YORK FACTORY EXPRESS JOURNAL, 1826:
"Fine clear Weather. The sternmost Boat having come up we Embarked and continued our ascent of the #Saskatchewan, about 2 miles above the Basquian River at #ThePas is another tributary stream falling in from the SW, named the Carrot, and extending to the Westward is a chain of Lakes. The Basquian Hills are seen, forming a blue ridge to the distant horizon. Having come about 8 Leagues along a swampy part of Country... #Books #AmWriting #Canada #History

YFE JOURNAL 1826:
It "is the property of a freeman, & who has cultivated a small extent which produces Potatoes. We found Indians Encamped here, from whom our Crews procured a supply of sturgeon -- giving articles of wearing apparel in exchange of much greater value than the fish received, but a short supply of Provisions and a ravenous appetite enhanced their value in the estimation of our Men. One of the boats having fallen in the rear.... #ThePas #Manitoba #Books #CanadaHistory

YORK FACTORY EXPRESS: #Blogpost
In 1826, Aemilius Simpson writes the best description of this first stretch of the #Saskatchewan River west of Lake #Winnipeg. Stories from journals other than Simpson's appear here, too. Thomas Lowe was one of the best journal keepers, and he led out the York Factory Express in two occasions, in 1847, and 1848. More on the stretch of the Saskatchewan River as it leads the express men west to Cumberland House. #ThePas #MBHistory http://nancymargueriteanderson.com/thirteenth-leg/