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into an arm of the lake. We had not time to go there but I regretted that we were not camped there as I found the lakes varied and beautiful with fine views of Katahdin and with sedgy passages and white birch groves of great beauty. Royal ran me down the stream nearly all the way to camp. It grew cold and cloudy and it cloudy tonight but warmer. A deer passed close to our camp last night and we saw its tracks in the sand beach this morning.

Tuesday Oct. 25' 1881. Rained in the night and rained all day with very little wind. I went out on a point and made a sketch but it was too wet to paint. Braided some birch bark in the evening. I dont see why I could not introduce this material for summer hats it is in every way adapted for it. I shall make my fortune out of this idea which I have had before - This evening is dark and the wind has changed to N.W. now for a gale.

Wednesday 26" Cleared towards morning and grew very cold with a gale from N.W. The ground was frozen and the wind raked our camp most uncomfortably. After breakfast we moved into the woods a short distance and spent the day fixing ourselves comfortably. The wind has blown all day with the greatest violence. Two men came along this afternoon who had come down from the head of the lake in a batteau to take some provisions to a camp a mile or two below here where two men are staying with a lame horse. They were obliged to leave their boat just above here and told me that in all their experience they had never seen the lake so rough. It was white with foam all day and it is still (7 oclock) blowing just as hard. If the wind lulls tomorrow we shall start for home. Royal seems to want to get home and it is getting late to be in this stormy region.   

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