232 RED RIVER EXPLORING EXPEDITION, 



the probable political and commercial status this country 

 may acquire in process of time, the succeeding chapter is 

 devoted to a very general description of the physical 

 character and resources of the region included between 

 the Saskatchewan, from the elbow of the South Branch 

 to the Grand Eapids, the west coast of Lake Winnipeg, 

 and the 49th parallel or international boundary. It is 

 intended to serve as an introduction to the narrative of 

 the Assinniboine and Saskatchewan Expedition of 1858, 

 which follows the description of the Journey to Canada 

 in the autumn of 1857 by Crow Wing and St, Paul. 



