Harmon's journal. 



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tion of his strength at the portages, on his way in- 

 to the country. The death of our people is 

 not unfrequently occasioned by this circumstance. 



Sunday, November 6. On the 28th ult. we sent 

 eight of our men, on horseback, into the plains, 

 to look for buffaloes ; and they returned this even- 

 ing, with their horses loaded with the flesh of 

 those animals. They say that they are still three 

 days' march from this. 



Tuesday, December 27. Messrs. Henry and 

 Goedike, my companions and friends, are both ab- 

 sent, on excursions into two different parts of the 

 country. I sensibly feel the loss of their society, 

 and pass, occasionally, a solitary hour, which w r ould 

 glide away imperceptibly, in their company. 

 When they are absent, I spend the greater part 

 of my time in reading and writing. Now and then 

 I take a ride on horseback, in the neighbourhood 

 of the fort, and occasionally I visit our neighbours, 

 drawn in a cariol by horses, if the snow is light, 

 or by dogs, if it is deep. This afternoon, I ac- 

 companied Mr. M c Giliies, to pay a visit to our 

 X. Y. neighbours. 



Wednesday, February 22, 1804. Lac La Peche, 

 or Fishing Lake. This lies about two day's march 

 into the large plains, west from Alexandria, which 

 place I left on the 15th ultimo, accompanied by 

 twelve of our people. I have come here to 



