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an imposing place, but even though consisting of only 
four or five old frame buildings, the sight to us was one 
of deep satisfaction. For a moment we paused on the 
summit of the ridge, then at the crack of the driver's 
whip the teams bounded forward, galloped down the 
steep slope, sped across the plains below, and in a few 
minutes landed us at the house of the Hudson’s Bay 
Company's traders. Here, after extricating ourselves 
from the various conveyances, we were presently 
received by a tall young Scotchman, who announced 
himself as Mr. Matheson, Master of the Fort. 
FRENCH-SALTEAUX GIRL. 
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