He also erected new fences and cured for the settlers quantities of hay from the swamp lands.
McLeod states in his diary--of which a copy of the original is in the Provincial Library in Winnipeg--that Fort Douglas was on the south side of Point Douglas, so called from Lord Selkirk's family name, and which McLeod has some claim to have so christened.
Meanwhile the Colonists had taken their lonely way by boat or canoe, to the foot of Lake Winnipeg--not expecting a speedy delivery.

They reached their rendezvous in July.

Lord Selkirk knew in a general way that his Colony was in danger and so had given orders to his faithful officer--Colin Robertson, who had done yeoman service in collecting his first party in Scotland, but who was now in Canada--to engage a number of men and with them proceed to Red River settlement to help his Colonists.

That the real state of things was not known to Robertson, or the founder, appears in the fact that Robertson coming from the East with twenty Canadians, passed up the Red River to the Forks to get the first news of the dispersing of the Colonists.

With his usual dash their rescuer immediately followed the settlers to Jack River, found them very much discouraged but persuaded them to return again to the banks of the Red River.