August 3, 1904, Wednesday 
Fair, mostly clear. Fernald, Pease and I worked a}.}. 
A. M. on plants, airing driers, etc. In the P. M. we 
botanized in the marsh northeast of. hotel and along 
that to the road beyond. In the evening we took care 
of specimens. 
August 4, 1904, Thursday 
Mostly clear and warm. In the A. M. B’ernald, Pease and 
I spent the time working on plants. In the P. M. we 
walked out to the bridge over the river and botanized 
about the islands. In the evening we took care of the 
specimens and packed up things for the trip up the 
Bonaventure River tomorrow. 
August 5> 1904, Friday 
Fair and clear. Fernald, Pease, and I had an early 
breakfast and about 6.43, A. M. started for Belgium 
in a carriage via Caplin River. We drove along the 
shore to Caplin River and then turned north for ten 
miles and finally walked 2 miles to the Bonaventure 
River where we met our four men with the two canoes. 
We had dinner and then were poled up the river a 
quarter of a mile above the lanching place. We ascended 
part way up a mountain and stopped pccasionally 
elsewhere between five and six o'clock. We reached 
the falls at the forks of the Bonaventure River soon 
afterwards and had supper and camped there for the night 
The canoemen occupied one cabin and Fernald, Pease and 
I occupied the other. 
