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of snow ; and, the last night, the greater part of 

 this lake froze over. — I have sent people to the 

 other side of this lake, to fish for sturgeon, which 

 will w r eigh from ten to One hundred pounds. They 

 are taken in spread nets, which is the manner in 

 which we generally take all kinds of fish, in this 

 country. Some kinds, however, such as trout, cat 

 fish and pike, we at times take, by setting hooks 

 and lines. 



Friday, January 30, 1807. Two of the Hud- 

 son Bay people arrived from Fort des Prairies, 

 who were so obliging as to bring me letters from 

 several gentlemen in that quarter. The greater 

 part of the North West and Hudson Bay people, 

 live on amicable terms; and when one can with 

 propriety render a service to the other, it is done 

 with cheerfulness. 



Sunday, April 5. The ice in the Sisiscatchwin 

 river, is broken up ; and the great quantity of 

 snow which has recently been dissolved, has caus- 

 ed that river to rise so high, as to give another 

 course to a small river, which generally takes its 

 water out of this lake, but which now runs into it. 



Saturday, May 23. This lake is free from 

 ice ; and we have planted potatoes, and sowed our 

 garden seeds. — Geese have returned from the 

 south, and we now have them in plenty. 



Saturday, 30. Mr. John M c Donald and others, 



