THE 



CANADIAN RED RIVER EXPLORING EXPEDITION 



of 1857. 



INTEODUCTION. 



In July, 1857, the Canadian Government organised and 

 despatched an expedition to examine the country between 

 Lake Superior and the Eed Eiver of the North, with a 

 view to determine the best route for opening a communi- 

 cation between that lake and the settlements on Eed 

 Eiver. *The expedition consisted of the following mem- 

 bers : — 



(xEOHGE GtLAdman, Director, and one Assistant. 

 Henry Youle Hind, Geologist, and one Assistant. 

 W. H. E. Napier, Engineer, and five Assistants. 

 S. J. Dawson, Surveyor, and four Assistants. 

 One road superintendent. 



The voyageurs were composed of twelve Iroquois Indians 

 from Caughnawaga, near Lachine, a Scotchman from the 

 Ottawa, a French Canadian from Collingwood, a French. 

 Canadian (Lambert) from Fort William, a half-breed, 

 engaged on board the steamer Collingwood, where he 

 was employed in the capacity of cook, and twelve Ojibway 

 Indians from Fort William, thus making the number of 

 the party forty-four persons in all, when the canoe voyage 

 commenced. 



The following extracts from Mr. Gladman's instructions 



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