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The girl is said to have a mild disposition and an 

 even temper, which are qualities very necessary 

 to make an agreeable woman, and an affectionate 

 partner. 



Thursday, November 7. The river froze over 

 the last night ; but we have yet had but little 

 snow. 



Saturday, March 15, 1806. This evening the 

 northern express arrived ; and I am sorry to learn 

 that no letters have come from Athabasca, this 

 season. This failure is owing to the great depth of 

 snow in that quarter. — Buffaloes have been found 

 in plenty, within a few miles of the fort, during 

 the whole winter. 



Tuesday, 25. The snow is chiefly dissolved, 

 we have sent four men, about a day's march from 

 this, to make sugar. 



Saturday, April 19. *The greater part of our 

 Indians have gone to wage war upon the Rapid 

 Indians, their inveterate enemies, with whom they 

 frequently patch up a peace, which, however, is 

 generally of short continuance. 



Monday, 28. This afternoon, the ice in this 

 river broke up. — A few days since, a small war 

 party of the Rapid Indians came and killed seve- 

 ral Assiniboins, who were encamped within fif- 

 teen miles of our fort. They also stabbed an 

 old woman in several places, and scalped her, who, 



