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the following morning, Mr. Goedike and myself 

 mounted two others, to pursue the thieves. We 

 followed them for two days, and then, ascer- 

 taining that they were so far in advance of us, 

 and travelled so fast, that it would be impossible 

 to overtake them, before they would reach their 

 camp, which is six or seven days' march from this, 

 we ceased following them. We directed our 

 course another way, for the purpose of finding 

 bufFaloe, but without success. We, however, kill- 

 ed as many fowls, in the small lakes, as we need- 

 ed for daily consumption ; and this evening re- 

 turned to the fort, having had on the whole a 

 pleasant ride. 



We have had a frost, so hard, that it has in- 

 jured many things in our garden. 



Wednesday, 25. An Indian has arrived here 

 with six horses, who states, that he came directly 

 from the territory of the Black feet Indians. He 

 brings the intelligence, that this tribe have con- 

 cluded a peace with the Crees and Assiniboins; 

 and that forty tents of the latter tribes, who went 

 into that quarter, two years since, are on their 

 way home, and will reach this place before the 

 commencement of winter. 



Saturday, September 1. This afternoon, Mr ? 

 Ferguson and company arrived, from fort Dau- 

 phin, bringing the intelligence, that all the Indians 



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