[ERMATINGER] YORK FACTORY EXPRESS JOURNAL 89 
Monday, 4th.—Overcast and cold—light rain. Continue at day- 
light—the 6 boats which left Edmonton on the 24th overtake us at 
breakfast. Arrive at Carlton afternoon. People set about making 
Pemican, &c. 
Tuesday, 5th.—Rain most part of the day. Dr. Richardson having 
quitted Carlton on the 21st ultimo, in order that Mr. McDonald may get 
surgical aid as soon as possible, a boat manned by 5 men is dispatched 
with him to Cumberland’ accompanied by Mr. McDougal, this after- 
noon. The other boats afterwards receive an addition to their 
cargoes from the returns of this place and 8 of them depart in the 
evening. 
Wednesday, 6th.—Fine weather, very warm. The other 5 boats 
start at 2.a.m. See some Crees and freemen from whom we gather a 
few skins. Stop to supper a little below the South Branch.? We hoisted 
sail once to-day, but this rather caused delay than advance the wind 
dying away almost immediately—run down part of Cole’s rapids’ by 
moonlight it being 9 o’clock when we stopt to supper—lash the boats 
together and drive—current very strong. 
Thursday, 7th.—Fine warm weather. We are alarmed in the 
night by 2 of our boats having run foul of a large stone, but no other 
damage was received than the breaking of one ribin her upper works. 
See more Indians this morning from whom we get some skins. Over- 
take all the Boats afternoon. Stop to cook below Thoburn’s Rapid.‘ 
Drift all night. 
Friday, 8th.—Fine warm weather. Wind N.W. strong ahead. 
Commence rowing at sunrise—arrive at Cumberland® about 7 p.m. with 
9 boats, 4 others having taken a wrong channel do not come up with us. 
Mr. McDonald arrived this morning. 
Saturday, 9th.—Fine weather. Remain here all day—reloading 
and waiting the other boats. 

Cumberland House; on Cumberland (or Pine Island) lake, Range II, W. of 
2nd Meridian, Tp. 57. This, the first Hudson’s Bay Company’s post in the prairie 
country, was built in 1774, by Hearne, the famous explorer of the “ Barren Lands”’ 
and of the Coppermine river. 
? South Saskatchewan river. An error, as he says that he did not reach Cole 
rapids till after dark. On August 19th, on return trip, he states that they reached 
Cole rapids 9 hours after they passed the South Saskatchewan. 
3 Cole rapids, ten miles above the confluence with the South Saskatchewan. A 
hydro-electric development here to supply electrical energy to the city of Prince 
Albert has been proposed. Probably after Cole, a fur-trader referred to by David 
Thompson in his “journals”. 
* Usually, though incorrectly, designated Tobin rapid, in tp. 54, range X, W. of 
the 2nd mer. Thorburn, a fur-trader, had a house near here in Thompson’s time. 
5 Cumberland House. 
