July 26, 1904, Tuesday, Continued 
I then told the bull where to go. We went directly south 
to the railray and came back that to the railway crossing 
and then followed the highway back to the hotel. Sot 
back at 8.20 P. M. 
July 27, i904, Wednesday 
Cloudy, warm, and showery. Before breakfast Pease and I 
woiked on plants. At 7.30 A. m. Fernald arrived from 
Dalhou3ie on the "Admiral 11 . Worked until 10.30 A. M. 
on plants and then Fernald, Pease, and I started for the 
cedar swamp on the road to Tracadigash Mountain. After 
botanizing there an hour or more a heavy thunderstorm 
passed ofer. I happened to have an oil coat with me but 
Fernald or Pease did not have one so they removed their 
clothes and put them in their waterproof rucksacks during 
the shower. They said that big rain drops felt like hail 
stones but after the shower they had some dry clothes to 
put on. Later in the P. M. we came back to the cedar 
swamp via the railway track and botanized there until past 
five o'clock. We then returned to the hotel and took care 
of the specimens. 
July 28, 1904, Thursday 
Cloudy and warm. Had breakfast at Carle ton about 7.30 A.M. 
after which we packed things and at 9.45 A. M. had baggage 
sent to the station and we went via 10.30 A. M. train 
to New Richmond and by carriage to the Cascapedia House 
some two miles from the station, near the shore. After 
dinner we stayed about the house until the trunks came and 
then I went with one of Mr. Robertson's sons and looked 
up some conoemen for a trip up the Little Cascapedia River 
tomorrow. I finally engaged Joe Querry and John Burton 
