William Fox Pinhey & Family: More Cumberland House

My father had some memories of living at Cumberland House:

"My two aunts did get up by canoe a few times and in the spring a small paddle-wheel steamer made it up the Saskatchewan while the river was full. The mosquitoes and “no see-ums” were very bad. We lived off moose, fish, canned vegetables and whatever native berries were there. The lake had sturgeon in it and a Russian used to make caviar for my folks. I have a few memories of the North but very little. I can remember a few Cree phrases. Tom and I wore moccasins and deer or moose (hide) coats. It was a swampy country and extremely cold in the winter. Revillon did their best to keep us up there but Mother did not want to stay. We all returned to Prince Albert and then to Winnipeg."