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plenty of excellent berries, and cherries. I angled a few small Trout; 
and in the evening we crossed the River in our Slender Canoes, without 
any accident happening. 
22. Thursday. Travelled 12 Miles N.W. Level land and dry 
ridges of woods; saw no water till we put up at night; and that was 
fresh and good, thank God. Indians killed 6 Waskesew. They are plenty 
and although coarse food, yet go well down with me and my companions 
23. Friday. Travelled 12 miles West. Level land, no Woods, 
nor water, till the evening; came to a ledge of Poplars and sweet water. 
The Archithinue Natives has been here lately; we know by their horses 
dung and foot-steps. 
24. Saturday. Travelled 12 Miles W.b.N. Attickasish, my Leader, 
and two young men, went another way in quest of the Archithinue 
Natives. In the evening came to Sechonby River;* it is about two fur- 
longs wide, & full of sandy Islands; the current runs easterly, and very 
rapid; the water’ deep; the banks high, on which grow Birch & Hazle 
trees. 
25. Sunday. Travelled 2 miles West up the River in the Archi- 
thinue track. Level land, no woods but what grow on the banks; plenty 
of berries. 
26. Monday. Travelled 14 Miles W.b.N. the land level; no woods; 
but plenty of fine grass. Saw two Buffalo feeding on the other side of 
the river. Met an aged man and a horse loaded with moose flesh, which 
he parted amongst us. 
27. Tuesday. Travelled W.b.N. 16 Miles. Passed several ponds, 
& one creek of running water, in which we caught 17 small Trout. In 
the evening came to 24 tents of Asinepoet Indians. They have plenty 
of moose & Beaver flesh, with which they treated us liberally. 
28. Wednesday. Travelled none. Young men hunting, killed 2 
Moose; Myself and Brother Leaders feasting &c. with the Asinepoet 
Natives. 
29. Thursday. All hands feasting, dancing, drumming, &c. 
30. Friday. Left the Asinepoet Indians, and travellel N.W. 10 
Miles. Level Barren land, not one stick of wood to be seen, & no water 
to drink. 

the river, drawing the boat with one hand. The traveller gives an amusing 
description of how he was held up in mid-stream by a party of Minataree 
girls who swam out from the opposite shore, and swung the boat round 
and round until Catlin was thankful to pay tribute in strings of beads. 
‘North Saskatchewan, at or about the Elbow (107° W.). Hendry’s 
description will readily be recognized by anyone familiar with the locality. 
