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Transcript: The Mystery of the R---R
A clip shows a big house on a sunny day in a quiet neighbourhood. Next, the team appears in a room, full of old things.
E.B. finds a small white suitcase.
He’s a teenager. He has short curly black hair and is clean-shaven. He wears a plaid shirt over a white T-shirt and brown trousers.
E.B. says OH...
THIS ONE LOOKS SUPER OLD!
MAN, IT'S REALLY DUSTY.
E.B. blows out dust and a label appears.
Kyla has long dark straight hair and wears a dark blouse with a floral detail around the neck.
Kyla says "R...R'S GIFT"?
AND THE LABEL'S ALL SMUDGY,
LIKE IT GOT WET.
E.B. says YEAH, BUT THERE'S
AN APOSTROPHE BEFORE THE "S,"
SO IT MUST BE SOMEBODY'S GIFT.
OKAY...
Kyla takes out a bag.
Kyla says BELLAMY MILL.
MILL, FLOUR MILL...
THIS IS A BAG OF FLOUR!
BUT A BAG OF FLOUR DOESN'T
EXACTLY SAY "HAPPY BIRTHDAY."
E.B. says IT'S TRUE.
Kyla says I WONDER WHAT
KIND OF GIFTS THESE ARE?
Tilly shrugs. She is in her mid-forties. She has dark brown hair down to the shoulders and wears a striped long sleeved shirt under a pink patterned cardigan.
E.B. says YEAH. AND WHO IS
THIS MYSTERIOUS R...R?
Kyla says I DON'T KNOW.
E.B. says MAYBE THIS CANOE
CAN GIVE US A CLUE.
Kyla says WHAT IF THIS CANOE WAS
A GIFT THAT CAME INSIDE A BAG
OF FLOUR? YOU KNOW, LIKE THE
PRIZE INSIDE OF A CEREAL BOX?
E.B. says AH...
Kyla says YEAH, OKAY.
E.B. says YOU KNOW, I JUST CAN'T
IMAGINE WHAT THIS CLUE MEANS.
CAN-OE? GET IT?
LIKE, "CAN YOU"?
Kyla says YEAH, YEAH.
Tilly says YOU KNOW, IT LOOKS LIKE
AN OLD FASHIONED KIND OF CANOE.
MY FRIEND CHRISTIAN HAS ONE
ALMOST EXACTLY LIKE THIS.
E.B. says CALL HIM UP.
I WANT TO GO CANOEING.
Tilly says OKAY.
Kyla says OH. HOW COME I GET STUCK
WITH THE BAG OF FLOUR?
Tilly says SWEETIE, YOU NEVER
KNOW WHICH CLUES WILL LEAD
TO THE MOST EXCITING PLACE.
E.B. says THAT'S TRUE.
Kyla says SO, WHILE YOU'RE OUT
CANOEING I'LL... ACTUALLY HAVE
NO IDEA WHAT TO DO WITH THIS
CLUE. IT DOESN'T EVEN SEEM TO
HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH "GIFT."
Tilly says IT'S TOO BAD
THE FILE LABEL WAS SMUDGED.
E.B. says THERE IS A LABEL
ON THE BAG OF FLOUR.
Kyla says BELLAMY MILL.
E.B. says YEAH.
Kyla says I GUESS I COULD START THERE.
Tilly says AND I'LL STAY HERE
AND DO SOME RESEARCH
ON OLD-FASHIONED CANOES.
Kyla says GREAT.
LET'S SOLVE THIS MYSTERY!
Tilly and E.B. say YES!
(Theme music plays)
A dark red background with letter prints shows the shapes of a girl and a boy in the middle. It lights up and reveals EB and Kyla smiling.
Next, the kids are in a room looking at a portrait. The image zooms in a reveals the image of a woman in her sixties with white hair and a hat.
The song plays and the lyrics go
HISTORY IS FULL OF MYSTERIES
GREAT AUNT HERMIONE
COULD BE HEARD TO SAY
The woman in her sixties unfreezes and picks up a blue shining object from the floor.
The song continues
YOU HAVE TO KNOW
WHAT CAME BEFORE
TO NAVIGATE THE WORLD TODAY
Fast clips show images of a river, a bridge at night and a fire explosion.
The song continues
SHE WAS GOING TO WRITE A BOOK
CALLED "MYSTERY FILES."
Next, pictures of dogs are followed by the woman in her sixties writing down notes on a journal.
The song continues
TO TELL WHAT SHE UNCOVERED
BUT TIME RAN OUT
NEW ADVENTURES CAME FIRST
SO SHE LEFT HER SECRETS
UNDISCOVERED
THe woman in her sixties drives a car and next flies a small aircraft.
The song continues
AUNT TILLY INHERITED
HER BIG OLD HOUSE
FILLED WITH FILES AND CLUES
OF MUMMIES
SPIES AND VOYAGEURS
SCARY CREATURES TOO
Tilly stands in front of the house. She looks shocked. Next, EB checks a metal box full of objects. A mommy, a skull, and an eel appear among other objects.
The song continues
E.B. AND KYLA
WILL COME THROUGH
THEY'LL SOLVE
Kyla shows her phone screen. Tilly holds a lamp and a laptop shows the progress of file saving in a box.
The song continues
THE MYSTERY FILES
UNRAVEL ALL THE MYSTERIES
UPLOAD HIDDEN HISTORIES
THEY'LL SOLVE
EB, Kyla and Tilly pose together in a picture. The title of the show appears below in blue letters: "The Mystery Files."
The song ends
THE MYSTERY FILES.
(music plays)
Christian stands in a canoe by a lake. He’s in his forties, with a goatee and long hair. He’s wearing a red shirt and a striped colourful belt.
The screen shows E.B.’s phone recording his visit to Christian.
E.B. says I'M MEETING
WITH CHRISTIAN PILON.
HE SEEMS TO BE DRESSED IN SOME
SORT OF OLD-FASHIONED COSTUME.
AND HE'S GOT AN OLD-FASHIONED
LOOKING CANOE. MAYBE HE CAN
HELP ME FIGURE OUT THE MEANING
OF HERMIONE'S CANOE CLUE.
Christian says BONJOUR.
E.B. says HI! I'M E.B.!
NICE TO MEET YOU! THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME.
Christian says PLEASURE TO MEET YOU.
E.B. says OKAY, SO ONE QUESTION...
NOT TO BE RUDE OR ANYTHING,
BUT ARE YOU DRESSED LIKE THAT
FOR A REASON?
Christian says I GET THAT
A LOT. ACTUALLY, THIS IS MY
UNIFORM. MY VOYAGEUR UNIFORM.
MY ANCESTORS WERE VOYAGEURS, AND
I LIKE TO... NOT PRETEND, BUT
ACTUALLY TO TRY TO UNDERSTAND
HOW THEY LIVED. SO I DO LIVE
LIKE THEM. AND I HAVE FRIENDS
THAT DO THE SAME THING WITH ME.
WE LIKE TO DO RE-ENACTMENTS.
E.B. says OKAY, SO WHO WERE
THE VOYAGEURS?
Christian says YOU DON'T KNOW THE VOYAGEURS?
THEY WERE THE SUPERMEN OF THE
TIME. THEY WOULD CARRY ALL
THIS CARGO ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
E.B. says YOU MEAN, IN CANOES?
Christian says FOR SURE.
E.B.'S phone rings.
Tilly says HI, E.B.! I FOUND OUT
THAT THE CANOE BELONGED TO
EXPLORERS CALLED THE VOYAGEURS.
E.B. says YEAH, ME TOO! I ACTUALLY
MET A VOYAGEUR. CHRISTIAN, HERE,
LIKES TO RE-ENACT HISTORY,
SO I'M GOING ALONG WITH HIM.
Tilly says COOL. HERE'S WHAT
I FOUND OUT SO FAR. "VOYAGEUR."
MEANS "TRAVELER" IN FRENCH,
AND THE ORIGINAL VOYAGEURS WERE
MAINLY FRENCH CANADIANS. BETWEEN
200 AND 500 YEARS AGO, THEIR JOB
WAS TO TRAVEL FROM SETTLEMENT
TO SETTLEMENT ALONG THE RIVERS
OF THE NEW WORLD.
She plays an animation on her computer. It shows men sailing a canoe.
Tilly continues THEY TRADED
THINGS LIKE TOOLS, BEADS AND
BLANKETS FOR BEAVER FURS
BECAUSE BEAVER FELT HATS
WERE VERY POPULAR IN EUROPE.
I'M NOT TOO SURE THE BEAVERS
WERE HAPPY ABOUT THAT.
E.B. says DO YOU THINK "R...R."
COULD HAVE BEEN A VOYAGEUR
WHO GAVE HERMIONE PRESENTS?
Tilly says THE REAL VOYAGEURS
LIVED 100S OF YEARS AGO.
HERMIONE WASN'T THAT OLD!
E.B. says ALRIGHT, I'LL KEEP LOOKING.
The call ends.
E.B. says THE REASON I'M TRYING TO FIND
OUT ABOUT THE VOYAGEURS
IS BECAUSE OF A MYSTERY.
THIS CANOE IS ONE OF OUR CLUES.
E.B. shows a picture of the canoe they found on the case to Christian.
Christian says YEAH, THAT'S
A VOYAGEUR CANOE, FOR SURE.
E.B. says BUT YOUR CANOE LOOKS
DIFFERENT FROM OURS.
Christian says YEAH, THAT'S
A MODERN CANOE THAT WE USE FOR
RE-ENACTMENTS. THE TRADITIONAL
CANOES, ACTUALLY, WERE MADE BY
THE FIRST NATIONS. THE OUTSIDE
LAYER WAS THE SKIN FROM A BIRCH
BARK TREE. THE INSIDE WAS CEDAR.
EVERYTHING WAS LASHED TOGETHER
BY SPRUCE ROOTS. AND THEN
WE WOULD USE PITCH. THAT'S THE
BLACK STUFF. WE WOULD PUT SOME
GUM, BASICALLY, TO MAKE SURE
THAT IT'S ALL WATERPROOF.
E.B. says HM... WELL, OUR MYSTERY FILE'S
LABEL SAYS "R...R'S GIFT."
DO YOU KNOW WHO THAT COULD BE?
IT'S KIND OF SMUDGED OUT.
Christian says SORRY, CAN'T
HELP YOU. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT
IS. BUT I'LL TELL YOU WHAT...
I'M HEADING OFF TO SEE SOME
FRIENDS ON THE FIRST NATION
RESERVATION. MAYBE THEY KNOW.
E.B. says YEAH?
Christian says YOU'RE MORE
THAN WELCOME TO COME ALONG.
E.B. says ALRIGHT, COOL. BUT YOUR
CANOE LOOKS REALLY BIG FOR TWO
PEOPLE. DO YOU THINK WE'LL BE
ABLE TO ROW IT BY OURSELVES?
Christian says MMM... NO.
BOYS!
Four boys approach them.
E.B. says NICE TO MEET YOU.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
A boy say SAME.
E.B. says SO, WHERE ARE
YOU GUYS ALL FROM?
The boys say AKWESASNE.
Christian says AKWESASNE CANOE CLUB.
E.B. says OH, ALL RIGHT. SO,
DO YOU GUYS USUALLY DO THIS?
YOU KNOW, TRAVEL DOWN
THE VOYAGEUR'S ROUTE?
They say YEAH.
YOU COULD SAY THAT.
E.B. says WELL, I'M HOPING THAT
TRAVELING THIS WATER ROUTE
WITH YOU WILL HELP ME SOLVE
HERMIONE'S CANOE CLUE.
SO LET'S GET STARTED!
Christian says ALRIGHT,
BOYS. JUST GRAB THE PACKS
AND LET'S LOAD UP THE CANOE.
E.B. says ALRIGHT.
E.B. grunts with exertion.
E.B. says THIS IS REALLY HEAVY!
DO VOYAGEURS USUALLY CARRY
REALLY HEAVY PACKS LIKE THAT?
Christian says YEAH, USUALLY THEY'D HAVE A
MINIMUM OF TWO PACKS TO CARRY.
SOME WOULD EVEN CARRY UP TO 5.
E.B. says WHAT! OKAY,
LET ME TRY THIS AGAIN.
Christian says YEAH, YOU'VE
GOT TO FORCE MORE WITH YOUR BODY
AND LESS WITH YOUR FACE!
E.B. says OKAY. LIKE THAT?
NO. NO, WON'T GO...
Christian laughs.
Christian says LET ME
SHOW YOU HOW IT'S DONE.
E.B. says YES, PLEASE.
Christian laughs.
E.B. says OH! I DON'T SUPPOSE THOSE PACKS
HAVE FLOUR, DO THEY?
WE DID TRANSPORT FLOUR, BUT
THESE PACKS DON'T HAVE FLOUR.
E.B. says HM... INTERESTING.
E.B.'s phone rings. It’s Kyla calling.
Kyla says SO, DID YOU SOLVE
THE MYSTERY YET?
E.B. says NO, NOT YET. I'M
TRAVELING TO THE FIRST NATIONS
SETTLEMENT WITH THE VOYAGEURS.
Kyla says E.B., YOU WERE SUPPOSED
TO BE INVESTIGATING!
E.B. says I AM! THE VOYAGEURS DID
TRANSPORT FLOUR IN THESE CANOES,
AND THE FIRST NATIONS PEOPLE
INVENTED THEM.
SO MAYBE THEY'LL KNOW WHY
HERMIONE PUT IT IN HER FILE.
Kyla says OKAY, LET ME KNOW
WHAT YOU FIND OUT.
I'M ALMOST AT THE MILL.
On the canoe, Christian says SALUT DU VOYAGEUR!
They all raise their paddles and say YEAH!
E.B. says I'M IN A CANOE WITH
A VOYAGEUR RE-ENACTOR. SOME OF
THE REAL VOYAGEURS WERE ONLY
A LITTLE BIT OLDER THAN ME.
SO YOU KNOW, WE'RE BEING PRETTY
AUTHENTIC HERE. THE LIFE JACKETS
ARE A MODERN-DAY ADDITION TO
OUR OUTFITS, THOUGH. THE REAL
VOYAGEURS DIDN'T HAVE THEM, AND
APPARENTLY LOTS OF THE VOYAGEURS
COULDN'T EVEN SWIM.
Christian sings in French.
He sings C'EST L'AVIRON
QUI NOUS MÈNE, QUI NOUS MÈNE
C'EST L'AVIRON
QUI NOUS MÈNE EN HAUT
C'EST L'AVIRON
QUI NOUS MÈNE, QUI NOUS MÈNE
C'EST L'AVIRON
QUI NOUS MÈNE EN HAUT
E.B. says WHAT SONG IS THAT?
They chat as they paddle.
Christian says THAT'S AN OLD VOYAGEUR SONG,
ACTUALLY. AND THE SONG WAS USED
TO SET THE PACE. THE QUICKER
YOUR SINGING, THE FASTER YOU
PADDLE. BECAUSE WE'D AVERAGE
ABOUT 50 STROKES A MINUTE.
E.B. says WOW! 50 STROKES A MINUTE?
Christian says YEAH.
E.B. says OKAY, SO EXACTLY
HOW LONG DID VOYAGEURS
CANOE EACH DAY?
Christian says ANYWHERE BETWEEN 12-14 HOURS A
DAY. SOMETIMES THEY WOULD GO 18
HOURS, 24 HOURS... AND IT'S EVEN
RECORDED THAT SOME WOULD GO
40 HOURS WITHOUT SLEEPING.
E.B. says WOW! SO HOW WOULD
THE VOYAGEURS NOT GET LOST?
Christian says WE DIDN'T
HAVE ANY GPS, THAT'S FOR SURE.
WE WOULD RELY HEAVILY,
AT THE BEGINNING, ON A LOT
OF ANISHINAABE PEOPLE. FIRST
NATIONS. WE WERE GOING THROUGH
THEIR TERRITORY, SO WE NEEDED
THEIR GUIDES, THEIR HELP, THEIR
HUNTERS. IT WAS THEIR TERRITORY.
E.B. says THE ANISHINAABE
FIRST NATIONS PEOPLE HELPED
THE VOYAGEURS FIND THEIR WAY
ALONG THESE RIVERS.
A clip on the team’s computer shows a statue of an anishinaabe man.
Christian says LET'S PICK IT
UP... 1! PICK IT UP... 2! 3!
PICK IT UP.
1... 2...
3...
PICK IT UP.
Christian sings
EN M'EN ALLANT
A LA JOLIE ROCHELLE
EN M'EN ALLANT
A LA JOLIE ROCHELLE
E.B. says DON'T YOU THINK WE
SHOULD TAKE A LITTLE BREAK? YOU
KNOW, TO LOOK AT SOME MAPS? NOT
THAT I NEED A BREAK, OF COURSE.
YOU KNOW, I'M FINE. IT'S JUST...
LET'S LOOK AT SOME MAPS.
Christian says SURE!
E.B. says OH, GOOD.
AUNT TILLY JUST TEXTED ME
THIS VOYAGEUR MAP. WHAT CAN YOU
TELL ME ABOUT IT?
Christian says ANISHINAABE WELL, THAT'S A VOYAGEUR MAP
THAT GOES FROM THE EAST COAST,
THE VOYAGEUR ROUTE ALL THE WAY
UP TO LAKE ATHABASCA
IN NORTHERN SASKATCHEWAN.
E.B. says WHAT? HOW FAR IS THAT?
Christian says THAT'S ABOUT
3 000 KILOMETRES. SO, IF YOU
WERE GOING TO GO BY CAR, AT
LEAST 3 DAYS. EASILY 3 DAYS.
E.B. says MORE IF YOU TOOK
BATHROOM BREAKS, AM I RIGHT?
Christian laughs.
Christian says DEFINITELY MORE
IF YOU TOOK BATHROOM BREAKS.
E.B. says BUT SERIOUSLY,
THE VOYAGEURS WENT ALL THAT WAY
JUST BY ROWING?
Christian says ROWING, PORTAGING.
E.B. says TO GET WHERE THEY WANTED
TO GO, THE VOYAGEURS SOMETIMES
HAD TO PORTAGE, WHICH MEANS TO
CARRY THOSE HUGE CANOES PLUS
ALL THE BAGGAGE OVER LAND TO GET
FROM ONE BODY OF WATER TO
ANOTHER. WELL, I'M REALLY GLAD
WE DON'T HAVE 3 000 KILOMETRES
LEFT ON THIS TRIP!
Christian says IT'S JUST AROUND
THE BEND. WE'RE ALMOST THERE.
E.B. says YAY!
Christian says SALUT DU VOYAGEUR!
The boys, Christian and E.B. hit the canoe with their paddles and say YEAH!
Christian says FULL BREAK.
JUST THE LEFT SIDE, FORWARD.
A boy says DON'T FALL IN.
They reach the shore.
Christian says THAT'S IT. NICE.
GOOD. OKAY, E.B.
E.B. says CHRISTIAN, WHOSE
ANCESTORS WERE VOYAGEURS,
HAS TAKEN ME TO MEET SOME FIRST
NATIONS PEOPLE WHO LIVE ALONG
THIS RIVER. I WAS HOPING
THEY COULD HELP ME FIGURE OUT
THE MEANING OF THE CANOE IN
HERMIONE'S MYSTERY FILE. WHEN
I GOT THERE, THEY WERE USING
A SMOKER TO COOK SOME FISH
THEY HAD CAUGHT IN THE RIVER.
Now, E.B. sits on a log chatting with an old man.
E.B. says CHRISTIAN MENTIONED THAT YOUR
ANCESTORS INVENTED THE BIRCH
BARK CANOE. SO, THAT MEANS
THEY MUST KNOW THEIR WAY
AROUND THE RIVER PRETTY WELL.
IS THIS CORRECT?
The old man says YES, THE BIRCH BARK CANOE
IS WHAT WE MAINLY USE FOR OUR
TRAVELS ON THE WATERS, BECAUSE
THEY WERE LIGHT. ACTUALLY,
THE RIVERS AND THE CANOES
ARE SYMBOLIC TO OUR PEOPLE.
E.B. says I SEE. SO DID ANY FIRST
NATIONS TRIBES LIVE ON THE
WATER, OR DO ANY FIRST NATIONS
TRIBES LIVE ON THE WATER?
The old man says YES, THAT'S VERY
ESSENTIAL TO OUR PEOPLE. ALL OF
US USE THE WATERWAYS FOR TRAVEL.
MAINLY, THAT'S THE BEST WAY TO
MOVE FROM ONE POINT TO ANOTHER.
THESE WERE OUR MAJOR HIGHWAYS.
E.B. says WAIT, ARE THERE ANY FIRST
NATIONS TRIBES WITH THE NAMES
"R...R"? LIKE, IT STARTS WITH
AN "R" AND ENDS WITH AN "R"?
The old man says "R"? UMM...
I'M NOT SURE.
E.B. says NO? OKAY, YEAH. JUST
A THOUGHT. IT'S A MYSTERY. IT
HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH CANOES.
MAYBE SOMETHING TO DO
WITH WATER?
The old man says OH, YES. IF YOU DIDN'T
HAVE WATER, YOU WOULDN'T LIVE.
IT'S A MAIN SOURCE OF FOOD
TO OUR PEOPLE. WITHOUT IT, THE
PLANTS WOULDN'T LIVE. NOTHING
WOULD LIVE. IT PROVIDES FISH,
WHICH WE'RE SMOKING HERE TODAY.
Salmons jump in a river.
E.B. says IT LOOKS DELICIOUS.
The old man says WELL, TRY SOME.
E.B. says THANK YOU.
E.B.'s phone rings.
Kyla says SO, DID YOU FIND OUT
WHAT THE CANOE CLUE MEANS?
E.B. says UH, NO...
BUT I'M EATING FISH, WHICH IS
SUPPOSED TO BE BRAIN FOOD.
Kyla says WELL, WE'RE GOING
TO NEED A LOT OF BRAIN POWER.
I'M WORRIED WE'RE NOT GOING TO
BE ABLE TO SOLVE THIS MYSTERY.
WE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT
WE'RE LOOKING FOR, SINCE
THE LABEL WAS SMUDGED.
E.B. says WELL, YOU KNOW... MAYBE
THE MILL WILL GIVE YOU SOME
ANSWERS. MEANWHILE, I THINK
I'LL EAT SOME MORE BRAIN FOOD.
The call ends.
Kyla says HERE I AM
AT THE BELLAMY MILL
TO FIND OUT WHO "R...R" WAS,
OR WHAT R...R'S GIFT WAS. THE
BELLAMY MILL IS PART OF A TOWN
THAT'S BEEN PRESERVED THE SAME
WAY IT WAS 100S OF YEARS AGO.
Kyla walks into a rustic mill building with an apex ceiling.
Kyla says HI, NICE TO MEET YOU.
MY NAME'S KYLA.
Gord is in his late fifties, with a white goatee and short hair. He’s wearing glasses, a gray hat, striped shirt, blue jeans and suspenders.
Gord says HI, I'M GORD.
Kyla says OKAY, SO MY GREAT AUNT
HERMIONE WAS WRITING A BOOK
ABOUT HISTORY'S MYSTERIES,
AND I'M TRYING TO SOLVE
ONE OF THOSE MYSTERIES.
DO YOU THINK YOU CAN TELL ME
WHOSE NAME THIS MIGHT BE?
Gord says MMM... SORRY,
DON'T HAVE A CLUE.
Kyla says PART OF THE LABEL WAS
SMUDGED OFF. WE THINK THAT
A LONG TIME AGO, "R...R" GAVE
A GIFT THAT HAS SOMETHING TO DO
WITH THIS BAG OF FLOUR THAT
HAS YOUR MILL'S NAME ON IT.
Gord says MMM... SORRY.
CAN'T HELP YOU THERE, EITHER.
Kyla says OKAY. WELL, THIS MILL
LOOKS LIKE IT'S BEEN HERE
FOR A LONG TIME.
Gord says ORIGINALLY BUILT IN 1819.
Kyla says WOW! THAT'S ALMOST
200 YEARS OLD.
SO MAYBE SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED
HERE IS THE ANSWER TO THE
MYSTERY? CAN YOU SHOW ME AROUND?
Gord says SURE, NO PROBLEM.
WELL, THE FIRST THING I WANT TO
SHOW YOU, KYLA, IS HOW IMPORTANT
THE RIVER IS TO THE MILL.
IT'S ACTUALLY WHAT POWERS IT.
Kyla says COOL. SO THIS MILL WAS BUILT
BEFORE ELECTRICITY, RIGHT?
Gord says YES, IT WAS.
Kyla says GORD TOLD ME THAT THE
WATER RUSHING THROUGH THE MILL
IS WHAT DRIVES ALL THE DIFFERENT
PARTS. THE FORCE OF THE WATER
MAKES THE TURBINES SPIN, AND
THAT ACTS LIKE A MOTOR POWERING
EVERYTHING ELSE. HERE IN THIS
OLD VILLAGE, THERE WERE 2 OTHER
KINDS OF MILLS POWERED BY WATER.
A man rides a horse drawn wagon.
She continues THERE'S A SAWMILL THAT CUTS
PLANKS OF WOOD SO PEOPLE CAN
BUILD HOUSES, BARNS OR WAGONS
AND A WOOL MILL WHERE WOOL IS
TRANSFORMED INTO YARN TO WEAVE
INTO FABRIC. SO WATER POWER
WAS USED FOR FOOD, SHELTER
AND CLOTHING. AMAZING!
Gord says SO THIS IS THE RACEWAY
WHERE THE WATER FROM THE MILL
POND COMES INTO THE MILL.
BY TURNING THIS, YOU'RE GOING TO
OPEN SMALL GATES ON THE SIDE OF
THE TURBINE, ALLOWING THE WATER
TO COME IN AND START THE WHOLE
MILL. WATCH YOUR FINGERS.
AND THERE'S THE MILL STARTING.
Kyla says WOW.
Several large wheels start to spin.
Gord says SO THE WHOLE MILL
IS RUNNING RIGHT NOW.
ALL WITH WATER POWER.
Kyla says THAT'S COOL. SO THE
PERSON WHO INVENTED THIS PROCESS
WASN'T NAMED "R" SOMETHING?
Gord says NO, I DON'T THINK SO.
Kyla says MAYBE IF YOU SHOW ME HOW
THIS MILL WORKS, I'LL BE ABLE
TO GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING
OF WHAT HERMIONE WAS THINKING?
Gord says SURE.
Kyla says OKAY, SO JUST BY TURNING THAT
ONE GEAR THAT I DID DOWNSTAIRS,
I MADE EVERYTHING TURN ON?
Gord says EXACTLY. YOU'VE TURNED
ON THE WHOLE MILL. YOU'VE GOT
THE GRINDSTONES MOVING.
YOU'VE GOT THE BUCKET ELEVATORS
BEHIND ME MOVING. YOU'VE GOT
THE BOLTER MOVING.
Kyla says SO WHAT'S HAPPENING
RIGHT NOW, HERE?
Gord says RIGHT NOW, HERE, WE'VE
GOT THE GRAIN COMING IN THE TOP.
INSIDE THIS WOODEN CRIB THERE
ARE TWO LARGE STONES, AND THE
DISTANCE BETWEEN THE TWO STONES
IS THE SAME SIZE AS ONE OF THESE
GRAINS OF WHEAT. SO WHAT HAPPENS
IS THAT WHEAT GETS GROUND
BETWEEN THE TWO STONES, AND
WE PRODUCE WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR.
Kyla says TODAY, MODERN FLOUR MILLS USE
BIG INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT TO MAKE
FLOUR REALLY FAST. BUT BEFORE
ELECTRICITY, GORD SAYS, THIS
MILL GROUND TONS OF FLOUR
EVERY YEAR USING JUST THE RIVER
TO POWER IT. ONCE THE GRAIN IS
CRUSHED IT GOES UP THIS ELEVATOR
HERE WHICH IS ALSO POWERED BY
THE RIVER WATER, AND SO IS THE
BOLTER USED FOR SIFTING FLOUR.
A clip on the team’s computer screen shows what Kyla explains.
She continues
SO WE STARTED WITH THIS GRAIN
HERE, AND WE ENDED WITH THIS.
She grabs brown grains and then a white powder.
Kyla says WAIT A SEC... THE GRAIN HERE
WASN'T A GIFT, WAS IT?
Gord says NO, ACTUALLY. THAT'S
WHAT THE FARMERS WOULD HAVE
BROUGHT IN SO THAT THEY COULD
GET FLOUR TO TAKE IT HOME
AND FEED THEIR FAMILIES.
Kyla says SO I GUESS IT WAS A
GOOD IDEA TO LIVE NEAR A MILL,
OTHERWISE YOU'D HAVE TO GRIND IT
BY HAND, WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN
WAY HARDER, RIGHT?
Gord says ABSOLUTELY. MOST OF THE
COMMUNITIES GREW UP AROUND MILLS
LIKE THIS, SO THAT THE MILLS
WERE THE FIRST THING THERE.
SO EVERYONE CAME WHERE THEY
COULD GET THEIR FLOUR GROUND,
THEIR WOOD SAWN, AND
THEIR WOOLEN PRODUCTS.
Kyla says COOL. ALL THAT
FROM THE POWER OF WATER.
TILLY's computer beeps.
Kyla says HI, AUNT TILLY.
Tilly says HI, KYLA.
Kyla says I FOUND OUT A LOT OF
INFORMATION ABOUT THE RIVER
MILL, BUT I STILL DON'T KNOW
WHAT R...R'S GIFT MEANS.
DID YOU FIND OUT ANYTHING?
Tilly says WELL, I MEANT TO LOOK
UP RIVER MILLS, BUT I SORT
OF GOT SIDETRACKED.
Kyla says OKAY. HOW COME YOU HAVE
A STALK OF WHEAT IN YOUR HAIR?
Tilly says WELL, I'VE BEEN
THINKING ABOUT THE BEST PLACES
TO GROW WHEAT. DID YOU KNOW THAT
ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS GREW UP
IN RIVER VALLEYS, IN PLACES
LIKE INDIA, EGYPT AND IRAQ?
RIVER VALLEYS CAN BE GREAT
PLACES TO GROW FOOD BECAUSE THE
SOIL IS SO FULL OF NUTRIENTS.
AND WHEN THERE'S PLENTY OF FOOD,
THERE'S PLENTY OF PEOPLE.
Tilly clicks and a video shows pictures of hieroglyphs on a wall.
Tilly continues ONE OF THE MOST AMAZING OF THESE
RIVER VALLEYS HAD A NAME WHICH
MEANT "BETWEEN TWO RIVERS."
MESOPOTAMIA, IN GREEK.
"POTOMOUS" IS THE GREEK FOR
"RIVER." AND DID YOU KNOW
THE WORD HIPPOPOTAMUS MEANS
RIVER HORSE? FUNNY, HUH?
An animation shows Tilly riding a hippopotamus.
Tilly says WHOA, NELLY!
Kyla laughs.
Tilly says YEAH, I MIGHT HAVE GONE OFF
ON A TANGENT, THERE.
Kyla says INTERESTING, THOUGH.
PEOPLE MAY HAVE LIVED NEAR THAT
MILL BECAUSE THEY ALSO WANTED
TO BE IN THE RIVER VALLEY.
RIVER... WAIT A SEC!
I'M GOING TO CALL E.B.
E.B.'s phone rings.
E.B. says HEY!
They all have a conference call.
Kyla says HEY, E.B.
ARE YOU STILL ON THE RIVER?
E.B. says YEAH, I'M WORKING REALLY HARD
ON SOLVING THIS MYSTERY, HERE.
E.B. sits eating.
Kyla says I THINK I FIGURED OUT
WHAT "R...R" MEANS.
E.B. says REALLY? WHO WAS HE?
Kyla says NOT A HE, BUT A WHAT.
I THINK "R...R" MEANS "RIVER."
Tilly says RIVER!
E.B. says RIVER?
Kyla says THINK ABOUT IT. I'M AT A MILL
ON THE RIVER, AND IT'S POWERED
BY WATER FROM THE RIVER...
E.B. says ... AND THE VOYAGEURS
TRAVELED ON THE RIVERS LIKE
HIGHWAYS! THEY USED THEM TO
TRANSPORT STUFF PEOPLE NEEDED,
LIKE FLOUR. YOU KNOW, I BET THE
SMUDGE ON THIS LABEL WAS FROM
RIVER WATER. LET'S SEE WHAT
HAPPENS WHEN I FILL IN THOSE
MISSING LETTERS. NO WAY!
He touches the screen of his phone and the picture of the label reconstructs.
Kyla says I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT.
MEET ME BACK AT AUNT TILLY'S.
E.B. says ALRIGHT. SEE YOU SOON.
The call ends.
The old man says WHEN I WAS YOUR AGE,
WE DRANK THE WATER RIGHT FROM
THE RIVER. JUST LIKE, HE HAS
THAT TOOL... NO PROBLEM.
E.B. says WHAT IS THAT TOOL CALLED?
Christian says IT'S A LITTLE CANOE CUP.
E.B. says WHAT DOES IT DO?
Christian says WELL, THE VOYAGEURS
WOULD ACTUALLY TIE THAT TO
THEIR SASHES, SO WHEN THEY WERE
PADDLING, THEY COULD JUST
TAKE IT OUT, SCOOP THE WATER,
TAKE A DRINK AND KEEP GOING.
E.B. says WOW, COOL.
Christian says THEY WOULDN'T
HAVE TO STOP. IT FLOATS AS WELL.
E.B. records himself and says ANOTHER ONE OF THE RIVER'S
GIFTS WAS DRINKING WATER, BACK
WHEN PEOPLE DIDN'T HAVE SINKS.
OH, AND FISH. DELICIOUS,
DELICIOUS FISH. BUT ALSO VERY
THIRSTY-MAKING. SO THERE YOU
HAVE IT. FOR PEOPLE A LONG TIME
AGO, THE RIVER'S GIFTS INCLUDED
FRESH DRINKING WATER, FISH AND
A WAY TO TRAVEL WITH REALLY
HEAVY PACKS, WITHOUT HAVING
TO CARRY THEM THE ENTIRE WAY!
Back at the house, the team gathers in front of the computer.
E.B. says I DON'T KNOW. I'M NOT SURE
WE REALLY SOLVED THIS MYSTERY,
YOU KNOW?
Kyla says OF COURSE WE DID.
"R...R" HAS TO MEAN RIVER.
WE FOUND SO MANY GIFTS
THAT THE RIVER GIVES PEOPLE.
E.B. says YEAH, BUT THE LABEL SAYS "GIFT." SINGULAR. LIKE THERE'S
ONLY SUPPOSED TO BE ONE ANSWER.
Tilly says MAYBE ALL THE GIFTS ADD
UP TO ONE BIG SUPER JUMBO GIFT.
Kyla says LET'S SEE. RIVERS
GIVE US TRANSPORTATION...
FOOD, LIKE FISH...
GOOD SOIL TO GROW CROPS... WATER
TO DRINK, THAT'S IMPORTANT!
HEY, ALL OF THE THINGS YOU
REALLY NEED WHEN A BUNCH OF
PEOPLE LIVE IN THE SAME PLACE.
E.B. says LIKE, THE FIRST NATIONS
SETTLEMENTS AND THE EARLY
EUROPEAN SETTLEMENTS WHERE
THE VOYAGEURS TRADED!
Kyla says YOU'RE RIGHT, RIVERS
GAVE PEOPLE EVERYTHING THEY
NEEDED TO MAKE A SETTLEMENT.
E.B. says AND A LOT OF THE PLACES
WE LIVE TODAY GREW OUT OF
THOSE EARLIER SETTLEMENTS.
Tilly says RIGHT! SO MANY TOWNS
SPRUNG UP ON THE RIVERS WHERE
THE VOYAGEUR TRADED, AND PEOPLE
KEPT ON LIVING THERE AS TIME
WENT ON. TODAY, LOTS OF THE
WORLD'S BIGGEST CITIES ARE ON
RIVERS. LONDON, PARIS, SHANGHAI,
NEW YORK, MOSCOW, BANGKOK...
A clip on the computer shows a cargo ship sailing and aerial views of the cities mentioned.
Tilly continues I GUESS IT ALL STARTED WITH A
FEW PEOPLE MOVING THERE TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THE RIVER'S GIFTS,
AND EVENTUALLY THOSE PLACES
GREW INTO CITIES.
Kyla says "R...R'S GIFT."
IS CIVILIZATION!
E.B. says YEAH, YOU'RE RIGHT!
THAT'S A PRETTY HUGE GIFT
FROM R...R....R...R...
Tilly smiles.
Kyla says WAY BETTER THAN A BAG
OF FLOUR AND A SOUVENIR CANOE.
Tilly says YOU KNOW, THIS WAS A SUPER
TOUGH MYSTERY WITHOUT THE LABEL.
GREAT JOB, YOU GUYS! COME ON!
They high-five.
E.B. says BUT IF THE ANSWER HAD
BEEN OBVIOUS, WE WOULDN'T HAVE
HAD THIS SMOKED FISH FROM THE
MOHAWKS, OR THIS HANDMADE BREAD
MADE FROM FLOUR FROM THE MILL.
Kyla says TRUE. THIS WAS INDEED
A VERY TASTY MYSTERY.
Kyla and E.B. say MMMM...
All say MYSTERY SOLVED! POSTING
TO
THE MYSTERY FILES
WEBSITE.
A new video shows the pictures and files recorded and gathered during the episode saved in a box, on a website.
The end credits roll.
An Apartment 11 Production. In association with TVO Kids.
Executive Producers, Patricia Ellington and Marney Malabar.
TVO Kids and Apartment 11 Productions Logos appear.
Florence Productions Incorporated, 2015.
E.B. finds a small white suitcase.
He’s a teenager. He has short curly black hair and is clean-shaven. He wears a plaid shirt over a white T-shirt and brown trousers.
E.B. says OH...
THIS ONE LOOKS SUPER OLD!
MAN, IT'S REALLY DUSTY.
E.B. blows out dust and a label appears.
Kyla has long dark straight hair and wears a dark blouse with a floral detail around the neck.
Kyla says "R...R'S GIFT"?
AND THE LABEL'S ALL SMUDGY,
LIKE IT GOT WET.
E.B. says YEAH, BUT THERE'S
AN APOSTROPHE BEFORE THE "S,"
SO IT MUST BE SOMEBODY'S GIFT.
OKAY...
Kyla takes out a bag.
Kyla says BELLAMY MILL.
MILL, FLOUR MILL...
THIS IS A BAG OF FLOUR!
BUT A BAG OF FLOUR DOESN'T
EXACTLY SAY "HAPPY BIRTHDAY."
E.B. says IT'S TRUE.
Kyla says I WONDER WHAT
KIND OF GIFTS THESE ARE?
Tilly shrugs. She is in her mid-forties. She has dark brown hair down to the shoulders and wears a striped long sleeved shirt under a pink patterned cardigan.
E.B. says YEAH. AND WHO IS
THIS MYSTERIOUS R...R?
Kyla says I DON'T KNOW.
E.B. says MAYBE THIS CANOE
CAN GIVE US A CLUE.
Kyla says WHAT IF THIS CANOE WAS
A GIFT THAT CAME INSIDE A BAG
OF FLOUR? YOU KNOW, LIKE THE
PRIZE INSIDE OF A CEREAL BOX?
E.B. says AH...
Kyla says YEAH, OKAY.
E.B. says YOU KNOW, I JUST CAN'T
IMAGINE WHAT THIS CLUE MEANS.
CAN-OE? GET IT?
LIKE, "CAN YOU"?
Kyla says YEAH, YEAH.
Tilly says YOU KNOW, IT LOOKS LIKE
AN OLD FASHIONED KIND OF CANOE.
MY FRIEND CHRISTIAN HAS ONE
ALMOST EXACTLY LIKE THIS.
E.B. says CALL HIM UP.
I WANT TO GO CANOEING.
Tilly says OKAY.
Kyla says OH. HOW COME I GET STUCK
WITH THE BAG OF FLOUR?
Tilly says SWEETIE, YOU NEVER
KNOW WHICH CLUES WILL LEAD
TO THE MOST EXCITING PLACE.
E.B. says THAT'S TRUE.
Kyla says SO, WHILE YOU'RE OUT
CANOEING I'LL... ACTUALLY HAVE
NO IDEA WHAT TO DO WITH THIS
CLUE. IT DOESN'T EVEN SEEM TO
HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH "GIFT."
Tilly says IT'S TOO BAD
THE FILE LABEL WAS SMUDGED.
E.B. says THERE IS A LABEL
ON THE BAG OF FLOUR.
Kyla says BELLAMY MILL.
E.B. says YEAH.
Kyla says I GUESS I COULD START THERE.
Tilly says AND I'LL STAY HERE
AND DO SOME RESEARCH
ON OLD-FASHIONED CANOES.
Kyla says GREAT.
LET'S SOLVE THIS MYSTERY!
Tilly and E.B. say YES!
(Theme music plays)
A dark red background with letter prints shows the shapes of a girl and a boy in the middle. It lights up and reveals EB and Kyla smiling.
Next, the kids are in a room looking at a portrait. The image zooms in a reveals the image of a woman in her sixties with white hair and a hat.
The song plays and the lyrics go
HISTORY IS FULL OF MYSTERIES
GREAT AUNT HERMIONE
COULD BE HEARD TO SAY
The woman in her sixties unfreezes and picks up a blue shining object from the floor.
The song continues
YOU HAVE TO KNOW
WHAT CAME BEFORE
TO NAVIGATE THE WORLD TODAY
Fast clips show images of a river, a bridge at night and a fire explosion.
The song continues
SHE WAS GOING TO WRITE A BOOK
CALLED "MYSTERY FILES."
Next, pictures of dogs are followed by the woman in her sixties writing down notes on a journal.
The song continues
TO TELL WHAT SHE UNCOVERED
BUT TIME RAN OUT
NEW ADVENTURES CAME FIRST
SO SHE LEFT HER SECRETS
UNDISCOVERED
THe woman in her sixties drives a car and next flies a small aircraft.
The song continues
AUNT TILLY INHERITED
HER BIG OLD HOUSE
FILLED WITH FILES AND CLUES
OF MUMMIES
SPIES AND VOYAGEURS
SCARY CREATURES TOO
Tilly stands in front of the house. She looks shocked. Next, EB checks a metal box full of objects. A mommy, a skull, and an eel appear among other objects.
The song continues
E.B. AND KYLA
WILL COME THROUGH
THEY'LL SOLVE
Kyla shows her phone screen. Tilly holds a lamp and a laptop shows the progress of file saving in a box.
The song continues
THE MYSTERY FILES
UNRAVEL ALL THE MYSTERIES
UPLOAD HIDDEN HISTORIES
THEY'LL SOLVE
EB, Kyla and Tilly pose together in a picture. The title of the show appears below in blue letters: "The Mystery Files."
The song ends
THE MYSTERY FILES.
(music plays)
Christian stands in a canoe by a lake. He’s in his forties, with a goatee and long hair. He’s wearing a red shirt and a striped colourful belt.
The screen shows E.B.’s phone recording his visit to Christian.
E.B. says I'M MEETING
WITH CHRISTIAN PILON.
HE SEEMS TO BE DRESSED IN SOME
SORT OF OLD-FASHIONED COSTUME.
AND HE'S GOT AN OLD-FASHIONED
LOOKING CANOE. MAYBE HE CAN
HELP ME FIGURE OUT THE MEANING
OF HERMIONE'S CANOE CLUE.
Christian says BONJOUR.
E.B. says HI! I'M E.B.!
NICE TO MEET YOU! THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME.
Christian says PLEASURE TO MEET YOU.
E.B. says OKAY, SO ONE QUESTION...
NOT TO BE RUDE OR ANYTHING,
BUT ARE YOU DRESSED LIKE THAT
FOR A REASON?
Christian says I GET THAT
A LOT. ACTUALLY, THIS IS MY
UNIFORM. MY VOYAGEUR UNIFORM.
MY ANCESTORS WERE VOYAGEURS, AND
I LIKE TO... NOT PRETEND, BUT
ACTUALLY TO TRY TO UNDERSTAND
HOW THEY LIVED. SO I DO LIVE
LIKE THEM. AND I HAVE FRIENDS
THAT DO THE SAME THING WITH ME.
WE LIKE TO DO RE-ENACTMENTS.
E.B. says OKAY, SO WHO WERE
THE VOYAGEURS?
Christian says YOU DON'T KNOW THE VOYAGEURS?
THEY WERE THE SUPERMEN OF THE
TIME. THEY WOULD CARRY ALL
THIS CARGO ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
E.B. says YOU MEAN, IN CANOES?
Christian says FOR SURE.
E.B.'S phone rings.
Tilly says HI, E.B.! I FOUND OUT
THAT THE CANOE BELONGED TO
EXPLORERS CALLED THE VOYAGEURS.
E.B. says YEAH, ME TOO! I ACTUALLY
MET A VOYAGEUR. CHRISTIAN, HERE,
LIKES TO RE-ENACT HISTORY,
SO I'M GOING ALONG WITH HIM.
Tilly says COOL. HERE'S WHAT
I FOUND OUT SO FAR. "VOYAGEUR."
MEANS "TRAVELER" IN FRENCH,
AND THE ORIGINAL VOYAGEURS WERE
MAINLY FRENCH CANADIANS. BETWEEN
200 AND 500 YEARS AGO, THEIR JOB
WAS TO TRAVEL FROM SETTLEMENT
TO SETTLEMENT ALONG THE RIVERS
OF THE NEW WORLD.
She plays an animation on her computer. It shows men sailing a canoe.
Tilly continues THEY TRADED
THINGS LIKE TOOLS, BEADS AND
BLANKETS FOR BEAVER FURS
BECAUSE BEAVER FELT HATS
WERE VERY POPULAR IN EUROPE.
I'M NOT TOO SURE THE BEAVERS
WERE HAPPY ABOUT THAT.
E.B. says DO YOU THINK "R...R."
COULD HAVE BEEN A VOYAGEUR
WHO GAVE HERMIONE PRESENTS?
Tilly says THE REAL VOYAGEURS
LIVED 100S OF YEARS AGO.
HERMIONE WASN'T THAT OLD!
E.B. says ALRIGHT, I'LL KEEP LOOKING.
The call ends.
E.B. says THE REASON I'M TRYING TO FIND
OUT ABOUT THE VOYAGEURS
IS BECAUSE OF A MYSTERY.
THIS CANOE IS ONE OF OUR CLUES.
E.B. shows a picture of the canoe they found on the case to Christian.
Christian says YEAH, THAT'S
A VOYAGEUR CANOE, FOR SURE.
E.B. says BUT YOUR CANOE LOOKS
DIFFERENT FROM OURS.
Christian says YEAH, THAT'S
A MODERN CANOE THAT WE USE FOR
RE-ENACTMENTS. THE TRADITIONAL
CANOES, ACTUALLY, WERE MADE BY
THE FIRST NATIONS. THE OUTSIDE
LAYER WAS THE SKIN FROM A BIRCH
BARK TREE. THE INSIDE WAS CEDAR.
EVERYTHING WAS LASHED TOGETHER
BY SPRUCE ROOTS. AND THEN
WE WOULD USE PITCH. THAT'S THE
BLACK STUFF. WE WOULD PUT SOME
GUM, BASICALLY, TO MAKE SURE
THAT IT'S ALL WATERPROOF.
E.B. says HM... WELL, OUR MYSTERY FILE'S
LABEL SAYS "R...R'S GIFT."
DO YOU KNOW WHO THAT COULD BE?
IT'S KIND OF SMUDGED OUT.
Christian says SORRY, CAN'T
HELP YOU. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT
IS. BUT I'LL TELL YOU WHAT...
I'M HEADING OFF TO SEE SOME
FRIENDS ON THE FIRST NATION
RESERVATION. MAYBE THEY KNOW.
E.B. says YEAH?
Christian says YOU'RE MORE
THAN WELCOME TO COME ALONG.
E.B. says ALRIGHT, COOL. BUT YOUR
CANOE LOOKS REALLY BIG FOR TWO
PEOPLE. DO YOU THINK WE'LL BE
ABLE TO ROW IT BY OURSELVES?
Christian says MMM... NO.
BOYS!
Four boys approach them.
E.B. says NICE TO MEET YOU.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
A boy say SAME.
E.B. says SO, WHERE ARE
YOU GUYS ALL FROM?
The boys say AKWESASNE.
Christian says AKWESASNE CANOE CLUB.
E.B. says OH, ALL RIGHT. SO,
DO YOU GUYS USUALLY DO THIS?
YOU KNOW, TRAVEL DOWN
THE VOYAGEUR'S ROUTE?
They say YEAH.
YOU COULD SAY THAT.
E.B. says WELL, I'M HOPING THAT
TRAVELING THIS WATER ROUTE
WITH YOU WILL HELP ME SOLVE
HERMIONE'S CANOE CLUE.
SO LET'S GET STARTED!
Christian says ALRIGHT,
BOYS. JUST GRAB THE PACKS
AND LET'S LOAD UP THE CANOE.
E.B. says ALRIGHT.
E.B. grunts with exertion.
E.B. says THIS IS REALLY HEAVY!
DO VOYAGEURS USUALLY CARRY
REALLY HEAVY PACKS LIKE THAT?
Christian says YEAH, USUALLY THEY'D HAVE A
MINIMUM OF TWO PACKS TO CARRY.
SOME WOULD EVEN CARRY UP TO 5.
E.B. says WHAT! OKAY,
LET ME TRY THIS AGAIN.
Christian says YEAH, YOU'VE
GOT TO FORCE MORE WITH YOUR BODY
AND LESS WITH YOUR FACE!
E.B. says OKAY. LIKE THAT?
NO. NO, WON'T GO...
Christian laughs.
Christian says LET ME
SHOW YOU HOW IT'S DONE.
E.B. says YES, PLEASE.
Christian laughs.
E.B. says OH! I DON'T SUPPOSE THOSE PACKS
HAVE FLOUR, DO THEY?
WE DID TRANSPORT FLOUR, BUT
THESE PACKS DON'T HAVE FLOUR.
E.B. says HM... INTERESTING.
E.B.'s phone rings. It’s Kyla calling.
Kyla says SO, DID YOU SOLVE
THE MYSTERY YET?
E.B. says NO, NOT YET. I'M
TRAVELING TO THE FIRST NATIONS
SETTLEMENT WITH THE VOYAGEURS.
Kyla says E.B., YOU WERE SUPPOSED
TO BE INVESTIGATING!
E.B. says I AM! THE VOYAGEURS DID
TRANSPORT FLOUR IN THESE CANOES,
AND THE FIRST NATIONS PEOPLE
INVENTED THEM.
SO MAYBE THEY'LL KNOW WHY
HERMIONE PUT IT IN HER FILE.
Kyla says OKAY, LET ME KNOW
WHAT YOU FIND OUT.
I'M ALMOST AT THE MILL.
On the canoe, Christian says SALUT DU VOYAGEUR!
They all raise their paddles and say YEAH!
E.B. says I'M IN A CANOE WITH
A VOYAGEUR RE-ENACTOR. SOME OF
THE REAL VOYAGEURS WERE ONLY
A LITTLE BIT OLDER THAN ME.
SO YOU KNOW, WE'RE BEING PRETTY
AUTHENTIC HERE. THE LIFE JACKETS
ARE A MODERN-DAY ADDITION TO
OUR OUTFITS, THOUGH. THE REAL
VOYAGEURS DIDN'T HAVE THEM, AND
APPARENTLY LOTS OF THE VOYAGEURS
COULDN'T EVEN SWIM.
Christian sings in French.
He sings C'EST L'AVIRON
QUI NOUS MÈNE, QUI NOUS MÈNE
C'EST L'AVIRON
QUI NOUS MÈNE EN HAUT
C'EST L'AVIRON
QUI NOUS MÈNE, QUI NOUS MÈNE
C'EST L'AVIRON
QUI NOUS MÈNE EN HAUT
E.B. says WHAT SONG IS THAT?
They chat as they paddle.
Christian says THAT'S AN OLD VOYAGEUR SONG,
ACTUALLY. AND THE SONG WAS USED
TO SET THE PACE. THE QUICKER
YOUR SINGING, THE FASTER YOU
PADDLE. BECAUSE WE'D AVERAGE
ABOUT 50 STROKES A MINUTE.
E.B. says WOW! 50 STROKES A MINUTE?
Christian says YEAH.
E.B. says OKAY, SO EXACTLY
HOW LONG DID VOYAGEURS
CANOE EACH DAY?
Christian says ANYWHERE BETWEEN 12-14 HOURS A
DAY. SOMETIMES THEY WOULD GO 18
HOURS, 24 HOURS... AND IT'S EVEN
RECORDED THAT SOME WOULD GO
40 HOURS WITHOUT SLEEPING.
E.B. says WOW! SO HOW WOULD
THE VOYAGEURS NOT GET LOST?
Christian says WE DIDN'T
HAVE ANY GPS, THAT'S FOR SURE.
WE WOULD RELY HEAVILY,
AT THE BEGINNING, ON A LOT
OF ANISHINAABE PEOPLE. FIRST
NATIONS. WE WERE GOING THROUGH
THEIR TERRITORY, SO WE NEEDED
THEIR GUIDES, THEIR HELP, THEIR
HUNTERS. IT WAS THEIR TERRITORY.
E.B. says THE ANISHINAABE
FIRST NATIONS PEOPLE HELPED
THE VOYAGEURS FIND THEIR WAY
ALONG THESE RIVERS.
A clip on the team’s computer shows a statue of an anishinaabe man.
Christian says LET'S PICK IT
UP... 1! PICK IT UP... 2! 3!
PICK IT UP.
1... 2...
3...
PICK IT UP.
Christian sings
EN M'EN ALLANT
A LA JOLIE ROCHELLE
EN M'EN ALLANT
A LA JOLIE ROCHELLE
E.B. says DON'T YOU THINK WE
SHOULD TAKE A LITTLE BREAK? YOU
KNOW, TO LOOK AT SOME MAPS? NOT
THAT I NEED A BREAK, OF COURSE.
YOU KNOW, I'M FINE. IT'S JUST...
LET'S LOOK AT SOME MAPS.
Christian says SURE!
E.B. says OH, GOOD.
AUNT TILLY JUST TEXTED ME
THIS VOYAGEUR MAP. WHAT CAN YOU
TELL ME ABOUT IT?
Christian says ANISHINAABE WELL, THAT'S A VOYAGEUR MAP
THAT GOES FROM THE EAST COAST,
THE VOYAGEUR ROUTE ALL THE WAY
UP TO LAKE ATHABASCA
IN NORTHERN SASKATCHEWAN.
E.B. says WHAT? HOW FAR IS THAT?
Christian says THAT'S ABOUT
3 000 KILOMETRES. SO, IF YOU
WERE GOING TO GO BY CAR, AT
LEAST 3 DAYS. EASILY 3 DAYS.
E.B. says MORE IF YOU TOOK
BATHROOM BREAKS, AM I RIGHT?
Christian laughs.
Christian says DEFINITELY MORE
IF YOU TOOK BATHROOM BREAKS.
E.B. says BUT SERIOUSLY,
THE VOYAGEURS WENT ALL THAT WAY
JUST BY ROWING?
Christian says ROWING, PORTAGING.
E.B. says TO GET WHERE THEY WANTED
TO GO, THE VOYAGEURS SOMETIMES
HAD TO PORTAGE, WHICH MEANS TO
CARRY THOSE HUGE CANOES PLUS
ALL THE BAGGAGE OVER LAND TO GET
FROM ONE BODY OF WATER TO
ANOTHER. WELL, I'M REALLY GLAD
WE DON'T HAVE 3 000 KILOMETRES
LEFT ON THIS TRIP!
Christian says IT'S JUST AROUND
THE BEND. WE'RE ALMOST THERE.
E.B. says YAY!
Christian says SALUT DU VOYAGEUR!
The boys, Christian and E.B. hit the canoe with their paddles and say YEAH!
Christian says FULL BREAK.
JUST THE LEFT SIDE, FORWARD.
A boy says DON'T FALL IN.
They reach the shore.
Christian says THAT'S IT. NICE.
GOOD. OKAY, E.B.
E.B. says CHRISTIAN, WHOSE
ANCESTORS WERE VOYAGEURS,
HAS TAKEN ME TO MEET SOME FIRST
NATIONS PEOPLE WHO LIVE ALONG
THIS RIVER. I WAS HOPING
THEY COULD HELP ME FIGURE OUT
THE MEANING OF THE CANOE IN
HERMIONE'S MYSTERY FILE. WHEN
I GOT THERE, THEY WERE USING
A SMOKER TO COOK SOME FISH
THEY HAD CAUGHT IN THE RIVER.
Now, E.B. sits on a log chatting with an old man.
E.B. says CHRISTIAN MENTIONED THAT YOUR
ANCESTORS INVENTED THE BIRCH
BARK CANOE. SO, THAT MEANS
THEY MUST KNOW THEIR WAY
AROUND THE RIVER PRETTY WELL.
IS THIS CORRECT?
The old man says YES, THE BIRCH BARK CANOE
IS WHAT WE MAINLY USE FOR OUR
TRAVELS ON THE WATERS, BECAUSE
THEY WERE LIGHT. ACTUALLY,
THE RIVERS AND THE CANOES
ARE SYMBOLIC TO OUR PEOPLE.
E.B. says I SEE. SO DID ANY FIRST
NATIONS TRIBES LIVE ON THE
WATER, OR DO ANY FIRST NATIONS
TRIBES LIVE ON THE WATER?
The old man says YES, THAT'S VERY
ESSENTIAL TO OUR PEOPLE. ALL OF
US USE THE WATERWAYS FOR TRAVEL.
MAINLY, THAT'S THE BEST WAY TO
MOVE FROM ONE POINT TO ANOTHER.
THESE WERE OUR MAJOR HIGHWAYS.
E.B. says WAIT, ARE THERE ANY FIRST
NATIONS TRIBES WITH THE NAMES
"R...R"? LIKE, IT STARTS WITH
AN "R" AND ENDS WITH AN "R"?
The old man says "R"? UMM...
I'M NOT SURE.
E.B. says NO? OKAY, YEAH. JUST
A THOUGHT. IT'S A MYSTERY. IT
HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH CANOES.
MAYBE SOMETHING TO DO
WITH WATER?
The old man says OH, YES. IF YOU DIDN'T
HAVE WATER, YOU WOULDN'T LIVE.
IT'S A MAIN SOURCE OF FOOD
TO OUR PEOPLE. WITHOUT IT, THE
PLANTS WOULDN'T LIVE. NOTHING
WOULD LIVE. IT PROVIDES FISH,
WHICH WE'RE SMOKING HERE TODAY.
Salmons jump in a river.
E.B. says IT LOOKS DELICIOUS.
The old man says WELL, TRY SOME.
E.B. says THANK YOU.
E.B.'s phone rings.
Kyla says SO, DID YOU FIND OUT
WHAT THE CANOE CLUE MEANS?
E.B. says UH, NO...
BUT I'M EATING FISH, WHICH IS
SUPPOSED TO BE BRAIN FOOD.
Kyla says WELL, WE'RE GOING
TO NEED A LOT OF BRAIN POWER.
I'M WORRIED WE'RE NOT GOING TO
BE ABLE TO SOLVE THIS MYSTERY.
WE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT
WE'RE LOOKING FOR, SINCE
THE LABEL WAS SMUDGED.
E.B. says WELL, YOU KNOW... MAYBE
THE MILL WILL GIVE YOU SOME
ANSWERS. MEANWHILE, I THINK
I'LL EAT SOME MORE BRAIN FOOD.
The call ends.
Kyla says HERE I AM
AT THE BELLAMY MILL
TO FIND OUT WHO "R...R" WAS,
OR WHAT R...R'S GIFT WAS. THE
BELLAMY MILL IS PART OF A TOWN
THAT'S BEEN PRESERVED THE SAME
WAY IT WAS 100S OF YEARS AGO.
Kyla walks into a rustic mill building with an apex ceiling.
Kyla says HI, NICE TO MEET YOU.
MY NAME'S KYLA.
Gord is in his late fifties, with a white goatee and short hair. He’s wearing glasses, a gray hat, striped shirt, blue jeans and suspenders.
Gord says HI, I'M GORD.
Kyla says OKAY, SO MY GREAT AUNT
HERMIONE WAS WRITING A BOOK
ABOUT HISTORY'S MYSTERIES,
AND I'M TRYING TO SOLVE
ONE OF THOSE MYSTERIES.
DO YOU THINK YOU CAN TELL ME
WHOSE NAME THIS MIGHT BE?
Gord says MMM... SORRY,
DON'T HAVE A CLUE.
Kyla says PART OF THE LABEL WAS
SMUDGED OFF. WE THINK THAT
A LONG TIME AGO, "R...R" GAVE
A GIFT THAT HAS SOMETHING TO DO
WITH THIS BAG OF FLOUR THAT
HAS YOUR MILL'S NAME ON IT.
Gord says MMM... SORRY.
CAN'T HELP YOU THERE, EITHER.
Kyla says OKAY. WELL, THIS MILL
LOOKS LIKE IT'S BEEN HERE
FOR A LONG TIME.
Gord says ORIGINALLY BUILT IN 1819.
Kyla says WOW! THAT'S ALMOST
200 YEARS OLD.
SO MAYBE SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED
HERE IS THE ANSWER TO THE
MYSTERY? CAN YOU SHOW ME AROUND?
Gord says SURE, NO PROBLEM.
WELL, THE FIRST THING I WANT TO
SHOW YOU, KYLA, IS HOW IMPORTANT
THE RIVER IS TO THE MILL.
IT'S ACTUALLY WHAT POWERS IT.
Kyla says COOL. SO THIS MILL WAS BUILT
BEFORE ELECTRICITY, RIGHT?
Gord says YES, IT WAS.
Kyla says GORD TOLD ME THAT THE
WATER RUSHING THROUGH THE MILL
IS WHAT DRIVES ALL THE DIFFERENT
PARTS. THE FORCE OF THE WATER
MAKES THE TURBINES SPIN, AND
THAT ACTS LIKE A MOTOR POWERING
EVERYTHING ELSE. HERE IN THIS
OLD VILLAGE, THERE WERE 2 OTHER
KINDS OF MILLS POWERED BY WATER.
A man rides a horse drawn wagon.
She continues THERE'S A SAWMILL THAT CUTS
PLANKS OF WOOD SO PEOPLE CAN
BUILD HOUSES, BARNS OR WAGONS
AND A WOOL MILL WHERE WOOL IS
TRANSFORMED INTO YARN TO WEAVE
INTO FABRIC. SO WATER POWER
WAS USED FOR FOOD, SHELTER
AND CLOTHING. AMAZING!
Gord says SO THIS IS THE RACEWAY
WHERE THE WATER FROM THE MILL
POND COMES INTO THE MILL.
BY TURNING THIS, YOU'RE GOING TO
OPEN SMALL GATES ON THE SIDE OF
THE TURBINE, ALLOWING THE WATER
TO COME IN AND START THE WHOLE
MILL. WATCH YOUR FINGERS.
AND THERE'S THE MILL STARTING.
Kyla says WOW.
Several large wheels start to spin.
Gord says SO THE WHOLE MILL
IS RUNNING RIGHT NOW.
ALL WITH WATER POWER.
Kyla says THAT'S COOL. SO THE
PERSON WHO INVENTED THIS PROCESS
WASN'T NAMED "R" SOMETHING?
Gord says NO, I DON'T THINK SO.
Kyla says MAYBE IF YOU SHOW ME HOW
THIS MILL WORKS, I'LL BE ABLE
TO GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING
OF WHAT HERMIONE WAS THINKING?
Gord says SURE.
Kyla says OKAY, SO JUST BY TURNING THAT
ONE GEAR THAT I DID DOWNSTAIRS,
I MADE EVERYTHING TURN ON?
Gord says EXACTLY. YOU'VE TURNED
ON THE WHOLE MILL. YOU'VE GOT
THE GRINDSTONES MOVING.
YOU'VE GOT THE BUCKET ELEVATORS
BEHIND ME MOVING. YOU'VE GOT
THE BOLTER MOVING.
Kyla says SO WHAT'S HAPPENING
RIGHT NOW, HERE?
Gord says RIGHT NOW, HERE, WE'VE
GOT THE GRAIN COMING IN THE TOP.
INSIDE THIS WOODEN CRIB THERE
ARE TWO LARGE STONES, AND THE
DISTANCE BETWEEN THE TWO STONES
IS THE SAME SIZE AS ONE OF THESE
GRAINS OF WHEAT. SO WHAT HAPPENS
IS THAT WHEAT GETS GROUND
BETWEEN THE TWO STONES, AND
WE PRODUCE WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR.
Kyla says TODAY, MODERN FLOUR MILLS USE
BIG INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT TO MAKE
FLOUR REALLY FAST. BUT BEFORE
ELECTRICITY, GORD SAYS, THIS
MILL GROUND TONS OF FLOUR
EVERY YEAR USING JUST THE RIVER
TO POWER IT. ONCE THE GRAIN IS
CRUSHED IT GOES UP THIS ELEVATOR
HERE WHICH IS ALSO POWERED BY
THE RIVER WATER, AND SO IS THE
BOLTER USED FOR SIFTING FLOUR.
A clip on the team’s computer screen shows what Kyla explains.
She continues
SO WE STARTED WITH THIS GRAIN
HERE, AND WE ENDED WITH THIS.
She grabs brown grains and then a white powder.
Kyla says WAIT A SEC... THE GRAIN HERE
WASN'T A GIFT, WAS IT?
Gord says NO, ACTUALLY. THAT'S
WHAT THE FARMERS WOULD HAVE
BROUGHT IN SO THAT THEY COULD
GET FLOUR TO TAKE IT HOME
AND FEED THEIR FAMILIES.
Kyla says SO I GUESS IT WAS A
GOOD IDEA TO LIVE NEAR A MILL,
OTHERWISE YOU'D HAVE TO GRIND IT
BY HAND, WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN
WAY HARDER, RIGHT?
Gord says ABSOLUTELY. MOST OF THE
COMMUNITIES GREW UP AROUND MILLS
LIKE THIS, SO THAT THE MILLS
WERE THE FIRST THING THERE.
SO EVERYONE CAME WHERE THEY
COULD GET THEIR FLOUR GROUND,
THEIR WOOD SAWN, AND
THEIR WOOLEN PRODUCTS.
Kyla says COOL. ALL THAT
FROM THE POWER OF WATER.
TILLY's computer beeps.
Kyla says HI, AUNT TILLY.
Tilly says HI, KYLA.
Kyla says I FOUND OUT A LOT OF
INFORMATION ABOUT THE RIVER
MILL, BUT I STILL DON'T KNOW
WHAT R...R'S GIFT MEANS.
DID YOU FIND OUT ANYTHING?
Tilly says WELL, I MEANT TO LOOK
UP RIVER MILLS, BUT I SORT
OF GOT SIDETRACKED.
Kyla says OKAY. HOW COME YOU HAVE
A STALK OF WHEAT IN YOUR HAIR?
Tilly says WELL, I'VE BEEN
THINKING ABOUT THE BEST PLACES
TO GROW WHEAT. DID YOU KNOW THAT
ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS GREW UP
IN RIVER VALLEYS, IN PLACES
LIKE INDIA, EGYPT AND IRAQ?
RIVER VALLEYS CAN BE GREAT
PLACES TO GROW FOOD BECAUSE THE
SOIL IS SO FULL OF NUTRIENTS.
AND WHEN THERE'S PLENTY OF FOOD,
THERE'S PLENTY OF PEOPLE.
Tilly clicks and a video shows pictures of hieroglyphs on a wall.
Tilly continues ONE OF THE MOST AMAZING OF THESE
RIVER VALLEYS HAD A NAME WHICH
MEANT "BETWEEN TWO RIVERS."
MESOPOTAMIA, IN GREEK.
"POTOMOUS" IS THE GREEK FOR
"RIVER." AND DID YOU KNOW
THE WORD HIPPOPOTAMUS MEANS
RIVER HORSE? FUNNY, HUH?
An animation shows Tilly riding a hippopotamus.
Tilly says WHOA, NELLY!
Kyla laughs.
Tilly says YEAH, I MIGHT HAVE GONE OFF
ON A TANGENT, THERE.
Kyla says INTERESTING, THOUGH.
PEOPLE MAY HAVE LIVED NEAR THAT
MILL BECAUSE THEY ALSO WANTED
TO BE IN THE RIVER VALLEY.
RIVER... WAIT A SEC!
I'M GOING TO CALL E.B.
E.B.'s phone rings.
E.B. says HEY!
They all have a conference call.
Kyla says HEY, E.B.
ARE YOU STILL ON THE RIVER?
E.B. says YEAH, I'M WORKING REALLY HARD
ON SOLVING THIS MYSTERY, HERE.
E.B. sits eating.
Kyla says I THINK I FIGURED OUT
WHAT "R...R" MEANS.
E.B. says REALLY? WHO WAS HE?
Kyla says NOT A HE, BUT A WHAT.
I THINK "R...R" MEANS "RIVER."
Tilly says RIVER!
E.B. says RIVER?
Kyla says THINK ABOUT IT. I'M AT A MILL
ON THE RIVER, AND IT'S POWERED
BY WATER FROM THE RIVER...
E.B. says ... AND THE VOYAGEURS
TRAVELED ON THE RIVERS LIKE
HIGHWAYS! THEY USED THEM TO
TRANSPORT STUFF PEOPLE NEEDED,
LIKE FLOUR. YOU KNOW, I BET THE
SMUDGE ON THIS LABEL WAS FROM
RIVER WATER. LET'S SEE WHAT
HAPPENS WHEN I FILL IN THOSE
MISSING LETTERS. NO WAY!
He touches the screen of his phone and the picture of the label reconstructs.
Kyla says I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT.
MEET ME BACK AT AUNT TILLY'S.
E.B. says ALRIGHT. SEE YOU SOON.
The call ends.
The old man says WHEN I WAS YOUR AGE,
WE DRANK THE WATER RIGHT FROM
THE RIVER. JUST LIKE, HE HAS
THAT TOOL... NO PROBLEM.
E.B. says WHAT IS THAT TOOL CALLED?
Christian says IT'S A LITTLE CANOE CUP.
E.B. says WHAT DOES IT DO?
Christian says WELL, THE VOYAGEURS
WOULD ACTUALLY TIE THAT TO
THEIR SASHES, SO WHEN THEY WERE
PADDLING, THEY COULD JUST
TAKE IT OUT, SCOOP THE WATER,
TAKE A DRINK AND KEEP GOING.
E.B. says WOW, COOL.
Christian says THEY WOULDN'T
HAVE TO STOP. IT FLOATS AS WELL.
E.B. records himself and says ANOTHER ONE OF THE RIVER'S
GIFTS WAS DRINKING WATER, BACK
WHEN PEOPLE DIDN'T HAVE SINKS.
OH, AND FISH. DELICIOUS,
DELICIOUS FISH. BUT ALSO VERY
THIRSTY-MAKING. SO THERE YOU
HAVE IT. FOR PEOPLE A LONG TIME
AGO, THE RIVER'S GIFTS INCLUDED
FRESH DRINKING WATER, FISH AND
A WAY TO TRAVEL WITH REALLY
HEAVY PACKS, WITHOUT HAVING
TO CARRY THEM THE ENTIRE WAY!
Back at the house, the team gathers in front of the computer.
E.B. says I DON'T KNOW. I'M NOT SURE
WE REALLY SOLVED THIS MYSTERY,
YOU KNOW?
Kyla says OF COURSE WE DID.
"R...R" HAS TO MEAN RIVER.
WE FOUND SO MANY GIFTS
THAT THE RIVER GIVES PEOPLE.
E.B. says YEAH, BUT THE LABEL SAYS "GIFT." SINGULAR. LIKE THERE'S
ONLY SUPPOSED TO BE ONE ANSWER.
Tilly says MAYBE ALL THE GIFTS ADD
UP TO ONE BIG SUPER JUMBO GIFT.
Kyla says LET'S SEE. RIVERS
GIVE US TRANSPORTATION...
FOOD, LIKE FISH...
GOOD SOIL TO GROW CROPS... WATER
TO DRINK, THAT'S IMPORTANT!
HEY, ALL OF THE THINGS YOU
REALLY NEED WHEN A BUNCH OF
PEOPLE LIVE IN THE SAME PLACE.
E.B. says LIKE, THE FIRST NATIONS
SETTLEMENTS AND THE EARLY
EUROPEAN SETTLEMENTS WHERE
THE VOYAGEURS TRADED!
Kyla says YOU'RE RIGHT, RIVERS
GAVE PEOPLE EVERYTHING THEY
NEEDED TO MAKE A SETTLEMENT.
E.B. says AND A LOT OF THE PLACES
WE LIVE TODAY GREW OUT OF
THOSE EARLIER SETTLEMENTS.
Tilly says RIGHT! SO MANY TOWNS
SPRUNG UP ON THE RIVERS WHERE
THE VOYAGEUR TRADED, AND PEOPLE
KEPT ON LIVING THERE AS TIME
WENT ON. TODAY, LOTS OF THE
WORLD'S BIGGEST CITIES ARE ON
RIVERS. LONDON, PARIS, SHANGHAI,
NEW YORK, MOSCOW, BANGKOK...
A clip on the computer shows a cargo ship sailing and aerial views of the cities mentioned.
Tilly continues I GUESS IT ALL STARTED WITH A
FEW PEOPLE MOVING THERE TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THE RIVER'S GIFTS,
AND EVENTUALLY THOSE PLACES
GREW INTO CITIES.
Kyla says "R...R'S GIFT."
IS CIVILIZATION!
E.B. says YEAH, YOU'RE RIGHT!
THAT'S A PRETTY HUGE GIFT
FROM R...R....R...R...
Tilly smiles.
Kyla says WAY BETTER THAN A BAG
OF FLOUR AND A SOUVENIR CANOE.
Tilly says YOU KNOW, THIS WAS A SUPER
TOUGH MYSTERY WITHOUT THE LABEL.
GREAT JOB, YOU GUYS! COME ON!
They high-five.
E.B. says BUT IF THE ANSWER HAD
BEEN OBVIOUS, WE WOULDN'T HAVE
HAD THIS SMOKED FISH FROM THE
MOHAWKS, OR THIS HANDMADE BREAD
MADE FROM FLOUR FROM THE MILL.
Kyla says TRUE. THIS WAS INDEED
A VERY TASTY MYSTERY.
Kyla and E.B. say MMMM...
All say MYSTERY SOLVED! POSTING
TO
THE MYSTERY FILES
WEBSITE.
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