Volume 1

EN ROUTE BACK TO PEMBINA. 281
river. Water extraordinarily high and continued storms,
which breed an incredible number of mosquitoes ; obliged
to have large kettles constantly smoking in our boat to keep
them away.
RETURNS OF LOWER RED RIVER DEPARTMENT, 1805-06.
Eight Canoes.
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1,621 Beavers, weighing 2625 lbs
116
125 Black bears
42
49 Brown bears
25
4 Grizzly bears
I
862 Wolves
81
509 Foxes, black, silver, red, and cross
75
152 Raccoons
14
322 Fishers
66
214 Otters
36
1,456 Martens
532
507 Minks
93
45 Wolverenes
20
469 Dressed moose and biche
222
78 Parchment and shaved do
12,470 Muskrats
10,865
74 Buffalo robes
I Beaver robe, 7 skins
126 Packs 26
6 Packs
36
132 Packs
23s Bags of Pemmican
12
3,000 lbs. Beat meat
3,000
14 Kegs grease
5 Kegs sugar
24 Kegs beef packed in casks
6 Kegs tongues
5 Kegs gum
1 Keg salt
Kegs
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5d. H. Cy.
" " Ft. Wasp Mount." appears to be an error of the copy, correction of
which escapes me. On Oct. 8th, 1806, we are told in text that Mr. Wilkie and
J. St. Germain were to go to Prairie en Longue.
" An interpolation which I cannot adjust for the printer, and therefore strike
out, states that 200 wolves, 120 kitts, 40 badgers, and 20 skunks, were bartered
with Thos. Miller of the H. B. Co. for pemmican. These appear to have
made the 5 packs Henry reports from Pembina (where Miller was); which, with
the one in the same line
Crebassa brought from Grand Forks, make the 6 of
the left-hand column ; other packs, 126 ; total packs, 132.