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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1860. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... entrance to Lake Winipeg. The following day, getting a fair wind, we ran across the greater part of the north end of the lake, but were forced to put ashore at the " Three Islands" on account of the heaviness of the sea. We were, moreover, disturbed during the night by the rising of the water, caused, no doubt, by the strong southerly wind heaping it up to this end of the lake, which obliged the men to divest the boat of her cargo and haul her up in the dark, a feat accomplished rather roughly. Luckily none of my magnetic instruments, which before leaving England I had taken particular care to secure in the boxes by strips of india-rubber, suffered any damage; but the breakage of two mountain barometers, which could only be carried loose in the stern sheets, I attribute to this shaking. Managing to get under weigh about noon the day following, we crossed the remainder of the lake, and camped near the foot of the " Grand Rapid," just inside the mouth of the Saskatchewan. Grand Rapid.--By the evening of the next day we had succeeded in getting boat and cargo to the upper end of the Rapid, which was accomplished in the usual way by hauling the boat by a line up the lower part to the "carrying place," thence transporting the " pieces" (cargo) over the mile portage and towing the boat by a rope up the Rapid under the cliffs along the south side. Saskatchewan River.--Some rapids which are shoal at this season of the year occur at either end of Cross Lake; after which Cedar Lake is reached. From this we continued up the Saskatcehwan, the country on either side of which is so little elevated above the river that it is possible to pass in almost in any direction in canoe. Having passed " the Pas" Mission we arrived at Cumberland House, situated on Pine Island Lake, on th...

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