Narrative of Circumstances attending the death of the late Benjamin Frobisher, Esquire a partner of the North West Company of Montreal, ca. 1820 Revised Text.

Wilcocke, Samuel Hull. Narrative of Circumstances attending the death of the late Benjamin Frobisher, Esquire a partner of the North West Company of Montreal, ca. 1820 [Revised Text]. An electronic transcription. MFTP #0020

"small days,* but we shall lose time in Pike River ... as we ... road for the Winipie."

"October 30^th. We marched hard all day; the weather too mild; encamped at ... hand of the last lake."

"October 31^st[.] We reached Pike River; the thaw so great, we could not advance ..."

"November 1^st. We passed the portage, the river being nearly open, we however got in the canoe road above it. We only took one pike in our net, encamped near our last encampment when we came from Lake Winipie. We set the net."

"November 2^d. The thaw great, remained, the ice being weak, took 16 white fish in our net, mended it, and set about drying fish."

"November 3^d. We had snow and rain, the river nearly open, took 11 white fish. We are obliged to go along the beach, so that we cannot advance; this

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*The Indians draw charts of their routes on pieces of bark, or on dressed skins: this Indian chart was not found upon M^r Frobisher. Small days mean short days journies.

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