Victoria.—­English half-breed.  Wesleyan Mission.  Large farm, soil good, altogether a rising little colony.  Situated on North Branch of Saskatchewan River, 84 miles below Edmonton Mission, presided over by Rev. J. McDougall.

St. Albert.—­French half-breed.  Roman Catholic Mission and residence of Bishop (Grandin); fine church building, school and convent, etc.  Previous to epidemic, 900 French, the largest settlement in Saskatchewan; very little farming done, all hunters.  Situated 9 miles north of Edmonton; orphanage here.

St. Anne.—­French half-breed.  Roman Catholic.  Settlers mostly emigrated to St. Albert.  Good fishery; a few farms existing and doing well.  Timber plenty, and soil (as usual) very good; 50 miles north-west from Edmonton.

Information concerning Native Tribes of Saskatchewan River Living between Red River and Rocky Mountains. (Transcriber’s Note:  The original presents this in tabular form.  Where a field is blank, I have shown this by . . .  Fields are:  Name of Tribe.  Locality Occupied.  No. by Pellitier Pressent Estimate.  Language.  Where Trading.  Names of Chiefs.)

Salteaux-Assiniboine River—. . .—. . .-Salteaux—­Forts Ellice and
Pelly.  Koota. . . . .

Crees—­N.  Saskatchewan—­11,500-7000-Cree—­Carlton, Pitt, Victoria, Edmonton, Battle River-Sgamnat, Sweet Grass—. . .

Blackfeet—­S.  Saskatchewan-6000-4000-Blackfeet—­R.  Mount.  House—­The Big Crow—­Represented as being a good man.

Blood-S.  Saskatchewan-2800-2000-Ditto—­R.  Mount.  House—­The Swan—­A great villain.

Peagin—­49 Parallel-4400-3000-Ditto—­R.  Mount.  House—­The Horn—. . . .

Lorcees—­Red Deer River-1100-200-Ditto, Chipawayan—­R.  Mount.  House, Edmonton.

Assineboine—­S. of Qu’Appelle-1000-500-Assineboine—­Qu’Appelle—. . . —. .

Wood Crees—­North of Carlton-425—. . .  Cree-Forts-a-la-Corne and Carlton-Misstawasis—­A good man.

Rocky Mountain Assimneboine—­Rocky Mountains-225—. . .  Assineboine—­R.  Mount.  House, Assineboine—­The Bear’s Paw—. . .

Estimated population of half-breed about 2000 souls, forming many scattered settlements not permanently located.

APPENDIX C.

Names of persons whose appointment to the Commission of the Peace would be recommended: 

All officers of Hudson Bay Company in charge of posts.  Mr. Chanletain, of St. Albert Mission, Edmonton.  Mr. Brazeau.  Mr. McKenzie, of Victoria.  Mr. Wm. Borwick, St. Albert Mission, Edmonton.  Mr. McGillis, residing near Fort Pitt.

APPENDIX D.

List of some of the crimes which have been committed in Saskatchewan without investigation or punishment: 

Murder of a man named Whitford near Rocky Mountains.

Murder of George Daniels by George Robertson at White Mud River, Near
Victoria.