Fortunately across the Red River in what is now the town of St.
Boniface, he found the freemen who were willing to help him.

He immediately hired a number of these and began work on the new fort.
Somewhat lower down the Red River than the Colony gardens he selected a site on the river banks, now partially fallen in, where George Street at the present days ends.

Here McLeod began to erect a Governor's House, having confidence that the founder would not desert his Colony.

Along with this important project, expecting that the Colonists would return, he turned his men upon the fields of grain--small, but to them very precious.

The yield in this year was good.