ÎERMATINGER] YORK FACTORY EXPRESS JOURNAL 81 
Thursday, 3rd.—Fine warm weather. Load the horse Roy brought 
last night and proceed forward with the rest of our baggage at 4 past 
3. a.m. Shortly after meet Jacquan' with 3 more horses. Arrive at 
Campment d’Orignal at 7 o’elock having travelled 5 miles thro’ very bad 
woods. Breakfast. Understanding that there is a canoe at the Grand 
traverse which is likely to be wanted below, send off 3 men to repair 
and take it down to the end of the Portage. Then having loaded 2 
horses with our baggage, give the rest for the men to mount and con- 
tinue our journey at 8 a.m. Ford the Grand traverse about noon. 
Proceed to Campt. des Vaches? where arrive about 3 p.m. The greatest 
part of the road hither lies thro’ thick woods much encumbered with 
fallen wood. Ice and snow thick on the banks of the River. Terminate 
our journey across the mountains at 6 p.m.? The canoe arrives before us. 
The men are employed repairing another which we find here, in order to 
proceed to Jasper’s House“ to-morrow morning. 
Friday, 4th.—Fine weather. It being necessary to take down both 
the canoes, I divide the men including Jacques, who leaves his horses 
here for the present, 4 into each and embark at + past 4a.m. Arrive 
at the 2nd Lake where Jasper’s House stands. We are regaled here 
with some most excellent white fish. The freemen® not having 
arrived I am unable to explain and arrange their accts. for them 
according to C. F. Rowand’s® request, my instructions not authorizing 
me to make any further delay. However in case the Iroquois should 
come, I intend leaving Mr. Rowand’s 2 men at this place and 1 of the 
Columbia men with a canoe to wait here 4 days, as I am informed they 
have near 300 Beaver’? which it is desirable should be taken out. 
Saturday, 5th.—Fine warm weather. Embark with 6 men and old 
Paget a freeman at + past 4 a.m. taking with us all the furs at this place, 

‘‘Jaeques’ Cardinal. See preceding page where called ‘Cardinalle,’ and p. 81. 
? Now known as Buffalo prairie. Hector (Journals of the Palliser Expedition, 
128) calls it Prairie des Vaches. It is about halfway between the junction of the 
Miette, at the town of Fitzhugh, and the mouth of Whirlpool river. See p. 109 
’ They had arrived at, or near, the site of the town of Fitzhugh. At this point, 
the Yellowhead Pass valley joins the Athabaska valley. 
* Jasper House was a H. B. Co. post at the outlet of Jasper lake, an expansion 
of the Athabaska river. In 1859 , it consisted of a little group of dwellings, “con- 
structed in keeping with their picturesque situation, after the Swiss style, with over- 
hanging roofs and trellised porticos.” 
5 Men whose term of service with the H. B. Company had expired. They were 
independent trappers, trading with the Company. 
5 John Rowand, Chief Factor (1825), Hudson’s Bay Co. On Aug. 13, 1845, he 
arrived at Norway House in charge of the brigade of boats from York Factory with 
the outfit of goods for the interior trade. See p. 121 
77.e. beaver-skins. 
