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Tiiirniim) kximiditioN: Olt, KUmM (Kn Sei'TEMHKR 121h, 1HT2, I pnsNt'd a doc- tor's ♦examination al tin* hritrudc oHic<*, '2'2\ Wal«^r BtrtH't, Montri'al, >ind in the afternoon ol' the same day, ha\ inir seen my I'riondM, I went over to St. Heh'n'.s Isiaiid in the Nix o'clock boat, and was ht»artily widconicd by live or six volunteers who hatdi end ol' it and the soldiers in the centre. Another barrack fronts it and two larire stores extend lioni onebuildiiiLr to tlu^ other. On the west ot* the bar- racks there is a pump-bouse where we hi\A to pump throuo'h a rubber hos(» from tlie river to the barracks, where th(;re were several larg(^ tanks to reoeivt^ it On the south of ttie house there is a fine garden bolongiuff to Col. Baker The laud- ini^ place is at the west end, where is a kin taken ashore during the winter. The island is about a mih^ and a quarter long and a mile in breadth. After tea 1 went out and had a look around. I slept in Sergt. Gakin's bed, as he was over at Montreal and did not come over that night. The bed was composed of a straw mattrass about six feet long, and two and a half in width, tw^o blankets, a pair of sheets, a pillow the same as the mattrass and an iron bed- stead, made so as to fold up. In the morning the bed was rolled up with the pillow in the centre, the blankets folded neatly, and the sheets folded in the centre of them so as to show each . fold, and a blanket around all. " Reveille " sound- ed at half past nine, and we made our beds ; bnaHusiMt H ,1. m.; dimicr at 1 p. m.; ivn at ."» p. III.; and *'liifhts out " ut feii. Al i-iich iiicui the Imulo was Hniiiuh'd. St'piciiiluT IJJ. \\v ifot up at th<' uhuul hour, wash«'(l. and havijii:' puiiip<'d vvat«T, wnv n^ady lor l>r»'aklasj, willi an apprtih' ^^harp<'m'd l>v ex- vrr'ifiv u\u\ rarly rihin^*. Ai'U-v f>r»'akliifst w«' all vv^'Ul pi«'kiiiir chrrrij'N ans to their comrades below, until the tre( was hiirly torn limb from limb. Thursday, 19th| Nothing worthy of note except a few mure r< / rmttH. Friduy, L'otli: Four houiV «liill ; nuno cherry pire tohl tojret ready to leave ut tour o'clock lor Red Kiver ; ac- covle words and f^ave us some very ijfood advice, and told us what a line place we were going to; and that this would be the last grant oi' land given by the Government to volunteers. After he conclud- ed we gave him three as hearty cheers as ever were heard in Montreal. Then we marched to the wharf and having got into our respective boats crossed the river. The boat I was in got across first ; great excitement prevailed on account of it, as the other and larger boat had a sail and more oars than we had. When we landed we found several more recruits waiting on the pier. Hav- \ inir fullfd «nir inmifH wo \v«»n» niMi<*li«Ml oil' lour «ii \nir \v)iN ('ouiitciiii:nilil(» HHVr tlio lirsi onh'f. VV«» iiuu< hrd toth«» QiU'h«M' ifjit<' Imrrarkfi. and vmli ono HiTVtMl out with UH UUK'h hl' train ktUAt, llh lilt or toil >i«'iitil'i(J lat with train, ii my imri iHtoiiHuI 'j( ut thf <• tuk»Mi ^r, ulttT iliil not iiiarcli- pinir at d at lo station, »1 Tor- caiup, I' Were i*<*spc»c- h blan- ronntl At six order* H, and i<*rved to the short 6 J f f 4 notjie. Ai I. Ml a. ni. w.- tonk nm htoreMoiii oj th«» J ruin, and weri» serv^'d out with nery-eK, lrow.H4»r(«i, two nhirtH, two pair^ of Morkinirh. one pair of diawern. rormr.» cap. ritle and iieroiUimjcnl!*.— Soon thr ma,kMhiHh»'(l,rorWi'allhay th. tranirway an( Ux'k vva.*- awaki'iKM I hy h iivin li *< il lari^o "'"';'' ';T ' v'.r 1 fee This soon brought mo to ,ny s..>...-s, -';^. ..« t !'\ i t,ooa« and took „, W00.1 'vn ix at • 1^^ ^^^^^. ^_.^ ^ ,.^,,,i Sound. At 1 , ' t «-Ht th.'V did not i?ive us halt butt.r and .m^vt •" *».«| ^ ,,„, ,„„i ,oon got a. •"•■T*"' I 'm .»t This was th. only time much as A.' (onl.i •> • cioush. At whil.' w wt-r.; on hoard ^^fy^ "^ .fpxt the t^o o'-lock I lay ; ;>-> » .,;\rr«ll-was called engiin-, and sh^H u til at r ^^^ T' ^"h""" i -> SJ o, sSay morniu, we the "'S^; ;•.*:!;,;' \n.t l,r.aktast, and it was 11 nr'h^wer- «Il «^rved. We got a shoe of belOT ttl A we ^ ^^ ^^^^^ jj J ..tot there --;;^.;»'-^'-;hri t^^^^^^ — <^ able to V'ork t heir « ay . n ^ .^jthout sugar, "Tt *si;rS bread\.t:h ; 'this was not half 1 ,nd nothing hut diseontent pre^-aIled.- enough, and not""'^ . v v|ia,.,,pv It is a narrow ^ ^ ;<• wJter a few houses and a couple ol passage ot water, '^ "^ . around the shore Indian Wigwams. The .ountrar ^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^_ of the lake is one m-^ 'i „ ,^/ heavy sea in the Sng'tH^^^flutTo a'ni. at Luce Cop- all had (I som<» [>assasrf} 'ay aii«l a lari?<> Lght imo lit^ deck nd took [i Owen »ad and »U8 halt' 11 j^ot an rily time Xirh. At next the as called n diiring ^nhiff we t was 11 I slice of in "tot'' >ok for so This day le plenty, trho were )wd came out sugar, LS not half e sailed. — a narrow , couple of the shore V trees be- sea in the Jruce Cop- per Miiu'K and landed some carcco. Then we pas- sed ihronirh the SaiiltSte Marie canal in the after- noon alxuit 4 o'<:lock ; we were all ordered to keep out of siuihl, as il' the Yankees saw us we would l)«' made (ou^o back, and have to nunch and portaiye everythinu: six miles^overhuid on a bad road. This ke])t ns a little back, ))ut some ol' them went right out abreast ot'theganQ-vvsiy, uoing thr^mgh the last lock. We could see the Yankee soldiers walkinir about in their blue jackets. After we ijot throuffh we all i;ot up on deck, and scnne of us on the pad- dle boxes, and shouted and hurrahed ; if the Yan- kees did not know we were on board when we passed throuyh, they could not but know it then. After iioina* on lor an hour we stopped iit Point aux l*ins, as the wind was too high on Lake Su- perior to cross. On this day we got our meals more regularly, as we were told off in squads and each company served in its turn ; still bur rations weie even shorter than before, and everyone was grumbling and discontented. Monday, 80th : J was on guard ; the rest of the boys were; out en- joying themselves, some in boats, others on shore picking blueberries, which were found in abun- daiice, and others shooting squirrels. They all came on board early in the afternoon. This after- noon, on our making a complaint about the rations being short, they told us that if we did not start on the morrow we should all have to go back and bring it overland, and also not to complain as it would be only for a few days. Tuesday, October tst: About 8 a. m., having weighed -anchor, wo started to cross Lake Superior. We saw several vessels on our way out on the lake, waiting for a time to cross. About six in the evenina* we saw 10 {\w Inhi slight ol" land; tht' air was cold and i'n>sty and Iho lale pel I'^H'tly smooth, as i\wn', was not u breath of wind; aiidone old tar told mo that lu' iiad crossed the lake at all seasons that it was pos- sible to cross in, and he never saw it as smootli bel'ore. This was I'ortunate lor us, us they did not iriv(« us half as mu(;li bread trt-day as they used to. and some ol' us uot such stinkinii" corned beei' that we \V(^re compelled to throw it overboard ; but as we were in their power now we had to put up with what we ijot. I went to th(? lore part of the sliip in the forenoon, and seeing a crowd there went to see what they were doing, but I soon found they had opened a box of plums and vyere making them do instead of bread. In fact if we did no't do something we w^ould be half starved. Of course the captain, if heknews could not blame us (though he might have us punished,) for how could he blame us when he did not fulfil his con- tract made with the Government to give us plen- ty to eat, and not leave Oollingwood wath only half enouuh. A barrel of sugar and a box of sar- dines w ere broken open in the after part of the ship ; being on guard there I discovered it and reported accordinglv, and there was a sentry plac- ed there at once ; but I think if he did not let Cithers take it he helpedhimself frequently to both sugar and sardines, putting the latter in his breast and the former in his pockets and stomach. This I can say w^as true, as I could speak for one sen- try, and if they all were alike they w^ould not save the sugar much. Wednesday, 2nd : Nothing oc- curred to-dav onlv the usual complaints. V^' arrived at Silver Islet at 10 a.m. Where they get the greatest quantity of silver is a small red islan4 s not a hut hi' jis pos- laootli lid no\ wed to. el' that hut as [)Ut up of the I there I soon 1 were t if we tarved. l)hmie or how lis con- LS ph^i- th only of sar- t of the it and ry plac- uot lei to both s breast L. This me seii- lot save ling oc- ts. V^' hey gel i island « 11 about 1layed the remnant of a union jack. After about half an hour's delay we cast loose, and at onc<» procee'led on our way. This part of the lake is narrow and the land high and rocky (m both sides, but thickly wooded where there was scarcely any soil. About 11 a. m. we cast anchor at Thiuider Bay, and at once proceed- ed to land our baggage. This we managed to do in four trips, on a large barge pulled backward and forward by a rope. Most of the baggage and am- munition went ashore in the first boat ; each man got his rifle again and carried his knapsack and accoutrements. Colonel Smith sent ashore and got some fresh bread and we were all served out with a piece ; this is all we got for dinner. I paid for a meal in the cook-house, and those who had not the means had to fast until 7 o'clock at night. Thunder Bay is a nice little place ; several fine houses and some decent white people, the first we saw for some days. At 4 o'clock I, being on guard, lau'iedin the last boat; we were marched into a uum, uiiu iiiiutv SuilLTiCis U. Willi uruuiK tw icrt no civillians in nor soldiers out, and not let them \ \ / / 12 oven Hpoak to any <>no insilnfH»d on KtMiti y at oiH' oi" tlu' ii-at««s, was jusi livttiim; ac- (iuaiiit«'(l with soiiH' nico people win-n I was tak«Mi oti", and we all marched olt to Six Mile Creek; the main uiiard marched about oO yards in the rear, and at 7 p.m. we arrived tired and hnnary, riui we at 1( iiioro iMliiiUrd in uiv lil'<', luit wo hsul no tirno lo lost ourst'lvoH as \v( had t () \nU\\ our Iciits, aud ll lis vvas no rasv |)la <•(' a wt tl task, lor Avo could not liiul a dry aiul at last woro ooinindlod lo i)it<*h thouiin I inarsii. Tlu'Ji wo went to a houso that was rvod out witli lal pork, ]>road, icrc, aiM 1 \vor O SI ind toa without suuar, hy a ij-ood lo<.kiiiir trirl hut wo did not tako niu<-h uotioo how slio lookod — tliat is, thoso that had walkod, hut thoso that auio iu waii'ous woro as busy as hoos rununit»' hoi ahout ; hut as soon IS moriiiiui' <*amo thou hoi(un the usual limpiuii-. Thoro is a huo hndire acToss tho Matawiu,audalsoa vory tiood houso. A party ol' ludiaus on tlu'ir way to Thundor Bay, canipod horo for tho uiyht : tho cliiol" was drossod in a ridiculous nunnu'r ; his coat was riMl and white — that is, ono sido, IVoui tho soamiu th<^ centre of tho l>ack, was red and tlio other white ; a row of small l)olls wont down each lei>- of his trowsers ; ho Avoro a hand around his head with feathers stickhiir up. They told us that the Indians were fiohtin^ at Fort Garry with tho Killomen; this proved to ho an untruth, as thi-rc^ was no fighting- at all. I gave ono foHow a knife and he appeared delighted with it. Friday, 4th : Eoveille sounded at 6 a.m., and we turned out weary and dispirited and, having struck our tents, all went to the house for breakfast, and got the usual fare— by this time we were tirod of it. Some of the fellows went four times, and what they could not eat they put in their haversacks : Ihis lel't the rest of us short, t lo a nfs soiuo [fat too iiuuli iiiid ollicrs nol liairciiouuh. Whou \v«' «Mi('innp(«(l I'm- llu« njoht flic work ver saw ; bui I was Ibrtunate in getting such a small pair, some of tke fellows being served out with thirteens. — 1 imagine they were intendcnl for canoes, for if anything happened to the boats in running the rapids, every fellow could paddh* his own canoe. Serges, pants and overcoats were issued on this principle, the tallest men gt^tting the sinallest and short men the largest sizes, and each on«^ seemed so e^ger to keep what he was served out with it II VT •rvxxti \ m. I 7 1 1 H,.e bif IflloWK vv ill' I"""" '''""^■>' ''"•''■ !''"■'■'' ""*' ;;: ';"^;ta •.•!. '.H .!^ ...„■ sv,,,.! ,,,..1 ra.i...i .•..,.. , „ vv 1 U.nv n.. Tho Hi..k un.l la/y s.arUM ,111.1 •iiiiv.il i'Xn-l>l ll'«' I''""' ir'ianl, atOskoKlan. 'villi pork an.l l..'auH, and Ih.' usual l.-a. Iheu-is 1..' van. h..r.. and a pivHy ,-..l ''•"l^- '•]••■• t Th.-iv was a l.arivl "f v.-iy tmd l.vacl.. . nd it wMs n-h •» lo us, y..u ^voul.l lauwh at tl.- loUovvs, w..r.. all saliiliod a. last, and son.,, that . t t n u.ir c.,.t.to..ns w... ,. nuul,. very un*""'''"""''' ' |^> ' . aVii d..vMi tlu.ir n...ks. Th.. r.>ar sruard d,< .1 -orni until vv.. start..d at :)i.m. W ." arrived ! I r «h,l.and..vvan at :> 15, ih.. ram lallnifr ..j orr^tts lU.rovv.. loniid ....r t..,Hs p.tch..a a,^^ Xr th.. usual ^^ork with knapsacks were at las Hal . y lodg..d in lli.- fjuard tent. K.-ar i?„ard did no ar i e uiilil lu, «« Orlando IJicks could no v"alk he said he lelt " .0 laint " h. c<.« d not, and the Wagons were uot able to carry hiin, as they werc^a 1 lull. Th.. only way they could gei htm aJonir was Irig-htening him aborxt the Indians, tel- W hhn they wonldlave him it he did no hurry p^ The timber along this part of the road is tall smuee white birch and pitch pine, all ol an «n- uCl length, though not a large si.e. 1 was on m ird • nd the sergeant of our tent not providing guaid, aiiu mc st ^ . , ibr us, we got no tea but I went in the bush see ing some, dipped in my caiite . -...A U 4'*-.ll en aiiu gui '.- i<^", 17 nixl a ir.iiii ol' A Company, to vv!i<»in it l>floiiir«'<|. cauiilit liolut, \u' vwYs'uMx whilo I was in Kiylit, and too tired to lol- low nn*. Alter lea, as our tent was not al»le t(» hold us all, the seri^eant sent three ol" the n*uard to their tents, and the rtvsl of us were u'oinir to have a rondortal»le niyht ol" it as there was only one post, and so most ol' them took oil" nenrly all their c'loth«'s and went to sleep, exeept two iM-eneh- men, and as they eould not speak Kniilish they were appointed to ket'p wateh and wateli in the tent, holdintr a candle in one hand and a wateh in the other, with instructions lo relieve the sentry when his time was up. Just as we had it all settled tlu' oilicer of the i^uard came and called out "(luard, turn out!" so out we turned — some hi shirt-tails, others with pants on, and others with hoots oir. Not one of us was properly dress- ed, hut each one seized a rilhs and I think wo made as yood a sii^'hl as eould he looked at with the shirt-tiiils hlowini^ in the breeze and the rain pourini;- down in torrents. The sergeant was at once ])ut un(h'r arrest, and the rain having ceased hy this time, we made on a lire before our tent. 1 was placed sentry on the tent door, one on the wagons, and one on the government store, makiniT in all three posts. I had been at my post about an hour, and was warming myself at a fire which I had made when I saw two Indians as I thought talking to the sentry on the wagons, and then came towards me. When they got near, on(^ dart(?d around the tent and the other came stealing towards me. I was just going to turn out the jjuard when 1 saw th^ir faces were white, jsL / fl ^H V MO I |jnidj«"l at th.'m mid uM ih.' 'o)!«>\vr in ih^ t.»nt h> Irjok o\it at thr mjuuws. TIiIm thoy (li ninttor lie <'alh«d out, " unard, turn out !"' at \vhi<'h th«'V h<'Lr:in to humdi and ho saw that th«'y wen* dis.Viii^.Ml. Th«Mi thoy wont to tho trnt whciM- Urlan(h> HickN was and pulled him out of it and })rany tho lir*', and novor awoko ujitil daylidit. I wasthon ])laood o!\ tlu' slort*. with or'inoiM's of tho tug) whon 1 pla(M-d mv bayonot on, and this hoing too sliarp to jump on' thoy ^-avo it u]) until thoy woro roli.'vod. An olTicor came alonir soon al'torwards, and 1 halted him in broad daylii^dit with my bay- onot down to the (diavo-e; but it w^is my orders so 1 was not to blame. lie soon sent a corporal to tell me to unlix my bayonet. Here I w^as kept lor more than three hours belbre I was relieved. Saturday, October 5th.— Nos. 1 and 2 squads of i> Loni])any and aruiiery ieit just uiici f a^ n^ixi, I / ill th » in rh«' I'lit »ip I until ILi'JIH t(> which ^ wt^re \vli('r«' it and ln» 1m'- !lk«' to 1- tcntN. iiround awoke t^ sloiv. )ut the ssword licHi'd ! I had »t them out in he tuj^) 'ing too »y weri' r wards, nv hay- rders so [)oral to vopt lor ed. [Uads of 1'> in spite of wind nnd seji. Some llshimjf in caiH)es, some bathinL^ allJimioli it was extremely cold, ajul otheis shoot- inu' wilh bows ami arrows which iliey Li-ot I'rom Indian boy.s. One icllow pushe«l oil" in a lililc Indian canoe, but had }|oi o-one two yards when he (MMTturiU'd and took a l>ath aizainst his will. IL' tried lo o',»t into it ay^aiu, but was soon com- iM'ilcil to ii'ive up and y-et to shore the best way he I'ould At 2 p.m. tlu' tug came back ami the reujaindcr oj' lh(^ H (!ouipan\ , except twelve uumi. and hall ol" A Comi)any prej)ared to start, but were unable to do so on account ol' the wind until l.'M) j).m. The rest ol us were served out with a liberal idlowance oi' beef and biscuits, which was quite a, treat to us ; and luwiug cooked a hearty supper we prepared the reuniiiider lor ))reaklast, as we were wariu'd to be ready at 3 a.m. vSuiiday, (Jctobi'r tJth. — Reveille Konmlod at i) i 20 «.|n. nml u,*n„M.kly turiHMl .mU. nnd Imvinir cook'. I'd our iMvukliiMf, Htru.k our tniln uml nirrio'l ni.'iii h» tl... fHmtH, wo Nturt.Ml lit ♦; u.in., to .r,, a •liMtu.H.Mnr twontytwo ,Mi|,..s in lour \uuMh uui\ u nni.M. 11,.. lorrNt, rnun.l ihiN lako wum u hrio},! Vt'lloW <,NVIMir to tho riMVUt IVoNt, IMld \n UN, U-FiiU nir nIoMtr ovor tho Hiin.oth wntiT, it pn-sontod „1I fhat wuM picturoMiuo aiul hrnutilul. At f> n m w*' arm ...1 at JIHir it of I.an.l portatro. ... narrow thai tho boats touched on oach siy InMivors tho tnM's nppear- ♦'«' ni spvoral placoN to \ny irrowinir out ol' tho watrr and m crevices of rock.s when' you could '">; N»M» ono particle of soil. Ih-rc also there was a line team, and while it was takintr the heavy ja-irau.,. vye jrot two loads readv lor portao-ino- hen w .. ol B Company took oveV a cart load ol VU-ht hairirair,. to the next lake, a distance of n e and a cpiarter. Here, we were served out ^ th pork and bread, and haviup- made a fire on a hi we cpnckly pret>Hred hearty meal, which we enjoyc.d very much, as it was about thirteen hours since we halted to eat any thin jr. ])ay very cold and misty on the lake, fine on the land Here we waited till 7 p.m. lor the tu^r, and half an hou. alter it arrived we started to cross the Lake of a Ihousand Lakes. The night was verv cold «n I I iMMM •/tmi". iviuif cook- II , to yo a »<>iitN 1111(1 a »« a hriirlil to UN, iflitl- <*N<»iit«'(| all At \) II, 111. iM-, ,rl load of UKM* ol' a 'rv(»d out » a lire on al, whi(;h ; thirteen Day very nd. Here 1' an hour Lake of a y cold. 80 .1 ♦'»«♦'• cooked our dinner, havinir heen served out with lotH ol' everything, and made an excellent repast. Tujv eame in at 3 pni., and we left at 3.80 and paHM(Ml over WindiiiOHtiyon l^ake without any incident worth mentioniiiir. It is like the others, very narrow channels, only on this one they vv»'re very crooked. This hindered our progress, as it was very difficult to keep the boats I'rom runnin/ ashore and l)ecominQ' entanjrh»d in the busb^ / ♦I / ^1 20 a m aiul ^.^e quickly turned out, and havjucr cook- ie. . ..u u .>,,v hoits and carrie'i .VO TE— After the irords ''di -covorod tlitit," /u^« '^^pnge 21, r[tivge' » distance of half a mile 8ome of the men that had slept all nioht cast longing eyes at the beet that was left bv the lire for the tlrst that chanciKl to come alon^v. Here we at once set oti" m lour boats across Lake Bnril towed })y a tug two horse pow- er Colonel S. went a mile ahead ni an Indian canoe, and after four hours we arrived at a por- tao-e at 1 p.m.. and having taken our knapsacks and bagii'a-e half a mile across this portage we cooked our^ dinner, having been served out with lots of everything, and made an ^^^fl^f ^^^ r«P^^^' Tug came in at 3 p m., and we left a.*: 3.»^U ana passed over Windigostigon Lake without any incident worth mentioning. It is hke the others, very narrow^ channels, only on this one they were very crooked. This hindered our progress, as it was very aimcuii lu kuCi* lue oLnii^- xi.-i-i -- — ^ ashore and becoming entangled in the V / f i 9') •a ^ which would he covtaiu ch'struetioii to us jis thcnr was a sfroui>- cunvut (lowiiiir with us and would be tho m(\ms of ontauii'liuii' us all so as to render it iinp(>ssd)le to clear us. The water is raised ten leet by a daiu across the river, niad<^ of wood on the outside, slioicd up and 11 lied in with stones, and a place in the niicUlle made ol* sinjj^h^ ties ol" tinilxr trestled toii[-(^ther and three ieet lower than the rest to allow the water to pass throimh. On the south side there is also an embankment oi' clay made to stop a small stream. At 6 p.m. we landed at a small wharf iii'ty ieet above the dam, and havinix pitched our tent on an eminence over- lookinjji: it, we w<'re soon busily eni»'ai>-ed in cook- iiiii' our supper. ^Fhis was a sight well calculated to stir up an enthusiastic spirit, to see each man preparing his own meal, andihere ])eing an al)un- dance ol* wood (!ut all ready, the immense hres lit up the lake and dam, whilst the tents looked like snow-capped mountains pet^jnnir through the mists (of smoke) wliicli e]i\'eloped them. AVe soon <'ooked our suppoi", and alter it was eaten silence reiiined supreme, save now and then by the challenire ol' the sentrv when the relief went round. Tuesday, October 8th. — Eeveille sounded at 5 a.m. We struck t{Mits, and having eaten our breakfasts liad about an hour to ourselves before we started. There is some hue sand there for building purposes. At 8 a.m. we strapped on our knapsacks and marched across French Portage, a distance of three miles ; and after an hour's de- lay started in four row boats, the white boat row- <'d by six picked men with Coh^nel Yilliers, one of our ofKcers and lady, a canoe with Col. Smith ; an* fis th(Mr .1 would ) rciidor ist'd ten ^'ood oij I stones, ^ tics ol' t low(^r hroiiiili. ITKMlt ol' p.m. we lie dam, ce OA'er- in cook- Iculated jh man m al)un- fires lit ked like g'h the ill. AVe LS eaten hen by ef went led at T) ten our s Ix^tore here I'or L on our Portag-e, •nr's de- )at row- ers, one Smith : 2:^ •ukI alter lour hours rowinir wi' arrived al llir Hoxt noJaiiv, a dis(a!»r.. o!' sixhM'n niiles.^ 1 li.> boat 1 wasi.i started lhir«l and alter an hours rov two boats passed us. We cMiurbl one, ai\d Jusl as we were passiuiX ihem the men in our boat rested on their oars to see how n^AV we were, liy dounx this we tell bebind and were unable to eateh them, as it took tis at leaM ten n«inutes to ^•el a stroke when onee we sto'.tped. However, wj- were eatehinu* them aii-ain. wlien we rnn on -a rock in the mi(hlle, I'rom whieii wh' eailed it I.a.ve Daie'-er. and stuck last lor at le;.^4 a (punter ol an hour The roek Ixdni;- Hat one of the pdots had K, ov't out and push it oil. A\ e came in seeond iMst and ail(^r ten minutes' deh.y w^e strapped on our' knapsacks and walked around a little lake, a distance ot tour miles, thiouu'h a dense loresl with(mt anv track, and the most oi' it solt swamp. On one pari ot the wav tliose that were in the van fell over a cliil' somc^ ten i'eet in ht-.g-hi, and the rest ol' us oot downi the best way we could. Most oi' the boys sent their kna])sacks ..nd ac- <>outrements in two l^oats which we had carried aeross a short distance ; but I with a lew others carried ours over as we w^ould sooiun- do it than risk losino- them. This made u.s very tired, as the captain never halted the whole distance, liow- t'ver wduMi we got around those that had knap- sack's were allow^ed to march on and pitch their tents. This was an advant-.ige, as it was nearlv nio-ht. This portao-e is hall' a mde across, and there is a line bridirc on the middle. A\ e called it Tork portage, as that article w^as to be had m abundance. Alter we h^^d our tents pitched i we lit back to look lor a camp kettle, and on going ;l i( 24 up to the slumly I spied a hairel of pork, cooked ready lor us«'. I took a couple ol" pieces, which was a treat, lor none ol' the iikmi in th<' other tents had any unlil next niorniny, when each man <»otas much as he wanted. Alter supper we W«^re soon asleep. AYednesday, OctobiM- 8th.— TJev^'ill^ sounded at 4.20 am., and we all turned out shiverino-, as it Was blowini*' smartly I'rom the west and bitterly cold. \Vc crowded around the lir(^ but soon had to leave it on account ol' the sjmrks that blew in every direction. Alter breakfast wm' were stand- ino- around the lire thinkino we would not ffo that day; but at 7.30 we started acainst the wishes of the boatmen in lour boats, canoe and the white boat to cross Sturg-eon Lake. The boat I was in started third. We were ahead the lirst lour miles as it was a narrow channel, but the boat we had being the larirest and heaviest all soon passc^d us except one. and thouah it was the ])est l)oaton the lake to row. I was in the sanu.' boat every day but one, so I was always in last or nearly so Alter a hard pull we landed at 11.30 a.m. on the lee of an island sixteen miles Irom where we started 1 here was a sio-n nailed to a tree telling us to stop 1 he men m the white boat had a lire and were just done dinner and ready to start, so haying boil- ed a kettle ol tea W(> eat a hearty lunch of bread and pork, and by this time the other boat had ar- rived aiKi having partaken of some of our tea, as they had none themselves, w^e started again, both together, and at 1 p.m. were forced to land, being unable to proceed against wind and sea. The boats behind us tried to pass n« hv^ n-^re "^v-M- though several times they got half the length of ( :, cooked 8, which lie other en each ipper we wounded ini^-, as it hitt<»rly looii had blew ill e stand- t ffo that /ishes of e white '■ was in Lir miles we had ass(»d us tton the ery day 0, Alter le lee of started. ! to stop, id were ng" boil- f l)read had ar- r tea, as in, both 1, being i. The ngth of 'it. 26 the boat ahead; but then we used to pull harder and so pass them a^ain. They tried this lour or live times when they saw us passinir them ajraiu so quickly. After lettinij: thenj ahead they thousj^ht we were* foolhig them and that we co\ild leave them behind if We chose, though I am certain if they persevered they would beat, as we used to be out of breath and tired wheii they gave it up. I think the way we cheered when we passed dis- couraged them more than anything else. AfttT rowing about two miles we came to a rough part of the lake owing to its being move vxposed to the wind. We saw the white boat and canoe in which the officers were landed in the lee of an island our bugles sounded the advance for them ; but they laughed, thinking we would not be able to go farther, but we pulled on. 8oon the boat behind us gave up and went under shelter We went a mile farther under the lee of an island anil seeing smoke, approached cautiously and landed, at first thinking it might be Indians, but we found it was an encampment of one of the first detach- ments, as some of them had cut their names on the trees in several places. Before we landed we put it to the vote whether we shouM proceed or land, but to one that was going ahead there were six for landing. Some of the fellows wer«3 frightened when they saw a little water come in, and pre- dicted we would be swamped it we did not land; and one Scotchman in particular said, " Ye dinna ken, we'll be all lost, mon, if ye dinna land." An Irishman spoke and said, "Arrah be aisy ; do ye call that a say ? I often saw more on my moth- er's duck pond in ould Ireland when they washed themselves ; and if there was no more than that \ 7 26 on th,. All«i,(i,- oo,.a,i IM ,,,,,1.11.. ...tons i( i,, a wiish-tul.. Maviiiif mil.!., a liiiy.' fir.- I.y I'.'llin.' ir.M* ,„r,w« It, w.. !r„t soin.' U-a ,w,\ biscuit. Th.'u w.' saw Ih.. .•ill..,,, .•..minir up to un, ..u.l ho„i, all,-.- th.. whit,, au.l th.. .,(h..i' l,„a(. C.j, Villi..rK iai.,1. ^ >x ]..vy hun.lr...! yar.ls from us, aii.l having mad., a 111., th.. 1.1..1, |„t,-h..,l hi>. I,.nl. Th.- „th..r ..)at,).,im..l „s. a..r....|i„„, ....ikiiij. ,.« al,.>ut th.. hr.. run l,)r .mr lues, as a husfe (,iv,. r,,in„ our mi< St. 1 his was rather t.„> .lai.!r..rou« (o l>c pl..asant. an.l wo were 8.,oii waii.l..riii the other boat,, w..... Iaiid..,l Oi,,.' fellow w..nt to eath..r moss to sl....p on, but when he had .' ,t „ «nffic.....t qtiaiifty cpul.l not lin.t the way b«,l{, so b. 1 """'h'«.lruiht,and when h.^n.turAed we had our tents pitched, «n,l w.,uldnt l..t him in as he had not helped us, an.l w.. made him alinosi cra.y wh..,. w^, told him he would have to « eet o s«ow"',t •*" "'f 'V • ^'"'"* ^ "'"'"•'k it began to snow, the wind beinir as hiifh as ever InA Whisthng throtagh the bare trL; the yellow i?Xtbr''T? ^^^ ''■•■°"'«' f'^^t 'Ji^ai.pearing bl Wh this white covering, and the shores of the lake cover.Hl with icicles, ma•«*, the other boat'^and J -«s=.«or. iney tjiea to pass us again but were awoKB H it ill a 7 l'«'lliii!r t. Thoii on tthvr IN IjmkI- hslvill^• — -Kome s about ' M\ in IS io ho >niul ill er, and t're the a'lit to 1 i.'-ot a Hck, so turned him in, a J most 3 sleep hegan ir and fellow of the loomy per of e had pite of lound' turn- n, the lid Vkw were -.■Si, f t 27 unahln, and we soon lell jh.'m iMhind. Af'tir w.^ hnd rowrd about a mil.', us th.' wind Wii^j lair wo hoisted something th.-y called u sail, but I rouM etmipare il to nothinu' but ji piece of cotton torn almosl to pieces. The three miles we had to .n, were soon passed over, and we were once uurre hmded salely— an inch of ice on the boats' sides-. and crossed fSturireon portaire. half a mile wide and lound one of the three boats had not arrived Another one Just came in bcl'on' us, and tbc lirst one the nijrht before, but thev soon came and the pilots ran them down th«^ rapids into the next ake Havinyr eaten a hearty breakl'aNt of soft bread and pork, we rowed 10 miles down the Maliirn river to Island j)ortair«'. vvlu^re we found the second detachment, our boat cominijf in fourth in some places all had to srct out but the two oars^ men, while the pih)t8 ran the rapids 1 w;ws (U)ok- tna:, and havniir yot some Hour nuule sweet slap- jacks, f had one pan just done when, at 2 p.m . th(^ hnnrh sounded for us to fwlJ in; Imt I was de- termined not to lose them, so 1 put them in the camp-kettle and took them with me. The r-st of our squad g-ot into the other boats and I had them all to myself. After we land.^d they r;ame to me lor some, but I laughed at them, for they were not five minutes in the boats when they were all eaten up. A fellow would have wanti^ ^e eyes of Argus to watch. We crossed ihe Malign in nme boats pulled by a tug, and after traversing a distance of 25 miles arrived at the ^ext portage at 8 p.m. We called it Weary por- ^**^f t' ^ rr*' ^^® ^?^^ "^^'^^ across. It was bitterly co.u. Having landed our baiigage and strapped ow our knapsacks we shouldered our ritles and 28 inarclM": jutohh tin* porlsiii:*' in si stnijrirlin^ hmnl, and Honic of us arrived mi hour holon; tht' n^st It was lauirh»i»>lr lo ht-ar tli^-ui 0(unpl}iiinH!i- about th(» ItMprth (►! ihc mill's (this wjirm^Ml us), Hayini^r irthoirland was mrasurt'd liko that th«'y would havt' «0() acivM iusti-ad of U»0 Hon- vvo oxpiM-ttul to havM* our toa all ready, hut soon found our mis- take ; an«:„« tl.al l,..|- hi.»l,and w.,,,1,1 beat h«r tor l.reakinsr ,t. We vot a lot of In-sl hsh in .•ichaMuro lor pork and otbor food thai we did not want our«.dv..«, Tho lu^r had not arriv.-.l at noon owinji: to an acoid.,!.! tlial happou.-d to » K>at 1,.. lontrniir to th. lirnt d..turhm.'„t. tha( wa" lost in [,.. rapids |„st al.ovo Fort Frances. There was nothing lost hut the boat. We started at 1 hilf t-^''»K''T T""" '^"'"y '"»'^''' ■*•' '"''""; t'"t ow- 15- r 'T /"''''» wnd we were forced to cainp o„ »n island two miles from where we starte,! an It soon commenc<-d to snow aiul fr,>eze W,. .| Weak that even then we were. ii..arly frozen Two men belonging to A Oompanv were put in the guard tent for stealing tea a.id bread bu we e released soon alter. Large flocks of wild -eeso passed to the south aJl afternoon. It seemed^s' V all the geese in the world were passing at once »«^ f^*""" [S'l'-Keveaie .oimded at 6 am and those who were fortunate euou.'h to have bread got breakfast Bread was not to be had- no, not even flour— nothing but pork and tea We slept sound all night in spite of the cold Ate^it S"1!aff It ^ ^TP^'y ^»« »'«"»''cl- togethe ^^so^e J ft. *!"*"' accoutrements, knapsacks, 0„eT*K *'»«".««'-ffes were burned on them JJne ol the sentries discovered it first. After +i^.t 1? -^"^^ were all paraded. At first we ttonght It was to have prayers read a. it Z. ,iSttiia«y, but we soon tbund ti) the contrary as the ^mt Jiw it," or W WllM \\H- nd would of iVfsli d (hat w<' ot arrived *'Ii»m1 to n , that waN s. There rtod at 1 ; }»ut ow- camp on •ted ; and . We at Was so ion. Two Lit in thp but were ild i^eese med as il* it once. ■ 6 a.m., to have be had — i tea. We A tent together iai)sacks, m them. . After first we 8 it was •y as the * «1 colonel aoor eon^olation for UN who had nothinucto eat. lie said hr would |iot say a word to any irood man if he kno(leiid«Ms would lose their stripes when he arriv- ed at Fort (Jarry. About It) o'elock he start<;d in the jolly boat, leaviuif us on a Imrren island with a biscuit a man. About 11 o'clock several men could be seen washinor their clothes— the only chance .since we lelt the Bay— aiul had just hnni^ them out to dry when the buffle sounded for us to start, as the wind had lulled; so we had to put them in our knapsacks, and at 1 p.m. started to row across the lake. Our squad Was turned out to search for a towel that was missinaf, belonging to A C'ompany, that was in a haversack that wai in our tent. The search proved unsuccessful.— We rowed about six miles when we met the tug, Th«'y told the leadinir |)oats to row^ on, and when, we came up told us to go on also. One l>oat Went ahead with axes to chop wood for the tng, but we took our time, aud the tug soon caught np and took us in tow, vrhilst those that welit on firsfc rowed nearly as fast as the tug could steam, con- sequently we didn't catch them till we csthie to the mouth of Rainy lliver, where we waited to take in wood. When the tug had wooded we had some delay owing to two of the large boats (teir ting aground, and we had some difficuiity in get^ tiner them off. When We r1isrov«rrtf! i\\a4 ♦!,« *nr^ was frt^ixQ and was tiowhere to be seen, lli the m III !• r" «2 diruinouf to ho iu-iyyouiymilvHot Without atiythiiii^ to ».,il. AH Wo uaw thf Voloiifl not IN wiiK II iiicH pro. " u rivor to row or II low inonioiitii Horvinur out bi«<'uitto th n OHoh Yuutt M . ^ ;. •""' "'I '*> in«« inon wo th< cli ro of a hottor quality th ^ ^.. .. .„ i„r qumuy man wo ha* boon uniui; y woro <,u,to woloouio to uh hail lamilod "o1 OTH Thin th« fiTftvo UH Noin^ 'y'"*? irihrbouom U8 We found ?b T'^riK T'"»y "'■ "»*" ''«'•«' ,• V '*"** '"" ^J^*' detachment and artillerv waiting for us there. Having landed our S »e"tedTt^:ir;' """'' PJ"'''*'' »«"« ""d' wet each Thi» » ".' "?"''"'' "»<* » ?*««« of Pork each, ihw was not a taste for us hunirrv ohans- . „,_, ,,,^ „„yg „g^.^^^ ^ square meal. One v«^ hftil not vor in row *» th«» rnnri 1*1 a« th«'v tM'ii lining, linht'd ml- w, but w«« »hout8 ol 'h<» fact iH, trt^cl oiico ree miIf»H run thv 1 were in lam»»8 ran u? tirae to w«n» aJI iiff ajifain. toa and i^ere soon not pitch 6 a.m. — ig towed one al'iei e bottom ote bel'eJ artillery ynr tents id were ! of pork y chaps; for Hsh, JaJ. One ol' tlu' artillery had Immmi UKlmy l«»r lln'«M' liidiai'is IouikI him in n HWaiup. <|intt» ill d.'spnir and alnio.st dijul vvilh hiiiiti'T. Thi'V woiihl not Inok lor him until u it'W.tnl \vaHol|(MP couhl be i>resdly improved by makinu' a canal, which would obviide the j)or- taLje here and all'ord :i sti'eleh of nearly 'jntl miles unbroken water communi<*ation, and would save the iroverinnent a consicb'rable sum ol' monev as well as much time T saw the lirst j>ainted Indi- ans here, and they even hnd the partiiiii's of th<'ir heads ♦»aily painted, as well as their arms, lei»s and laces in various hues. A>>out (> p.m. the tui:' arrived irom the Noiil)-\\*est Autrlewith the rille- men, who had a lou'jh time ol it crossinir the Lake ol the A\ Oods, sind nanovvlv eseapfd beinu;" swam])(Ml. The lires were waslied out in the tu*>"s, and the })oats scattered amonii'st the islaiuls l.-iju n}>onnd here. However, rhi'V all colhcreii next dav and arrived sn lei v. Thev i>ave ns a ])oor \l' 84 h. n. l,„t pa,-ud,.. and latio-uos. a,„l i„ wo v^ h^ <'i)"U co„d .,..( stir willwut !,,,«)„..• m d ,11 " ...s „ k,„|,. t„ sen,,,,, it „ir. .s,„.,„ „r fh,.,., o-av,. '^♦'^<^» (J III to tli(» 10 verse. ( '(•to),..,- ]rjth.-R,.;-.,ilI,. «,UMd,.d at 4 a n, a..,l at half-pa.t wc struck ouv tm.ls and rolltd ih „ up. Imin,.d,atoIy ait..r l„vakla.st I v^J dot d ." w, iuia tJiciri all down w,; wor.. ordcrod to oairv our&el\os ly stickiuy- up (!op,)ers and iiA-o PP.,t CoTaTwii: ""' "'■ ' ""'^K!^ younj iSilnT o snoot at with anows, and thoy scarcely ever fail iiy VaTstr °"' f"" '''' "»" '- thoush'th"; stSi t. Uilando Dicks was s..,it hack with th,. rill,, men scar..d al„,ost to death hy the Indian . .. sack / ^"«^°" ',""<^>'l« 'n,d kit exc..pt hi« knap- •sdck. On,, would say, such a or,, has your 1,1 •,, kets, anoth,.r ha. your nn(ts(or whateyer he n i^^^ht' '; Mt"4..!:':*^- "'" ^''""""^'^ solo then?' S My M,., pj,.ase give me m\ mitts; and of course they knew nothing about then,, as he was • Iwavl .sent to iellows that didn't have them. H.t JiedT, ick ifr^''"'" "' ^'''"•""^'^ '^'>'-'h- aft..r he .0 i>ack. At 8 p.m. we started and went "0 mfCl wh.,W- ,7 '''■' *^"''''' "^h""'** when we left the whaW, as he was going to take the others ha"k _ lie Was a general iavorite. After pitchin'o-'o„r tents we got a lot of straw to lie on, X^i! Z i nothiiiir mud uJi hut it rc- It* Otlu'l'N i.ui., and I'd them detailed When to carry As W(» amused ve cent iians to ver fail- ^y stood ■ missed be riiie- is. H(» s kiuip- ir blan- 3 might 'm and course always died in he g-ot miles ^. We eft the ank. — ig our •0 was 85 an abundance of it ready For us. At <» p.m. T was detailecl Tor guai'd, and my ))e;vt was on tin* boats, so close to another s(Mit)'y tliui our beats joined. About 1*2 at nii^ht he and \ were starthnl b\' hear- ing an arrow pass over our hinids. This put us on the :il(M't, but we ncdther htnird nor saw anv- thiuii* until daylight, except the owls hootini>' to each other. We ])ass(Ml several Indian encamp- nnuits, and thc^y all stuMued to have a i»'ood supply ol" lish aiid uame for winttu* consumption. Th(» lish ar(» saved by sticking them on small saplinn-s and placine- them in the sun to dry. Land on each side of the river rich, and timlxM- better than any wi^ hav*^ yet met with. October 16th. — "Reveille sounded at T) a.m., and having struck tents and eaten breakfast, started at 8 o'clock, in tw^elve boats. The* land is low on each side of the river; A'erv little w^ood ; several parts of it having been cleared by Indians The river is nearly of one breadth all along. We i"an downi two rapids, the nu'ii that W(n*e not working as usual lying in the bottom of the boats, and landed at noon on the right bank at a place with a sign on the board with the WMird " hotel " on it. I being on guard had no dinner, and when I com- plained about it got a piece of raw pork and lour small crackers, and I had to eat it raw as I had not time to cook it. (luard put in a leaky ]>oat iifteen nuards and live prisoners, besides some others that wei'e in the boat in the forenoon : and as it raiiuni in torrents we w^erc drenched, blan- kt^ts and all, as they were covered with water in the bottom of the l)oat. We arrived at Hungry Hall at 1 p.m. 8ome of the foremost began +6 land, as th(^re were a couple of shanties there, but \ / they were at oiico ordciod on hoard Mijain, and wc had to row iivo miles to an island at th(^ mouth of the river and cani]) ihcrc. l^'ini;- relieved ol' li'uard at 11 p,m., I stayed eookino- dumplini^-s. The rain ceased and the moon shoni^ out l)riu'htly. October 17th. lleveiUe sounded at o a.m., and we at once struck our tents and prepared to oat breakiast, when o-roans and curses arose on all sides. The cause was soon explained. Being camped on an island oi* sand of tlie finest kind, our dumpling-s and slap-jacks were halt sand ; and so was the tea, as sand pervaded everything. Still we made a hearty breaki'ast in spite ol" the sand. The wind being too high we could not start. — Prairie hens came round in myriads, and a brisk fire was kept up by the oificers and others who had guns or revolvers ; but they only killed a few compared with what they should have done, as they actually came faster than we could drive them away, and some even lit on and between the tents. About 10 o'clock a comrade and I went to a shady part ol' the island and I'ell asleep, but were not left long in the arms of Morpheus. When I came to my senses I found an officer and a file of men standing near me. The sergeant asked my name ; I told him, and h(^ said to the officer, " his name is not down ;" " but," he said. " make a prisoner of him." So I w^as taken with twelve others to the guard tent. Our crime was being absent from parade ; but as we had gone before the order was given for it, we w^ere released at once. Every one was soon engaged in frying slap-jacks in canteens, tin plates, and everything they could find adapted for the purpose. This island is composed of fine sand, and is fast increajs- ini»' ill sizo by i1i<' sand and driftwood watsliiMl on ils short's, and will no doubt soon l)o covered with yeootation. At present there art» only on it a, lew small vines and shrul)s. The east short* is swanipv. and swariiis with dueks, li'eese and other vvihl Ibwl. Several Indians eanie in the alternoon, and we i-'ave them pork for prairie chickens. One of our boys, a soft kind of chap, about six feet two and built in proportion, known amongst us as " the ba])y elephant," went to try his skill in a canoe, and as he did not know the least thing- about paddling, he soon went adrift and was in imminent danger of upsetting, owing to his fran- tic ellbrts to get back. A boat was sent to his assistance, and when it reached him, although pale with fright, he said, " I could come back with- out your help " At 6 p.m. the tug arrived, and as the wind had i'allen we at once started, and at 10 had crossed the widest part of the lake. Though the tug was towing us we had to row, and as very few knew how, each one had a stroke of his own and knocked the breath out of ihe man before him by hitting him in the l)ack with his oar. Then they w^oidd stop and sonn^ one would say, " go on boys, that's right— altogether, one after another." This trouble was greatly increased by the speed of tht^ tug, the roughness of the lake, and the darkness of the night. The rest of the lake is covered with, islands, and fields of weeds growing in the w^ater swarmed with wild fowl. October 18th.— Landed for breakfast at daylight, and at once proceeded on our journey. Most of it lay through tortuous channels full of long grass. We raced most of the way. I was in a Hudson's Bay boat, and by making across through places in 88 the iMM'dts, which W(M"(» Irozcn over, we not jirst: but <^ettiiit>- ('iitani>'h'(l in a luirrow plucc, one bout passod Tho last inih* hiy in a narrow channel or rivor. We woro g(>ttin^' on lirst-rate by tin* help of a pole used in crooked places })y one of the officers, to keep the boat in the centr(>, which lE^reatly aided the steersman. In some places the river was so narrow that it w^as utterly impossible to o-et along' without this help. Tie lost it, and we were then compelled to i)ole aloni>- with i]w hui>'(^ sweeps w^e had for oars. This w^ns te ;,iid had to wait an hour l)rrore wo started. This lircd us uior<» than it we luid hcon walkinir. Marched 1.'^ miles in the lorenoon and halted ior dinner wdiere the wood was dry and wator oasy to ovt. Ar((^r dinnor 1 wen! on with the cooks, and arrived at our haltinii place '^* \P-'^i— ^i^iJ'" Jill hour before tho main ])ody • and haviiio- made a hro and drawn rations had t( a ready whon thoy camo, the touts beuno- alroadv pitched. We always detailed a corporal and a dozen mt>n to - bc^en • elayed by stragglers i'rom the column. In the alternoon we passed quantities oi' spruce, very slender and tall, and in some parts burnt wood of the same descri])tion. Crossed a corduroy road over a swamp two miles long, iho rest of the w^ay being over your ankles in sand, which made it very tiresome. Having eaten a, hearty supper of biscuits and pork, were soon fast asleep. From Six Mile Creek to this station is 27 miles. This is the first house wo saw since w^e left the Angle. Th(»re aro also a couple of out-houses. Sunday, Octobiu- 20th.— Ileveillo sounded at 4 a.m. The cooks quickly ffot up, drew rations, and tried pork for breakfast. About 6 I started ahead (the cooks being allowed that privilege) with an * old man. We marched 12 miles in three hours ; then w^e met a man with a covered wagon drawn oy muios, w'lth jiay tor the men ; but being told they did not want any, but to give us a riclo, he did so, and at 10 a.m. we arrived at White Mouth • 40 rivoT, II (listnncc of 17 miles, ilu* roiiui j-y Ix'iiiii' much th«» sniiu' us \v<' i)ass('d llh' ])^('^■i()lls i\uv. — Tht^ro in a station here coiisistiuu;- ol' a coiiplf oi' dw«^lliiiy ]i()iis<'s and a stable. T)n' rond w.ts jcvt'j. and skirU'd with youno- laniMiac ;ind ccdMr, nhonl H loot hii^'h whore Iho hush had l»o.'n burno.l, and as tho first was yoUovv ■, ' <\iv latlor «iToon, il looked niniiiiilioont. Vio i uunbors ot prairi^' chickens alonu: tlie road, and a wiu'wani i)i the sha])e ol' a hall" moon with a hole in tli<* cud,. with Indians painted in the most hicbous manner sqnattina' around. Wv also passed a [> irl y ol' sur- veyors and 20 teams oi'oxen. JMain body a; ii vod at 11.80. By that tim(» dinner was ready, and as the boys were tired and huni»'ry, il soon disap- peared. One comiort oi' this -maich is, avo had plenty ol' tea and sugar. About 1 p.m. W(^ started again belore the advance guard. I had got a mile on the road when I heard some ono shouti nu' to stop, and I saw a French oiliccn*, with a gun, running and almost out of breath. He made me fall behind the advance guard. The bai>u'a"'e guard had to send two men on lor rations, as the teams could not get in lor dinner without a rest. I wore pieces ol' cloth wrapped on my loot, being- unable to get my boots on, and my loot looked more like those of an elephant than a human be- ing's. About •■> o'clock wo came to the oampinLi- ground and I'ound our tonis })iiohed by some oi' the Riflemen irom Fort Garry who, wiih an olH- cer, had come to meet us. We also iound a pih' of wood for each tent. The column arrived at 5 p.m., black with dust (on liot days the dust was almost sullbcating). The alternoon march was mostly through pitch-pi]u> \vood. Mai( dn^d aito- ;■ iw level. ', nhovil t^l, niul rei'n, ii ])i'airi<' ill tlie Ll,.\vith naiijier of sur- li'i i\('(l aii,)k„' hreshad toslaylhore lor an hour lij] w,. x^,,,,. like smoked herriiio-s, while ihev were iookino lor a .lii-eat eoat aiuj i\i) pounds ot JM-Vt Ihat was Mol.-n nllhouoli Ihey knew Very Weil ihat ihev harisoiier on a siek wa-on anr] turninu- away the ouard in eharoe. We hiul to p an unusual distance ior water, o win- to the boys washinir in the wells. (Juard eame in at S p.m., with th(» bagoaii'e ijuard October iMst.-Rrv.TiJh. s<,unded at 4 a.m - Marched ]J>> miles before dinner; the road very sandy, and huoe boulders linino- <..,eh side of the road and very litth* )»ush. Dinner })eiin.' over atlJ.oO w^e started, and at 5 arrivi'd at Point du Lhene in a blmdnio- snow storm, cold, tired, hun- giyand w^et ; and we had no chance to dry our- solves, as the snow almost extino-uished (uir lires and the cooks could with the nrreatest difliculty o^t our suppers. But all things have an end, aiufso we ^ot it at last. Having got some hay to cover the snow in the tents, and carried water for break- last hall a mde, I was just in l>ed when a sergeant came and bade mo prepare to mount guard I had to dress ag-ain, and as I luid marched all day m my stocking soles, owing to my leet biding sore, I was unable to put on my boots and had to go on' guard m my stockin«,r l^et, althoug-h it was Ireez- ing- bitterly. Bnt w^e soon had a laro-e fire, and were as comfortable as could be expected under the circumstauces. The officer that inspected- us 42 ^' Kitid if Wo would h(! scnTcly piiiiislicd. SovciVl wv inouniM o-viard like Ihai, at Fort Garrv IlLl lw> L!.!!'..*...! ! 1 1 II , J^ men 10 did not coirip m till Into at nioht, :nid two wIk sUiVi'd all inulit at a larm house had to pay a dol- lar oach next diiy. The ninht was liiu* and frosty and HH wo had only oiu' llyinir sentry, woro nuite ooiniortahle. W^' had nino prisoners, hut sont most ol thoni to thoir tents till niornin*.' Voint du CheiK^ IS a nioe place, with two or thivo stores and soviM-al line houMos-I mean Hin* for a place liko It. Iheio are also sovoral farm houses scat- tered over the prairie. Hero W(^ saw the first of the prairio, and the ])ophir wood which is usually ound on It. In walkinir it is very d(>coitful A liirht would appear quite close th6ugh four miles distant. ® Octoher 22nd.— Reveille sounded at 4.80, and we started at once after breakfast and marched ItJ miles, to Little Point du Chene for dinner ' As the sun was shining- the snow had all vanished and the prairie once more wore its usual appear-' ance, and looked like a vast field of ripe hay — Nothing worthy of note on this part of the road save hero and there a clump or island of trees' or a swamp. Guard did not go on after dinned until two hours after the column, though we had to go nme miles. The prisoners were tried, and all released except two. One of the guards shot a rabbit We did not see the camp fires until 10 o clock, having been delayed by stragglers ; and after we did see them, it took us an hour to get ^:^T' A ^^^^f « arrived, we got a potatoe and a half and a small piece of pork and half a cup of tea. Inen four nf ^\arr^nAr.^■.■^^ i.„j _- xi. • • „. ,,.. xii«,Aj.Tj; V7 4A1 uuu uii lae prairie, as we had no tents, and slept without fires, there 4« hcini? no wood. The horses hsiviiitr ir iriviMi out. toyti \V(M'(' loltiil Point (III Chciio. 8«'V»»r!il of rlio t IVom th<' I'ortmt'tiis Ih'n*, ns rould he plainly sct'ii by the .stHnry'(»rini>- pr^it ol'sonn' of our Icllows who hud iml)i )>«'(! Octr.lx'r 2*]r(l.— Kovfill,. .somuhHl at [.'M) a.m., aiul haviiiir iiothinu' to oal or drink hut a cup ot tea, wore soon ready lor a niaivh of 10 miles to Fort (rarry. Al'ter aVejiry tramj), mostly (hrou^h swamps, we arriv(»(l at t lie outskirts of Winnipen- ahout 10 a.m. AVe Juilted, and <'very man rolled his overcoat and put it ov(»r his shouUh'Ts i'rom ri«i*ht to lelt. Ilaviua; don<» this, we marched to the ])auk of the Ked Iviver. where wo crossed the river in an old ])ontoon, which was only a hie to take over on(»-third of us at a lime. The Innul was waitinir, and played us to Ihe h'ort, where we pa- raded, were told off to our respective <;omj)auies, and dismissed. But we wordd much rather liave had something* to ejit. I was (old oil' to No. 4 Co., No. 1 mess. At 1 p.m. we had dinner, and it be- ing well cooked we nnule a hearty meal. The fort is surrounded by a stoue wall 800 ])y 200 yards. The Hudson's' Bay houses, the barracks, and the Governor's house are insid<' the walls. — There are four bastions — one at each front corner, and one at each side. It lias two i.mt(\s, one look- ins? south towards the Assiniboine, beside which is the g-uard-room ; and one in trout oi" the (inv»>r- nor's house, facinii- the north, towards \Vinni[)eu'. There are about a dozen stores ami oO houses in Winnipeg-. Red Kiver lies to the east, the Assini- boine to the south, and the prairie to the north and west. The population is almut ;i,000. October 24th. — Parade at 10 a.m. for inspeal, nil. alhM- fho .mIh.,' »••*! pa.ss,.ll„.r Ih.-ii look oil" hij, <• <»tli.«s, and lln.y advaiiood, raidi Nhakin- his list H !»is (>i>pon.Md, rotnMitod aoaiii, and liiially wtMit at ir in ..aiMi'.sl. Soon on., of lln-in was kno.k.'d over a Imnkf.Mi iWt hiuh, which pui an rnd (o Ui.. iiiihi. ih..v sxyino- Ih.^ir aims in a eirch', calch ^'«<:iolh,.rhy tho h.Mul with th.. hdt hand, and Htnk. w.lh th. noht. Th.^y .'un .lo ,his ..asily, as tho.r hair is Ion- (Ju,,d ni.ninls at 1(» in winlor «"id .♦ in sinnin.T.andivmains on 21 hours, siMitrv shiyino- on post two hours al a tin,.., and lour oil' titr ;r' ''"' "!''• ^"^ "'"'^^ ^''''^- ^'^'' ^^^i"^^"^ takes thedranest man Ibr orderly, hut as seve- ra ^^^^n mount chMu, and only one is called out by thr' adjutant, many hav.» to do sentry-cro The orderly s < uty is to stay at the orderly room and mil errands lor the adjutant, and to liirht the iiro aiid dean out the orderly room in the mornino. He 18 dismissed at 4 p.m. until <) next morning when he remains until relieved by the new orde?I ly. Orderly room at 1 2, and then all the prisoners were tried by the Major or by the next officer in command, and punished aeeordinir to their crimes and offences. Marched out once a week durincr winter. Doctor's and kit inspection on Saturdays'' T.r^'^r'T ''lu\ 'V"" .'^^^ ^^^ ^'^^^'^^^ ^'' had been seryed out with by laymcr them on his bed accord- mg to a rule ^lyen by the adjutant. Room order- ^. .- ,,, ,,,, vvii^B*: uuiv 11 was 10 see tiiat the men in his room on ij-uard or prisoners crot th eir 4;! •> in-alM nml „l.so the .u.mi in his ni.vss. II,. jnul lo k«-|> t he lYMMu <-h.an ,111(1 N.M. Unit nothi.iir was h)Nt ""•I ■•'iHo fndnivvtho nili(Misnniit. Ar H ji,. hnd to parade. Uu- mcaJH lor the jn^'n on oij-nd and prisoners, alter which he look "»*'n» to theiiiund, ()!• wan march- oHieers, 10 to 12; adjutants from 12 to 4. Skirmish every Wed- nesday. Sentry at No. 1 post had to turn out the guard at retreat (sunset), reveille and tattoo, which vvent at 0.30 in winter and 10 in summer, and to the othcer ot tlie o-uard once hy day and once by nig-ht, when he went to visit the sentries to see if they were on the alert and had their orders cor- recti y Picquet once a week ; th(>y had to mount with the guard in review order, and w^ere then dismissed and remained in their rooms until re- treat and tattoo, when they mounted with waist belt and sw^ord There were also several fatigue^ such IS assistant cooks, who had to get woodland 46 wntor A)r I h« cooks; rn.^nmontal iafn^iu,, whi.'h had () tho Hiimo Ibr tho irurriMon ; and faljnuo lor o li.T pill poMON, Mu«.h UN Nhovollin- sjiow, bH»p- inar th.' Hhiiiwr niik oloar.ote. Any o.io who had a ifood chaniclor roiUd t^r^t a pass any Hiihn hut ono vvho had not couhl not jrot it for onv n.onth altorhis jMil-yin (ho dolaultrr's hook. No on,* IS allowtMl lo .sp.uik or niako a noiso alU'r liohi^. out--15 nnnuh's alliM- laHoo. At Christmas all prisom.rs w.T.. r.dfas.ul, ,uid no on*' wan conlinrd on that day except (or a very serious otieneo. Iheineny-enerally suhsrrihed towards a diuner, and he olhcMM-N also eontrihuted. C!anteen open(«d at H lor hall an hourr,>r the sale of -rocerie^s and at yj It opened ayain, when all kinds ol' irroeeries jmd spirits niioht ho had at (he cheapest rates, till lattxH) 111,. (.an|(M>ii In nd went to huy crickot ba Is, hats, otc, lor ihv hattalion. Seriroants aro not allowed in tho canteen, hut have a iness of t loir own, m whicdi they can jret what they want, the same as n, th.. (tantcen, except that it is open Iroiii n^v.Mlle till 1 1 p.m. Two (M)rporals attend the canteen to se<» that there is no disturhanco— one o-oiny- ior the first hallol" the time, wlien he Ji be relieved l>y the other. Defaulters have to drill three liours a day in Ikmivv niarchin'»' order answer thiMr names every hall* hour alter retreat and are conlimui to harn.cks. In winter they do latio-ue instead of drill. For .s(.yere ollences you get cidls, and your pay is stoppinl duriiii^ conline- mcnt, and instead ol" drill you have to work nine hours a day, alter which ymi are conlined in your cell. You;;are not allowed out ol* barracks belbre noon lllllnUK O" r-» »t.o. 1^1-. 4- -.,.1 xl- _• I '" K^-=, »^'vit vTiicii tu(?re IS no paraUe you can go out at 2 and stay until tattoo. In the 47 vviiitor tim«, whoii th.^ro in no duty, yon mn amii.s,. yourm'II jn tho ivn.Mitioii room Kvorvono WUH li-Iiul to voliiiifror lor ail V .'Xi>otiiiiu»raior; tharioR Allan. Jean Dnlliai- Orleanufl Cheney. A Oauvreau, ThoH. OUohroat, Ed. Oribbon, John IIo?an K Sr°SMm"p. *L*"^tV^« ^'J'^""^' ««"^- L«brni Henry Mlnty,' Cha. &,' F^ Neta,, PhiUlp Pioard, H. Poolioit, Wm. Power, Geo. V.U16, Edf Vanghen" ]? wJut 48 Tin* lIiii'a->^^<»i*Kin^ Ai'iM.v. Oh ! I'm Piivatr C. vf thv P. B. I ; To Irani my drill I never try — Of ( ixnsf you know tlw n-iiKon wliy : Oil, tliifs is u hard-working' u'liiy ('honis~Th«' pionKM, tljey all did ^.oiit, They all cij, «l otit, tli.y nil did shoiii ; The pioiHcrM, thiy .ill diti >h.'iit, *'()h. this is a hrtrd-woikih;,' ii.iriy." AMicn Ihst that I wi nt out to drill. With sliovil and pii k I f,'otmy fill ; On( iiiomcnt 1 cotdd not stand still In this hard-working army. And thcii I hftd to carry and pile, And chop wood in n-jj^i mental ntyh — If I di