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K\ I i -iiin^ I v. :ie.| l,y tli.- ^uai-.l pulling 



in.', an. I calling ..ut. It- tiv.- o'c|.*-k. -ir l! 



bioo." I wus soon up ami washed and 

 f|&I^W( dressed. At l,'._rina. my Scotch c^mpani 

 Sy out """' '' th- train : they w.-iv going 



Jfi., to take u]t farms a f.-w miles south of \i>-^\ B jina 



is tin- capital >!' AvsiniLoia ami tin- ii-tril'Utm^ point 

 t'.r tli.- c. .iintry far north and south. A railway extends 

 northward to Long Lake, beyond tin- < t u Apj..-!!.- river, and 

 now almost r.-ach.-< I iattlct'ord, on tin- North S;. 



na ix tin- h.-ad.|iiart.-i-s of the North-\\'-t Mount. -d 

 1'olic.-. Tin- Mount.-d Police is a military .r^ani/ation num- 



n^ l.(H)() men, who are stationed at int.-rvaU OW the 

 x W( to look after the Indians and \ r.-s.-rv.- order _ 

 rally. Alon^r the sides of the railway track about Retina 



numerous Indian t'pees, and Indians are >een driving 

 their herds of ponies. They look very pictures* jue in their 

 coloured garments, and we Ke^in to realize that we are in a 

 wild country ami in the midst of the home of the red n. 

 however, they live very peaceful lives luit are very indolent 

 and don't like much work tin s.juaws do all the work while 

 the l.iu-ks lie around and smoke and talk. 



The Mounted Police l.ard the train at Retina and examine 

 all the l>aggage to se<- if any of the passengers have whisl 

 They nre very strict, for the Indians are fond of Hre-wat-r and 



dangerous when they ^-t it. A few miles north of Hernia 

 a n-ndevouz for a great variety of water fowl, 

 and a place I intended visiting, l.ut did not manage it as my 

 time was devoted to exploring the region al.oiit M.K>sejaw and 

 Hush Lake. I!. I hope to explore Long Lake on s- 



future trijt. 



ity miles l.-yond Keiri na we reach Moosejaw , which is 400 



