Julyu28, 1904, Thursday, Continued 
with canoes at $4.25 per day and later Napoleon Bois as 
cook, etc. at $4.50 per day. Each canoeman to supply 
another man to pole. In evening we packed our rucksacks 
and then sat on the piazza. 
July 29, 1904, Friday 
Cloudy; heavy showeE about noon, had breakfast about 
6.00 A. M. after which Fernald, Pease and I rode with 
one of Mr. Robertson’s feons to the "shed" at New River 8 where 
we met our six canoemen at 10.00 A. M. Each of us had 
two canoemen to pole a poplar canoe. I had Napoleon 
Bois and Sevre Cyr in my canoe. About noon we were 
caught in a heavy shower and we all got more or less wet, 
mostly more . We finally went into an abandoned camp and 
waited until shower ceased and then we proceeded up 
the river. About 6.00 P.,M. we reached the "Forks" of 
the Little Cascapedia River. Se #sed a new camp there. 
The Little Cascapedia River has exceedingly clear water 
at a temperature of -68 degrees. The seenery is extremely 
wild and beautiful. Many of the hillscoming down 
directly to the waters edge. The rapids are numerous 
and in many cases very rough yet we ascended all of them 
without mishap. That night I slept on a blanket on the 
floor. 
July 50, 1904, Saturday 
Cloudy in the A. M. and most of the P. M. About 5.00 A.M. 
after all of our party had eaten breakfast we started on 
up the river. Fernald' s canoe went up the west fork and 
Pease' and mine went up the east branch until about 
10.10 A. M. when we turned back and reached the "Forks" 
about noon 
On the east branch a short distance above 
