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CONTENTS OF 



Native Population. — Statistical Table. — Population by Families. — "Na- 

 tives." — Character of the Half-breeds. — Occupations. — Improvidence of 

 the Half-breeds. — Aids to Improvement. — Administration of Justice. — 

 Governor and Council. — Quarterly Courts. — Council of Assinniboia. — 

 Trade and Occupations. — Absence of Trades. — Mills. — Merchants. — 

 Freighters. — Land. — Leases. — Unoccupied Area fit for Settlement. 



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CHAP. IX. 



THE MISSIONS AT RED RIVER. 



Religious Denominations. — Missionaries, Stations, and Congregations. — The 

 Protestant Congregations. — St. John's Church. — St. Andrew's Church 

 and Parsonage. — The Parish of St. Andrew. — Its History. — St. Paul's 

 Church. — St. James's Church. — Church at the Indian Settlement. — 

 Service. — A Novel Night Bell. — A Contrast. — Peguis. — Prairie Portage. — 

 A Congregation. — Wild Indians. — The Presbyterian Church. — The Presby- 

 terian Congregation. — The Roman Catholic Churches. — The Cathedral of 

 St. Boniface. — St. Norbert. — St. Francois Xavier. — The Congregations at 

 Red River. — Their Demeanour and Appearance. — Protestant and Roman 

 Catholic Parishes. — Extent of the Charities of the Home Missionary So- 

 cieties. — Apathy of the wealthy at Red River. — Difficulties of Missionary 

 Enterprise at present. — Privations and Difficulties at remote Stations. 194 



CHAP. X. 



EDUCATION IN THE SETTLEMENT. AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY. 



Schools. — Protestant Schools in the Settlement. — Subjects taught. — Col- 

 legiate School. — Distinguished Scholars. — School Attendance. — Sources 

 of Income. — School Wants. — The Presbyterian School.— The Roman Ca- 

 tholic Schools. — Agricultural Industry. — The Farms. — Want of Improve- 

 ment manifest. — Cause of the Absence of Progress. — Cultivated Crops. 

 — Indian Corn. — Wheat. — Hay.— Barley and Oats.— Root Crops. — Sugar. 

 — Hemp and Flax. — Live Stock. — Agricultural Implements. — Facilities 

 for raising Stock. — Timber. — Country west of Red River . . 214 



CHAP. XL 



SKETCH OF THE COUNTRY WEST OF RED RIVER. 



General Surface. — Elevation of the Prairies of Red River. — Pembina 

 Mountain. — Terraces. — Mountains. — Lakes and Rivers. — East of the 

 South Branch of the Saskatchewan. — North-East of the Assinniboine. — 

 Riding and Duck Mountains.— The Great Lakes. — Geological Formations. 

 — The Touchwood Hills. — Turtle Mountain. — Lake Winnipeg. — Lakes 

 Manitobah and Winnipego-sis. — The Qu'appelle Lakes. — The South 



