lake Umbagog.
1897.
Sept. 26
  The early morning was densely foggy but when the
fog broke away at about eight o'clock the sky was
perfectly clear & for a half hour or more we felt sure
of a good day. I accordingly started up the Cambridge
with Gilbert taking both canoes and a liberal supply
of plates but before we could expose the first
the sky became overcast & a brisk wind started from N.W.
We kept on for about a mile, nevertheless, & by
taking advantage of brief intervals when the sun
shone through a rift in the clouds managed to get
three or four good pictures. We came back to dinner,
however, and passed the afternoon in-doors with
heavy rain beating noisily on the tin roof of the
cabin. No ducks were seen this morning. I heard
White-winged Crossbills for the first time. There was
again a flock of Cedar-birds at the lower "logan"
but it contained less than twenty birds to-day.
[margin]Short trip
up Cambridge
River[/margin]
[margin]Photography[/margin]
" [September] 27
  A wild day with a full gale of wind from
the N.W. and frequent showers of rain, snow or hail.
  Purdie started for Boston early this morning.
I spent most of the day on the boat but tried
two of the canoes under sail going well out on
the Lake when the white-caps were chasing
one another madly across the black water - an
exciting sail it proved to be but without any mishap.
No birds seen except a Crow or two fighting his 
way against the raging wind.
[margin]Purdie
goes home[/margin]