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
we kill, or in fishing, the River abounding in fish[.]
Monday 7th[.] Incredible numbers of Buffaloes to be seen in all directions.
Friday 8th Oct. [A]rrived at the Fort of the River qui appèlle where I am to winter[.] This place is built upon the banks of the small river qui appèlle, four leagues over land from where it falls into the ssinibouan River. I am informed it was established by Mr Rob. Grant in the year 1787[.]
The Red or rather Assinibouan River is the part most abounding in all the north west, the following animals are natives of it, viz = Buffaloes, Moose Deers, Orignals, Elks, Red Deer, Cabeniers of various kinds, Grizzly, Black, Brown, and yelloy Bears, carcajoux, Badjers, Racoons not plenty, skunks, large ground squirrels of two kinds, Fishers, Minks, Martins, Lynx, Wolves, Foxes, Ritts, the common Red wood squirrel, and the striped Swiss – moles and mice in great abun-
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