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In 1812, Cuthbert Grant ran a small North West Company post on the Qu'Appelle River. He was 19.
The pemmican is packed in rawhide bags. Now help Grant get it to the canoe brigades!
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Grant's post on the Qu'Appelle River was a provisioning post: its job was to feed the canoe brigades.
A crew of 6 paddlers ate about 9 pounds of pemmican a day. Plan the food and the trades.
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As a North West Company clerk, Grant kept accounts: pounds of pemmican, pelts traded, and money in North West livres — 12 livres made 1 pound (£) Halifax currency.
Rival posts stood close by, and traders went where the deal was best. Keep the accounts!