August 24, 1904, Wednesday- 
Fair. Spent most of the A. M. at Douglas town sunning 
the driers, changing them, and packing the trunks. 
About 3.00 P. M. Fred Kennedy drove us to Gaspe' Basin 
leaving us at the ferry. Our baggage was left at 
Douglastown to be sent via the ateamer "Admiral” tonight. 
Took a short walk down the road before supper and up 
the road after supper. 
August 25, 1904, Thursday 
Cloudy and partly rainy. Cool. Before breakfast I 
went down to the "Admiral" v, wharf to see aoout baggage 
but the agent was not there. After bfeakfast we got 
out trunks and had them put in one of the sample rooms 
over the barroom where we shall work. In the late A. M. 
we crossed on the ferry to York and botanized on ballast 
whaif. In the P. M. took care of plants and again 
crossed on the ferry to York where we botanized along 
the shore and In the cedar swamp one half or three 
quarters of a mile down the shore. Mr. Baker told me 
in the late evening that he had arranged for us to go 
up the Dartmouth River tomorrow. 
August 26, 1904, Friday 
Rainy in the early A. M. Cloudy all A. M. Clear in the 
P. M. and evening. ’Worked on plants before breakfast 
and immediately afterwards (at 9*00 o'clock) Fernald, 
Pease, and I started for Dartmouth River in a carriage 
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with 3ohn Case. Mea.r the mouth of the river we engaged 
Walter Coffin with his canoe. Mr. Case put his horse 
up at Roberts. We then waited until past eleven for 
Coffin to get up to us with his canoe. We botanized 
all day about the islands at the mouth of the river and 
