Paul Kane's Journal of his Western Travels, 1846-1848 - History and ...
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<strong>Journal</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Paul</strong> <strong>Kane's</strong> <strong>Western</strong> <strong>Travels</strong>, <strong>1846</strong>-<strong>1848</strong><br />
Transcribed by 1. S. MacLaren<br />
May th 9. th 184[6]<br />
I left Toronto in companey with<br />
Sir George Simson for the Saut<br />
de st Marey but on the Sterne Boat<br />
depart[ ure J<br />
from Macanac I was left where<br />
by paying three men $20 I in truct<br />
ed them to start in a small boat<br />
for the sault (90 miles) <strong>and</strong> ariv[ed]<br />
in 21 oures to the astoni hment<br />
<strong>of</strong> Sir Gorge <strong>and</strong> my freend<br />
They bregade <strong>of</strong> cono<br />
that I expected here had<br />
left for Fort Willam 0<br />
thare was no olternative<br />
left but to take the sche<br />
wner belonging to they<br />
fl. B. Co,. ... We left the Sault<br />
on the 2U"Lpast Isle<br />
royl on the nd snow<br />
<strong>and</strong> ice on the rocks<br />
as we past. Came apun<br />
hevey thunder stonn with<br />
many shouts <strong>of</strong> rain - was<br />
obliged to take -----<br />
vessel - - - ----<br />
fort Willam ----<br />
again the--·---<br />
pased up the evening before<br />
I arived but Mr. MC;Kinzey<br />
the jentalman in charge <strong>of</strong><br />
the stayshion was cind anuf<br />
to let me have 4 men <strong>and</strong><br />
a Conew to over take they<br />
bigade, at 6 oleock in the evening <strong>of</strong> the<br />
same day I overtook<br />
them about 35 miels from<br />
Fort Willum a gentelman<br />
by the name <strong>of</strong> lane was in<br />
Carge <strong>of</strong> 3 eonews with 9 men<br />
in eatch, left our incampment<br />
at 4 next morning got to the<br />
Mounten falJs made a portage<br />
over the mounten then ma=<br />
=de a nother about a half a mile<br />
further called they lost mens<br />
portage from 3 men in eros<br />
= ing it haveing lost thare way<br />
Next came the pin po~e<br />
so called from they rocks<br />
being verry sharp <strong>and</strong> cut<br />
they mens feete [ made a<br />
cetc<strong>his</strong> <strong>of</strong> bouth <strong>of</strong> these. We<br />
Made in all, t<strong>his</strong> day about<br />
6 portages the current<br />
being so strong that they<br />
men when not makeing<br />
a portage had to pole they<br />
conews up a strong current<br />
Mayth 26<br />
made the little dog<br />
portage <strong>and</strong> the big dog poartage<br />
the latter <strong>of</strong>whitch i verry beautifull<br />
Made a cetch altho it raned all<br />
day t<strong>his</strong> pourtage is 2 Miles long<br />
campt on the other ide, while<br />
incumpt here one <strong>of</strong> the men found<br />
a beautifuU rabit scin blanket on<br />
a grave he rapped it rount him<br />
<strong>and</strong> walked out <strong>of</strong> the wood<br />
Mr Lane ingured whare he got it<br />
he tould in the woods hard by Mr Lamade<br />
hime take it back. <strong>and</strong> asked<br />
if he wanted us to be murdre<br />
by they the lodien I herelerant<br />
that it was a common thing to lev<br />
sutch things on thare graves the<br />
leve guns sum times but if thare<br />
is a bad Indin in thare visinata they<br />
brake sum part <strong>of</strong> it so that i<br />
[Near the bottom <strong>of</strong> the page, the foUowiog<br />
nine lines are written upside down.)<br />
I cum verrey nere shareing<br />
the same fate for I went up<br />
to the rapeds for to take a cetch<br />
when dun, I iindievred too find the<br />
way back mised the poartage.<br />
after 2 oures vane atempt to retrase<br />
my steps I fi.ired my gun <strong>and</strong> herd<br />
an ansering shot from the camp<br />
whitch gided my steps back<br />
unfit for prsent use the say that the<br />
grate spiret will mend it for<br />
the deseced wen he gets to the<br />
hunting ground's <strong>of</strong> the nech world<br />
27 <strong>of</strong> May<br />
Sir G. Simson past us to day on<br />
on <strong>his</strong> way to the inerour<br />
the men throe a way thare<br />
poales to Day with a loud shout<br />
as they ware <strong>of</strong> no further<br />
use <strong>and</strong> took to thare paddles<br />
starting on a rase for a bout<br />
15 miles<br />
Dog lake. little dog river<br />
made a portage over a hie<br />
Mounten in to a small Jake<br />
(pourtage 4 M.) cot up with<br />
Sur G. Simson, got an invitation<br />
to take supper with him at<br />
the next pourtage but could<br />
not cetch up with him.<br />
Herd loud shouting in the<br />
woods inquired the cous the<br />
men had surounded a bare<br />
the bare gave battle by<br />
st<strong>and</strong>ing on hi hind legs <strong>and</strong><br />
narling they started <strong>and</strong> run havei<br />
=ngnogune<br />
28th May<br />
Made one pourtage <strong>of</strong>3 M.<br />
they Men caring they conew<br />
throe the wood up to thare<br />
ne ein water<br />
29th<br />
past thru the Lake <strong>of</strong> they I<br />
Isl<strong>and</strong> beuutifull seanary<br />
30th<br />
Cetch <strong>of</strong> the brigade toping<br />
for bakfast at rench R.<br />
rapid .<br />
31th<br />
River Malane made a ceteh<br />
I t <strong>of</strong> Iune<br />
Isl<strong>and</strong> rapids on falls made<br />
a cetch mood <strong>of</strong> fishing <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Soto Indans squay drest<br />
in a rabit king sed to be<br />
a canable not uncoman<br />
in t<strong>his</strong> tribe hansum in the<br />
fase thare was a cace <strong>of</strong> a<br />
Father <strong>and</strong> Doter who cilld<br />
<strong>and</strong> eate 6 persons <strong>of</strong> <strong>his</strong> one<br />
famelay<br />
2nd <strong>of</strong> Iune<br />
Raney Lake for 3 daye it<br />
rained insesenly campt 2 night<br />
on one aeount <strong>of</strong> the inclemencey<br />
<strong>of</strong> the wether<br />
4th Erived at fourt Frances found<br />
a letter from Sur G. Simson <strong>and</strong> a<br />
sirqular.lift at 9 next moning<br />
painted 2 cheefs. Had all they lndans<br />
in the naberhood to see the grate<br />
medison man<br />
5th <strong>of</strong> June<br />
went down river Le Plue rnned all<br />
day campt at 4 P.M.<br />
61lL they treese on ealch side <strong>of</strong> they<br />
river are eate up with caterpilears not<br />
a leafe remaning on they treese looks<br />
like winter coodnot find a place to<br />
Breakfast for them they shore covered<br />
with them for 150 m. bout sturgon at<br />
an incamptment <strong>of</strong> Indanes enterad<br />
Lake <strong>of</strong> they Woods<br />
71h.we past thrue t<strong>his</strong> lake to day<br />
made the Rat portage <strong>and</strong> enerd<br />
Winepeg River eat a pike whitch<br />
had a fish half the sise <strong>of</strong> rum<br />
in <strong>his</strong> mouth<br />
8th <strong>and</strong> 9th past thru sum beaut<br />
ifuU rappeds took a cetch <strong>of</strong><br />
rapid de gock <strong>and</strong> flays quantuy<br />
The American Art <strong>Journal</strong>/Volume XXI • Number 2<br />
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