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D O W N T H E P E A C E R I V E R, 9 7
the law against k i l l i n g buffalo had not come to an end. I
said, " N o ! the law is stricter than ever— very dangerous
now to k i l l buffalo." Asking h im what he thought the band
numbered, he said, " About six hundred," and added, " What
are we poor half- breeds to do i f we cannot shoot them?"
P o i n t i n g out the abundance of moose i n the country, and
that i f they shot the buffalo they would soon be exterminated,
he still grumbled, and repeated, What are we poor half-breeds
to do ?" I have no doubt whatever that they do shoot
them, since the band is reported to have diminished to about
250 head. Immediate steps should certainly be taken to
punish and prevent poaching, or this band, the only really
w i l d one on the continent, w i l l soon be extinct.
We were now on our boats again, and heading for the
Chutes, as they are called, the one obstruction to the navigation
of Peace River for over six hundred miles. We debarked
at the head of the rapids above the Grand F a l l , and walked
to their foot along a shelving and slippery portage, skirting
the very edge of the torrent. The Crees call this Aleatina
Powistik—" The Real Rapid "— the cataract farther on
being the Nepegabak'etik—" Where the Water F a l l s ."
Returning to the " Decharge," I ran the rapids with Cyr
and Baptiste i n one of the boats, a glorious sensation, reminding
one, though shorter, of the Grand Rapids of the Saskatchewan,
the waves being great, and the danger spiced by the
tremendous vortex ahead. The rapids are about four hundred
yards i n length, and extend quite across the river, which
is here of an immense width. A heavy but brief rainstorm^
had set i n , and it was some time before we could reload and
drop down to the head of the " Chaudiere," i f I may call it
so, for the vortex much resembles the " B i g K e t t l e " at
Ottawa. That night we spent i n the Y o r k boat, its keel on
the rocks and painter tied to a tree, and, lulled by the roar
of the cataract, slept soundly until morning.
These falls cut somewhat diagonally across the river, the
vortex being at the right bank, and close in- shore, concentred
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| OCR | D O W N T H E P E A C E R I V E R, 9 7 the law against k i l l i n g buffalo had not come to an end. I said, " N o ! the law is stricter than ever— very dangerous now to k i l l buffalo." Asking h im what he thought the band numbered, he said, " About six hundred," and added, " What are we poor half- breeds to do i f we cannot shoot them?" P o i n t i n g out the abundance of moose i n the country, and that i f they shot the buffalo they would soon be exterminated, he still grumbled, and repeated, What are we poor half-breeds to do ?" I have no doubt whatever that they do shoot them, since the band is reported to have diminished to about 250 head. Immediate steps should certainly be taken to punish and prevent poaching, or this band, the only really w i l d one on the continent, w i l l soon be extinct. We were now on our boats again, and heading for the Chutes, as they are called, the one obstruction to the navigation of Peace River for over six hundred miles. We debarked at the head of the rapids above the Grand F a l l , and walked to their foot along a shelving and slippery portage, skirting the very edge of the torrent. The Crees call this Aleatina Powistik—" The Real Rapid "— the cataract farther on being the Nepegabak'etik—" Where the Water F a l l s ." Returning to the " Decharge," I ran the rapids with Cyr and Baptiste i n one of the boats, a glorious sensation, reminding one, though shorter, of the Grand Rapids of the Saskatchewan, the waves being great, and the danger spiced by the tremendous vortex ahead. The rapids are about four hundred yards i n length, and extend quite across the river, which is here of an immense width. A heavy but brief rainstorm^ had set i n , and it was some time before we could reload and drop down to the head of the " Chaudiere," i f I may call it so, for the vortex much resembles the " B i g K e t t l e " at Ottawa. That night we spent i n the Y o r k boat, its keel on the rocks and painter tied to a tree, and, lulled by the roar of the cataract, slept soundly until morning. These falls cut somewhat diagonally across the river, the vortex being at the right bank, and close in- shore, concentred 7 |
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