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MacDonell, John. Description of Lake Athabasca and the Chipweans, ca. 1805 and Journal of a Voyage from Lachine to Fort River Qu'Appelle, 1793. An electronic transcription. MFTP #0005 so we may only be said to have shifted our camp[.] Sunday 8th Sept[.] At the passage we found a Buffalo Bull which the men killed[.] Being the first I saw, I was struck with its coarse aspect[.] Monday 9th[.] Rained and loud peals of Thunder[.] Our hunters killed another Buffalo. Ever since the forks we have walked on delightfull plains – so extensive that the view is only terminated by the horizon, the country perfectly level[.] The River windes so that we can keep a head of the canoes and have time enough to hunt and fish[.] Tuesday 10th[.] Passed the place where Mr Blondishes Fort stood[.] Slept opposite to a large morass or swamp in the plains which resounded all night with the various cries of Swans, geese, Ducks, &c. Wednesday 11th[.] The strip of wood that lines the River has now so large that we remain in the canoes as it might be trouble some to find them when required[.] Passed the seite of an ancient Fort de la Reine. The spot on which it stood can scarcely be known from [96] L E G E N D : |
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