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places along nearly the entire length of the ice cliff. This ice appears to have a granular whitish structure for some depth into its exposed surface. On top of the cliff the surface layer of ice is mixed with dead mosses frozen in for a few inches. In addition to the luxuriant growth of grass on the surface of the hill + its slope sometimes only a foot from the ice there was a thrifty + flourishing growth of Alders in every ravine + gully - These alders sometimes measuring 6 inches at their butts + from 10 to 15 or more feet, high with these grew willows 8 to 10 ft high - In many places the growth of these bushes was so dense that it was next to impossible to force a way through them. 
Large flocks of Tringa americana were the only sandpipers seen. Pintail ducks common - Also white-fronted and Hutchins geese common Several Umiak loads of natives were off during the day and brought a few ducks &c - Before we returned on board they had all gone but the Capt. had bought a specimen of Catostomus hudsonius from them which had been taken at the mouth of the Buckland R.

Sept. 9th
In the morning at 5:30 a.m. I took the cutter + went in to the native camp to the left of the main ice cliffs where a sandy spit mokes out

Transcription Notes:
note: umiak is an open boat made of skins note: common name for Catostomus hudsonius is long-nose sucker