The Winnipeg Country

I. How we reached the starting-point. -- Pioneer staging ... 9 II. The Outfit ... 19 III. Half-breeds, Indians, and mosquitoes ... 26 IV. Paddling, pemmican, and patience ... 41 V. Portaging, poling, and promises ... 56 VI. Eclipse observations under difficulties. -- An Oasis ... 69 VII. Down the river. -- Rapids and mosquitoes again ... 77 VIII. Lake navigation. -- Delay and starvation ahead ... 86 IX. The Bishop's loaf. -- A Run of luck ... 95 X. A Unique settlement and its neighbors ... 108 XI. Three weeks in an ox-cart ... 128 Appendix ... 142