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INDEX. 



Assinniboine country lying between the As- 

 sinniboine and La Riviere Sale, i. 

 155. 



extensive and valuable forests in the, 



i. 244. 



areas fit for settlement in the valley 



of the, i. 246. 



width and rate of current at Lane's 



Post, i. 281. 



• fertility of the prairie of the Assinni- 

 boine at Prairie Portage, i. 282. 



dimensions of the valley of the Assinni- 

 boine, i. 285. 



measurement of a section of the, i. 287. 



breadth, depth, and current of the, i. 



288, 430. 



arrival of the expedition at the, near 



Two Creeks, i. 308. 



approach to the river, i. 309. 



■ former condition of the Assinniboine 



valley, i. 309. 

 ponds feeding the, at Sandy Hills, i. 



352, 355. 



rivers and creeks flowing into the, 



from the west, i. 431. 



Big Ridge of the, ii. 78. 



Little Ridge of the, ii. 79. 



fertility of the soil on the east bank of 



the, i. 435. 



valley, leading dimensions of the, i. 430. 



Indians, celebrated* war-paths of the, 



ii. 29. 



Christians in the Rocky Mountains, ii. 



204. 



Atmospheric phenomenon at the Height of 



Land, i. 54. 

 Audubon quoted, ii. 160. 

 Aurora borealis on Lake Winnipeg, i. 477. 



on Red River, ii. 5. 



on Lake Winnipeg, ii. 12. 



seen from the Riding Mountain, ii. 



53. 



account of several seen in Rupert's 



Land, ii. 380. 

 Avellana Concinna, ii. 339. 

 Avicula lingueformis, ii. 342. 

 Nebrascana, ii. 342, 343. 



Rabeen Indians, their elaborate tobacco 



pipes, ii. 141. 

 Back-fat Creek, i. 243. 

 Back-fat Rivulet, i. 290. 

 Back-fat Lakes, i. 291. 

 Bad Woods, i. 283, 285. 



origin of the name, i. 284. 



hunter's road in the, i. 284. 



■ ■ caterpillars in the, i. 285. 



Balsam spruce on the south branch of the 



Saskatchewan, i. 391. 

 Baril or Keg Portage, i. 61. 



Baril, grooved, scratched, and polished rocks 



at, ii. 245. 

 Baril Lake, i. 63. 



vegetation of the banks of, i. 68 



Barley, cultivation of, at Red River settle- 

 ments, i. 227. 



Barriere Portage, i. 50. 



Barriere Falls of the Winnipeg River, i. 

 116. 



Basquia River, i. 452. 



Battle River, i. 351 



Bay, Thunder, scenery of, i. 13. 



colour of the waters of, i. 14. 



description of, i, 24. 



Seine, i. 62. 



Monument, i. 103. 



Bayfield, Captain, his estimate of the alti- 

 tude of Lake Superior,!. 17. 



Beaches and terraces between Lakes Su- 

 perior and Winnipeg, ii. 257. 



at Great Dog Portage, ii. 257 



section of, ii. 258. 



on Lake Superior, ii. 258. 



on Prairie Portage, ii. 259. 



the Big Ridge, ii. 259. 



White Mud River Ridge, ii. 260. 



Dauphin Lake Ridge, ii. 260. 



prairie ridges, ii. 261. 



Pembina Mountain, ii. 261. 



Riding and Duck Mountain ridges, 



ii. 263. 



■ conical hills, ii. 263. 



Bear-berry, abundance of, at Weed Ridge, 

 i. 315. 



Bear, grizzly, on # the south branch of the 

 Saskatchewan, i. 394. 



■ visit from one, i. 394. 



Hill, ii. 264. 



altitude of the, ii. 264. 



second tier of conical hills, ii. 264. 



Bear, black, on the main Saskatchewan 



River, i. 406. 

 Bear, brown-nosed, shot, ii. 54. 

 Bear steaks, ii. 57. 

 Beaver Creek, i. 138, 310. 

 character of the country, in the neigh- 

 bourhood of, i. 31 1. 

 Beaver Mountain, i. 422., 

 Beet cultivated at Red River settlement, 



i. 227. 



Bell, Mr., and his daughter, i. 60. 

 Big Bend, Saskatchewan River, i. 452. 

 Big Hill, i. 410. 



boulders on the, i, 410. 



Big Ridge, birds of the, i. 279. 



its elevation, i. 279. 



view from its summit, i. 280. 



pasturage of, i. 280. 



ancient beach of, ii. 259. 



Big Stone River, i. 448. 



