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- they came close to steamer so he could
easily distinguish them as swans.
Mr Frank Darling saw eight swan
near Woodward's Landing Lulu Isd [Island]
Nov. [November] 30th 1926
Mr John Roof saw five on Sumas
Prairie Nov. [November] 28th 1926
Mr [space left blank] Purvis saw eight or ten swan
flying by at Westholm Island
Nov [November] 28th 1926
April 18/1929. Ten swan spent
three days in a bay between Ladner
+ Woodwards Landing by old pole line (east of flats) South side of River. Were seen
by many persons amongst others
Wm [William] Stormont. The Purser of the Ferry
told me they had all left during
the night of April [space left blank].
Nov. [November] 19. 1929. Pitt Meadows B.C. [British Columbia]
In company with EW Herwell duck
hunting. About 3 p.m. we saw a swan
flying towards the mountain to the east of
Pitt Lake in which locality a fair sized
lake is situated. The bird flew about
three gunshots distant + in the excellent
light we had a good view as it was only
about 30 to 40 yards in the air.
Information rccd [received] from Dr AG Naismith of W end of Alpha Lake. He had seen a
swan in a shore below Nita Lake B.C. [British Columbia] Investigated this + found
a trumpeter swan skin stuffed with straw + [illegible word]
badly chewed up by mice. Shipped it to Game Dept [Department]
Determined that is had been shot by a man named
John Jacks. Had borrowed a rifle from a "Gus" + shot
it on Nita Lake.
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