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
close together right over the dogs head, the other end of which drags upon the ground as far asunder as a pair of Cart wheels, upon which they put from 50 to 100lbs weight according to the dog's strength) both summer and winter.
Saturday 28th[.] Sent off the canoes and goods for the upper posts[.] It begins to freeze hard at night. Indeed it is remarked that the post invariably here about the 25 September[.] Monday 30th[.] Left the Pine Fort on foot having a few horses to carry our provisions and bedding for we are not to sleep with the canoes any more[.] There are two sorts of Juniper in the plains, one of which grows in tufts while the other runs on the ground like a vine the berries of each are so alike that I would find no difference; the leaf of the latter is verry like Red Cedar, these berries are not yet quite ripe[.]
Tuesday 1st Octb[.] Mr C. Grant placed Augé in
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