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Show JOURNAL. obliged to rotlSe all hands, and go on a mile and cross t. • the river before we could agam encamp. Friday 2 b~ .. vVe set out early, the day was clear, ;\lld we proceeded on four miles along bluffs on the ~outh side, when we came to the termination of the Grand bend, about a mile frorn the place of om· encampment on the 19th.-We again went on, havinob1ack bluff{; on the south and a hands::>m e bottom o~ the north side ; and beyond these a cedar bottom on the south side and bluffs on the north ; passed a c1·eek on the south side, called Tyler's creek; and encamped on the ilorth side. Saturday CJ2nd. \Ve embarked early in a foggy morning, saw some timber on the south side ancl high pJai:Js on the north. About 3 o'clock we passed cedar island, one of the Three-Sisters, where l\ir. Lucelle had built a fort of cedar. The space picketed. in is about 65 or 70 feet square, ·with centry hoxef> in two of the angles. The pickt:ts are 13 1-~ feet above ground. In thi:i square he built a house 45 1-2 by 32 1-2 fett, and divided it into fonr equnJ p:uts, one for goods, one to trade in, one to be used as a common hall and the other for a family house. Here the two men carne tE> us with the horse. They had killed a white wolf and some deer. \Ve proceed· cd on,. passed a creek, ~mel islands of the three sisters;, :md an old Indi·an camp, w.here we found some of their dog-.poles, which answer for setting poles. Thl! reason they are called dog-poles, is because th(} Indians fasten their dogs to· them, and make them dl':\W them from one camp to another loaded with sk.ins and other articles.$ Vve encamped on the north side. · • __M 1'. Macke.nzie speaking of the Knisteneaux, .a nurnerOlli nation of Indians spread ove1· a vast extent of country ~XtM1ding south westerly fi·om rhc coast of Labr:dot·, n0rth •f tbe St. I....aurence and its Lakes ar.<l the Lake \V innipic, JOURNAL. Sun clay 2 3rd. \Ve went on early, and hnd a clear morning; passed some timber on the north ~ide and hiP·h land on the south ; also a creek on the north •) side called Smoke creek; passed Elk island, a hand-some bGttom on the north side covet·ed with timber ~nd barren hills on the south. At six in the eveningwe saw foul' Indians on the south side and encamped on the north. Three of the lndians swam over to. llS : they belonged to the Sionx, and informed us that there were more of their nation not far distant. \Ve sent them over the river again. One o£ our men killed an antelope. Jlt[onday 24th . vVe set sail early with fair weather, and passed a small creek on the south side. About 3 o'clock the man who had gone by land with the J1o1'se can1e to us, and informed us that he had gone that motning on :n1 island to kill elk, and that while he was thc1.·e the Indians had stolen the horse. He had killed three elk, and the periognes remained behind to bring on the meat. We saw five Indians on the bank, but we could not u nderstand each other. "\N e cast anchor to wait for the pedogues; one of which, having came up, we went on to the mouth of the Tinton or Teeton river, whel'e we anch<Jl'ed about 100 yards from the shore on the south ~ide. The guard and. cooks only landed, the rest slept ln the boat. The five Indians remained with ns all night. W c had a Frenchman aboard a periogue, who understoo<l and could speak a little of the Sioux language. The Indians gave ns to understand the chiefs would come to-rnon·ow,. and that if thei1· young. men had taken east of Elk riTer, !outh of the Lake of the Hills, and west,. ~outh ancl east of James's Bay nnd the southern part of .Hudson'o Bay, says, " In the winter when the waters are frozen, they make their jou1·nies, which are never of an).{ 'reatlen~th, with aledges dmwn hy dogs. " Gtntral History of the FW' Tcadt. |