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�land by the portage on both sides hilly and rocky poor soil - growth mixed - some pines.- From 9 AM all day and during the night the wind blew very hard from NW very cold.- From Nolangamick Pond we discovered snow on Ktadne, and the surrounding mountains all covered with snow. We camp this night at Portage at Nolangamick Pond.-

Note. Mable Quarry

Twenty rods below the foot of an Island, and about 1/2 a mile or 100 rods below the foot of Nolongamick Pond in ascending by the South West Bank of the River, which here is very narrow being confined by each side._ I discovered some rocks that attracted my attention _ the outside of a dark brown or black and full of holes of all sizes and shapes, which appeared to be worn by the water, or to have been of different kinds of matter _ and on examination found within this crust very excellent white marble in great quantities _ the vein runs across the River in N.E. and S.W. directions _ in some places I found it streaked with veins of red, purple, and blue _ being alone and having no implement to get off any