LEADING DIMENSIONS OF THE QU'APPELLE. 



429 



to the depth of forty or fifty feet, and a dam some thirty or 

 forty feet high thrown across the South Branch. A second 

 low dam below the mouth of the Souris Forks would 

 send these waters through the valley of that river into the 

 Little Souris, thence into Lake Winnipeg by the Assinni- 

 bome and Eed Eiver. The time may yet arrive when the 

 future population of Eupert's Land and Dakotah territory 

 will find it advantageous to construct these or similar 

 works, even if they should be for the purposes of irriga- 

 tion or inland navigation. * 



LEADING DIMENSIONS OF THE QTj'APPELLE, OE CALLING, EIVEE VALLEY, 

 AND 0E THE LAKES WHICH OCCUPY IT. 



Table showing the length, breadth and depth, of the QuJappelle Valley 

 at different points. 



Miles. Chains. 



Length of Valley from the South Branch of the Saskatchewan 



to the Assinniboine ... . 269 



Breadth of valley 70 miles from the Assinniboine 



Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 



120 

 177 



239 

 253 

 258 



do. 

 do. 

 do. 

 do. 

 do. 



0 



78f 

 21 

 30 

 5 

 70 

 73J 



At its junction with the Assinniboine its breadth exceeds one mile. 

 At its junction with the Saskatchewan its breadth exceeds one mile and a 

 quarter. 



Depth of the valley 70 miles from the Assinniboine 



Do. 120 do. 



Do. 177 do. 



Do. 239 do. 



Do. 253 do. 



Do. 258 do. 



At its junction with the Assinniboine the prairie slopes to the valley 

 of that river, and its depth here is .... 

 At its junction with the Saskatchewan the prairie also slopes to the 

 valley of the Saskatchewan, and its depth was estimated to be . 



Feet. 



320 

 265 

 250 

 220 

 140 

 110 



240 



140 



* Vide " On the Qu'appelle or Calling Eiver and the diversion of the 

 waters of the South Branch of the Saskatchewan down its valley, with a 

 view to the construction of a steamboat communication from Fort Garry, 

 Red River, to near the foot of the Rocky Mountains; " Report on the As- 

 sinniboine and Saskatchewan Exploring Expedition by the Author. 



t One mile less 44 yards. % One mile less 154 yards. 



