Description of Lake Athabasca and the Chipweans, ca. 1805 and Journal of a Voyage from Lachine to Fort River Qu'Appelle, 1793.

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

having been twenty years voyaging in the Hudson's Bay's Service[.]

Hill River	1^st The Rock	10 ^yds long
	2^nd White mud	50 [^yds long]
	3^rd Little Rock	30 [^yds long]
	4^th Burnt wood	60 [^yds long]
	5^th Upper Burnt wood	60 [^yds long]
	6^th Swamp in y^e hill	120 [^yds long]
	7^th Little Rocky Portage	50 [^yds long]
	8^th Mossy	350 [^yds long] viz ¼ mile
	9^th Little Rock	100 [^yds long]
	10^th M^r Thomson's Por^t	50 [^yds long]
	11^th Upper [Por^t]	50 [^yds long]
	12^th D__l's Creek	20 [^yds long]
	13^thGrounwater's Island	15 [^yds long]

now Pass swampy Lake and then

Jack River	14^th Hand^g place JackRe.	130 ^yds
	15^th Long Portage	400 [^yds] ¼ mile
	16^th Swampy [Portage]	400 [^yds] ¼ [mile]
	17^th Little Rock [Portage]	12 [^yds]
	18 Upper most Jack River	70 [^yds]

then pass

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