ILLUSTRATIONS 



rj Snyder, 



Hon. David Laird ....... Frontispieoe 



The Treaty Commission . . . . 



The Half-breed Scrip Commission . 



Royal North-West Mounted Police Contingent 



Commissioners McKenna and Ross, and Inspector 



R.N.W.M.P 



Pere Lacombe and Commissioner Cote . 

 Athabasca Landing in 1899. . . . ' . 



An awkward spot ... 



Severe tracking up the Athabasca River . 



On the rocks .... ... 



Treaty Camp at Lesser Slave Lake . 



Indian tepees ..... . 



Keenooshayo addressing the Commission at Lesser Slave Lake 



Mr. Laird addressing the Beavers and Crees at Fort Vermilion 



Half-breed Commission tent at Lesser Slave Lake .... 



The Commission at work ... ... 



Scene in the Scrip marquee at Lesser Slave Lake . 



The north bank at Peace River Crossing 



Commission and half-breeds at Fort Dun vegan, Upper Peace River , 



Our camp at Peace River Crossing ... 



The Lawrence wheatfield at Fort Vermilion .... 



A primitive R.C. Mission in Athabasca . 



Ladies of Chipewyan ... . 



The beldam of a Cree camp 



Peace River Rapids ...... 



Running the first chute on Peace River ..... 



Portaging our boats over the Great Chute of Peace River 



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