INDEX. 



471 



Winds, indications of the force and direc- 

 tion of prevailing winds, ii. 363. 

 Winnipeg, River, character of the, i. 106. 



thunder storm on the, i. 108. 



view on the, i. 110. 



cultivable areas on the, i. 111. 



birds on the, i. 115, 116. 



scarcity of animal life on the, i. 115. 



James's Falls, i. 1 1 5, 



rice grounds of the, i. 116, 118. 



famine on the, i. 119. 



■ multitudes of rabbits on the, i. 119, 



Winnipeg, Lake, i, 121. 



■ soil of, at Traverse Bay, i. 121. 



fishing stations on, i. 121. 



geological features of the banks of, i. 



122. 



temperature of, i. 122. 



t squall on, i. 122. 



— — aquatic birds on, i. 123. 



area of, i. 237, 238. 



rivers of the Winnipeg basin, i. 238. 



isolation of the valley of, i. 251. 



■ bivouac on the shores of, i. 474. 

 storms on, i. 476. 



character of the coast; sand beaches 



and swamps, i. 478. 



head wind and storm on the, i. 481. 



general character of the coast between 



the Main Saskatchewan and the 



Little Saskatchewan, i. 482. 



tributary streams, i. 483. 



Indian chart of the Lake, i. 485. 



inaccuracy of the maps of the Lake, i. 



485. 



Cat Head, i. 488. 



. Macbeth's Point, i. 489. 



■ Wicked Point, i. 490. 



Pike Head, i, 490. 



Grindstone Point, i. 492. 



character of the east coast, L 493. 



temperature of, ii. 5. 



origin of the word, ii. 5. 



terrific storm upon, ii. 6. . 



beach of, at Red River, ii. 7. 



' — — character of the south coast of, ii. 7. 

 — — and of the west coast of, ii. 9. 



conferva? on the coast of, ii. 9. 



timber of the forests of, ii. 1 ] . 



extent of good land on, ii. 1 1. 



the beach, near Drunken River, ii. 



12. 



rock exposure on Guano Island, ii. 



12, 14. 



beauty of the scenery of the Lake at 



Big Grindstone Point, ii. 14. 



fishing ground of the Indians in, ii. 14, 



15. 



depth of, at Grindstone Point, ii. 17. 



coast of, near Dog's Plead, ii. 18. 



Winnipeg Lake, precipitous coast at the Cat 



Head, ii. 20. 

 Sir John Richardson's description of 



the entire coast line of the Lake, 



quoted, ii. 21. 

 approximate leading dimensions of. ii, 



23. 



basin of, ii. 233. 



— — natural advantages of the basin of, 

 for a route across the continent, ii. 

 233. 



the fertile belt of land in the basin of, 



ii. 234. 



natural resources of this fertile belt, ii. 



235. 



elements of wealth in, ii. 225. 



geology of the basin of, ii. 239. 



its geographical boundaries, ii. 239. 



limits, ii. 240. 



elevation of its boundaries, ii. 240. 



outlet, ii. 240. 



■ area of the basin, ii. 240. 



character of the river, ii. 241. 



surface features, ii. 242. 



■ ■ area of low lake region, ii. 242. 



terraces of Pembina Mountain, ii. 



242. 



escarpment of the Riding, Duck, 



&c, Mountains, ii. 243 



prairie plateau of Rupert's Land, 



ii. 243. 



plains of the north-west, ii. 243. 



table of elevations, ii. 243. 



detached hills, ii. 243. 



■ country east of Lake Winnipeg. 



ii. 243, 



lakes, ii. 244. 



direction of elevating forces, ii. 



244. 



steps to the height of land, ii. 



244. 



grooved, scratched, and polished rocks, 



ii. 245. 



— — distribution of drift, ii. 247. 



distribution of boulders or erratics, ii. 



255. 



beaches and terraces, ii. 257. 



■ sand hills and dunes, ii. 264. 



circular depressions, ii. 265. 



denudation, ii. 265. 



dislocations, ii. 266. 



Laurentian series, ii. 269. 



Huronian series, ii. 280. 



Silurian series, ii. 283. 



Devonian series, ii. 291. 



Carboniferous series, ii. 299. 



Jurassic rocks of McKenzie River, ii. 



306. 



Ammonites, ii. 306. 



Cretaceous series, ii. 318. 



