Paul Kane's Journal of his Western Travels, 1846-1848 - History and ...
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<strong>Paul</strong> Kane. PETER JACOBS. WESLEY<br />
AN INDIAN MISSIONARY. September<br />
/0. <strong>1848</strong>. Watercolor on paper,<br />
5 X 4 5 /8". Collection. Stark Museum<br />
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with one exeption a small Canadian<br />
who woud not risk it <strong>and</strong> iff<br />
it was not for 2 squas that<br />
was in a Caneu behind they wo<br />
=uld have left him.<br />
22d<br />
roused at 7. OCI t<strong>his</strong> morning<br />
just as we imbarked it came on<br />
to rane <strong>and</strong> had to go ashore<br />
again started at 6. o. the river is<br />
is fit for cultavation though<br />
rather swampey<br />
23d left our incamtment at<br />
I. O.clock the men hailing the<br />
boat up with a line wadeing<br />
up to thare middle <strong>and</strong> sum<br />
times swiming till 5 0 Clock<br />
P.M. onley one our out <strong>of</strong> that<br />
for breckfast. thare is no other<br />
men in the worled that could<br />
st<strong>and</strong> it after ariving at Fort<br />
62<br />
Franses (named after Ladey<br />
Simsons sister Mrs. Findels<br />
= son) the men carried the<br />
pcks to the store, <strong>and</strong> then<br />
thure 3 months voige was<br />
over. The Indiens catch<br />
grate quantiteys <strong>of</strong> surgon here<br />
in the month <strong>of</strong> june. they<br />
have reseved 18 packs <strong>of</strong> stur<br />
=jon sounds in one year 90 pou<br />
=nd per pack, 12lh sounds to the<br />
pound thare will be 20.450 sou<br />
nds in the 18 pack. <strong>and</strong> as thare<br />
is but one sound taken from<br />
a stuJjon thare will be 20.<br />
=450 stUljon cot here in<br />
the month <strong>of</strong> june. thare<br />
is about 250 lnans turade at<br />
t<strong>his</strong> Fort they grow whete <strong>and</strong><br />
potatos the l<strong>and</strong> is good. thare<br />
is a methedest misemery here<br />
a Mr Jacubes a half<br />
brede. the Indians live on Rabbets in<br />
the winter should the fale they would<br />
starve. a man has set 100. snares<br />
<strong>and</strong> went next morning <strong>and</strong><br />
tak~n 86 Rabbets.<br />
11 tb.. <strong>of</strong> Sept left in the Express<br />
Caneu with Mr. McTavish at 6. in<br />
morning <strong>and</strong> got through Lack Ie<br />
Plue by 5. P.M. made 2 portages<br />
before dark. Camped at the uper<br />
end <strong>of</strong> the second.<br />
~ Started at 3. Coald <strong>and</strong> fogey.<br />
first night <strong>of</strong> frost. brackfasted<br />
at the gr<strong>and</strong> Shute. made 4 po<br />
=rtages in all <strong>and</strong> camped at 9<br />
P.M. the men 18 ours paddeling<br />
to day. at the gr<strong>and</strong> rapped got<br />
sum white fish <strong>of</strong> sum Indians<br />
who ware fishing here.<br />
ll.<br />
Kane I <strong>Journal</strong>
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