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The writer who for a third of a century travelled over this country by Red River cart and dug-out, and fared sumptuously on buffalo, pemmican and other foodstuffs of that period, has often since then noticed misleading statements about those early days; and the writing of this history is undertaken because the writer is aware that he can deal with many facts from personal experience where others have had to trust largely to hearsay. This has led me to make a careful comparison of the many histories of this country, already written, and where accounts conflict, has generally enabled me to decide which was correct, or at least most in consonance with well-known facts.

To these ably written histories the writer cheerfully acknowledges his indebtedness, and if this history approaches the high level of theirs, I shall have reason to be amply satisfied.

Very sincere thanks are also due to the clergymen and others whose written contributions appear in this work, as well as to the many other good friends, who by word or letter, so obligingly answered my many questions.

A. C. G.