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Frazer and James M c Dougall and company, arriv- 

 ed, in four canoes. The former gentleman came 

 from the Rocky Mountain Portage, which is about 

 one hundred and eighty miles, up this River. The 

 later is from New Caledonia, on the west side of 

 the Rocky Mountain, which is distant from this, 

 about four hundred and fifty miles. After passing 

 the most of the day with me, they continued their 

 w route toward the Rainy Lake. 



Friday, June 2. The seeds which we sowed 

 in the garden, have sprung up, and grow remark- 

 ably well. The present prospect is, that straw- 

 berries, red raspberries, shad berries, cherries, &c 9 

 will be abundant, this season. 



This river since the beginning of May, has ris- 

 en twelve feet perpendicularly ; and it still con- 

 tinues to rise. This circumstance arises, in part, 

 from the large quantity of rain, which has lately 

 fallen, but more, I presume, from the dissolving of 

 the snow, on and near the Rocky Mountain. 



Tuesday, 13. An Indian has come here, who 

 says, that one of their chiefs has lately died ; and 

 he requests that we furnish a chief's clothing to 

 be put on him, that he may be decently interred ; 

 and, also, that we would supply a small quantity 

 of spirits, for his relations and friends to drink, at 

 his interment ; all of which I have sent, for the 

 deceased was a friendly Indian. Nothing pleases 



