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January 8
HENRY J. WARRE ATTENDS A PLAY OF THE 'MODESTE'S' CREW AT FORT VANCOUVER.
March 30
J.H. LEFROY WROTE SIR GEORGE SIMPSON A SECOND TIME GIVING SUPPORT TO THE IDEA OF PAUL KANE TRAVELLING WITH THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY
Kane went to see Sir George Simpson who after seeing his work agreed to help him with his journey.
May 9
PAUL KANE LEFT ON HIS SECOND AND MORE EXTENSIVE JOURNEY WEST
May 25
KANE WENT OVER MOUNTAIN, PIN AND LOST MEN'S PORTAGES
May 28
KANE WENT OVER SAVAN PORTAGE
May 29
KANE PASSED THROUGH THE LAKE OF A THOUSAND ISLANDS. HE DESCRIBES HOW DOGS USED TO ENTICE DUCKS
May 30
KANE REACHED FRENCH PORTAGE
June 1
KANE PASSED DOWN THE MACAU RIVER. HE ENCOUNTERED INDIANS THAT HE HEARD WERE CANNIBALS
June 7
KANE PASSED THROUGH LAKE OF THE WOODS LATER REACHED RAT PORTAGE
June 8
KANE PASSED "WHITE DOG R.C. MISSION"
June 9
KANE PASSED "CHUTE DE JAQUES"
June 11
KANE ARRIVED AT FORT ALEXANDER
June 13
KANE REACHED LOWER FORT GARRY WHERE HE AGAIN MET SIR GEORGE SIMPSON
June 15
TREATY FIXED THE WESTERN BOUNDARY BETWEEN BRITISH AND AMERICAN TERRITORY TO THE PACIFIC AND DECREED THAT FROM JUNE 1846 ALL LANDS SOUTH OF 49TH PARALLEL WOULD BE U.S.
KANE LEFT FORT GARRY FOR WHITE HORSE PLAIN TO OBSERVE A BUFFALO
HUNT.
KANE ARRIVED AT THE PEMBINA RIVER WHILE OBSERVING A BUFFALO HUNT
June 22
KANE PASSED DRY DANCE MOUNTAIN WHERE INDIANS BEFORE GOING ON WAR PARTY HAVE A CUSTOM OF DANCING AND FASTING FOR 3 DAYS
July 5
PAUL KANE LEFT UPPER FORT GARRY WITH SIMPSON TO MEET TWO SLOOPS LEAVING FROM LOWER FORT GARRY FOR THE WEST
July 6
KANE SAILED NORTH FROM LOWER FORT GARRY
July 7
KANE CAST ANCHOR AT MOUTH OF THE RED RIVER
July 9
KANE LEFT MOUTH OF RED RIVER AND WENT UP LAKE WINNIPEG
July 10
KANE EXPLORING ROCKY ISLAND FULL OF GULLS AND PELICANS IN LAKE WINNIPEG
July 11
KANE ENTERED STRAITS OF PLAYGREEN LAKE ON WAY TO NORWAY HOUSE
KANE ARRIVED AT NORWAY HOUSE
August 13
MR. ROWAND ARRIVED AT NORWAY HOUSE FROM YORK FACTORY - TOOK KANE WEST WITH HIM
August 14
KANE LEFT NORWAY HOUSE - A GALE SEPARATED HIM FROM OTHER BOATS ON PLAYGREEN LAKE
August 15
NO FIRE NO TENT - WIND & RAIN - STRANDED ON PLAYGREEN LAKE OUTSIDE NORWAY HOUSE
August 16
KANE MANAGED TO GET OFF ISLAND IN PLAYGREEN LAKE
August 1
KANE ARRIVED AT THE MOUTH OF THE SASKATCHEWAN RIVER AFTER ROUGH TRIP ACROSS LAKE WINNIPEG
August 19
KANE PORTAGING AROUND GRAND RAPIDS - TAKES TWO DAYS
August 21
KANE LEFT GRAND RAPIDS AFTER 2 DAYS PORTAGING - HEADING WEST
August 22
KANE PASSED CEDAR LAKE AT THE TOP OF THE SASKATCHEWAN RIVER
August 25
KANE ARRIVES AT THE "PAU" A CHURCH OF ENGLAND MISSION WITH REV. HUNTER
August 26
KANE LEFT THE "PAU"
August 28
KANE PASSED THE MOUTH OF THE CUMBERLAND RIVER. HAD TO HARNESS THEMSELVES AND DRAG UPSTREAM FOR SEVERAL DAYS
August 30
KANE WITH VERY LIMITED ENTHUSIASM HAD HIS FIRST MEAL OF BEAVER TAILS
KANE ARRIVED AT FORT CARLTON
September 12
KANE LEFT FT CARLTON BY HORSE FOR FT. EDMONTON
September 13
KANE AGAIN PROVED HIMSELF AS A MIGHTY HUNTER. TWO WOLVES WERE ATTACKING HIS HOBBLED HORSE AND HE KILLED THEM WITH ONE SHOT.
KANE DESCRIBES HOW TO SHOOT ANTELOPE
September 15
KANE SKETCHED MAN WITH A WAR WHOOP
KANE SKETCHED BACK VIEW OF "THE HORN"
September 17
KANE DISCOVERED HORSES BEING ATTACKED BY WOLVES
KANE REACHED FORT PITT
September 23
KANE LEFT
FORT PITT FOR EDMONTON
KANE ARRIVES AT FORT EDMONTON
KANE LEFT FORT EDMONTON
ALONG THE ASSINIBOINE TRAIL
KANE ARRIVED AT FT. ASSINIBOINE
ON THE WAY WEST
October 11
AFTER FINDING AND REPAIRING TWO BOATS, KANE SETS UP THE ATHABASCA RIVER
October 15
BAD WEATHER SETTING IN AS GOING UP THE ATHABASCA RIVER
IT WAS DECIDED THAT 5 MEN AND A CLERK, CHARLES, SHOULD GO BACK TO FT. ASSINIBOINE WITH THE BOAT OF RUSSIAN FURS
KANE'S BOAT ALMOST DASHED TO PIECES AS LINE BROKE WHILE PULLING IT UP RAPIDS
ON ATHABASCA RIVER
October 19
KANE MET SOME INDIANS ON THE ATHABASCA - COLIN FRASER BOUGHT CANOE AND KANE SOME BEAVER MEAT AND MOOSE NOSES -- THE MOST VALUED EATING
KANE PASSED RAPIDS DE MORT
GOING UP THE ATHABASCA
KANE ASCENDED THE BANK AND SAW THE ROCKIES
FOR THE FIRST TIME
November 1
KANE ENTERED BRULE LAKE GOING WEST
KANE ARRIVED AT JASPER HOUSE
FROM THE WEST AFTER FORDING A RIVER WITH DRIFT ICE (TO ABOVE THE SADDLE SOMETIMES)
November 5
KANE LEFT JASPER HOUSE
WITH 13 HORSES BUT DID NOT EXPECT HE WOULD GET THEM ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS
November 6
KANE CAMPED AT LA ROCQUE'S PRAIRIE
November 9
KANE CAMPED AT "GRAND BATTEUR" ON THE WAY UP THE WHIRLPOOL TOWARDS THE ATHABASCA PASS
November 10
KANE'S PARTY SENT HORSES BACK TO JASPER HOUSE AS GETTING STUCK
LEAVING THE ATHABASCA RIVER
HE FOLLOWED THE WHIRLPOOL TO ITS SOURCE
KANE ARRIVED AT THE COMMITTEE'S PUNCHBOWL
GOING WEST
November 13
KANE'S PARTY STARTS DOWN THE GRAND COTE - END UP ROLLING THEIR LOADS AHEAD OF THEM
November 14
KANE ALONE AFTER SKETCHING - HAS CROSSED THE CANOE RIVER FULL OF DRIFT ICE 17 TIMES
KANE'S PARTY, SHOULDER TO SHOULDER IN LINE TO SUPPORT THEMSELVES CROSSING THE ICE FILLED WOOD RIVER - WADED IT 37 TIMES TODAY BEFORE ARRIVED AT BOAT ENCAMPMENT
November 16
KANE'S PARTY LEFT BOAT ENCAMPMENT AND STARTED DOWN COLUMBIA
WENT THROUGH THE LITTLE DALLE AND ARRIVED AT COLVILLE
KANE CAMPED A FEW MILES BELOW KETTLE FALLS
KANE ARRIVED AT GRAND RAPID
ON THE COLUMBIA - HAD PROBLEMS
November 28
KANE ARRIVED AT OKANAGAN ON THE COLUMBIA
KANE ARRIVED AT FT. WALLA WALLA
December 4
KANE LEFT FT. WALLA WALLA AND CONTINUED DOWN THE COLUMBIA
PAUL KANE ARRIVES AT FORT VANCOUVER
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