Buildings were first erected here by a party of Norwegians who were driven away from the colony at Red River by the commotions which took place some time ago.

It is now a trading post belonging to the Hudson's Bay Company.

On landing at Norway House we met with Lord Selkirk's colonists who had started from York Factory the day before us.

These poor people were exceedingly pleased at meeting with us again in this wild country; having accompanied them across the Atlantic they viewed us in the light of old acquaintances.

This post was under the charge of Mr.James Sutherland, to whom I am indebted for replacing a minutehand on the chronometer which was broken at the White Fall, and I had afterwards the satisfaction of finding that it went with extraordinary regularity.
The morning of the 7th October was beautifully clear and the observations we obtained place Norway House in latitude 53 degrees 41 minutes 38 seconds North, and longitude 98 degrees 1 minute 24 seconds West; the variation of the magnetic needle 14 degrees 12 minutes 41 seconds East, and its dip 83 degrees 40 minutes 10 seconds.