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Chapter 6: Ten Days Looking Round

Go west young man, go west…

The Averills spend ten days in Portage la Prairie, getting the lay of the land and seeking advice on next steps. Emma describes an Aboriginal encampment and, as in the previous chapter, gives a negative assessment of what she sees.

Chapter 6 of Emma Averill's journal
A of M, Emma Averill fonds, P267 | Read original | Read transcript
The steamboat 'City of Winnipeg'
In 1881, the Winnipeg & Western Transportation Co. acquired the sternwheeler "Minnesota", refurbished and re-named it the "City of Winnipeg". Later that year, the "City of Winnipeg" was wrecked in a storm off Long Point on Lake Winnipeg. Photo by Bennetto.
A of M, Transportation- Boat-City of Winnipeg 1 N9511

 Photograph of Portage-la -Prairie, c 1880.
A c.1880 scene of bustling Portage la Prairie as the last cart train prepares to leave town.
A of M, Portage-la-Prairie 2-4, N16716.
Interior of the steamboat 'City of Winnipeg'
In the 1880s, as settlement expanded further west, many homesteaders boarded well appointed steamboats, such as the "City of Winnipeg", formerly the "Minnesota", to reach their land. Photo by Bennetto.
A of M, Transportation-Boat-City of Winnipeg 2, N9513


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