Saskatchewan River
The Saskatchewan River flows 550 km eastward across Saskatchewan and Manitoba to empty
into Lake Winnipeg. Like the province, the Saskatchewan River takes its name from
the Cree word kisiskāciwani-sīpiy, which means swift-flowing river.
Mentions of this place in the documents
Jasper House Cumberland Lake Grand Rapids North West Company Fort Carlton Fort Edmonton Nelson River Frog Portage Lake Winnipeg Berens, Henry Hulse to Lytton, Edward George Earle Bulwer 12 January 1859, CO 6:30,
no. 1395, 471. Murchison, Roderick Impey to Lytton, Edward George Earle Bulwer 31 January 1859, CO
6:30, no. 1127, 299. Douglas, James to Pelham-Clinton, Henry Pelham Fiennes 22 March 1860, CO 60:7, no.
4815, 166. Pemberton, Joseph Despard to Fortescue, Chichester 11 August 1860, CO 305:15, no.
8026, 650. Douglas, James to Pelham-Clinton, Henry Pelham Fiennes 15 April 1862, CO 60:13, no.
5571, 149. Douglas, James to Pelham-Clinton, Henry Pelham Fiennes 27 October 1862, CO 60:13,
no. 12259, 426. Bennison, R. S. to Cardwell, Edward 11 December 1866, CO 60:26, no. 157, 247. Rae, John to Grenville, Richard 27 March 1868, CO 60:34, no. 3058, 513. Seymour, Frederick to Grenville, Richard 2 April 1868, CO 60:32, no. 6298, 187. Seymour, Frederick to Grenville, Richard 5 June 1868, CO 60:32, no. 7718, 470. Sproat, Gilbert Malcolm to Leveson-Gower, Granville George 18 June 1869, CO 60:37,
no. 6858, 579.
The Colonial Despatches Team.
Saskatchewan River. The Colonial Despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871 , Edition 2.6, ed. The Colonial Despatches Team. Victoria, B.C.: University of Victoria.
https://bcgenesis.uvic.ca/sask_river.html .
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