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doned on the 28th ult. All our property is on 

 board of boats ; but some of us travel on horse- 

 back. As it has not rained since the last Autumn, 

 the water in the river is uncommonly low, on ac- 

 count of which, our boats make but poor progress. 

 As we have a pit saw with us, I have directed 

 some of my people to go into the woods, and saw a 

 sufficient quantity of boards, to construct another 

 boat, by means of which, we may reduce the load- 

 ing, in those that Ave now possess. 



Wednesday, 8. Riviere qui Apelle. On the 

 6th Mr. Goedike and several other persons with 

 myself, left our boats, and proceeded on horse- 

 back. As the fire has passed over the plains, 

 this spring, it was with difficulty that we could 

 find grass, sufficient for the subsistence of our 

 horses. 



Monday, 20. Moniagne a la Basse. Here I 

 have been waiting ever since the 15th for the ar- 

 rival of our boats. They arrived this afternoon. 



Monday, 27. Riviere a la Souris, or Mouse 

 River. This is about fifty miles from Montagne 

 a la Basse. Here are three establishments, form- 

 ed severally by the North West, X. Y. and Hud- 

 son Bay companies. 



Last evening, Mr. Chaboillez invited the people 

 of the other two forts to a dance ; and we had a 

 real North West country ball. When three fourths 



