ERMATINGER] YORK FACTORY EXPRESS JOURNAL 123 
11th.—Start before 3 a.m. and reach the Fort! about 6 o’clock. 
Find here J. G. McTavish, Esq.,? from W% and Mr. Rae‘ from 
Montreal. 
EVE 
1828 
Diary of Voyage from York Factory to Lachine in 1828 
August— 
2nd.—Saturday.—TIwo canoes for Lachine left W at 3 a.m. 
5th.—Arrived at Rock Depot. Encamp above Borwick’s Fall. 
6th.—Overtook 3 Boats—Messrs. Cameron® and Stuart.? 
7th.—Delayed till 4 p.m. by wind and rain at Mossy Portage. 
Sth.—Breakfasted at Swampy Lake at 9 a.m. Canoe broke at 
mouth of little Jack River—delay 1 hour. Overtook C. F. Charles.8 
10th.—Arrive at Oxford at....a.m. Equip a 3rd canoe—delayed 
till 4 p.m. by wind. 
13th.—Arrive at Norway House about noon in a gale of wind with 
2 canoes—the other arrives in the evening. 

1 New Norway House; see ante. 
? John George McTavish; partner in the North West Co.; wintered 1808-09 at 
Fort Dunvegan; wintered 1809-10 or 1810-11, or both, in the Rocky mountains; 
reached Astoria, April 11, 1813; left Fort George with the overland party, April 4 
1814; he was the principal representative of the North West Co., in the negotiations 
for the sale of Pacific Fur Co’s assets; in 1819, he was captured by a H. B. Co. party 
and sent to England for trial; became a Chief Factor in 1821, and, as such, signed 
the “deed polls” of 1821 and 1834. 
3 York Factory. 
* Probably the W. G. Rae, who in July, 1839, left York Factory to take charge 
of fort Stikine at the mouth of the Stikine river. 
° For notes respecting the route between York Factory and Norway House, see 
pages 93 to 97. 
5 John Dugald Cameron became a Chief Factor in 1821 and signed the deed poll 
of 1834. Augustus Cameron also signed it as Chief Trader. 
7 John Stuart; after whom Stuart river and lake in New Caledonia were named; 
accompanied Simon Fraser on his famous voyage down the Fraser to the Pacific 
coast; was identified with the fur trade till 1836, or thereabouts; he became a 
Chief Factor in 1821; signed the deed poll of 1834. 
8 No doubt John Charles, Chief Factor, 1821, and signed the deed polls of 1821 
and 1834; when on his way north, June 28, 1833, Capt. Back met him near Mossy 
point, lake Winnipeg; he was then in charge of Athabaska district. 
