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The rings of stones marking the site of Cree encamp- 

 ments on the Qu'appelle are of comparatively modern 

 date, and belong doubtless to the ancestors of the present 

 races now in possession of the country. 



Eude pottery and arrow heads have been found at Eed 

 Eiver settlements, about two feet below the surface of 

 the soil. The fragments resemble those common in many 

 parts of. Canada, and from their numbers lead to the in- 

 ference that at a remote period the banks of this stream 



Indian Hunters' Tents in the rear of Fort Garry. 



were peopled by races familiar with the art of making 

 vessels from clay. 



One result of the active pursuit of the fur trade for 

 upwards of a century in the valley of the Saskatchewan, is 

 seen in the blending of the different tribes by intermarriage. 

 The Crees of the Plains and the Ojibways and Swampys 

 of the Woods, although speaking different languages, are 

 often found hunting the buffalo in company, and not un- 

 frequently form family connections. The Ojibways of 

 Lake Winnipeg may now be discovered, summer and 

 winter, near the Grand Forks of the Saskatchewan, 



