5.30 A.M. on first branch of Souris B. 27.07
T. 44" SSW light clear
Noon. About 70.m. from Wood end; on Souris B. 27.08 SW clear
T 83"
8 P.M. 61.m. W. of Wood End B. 27.12 SW. clear
T. 62"

Sept 25. Left camp before sunrise. Drove ahead in buckboard with Boswell about 9 miles to the first crossing of the Souris coming from the West. Shot up & down the river till the teams came up. Got between us three geese & quite a number of ducks. Travelled on several miles further before lunch, & in the afternoon crossed the Souris again, taking hay from the haystack there along & went several miles further to camp.

An appearance of gathering for a storm all morning with occasional drops of rain. All cleared off however towards evening. Clouds travelling up from the South though wind WNW.

On coming down on the prairie level the grass found to look remarkably green & fresh & not at all so brown & dry as on the upper levels. Much greener than at same season last year. Every appearance of late heavy rains.

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