Great quantities of buffalo meat were brought in by the French Canadians and Indians.

Some of this was sent down to the Forks to the party which had remained to built a hut at that point for stores.

At Pembina a storehouse was built immediately, and having given directions to erect several other buildings, the Governor returned by boat to the Forks.

On the 27th of October Owen Keveny, in charge of the second detachment of Colonists, arrived with his party, largely of Irishmen.

These men were taken on to Pembina.