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longer a river properly speaking ; but, of course there are channels, 

 and the shores are marked by a rank growth of reeds. And, thirdly, 

 the rocky district, extending from Cedar Lake to Lake Winnipeg 

 a distance of about seventy miles. This section is pretty heavily 

 timbered with spruce. 



The only settlements on the whole river are Fort a la Come, 

 Cumberland House, The Pas, and the Indian settlement of Chema- 

 hawin, where the Hudson's Bay Company maintain a winter post. 

 The three places first named are regular Hudson's Bay posts. The 

 whole distance from the Forks to Lake Winnipeg may be divided 

 as follows : — 



From the Forks to Fort a la Corne 2U miles. 



ii H A la Corne Rapids 29^ n 



n ., Tobin's Rapids 120£ n 



n ii Sepenock Channel 135| n 



Cut-Off 139| ,, 



,, ii Mouth of Big Stone River 192f n 



ii ii Cumberland House , 200 n 



ii ii Tearing River 211$ n 



Carrot River 268 .. 



The Pas 269| ., 



n ii Upper Moose Lake River 28Si n 



ii ii Rock formation 31 \h n 



n n Kettle Island 333^ n 



ii H Lower Moose Lake River 342f m 



ii ii Chemahawin 347£ m 



n ii Cedar Lake (east side) 375| n 



it ii Demie Charge Rapids 396 n 



it ii Cross Lake 396-i m 



ii ii Cross Lake Rapids 404 n 



ii ii Roche Rouge 405^ n 



.. n West End Tramway 409§ .. 



n n Head Grand Rapids 410 n 



ii n Foot ii ii 413f it 



ii n H. B. Post, Grand Rapids 414f ,. 



ii ii Lake Winnipeg 416^ n 



From the Forks, as one passes down the river, there are every- 

 where evidences of changing banks. Vast pieces of land are sliding 



