Oct . 2d 
A light shower bade us God-speed as we broke camp about 
nine this morning, and by 4.30 we had completed a most 
satisfactory day’s march, making a distance which required 
two days to cover on the trip “in.” Going, as a whole, was 
not as bad as expected; the most disagreeable feature being 
the heavy drift-snow on the mountain tops, which lay knee- 
deep in places. About four inches of 
snow was found on our camping- 
grounds, but a quantity of 
pine-boughs soon made 
things warm and cozy, and 
saved us the trouble of blow¬ 
ing up the air mattresses, a 
task the elimination of which 
is a pleasure indeed. 
All have looked forward 
to this day’s journey with 
considerable dread, and our 
worst fears were realized. 
Six and a half hours’ travel— 
four of them spent in wallow¬ 
ing through a cedar swamp; 
two through thick willow 
brush, and only the last half 
hour to camp by anywheres 
good trail, (which, Allah 
continues to Tele- 
Creek;) together with 
snow over practically the 
;ire route, mark the details 
:he day’s tramp. 
go into particulars of 
this day’s travel would force 
one to language he should much prefer to omit. I might add, 
though, in justification of the above, that during the day’s 
march our pack-horses were bogged and mired not less than 
nine times. 
John and I left camp at 7.30 in search of moose. One of 
these had been seen about two miles from the camp, but be¬ 
ing only a two-year-old, we paid no attention to him. Shortly 
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A HEAVY PACK 
