North-West Passage by Land

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Sufi'erings - The N orth-westers - The Grasshoppers - The Blackbirds The Flood - The Colony in 1862 - King Company - Farming at Red River - Fertility of the Soil - Isolated Position of the Colony - Obstrue tive Policy of the Company - Their Just Dealing and Kindness to the Indians - Necessity for a Proper Colonial Government - Value of the Country - French Canadians and Half-breeds - Their Idleness and Frivolity - Hunters and Voyageurs - Extraordinary Endurance - The English and Scotch Settlers - The Spring and Fall Hunt - Our Life at Fort Garry - Too Late to cross the Mountains before Winter - Our Plans - Men - Horses - Bucephalus - Our Equipment - Leave Fort Garry - The N oce - La Ronde's Last Carouse - Delightful Travelling - A Night Alarm - vitaldeserts - Fort Ellice - Delays - Making Pemmican Its Value to the Traveller - Swarms of wild-fowl - Good Shooting The Indian Summer - A Salt Lake Country - Search for Water - A Horse's Instinct - South Saskatchewan - Arrive at Carlton 36.