[ERMATINGER] YORK FACTORY EXPRESS JOURNAL 103 
Sth.—Fair weather. Started at 4a.m. Arrived at the Carp Creek! 
at 11 o’elock and took breakfast. Found a party of Crees encamped 
at this place, from them traded some furs and provisions after which 
Messrs. Rowand set off on horseback. Encamped a little above the 
painted Creek at 9 p.m. 
9th, Sunday.—Fine weather. Started at 5 a.m. and encamped 9 
p.m. about 3 miles above Pointe a Perogin. 
10th.—Fine weather. Embarked + past 4 a.m. and arrived at 
Edmonton about 1 o’clock. 
1ith & 12th.—Remained at Edmonton arranging our baggage and 
waiting till the Saskatchewan were ready, as Mr. Klyne? has to accom- 
pany us to the mountains with an outfit for Jaspers .8 
13th.—Fine weather. Left Edmonton this afternoon with 29 
loaded and 6 saddle horses. Passengers, pieces and baggage being as 
follows:—Messrs. Todd, McDougal, Ermatinger, Louis Leblanc, the 
ladies of Messrs. MeLeod and McDougal and 2 children. 
12 packs dressed leather + bale Sundries—families 
1 bale portage straps 2 case and basket—Dr. Todd 
5 ‘“ Robes for Jaspers House 2 barrels biscuit 
1 Cassette* & portmanteau Dr. Todd : = ase Mess 
2 “Mr. MeDougal de ou 
: ga 4 Maccaroni 
1 Mu NE. UE. 1 keg Beef and Pork 
? ‘ families 1 keg spirits for Drams 
MONT (small) L. Leblanc Prov. 
6 bags Pemican 
1 bag four J. Ho 2 bales Dried Meat ea. 50 lbs. 
1 keg sugar 2 prs. Saddle Bags grease 
2 “do families ea. 100 lbs. 
2 bags flour do 8 bags potatoes 
4 Maccaron do 5 beds and sundry small parcels. 
1 case G. McD. We were accompanied by Messrs. 
ltent do Harriott and Klyne with their 
; people and outfit. Crossed the 
1 do Dr. Todd Sturgeon River and encamped. 
1 paper Trunk. Carried the pieces across. 

1 Carp creek falls in from the north near the line between ranges XIX and XX, 
West of 4th Mer., Tp. 58. 
? In the spring of 1825, Michael Klyne (or Kline) was in charge of Jasper House 
and the references here and in the Journal of May 8, 1828, indicate that he was still 
in charge. Alex. Ross says that, in 1825, it was “in charge of a man by the name 
of Klyne, a jolly old fellow, with a large family.” 
3 Jasper House, the last outpost east of the mountains. 
“Cassettes were pine boxes 28 in. long, 16 in. wide, and 15 in. deep. They 
were very strongly constructed and proof against accident except fire. 
