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Show JOURNAL. .1\fvnday 17th. This was a cold clear uay, nncl we a1l remained in the ganison. A sled was fitted up for one of the N. ,V. traders to return in. In th~ evening one of the natives came down and told ua the buffaloe were again come to the river. Tuesday 18th. A very cold day. Six of us went out to look for the bnflaloe ; but could see nothing but eome goats. At 9 we returned and found the met>1 from theN. 'V. Company had set out on their retum, notwithstanding the severity of the weather. Wednesday 19th. This was a more pleasant day :omcl we began to set up the pickets. The 20th. and 21st. were quite warm and pleasant and we advanced with our work. ' Saturday 22nd. The weather continued clear, pleasant and warm. A great number of the n atives carne \vith corn, beans and mockasins to trade for which th.ey would tak~ any tl~ing-olcl shirts, but'tons, awls, kmves and the hke articles. Sunday 23rd. !'he weather continued pleasant, ~:1cl we proceeded m our operations in setting up the pickets. -ll!onday 24th. Some sno\T fell this mornin~ ; about } 0 ~t clear~d up, and the weather became pleasant. T~ns everung we :finished our fortification. Flour, dne_cl apple.s, pepper and other anicles were distributed I_n the d~fferent messes to enable them to celebrate Chnstmas m a proper and social manner. Tu~~day 25tlt. The morning was nshered in by two chscharges of a swivel, and a round of small arms by the whole corps. Captain Clarke then presented waters ~ and have fa.storjes, forts> and trading cstabiishm. ents Eon 1 the vV.innipic, Assiniboin, Stmgeon Saskatchi.- wm.e ' k , anc1 most o f t1 le other great lake's and· rivers 'Hwh~~h communicate with or discharg-e themselves int~ h uus.o n's Ba}' ' and thc N OI· tl1 sea. I t '"I· S sa1. d some chang' ~.vas stmCce taken place in the ~t~blishment of the North '· e£ ompany., ' JOURNAL . to each man a glass of b randy, and we hoisted the American flag in the gnrrisc; 1, ~tn ,l iLs firsl waving in fort l\Iandan was celebrat 'U wi~h another ~l.tss .The m en then cleared out one of the rooms and commenced dancing. At I 0 o'clock we had anothev glass of brandy, and at l a gun was fired as a signal for dinner. At half past 2 another gun was fired, as a notice to assemble at the dance, which w,\::i contiJ)ncd in a jovial manner till 8 at night; ancl withont.lhe presence of any fernales, except three squaws, wives to our interpreter, who took no other part than the 6lmnse1nent of looking on. None of the natives came to the garrison this day ; the comm.anding o~ccrs having; requested they should not, which was stnctly attended to. During the remainder of th~ month we lived in peace and ranqui lity in the ~arnson ~n~ w• e daily visited by the n~ti YC~· |