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THE RED RIVER (1793-1797) :205
Overtook all our crafts at the River altx morls... ...... En tered JUXE
Lake Ouinipique and crossed over to the Grand J1Iarais where -lth, ThUl'ci:
we were stopped by the wind the rest of this day and whole of
next.-Set fire to the reeds which made a blazing fire .............. .
Left Grand Marais tho' it still blew and reached Ile a la Biche, 6th, Satllr:
where we waited our boats, then proceeded to Pointe alL Sable.-
Next morning, early, arrived at Bas de la Riviere House where
we found Messrs. McLellan and Latour, arrived from their
winter rrUal'ter8.