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Tous les autres exemplairas originaux sont film*s an commandant par la premiere page qui comporte une empreinte d'impression ou d'illustration et en terminant par la darni*re page qui comporte une telle empreinte. Un des symboles suivants apparaitra sur la derni*re image de cheque microfiche, selon le cas: le symbols — ^ signifie "A SUIVRE". le symbols V signifie "FIN". Les cartes, planches, tableaux, etc., peuvent Atre film*8 * des taux de reduction diff*rents. Lorsque le document est trop grand pour Atra reproduit en un seul clich*, il est film* * partir de Tangle sup*rieur gauche, de gauche * droits, et de haut en bas, en prenant la nombre d'images n*cessaira. Les diagrammes suivants illustrent la m*thode. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 OUop 156 The Manitoban. 'i},,j \ a X m H S K I" 9) K a: H W > as > c 163720 158 The Manitoban. special. Here we took pat'sage by steam- bout for St. Paul. This part of our jour- ney being very beautiful was greatly en- joyed. Raft after raft of boards were met of 'enormous size on which houses were built for the accommodation of the raftsmen. •On arriving at St. Paul we again took train for St. Cloud. Here we began to be bothered with "yarns" told by Ameri- can "agents" to the detriment of our Northwest. We were now at the end of the railway, the jumping off place as it were. How or in what way we were to proceed on (yet several hundreds of miles) our journey was a puzzle. Having no convey- ance of our own and not sufficient means to purchase, we were compelled to take what I might call 'j^ot-luck. Now we found we had started too early. The old Red River carts which periodically went from Fort Garry to St. Paul and St. Cloud for supplies (merchandise) had not and would not arrive for some time. These carts were our only expectation whereby we might procure passages for our small families over the wilds of Minnesota and Dakota. For this reason we were com- pelled to lay up for some time awaiting their arrival. Dr. J. C. Schultz, now our honored Lieutenant Governor, had arrived from Fort Garry with some six or seven carts which were in camp at Sauk Center, some sixty miles west of St. Cloud. Having seen the Doctor in St. Cloud, we arranged for the passage of our wives and children. We men were to "foot it" and foot it we did. The doctor was the iirst whiteman we ever saw witli moccasins on. We took the noted western stage from St. Cloud to Sauk Center, and on arriv- ing, a native, the first we over saw, with a "lied River" cart and pony was in waiting to convey our wives and (.-hildren to the camp. The ladies tliought the whole out- fit so ludicrously comical tliat tiiey utterly refused to be conveyed out of town by it and it returned witliout us. To camp next morning we walked and were detain cd there a number of days in a sad plight on account of rain. Bed and bedding, everything were wet, but thei'e was no t'scaping from it. At last the time came when we were to start on our overland journey. Wp wondered if the wolves would feast on ihe ponies before many days, they were so very poor. Our wives mounted the carts with a doubtful mean- ing laugh and we were away. That night we camped on the open prairie, without fire, the ground being damp and cold. Early next morumj; we started. After going about a mile we noticed one cart had not started ; the pony had balked. We waited their re- turn to assist, but go he would not. After all our driving pony had been exhausted the native driver said to me "h ho-hold on b-bi-Bill while T g-get a r-r-rope." A rope was gotand tied to the pony's tail, and then to ray great amusement, to the cart. The collar was taken off the pony's neck, the cart saddle left on to keep up the cart shafts or trams. The pony was told to ggo and go he did, drawing the loaded cart by his tail. How I wondered. Noon came and he hxd to be untied to hunt for his dinner. We hear "w-we-we'U w-we'U hitch up" Hitch up was obeyed but go this same pony would not. All of a sud- den he bolted with his load, straight for a lake near by. The writer caught hold of the hind part of the cart, when on the run and twisting, turned the pony away from the lake. When he found he could not get to the lake he stopped and stood as determined a? a post. The rope and tail was again brought into use, the col'ar removed when away he went. Thus we slowly progressed, but this "tail" is nearing its end. In crossing a small but muddy creek nearly all the hair pulled out of his tail, thus freeing him- self from the cart. Of course the driver did not know w-what t-to do. Finally the pony was properly hitched to the cart and left alone to Jus own sweet will This he did not appreciate. Finding himself alone he (juietly started to fol- low. We waited until he was near by. We theix moved on, he still following and caused us no more trouble. We men began to find our feet very sore travelling through so much water and mud. Bridges were a tiling unknown. Crossing creeks and rivers as best we could was no child'.s play in early spring. We did not whine or regret as many others luve done under i 4 The Manitoban. 159 less trying circumstances. On arriving at Fort Abercrombie, a trading post in Minnesota, we were informed that the Sioux Indians were on the war path and strongly advised not to proceed, our party being too small for defence. We aUo learned that a long train of wagons were expected in afev days going our way as far as Georgetown on the Red river, so we concluded to wait. A com- pany of American mounted soldiers were sent out to look for Indians while we were there it having been reported they were arouad by the mail driver who accompan- ied by two men with a pony and cart had just arrived from Pembina. They re- ported they were attacked by Indians one of whom they killed. After scouring the country the soldiers returned, but of course saw no Indians. Here was our first sight of buffalo drifd meat of which we did not take kindly to. After some three days of waiting the train of wagons arrived and we all moved on. At night a corrail or circle was formed with the wag- ons and carts in which all horseswere se- cured for the night. A number of team- sters were told off as guard but nothing special occurred until the next day at noon when a most ridiculous hub-hub and stampede of the Indian fearing Yankee began. At a distance could be seen some- thing, what it was the unpvacticed eye could not tell. Our native drivers said it was hunters who were driving loose ani- mals. This they knew by the actions or movements visible. The A merican team- sters imagining them to be Indians were jumping on their horses preparing to leave goods and wagons and have a little "Bull's Hun" all to themselves. In the mean time it turned out as our drivers bad said, after which a good deal of chaffing was in- dulged in. Once more a start was made, on we went passing desolate houses, cau<^ed by the Minnesota massacre, always keeping the Indians before our minds. We never sleep without our guns by our side, and carried them wherever we went. On arriving at Georgetown we crossed over by means of a ferry boat to the webt side of the Red River. The ferryman was a comical little man with a pair of buck skin pants, about five sizes too large, and stretched at the knees before and behind out of all proportions. Methinks I can see those crookfd pants yet. Here the train of wagons left up, after which time we always carried a whitu i ag on a pole tied to a tart as a flag of tiuee to the Indians. The mud and water through which we trampf-d I can never forgtt. At George- town I tastfd my first pemican, the looks of which I thought worse than the taste, but how our little boys did enjoy it and how our wives turned up their noses and scolded them for eating it. It is to this day ai^iusing to number their dislikes to the "horrid stuff" especially when I know how well tht-y liked it in after years. After many serious, as well as laughable incidents, we arrived at PemV)ina in complete hpalth ; crossing over the line we were once more on British soil, when wo felt at home again, and plt^ased to think our journt-y was near o'er. Our trip frcm the time we left Ontario until we arrivtd at Foit Garry, (now Win- nipeg,) occupied seventy two days which is just about the time it now takes to travel around the world. We met, during oui journey, eleven hundred and eighty eight carts all bound for St. Paul or St. Cloud for merchandise. These carts have since all disappeared and like other ancient articles their usefulness is gone. And what a change, instead of the squeaking cart as it winds in and out, slowly making its way over the prairie trail, we have the iron horse flying over the bands of steel which circle the globe in all directions. Oup Tempepance Leadepg. AMES and addresses of dele- gates to the Prohibition Lengue Convention, held in Winnipeg, jlnuary 18-20th, 1892 : Rev. Joieph H«gg, pastor of St. Andrew's Church, Winiupeg, Rev. Alfred Abdrews, President Methodist Conference, 'V^rden. Rev. W. J. Hifll, pastor Presbyterian Church and Grand Chief Templar, I.O.G.T., Stone- waU. T Rev. W. A. Vrioman, pastor Methoatst church, Melite. \ ^^^^^^ \ Rev. C. A. EdwaldsrPtfator Methodist bhuroh, Sidney. \ Rev, H. Kenner, pastor Methodist tyiurcbt Glenboro.