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CONTENTS OF THE FIRST VOLUME, 



through which the River flows well adapted for Settlement. — Peni- 

 mican Portage. — Cumberland House. — Description of Cumberland. — 

 The Saskatchewan and surrounding Country between Cumberland and 

 the Pas. — Indian Hunter. — Sturgeon. — The Pas. — Christ Church. — 

 Gradual Depression of the Country bordering the River. — Alluvial Flats. 

 — Marshes. — Delta. — Muddy Lake, — Rock Exposure. — Marshes and Mud 

 Plats. — Cedar Lake : its Situation and Dimensions. — Surrounding Coun- 

 try. — The Saskatchewan between Cedar Lake and Lake Winnipeg. — Cross 

 Lake Rapid : its Dimensions. — Enter Cross Lake. — Meet a Brigade of 

 Boats. — Cross Lake : its Dimensions and Altitude. — Surrounding Country. 

 — The Saskatchewan east of Cross Lake. — Rapids : their Dimensions. — 

 Smooth Reach. — Drift Clay Banks. — The Grand Rapid : Portage ; 

 Rimning the Rapid ; its Dimensions ; Character of its Excavated Bed ; 

 Magnificence of the Upper Portion of the Cataract ; Mode of Ascending 

 it ; Remarks in Relation to surmounting this Barrier and making the 

 Saskatchewan available for Steam Navigation. — Indian Encampment. — 

 Lake Winnipeg Page 441 



CHAP. XXII. 



FROM THE GRAND RAPID OF THE SASKATCHEWAN TO THE RED RIVER 

 SETTLEMENTS, VIA THE WEST COAST OF LAKE WINNIPEG. 



Enter Lake Winnipeg. — Cape Kitchi-nashi. — Storms. — Detained on an 

 Island. — Windbound on the Mainland. — Tempest. — Repulsed by the Wind. 

 — Character of the Coast : the Sand Beaches and Swamps. — War Path 

 River. — Verifying Rate of Canoe. — Indians. — Tracking. — Limestone 

 Point. — Encountering a Head Wind and Storm. — Lightening Canoe. — 

 Starving Indians. — The Little Saskatchewan. — The Prominent Features 

 of the Coast. — Formation of Cape Kitchi-nashi. — Limestone Exposures. 

 — Tributary Streams. — General Character of the Country. — Indians and 

 Fishery at Little Saskatchewan. — Indian Chart. — Inaccuracy of the Maps 

 of the Lake. — Depart from the Little Saskatchewan. — Windbound again 

 for three Days. — Provisions exhausted. — Contrary Winds. — Driven back 

 and stopped. — The Cat Head. — Windbound again by a Hurricane. — Bar- 

 rier of Boulders. — Eagle. — Stopped by Foul Winds again at the Wicked 

 Point. — Pike Head and River. — Indian Fishing- Weir. — Opportime Supply 

 of Fish. — Wide Traverse to Grindstone Point. — Grassy Narrows. — Sandy 

 Bar. — Arrive at the Settlements. — Conclusion .... 475 



