July 15, 1906, Sunday 
Thousands of minges got through my canopy. 
Watched them this A. M. and saw them come through 
the regular meshes of cheezecloth. Got badly 
bitten by them last night. Very warm. Stopped 
in camp all A. M. Ganoemen had some sort of 
church service in their tent. Lay under open 
tent most of A. M. for breakfast had eggs, 
bread, apple, etc. For dinner had cola salmon, 
apple, cheeze, and wheat. Started up- river 
again at 2.30. Passed Grand Rapid about 4.30 P.M. 
where our luggage was portaged. Temperature 75; 
temperature of water 64. Made camp a short distance 
above Grand Rapid (at the place where we camped 
last year) where the river bends from northwest 
to southwest. Cote' cough t two trout, each 
between three and four pounds- supper of trout, 
potatoes, bread, plums, etc. 
July 16, 1906, Monday 
Cooler, 66 at 6.00 A. M. Very hazy ana smoky. 
Not many flies to bother us last night. Used 
a joss stick in the canopy before going $0 sleep. 
Got up about 5*30 A. M. and had a bath in the 
river. Took Cote's trout rod and cought a 
nine 
salmon 29 inches long weighing about or ten 
pounds. Cote ' and Joe helped me land him. Warm 
during middle o£ the day- 82 about noon. Started 
up- river about 9»30 A. M. had dinner at "Upper 
Camp" . S a w a large Canada Lynx trying to catch 
some ducks. Portage past Little Saulo. "This camp 
(Grande Fosse) is a few miles belo w the "Forks". 
