Excerpts from the journals of Alexander Mackenzie. May 10, 1793 (day Two)
"The
weather was clear and pleasant, and at quarter past three in the
morning we continued our voyage...The canoe being heavily laden, became
so leaky, we had to land, unload and gum it...at this circumstance
happened about twelve...our latitude 55.58.48...When the canoe was
repaired, we continued our course for one mile and a half, when I had
the misfortune to drop my pocket-compass into the water...At half past
six in the afternoon the young men landed, when they killed an Elk and
wounded a Buffalo. In this spot we formed our encampment for the night."
"From the place we quitted this morning, the west side of the river
displayed a succession of the most beautiful scenery I had ever beheld"
(note: the party's encampment was about 9 miles S of the present day town of Brownvale, Alberta)
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