Harmon's journal. 



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River joins this, about thirty miles above where 

 we now are. A few miles above this, there is a 

 small lake, called Lac de Bonne, from which the 

 Hudson Bay people leave our rout, and proceed to- 

 ward -the Albany Factory. The soil is good ; and 

 among the fruit, I observe the red plum. The 

 grape, also, grows well in this vicinity. In the neigh- 

 bouring woods, a few moose and deer are found; 

 and the Lake and River are well supplied with 

 fish. — Our people are employed in drying the 

 goods some of which were wet, in coming down 

 the rapids, yesterday. 



Saturday , August 2. When I left the Grand 

 Portage, it was expected that I should go up the 

 Sisiscatchwin river, to spend the winter. That 

 river falls into the north western end of Lake 

 Winipick. But, since our arrival here, we have 

 received intelligence from the Swan River De- 

 partment, which country lies between Lake Win- 

 ipich and the Red and Assiniboin rivers, that* in 

 the opinion of Mr. M c Leod, who superintends the 

 concerns of that region, it is necessary to make 

 another establishment there. It is therefore de- 

 termined that I shall go and take charge of it ; 

 and I shall accordingly remain here a few days, 

 to wait for the arrival of the brigade, destined to 

 the Swan River department. — The after part of 

 the day, I spent in shooting pigeons, which I found 



