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JOHN MCDONNELL
River aux Castors, three leagues further, and arrived at the Fort
of the River qui appelle about 4 P. M.-Killed two bulls on the'
way.-The distance we came to-day is 7 leagues, that is, 4 from
where we breakfasted, to the fort.
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Mr. Grant started early for the River La Coquille, where MI'.
3rd, Friday Peter Grants people have built a fort this summer. This place
is half way between here and Mr. Grants' residence of last year,
about 14 tol5 leagues over land. Paul Trapquille came at dusk
from Mountain a la Bosse, where we left John Miln, old Houle
'·oth, MOIl:
&c. to build; Messrs. Wm. McKay and Peter Grant had arI'ived
there before he left it .......................................... d ............... .
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...... ....... .. Pulled the potatoes; only 9 bushels.-Great herds.
of buffaloes within two or three miles of the post, say: in the
plain just above the Grande C6te on the Assinibouan road.
7th, 'rues: Sent Louis Houle and Pierre Etienne Ducharme to remain at
the Passage de la Corne de Ger( to get Poitras' equipment and
news from Mr. Wm. McKay when he passes.
13th, IlIon: Calculated the pickets wanted for circnmventing the fort, say:'
1,000, about liD to a man.
1795
.JANl!ARY
5th) Mon:
St. James, St. Pierre, Bedard, Lacouture, Pierre Alain and
Gareau arrived from Riviere La Souris with piee-es. The latter
staid behind at the Foutreau's lodge. He gave them a keg of
one gallon rum he had of his own, and that not suffieing to get
the Foutreau's daughter, as he expected, he pierced the keg of
high-wines he had in charge and gave it to the Indians, pure;
in short, there are six qllarts missing off the keg and siX large·
knives wanting in his load.