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88 T H R O U G H T H E M A C K E N Z I E B A S IN
i n the angle of the two rivers, stood the Hudson's B a y Company's
fort, whilst the o l d X . Y . Company's post, at that time
the best equipped on the river, stood on the north bank
opposite the Smoky.
I n a delightful afternoon spent i n r a m b l i n g over this interesting
neighbourhood, M r . Mackenzie made out for me the
site of the latter establishment, now i n the midst of a dense
thicket of nettles, shrubs, and saplings. In this l o c a l i t y the
antagonisms of old had f u l l play— not only those of the
traders, but of the Indians— and the river exhibited much
more l i f e and movement then than at the time of our v i s i t.
I n remote days a constant warfare had been kept up by the
Crees on the river, who, just as they invaded the Blaekfeet
on the Saskatchewan, encroached here upon the Beavers— at
that time a brave, numerous and warlike tribe, but now
decayed almost to extinction, the victims, it is said, of
incestuous intercourse. The Beavers had also an enemy in
their congeners, the Chipewyans, the three nations seemingly
d i v i d i n g the great river between them. But neither succeeded
i n g i v i n g a permanent name to i t . The U n j i g a h , its
majestic and proper name, or the Tsa- hoo- dene- desay—
" The Beaver I n d i a n R i v e r "— or the Amiskoo eeinnu Sepe
of the Crees, w h i c h has the same meaning, has not taken root
i n our maps. The t r a d i t i o n a l peace made between its warr
i n g tribes gave it its name, the R i v i e r e la P a i x of the
French, which we have adopted, and by this name the r i v er
w i l l doubtless be known when the Indians, whose home i t has
been for ages, have disappeared.
On the 24th our work here was completed, and we took to
our boats, which were to float us down to V e r m i l i o n and
Athabasca Lake. D u r i n g our stay, however, I had noted a ll
the information that could be gained respecting the U p p er
Peace as an a g r i c u l t u r a l region, some of w h i c h I have already
given. The knowledge obtainable about the f e r t i l e areas of
the hinterlands of a vast unsurveyed country like this,
though not very ample, was no doubt trustworthy as far as
i t went.
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| OCR | 88 T H R O U G H T H E M A C K E N Z I E B A S IN i n the angle of the two rivers, stood the Hudson's B a y Company's fort, whilst the o l d X . Y . Company's post, at that time the best equipped on the river, stood on the north bank opposite the Smoky. I n a delightful afternoon spent i n r a m b l i n g over this interesting neighbourhood, M r . Mackenzie made out for me the site of the latter establishment, now i n the midst of a dense thicket of nettles, shrubs, and saplings. In this l o c a l i t y the antagonisms of old had f u l l play— not only those of the traders, but of the Indians— and the river exhibited much more l i f e and movement then than at the time of our v i s i t. I n remote days a constant warfare had been kept up by the Crees on the river, who, just as they invaded the Blaekfeet on the Saskatchewan, encroached here upon the Beavers— at that time a brave, numerous and warlike tribe, but now decayed almost to extinction, the victims, it is said, of incestuous intercourse. The Beavers had also an enemy in their congeners, the Chipewyans, the three nations seemingly d i v i d i n g the great river between them. But neither succeeded i n g i v i n g a permanent name to i t . The U n j i g a h , its majestic and proper name, or the Tsa- hoo- dene- desay— " The Beaver I n d i a n R i v e r "— or the Amiskoo eeinnu Sepe of the Crees, w h i c h has the same meaning, has not taken root i n our maps. The t r a d i t i o n a l peace made between its warr i n g tribes gave it its name, the R i v i e r e la P a i x of the French, which we have adopted, and by this name the r i v er w i l l doubtless be known when the Indians, whose home i t has been for ages, have disappeared. On the 24th our work here was completed, and we took to our boats, which were to float us down to V e r m i l i o n and Athabasca Lake. D u r i n g our stay, however, I had noted a ll the information that could be gained respecting the U p p er Peace as an a g r i c u l t u r a l region, some of w h i c h I have already given. The knowledge obtainable about the f e r t i l e areas of the hinterlands of a vast unsurveyed country like this, though not very ample, was no doubt trustworthy as far as i t went. |
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