Cuthbert Grant and the Battle of Seven Oaks

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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!

Pemmican, packed and ready

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Cuthbert Grant's post on the Qu'Appelle River fed the North West Company's canoe brigades.

The bags are packed. Load the canoes and keep the trades fair!

Bags of pemmican, about 90 pounds each

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A crew leaves Grant's post with 3 bags of pemmican — about 270 pounds — and eats about 9 pounds a day.

The food left follows a pattern: F = 270 − 9d, where d is days of travel. Will it last?

3 bags ≈ 270 lb