Aug. 6, 1905 (Sunday) 
Cloudy and hazy. Spent the whole day on the river, going 
from Martin river ©amp to main camp a short distance "below the 
forks of the te. Anne Liver. Hard poling. 
Aug, ?, 1905 (Monday) 
Rainy last night and most of the day. Day spent mainly in 
toasting driers before fire and in fixing up camp to protect 
against rain. Cote caught 3 trout and shot 2 ducks. Breakfast 
of potatoes, coffee, ®e. Dinner of trout, duck, tomato, &e. 
Aug. 8, 1905 (Tuesday) 
Clearing somewhat last ©evening and collar. Sapper of trout, 
ootstoee, tomatos, e. Cool lest night. Broke comp ready to 
go up the mountain and left the river about 9:50 today; Remold 
and I carrying small pack, camera and collecting box. he wjnjit 
up over a near ride and then down through a r-vine and up the 
main mountain, stopping every 10 or 15 minutes to rest. Cote, 
the two Gagnon boys (Hector and fidusrd), and Joe Fortin carried 
heavy packs, W© reached an altitude of 3250(v) ft. about 1:50 
or 2 p.ra, and decided to camp- there, Cote, Bernald and I arfcwxtaft 
stayed up on Mt. and. the rest went down about 3 o’clock to 
bring up some more things. Dernald and I vent up fit. botanizing 
and left Cote to fix camp, fie came up fit. later. We found the 
nearest peak ("Last leak") about 3650 ft. high by aneroid, with 
& still higher peek to the w.n.w. Do the south of these there 
is an immense tableland sloping gently to the southward. 
The eastern edge of the tableland Is a great serpentine rock 
barren, and the western a bog or meadow. To the south of this 
is - deer gorge with 3 t?ig scow banks in tievr, 3ey end this is 
the main (highest) part of the mountain-—r. still larger 
de sol ste*-loo king rock-barren plateau, sloping gently tip to 
the main peek (or rasher a flat done). Mo found extremely 
interesting plants-—many or them unknown to Mermaid. She black 
flies on the mountain, especially At the summit were something 
fearful •• ad wo are obliged to wear improvised head nets, and 
even then there 'x& little comfort to be obtained, so numerous 
w%re the fiends. 1 have ; ever seen anything 113-:e them. Cote 
slept in lean-to with if. >% I, Main tent down at river, 
Aug* 9, 1905 (Wednesday) 
Cloudy. Spent all a..its, putting up plants collected yesterday. 
Were obliged to do it inside eanopiee to keep away from the 
black flies and mosquitos. In p.m, went up fit. to barrens, 
thence across: to north weak, south to net r head of gorge and 
back across barrens. Cur four men net us on the barrens—three 
of them bavins: reached C; rrp from the river about 2:30 or 3 p.m* 
Aug. 10, 1905 (Thursday) 
ain in night and early sum. Very cloudy the rest of the day. 
Tent leaked in the night. Got blanket end inside of sleeping 
bag wet. Canopy soaked. fiarnald spent a.m, taking care of 
plants; I in fixing tent and then putting in two sets of plants. 
Joe Fortin helping F. In p.m. finished putting in plants and 
then i-ernid and Joe went up Mt. 1 stayed at camp drying out 
things. 
Aug. 11. 1905 (Friday) 
Cloudy. Harked all a.xn. on plants collected yesterday by 
Feraald and Joe. In p.m, ernald, Cote, Joe ana I want up on 
north slope collecting. Got several sets. Flies villainousI 
Obliged to cover entire face. The two Gagnon boys went down 
to river for another load of goods. 
