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Appendix 1 219+ 3 other houses + church. The MPs made us welcomeThornthwaite + Allington cooked us such a supper eggs + potatoes+ gave us their 2 beds . Wet cold night + we were glad of afag: glad also a small pane of glass was broken as no windowopen. Nights still all daylight.FRIDAY 23 JULYOur hosts came in from their tent + got busy about 6 over sucha breakfast + at last we got off at 8.30. Icy cold. Mr Allingtoncame down with us for this trip. We rigged a sail of the Police +sailed down till the mast snapped. The Ramparts like a vault fullof cold wind. About 10 o'c we metJackson Bros. + BishopStringer puffing up in the Moose. They had tied up all nightowing to wind. We landed + had a chat w.J. Bros: gave us a bagof potatoes + some tinned stuff most welcome. Sailed on down theRamparts with my ground sheet + walking stick. The MP went back withthe Moose, done out of his trip to Yukon as he dared not godown + wait for next boat. too long. J\1ystery of Mac cullum unsolved.Cold d'!Y much wind. We went ashore after 38 miles (?) at OldRampart only a few Indians + women gone out to pick berries.Salmon River comes in there a picture of French Willow Herb + Delphinium blue.Ma'!Y Bank Swallows. Lunched on sto'!Y beach below Old Rampart at 2.30 +then went on till 8.30. Came out into open country a little head wind + sun cameout. Called at a solitary trapper called Martin who wanted 0 ofus: been in this country 20 years got out once came back again.He sees quite enough people. Some one passes up every 2 weeksor so. Wonderfol sunset deep blue water sto'!Y banks allgoid. We camped late +had a spruce bed on mud floor. The mileage here is very puzzling +uncertain + maps don't seem accurate. We seem to have corne70 y'day + 60 today but landmarks are few + rough reckoningby strength of current + so many miles per hour is nearest wecan get Current too very elusive in fact travel on water playshavoc with imagination: often in mid-stream we seem to bedrifting or even floating if we look at water only but if we lookat banks we see them tearing by. Also paddling quickly down wehave mistaken a rock or snag for some animal swimmingupstream.SATURDAY 24 JULYUp at 6 aw'!Y 7.30 Rigged the MPs sail + sailed quite a lot with amoderate fair wind Overcome with sleepiness. Very cold 2jumpers 2 coats later sun was hot + burning. Passed lower rockybluffs like miniature Ramparts. Saw clusters of martens nests inrocks thick together as swarm of bees mud nests: loons with grryheads: peregrines: ravens, seagulls + ducks: we lunched on R.bank + climbed the rocky bluff + full of Alpines all over: DryasLinnea, Campanula, Saxifraga, Androsace +c+c Then we left therocks + came out among sto,!) spits + willows. Saw a young Black Bear onshore a I year old a little dear went gambolling up the bank: Latersaw an ambling prehistoric porcupine with light wind - blownspinal fringe of fur ambling on an island shore: he fled fromus "doing his best" as David said, that best being a most graceless shuffleshOWing his quills behind. Passed the Sucker River about 9.30 (Colen onmap?) + a camp of Indians. Went ashore for 10 mins. LoveJytimber black poplars no mosquitoes. Indians catching King Salmon innets women too shy to come out. We)ournryed onfrom 7.30-12 +from 1-5 + from 6-9. Took a wrong turn after tea + had quite alittle battle poling up stream. River bed very confUSing. LoveJy hotsunshine all d'!Y + the moderate wind all in our favour. Had a camp onstones + spruce with such a lovely sunset behind the pointedspruce. River very tortuous now + full of islands + the channelsfilled with snags of fallen trees + theeaten-aw'!Y banks a scene ofdesolotionwith uprooted trees. Mosquito free + a blessed world.SUNDAY 25 JULYUp at 6 + aw'!Y Iry 7-30. HardJy a'!Y wind + what there was contrary. Sunhot. We are finding it rather strenuous + the longing to sleepin hot sunshine is torture. We paddled on 7-30-12 + 1-5. Riveralways flat + taking great curves. Poplar spruce + a few birch. SawGulls + one or two Terns + a speckled Hawk size ofBuZl.ard. Lunched on Porkagain + Mr Jackson's present of delicious tinned tomatoes: also Potatoes. Davida sleepy individual not up to Lazarus. About 6.15 saw a gas boat +scow coming up + pulled in to shore. Traders going up to OldRampart: "My name is Hely." "And mine Rogers." "MineDorrien-Smith." We ?ed him + checked our muddled mileagehe says we are only 10 miles from Salmon R. which is the same asSiheneck: + 50 from Fort Yukon + should do ilin 7 hours. We havecome better than we thought then, averaging 6 miles an hour. Weshall miss the steamer for Dawson + Tanana but what matter?Made up our minds not to sprint + paddled on in a glassy stillevening passing Salmon R. about 8 0' C + camping without a tenton baked sand willows + poplar boughs about 9. There arewonderful echoes all down the reaches of the River: the treesgive you back your own voice. Fine sunset.MONDAY 26 JULYAw'!Y at 7-30. A scorching hot day we paddled in I hour shifts +quite enough it was. terrific glare from the water. The silence of these