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travel with us." The temptation, however, was too strong for the 

 Indians : 



Seeing him stop at the same place where we had halted, a few of them, espe- 

 cially the youngest of the party, ran up to him, and in a few moments, several 

 balls, and perhaps a dozen of arrows, had reduced the animal to the last gasp. 

 They then approached on all sides, and while he was engaged in keeping off 

 those on his left, the youths on his right would come so near to him as to draw 

 his attention to them; the animal appeared galled, his rage was extreme, but 

 his weakness was equally so. At length some of them came very near to him, 

 and caught hold of his tail; at that moment he was observed to be tottering; 

 they all drew off, the animal fell, and after two or three convulsive throes he 

 expired ; a shout from the Indians announced the death of their victim. This 

 seemed to be a schooling for the youngest of their party, a few of whom were 

 mere boys. Mr. Seymour took a sketch of this singular diversion, which is rei>- 

 resented in Plate 7 ; it is taken at the moment when the animal is tottering, 

 but it does not express all the fire and rage he manifested to the last. [Ibid., 

 vol. 2, pp. 21-22.] 



On August 5 Long established Camp Monroe at Pembina on the in- 

 ternational line where they stayed 4 days. There Seymour sketched a 

 bois brule, Keating recorded, but perhaps we have lost nothing in the 

 omission of this "portrait" from the Narrative (ibid., vol. 2, p. 45). 

 It is more interesting to have the picture of the "Indian Lodges at 

 Camp Monroe," which was published as plate 8 and which shows 

 both a skin lodge and a bark-covered one. "The plate gives a good 

 idea of the dress, appearance, and attitudes of the Indians and half- 

 breeds that surrounded us. It likewise exhibits two dogs, carrying 

 burdens in the manner of pack-horses" (ibid., vol. 2, p. 48). 



The explorers followed the Ked River to Lake Winnipeg and then 

 started their return journey up the Winnipeg Eiver, headed for the 

 north shore of Lake Superior. Early on this stage of the journey they 

 were to pass three impressive waterfalls. The 20th of August found 

 them encamped beside the Lower Falls of the Winnipeg. The pic- 

 turesque quality of this river and its cataracts much impressed 

 Keating : 



The place of our encampment was characterized by one of those peculiar effects 

 of water, which, once seen, leave an indelible impression upon the mind. After 

 having passed over numerous rocks, which form diversified cascades (the whole 

 height of which is about thirty feet), the water is suddenly received into a 

 basin enclosed by high rocks, where it is forced to sojourn awhile, by the small 

 size of the aperture through which it issues ; here the waters present the char- 

 acters of a troubled ocean, whose waves rise high and beat against the adjoin- 

 ing shores, and against the few rocky islands which are seen in the midst of this 

 basin ; it is to this character that the spot owes the name which it receives from 

 the natives, "the fall of the moving waters." . . . We reached them in time 

 to watch the beautiful effect of the setting sun, whose beams reflected by the 

 stream imparted to it the appearance of a sea on fire. This was soon replaced 

 by the moon, which cast a more placid light upon the waves, and heightened 



