In this correspondence, Douglas, as part of a larger proposed scheme for travel, describes the Assiniboin Portage as a distance of ninety miles from Edmonton.Douglas notes that the portage originates at Fort Assinniboin.
The Colonial Despatches Team.
Assiniboine Portage.The Colonial Despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871, Edition 2.0, ed. The Colonial Despatches Team. Victoria, B.C.: University of Victoria.
https://bcgenesis.uvic.ca/assiniboine_portage.html.
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