#thepasmb — Public Fediverse posts

YORK FACTORY EXPRESS JOURNAL, 1827:
"Rain all last night. Ceases about 7 am. Start at 5 o'clock. Breakfast at the Pas #ThePasMB Find several freemen here. Receive [skins] from them. Continue till half past 8 pm and encamp at Muddy Lake. Find our other boats here. Leave one.
"Tuesday. Hoist sail with a fair wind at 3 am. Breeze freshens, reach the lower end of Cedar Lake by 1 o'clock, breakfast. Resume at half past 2. Proceed thro' narrows and across Cross Lake.... #MBHistory #HistoricJourney

YORK FACTORY EXPRESS JOURNAL, 1828:
"Fine weather. The Lake being too low, we retraced our way up the little River until we regain the grand river #Saskatchewan. Left Cumberland at 8 am, havng left a few bags of pemican &c, and a new boat for Mr. Leith. Only put ashore to sup and afterwards set off to drift for the night.
"3rd.Fine weather. Arrive at the Pas #ThePasMB between 8 and 9 am. Find freemen from whom we get eggs and a little fish. Encamp a lttle above Lac Vaseur. #MBHistory #Manitoba

YORK FACTORY EXPRESS JOURNAL, 1827:
"Tremendous claps of thunder this morning. Rained at intervals all day. Started before 3 am. Sailed a short distance. Reached the Pas #ThePasMB between 9 and 10 o'clock and took breakfast with Captain George Back, Lieutenant E.N. Kendall, and Mr. Thomas Drummond #FranklinExpedition who arrived at the same time with ourselves. Afterwards set off and pulled all day against a strong head wind. Encamped (on land) half past 8 pm. #HistoricJourney #Voyaging #Books