THE FIRST VOLUME. 



XI 



Mission. — The School-House the Hope of the Mission. — En route for Red 

 River. — James's Falls. — Animal Life. — Rice Grounds. — Mr. Clouston. — 

 Otter Falls. — The Pennawa River. — Scarcity of Food on the Winnipeg. — 

 Bonnet Lake. — Indian Cache. — The Silver Falls. — Fort Alexander. — 

 Lake Winnipeg. — Character of the Coast. — Camp in the Marshes. — 

 Mouth of Red River. — Indian Village. — Christian Indians . Page 106 



CHAP. VI. 



RED RIVER SETTLEMENTS. 



The Red River of the North.— Its Tributaries.— The Red Fork.— The Red 

 River within British Territory. — Its physical Features. — Objects seen on 

 ascending the River. — Section of the River and Prairie. — Objects on 

 the Banks. — The Settlement. — The King's Road. — Character of the 

 Country north of Fort Garry. — Aspect of the Prairies. — Beauty of the 

 Prairies. — The Assinniboine River. — Effect of Evaporation on the Volume 

 of Water in the Assinniboine. — Description of the Assinniboine. — Prairie 

 Portage. — Mud and Sand Flats in the River. — Timber. — John Spence. 

 — Lignite reported to exist on the Assinniboine. — Sioux. — Indian Corn. 

 — The Big Ridge. — An Overturn. — The Prairies of the Assinniboine. — 

 Mr. Lane.— Mr. George Flett.— Mr. Gowler. — Mr. Gowler's Farm.— His 

 Opinions respecting the Prairies on the Assinniboine. — Melons. — Old 

 Associations. — Independence. — Mr. Gowler's Success. — The Nor'wester. 

 — A Newspaper published at Red River Settlements. . . . 125 



CHAP. VII. 



THE WEST AND EAST BANKS OF RED RIVER, BETWEEN FORT GARRY AND 

 THE BOUNDARY LINE. 



La Riviere Sale. — Pembina Mountain. — Scratching River. — Pembina Fort. 

 — Pembina. — The Roseau River. — Ancient Lake Ridge. — Roseau Lake. 

 Route to the Lake of the Woods. — Meet an Indian. — Indian Idea of 

 Money. — Crossing place at the Roseau. — Indiam Wigwams. — Ancient 

 Lake Rridge. — Prairie Hens. — Indian Snares. — Still-water Creek. — Rat 

 River. — The Nine-mile Swamp. — Mr. Pierre Gladieux. — Half-breed Po- 

 liteness and Hospitality. — La Riviere Seine. — Character of the Country. 

 — Indian Scruples 154 



CHAP. VIII. 



BRIEF HISTORY OF THE COLONY. — STATISTICS OF POPULATION. ADMINIS- 

 TRATION OF JUSTICE. TRADE AND OCCUPATIONS. 



Lord Selkirk. — First Emigrants. — Difficulties of the Emigrants. — The De 

 Meurons. — Mr. West. — First Missionary. — The Census, — European and 



