At that time Henry temporarily quit the Company. One is inclined to believe him for he is not averse to telling some stories in which he did not figure with notable credit. His adventures first carried him from Norway House on the northern end of Lake Winnipeg up the Saskatchewan River system out to Rocky Mountain House, west of Edmonton. Here he was put in charge with an old experienced 'hand' to teach him the ropes. All that summer he was in charge of the hunting party there, whose job was to secure provisions of dried meat for Fort Edmonton and the posts beyond.
Snow never lies to any depth on the rich soil.
At no distant day this spot doubtless will be a favorite resort, and if I am any prophet, a veritable garden. I have a theory that coal beds have been smoldering beneath it for ages and that smoke issuing from the banks of the Smoky and to which it owes its name, comes from fissures in the earth. The scenery all about is magnificent. The latter description fits Grande Cache. Round this area the Indians are Iroquois descendants of old Voyageurs.