Monday, July 27th.—­Spent A.M. and two hours P.M. bringing up canoe, dragging half way, George carrying rest.  Started on at 4.  Alternate pools and rapids.  Rapids not bad—­go up by dragging and tracking.  After 1 1/2 mile camped.

Tuesday, July 28th.—­Temp. 6 A.M. 46 degrees.  Three miles.  Cool, cloudy, spell of sunshine now and then.  Cold, nasty wading all A.M. to make a mile.  Fine portaging in P.M., just cool enough, no flies.  Pretty nearly blue in A.M. over lack of progress.  Two miles in P.M. brightened things up.  By fire between logs we dry, clothes now in evening.  All tired out.  Low new moon.

Wednesday, July 29th.—­Temp. 6 A.M. 58 degrees.  Worked 4 miles.  Small ponds alternating with rapids.  Portage 1 mile in P.M.  Very tired.  Tea, and finished fine.

Thursday, July 30th.—­Temp. 6 A.M. 39 degrees.  Paddled through a succession of ponds about a quarter of a mile long each, tracking or dragging over little falls or rapids between.  Made portage of 100 rods in P.M.  Need fish now.  Grub not so heavy as it was.  Were starting to dry blankets at fire when rain started.  All crawled into tent.  Need rain to raise river.  Plenty caribou signs—­two old wigwams (winter) on rock.  No fish but 6-7 inch trout.  Bully camp to-night.

Friday, July 3lst.—­Temp. 6 A.M. 56 degrees.  Rain all day.  Two rivers puzzled us.  Came together just above our camp.  One comes over a fall from the south side; other rough, comes from northwest.  South branch comes from west, better, more level.  Little ponds between falls and short rapids.  Scouted.  Think south branch Low’s Northwest River.  Wallace caught bully mess of trout while George and I were scouting.  George found old wigwam about a quarter of a mile up south branch; also a winter blaze crossing stream north to south, fresh.  Trappers’ line, think.  Blake or M’Lean.  Wigwam old.  Rain bad.  River not very good, some ponds, some portage, some dragging.  Up south branch three-quarters of a mile stopped for lunch.  Stopped after a quarter of a mile portage for a scout.  Wallace and I made camp in rain while George scouted.  George reports 1 1/2 mile bad river,, then level, deep ponds, very good.  Caught trout.  Rainy camp.

Saturday, August 1st.—­Rained steadily all night and to-day.  Tired, chilled, ragged.  Wallace not well and things damp.  Stayed in camp all day.  Hoped to dry things out.  Too much rain.  Went out in bare feet and drawers and caught ten trout.

Sunday, August 2nd.—­Cleared this A.M.  Boys dried camp while I caught twenty-four trout, some half pounders.  Getting bigger, nearer Height of Land we hope reason.  Water higher.  Will help us.  Two cans baking powder spoiled.  Good feed of trout.  Not a bit tired of trout yet.  Observation shows 53 degrees 46 minutes 12 seconds lat.  Went 3 miles in P.M. and camped.