iiarmon's journal. 



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I was surprised to find that they could conduct 

 with so much propriety, and dance so well. 



Sunday, 13. Yesterday, several gentlemen, 

 on their way to their winter quarters, accompani- 

 ed me to Charlotte, at the other end of this Port- 

 age, which is nine miles over. My business was 

 to send off a number of canoes, bound for Fort 

 des Prairies. The country between this and Fort 

 Charlotte, is tolerably level ; and the soil appears 

 to. be pretty good. 



Tuesday, 15. This morning a number of gen- 

 tlemen, as well as myself, left the Grand Portage, 

 to proceed to winter quarters. I am to accompa- 

 ny John M c Donald, Esq. to Fort des Prairies. We 

 left fort Charlotte, about 3 o'clock P. M. on board 

 of two canoes, each of which will carry about two 

 tons, and is pushed on by six Canadians. This is a 

 small river ; and we have passed several places, 

 where the men were obliged to carry the lad- 

 ings, a short distance, and in some places, to trans- 

 port the canoes also. 



Wednesday, 16. The long Cherry Portage. In 

 the former part of the day, we crossed small 

 lakes and ponds, connected by several portages, 

 and then came over the height of land. Since 

 passing this, we have descended a small river, 

 which, I am informed, after running through seve- 

 ral lakes, at length discharges itself into Hud- 



