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- as McNaughton bros. [brothers] [Don McNaughton and Bill McNaughton] suggested we do.
Four eagle's nests along this east side
one 20' up spruce, near camp., one 60'
up spruce on islet off north tip, + 2
inbetween about 60' up spruces. Boated
over to Graham I. [Island] + picked up a doe +
some glass balls.
July 27 [1961]
Windy, cloudy over mountains
In our 165 traps: 3 shrews, 7 mice. No
dark phase. Skinned all a.m. [morning] - mice
mostly young.
Birds around camp: pr. [pair] wilsons warblers,
family chickadees, siskins, few Xbills [crossbills], 2-3
family song sparrows, 1 family fox sp. [sparrows],
pr [pair] swainsons [thrush], hermit t. [thrush], + eagles. No
crows, ravens, gulls, robins, swallows, etc [etcetera].
In evening boated up Nosta [?] Harbour, seeing
Mel Bussey, Fisheries officer. Got usual line
of baloney from him + after coffee aboard
the Soda Post, returned to camp.
July 28
A "o" tide so up to rocky North
and to gather abolonie [abalone]. Got plenty in
an hour. Returned to have them for breakfast
In dead traps:- (30) 2 sorex, 5 peromyscus
-one black. Broke camp + piled every-
thing on beach in preparation for B.C.A.[British Columbia Airline]'s
arrival. [illegible word] opened + closed, + Joe
never arrived. Pitched camp in more
sheltered rock + consequently had quiet but
buggy night. Set 45 traps in dark
July 29, [1961]
Mostly cloudy windless. In traps: 3 peri [Peromyscus] 1 sorex
all in dead traps. Fed our 7 live mice
+ skinned those worth saving
Continued making our bets as to
when the plane would arrive Again
one deadline after another was past
with us forlornely [forlornly] looking northward.
Skies plenty clear enough for him
to come in. About 8:00 pm. 2 fish
boats came into the bay; we flagged
them down + they took me out to
one to try the radio. Couldn't get
any response in Rupert. They said
they would try making contact later
in evening.
We waited until 9:30, STILL NO
PLANE, so each set 30 traps (Frank [Banfield] 25)
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