Paul Kane's Journal of his Western Travels, 1846-1848 - History and ...

Paul Kane. TO-MA-QUIN A ASCADE
CHIEF 1 COLUMBIA RIVER.. December 6,
/846. Watercolor on paper, 7 x 5 11 • Collection,
Royal Ontario Museum.
they men gave a loud
cheere on seeing them and
men nearly nocked up with
could and wet
31.st.
Fine wether but coald mad
a sketch of the river and Mount
in in the distance
I.st. November. jaspers lake
got to Jake Athabasca put
3 men out on the shore for
to liten the boat wind
strong could not take them
in agane had to camp on
34
the opisite side of the lake
~Ft coald with snow
could not row the boat
wind a perfect gale the
guide and montmus gon
to gaspers for horsses
to take us on. made a
sketch of the lake with
Meayets Rock in the dist
ence it derives its name
from a man by the
name of Mea yet haveing
smoaked a pipe while
itting on top with hi
feete hanging over the
side
3d Snowed in the night
the guide returened
with hors es road to
gaspers with the gu
= ide snowd hard crossed
the River twise
Mr. Lane in the boat
arived at Gaspers the
men with the loded
horses the same night
4 th Mr Lane arived in
Kane I Journal