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said it [[strikethrough]]wa[[/strikethrough]] is the tracks made by a man with snow shoes on, and a closer look showed alternating patches of brighter [[strikethrough]]color[[/strikethrough]] light which makes this fancy very applicable.

Oct. 2-
Started early in the morning up the river stopping at intervals to shoot, obtained [[strikethrough]]num[[/strikethrough]] a few geese and ducks but found them very few.
In the afternoon went into camp about 8 miles up the river which we found [[?]] crooked winding aimlessly about the tundra & sending off numerous small branches.
Up this river the tide flows the entire length every day with an average rise & fall of about 3 1/2 - 4 feet
The tundra here is very level sloping slightly toward the numerous small water courses.  The presence of driftwood here, about 4 miles from the coast, although in small quantities compared to the amount near the mouth shows that to during high tides the entire tundra is covered with water.  While passing along the channel examination where the water had undermined the bank shows for a section of about 4 feet [[strikethrough]]black[[/strikethrough]] fine black soil largely made up of vegetable matter and in some places decaying logs were found buried from one to 2 1/2 feet beneath the