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Harmon's journal. 



Tuesday, 28. Mr. M c Leod and company 

 have just returned from fort Dauphine ; and I 

 am happy in meeting him, after so long a sep- 

 aration, and he appears to be pleased to see me, 

 safely here. From the time that I was left at the 

 Encampment Island until now, I have had no 

 person with whom I could converse in English ; 

 and I am not yet able to converse in French, 

 though I can read it tolerably welL 



Sunday, November 9. On the 30th ultimo, I 

 set off, in company with four Canadians, on horse 

 back, for Swan River fort. The day we left 

 this, it snowed and rained, which caused us to 

 pass a very disagreeable night, as we had noth- 

 ing but our wet blankets with which to cover 

 ourselves. The people went down for goods ; 

 and as there is no person there who can read and 

 write, I went to deliver out such articles as we 

 are in immediate want of here. 



Sunday, 16. The Indians who come to this 

 establishment are Crees and Assiniboins. The 

 principal part of the former, generally remain in 

 the woody part of the country, and hunt the 

 moose, elk, beaver, &c. and the latter remain in 

 the large prairies, and hunt buffaloes, wolves, &c. 

 Last Wednesday, twelve families of Crees and 

 Assiniboins came from the large prairies, and let 

 us have furs and provisions. Both the men and 



