Saddle, Sled and Snowshoe: Pioneering on the Saskatchewan in the Sixties

CHAPTER III.

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Scarcity of food--The winter packet--Start for Edmonton for the eastern mails--A lonely journey--Arrive at Fort Edmonton--Start for home--Camping in a storm--Improvising a "Berlin"--Old Draffan--Sleeping on a dog-sled en route--A hearty welcome home