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Aug. [August] 30, 1930.
This A.M. [morning] took young pack rat and 2 chipmunks in traps on
rock ledge N.W. [northwest] Shot large [female symbol] whistler on same slide. Whistlers
are moving about a lot just now some are coming to the lower
burrow. About noon it started snowing and by 5.30 when there
was a let up there was about 10 inches on the ground. Have not
seen anybody since Friday week, hope Warden shows up soon with
mail. Going out Wednesday unless snow gets much deeper in
which case probably Monday.
Aug. [August] 21, 1930.
Still snowing 18" on the ground. Picked up traps and
headed for town. Arrived in Banff at noon. Hotel full up but
managed to get room in Homestead.
Sept. [September] 1, 1930.
Got horses and went in for my outfit. Reached camp at
11.30 arrived back in Banff 6 o'clock.
Sept. [September] 2, 1930.
Tried to get in touch with Mr. [Hamilton Mack] Laing - cabled him in
evening. Tried to get my outfit brought from Pack Shack to
Warehouse.
Cascade Basin, 7000'
The Cascade Basin is a small amphitheatre directly behind
(north) of the western shoulder of Cascade Mountain. It is
approximately 8 miles by trail from Banff and north and west of
that town. The basin itself is about a mile in length and
100 to 200 yards in width. On the two sides there are steep
hills or rather gigantic rock cliffs about 2000 feet high, those
on the west side being the more precipitous. AT the south the
valley ends blindly at the foot of Cascade Peak. Vegetation
consisting of spruce and balsam fir and grassy meadows with
clumps of alpine willow, extends about half way up the basin
the rest of the way is a tumbled mass of scree without vegetation
of any sort. The north-eastern end is open and looks out on the
Sawback range across the valley of 40 mile Creek. Here the
trees are thicker. There is a large Eagle's nest on a ledge near
the summit of the cliffs on the west side.
Judging by the number of skeletons and droppings in the
basin, cougar and coyote are common in the winter and take a
heavy toll of the sheep and goats that about on the surrounding
slopes.
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