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C O N T E N T S 11
prairies between Peace River Landing and Fort Dunregan—
Fort Donvegan— Sir George Simpson and Colin Fraser—
Some townships blocked here— The Roman Catholic Mission
— Baffled miners returning— The natives of Dunvegan— Relics
of the old regime— Large families the rule— The Church missions—
Back to Peace River Crossing— Tepees, tents and
trading stores— Mr. Alexander Mackenzie— Tho sites of old
fur posts— Indian names of the Peace River— Description of
the agricultural and other resources of the Upper Peace River
— The Chinook winds— Grand Prairie— Rainfall scanty on
prairies throughout the River— Lack of waggon roads and
trail facilities 81
CHAPTER VII.
ROWS T H E P E A C E R I V E R.
The descent of the Peace River— Wolverine Point- A good farming
country— Paddle River and Keg of Rum River prairies—
Heavy spruce forests here— Vermilion settlement— The Lawrence
family and farm— Extensive wheat fields— Cattle and
hog raising— Locusts — Symptoms of volcanic action — Old
Lizotte and old King Beaulieu— The Chutes of Pence River—
The Red River; its rich soil and prairies— Peace Point— A
wild goose chase— The Gargantuan feasts of Peace River—
The Quatre Fourches— Athabasca Lake 92
CHAPTER VIII.
FORT C H I P E W Y A y TO FORT S I ' M U R R A Y.
Fort Chipewyan and Athabasca Like— Colin Fraser's trading- post
— The Barren Ground reindeer— Feathered land game— The
Indians of Fond du Lac— Mineral resources— First companies
formed to prospect the Great Slave Lake minerals— The
Helpman party— The Yukon Valley Prospecting and Mining
Company— Assays of copper ore— A great mineral country—
A railway required from Chesterfield Inlet to develop it—
Moss of tho Barren Lands— Lake Athabasca the rallying place
of the Dene race— Meaning of Indian generic names—
" Mackenzie's country"— Its first traders— The North- West
Company— The original Indians— The mastodon believed by
the natives to exist— Return of Klondikers from Mackenzie
River— Their bad conduct— By steamer Graliame to Fort
McMurray— Killing a moose— Fort McMurray . . . 103
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| OCR | C O N T E N T S 11 prairies between Peace River Landing and Fort Dunregan— Fort Donvegan— Sir George Simpson and Colin Fraser— Some townships blocked here— The Roman Catholic Mission — Baffled miners returning— The natives of Dunvegan— Relics of the old regime— Large families the rule— The Church missions— Back to Peace River Crossing— Tepees, tents and trading stores— Mr. Alexander Mackenzie— Tho sites of old fur posts— Indian names of the Peace River— Description of the agricultural and other resources of the Upper Peace River — The Chinook winds— Grand Prairie— Rainfall scanty on prairies throughout the River— Lack of waggon roads and trail facilities 81 CHAPTER VII. ROWS T H E P E A C E R I V E R. The descent of the Peace River— Wolverine Point- A good farming country— Paddle River and Keg of Rum River prairies— Heavy spruce forests here— Vermilion settlement— The Lawrence family and farm— Extensive wheat fields— Cattle and hog raising— Locusts — Symptoms of volcanic action — Old Lizotte and old King Beaulieu— The Chutes of Pence River— The Red River; its rich soil and prairies— Peace Point— A wild goose chase— The Gargantuan feasts of Peace River— The Quatre Fourches— Athabasca Lake 92 CHAPTER VIII. FORT C H I P E W Y A y TO FORT S I ' M U R R A Y. Fort Chipewyan and Athabasca Like— Colin Fraser's trading- post — The Barren Ground reindeer— Feathered land game— The Indians of Fond du Lac— Mineral resources— First companies formed to prospect the Great Slave Lake minerals— The Helpman party— The Yukon Valley Prospecting and Mining Company— Assays of copper ore— A great mineral country— A railway required from Chesterfield Inlet to develop it— Moss of tho Barren Lands— Lake Athabasca the rallying place of the Dene race— Meaning of Indian generic names— " Mackenzie's country"— Its first traders— The North- West Company— The original Indians— The mastodon believed by the natives to exist— Return of Klondikers from Mackenzie River— Their bad conduct— By steamer Graliame to Fort McMurray— Killing a moose— Fort McMurray . . . 103 |
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