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Edmonton! at 7 p.m. 5 men remain behind at the river their horses 
being too fatigued to proceed—roads thro’ the plains often bad thro’ 
swamps and mires—distance to Sturgeon River from our encampment 
about 16 miles thence to the Fort 9 miles. | 
Wednesday, 23rd.—Fine warm weather—6 boats receive their 
cargoes in order to be off to-morrow morning. 
Thursday, 24th.—do. Boats start this morning—afternoon Mr. 
Stuart and party arrive. 
Friday, 25th.—do—8 boats more receive their loading. 
Saturday, 26th.—do. The boats leave Edmonton at 9 a.m. Pass- 
engers C. F. Stuart, & Rowand, Messrs. Douglas, McDonald, Harriott, 
McDougall and E. E. Manned Mr. Stuart’s boat 5 men, Mr. R.’s 4 and 
the rest 3 each. Proceed till 8 p.m. and encamp, distance 50 miles. 
27th, Sunday.—Strong head wind. Start at } past 3 a.m. Saw 
some Crees from whom a few Beaver &c. are traded—detained after- 
noon 2 hours for one of the Boats unable to keep up. Mr. McDonald 
kills a red deer—put ashore at 8 p.m. to cook—afterwards lash the boats 
together and drive all night. 
Monday, 28th.—Head wind—begin to row at sunrise. Breakfast 
at the old Fort George.? In the evening put ashore at Vermillion Creek.’ 
People go off in chase of Red Deer—kill a cabris. After stopping about 
2 hours start again and proceed a short distance to an Island where we 
stop to supper. No signs of the other six boats—supposed we passed 
them in the night as they had orders not to proceed farther than Dog 
Rump Creek.* Make a large fire for signal. Embark again to drift all 
night. 
Tuesday, 29th.—Fine weather. Wind ahead. Continue rowing 
from daylight till sunset, at intervals, and then put ashore to supper— 
after which go little below to sleep. See Red Deer several times—3 are 
killed. 


‘Formerly “Old” Fort Augustus, also, sometimes, called Fort des Prairies. 
It was built in 1795, for the N. W. Co. by James Hughes; about 1859, was a large ob- 
long, palisaded structure with bastions. The new Provincial Parliament building 
has been constructed within the limits of the old fort. 
2 Fort George was built by Angus Shaw in the autumn of 1792, and abandoned 
in 1801. It was one of several Saskatchewan posts to which the name of “ Fort des 
Prairies” attached and was a place of importance. It stood on the north bank about 
on the line between ranges V and VI, W. of the 4th meridian, Tp. 56 (Coues, Henry 
and Thompson Journals). 
3 Vermilion river, a tributary of the North Saskatchewan from the south; falls 
in in Range III, W. of the 4th meridian, about 35 miles N.N.W. of Lloydminster. 
* Now called Dog creek; falls in from the north, three miles below Hopkins P.O. 
in R. VII, W. of 4th Mer., Tp. 56. 
