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sence of some United States dragoons, forming part of an 

 exploring party which camped near Pembina two years 

 ago, gave rise to a report which has often appeared in print 

 and on maps, that Pembina is a post garrisoned by United 

 States troops, instead of being a small village containing 

 about a dozen scattered log-honses. About a day's jour- 

 ney west of Pembina the village of St. Joseph is situated, 

 in the territory of Dakotah, seven miles south of the boun- 

 dary line. It was founded by the Eed River half-breeds, 

 who were induced to settle there in order to escape the 

 floods of Eed Eiver, from which they had suffered or an- 

 ticipated severe losses. The village has already acquired 

 considerable importance as a depot for articles of trade 

 which are brought by the citizens of the United States 

 from St. Paul. 



The village of Pembina, Dakotah Territory. 



The country about Pembina is remarkably fertile, and 

 so free from undulations, that towards the west the flanks 

 of Pembina Mountain, already briefly described, may be 

 seen in clear weather thirty miles distant. 



Our course lay on the east side of the river, through a 



