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DEPARTURE FROM PEMBINA. 245
during the summer. Settled Portage la Prairie accounts,
engaged the men, etc. 26th. Sent my brigade off. zjth.
The N. W. Upper Red River brigade passed down, and
soon afterward the X. Y. from U. R. R. At twelve o'clock
I embarked. 28th. Stopped by the wind at the entrance
of Red river; the different brigades joined us. 2gth. Mr.
Chaboillez arrived.
RETURNS OF LOWER RED RIVER DEPARTMENT, 1803-O4.
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Eight Canoes.
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i866 Beavers, 2868 lbs
166 Black Bears
34 Brown Bears
I Grizzly Bear
360 Wolves
81 Foxes
20 Kitts
77 Raccoons
176 Fishers
130 Otters
440 Martens
72 Minks
8 Wolverenes
167 Lynxes
85 Moose and Biches
288 Shaved and Parchment.
18 Buffalo Robes
4 Badgers
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72
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24
35
69
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47
30
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15
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18
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520
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27
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209
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211
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25
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105 Packs of 90 lbs. each.
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53 Kegs Pemmican, qo lbs. each.
IS Gum.
30 Beef...
6 Grease.
Salt....
Sugar.
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J/^jj/ jo/^. The wind fell at daybreak. We embarked
and stood out in the lake in a body— U. R. R., N. W. Co.,
7 canoes and 2 boats ; L. R. R., N. W. Co., 7 canoes and 2
boats ; Swan River Co., 7 canoes and i boat ; Red River,
X. Y. Co., 8 canoes and i boat; Indian women, 4 canoes.
Wind stopped us at Grand Marais. I sent in search of
bark to repair our canoes.