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Coles New Light on the Early History of the Greater Northwest; The Manuscript Journals of Alexander Henry ... Volume 2 at Bayshore Shopping Centre in Ottawa, ON
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1897 edition. Excerpt: ... part 11. THE SASKATCHEWAN. CHAPTER XIII. THE SASKATCHEWAN BRIGADE. DEGREESnVONDAY, Aug. 8th, 1808. Dispatched the Lac la a. IIJ pluie Indians, and at eight o'clock embarked in my small boat, bidding adieu to Panbian river. I took three men with me. My lading consisted merely of my baggage and some dried provisions. I found some Indians opposite Grand Marais; stopped to give them a pipe of tobacco and bid them farewell. At Riviere aux Marais I stopped at another camp for the same purpose, and then pushed on. Those Indians, with whom I had associated for so many years, appeared really affected at my departure. We camped near Plumb river. gth. Before day we were on the water. At Riviere aux Gratias we put ashore for a short time at another camp, and then proceeded. At the Long Reach we found more Indians, to whom I gave some tobacco; they would have loaded us with moose and red deer meat. Camped at Rat river. 10th. At sunset we arrived at the Forks, where I found a camp of Indians, and Delorme, a freeman note," p. 193]. nth. Hoisted sail, and about two miles below Seine river met a canoe coming up for me with the two men I had sent to Bas de la Riviere. We put ashore, transferred my baggage to the canoe, and started my people in the boat for Panbian river, with a supply of high wine and 448 AGRICULTURAL COURTES OREILLES. tobacco. Camped at Dead river, where the Courtes Oreilles and some others were gardening.' From them I purchased a small quantity of provisions, which, with what I had already, would enable us to proceed without going to Bas de la Rivere. The small band of Courtes Oreilles settled here came from Michilimakinac about 16 years ago, when the prospects of great beaver hunts allured them from their native country. At first they..
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1897 edition. Excerpt: ... part 11. THE SASKATCHEWAN. CHAPTER XIII. THE SASKATCHEWAN BRIGADE. DEGREESnVONDAY, Aug. 8th, 1808. Dispatched the Lac la a. IIJ pluie Indians, and at eight o'clock embarked in my small boat, bidding adieu to Panbian river. I took three men with me. My lading consisted merely of my baggage and some dried provisions. I found some Indians opposite Grand Marais; stopped to give them a pipe of tobacco and bid them farewell. At Riviere aux Marais I stopped at another camp for the same purpose, and then pushed on. Those Indians, with whom I had associated for so many years, appeared really affected at my departure. We camped near Plumb river. gth. Before day we were on the water. At Riviere aux Gratias we put ashore for a short time at another camp, and then proceeded. At the Long Reach we found more Indians, to whom I gave some tobacco; they would have loaded us with moose and red deer meat. Camped at Rat river. 10th. At sunset we arrived at the Forks, where I found a camp of Indians, and Delorme, a freeman note," p. 193]. nth. Hoisted sail, and about two miles below Seine river met a canoe coming up for me with the two men I had sent to Bas de la Riviere. We put ashore, transferred my baggage to the canoe, and started my people in the boat for Panbian river, with a supply of high wine and 448 AGRICULTURAL COURTES OREILLES. tobacco. Camped at Dead river, where the Courtes Oreilles and some others were gardening.' From them I purchased a small quantity of provisions, which, with what I had already, would enable us to proceed without going to Bas de la Rivere. The small band of Courtes Oreilles settled here came from Michilimakinac about 16 years ago, when the prospects of great beaver hunts allured them from their native country. At first they..
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