harmon's journal. 



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morning, I left the fort in company with Mr. 

 Archibald M c Gillivray. Our brigade consists of 

 ten canoes. 



Friday, 29. Portage de Disk, in Winnipick 

 River. In the morning, we met Mr. David 

 Thomson and company from the Columbia River. 



Monday, August 1. Lake Winnipick. This 

 morning, we arrived at the fort on this lake, 

 where we remained until noon. While there, I 

 wrote to my old friend Mr. William Henry, who 

 is at the Lower Red River. I also received a 

 letter from him, in which he informs me, that his 

 fort was attacked this summer, by a considerable 

 party of Sieux. Two shots, from cannon in the 

 block houses, however, caused them to retire, in 

 doing which, they threatened that they would be- 

 fore long, return and make another attempt to 

 take the fort. — The Sieux are a numerous tribe 

 of Indians, who are scattered over a large tract of 

 land, that lies between the Mississippi and Missou- 

 ri rivers ; and they are said to be the greatest 

 villains, in this part of the world. They are the 

 same tribe that Carver distinguishes, by the name 

 of Nandswesseis. 



Saturday, 6. Grand Rapid, at the north west 

 end of Lake Winnipick. The wind has been high, 

 during the day ; and in the latter part of it, one 

 of our canoes filled with water. Happily, it w T as 



