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An initial exploration of the area was undertaken by the youngest La Verendrye son, Louis-Joseph Gaultier De La Vérendrye , in 1737 but an epidemic of smallpox thwarted the mission. In 1740 Louis Joseph has a successful trip exploring the Saskatchewan River to a short distance west of Cedar Lake and mapping the site for the first Fort Paskoya at the west end of Cedar Lake . He headed back toward Lake Winnipeg mapping the area and established a site for the first Fort Bourbon. The map of 1740 indicated a site between the Grand Rapids, Manitoba and Lake Winnipeg, on the northern shore of the Saskatchewan or White River. His father then sent men in 1741 to establish the fort. A second Fort Bourbon was established west of the original one a short time later. EXTERNAL LINKS
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