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78 T H R O U G H T H E M A C K E N Z I E B A S IN
Stock- raising was already becoming a feature of the region.
Some three miles above the H e a r t R i v e r is Buffalo Lake, an
enlargement of that stream, and around and above this, as
also along the Wyaweekamon, or " Passage between the
L a k e s , " are immense hay meadows, capable of winter feedi
n g thousands of cattle. The view of these vast meadows
f r om the Hudson's B a y post, or f r om the Roman Catholic
M i s s i o n close by, is magnificent.
These buildings are situated above Buffalo Lake, upon a
l o f ty bank, w i t h the Heart R i v e r i n the foreground; and the
great meadows, threaded by creeks and inlets, stretching for
miles to the south of them, are one of the finest sights of the
k i n d i n the country.
I n the far south was the l i n e of forest, and to the eastward
a flat- topped mountain, called by the Crees Waskahekum
Kahassastakee—" The House B u t t e . " Near this mountain is
the Swan R i v e r , w h i c h joins the Lesser Slave L a k e below the
Narrows, and upon which, we were told, were rich and
extensive prairies, and abundance of coal of a good quality.
To the west were the prairies of the Salt R i v e r , well watered
by creeks, w i t h a large extent of good l a n d now being settled
on, and where wheat ripens perfectly. .
There are other available areas of open country on P r a i r ie
R i v e r , which enters Buffalo Lake at its south- western end,
and on which also there is coal, so that p r a i r i e l a n d is not
e n t i r e ly lacking.
Though emphatically now a region of forest, there is reason
to believe that vast areas at present under timber were once
prairies, fed over by innumerable herds of buffalo, whose
paths and wallows can s t i l l be traced i n the woods. Indeed,
very large trees are found growing right across those paths,
and this fact, not to speak of the recollections, or traditions,
of very old people, points to extensive prairies at one time
rather than to an entirely wooded country.
M u c h of the forest soil is excellent, and the land has only
to be cleared to f u r n i s h good farms. Indeed, it needs no
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| OCR | 78 T H R O U G H T H E M A C K E N Z I E B A S IN Stock- raising was already becoming a feature of the region. Some three miles above the H e a r t R i v e r is Buffalo Lake, an enlargement of that stream, and around and above this, as also along the Wyaweekamon, or " Passage between the L a k e s , " are immense hay meadows, capable of winter feedi n g thousands of cattle. The view of these vast meadows f r om the Hudson's B a y post, or f r om the Roman Catholic M i s s i o n close by, is magnificent. These buildings are situated above Buffalo Lake, upon a l o f ty bank, w i t h the Heart R i v e r i n the foreground; and the great meadows, threaded by creeks and inlets, stretching for miles to the south of them, are one of the finest sights of the k i n d i n the country. I n the far south was the l i n e of forest, and to the eastward a flat- topped mountain, called by the Crees Waskahekum Kahassastakee—" The House B u t t e . " Near this mountain is the Swan R i v e r , w h i c h joins the Lesser Slave L a k e below the Narrows, and upon which, we were told, were rich and extensive prairies, and abundance of coal of a good quality. To the west were the prairies of the Salt R i v e r , well watered by creeks, w i t h a large extent of good l a n d now being settled on, and where wheat ripens perfectly. . There are other available areas of open country on P r a i r ie R i v e r , which enters Buffalo Lake at its south- western end, and on which also there is coal, so that p r a i r i e l a n d is not e n t i r e ly lacking. Though emphatically now a region of forest, there is reason to believe that vast areas at present under timber were once prairies, fed over by innumerable herds of buffalo, whose paths and wallows can s t i l l be traced i n the woods. Indeed, very large trees are found growing right across those paths, and this fact, not to speak of the recollections, or traditions, of very old people, points to extensive prairies at one time rather than to an entirely wooded country. M u c h of the forest soil is excellent, and the land has only to be cleared to f u r n i s h good farms. Indeed, it needs no |
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