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HARMON'S JOURNAL. 



son's Bay, in latitude 51° north. At the mouth 

 of this river, the Hudson Bay Company have a fort, 

 which is called Albany Factory. 



Friday, 18. Great Pines. We have this day 

 crossed the Flinty Lake, so named from the stones, 

 found on its shore. For some time past, I have 

 had a fit of the ague and fever, every day. It 

 commenced when I was crossing the large Lakes ; 

 and, I am told, that it is seldom that a person is 

 attacked with it, in the region where I now am. 



Monday, 21. For the last few days, we have 

 been crossing small lakes and ponds, and coming 

 down a small river. The country appear^ thinly 

 timbered, lies rather low, and the soil is good. 



Tuesday, 22. This evening, there came here 

 three canoes, manned by Iroquois, who are going 

 into the vicinity of the upper Red River, to hunt 

 Beaver, for the North West Company. Some of 

 them have their families with them. 



Thursday, 24. Rainy Lake Fort This is 

 built about a mile and an half down the river, 

 from the entrance of the Lake, where there is 

 a considerable fall. Here the soil is better than 

 any we have seen, since we left the Ottawa Riv- 

 er. The timber, also, is of a very good size. 

 The Lake and River are said to contain excellent 

 fish, such as sturgeon, white-fish, &c. In the vicin- 

 ity, a considerable quantity of wild rice is gather- 



