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The River is 50 to 60 rods wide at Madithag Rips and the water spreads so much that we can find no channel and haul our canoes the whole Rips which are nearly half a mile long.-

The land continues rocky, from soil. Growth pine, spruce and hemlock and mixed from Escootis Stream to Nolisemack Island and Pond. The line of the Indians 2 Northern Townships crosses the River at the foot of Nolesemack Island running N. & S. this line is half a miles east of the foot of the Pond- at which we arrived at 1/2 past 6 P.M. and camped at mouth of Millinoqick Stream.

Monday morning 2d. October, at 8. A.M. proceeded up Millinoqick Stream 1 1/2 miles to the Portage- this is a still Stream sandy bottom and shores, it has several branches- the largest has its source near and S. of Ktadne- the largest Pond is 6 or 7 miles long has 50 Islands in it- growth on this stream to the Portage is a mixture of pine, hemlock, spruce and hard wood good soil, this is in the Indian tract.

Arrive at the Portage at 9. A.M. unload our canoes and pack up our baggage to cross the Portage to the Main River- Mr. Holyoke and myself in one canoe return to Noliseemack Pond, leaving Neptune to carry his canoe and a part of the baggage across the portage, which we go round by the Pond and Grand falls to the Portage.