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human habitations more rare. Prairie chickens and 

 ducks were plentiful along the road, and the driver 

 obligingly pulled up to allow us to have a shot 

 whenever a chance occurred. On the third day we 

 struck Eed Eiver, and stayed the night at Fort Aber- 

 crombie ; and the following day, the 1 8th of July, 

 arrived at Greorgetown. The stage did not run 

 beyond this point, and the steamer, by which we 

 intended to proceed to Fort Garry, was not expected 

 to come in for several days, so that we had every 

 prospect of seeing more of Georgetown than we 

 cared for. 



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