1 10 1 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d4f5a1be68e1471e071c806853bdc677.pdf d34487e268a975ae319fbedd5b25a17b PDF Text Text ��1850 time 20. McDonell up B e a v e r Farm Sept - 19. A. at Cows, Bull'd abt t h i s Thursday. purpose. Very the Lake We for a tried every of a field N all where but scarce - Bapte to great bulling by B1 are a from Black I lull - Wd woman. of Clover up w i t h they deer, head very as across time taken present were the Cask cows abt f i n e Calm d a y . R's Deer abt t h e The C & Daley Johny our bought Esq he Pigs the the below - been coming it big sun had in Mitchikan Visitors the Dogs the the after after went above the about the with from to o l d little and one they drove started which b y Meg & F a n n y who out no d e e r - but over again blowing 2 McDonell d r o v e down Alick sold seen for up o u r C o w s Dogs some f i s h us - f i n e M o r n g but badly who a f t e r w a r d s very many men Charles Friday was Bay, found the the but with took d o w n Baptiste drove then walked mountains & time down, home r o u n d some Point no p.1 �Roney up 21. 22. & it us & the House McDonel1s off shore the report in a &c, the House, of Him our Bte & A l i c k day. for one o f fine the for Charles pike - it as accomp- light last the opposite only we a t shot side thick Ball, as bed. with to plenty of our got staying some down is sent who nets we of with a neck Shots, which we h a d - & use (3) across, use - - Cleaned the case for Blk - very unfit with &c last started Goods away Ronald T o o k up a l l took of a supply I to the opposite we g o t 7 pts on Fellow Seven it, then old & bo f o r e side large expending to k i l l home some d i s t a n t we c a m e kept till M o o nt o h e l p a after proved lishe'd it abt. f i n e C a l m M o r n i n g - we 11 o c l o c k 5 Pts o n e abt. Bull, was Saturday our nets Alex Mr. for noon he Little, for &c. present. Guns Pork the Bar. Abt. Chute Sunday. 2nd Thursday �Money down 26. Thursday - a Most but to t a k e up day. Gangs fo r C a n o e Bibays' all got Bte ft the day. We had in the & D Mc Q u a i g by hunting Saturday. been Ronald H e a v y r a i n y w e a t h e r moat weak - B l k o f o u r S u p p l i e s - I was v e r v un- l e n d id d a y - S e l f & p a r t y w i th a part Complaint. better to h e l p down h a v i n g & wife hard morning Nw. W i n d - ft little Limits f o r E E & Co. - w r o t e went to C h a r l e s I was s o m e t h i n g o f a Bowel home a g a i n well Friday. Bowel 2 7 . 1 had a Alick 28. Blanc ft M a l d o o n Byers Old - Family, ft strong - all b l ew e x e s s s i v e l y very cold friends• Michael. Chute St night. it Sunday. all to 2 n d T i m b e r on Le Potato's - went down i oyij. l a i n t 29. clear Piss's not Pisseduwa but with from L i t t . R o n a I d & D. Mc C a y d e t a i n e d visits settled I ' m better Monday of th �10 Bags o f Sm. Potaes. St Octr. 1. a 30. M o n d a y , a fine brt day on us 2 in litt the Pigs Point. Sam fine & the weather calmed & Bags as down S. also small Bag 4 Indian commence - Perrigo a Canoe to Chore up - once real potaes, of shot came 1 say c o l d & I bound Lift. men of a a to 2 Trout regularly us pike, Island not wet of their Crop rather mowing 2 n d but Gang to a back Wednesday the S h a n t y they give to which Crops, - but H 4 Upper way u p , for 10 brt. they got 4 t h e Cows cool & late stuff Place, Gillian for rather - East o f C lazy net Bull of very them. on L B Chere Beaudoin up for E E & Co Evening Timber makers the of Breakfast, o f Men ( t i m b e r makers) _________________ p a s s ' d in Gang taking A& a n u m b e r after with & operations & Alick the & t h e O l d Woman & M a r i e Bapte farming Blk for out - the partridges Corn 5 a day Crappie weather Cloudy & the saving Tuesday. for their at C h a r l e s — drawing still while Clover Oxen Port �l f Bowel Cagain omplaint 2. 3. 4. 5. & Wednesday Thursday Weather Vick variable came Fanny £ w at t a k e n up with all last over the they p a s s e d very went t h e Bay - the d e e r in for & they Trout - Island Canoe suckers. 2 more n e t s the 5 canoeing somer a i n ,Hannah& home h a v i n g & Alick & 1ong sorts o f P o t a t o ' s - up v e r y warm - at - nine & Jn° Clarke put down had the d o g s & t r a v e l l ' s a 1 1 but got no s t a r t . with a fine day, Canoes below & B l k B a p t i s e rather two 2 l / 2 f i n e the potatoes the pike. Friday. this the morning back o f - in mountains scarce sett A nett i n the e v e n i n g they produced 6 p i k e & 2 S a t u r d a y . I l e n t C MD & h i s c l e r k a Smurm h i g h wind f r o m the N Wst - I was v e r y u n w e l l a l l day. n e t s o n l vproduced4 pike 2 suckers & 1 sunfish - across Very the Sunday �October 1 Trout f r the G u a r d Net Guard Net 1 Trout - 6. 7. to p a r t a k e Hanna, very windy & r a t h e r c o o l down - Smurm Sunday. went net guar d & Alick from the Dick on Wst the 2nd and Self 1 Trout & pudding Curly day - only Fanny o f a plum not to & c o o l morng. a f t e r at very 6 Nick well we drawing our loaded night brot. being - frost. some o f E g a n s w i t h 2 strayed Black Baptiste Inst'- with Meg, & where h e had people wind Bay 1 Nets Bay Trout.- ( 4) by the mercy the only of a l t h o something & up at C h a r l e s , i n commemoration o f B e t s y ' s B i r t h d a y which took p l a c e lake at h o n e Mink N on the way up - Perrigo's staid from had Canoes Monday. net the day, from all 12 p i k e nearly Evening. unwell e a r l y - Black & A l i c k c h o p p i n g the t h e guard - - but in pike. the a f t e r n o o n forenoon 7 in the - Still Lodgers o f f in firewood better 1 felt much i n d i s p o s e d GOD, produced better nets Girls �Commenced s h i n g at Creek. 9. 85 pike 10. Bornns- Creek Pellerin I came down from h i s uppr Farm, a f t e r one months a b s e n c e Girls last Richard The n i g h t busy s e w i n g , Wednesday. were f l a m b e a u x i n g most o f night, shot 7 Sth Shore- of in myloins,Ifeelmuchbetterthismorning.-nofish disturbed appearance the Indians 2 partges. i n the p o i n t . for t h e p a i n I was not with along n i g h t v e r y calm, & the the night & only drawing. the c a l m contd. & m i l d last Boys c h o p p i n g & t h i s morning rain. diarrhoea net - 4 pike & 2 w fish from the 4 Bay nets Smurm & Meg & Dick took seven nets to fish at B. Creek. at night we had Mr. Durrell & 3 men down from L. B. Chere - Self better in the evening but turned to Costive Alick & Blk Baptisite fetched 2 loads of Clay from the Port - ready for Plaistering Thursday - fine Calm, but dull, morning -being troubled with tooth ache last night - got Maldoon to draw the tooth with the Bullet Mould - Blk Bte plaistering - Alik various, he got Cedar for Net Sticks & shot 1 partge. - delivered a �11. 12. home V e r y warm & sultry Morris`s b l i n d Ox Net not s e e n at a statement of The from o r d e r ns C Flour of ft Pork McDonell, Sucker fishers - 2 Creek Bay n e t s Born the The from Clarke pike evening them - fishers off up this to - 8 the - they In pike - date disbursements to 85 ( a floats Morris`people n i g h t ft i t Net Ino morning the 110 after - the Rain pasture outside station night for I s l a n d brot last the plaisteritig - the people Oliver & to be m i l k e d ft Morris's o f Oxen of this day. afternoon deal of this a great part last We h a d greatest of The warm w e a t h e r 11 H e e d to heavy & contd. r a i n Br C r e e k had 7 nets with We had Friday. The - The we had in coming B a p t t s t e ft A l i e k 3d with - at n i g h t regular - Blk season. Breakfast good with & 2 others) still The Cows v e r y is Camron Brother so - I made a n u m b e r House of the o p p r e s s e d me v e r y much aturday. on inside cont'd the left a blind �130 pike B Creek Kills In t h e afternoon, during the thank to l o o k for came of by A l i k Rain, left Edward they & f o r Red C e d a r GoD after Heavy went - They the Foy well Peter all in with away 9 Hunters quite Lake, left old them Byers shew the done Chas. they are from Hound - they t h e y r e t d . home - retd. s t r o nCge. d a r Red dinner say this morning. they fog on them to Shanty w i t h men &p r o v i s n s .&c a with start loaded to & Trout. Boy p a s s ' d homewd. f i s h e r s brot. 130 p i k e m. weather kept t h e L a k e - Mrs. P e a r c e & p e t e r the h e a d a r r i v e d from M i n k L a k e at t h e r e - they mountains - Rheumatism - The bad fishers & accompanied H ealth to , r nthough Wst. win d d &ay tu i n g c o not ld. Brennans Creek being bad o f our in N early bn ed ta ty e .r Su off 1/2 Creek Black Baptiste to B . with 4 Canoes frost, Barr. the B Creek s t o c k abt. 1 / 2 pt. 10 a . at nigh t only their nets - Ignias t h e y had over White Spawning. went La B l a n c 1 4 . Monday. 13. Morris' blind ox Limits. Road a �5 Bls F l o u r taken Trout Trout Trout only beginning. 26 32 Thunder &c. Road. fishers retd their ox. The B . also Creek - Payei McD Pelerin & old Shoals place, for the the r i g h t got 10 to shew I Trout - the Ronald & A l i c k Station. Little not them down - B a p t i s t e went in the d a y w i t h us - P e r r i g o Flour. Farm. to We s l a u g h t e r d Wm M o r r i s ' b l i n d again 5 B'ls r e t d . to h i s upper took away of Smurm - I put down 2 n e t s at & remd. the r e s t field set down by trout w h i l e p u t t i n g one 2 to B y e r s O l d S h a n t y aback o f B Creek thro' from night. trout weather - Tho busy at night Egans party shoal - the e v e n i n g - Flambeaux big Appearance a dozen o f t h e same no. l a s t l e f t abt. 8 a m . of a change of meadows & retd. i n at 1 6 . Wednesday - Harrison & party t h e 2 n e t s & t h e y took almost put �C.R. McD took 2 Bls Trout W fish away 8 4 them the 2 abt. n o o n - litt Pigs & a new of out Nett.- I t commenced the Lake many & 4 flour - but fish & a at 11 raining - - other - at long Trout no s t a r t w h i c h contd. - but W t h e R i v e r c a m e home in 19. the mouth shoals from a good the a f t e r n o o n t h e y had in but Island Saturday. fine day. o n l y 2 2 T r o u t from a l l t h e N e t s 22 T r o u t at home home & we h a v e 6 o l d n e t s & 1 new n e t s e t a b o u t t h e the Fishers at nets the few the Dogs i n , pike but We had Bls uncommon 1 y s c a r c e 3 pork are the Deer indeed got morning Landing this nets & down Lime the self for from a l l & fairfield but Smurm to & 4 W fish fog uppr Trout heavy from C o l l s -Black & A l i c k ditto Sunday - Very 8 all brot. Pork 20. - only Baptiste while home - - the - Family w e n t down things potacs visit-ing �1 Rabbit a t home 21. 22. potacs all pumpkins. this Bill by Mr for in time now & again a present - down - excepting us N a 12 Sun- Bag some r a w of Sam up Mother - went Wst. People who Farmers Wife B.C. his wd Perrigo's morning join with cool to Litt Burke sent day Egan's to fine not Charles the & Farm - I p u r s u e d Groux them. &c the them Dan Messrs & as f a r as Hickey our got Shoal I Farm up Cameron) the brot from Port Charles'. & brot. - poor t h e HOME them Fishers from mended little & Lake Island at Moleskin - Baptiste ( N overtake Lime yds. late 2 men the 4 Evening left Evening he very we d r i e d of from M a k w a ' s & & - Head River nets day of best fine 1 W fish a their MO. - o f f 2aRfatbebrt s B r e a k f a s t t o t h e i r n e t s at t h e 2 Partge [?] ou r of C othe w s Lake c l e a r e d o u t e a r l y t h i s morn- but yesterday of Carrots before past the d a y foggy s t r om went Monday. Hannah&D i c k again hd of the L a k e . ing Bay but c o u l d the & Tea. the up Durrell & Perrigo , with in pass'd Cows no Trout but 8 all from Tuesday. home success nets �7. .Rabbit is home Set nets in nets (old) Baptiste pain in Hearth the a f t e r n o o n Kitchen w e n t down his Shoal Mr not to little seen morning with our old night Morris last - ? w i t h eese men on nets foggy night s i t h a pain in the back last n i g h t , £ i t s Bay I c a n g o a b o u t to d o a n y t h i n g , after fix - all C to help Cloudy Morn? to Charles* Blustering n e t s ft some some at The here - a very Supplied r o u t e on - a the Most their a Bowel C o m p a i n t after with day Pitwewe had MR. Wm M o r r i s s the fine to employed Wednesday. some s e n d i n g some sewing^ Variously with We - T was bad Bay. wa y 0 their rather unwell today - Thursday, taken day - party contd., h e and & for £ 7 - put startèd him, they - Aliek L a k e , ft t h e r e water for Mitchikan on t a k e&n3Boys o u tspotted o f the we s l a u g h t e r d all was a g a i n Canoe & was u n w e l l 1 / 2 ft 24 23. the 2 Horn Spike C . Bay 2 5 Trout from a l l Nets 1 aback of nata the Ox in the Trout bought of 1 tour. Pisendawa hunting dogs Deer dinner �Oct, 25. hard above the Blankets & crossed unseen - by Buck Charles (Spike) fortunately a Young H i c k e y & 2 men a r r i v e d night with us. which Meg & Hanna day Flocks cold of skin with yet - G r e a t a Martin they g o t & r e t d u p d s by went started -H i c k e yhas t h e y took a h e a v yglassor & Post but proved & Dick) it all but the afternoon their was n o t p r i m e no doubt the old W o m a n t r a d e d it Sthwd to the much the d e e r k i l l ' d d o e s not c a t c h of Day. bad o f a D y s e n t e r y - P i s e n d a w a & B o y ' s they r e m a i n e d & chill'd in by them, (Hannah D e e r w h i c h came out the watchers rained seen & k i l l e d It been o f punch & abt. 7 p m, c o l d 2 also but c l o u d y Tour - Hunting their on a f i n e Calm y e s t e r d a y - o u r C Bay n e t s the d o g s & brot. u s a p a r t Friday. for down Geese Wild & Charles forgot - Paul & L o u i s o n P i s e n d a w a came b a c k home t o Swa nSth s to m Wd ithe grating fish having &c some Swans p a s s i n g Ammn immediately for Geese & weather me & �L Oct. 17. 21 T r o u t i n the m o r n i n g . the c o u l d not g o in the Evening. 26 Trout & 1 p i k e in morning. night put down at of the Evening the R i v e r . the t h e hd o f last 15 their night - & Lightening shifted I got abt. 2 0 Trout, Shoals L a k e - the Island the Cows - It so having blew wentdown&brot. 3 a'm. 10 a . m . - in I del`d w i t h Mrs Sam as p a s s e n g e r p a s s a up at & from - we went 26 Trout Shoal Tenaskom stables. abt. the Big u s - We got & to t h e n e t s - B l k the Bull Farm - B a p t i s t e Calm — Smurm Thunder & p a r t y came home h a v i n g two m o r e & i n Smurm t o the M O . to 4 n e t s at again from We had much T h u n d e r & L i g h t e n i n g afternoon. over the nets in Thursday. off 21 Trout party down t o B e a v e r & not go Malrie we c o u l d left strayed the e v e n i n g but again. in them up hard fallen busy s p e a r i n g on h e a r i n g at moss & t h c h i n k i n g t h e very It h a v i n g Bte g a t h e r i n g Friday. were off men loaded & his ft Canoe Payet there- & a f t e r B r e a k f t . I put down 2 more at the they c l e a r e d party but the Nets 3 1/2 Island the them J �Joh s t o n s Htd Bay Kill`d by Dick 26. 27. 28. w e a t h e r not far behind th * Blk B a p t e a little t h e y got better of but rest £ Moors Black to make a that 16 of Passd down went upjustashe f o r the Williamcame him & he - iiickey went a Memormfor Bap Informed u s again 4 men Perrigo & Wind. Lake - with Charles the e v e n i n g w i l l i a m a r r i v e d to Round my J o h n s t o n ' s ttoad ft t h e y weather g e t t i n g cold - them - I f e e l d to flay - Chute. the latter i n aback o f C l o u d y d a y , fif K my Bowel c o m p l a i n t Saturday. the d o g s 2nd Started had the I made out noon - In Nth in co with Black & away. Aliek got out a Yg Ruck ft d o e , Former at drove things again was s t a r t i n g off abt with his party. Sunda y - A v e r y s t r o n g down tour W i t h h i s d o g . ft made p r o p o s a l s hunting h aving a l An teru ' dg l y h i ss qmind s a yto -g F oo in wai n th mf. Monday u a l l y ad ug r C o e sh i o of �hard frost 29. of difft sizes went under o f Timber makers Alick the charge up e a r l y in with stopd they at search of a number the a f t e r - for - only Bay - passd Dog not them - i n party tried the produced Charles' seen, a deer the the d a y & i n o f Lambert in in (8) was not t h e y d r o v e out the dogs o f men i n 2 C a n o e s had weather & Will w i t h a number Chere noon M a l d o o n the L . B . the bad spite of the off calm & A l i c k & h i s not past We h a v e went t a k e n up no s i g n s Chere. (Eldest) all B. & son Shoal nets water. up t h e L . - Ignias the late in being foot o f but the Lake at was brot home - & Meg & D i c k was t a k e n up i n the Caster our n e t s went the Bay all t h e y were mended a l s o . yet. now i n Bugler & Wills 30 pike , Will a fine day. abt rather as g o tnostart-B i g was b e a u t i f u l l y returned Tuesday. having it fish a d e e r but Evening for of White net a hunting excursion single for a Wednesday �hard Frost again B. pork 4 Bl. P o r k 4 " Flour C & R McD & Hughey Nov. 1. of Wednesday. the r e s t All Wind west the d a y . 3 & had back & brot the on. signs them 18 Island $6 - contd Maldoon - Egan's Alick dogs at also shewn a Road d a y - Blk swamp - no fish (old) & at n i g h t We had Will lost got f r o s t y morning - P e r r i g o having for day. Cattle Canoe - splendid yoke Shoals. Smurm Our Baptiste a hard Black 4 a most ft my C a n o e ) 3 Attacas o f any w h i t e abve from B C r e e k , soft m o r n i n g . Very calm a l l partges & the W f i s h V e r y f i n e Calm d a y . at Horses day. (& Pissendawa's shot no a p p e a r a n c e Mrs 3 men Saints w i t h 2 span bought her. I Rabbits. Gloomy - came b a c k Saturday. of Shoal - paid I Wm. M o r r i s s w i t h Friday. people I put down 2 n e t s 31. Thursday. p a r t o f my G o o d s . Will a l s o came 1"F l o u r C & R McD found t h e i r way out to C h a r l e s ' - 30. - calm weather W . Morris went down Very fine 2. Bte (dry) & & & �Nov. Evening 3. 4. 5. 1/2 to get to here Canoe. Egan's (dry) of 2 - Blk are with gum'd old two C a n o e s the the on yet 19 Lake - place Round at n i g h t they are at Charles' yet here think was at o f a Buck & a fawn & abt in Baptiste started &c night- I completely the S h a n t y . M a l d o o n at - Gloomy r a i n y morning t h e meat 2 t h i s m o r n i n g & came back of I c I dont & but Simon Shoal Pelerin & fine day. abt Joe but part Lake 11 a m. with Hound Sunday. for abt dull me t h a t Monday, tells from t h e - from - by them to season p a s s e n t , wrote f o r the 2 newspapers spawn recd on W e a t h e r e x t r e m e l y mild to u p p e r P l a c e - I to b e g i n to 2 W fish ready way back Hickeys man. Tuesday. M a l d o o n & D Cameron c a l l ' d Mr. �2 W Bid fish Shoal Will's little g i r l born at n o o n 7. Creek the as q u i c k see at 2 a Shoal, the Big ere the pike frost at so c a n nets sets in. & 20 say nothHome [scraped] some time to Baptiste away l e f t 1/2 put Big today - little the 2 a the noon at brot. down down them & abt. of with Birth off fishery. Meadow of 2 nets up o n e the Lake started shovel only) the 2 pike up as p o s s i b l e , nets not did I took lake at saw took I - I day. the Baptiste the R d Blk - They & chops firewood. (they gave took i n g abt. W f i s h . them, Creek Buckskin dried the B. dinner for to W i l l s w i f e , Canoe after ft Girl Very fish - & I put Road) b e l o wit-Black Island the Shoal along Big & found the Shoal & Big fine Thursday. the a man h e Island at 7 white (& MaKwa's more S h o a l & got at down 2 4 Baptiste 2 �Archambeaux at £ 1 0 p Mth 2 Barr. Byers (8) was part o f 2 does to - f r o m Rd belonging (10) 2 21 they were Egan s for K i m i n i s k e g people & small up ( 3 Bls Can- Flour - from Pigs - After to C h a r l e s ' rolling salted c a n o e got t h e Bow - by & Yesterday the other f o r Egan - scraped turnips) & McD's then cut the in Bls Pork them my C & R t h e man he brot. w i t h h i m killd ( our The Pork them, we had I8 hd. o f O x e n & the g r e a t e s t night Fish L a k e - at & Mr. Egan & Wm B y e r s & 4 men d r i v i n g f o r Brenn. C r e e k B l a n c k Napp 2 loaded Canoes 8am. also at l i t t l e P i g s - I hired f o r one month away one o f badly broken of at $ 1 0 p mth anadians) came o v e r & t o o k it. was the awkwardness on Pissendawa thro' Mrs a Barrel Barrels, B a p t i s t e & man took down o n e o f Pork dinner �4 nd. Morris' Oxen here 10. 11. dispatched where off Baptiste noon on the & 6th I have 2 n e t s . Felix to from assist . s t l y Instant. W canoe in making a loaded Charles in of N'papers a 22 the night taking Blk them they did bellied loaded bv past Yard there wife. Tommy anywhere - T h e Rd Thomas came at t h e Rd L a k e F i s h e r s & H u n t e r s - 8 W f i s h dinner, Home out w d at Wd also to b e s e e n went h o m e , Fish f r o s t y morning a g a i n , &c a packet with & a s s i s t recd. in, 2 small opened) Maldoon & 2 others in a recd. - Had t h e d o g s Shanty. Hickey. Le B l a n c ' s Mr went them down to Mud L a k e & to k e e p company w i t h h i s William few w h i t e w i t h him fine day. doe - very fine female c h i l d Shoals a Sunday. 1 Lar Monday. Fanny along & Chere. - Phil Helfity stop B a p t i s t e & man a s s i s t e d &c L.B. they w i l l fence the broken for (seal also from for canoe P o t s by them no �12. E. Moor &c oxen & H o r s e s - 1133.. h a dache&e Nov. Betsy unwell of v i l l o u s II a c h e 14. no good Tuesday. at & 3 W fish nets 8 Fisher oxen E. Cloudy was very the bad forenoon, with at & I set 7 the with 2 23 b i l l i o u s Hd a c h e - night the M i n k T r a p s - & brot. abt. 10 p i k e & all all River heavy fog - I Moor & 6 men h e r e I baited the M O . o f the E home. Trap Horses fine day t h e y had follow in them to day- having better aback chopping the d o g s Men of the old & track the d o g s hd. o f a little - We had no s t a r t . the lake - no good - taking p a r t y put felt l e f t abt. 8 a . m . C l o u d y N Wst Wind - W e a t h e r g e t t i n g c o l d - I to with Horses & Oxen night, Alick & the dog M a j o r last not g e t Moor & p a r t y Wednesday. Mr I could taken Physic Very o n l y & 1 r a b b i t hd. o f the d o g s d i d the a f t e r n o o n , L a k e but In the tub Thursday. but fish 1/2 Mitchikan Friday draw-ing dry firewo �(by Young Castor) Buck 15. Friday. but Cloudy Estily still looking, Creek, Very River Weather very drawing suspicious & 24 to was (mostly seen a Deer fish got of we full & regular Canoeing bad - Men c h o p p i n g wind, not is Tub weather, made a tour any time - last night. Snow last another The Dogs d r o v e out Road good Bad on the g r o u n d little Very heavy Thunder - We got a Johnstons fine day. D r y f i r e w o o d - Maldoon & comrade the the to d a y . remain MD`s Tenaskou ) they got back. Our them, a Alick before (Mcfarlane, there concern with at n i g h t down soaked e r e how B e t s y was c o m i n g on - t h e y i n s p i t e the not We had much R a i n & a the Snow d i d Sunday. W fish) in Young B u c k at 16. S a t u r d a y . 17. but O u r women F o l k , see water Farm to Joe arrived Cows were a l l well Gadding, pretty to B e a v e r got Bad, & T h r e e men o f C - R McDonell loaded Wegota �18. 19. L e t t erecd r Commd. Chopping firewood Bangs rising some - l o a d e d C a n o e & r e m a i n ed Water with stormy N Wster- a l l us. rainy night in & the 25 detained Big setting the their d a y . - C & Rs men a l l down fixing is f e t c h e d up continues & very busy strong - attend & loaded Bowels impossible firewood is of to Smurm the d a y - B l a c k Baptistte the weather & comrades t h e S t o r m - P e r r i g o & 3 men p a s s ' d Monday. by Baptiste the a f t e r n o o n the W i n t e r - as C a n o e atb. noon - B l a c k for Buildings old in - as - - we had much r a i n d u r i n g in very c o l d t h e Cows a g a i n Moccasins to Chop o u r W i n t e r ' s & it T u e s d a y - C o l d N Wst W i n d s t i l l Commenced making mitts I am u n w e l l a B. Chere - Litt. the to loading. was too h i g h with again myself - for former bd wind f o r more the down as latter went light the to o u r n e t s men & the C&Rs all for C Le B Head - M a l d o o n & B e a u d o i n , Canoe - t h e y remained continue Wednesday �Put up Marten Traps by A l i c k 20. 21. 22. Wednesday. (light) Alick Big from T r a p s at the in 26 help'd the Bangs some Shoal the the f o r some to l e a v e had t o go down forgotten at yesterday some M a r t e n w i t h some snow to put u p Cloudy by B l kBte- - went of she B a k e d , having the n e t s L a k e - 1 recd. a L e t t e r the time up hd. o f last - Hannah F u r s - I took the to p i e c e s regarding torn leven Squalls home. Snow & S l e e t - great abt night last fell as &c, Sheep - but not f r e e z the C a t t l e 8 o'clock up to C h a r l e s ' s taken o f snow nets from the Hd. o f our old Ins abt for fire - on the Traps the head o f M chopping - & it e v e n i n g abt. 1 dos P i k e & W f i s h Lake - a l l 6 till times is Our was at fish. D o g s went p u t t i n g up low - The 2 Men fodder of Dick of - bad morning Abt this Thursday. snow'd stock & & Felix Self Baptte Road. Blk i n g v e r y hard our Friday. Campbells L a k e & brot. down a T u b off some �23. 1851 Jany - 2 5 . Snow 26. • the past Alick night, but b r o f a f t e r d e e r ft d i d Traps got not 0 - they Messrs sick. from to Hickev had some d o u c e u r s Pissendawa o f Teams Humour - being they always fills sg snow - Wm B y e r s ft h i s in good - O l dMother& that a mink ft some musk-rat at h i s fish Ice The 2 men c h o p p i n g D i c k brot. some fine day, some t i m e d u r i n g return & Saturday. Smurm the - report Marian back a little all him 4 C o o p e r plenty I gave times poorly at their Canoe new with Lake of up h e r e t h e head t h e y got was c o n s i d e r a b l e before B Chere - there break want o f P i s s e n d a w a & T y a n d g i k e up on a v i s i t , were i n went Wth Ignias & wife Cloudy to a r r a n g e m a t t e r s Bte snowing - Blank Saturday - Cloudy at P e r r i g o s Team I g u i a s ft w i f e w e r e h e r e 2 Sunday - Team �cold Brandy abt. 8 am Hay & upWds Tommy went & rather a fine away is no a a the of night another to at which McDonald with tho' there pass'd Home a s & Archy again Estly - Teams p a s s g up & down Sth Estly. o f C & R MCD - Smith Team o f f acct loads of [?] butM o n d a27. y. who was at the Doctor for Charles Colls Clerk, of Hay I assisted two l o a d s g'ns) kill'd up & down ( 3 took went down head - & me a F i s h e r & a Team - A r c h y t h e keg paid Egans a small P Piss. Joe sore 13 span H o r s e s Blk Baptiste & a d i r t y h e a v y Snowy morning Bte - Charles' Colt mill,considerableofTeams p a s s i n g a few span at n i g h t & Aylmer - J. Wind from in play - I r e c e i v ed ale Egan Estly - & - we had a cold place Charles' d a y Dr. M c D o n a l d Tuesday. from all ton continued marten - P i p e r up for Brandy calf we had to w e i g h r e c d Wchoi lsdk e d ya y . 28 Blk B a p t i s t e thrashing- 1/2 Charles' was a g a i n bad & w i t h t h r a s h at I Wednesday again & �Cold Feby. - 1. the Teams h e r e staid Edwards' Litt of the morning at night as 29 the dinner . towards -Coll[?]D- stormy homewards & we had 5 span E g a n s Con- part night, redt - A w f u l l y cold & span we had Ned M c C a b e - Charles - B i l l y P e a r s e brot at n i g h t to draw up Hay - We c l e a r e d doors. Lake d ' o r r cold. himself Wind & C l o u d y & s t i l l as he had c u t from 5 d a y - Wm Byers t o o k f o r d i n n e r & then wentacross- unloaded at the greatest w e a t h e r was d r e a d f u l Teams than e v e r . t r a c tStormy o r s & Mc G i b b o n s worse Loaded night the abt 10 a . m . arrd s e n d i n g down 4 Teams then went on a g a i n - We had Teams g o i n g downwards a l l & Coll yg away the snow from the 2 Estly up Tommys H o r s e s Sat'day. brot �a little mild 2. more 3. brot. up went some Bran & some t h i n g s Alick went o f f bad, - Alick wood i n 30 to o l d P e l e r i n of afternoon in White night, up he retd took at Black & Farm. Shanty I was 5 s p a n [s]oy toMr.Rt. had the down - v e r y L i t t l eTo[?] drew we I wrote team. Upper w i t h Tommys H o r s e s wth matters sundry k i n d s belonging to t h e N e t s & brot. upwds 4 0 then & & are then t h e D o c t ' r took d i n n e r & a r r a n g e d fish - Coll the Roads with Charles & as w i t h Tommy's H o r s e s & n i c k - at n i g h t s i c k &c very c o l d . Spree & very 4 p.m. Darrel some P r o v n s - to h i s Young wth t o B C r e e k W i l d Meadows - Charles Hay to the things 3 o u t of W M y e r s S h a n t y&Price&McFarlane&Joe.[?] on a g r e a t Sunday- C l o u d y A not MC I n t y r e abt. Hay &c - & some l i t t l e abt we had for mild. Team went C l o u d y & more & the d b ' l e Monday. Late, P e l e r i n with again B l a c k Bapte n e e d o f - a f t e r B r e a k f a s t Farmer went o v e r finished thrashg & c l e a n g h i s Wheat. w i t h a man that came o v e r f o r h i m & Mild they �very soft very f i n e d a y but cold afternoon. 6. 2 very small brot they Loads as furs roads few the him t h e are us night - he bad. I had see the d a y - We had Mr H i c k e y at I sold & of Mr. B a n g s a r r i v e d the rest to night (5) & pd 31 some & drew & Blk things back - C h a r l e s &c a g a i n up w i t h us at homewards - Mc. Tommy & E d w a r d came Gibbons - Bangs returned Teams. Mc. for P e r r i g o ' s things - some o f h i s rem d & abt past & two s o n s - Edward went Ginnis Wilson Edwards Hay. Alick Archy Charles Team Lake with t h e i r & nt. Lockie's to Round w i l d Hay - 2 Loads Piss. Excursion. Wild Teams at hunting Bte of fetched a long 6 Team more - Black - we h a d S m i t h and morning afternoon Cold had We Very the sgle Basin. Pissendawa & J . for for in w i t h d' b l e & to d a y brot Thursday. firewood Fisher �Feb. - remitted $100 for R Mc I Great Snow 7. 9. 10. but snow seen but H i c k e y who came down - also night. at were - not & & a Teamwentup Lockey Span - R i h M c C a r l & the N e t s 14 fine day. we had night night. Wadsworth at last span fell 7 from L B C h e re at n i g h t Cold F i s h e r & men h e r e fish. Friday. few f a m i l y down 14 Span - hay wid of Some & 32 remittance Teams their the little up d a y - The - our a all Contract- went a c r o s s mild dancing also & partook o f a down Span. but - I sent 16 & others Sheedy we had Price & - at n i g h t McGinnis again to d a y . Sunday. past went down Price excepting &c night ors here - some t h e snow storm - took - h e a v y snow a l l last f o r Mc I n t y r e by M c G i n n i s fell of £25 snow in More slow during Monday. in L o d g i n g arrd starting Weddingers all was night quarters with us d r i n k i n g - C Le Blanc sport Teams &c �Payet Wedding ll. sport - Two & loads more load Wild Tame of of of day. Hay taken brot last in down up & to here but Payet The night, Wind. Perrigo no Hay the & & returned. 33 - over Lady went Baptiste n i g h t . Chas - We h a d former McDonell rest Alex the Esq the & & us at with Blk 7 Span much m i l d e r abt Charles - night. with from upwds divided - Mild most morning Contd a small the snow before The Charles's Tuesday. ceased night weather very cold at of remd a visit home Breakfast went loads V e r y mild Hay. - the - latter We h a d Women noon the Weddingersafter wth abt 2 the Son son & 2 McDone11 & Shantys us Lady to h i s his Coll gave Thursday. 2wines 13. Mr S e n t down my k e g f o r abommable fetc �GreatThaw V e r y high Wind. 14. 15. 16. 17. Alick We Span at down had Nick 14 S p a n at to g e t him Coll McDonell night. Coll 34 - Awfull state & The n e t s w e r e up our the the the brot seen but - visit travelling up on a makes from E d w a r d s , Alick Sleety & in & get -A w f u l lRoads shod Flour came to B t e P i s s e n d a w a 430 to d a y lbs R a i n y Snowy in the n i g h t , night - M r E Moor went up at & rail the e v e n i n g night. came up i n r a i n y morning & d a y . roads. (9 took S o u t h W i n d & g r e a t Thaw & Roads Alick Mizling again. abommable b a d here Friday. the went down of - Saturday. still all high The Weather turned cold - no Teams at s l e i g h & F l o u r from M i n k L evening Sunday. w i n d was e x c e s s i v e l y & before afternoon deliver'd the - v e r y few Teams p a s s ' d in squalls new S l e i g h 70 very rough & h a r d . - The from E d w a r d - B e t s y & D i c k but f i n e M o r n i n g & a l i t t l e Cold Barr. with 1/2 which 2 Monday. improving �Rain & Rain 18. 11>. 20. but Heavy o n l y mid l i n g Tuesday. ( 9 gns) H from the N t h Reed from very for a started recd taken up v i s i tenpassentfrom l d o z Teams vent night - Tommy a l o ng f o u r Hay teams at - 6 Span i n a l l abt Pissendawa from R Mc I n t y r e - Tory's R Eadie Charles Luck - 7 span at n i g h t squalls wines f o r By Town - g r e a t g o i n g now on t h e L a k e s . keg - We had fairfield - fine day - o n l y one Team at n i g h t - P a u l sick - of Wednesday Silurry Perrigos' & LePanne T g n i a s ft Voting Span at n i g h t all going down,Amable excur-sion 35 times d u r i n g a hunting t h e n i g h t & at to d a y f o r f i s * e n d a w a ft old started Old Montreuil men P e t e r Campbell & 1/2 at L e B l a n c s Shanty ft r e t u r n e d heavy r a i n d u r i ng was - We had 1 3 Hickey with R o r y ' s Ignias Thursday. the d a y . down a g a i n Friday - Pau Churgin �Sain Grea t thaw s t i l l R a i n at times 21. 22 23. 24. Friday. Baptiste & A little so snow f e l l f o r most - Great Betsy. last at fo r night& to d r a w the n i g h t - see the f o l k s at the foot & towards abt mid- disturbed to day - of the Lake to abou t having night went all - at cruising Bay Teams about Paul times him. &c & night but d r y all arrived Drinking going the Great McDonells doings same. overhead - - very heavy rain of w i t h us no f r o s t , very unwell took h i s H o r s e s down little & McCardle & driver A & C MCDone11 C l o u d y morning contd. Pissendawa s t i l l night full) Saturday. (all a n i g h t R Conroy u s not to the S h a n t v s - Some d r u n k a r d s Weather Meg went down Sunday. their Span - Tommy up w i t h C M c D ' s 10 we had &c Groux Tripin -N. Egans farm j o i n e d them at Luprin - E to s o f t d a y - but few Teams on t h e road , with drunkards, Very I was down Monday. day. during & �27. 26. Madawuska hunters p a s s d up this morning N e t s seen 28. very night ill Esq to here McD a Barr: this Night Fish Estly Span Shantyl day - again - Stokwa J. Shanty. by a 1 1/2 but c l o u d y deld. a 5 & a Splendid with us - AlickMcD Paul went down - well. Coll Lake - Betsy £ Dick there-Sqr 1 & killd Colins a man to to d a y last besides only Team night- at Some f r o s t again last Madawaska night, then went across Dinner went Tuesday. Alick Feb 2 5 . Squire took the again C o r p s e brot. down o f & retd at n i g h t , frost L B C Shanty - Wednesday. for night f o r F l o u r - 3 Span at & some R a i n l a s t to L i v i n g s t o n e Very soft morning t h i s mornin g this Thursday. Old Clow & 2 o t h e r s Thommy. Roule, - T Burke, Tom & W i l l Baptiste Sent off night, snow last S p a n at n i g h t , a little Hughey m o r n i n g - 11 Merrick, others. Friday. with this morning & �March 1. Merricks w i t h Tommy at to look Mills I after - very N store find B u g l e r ft t h e Dog arrd Flour Note, truck Skeads clear of 1 some up brot brot 2 Flour also 5 Bls ret. early & dow n (only went 9 p.m. acct abt - Coll he the - & both with Charles back & as - Horses) lost & our Sleigh - also Tommys J E & Co. (With to d a y - my at got for Wt Lake - Betty at M i n k the day her Childre n House d u r i n g to v i s i t the got Teaming on having little - Charles's McGillivray down at McD Alick f r o s t y morning Coll was Charles got Back from By Town C h a r l e s g o t home l a s t n i g h t , Skead. from seen & fine Tobacco. shot Saturday, his to at M e r r i c k s M i l l s Buptiste Brother t o meet Pork James - Black of P.M. bought Shant'ys I B'bls day at down calls went fine Dog B u g l e r . Marie over Jamie Rogers S u n d a y , The Mother Considerable came he had & �came night up on - I did &c us Son with & Alick Coll . & (LM) I was down at at (2) any. his - & the Bush with Bapt Mitchikan a Yg Blk the for at went thaw Moor not from him - Levi a dog visit got went down & McDone11 day from by C h a r l e s again. arrive fine Kill'd fin e day saw h i m was very & Monday.5 Deer Kill'd by Charles Charles' that Tuesday. Buck rest 39 w i t h my P o n y & C u t t e r - the Hay also with up Lift fell from Tom loaded went Lake a which with snow day (with fo r - Perrigo all little in M u d a abt - Tommy went & Dick Co. noon, Charles & bot abt excursion J.E pass'd on a h u n t i n g for & past Bas Flour which he took d i n n e r P i s s e n d a w a went the Sheedy) from with after cruising morning - Batiste Fine $ 3 p Bbl - loaded for night Wednesday. last B'1 Dogs �6. 7. B'l or but but I for 0. A McDs before Shantys) to indeed day Co Bug. Hunt, & with - continues- I was operated certain that to day - the c o l d agent or Use went p a c t Burke Esq return Burke's Great We hadS m i t h& Hay f o rIE&Co Kiminiskeg Loaded then. not 2 does & C a s t : for a deer W i l l i a m&A l i c ktookCastor kill'd they d i d Timber d r a w e r s & wth downwards. & came home w i t h deer having well past after 4 pm. off & yesterday, day - I suspect (in all the d a y fine. Js storing better w h i c h was so e x c e s s i v e took Very unveil fish Thursday. that to d a y , medicine only I was a l i t t l e very unwell - The Nets were seen Friday. but Country. 3 Loads of Provis f o r Opeongonym the for - Cloudy Saturday abt Mikaw & Boy came Coll's men get a deer belonging to our Dogs B u g l e r & Spot o v e r t o B r e n n a n s C r e e k retd forked they having Perrigo's Burke & Stephenson Teams went acted Spot of them. numbers 3 of A r c h y& T . & came Team - making & �9. fell came at n i g h t , home reports 2 they Sick had - a little frost we it about. Sth to s o f t w e a t h e r . Tames b a c k accompanying Mother of a change to passent en calld back - immediately- W. Craig- again shanty - d Wd. S o u t h - & down shore Co. - A11 r e t . in snow from A l i c k M c D o n e l l ' s men - been j o i n e d them on b a c k - The Boys same hoar unable v e r y morning, went dogs D e a r Knows what the the T r e e s - M i k a w a splendid clear at n i g h t . Sunday. on fetched hanging & Breamns C r e e k , A l i c kafterdinner,wentdoenforhismother.Wehadafew c a l l s Appr McDonell very early Ranald to c r o s s here left Coll Law S c r a p e i n Co - o l d Alick 11 . T u e s d a y . Fanny came home & H a n n a h accompd. v i s i t o r s from Wink Lake Monday. a f i n e day not much t e a m i n g . We had o n l y 5 10. Coughs like H o o p i n g cough Span at n i g h t - C o l l H o n e 1 1 a r r i v e d at 8 O c l o c k at v e r y badabtMinkLake . n i g h t - I was v e r y u n w e l l o f my o l d C o m p l a i n t e had Soft & Cold to a t t e n d Alick �March 12. & & in wth Nick. the fish Dick Six Teams at night night - down (old) 6 & Bags got to little - - Hickey him what at prices Sold in Span the cold, just many they Potato's nets, me Tomeys. brot 3 - a great the for rather for the d a y - & started Wind overhauled was u p abt. from M o n t r e u i l Igance I g n i a s came Skin from - Young - 4 - Mr. B a n g s an O t t e r day morning the Evening alteration of Beaver night of whole towards rest cold promise a large again - no m a t e r i a l the a bright the Him again A l i c k t o o k home K i t t y by cold recd fell I a Marten noon had Wednesday- Fursi down staid went Bangs o f Hay d u r i n g morning. me a l o a d Snowy brot Thursday. Charles 13. Eastly fine day. a very Bapte Friday. Black - they changed 14. off - & Bapte Team sent Lake good night with C h a r l e s ' Mink a dozen at besides & abt up & d o w n night - 11 Alick Teams g o i n g at Potato's Span of Saturday Co. Mudawaska �Charles Charles back 15. 16. & the Alick Soft Post. was & fine the 2nd Chute. & & 2 on Rain a - Tommy the back for a went I gave personal & numbers down - - sleighing McD Albert C&R - & - Gauvereau him - Bucks went & afternoon got mizling & ran a little Teaser the Alick in Tommy & off went Baptiste also to R M C I . down Charles $100 I cold Prince Hay to Jack for M r Byers sent - D o n e 1 1 Came up & we had M e s s r s P o i t r a them Home - & we g a v e day. of - at n i g h t one v e r y warm morning a it took C a s t o r Saturday. of to me, also of somewhat night. still at a load as to d a y - W i l l i a m s t h e Chute a Commission for down Coll callers - 2 Span Teamsters Grease & Tommy took Sunday - rather deer little him Teams u p & tour 17. Monday. m i s t y m o r n i n g . Baptiste's a c r o s s w i t h the c u l l e r s down lor of for ditto L e i t h down & u p again - Weather down & went with Coll Tommy & J a c k P r i c e u p day. 18. T u e s d a y continues & settled wi �Chute 19. 20. me continues tricked good few Teams last - they night day. at night the again during back here was visitors - Charles - Six but some Home - We h a d & they rob'd us Lake of a good glise for up I to d a y morning. passd mink - - Cold our to Hay with 1/2 - either for for $ yesterday noon after- T i nd i s h e s /IwasdownatCharles'&brotu p from C o l l 2 of travellers loads off offering sent Alick (PE & C o . ) 2 few deserted many o f - mcFarlane Bark with - Very S h a n t y on Wind Still Nth Thursday. Had S m i t h & S t e v e n s o n de 6/3 21. F r i d a y ft train Marten en Bason I m p r o v e m e n t s ft J o h n W h i t e Baptiste'sdragNettbrotupA l i c k o f f for Cold way - We up Wednesday.a f i n e d a y a g a i n ft N t h W i n d ft c o l d . We 3 Large L o a d s of .Hay went p a s t had 2 Teams o f E d o o r s l a s t n i g h t & abt 1 7 men g o i n g Burk Lake 2d Tame G o o s e laid 4 t h Egg. som �Mr. Egan Up Chute for Liquor 2nd noon to a t t e n d f o r the C u t t e r - I am now alone Evening. Self Mr t o the c o l d in Co — Black &c with Nick to e v e r y t h i n g Charles warm day. I & the the abt, I Marcs Drove & some some the were a mink atCorcramBay- having sent up througout Our 2 Johnston return stoppages - Perrigo got down Mr Egan & not No The n e t s middling. c l e a r ft warm d a y . - they produced fine Timber B a p t i s t s came the with his Egan up & examining a l 1 weather- p r e m i s e s - O u r hens l a y but v e r y few Eggs - owing suppose in the on t h e o t h e r s , Very hare up for the Bason - We had Hickey at n i g h t 22. Flour SaturdayJohnston stored Pork and brot 11 a m. in 5 hour s on for t h e Farm - K . from t h e Bason i n c l u d i n g Charles abt some down They p r o c e e d e d Darrach Very away t h i s morning & d i d Pork & Flour to s t o r e - - 4 Teams at n i g h t . started fine & Clear d a y - Hughey 23. S u n d a y . by A l i c k & signs seen home �Sugary Commenced. 25. signs of our lost 25. M o n d a y . very down C a s t o r fine day again McDOnell Shanty - J . - but stuff thaws much Le Shanty pass'd thro'out - Blanchs Perrigo up - Pelerine for Old of - Sleighing up w i t h also 3 We had & took to t arra after - Dug B t ePissendawacamedown&paidme5pmartens-&atnightoldPiss Esquire Supper B Chere Early non e went from o l d to d a y brot Dogs. A the day - a Teamster Team came down Single Horse i only & Alick morning. came the L i t t McDonell i n up Narcisseteam frosty clear took down Smurm splendid This morning A his Alick w i t h us at n i g h t . Col broke there. Horses Team f o r h i s P l a c e , Tuesday. loaded says h i s being done who s t o p ' d to Egans Teamsters back McGinn i s went Louison �27, Wild Geese 2 6 14 taking f o r the N o r t h Skeads Teams down Louison a l s o came a down - passing much - the snow & 2 down Air 9 a m flock of Wild their down Edwds Conroys with came all Jemmy dissolved & proved -TheBryswere & Nick & from t h eVBranchWadsworth night McDougall was up Charles Lake- report McGillivray today- on f o o t - in K i m i u i s k e g Shanty Span ft Rod S Ice it wending consequence, in a large l a t t e r p a i d 3 m a r t e n - former abt sleighs Mr. step'd & D b l e Team a number o f men - went up - pass'd Graham& the A f t e r n o o n Wm 1/2 Skeads &c went p a s t sleigh 2 ducks with from with 2 down Mares Ice d i s s o l v i n g in very h i g h f i n e morning - E a r l y Wednesday. seen warm d a y , t h e N o r t h - as e x p e c t e d G e e s e were way f o r a melting & d r a w i n g c o r d wood w i t h C h a r l e s & in Hudson night. at Bason - They AlickM c D o u g a l lw i t h Jemmy Edwards from t h e last with us - McFarlane arrived w i t h much d i f f i c u l t y night No f r o s t came Beltare e a r l y - an i m m e n s i t y o f Snow & Thursday. left Span to d a y with 2 they drowned Jack Lapense carrying delivered 0 -A �& Black Robins 28. Birds delivered & the f o r C MD on Brenns is a Creek - d r e w Wood in took with at got uphere * on 3 Teams over proceeded went - & Sugary- drunk - Custom with the his & A MD always for s u g a r made a t & some he squalls them. snow l i t t l e Rain. leave - Baptiste and necessity night as his foreman & C l e r k former to very Pissendwa Piss, from d r o w n i n g - Saturday - old Bte n o t go a c r o s s - J. McFarlane hunting night did Cameron & -& for W Byers assist clerk to with of the Creek last turning the Sugary cold we must on Hay bad a Ton o f to Williams took Mr Raftsmen Dinner 10 with the Sugary Lambert to Graham & drunk Jno. from C McD - a l i t t l e Hannah R. noon down abt wind - but verv Nick Ice 1/2 the day with reports all Bush Very high the Friday. Baptiste W i n d Nth t h i s m o r n i n g Sent - along abt Nick & - Hudson, two Teams wards brot & got McDone11 9 Bags o f O a t s n i ght & Tommy Jon. a Teamster, Ruffiantly late very very again behaved till off at Shanty Ignias rescuing for young for some pay got �Cherry Calved a mean Calf. 29. 30 I shot 2 Wild G e e s e at the h o u s e - loads Saturday small Bapte brot whole Sugary the at the stop in up l/2 two Ton Hay Wind Baptiste C Sth lost in having & his alone help to C - R - MD to back Teams wth Teams - M ° F a r l a n e across went having h i s huntg G r o u n d s & - 2 of - took t ' o t h e r frosty Morning, will - his McDonell - Baptiste tomorrow of Warm very some for homo- till off went now 7 T o n s Hay - & C h a r l e s fine of to C M C D - m a k i n g took n i c k down & the d o c t o r remd - Louison went fellow Afternoon Teams w i t h the but t h e o l d frost off - Nets - Coll more paid B Creek little & two finished bringing completely Millar Rory Millars sent wth Coll down - but brot Timber Jn° having the a moccasins - up Sunday, took down discharged went Colls R o r y up w i t h draw Horses their Sleighs leave of to Span obliged four being him, Shanty wanting Moors Team - n o t from E. at �April at the up Hd on of the Indian last- again & went again another back & went &c & that M r to Byers I 575 sugury, Williams the G r e v Goose little - Ignace supplies, from bad succeeded very - t h e y came Board- shot & Tea some very w i t h us - after night a down Take when - Report Milk all and at n i g h t getting frosty Morning Ice man w i t h 7 H o r s e s - The A Splendid Land we nad M r getting team v e r y e a r l y morning stop'd this after with h i s Wind - Eggs Black Bte in S i c a r d s Portage Friday f i n e mare L a d y was drowned went hunting MCD Onions, West Coll by h i m , t h i s morning s e n t down shot - A violent - C. Monday frost went o f f M C D went over (old) Father, Simon came w i t h him & g o t some powder his Robt - the way on t h e Harrison man, down a l l drumming - at 1/2 pd p.m. 2 Byers Brigade of 10 Horses and 10 by a d v iedr y a p f ipnee y I re sa tt a r theudr r y Bye .m they a r c lteoa rbed ain a g -r sI Team h e a r d &e a abt P a r t9r i da g e a l o n g the S h o r e s 1 .RoastGoose Tuesday. A l l Fools K i l l 'd Cherry1s poor C a l f men �2. 3. 4. men & Red Js Horses to & Burke of a cold - Old from the Winter - fed 51 Evening- Charles the G a v e the of & flurries for frost. drawing hard it of for quarters on skin'd rest then continued Calf, after & done wind Sheedy having Wst a very a q u i e t House t h e & arrived had themselves - We the dogs Gloomy c o l d Morning k i l l Cherry' s miserable their to by L a n d had Place I carcase Wednesday. Bad floors, to point Konks stays the first nor time which last further fortnight. going Wind the Big to than The - Rock. the Canoe- seen Tog be shifted within our lower l a n d i n g never the home since abt at a net night water last to my o l d Birds with a n y summer I navigate hardly fell - I put down o f open regular be s e e n - plenty pretty the Perrigo, c a m e & f e d h i s H o r s e s & p r o c e e d e d on d o w n w a r d s . F r i d a y . S t i l l c o l d Nth W i n d & f r e e z i n g h a r d . Girls scrubbing Snow. Old Sheedy down from Perrigo's having done drawing Timer there. Thursday A C o l d S t o r m y d a y , Nth Put d o w n a Net. frog No D u c k s - No ducks Goose on 4 Eggs 3 pike eggsSome afterwards S a tthe u r dnet ay2 Snow 5 * from EstWds of open water plenty the �the net 3 the produced all fine day 2 lambs pike this froze - male & rather morning- the or Suckers us but eat very - I nothing rained which rendered & the night Net last one the sort from t h e from any a visit after dinner frost.- regarding 5/. hard Molly a - We s e p a r a t e d with We after inclosing Robertson till indeed fell It very Troublesome it Lucky as during 2 paid MrWm female routh Tom - Morning immediately from - He s t a i d Baptiste & - No B u c k s deal very d i r t y - & h a p p y go - My c o u g h afternoon eggs, the l a m e G o o s e on 4 catches during the heavily anything great much Blk 1 Trout the Lake a of in rained rising It the h a n d l i n g Sunday. is - 5 pike water Foul wild Bay - of little not i n our lambd Sambe Clear back a Letter an a n s w e r recd - reports sent I sugary &c & c . Ewe 7. M o n d a y - a b e a u t i f u l postage The from Tommy - we sat & the �Jack Louis Liverville 8. we had C . Le Blanc A Nasty started - and Tuesday Brkfts Est. & by blew Le the Blanc By Town C. of a from hd up hard - of got took party very they & - a their the v e r y suddenly towards a man the wind night little Lake Ice very - towards the d e a t h the the dav. 3 men u p Dirty & Shanty - report drove round Westwd Perrigo's Lake wind Sth from at strong down night the Bark last to changed it very strong at yet. I 5 at a.m. Marten 10 Bark Thursday Canoe Pissendawa -ah* bought Old left night from Moore's J o b b e r & p marten - he downwds brot , me 1 on prime appears (some n o t just proceeded but 4 pike W e d n e s d a y . It blew tremendously Hard l a s t n i g h t from the 1 chub net 1 sucker W e s t w d&c o n t i n u e d most o f t h e D a y . t h e i c e s h i f t e d d o w n little & & ft 7 M i n k s dinner arrived P i e r r i g o ' s Shanty. a their Hd �1 pike 10. 11. 13. 12. Thursday - T h e wind had m o v ' d to t h e N Wst - P i s s e n d a w a went Ins Snow, abt2 fallen like in - talking thenight& homewards Moor's (all) usual (Barnes) of a again again every frequented regularly hove but 1 Letter Wind, & me a p a c k e t foreman as suffering yet - D u c k s to me - Winter looks it adheres altho' t h e Head - retd frost froze over night & N t h Martin) E. t h i s m o r n i n g but still o f c a n o e making in e v e r y where - My c o m p l a i n t much noon, last & F. brot snow on t h e ground More abt & late to t h e EstWd. v e r y h a r d the Bay & e l s e w h e r e frost, (Bangs from b e l o w , day turned every n i g h t , - T h e w i l d G o o s e who o f Island night they Friday - arrd V e r y hard & 2 letters Lambert the Louis went o f f d u r i n g & last S u n d a y - Wind very f i n e day - a l l Saturday. from C M D . Newspapers ReedBungsL e t t e r pike 3 Hens s a t abt thi rd d a y 4 Goose morning re �Orange abt of at having the - Blackey - I am something Phisic goes midling sitting 10 a m - Three o n l y came t h i s morning I suspect a good d e a l it a Dog - a v e r y hard the Konks Nest keeps of She the some at sick, sleet Island. snow or sleet by an O t t e r & P Mar ten - & weary & the Wd E s s t l y & s n o w , after us without we had acct. I g n i a s arrd. r a g g e d his frost - f r e s h B u t t e r &c &c by him - C a s t o r sugar - says taken a little having t h e o l d ones morning left better, us bac k brot Sent leaving & sugary. him, Eggs followed clear paid old afternoon morning fine the with u s , Fanny were at Winds 1 S u c k e r out the net I A Gloomy raw weathe r - Estly but had l a i n o n l y 2 Eggs yet - I g n i a s got homewards . - only 1 - the N & retd night supplies 11 Eggs was t h e r e times - Meg & T u e s d a y . C l o u d y S o f t M o r n i n g with a l i t t l e Stop'd & r a i n - at n i g h t towards Monday- 1 42 . Pike 15. Hen 16. Konk had laid 2 Eggs atherI s l a n d Sat April last Est at a stand Wednesday- Wind s t i l l N . Water �Go o d . 17. as - put Wi n d usual t her efor e Gi r l s - I Pl ace Th u r s d a y t he d o wn at light anot her Ko n k s at - now a l o we r app d - have landing to mor ni ng - Th e but Ice 3 t he s l o w l y u p wn r d s Vi a t he foot t h e h d o f Ba r k La k e - Pi s s e n d a wa t c h &Wi f e t he at Ca n o e , up fr om ft . up P i s s e n d a wa ki l l d Do g our r aft ing 1/2 dr iving t he 3 Ice in she t he Ne s t , is in t he befor e & var iabl e as ft d o wn Va r i a b l e c a me Es t l y me n s t i l l Wi n d Wi n d st at ionar y. Fr i day - 18. 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A l o n e s o me - wo r t h Mo n d a y * al l Tu e s d a y to frost wa y wh i t e t he 2 Wi l d Ge e s e , t he y c o nt i nue d ha d o n d o wn �had by s t rayed 31 • p a p e r s t he y of 10 d o wn as ns & - t he Fa r m r e e ** a pac ke t - Pa & Le at Na r c again - & wo r k e d mo r n i n g S mu r m Mo n t r e u i l & Wi f e took ni ght at Ol d Al i c k very onl y d o wn t hei r for Ni c k mo r ni ng , Ro n a l d n i g h t - Wi nd NWs t & wi t h had ma d e at Gr e a s e - t he y wo r k i n g l i t t l e agai n here & Le P a n n e journe y Na r c l s s e Gi r l s a Igni as Du n g , rai ny far Gi r l s A he avy t h e m. - - d r a wn g ni ght p.m. & bought cl ear c a me fi ne al l fi ni s hed o 'c l o c k 30. We d n e s d a y ab1 & Al i c k left garde n s t o p 'd t he y - t hi ngs a few Fur s , got a 3 bal anc e Abt in Mi c - m a c P. I cash - Ma y 1. T h u r s d a y mar t en. 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Spr i ng whe a t up Lo g s in c a me Ba c k af t e rno o n - s earch Ed w a r d Ti m b e r a t he Ga r d e n s ma l l on took go t he a Ca n o e , 1/2 at In & chi l l y Bi g d o wn & Ri c h a r d pl o ughe d La k e havi ng Ra m , col d Mi nk had br o t ft my o l d 2 t he wa s up ft wi l l Al i c k f o r me r & Edw Ve r y wa s h i n g t h r o 'o u t pro c e e de d La k e - 2 f ro m us t he s no w s q u a l l s in Sat ur day of Ba p t e l oan Bl a c k t he t he - st il l o ut wo r k i n g girls t o ke e p it Ri v e r ft t he n l i ne Th e it c l o udy i nd be i ng ro und w of from fires, appe aranc e To mmy Wi n t e r c h i mn e y . 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B . C. re ady - s ma l l Spo t t y be d o wn t he i r wa y Ol d Ti m b e r s at pai d t he i r to he l p we n t s o me P r o v i s i o n s cal m day . bac k - f i ne got in B Ch e r e Mo u t h Li t t l e t he son c al l e d & c ont al s o Tr a p s Ba p t e - l at e Th u r s d a y de l c o ns i de rbl e La k e s , al t er t he wi t h to t he and d o wn in 3 mo r e do ne pai d Wi f e , s t art ed t he y & be l i e ve Pi s s e n d a wa t c h a I Pa ul Ma da m to see we n t o ut - �t he Ha f t s t he Hi n d in bl e w pret t y of s t ro ng part s from t he Ch u t e he de l t he of - LB . C, havi ng 2nd I t he - c l ot hes hi m t he Ba r s at of t he for to over Fl o ur Ra f t s A 3 p Or d e r wi t h Si mo n Ch e r e abs e nc e - Li t t l e Ba p t i s t e , de l d N Po r k Fl o ur Bl a c k 2 but di f f t from di s pat c h bac k Ra f t s h re ady & 4 no t MP) Bb l s Ba g s MP & 1 P & 4 - a c c o mp d Po i nt s E. L. P . s B . C. duri ng t he - Du r r e l l De p o t for pre s e nt mo r n i n g Mr of L. B . C. Po r k t he m On e d B'b l s of t he d o wn t he col d p o rde r Ea s t l v , for Pe r r i n at a Ba r r e l t he we r e wt got L. B. C. Al i c k t he (1 3 I del of Mc I n t y r e Co m m i s s i o n Po r k N E. - Wi n d - f r o m Mr hi s af t e rnoon & s t o p `d - St r Is l and day Tr o u t - Wi n d N . al s o ma k i n g Fl o ur Gr e a s e Sunda y - r e ndd g 2 Ba r r e l s o rde re d e xe c ut e d In So ut h . rF3r iGo d sa lyi ng- s Ca l m Mo r n i n g Ol d Ko nk br o1t6 he 18. have settled who m I La La Fl e ur & Ed w a r d wi t h C. Ro n a l d s t ays L. B . La ke Mr Bl a c k Ba pt i s t e we nt �L. B . l as t Is l and 19. Mo n d a y to Ch e r e Is l and we Tu e s d a y in - - st il l Cl o u d y Ra f t - l i nge ri ng ni ght we & vari abl e & at La k e t he a bt in from f o re no o n Vi v i d he avi e s t t he we a t h e r t he by l as t but f i ne ( o wi n g agai n wa t e r hi s day t he but s o me ne w mo r e St o r m durat i o n. s ho rt mo r n i n g & Ra i n a c e o mp d had e xpe ri e nc e d, - be l i e ve t hunde r I he avy ever & very t hunde r of a got t here, soon & bac kd we s t o p`d t hi s a he avy but We poi nt , we l l al l - have Ra i n y agai n Ga n d e r s Mi zl i n Mo r n i n g Wi l d al l & s ul t ry - - frog dry at na s t y - Ch a r l e ' s A hi gh t wo very - at d o wn still me d o wn it f i ne af t e rnoon Ba i n ) - wi t h wa s put A very I up c l o udy we h a d I t he we a t h e r Al t h o have - Li g h t e n i n g Ra i n Mr Mc Int y r e by a dv i c e l e a v e s t o da y f o r Mo nt r e a l i n t he a f t e r no o n r a i n y - 20. s qual l s So we d Be a ns &Co r n i n t he n i Ga g hr de t , n Th e 21. & t he n We d n e s d a y Se t pi ke mu c h 22. T h u r s d a y c a me f i ne so Ri c h a r d to t i l l La c k di s appe a �23. t il l ni ght - - a Ini as f i ne Squal l y - Mr s . Na s t y few ne c e s s ari e s - t he B. C. t he & Mr s rai ny day Mi c m a c c a me & t r ade d Ol d - for ( a Pe l e r i n & Pe l e r i n cold cal m Da y . & ge ne ral l y - s a me In t i me t he Ri v e r to visit we s o me t ried Tr a p s for t he y af t e rno o n Ve r y c a l mmo r ni ng , &wa r mt hr o `o ut t he da y - &Suns t r o m & a & de e 26. Mo nda y - Wi l l i a m We nt ho me , g a v e hi m a bt a Bus h. Sa l t , s o me But t e r &c .- a v e r y c a l m & c l o udy mo r ni ng , Pe r Bo nf i e l d we nt pa s t a t ni g ht - 25. Sunda y - up ma n we n pa s t a bt no o n wi t h t he i r Po t a t o `s . Mo nt r e ui l & Si mo n we nt up a t 24. S a t u r d a y Fr i da y had Pe r r i g o `s 26 Ho r s e s he r e he avy �he avy Fa r m. on rai n Mo o r e h i m. We d n e s d a y - br o ke & ma n o ut l at e s l ept he re Co n s i d e r a b l e in on t he he re rai n o ut t he of s ay af t e rnoon t hei r wa t e r t he - to t he Mc Kn i g h t , d o wn duri ng cow t he in - t h e Ev e ni ng . s umme r - day. t he La k e for t he as for hi gh po i nt yet very frog c o mp l a i n s Go s l i n g s - at of Spr e e , br e e d Ne t Th e aft er Ba s t a r d Ow n d o wn t hei r st il l l eave fish to sorry o ur s t art ed to of Ma y 28. 2 7 .Pi s s e nda T uwa e s&dfaaymi. l yRwe a i nt n y dodwn a y t h r ' o u t - Bl a c k B a p t i s t e g o t b a c k f r o m 2 y o ung Ba s t a r d Go s l i ng s o ut e s `Wi l Pd lGa a cnde e ras t be ni ng i g shho t t -be lTh he a r d o f o Ch ne oa fr lt he o we e f f e c t s o f S p r e e i n g e v i d e n t 28. & Bo y s of very pl e nt y Ko n k bi t t e rl y c r ue l y - Co o l da y wi t h no t &t he n a s ho we r - Pi s s e n d a wa t c h t ake T h u r 8 d a We Ol d Ba p t i s t e Th e Bl a c k badl y - �badl y wi t h of hi s Ca s t o r - Al i c k f i ne f o und Co l l s t he y He a d but at t ook no - a wa l k de e r - a bt wh i c h t wo an Ho u r a wa y & hal f 70 t ai nt e d - at to up on s t rol l i ng Bl a c k but & l it t l e o f Mus ki t o e s t he r e a Go o d Po i nt from & Di c k we n t & Me g f o r me r bac k Be t s y of f o und wa s pl e nt y c a l m & wa r m d a y . in De p o t - t he day. abac k a f t e r wa r d s in Ev e ni ng Ra i n y do gs Ba r r e l s we t he c a me Ba p t i s t e t he very NWs t & from day fires to good hard re qui ri ng - Ye a r Bl a c k t he & it still but s t orm Mo r n i n g , t he l as t t o wa r d s in excessivel y a di rt y & in bl e w t he re. r e ma i n e d It of mo d e r a t e d t i me Wi n d dr o v e a s ho r e got t hi s we l l for g o o d Ne t o ur wh i c h We h a d of 3 e mp t y I wa s 31. S a t u r d a y - - - s o me over La k e br o t Mi n k I but o ur Po r k at purpo s e t abl e no al l l at t er - June 1. S u n d a y - Ou r 3. T u e s d a y Ho me - cold 2. Mo n d a y . La k e , & t he n o t wi t h s t a n d i n g r very agai n y Mi n k wa s in c ol d. wa s t o wd8 �Ha n n a h ` s Bi r t h d a y 6. 7. Th e S h e e p we r e s h e a r e d 71 was wit h di f f i c ul t y I got i t secured - 2 good W f i s h (al i v e ) 1 Trout (dead) 2 pike (dead) - 4. Wednesday - Moderat el y f ai r , wt h occasional s qual l s wt h Sp o t t y 7 Ch i c k s shower of f t a i n - Se l f & Smurm h Al ick vi s i t ed Charl es , t he a C. Lafl eur (from Co i l 's ) l at t er to hel p t o pl ant pot at os - f t e were t reat ed t o a f i ne pl ua pudding 5. Thursday - beaut i ful Cl ear day. Depot ) was across here to day, I l ent him a coupl e of padl ocks - Cl oudy f t - E La Pa r i r s e al ong wit h him, having l ef t C & rained cons i derabl e l ast night - Ree d 1 Argus & 1 B. T. Gaze t t e . homewards Fri day. Calm & Cl oudy - Perri go be at long l ast came up concern. 7. Sat urday - gloomy morning - Black up a bt 8 a.m. on hi s way t o grind hi s were up al so & ground a ne w a x e . Bl ack br o t over Edwards I wrot e t runk from Cas t l e Col l - The Sheep were shear``d - 0ur one good net gi ves us pl ent y of fi s h at Frog Po i nt . A �to C MD & Bapt i s t e wi l l t ake it down t o Fai rfd tomorrow. Bapt i s t e went down to Gloomy Morning st rong N WBt Wi nd. Black Bapte a packet of l oaded wit h l uggage - N`pr s time I he a bt 11 but Wednesday - St rong N W8t Wind - Taking B aft ernoon - duri ng which, Thursday - Very vari abl e weat her s qual l y & showery - s t art ed for t he 2nd Chut e - 11. 1 was preparing for a st art for 2nd Chut e - guming Canoe &c - passed down a bt 3 p.m. for hi s Ne w Quart ers at Fai r f i e l d. me n wit h a Cri b of House t imber Tuesday - f i ne Mo r ng Bl k Bt e bro t me t hen Bapt e came up again t o Charl es ` pl ace - Monday - Fai rf i e l d & came up i n t he Evening wit h Wi l l i am, but 8. Sunday - Heavy Rainy forenoon. 9. 10. 12. business in t he course of was �Pudding To day was very unwell of Headache, which has afflicted me almost constantly for a long while back. 13. Friday - left the 2nd Chute abt 10 a.m. &cameupbackto Richards June Birth day Mrs Flints in good time where we camp'd for the night We had a fine day - 14. Saturday - In the Course of the Evening we reachedhomeagain safe & Thank God found all well - I was also much better of my headache Complaint -wasinformed the fish supply was failing - found old Pelerin at the house ~ 15. Sunday - A beautiful day. Wind Nth Betsy&Megcameup to partake of Richards Birth day Pudding - Old Polly Pat up back again in the livening - they begin to catch a few Crappe's abt this time - 16. Monday - A fine & calm almost thro'out, Black & White The Ram after the assisting Charles to get out stuff for a Barn,Usathome, aboutthistime weeding fishing&c&c&c Tuesday - Another fine day & before the Wind rose, very warm, cattle �Charles putting up Barn this week flies bit to bad. fish pt in & to they shape they got f r om & Blk Delochrie from the Bapte was weeded with £c Dumnis descriptions Crappe'& of all the we had O l i v e r Elopement the N e t s , fishing decreasing Smurm a thigh Be t s y & Meg came u p , of for of B C h e r e Farm - Le P a n n e & Tom weeding, - The water also molestuff of venison beginning a s ma l l brot for Charles - they a pair o f t r o u s e r s Inias us cattle brot into we had - Occupations very high - but at n i g h t weather is s t i l l gradually - 18. Wednesda y - d r y 19. Thursday few well. - at n i g h t Accts way up to the L i t t l e them& their but hook d r y weather from f t Canoe on 3 Newspapers a 3 1/2 recd Widow T u r n e r s - the We get 20. F r i d a y - S t i l l bite homewards. don't flies Charles w h i c h the g a r d e n was smudging. withstanding by g r e a t not 21. S a t u r d a y - d a r k C l o u d y d a y & the the a f t e r n o o n very n u me r o u s . in across & .3 �Recd 1 Depot Bar. 22 across Bee Depot on M o n d a y . to L a f l e u r s a chopping « S unday Rain dull then visited foggy to g r i n d & brot 14 in the a x e s - p r e p a r a t o r y me a b ' b l past PM in the the Pork & a very 4 some Co - Evening in for Bags heavy with & &c Blk Lafleur Weeding depot. assisting C. - McKnight to finished the d a y . all with - abt noon Farm forenoon to C h a r l e s t h e y were went us from t h e W e s t & N W s t Morng went down & c o n t i n u e d r a i n d u r i n g the l a s t n i g h t , a p a r t of t h i s P Pork 8ushO a t s B l a c k B a p t i s t e went o v e r to t h e Depot w i t h R i c h a r d Monday storm o f Farmers T h u n d e r - La P a n n e & D e l o c h r i e the L B C having of early T u e s d a y - S q u a l l y ft s h o w e r y most M o n t r e u i l came up v e r y went down both the present they for c & Bte Smurm& 25. W e d n e s d a y - An e x c e s s i v e warm d a y . I n the E v e n i n g it f e l l s o r t s q u i t e c a l m - at n i g h t we had Harmon & Son from the B a s o n 136 "lbs 380 in Oats all now. 24. 23. say rather 250 l b s . from * plentyofa l l of f l i e s & - �and t h r e e (3) ( 2 WB/ 1 Depot - men from C L a f l e u r s between 2 & 4 a.m. (not way back up & E.S) night on or rather tobeoff Inias early Old 1 Heifer & took their all 1 Bull) very e a r l y - O l d Newspapers Harman & Son & they are morn started last from the Madawaska Lodgers this very g o o d ) we had ( 2 cows all Mountains. a Walk Ignias - & aback by Net or b y Hook - the Lake 2 Families up & informed me that for Joe's came their c a t t l e Bapte Woman apparently off to t h e Bason - recd 2 Lake - at n i g h t Canoe of bi l i ou s Vomiting the s o l d me a small for brot Blk the old downwards the F a m i l y , in the afternoon & Simon 27. F r i d a y - f i n e M o r n i n g - L o d g e r s by them - Reaudonion t h e i r soon down & Hannah s i c k Morning Hannah bilious vomiting in the evening much better 26. Thur s da y - It r a i n e d c o n s i d e r a b l y Baptiste finished his chopping for the p r e s e n t Indians all sent down departure scarce, f i n e m o r n i n g but very warm - I took few bei ng t a k e n e i t h e r F i s h very Saturday - a of came �29 l. 30. Monied July of the p o i n t brot - Black for his Office. we found Alick in at the to a is smal l good the :77 still River sleep be s h o t - the w a t e r few - The us o f t h e mouth o f to Beaver him visit noticing a at downwards no d e e r - as t h e r e cruising by a P.M. - He came up the us sen t paid again at the E v e n i n g . for Kiminiskeg S Leith - again from what Baptiste for But signs Query with Castor, - in me a N w s p a p e r & L e i t e r Fairfield little very & is towd9 night Letter went p a s t - being Long letter Jack Npapers & fine - Rather a rough d a y . - Sunday again. up as t o d e p r i v e was fine Crappe's went down so but very abt there, Alick in of Strawberries or 0 flying as day - I was down w i t h D i c k plenty little numerous I become v e r y c o o l Pigeons the N e t Monday - a f i n e F a r m, - & Some the doors. - Weather high. be c a u g h t very Tuesday abt or G n a t s v e r y always Bapt br �Perrigo & &c as far sent as the L i t t l e a fine her after came - Island Place The & got Girls Dick lot of Doe & & a bove Bay, Party) Barry's they r e p o r t Kiminiskeg- the a - up always Donegans Frog were Smurm Nth it has Breeze. morning & c o o l it. attend to can pick'd Crappe's went down a the up at spotty, a fine & of about pt to in Castor with up p a r t Point out from f r o g it - I put they b r o t swiming a Deor & drove 6 miles (Surveyors We had M i l o Bur ke & one S t u b b s c o m i n g down seen - He abt she - a beautiful when Bte Caster Blk in & Morning. put Charles fine - Blk Bte - Another in hunt us deer assist a Garden appearce again in Knights & day. up to h i s o l d 2. W e d n e s d a y , he s t a r t e d 3. T h u r s d a y - a f i n e d a y race - a f i n e lot o f S t r a w b e r r i e s Charles kill'd a Doe k i l l d by C h a r l e s y e s t e r d a y & are way to F a i r f i e l d C.H.Ptat n i g h t was not their it short Pt but on at 4. F r i d a y Explorers busy - promising to 5. S a t u r d a y very early Big Point �Big P o i n t the jump Hd of Lake & nothing to good was of done Dick to o u r C a n o e & by them Mother - we home 79 were only & Meg brot with - C h a r l e s then we c a me Baptiste Creek & good - Charles a B Creek ha d thank Letter Monday Wind. high - Wst We visited night well Monied Betsy below too N at all the Pearse late Lafleur cool is down be g e t t i n g Brennans out with help it by - & afterwards Castor finding only Rabbits & Squirrel - C h a r l e s watched With t h e help of i n t h e R i v e r & M o t h e r & R i c h d at Donegans P o i n t - I w e n t i n Spot I shot a w i t h s p o t - u p p e r Sant Pt B o y s a b o v e D o n e g a n s pt & S p o t h a v i n g f i n e B u c k above b r o t a d e e r a 3 pt Buck out a l o n g s i d e o f me I s h o t it on D o n e g a n s Pt brot & quartered rod appeared Duck h u n t i n g the Meat the Meat took Duck, of yg d a y with part & Dick 1 fine & old poor. the w a t e r 2 old & - a the 6. S u n d a y in & - Bapte retd found & & - f r o mC.M.D.- newspaper Lefleur a toward them wet Evening Deer, skin'd went our up a & Lake, & recd Charles parts. Mink for those from Meadows in visit God (contents �at h e r days very nignis bttt e at & day had down. Dan Bte the 4 J.R. Charles' noon- 60 Cocks to d a y Scythes E. & ground to off by some men 1 paper & Dick wth them - early Farm warm d a y - a t LaPerrin & to appce Place, - - recd on leave Postmaster Lodgers from Egan s L . B . C . for a g a i n - Our at B u r k e made h i s one - S n a i t h s down there the got them w i t h B1k took McD. cool Morning Operations to C o l l Bill was down the d a y , I abt -D.M o o r&L'A m o u r e u x ,a r r d2left dried in h a y i n g partly & Canadns yesterday, Moore & 2 as for again Cool Slights & Warm days 7. fine Depot preparatory the Monday over Charles' way 8. T u e s d a y - f i n e We there night on assist now - T h e y commenced m o w i n g 9. W e d n e s d a y - f i n e M o r n i n g of Sent a L e t t e r In t h e c o u r s e to 10. T h u r s d a y him have with Tuesday & weather meadow fine again old L.B.C mowed a l l the Fridayfor 1 &c his �12. fine day after suddenly f o u n d 0 - In afternoon night had - I had C a s t o r a very cool the the a f t e r n o o n Saturday - Very but in the point rather Betsy & night look to touch aback - it in a have - The O n i o n s -T h e G a r d e n e r s two E v e n i n g s (with a tooth d r a wn - Meg m o r n i n g - the l a s t & got to s l e e p - Bob S m i t h s favourable calm clear t h e i r Gardens these well- & - A beautiful again at very warm - B l a c k & White, of across and gave him his Money - & he Retd again in the evening was down C L a f l e u r was B l k Bte) was c o o l Sunday very water Bowel C o m p l a i n t of v e r y c a l m & hot Travellers 1 Let fr G a r l a n d by them - I t b l e w v e r y h a r d i the poison'd oneofo f the a f t e r n o o n - & I went & c a u g h t a few f i s h ( c r a p p e ' s ) young B l k b i r d s with Tobacco - hot d a y & dry weather 14. 13. Ducks :Moalting & the l i t t l emeadow-IntheEveningwehadLePanne,Piche&NGrouxontheirwaytoLeBlancs.B.C.Shanty in Monday - a f i n e d a y down our �i u i• i e. Sultry M •<m« July 15. 16. in order Tuesday - fell to i n s p e c t it in Bte of Black most the there all the abt 6 there - rain Provns a little a.m. abt having Cock - E g a n s men l e f t at n i g h t , but the Hay for a l l right 7 a.m. f ound t o h e l p Charles - mizling the of Rain ~ Burke fall the d a y - We night from by n i g h t Gale at all men, at - We had to b i t e sultry, of Montreuil up to e n g a g e P e l e r i n again went i s no s i g n s weather they begin &c drying surveyors Hay wife loads) a perfect ( 7 small blew Louis & for - the w i t h much a p p e a r a n c e but the d a y - the Nets, up N i c k e a r l y Boy - & St In day. Hay It very unpropitious brot - a dark Morning in as C r e e k & came b a c k was f o r t u n a t e l y B. there. at rain in Haying light fish Hook. Wednesday Baptiste The w e a t h e r & our drying W - got - fine h a d Harman Moor Thursday Westward. Friday & going Stubbs �20. - sober Calm & rather down mor ni ng up far sultry the Baso n us from brot Farm - Tommy came last during - A Canoe o f rain a.m. at night in Harman sent us a G veal t h e ms e l v e s - to Mink 6 Ba n d s a - Old Pelerin back resting Evening & stop'd wth ft way t o C h a r l e s ' Edward Durrell on h i s for - Tommy went they r e m a i n e d , 7 for gloomy d a y - r a t h e r so Mr E l i a sE. Moore the - Meg & D i c k went abt day our new net all yesterday till a continued to C h a s . Bob S t a g g e r i n g & Bob M a r s h a l l but went t o s e e us - - Lafleur Mink Lake & arrd of there - Evening, him a new t h r e a d Net o ut blowing 5 men was almost We had night, with it - gave in the to a s s i s t Monday - E a r l y t h i s Mo r n i n g Place came down Lake We g o t 4 p i k e & as Moors this Sunday - veal pretty Moore & L o u i s Saturday F r i d a y - Gloomy u n c e r t a i n d a y in the A f t e r n o o n i t r a i n e d S e t down very h e a v y f o r abt 3 Hour s - I put down the new n e t s & new N e t s 2 pike very the c o u r s e o f the A f t e r n o o n we got 2 p i k e soon. Charles 6 men up. 21. 3 �Pellerin joined 3 ft Canoe spite of arrived our - on h i s way to - Very the L B Chere - very Impts got Wind of & Holland thunder the North owing from little to already well very them - took - abt with having very place to with Second but Cool Night & day, our storm the looks Morning decreasing by concern) papers (Egans u p - recd 4 B Chere, greatly bright vegetables our N e t , principally a great (completely) morning Vigilance a fine in pass'd night We f i n i s h e d 22. T u e s d a y West. which - towards but fish garden no - Our on the L t n e Nth - T h e f l i e s for proceeded pd of 4 High Charles B r e a k f a s t w i t h u s & p u s h ' d o n a g a i n - M o o r s men a l s o , Our Cord WoodaSpoty t l o n g l a s t , p r o c e e d e d on t h e i r way up - O u r S p o t t e d toppy a l l o w e d to b l a c k t o p p y ( C o r d W o o d ) was a l l o w e d to s i t o n some o f h e r sit at night own E g g s - t h e r e a r e two o t h e r H e n s b e e n s i t t i n g some t i m e in the Twine Net up - We g o t lightening us given out here two men Wind t h eS.Gaz. o c c a s i&18 o n a l 17 wet weather. p a p e r sMl.Gaz.July14th 23. W 10th e d n e s dAaArc. y A Splendid flies d e c r e a s i n g&butf e w accept in Evening 4 th noon dinner �>r 24. 25. 26. Mother & swamp above w o r k i n g at as (7 rain (young & this quite now & again - Fanny's 13 Chickens out shower flies an - in Island & to f l y ) &ap a s s i n g litt able Weather & E v e r y one s w e a t for a day - dog this Morning - the E v e n i n g at & Hannah keeping Evening) - Self Loads fair Evening - bid once are no B u l l night only but the w i n d t h i s m o r n i n g - I was ones Variable HwM- to B e a v e r Farm - t h e y s a y C h a r l e s Loads was v e r y hot 7 more up i n K a t - I p u t down 5 s n a r e s t h e Bason- another it i n Hay Fanny w e r e down busy taking was a great deal I Litt in supper - There got T h u r s d a y - U g l y R a i n y day - B a p t i s t e us some t h e M u s k i t o s bad at k e e p o f f & come to be m i l k e d after that C h a r l e s told back a g a i n Blk a number o f C r a p p e ' s at we f i n d the Weather & e s p e c i a l l y Cattle went so t h e indeed EarlyFall, fine Ducks Friday - Cloudy & 2 the Bay & caught shot 26. S a t u r d a y - Sunday �27. 29 28, Fanny's Birth day Pudding a Eclipse not seen o w i n g to Cloudy eather Shot Loon 30 31 Sunday day hut the South a fine to Rather principally Smurm of of - Betsy a n u mb e r & of pudding, her passing all (last currants. me s a w no new t e n t took or again to g i v e to me lie promised amountg to t e l l showers Garden Pay us still & here again. her with sign I sewing but a pleasant A/ct withal busy a cruise the the G i r l s took with altogether down is was the deer I day. but I busy & c o n s i d e r i n g day. - day. came M o r n i n g - Some Plenty Birth Fanny's - & a Ck. fine o f D o n e g a n s Pt w i t h C a s t o r but to C h a r l e s his Bowman, Montreuil Cool ) of - Joe. Egan down from them o f & weather to p a r t a k e - up showers gang, bad Messrs the day dark Cloudy, Sunday being Mondayduring to me payment hired get - he went of deer back - C l o u d y ft c o o l $ 4 . 3 . 6 . Tuesday all a cruise at l y Hurds - Wd E s t aback Wednesday my d o g splendid - found them very - Another Charles' Thursday at weather scarce t �August 1. 2. 3. well &c. fog ran back, & Lafleur over - after was Morning this wehada Morning which for few Hannah - B l k Bapte & Charles me 87 that homeward to his Charge up tells Dog Bully yesterday notwithstanding He went - little rabbit chase a a - I got a had out caught B a y & he I Rain - L a f l e u r came day. came in C nothing warm my N e t of - The Mo t h e r appearance Evening, some R a s p b e r r i e s at some V e a l picked with at very c l e a r & wth a little snares. down the Peleriu in Old retd afternoon, to d a y our meadow Hay the Lost formers Charles A l i c k mowed with Rainy Castor this advanced, - A heavy Tob° Heather, Soap Friday Swamp the deer v e r y warm d a y - I t ook but L. - Another in Saturday & worked Crappe's went & early S u n d a y - C l o u d y ft c o o l Fanny & D i c k c a m e up & - Farm - L a f l e u r Monday Bte having finished 4. Fine itf Caught a Rabbit Black Baptiste burnt his fallow a piece B l k mowed his meadow shot Brancheux B l k - of rain the appearance over �yesterday having to followed Castor - Cloudy this but sore & fine cool afternoon nights. I am r a t h e r the N Bay. Wst. a part very I found I was ft Canoe ft took the it down i t Blk a.m. some 3 & 4 the d a y - W i t h between Evening - them busy c u t t i n g in had but my of a very - Weak &c - to d a y , the Bay - where he Wind into in I was b e t t e r us debilitated brot to d a y . 3 to d a y w i t h t h e Wind from the old I found me up a g a i n where & Gum' d Place, Brot times had shot the E v e n i n g , Blk ft B l u e still t h e s e 2 past Dog B u l l y day. Bowels In Charles' - Blk a g r e a t many heavy s h o w e r s d u r i n g 7. T h u r s d a y - Heavy r a i n commenced Wheat day, of unwell to South - I fixed Wednesday - V e r y warm at Fawn which C h a r l e s Late bowels been out little Charles shot a very small 5. Tuesday fawn in Bte Bay & A l i c k a Blue Hero n 6. BlkBptes F a l l Vheat cut t- Fall had - & the again. It heaviest took d i n n e r & then p r o c e e d e d on Ch a r e w i t h 2 Ca noes d u r i n g v e r y h e a v y Thunder & L i g h t e n i n g - D u r r e l l & a man came down the r a i n from the L i t t l e B . of & we �T h e Accts -ic knees brot up by Edwa r d 9. I finished my Net t o d a y 10. A s m a l l 11. Buck H o o l s e y Camp off had Day, light airs & Variable - - that W i l l i a m s & Neighbourhood in danger was been c o n s i d e r e d debilitated immediately better. it weak & much (almost) something of t h i n g s , & he recover'd little t h e Bowels - retd altho' in h i s beautiful towards night. It c l e a r e d A most yet q u i t e (Marion) was p r e t t y bad Friday - Cholera as Eldest Girl not in four about for Rain the small assisted L.fleur day the day the - during very strong - some t h u n d e r & blew came up & p a s s ' d Westwd alone We a with C Meg Ducks across the d a y . the 2 D o g s we got times d u r i n g hunting was with had c o n s i d e r a b l e the day. Bapte Heavy wi th him - I am s t i l l I g a v e him some B e t s y was up We with soreness - to t h i s morning, Saturday Hours W i n dS h i f t e d Sunday - A f i n e w i t h u s - Bl k Two - kill'd he at Creek & with Rain Burds mizling abt Monday Charles Buck �Buck - i t was good - was p o o r , Little but b e i n g &c - It a v e r y short blew p r e t t y still Hay at ti mes Race, the to Afternoon neat commence reports all Hay - Charles Baptiste canoed In the & to make some w i l d very s i c k - ar e on t h e i r way to make Bay at R lake - E a r l y t h i s M o r n g 2 Canoes o f men-, a r r i v e d & owing to high Wind f o r Haymakers - of f r e s h at n i g h t after Do n a l d & a crew o f 6 men a r r i v e d Haying fresh across Lake - but no L e t t e r . I recd a number o f Ne ws pa pe r s & a p a r c e l from Mr M c I n t y r e blew & then went down to Mink It brot Girl me up 2 L i t t P i g s from S y l u r r y Baptiste day fine day, Perrigo Beautifu1 Little Thursday - William & Crew came up & then went Wednesday - his grain Twine they started operations. at n i g h t TuesdayA f i n e d a y a g a i n : L a f l e u r was a c r o s s & t h e n went 12. 7 t h & 2 8 t hultmo& down as f a r as Sanstroms f o r a Cat got 0 served him r i g h t 4th instit. Mon Gazette B. T. Gazette 26 & 2 Inst 13 • Williams little girl very s i c k R e c d Twine 14. 15* all Friday. Anothe r Egans L . B l a n c ' s & remd Charles �16 2 Stacks C . H . Meadow s a y about 1 1 / 2 Tons August Taas 1StackK n i g h t s Meadow 2 17. 18. C. H. the went Evening h a v i n g abt built 2 build Stacks tomorrow 2 Tons to s t a c k had moved intend to N Wst - A f t e r to K n i g h t s Meadow Wind s t i l l ove r Country- - altho' that we d i d Wills child dinner prevalent - not do much & at t i m e s - Charles' home a f t e r very went is says be D r y e n o u g h S e l f & now Tommy will day. they they a l s o all - they suppose Boys drying - which Me a d o w, C h a r l e s & Crow came i n in K n i g h t s Meadow (God W i l l i n g ) . which the Saturday - a fine Breakfast Hay, i n K n i g h t s Meadow the Stack s i c k - & that section the same c o m p l a i n t still that Wife as the cay far thro'out them as of over the N e t s to B r e n n a n s C r e e k Meadows - S e l f showers accompd all &Fenny Tommy & the Self Sunday - A f i n e d a y . Smurm over few s q u a l l y all Monday - I The Boys continued went Smurm to Smurm �to day. a clear bright Sun - I n the a f t e r n o o n , 19. Tuesday - A f t e r a s p l e n d i d c l e a r c o o l n i g h t , & then abt 8 p.m. drove up litt Bapte up M r a f o g g y mornimg pass'd a large Alick suppose & - a3ft learnt in at H u r d s C r e e k abt Depot it vlnd eight A MeB - indeed foreman showers, Canoe - - late f o r C MPs them home - A man Stack - Blk clearance, - We p e r c e i v e d Joe Tenaskous Rain steering Blacks was John M r D o n e 1 1 fix times wth for by the a Canoe a r r d & were d e t d the M o r n i n g . a b t noon Improvement there 2 0 . WednesdayTenaskous &c came up Finished 20thd a y . A f i nHaying e Calm The Bovs came home i n the 21. 22. Monl Gazette Augt Evenin g h11 a v i n g f i n i s h e d 4 f i n e S t a c k s in B r e n n s C r e e k By Town Gazette Augt 1d Alymer Argues Augt of a small Lake 2 Mountains at night kindled from the just Thursday - last fire arrived it to seen squalls D i c k went o v e r and mowed & that C a n o e was 2 p.m. after I commenced in F r i d a y - \ i n d yMorning&Day & at heavy the L B C very men f o r rained h are & Mrs & �Indians arrived Bull b r o u g h t up 23. * for c a me the rest & of put in & dog but also down dear at went Bowel Boy 9S down Lake a is Louison however no & Weather found of Little across - his sick Ladebauche tooastheyarein Inias - the - Young Bte & been - cleared off- C L f l e u r - & the W i n d . Ronald by all night & our s down up has Wife former went came with of had with we night & us p l e n t y up - to d a y last gave Bull Cool rain who & very of &c Wife the Cows & they had Lodgers his the Hay Our Litt stop'd the d a y . were a l s o - Fine Clear Horning, over Satday - Charles The - Perrigo Evening. a Buck and d r o v e towards d a y & calm thro' out - a fine Sunday threatening of the he MCD since Hughey badly still. deal bad very a great Complaint in want t o o k down theirC a t t l e looked Hards Creek the T hree sB t o yosf went the over & S t a c k ' d 24. 25. We h a d brot Ignias is Monday - (old) Bapt T h u n d e rftLightening- & i t from Wind - Black visit Politics �are on t h e i r way up our N e t s we their a little Bte Timber Big & Little Robert - we had the to apparently Jack hunting well. They who fire Fanny & in Di ok - S e l f & Smurm a little Nth Hannah, Wind sick ~ the being hunting clear, in Mr Lake W fish 2 of to M i n k & night. but bile this days Friday left up 8 Gang i n 2 C a n o e s f i s h Do not & very warm, Millar (Perrigo's for the Jos grandchild choring Cool d a y , a fine we had went down T u e s d a y - N o r t h Wi nd & C o o l . River, Politics-atnightwe had the 26. Black got. 27. W e d n e s d a y him. - her - Alick & Dick for us us a v i s i t with Ronald the Thursday - a fine day stop'd whiskey & - A fine way down - we got w i t h h i s W h e a t - at n i g h t House in c o n s e q u e n c e . on help William at first men the Moores Net, working she got by Laud O l d Mo t h e r Makwa p a i d arrived 28. - - Leg. whotoldthemhehadbe nl a i d River up the fishing Pellerin River on h i s Pine a cut visited with for the �tried the D o g s i n Bay 0 T. 29. 30. Friday 2 men a Calm c l e a r E Moors warm d a y Lake - morning - the Sun ver v day Wife & old woman &c Bangs better- and down came - again - Hot - a l l from o f medicines a little B l a c k e y came on r e t u r n Will & night Letter parcel getting & I recd Girl - went up &c) & went d a y - B e t s y & Meg b r i n g i n g Curley I. F Fairfield Piss. the d a y w i t h u s - W i l l & B l a c k e y Warm C l e a r M. little a g a i n - at (Chisholm J a c k & Bobby went down to vomiting. from M i n k L a k e - W i l l s Satday - Very up again Mink came & p a s s ' d A Mc I n t y r e ' s Sp ua nr dcaeyl, ofa f i n e medicines &c from R . 18th&2 5 t h Blackey himself unwell Gazette R e c d Monl Gazette F. 1st 31. Sept. 1. M e a s l e s in J o e ' s Family paid ua a v ibs ei a t -i f u l , c a l m , d a y . Monday As lt ic l o n g saw w a l kl with the dogs- A on theu tN S i d e up to J o h n ok n s took L a k e sa but ittle or no signs o f D e e r - P a r t r i d g e s a r e a l s o uncommonly s c a r c e We take l i t t l e or no f i s h in the N e t s & t h e C r a p p e ' s w i l l h a r d l y take the Hook M e a s l e s i n Joe's & the O l d Womans F a m i l i e s& - T h e y a r e r e a p i n g t h e i r O a t s P i s s ' s Boys ma ki ng wild �calm again d2. 3. Wild some a Strong After Hay - appearance Tuesday with Evening. morning the swim out but retd night we h a d - a clear bright - P e l l e r i n c a m e d o w n in night towards last Rain Rain find. of West & lost in in (2yrs old) the to in be him. a r e however Quills Nights Porcup (The apparently appear has Bull probably old Bull & our day some Hot, from reaping turn busy long is Indians Joe took & - The Meadows very had t h eMiatckomL a k ew i t hCastor& a day day - A strange Castor to warm a l l again was v e r y here c a l m hot downwards. & Knights abt afternoon) at the down & latter Calm the (In - clear 0 Road Alick Hay - Clear out appearance Creek - it made h i s cleared Thursday - their Oats making his Johnstons - Again S p o t but found 5 .Joe'sc h i l d 4. Old B u l l Wednesday - a f i n e bright Morning & calm day. Pellerin went went down & strange u p a g a i n - C h a r l e s was up & t o o k D o g s & W a t c h e r s o v e r t o Bull came here. B r e n . C r e e k - T h e d o g s h a d o n e r a c e b u t t h e d e e r would not Very hot died Friday �I91 Hot & Dry Sept sultry 6. 7. 8. ever ve ry c o o l ) The two D e e r fought is the so s e v e r e l y I by & 97 in Blk Crappe's have animal of the necessity a plenty a scarce one accompd first - Blk B a p t e it We k i l l ' d I caught we were u n d e r Dogs that floats that the v i c i n i t y o f yc S t a b l e s , as y e s t e r d a y . Charles e a c h o t h e r so much to Island - t a k i n g Spot down worried of Makwa's l i t t l e in S a t u r d a y - The weather squirrel so much s o , parts, these making Net seen - A l i c k warm c l e a r day day, We got abt o f men - recd noon Mr D u r r e l l w i t h a Crew returned - We get some Empty Pork B a r r e l s our n e t - No dry Argus & a g a i n f a r w i t h him & then Davis again. J Bte P i s s ) a r r i v e d for Mink Lake - Thank God a l l w e l l there Gazette again. Recd 6 panes W Glass & 2 puttv from F a i r f i e l d - By Town Augt 28 Sunday - A very this & a new c l e r k o f t h e name o f C a s s i d y came fine in N`` wspapers from the r .hot Office. Very Another o n l y now & then a S u c k e r Monday. over 2 in �& Black B a p t e Logging Hot Very h o t sultry still Still 9. 10. 11. over & Shore a few Shanties f i n e Ones but Sultry & it, retd Little the Place as - The C r a p p e s begin the warm q u i t e & went remarked was our dog on was few - without took a n e t a Evening caught it success - day, the they in - Meg & Hannah of this no b e t t e r River in at C h s so at - I was down a f i n e d a y & not fallow & got the S t h I of Estly & afternoon side V e r y c l e a r M o r n i n g - We tried his Piece Wind better from one o f to b i t e at Tuesday - Log`d Liquor - - Meadow We d n e s d a y Knights - The Hot Thursday excessively ye fish 5 f i n e B l k S t o c k d u c k s - We c a n n o t c a t c h of brot up to t h e M o . & a S'gle round having caught tour any & brot �Sudden c h a n g e to very cool 12. 13. any f i s h in Nets, - The n i g h t all d a y wh i c h - but we had a m e l i o r a t e d the warm, them where we w i l l hard was e x c e s s i v e l y set blew e x c e s s i v e l y Friday it of a fish a in were Dogs- - They & w i f e c a m e for Evening a p p e a r a n c e - Ignius their being unwell with o f r a i n last c a t c h no was v e r y c o o l & we - We s t i l l it & Showe r trying their children pale t h e Sun - i n t h e of looking one of - t h e Sun rays change medicine scorching little Morning Squall no D e e r a l t h o c o n t i n u a l l y a get had & this can We Nth heavy Saturday - the on our Wi ndow S a s h e s from night g l a d to put our Net - some �B. Chere able & back his a man - for Durrell spell got /OD - here al1 have arrived Place - & they Otter p r e t t y good an of Pitwitwi Cameron the killfd to Alexer promise at alter'd to about Edward Sambo, that to move - The C o l t , scarcely b e l o w - The Boar state, s e n d i n g me any P e a s e a c c o r d i n g - they Young - driving weather arrival 3 Yoke C a t t l e their - J o u r n a l o f T r a n s a c t i o n s & O c c u r r e n c e s at C h a r l i e ' s Hope commencing 1 s t Nov. 1 8 5 1 . -----------------------------------------------------------------------Nov. a bad absence the L . lst. S a t u r d a y - d u l l m o r n i n g but c a l m - M All Saints Day. Baptiste ( L e Pworked a mb ) with p a s sadfull a fgang t e r making c h a t tScoops ing a l i t t l e on in a long Station after lately Boys not Peter to C h a r l e s ' fish T h e Rd L a k e H u n t e r s 1 Barrel - to abt Mitts brot into H a n n a h & F a n n y went down with the they l e f t `2 B u c k s 1 Doe & 2 F a w n s , they made The two G i r l s aBkS k i n since the E v e n i n g , to get in killd here after 1 week c o n s i d e r i n g Men were just for Shantys, the �1 Mi n k C Bay the in in of from the S h a n t y s Season brot & of out. the last the a.m. /o/ I on &c during with Burke night - which, started the River Bill - We t r i e d Old Jack arrived 9 the Creeks the B a y . very hard, - We f o u n d in freezing Store nothing strong & cold themin - Edward a l s o Dog who l e f t good this d a y - n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g v e r y h e a v y R a i n most came off part - We had same C o n c e r n , 2. S u n d a y were & the greatest our L o d g e r s His L i t t l e but Wind & v e r y they ran Nth not come home yet - down H o m e w a r d s , the R i v e r , 3. Monday - yesterday did up Continues Dog on way to the F a i r f i e l d home E d w a r d s l i t t l e p a s s ` d down brot still 7 Nets o f one o f abt Big 5 others yesterday outlet (alone) at the firewood. a Trap I put down 4.T u e s d a y -NthWind trouble of no l i t t l e got dry a M i n k out Alick chopping as & - report Lafleur, opposite Chas Wind & Weather Paillefer 5. W e d n e s d a y F. way to t h e S h a n t y the Storm, their detained - �1 Mink C Bay 6. Dinner at & Morriss the f o o t Wm & fish Lake - a f t e r a f t e r n o o n the remd all night (Buck) Nets went off Lodgers the C Bay a deer they overhauled 2 5 good as u s u a l . upwards them - I was - I got of of in 20 the the d a y - M o t h e r & Meg two Deer d o g s so strong the rest - directions - the Co & 4 men - Y o u n g o f Golden in difft arrived in &c a l s o came up a f t e r left - all Jack & Co - M r by the W e a t h e r Big detained awhile their Mr D u r r e l l & 2 o t h e r s whol e got Ignias Co & F P a i l l e f e r &c & M o n t r e u i l Young & & Montreuil Jack Betsey, f i r e w o o d - & H a n n a h & N i c k took & brot to draw down for C h a r l e s & not - Our neither no s i g n s thro'out Breakfast but abt return after on t h e i r off - Wi n d N o r t h went Thursday all not return there out but no s i g n s up the R i v e r h u n t i n g ft d i d went C.Bay, chopping �Alick's Birth day, but no pudding a fawn below C Bay 7. 8. 10. chopping dry pine - Perrigo &c over - to to the Westwd the S o u t h d u r i n g retd at to report abt Pease the n i g h t altho' us /O3 - a was all night cold. but & r e ma i n ed - served me, had I Station - Blk a cold frosty reported times v e r y d i s a g r e e a b l e after went down to d a y - Mud Lake Weather, to day - The Dogs o n l y r e t u r n e d home abt again Wind v e e r e d it seen the d a y Friday during p.m. The n e t s not 3 Jack, Saturday - Variable Big to be f r o z e n 9. S u n d a y - f i n e c l e a r c a l m d a y to h i s r e t u r n home - B e t s y up on v i s i t Burke upon h i s again Old came the way t h e y had We I Evening Tommy Tommy & Tommv Foy p d night & retd last day. latter l ast B a p t i s t e came over to the Monday - l a t e visit pleased with well not to d a y . Bay n e t s p r o d u c e d between retd a fawn - The - They b o t h for got Bags arranged i n & we 6 the dogs 30 - �Mink Doe C Bay 12. 11 Slaughtered 2 Pigs 1 & Grant) with 30 & 40 fine ( Clerk) ( pike we had o f Beef Cattle - At n i g h t a pair Jack Wind only / o y a u s to Beautloin- I got good the b o r d a g e s ft h e l p e d the Evening. in 1 Trout down & put Most of C these 7 various. S e l f & O l d Woman mended t h e Hous e & D i c k 25 W fish Bay Nets- 2 3 N e t s at t h e B i g S h o a l t a k e n up - 1 3 W fish were new others - & much Madawaska Lafevre & 2 Nth for the party. Bay on & f r o s t y - We got a by C a s t o r still One. f o r t h e S h a n t y men - Surveying the - Canoe Navigation c l o s e d Very cold Weather continue d formed Tuesday Ice was up round - g a v e him Side A f i n e d a y but our 2 pi gs Charles kill Wednesday - s i z e d d o e down out N t h brot Nets plaistering - & got busy the d a y - Alick Island days before Yesterday Mi n k C o r m Bay 13. T h u r s d a y - S t i l l v e r y C o l d N t h Wind - I sat a n e t at t h e 17 W f i s h y e s t e r d a y&10-today Mo o f the R i v . & p u t up & r e f i x e d M i n k & F i s h e r T r a p s . I -at S h o a l s 14 F r i d a y - Wind E s t l y & r a w . afternoon �1 C Mink Bay 105 afternoon Horses 5, back rain E Meor & 1 pike, us 12 men with - The Net the 3 Oxen at - over Mo. of two abt - in afternoon Beef - came night & 2 suckers at this Fresh Baptiste return here 4 Crappe's Blk of home a bit retd brot over Girls Boys & up - few or Shanty - Maldoone t h e i r way up Shoals Creek much m i l d e r on the from H u r d s C r e e k at but night day, Brenns not fine the at either Hay not Dan C a me r o n brot Wild be g o t of Oxen - to d a y & d i d W fish, a man again & again North & cold night. & Sleet, at 11 Jack eloped to s t a c k of now The - Castor & Cold Morning Morning after dinner this & - Wind here Big produced - Dog C a s t o r Rab River 15. S a t u r d a y 1 Span 1 the & Our sent 1/2 p a s t 16. S u n d a y - S h a r p night He little - f i n e calm d a y . the 17. M o n d a y Canoes Hd for Jack & 2 men h e r e fish - Big white River Shanty. 11 - a rather the or n o the for with 18. T u e s d a y pass'd Payet �19. 20. 40pike & Creek 3O p i k e B, Creek P a y e t & Tim w i t h a load of Oats for Nth but got the - Mrs P i s s , over the d o g s went B Creek - Alick with no went men the some Payet the size. over- - in Smurm & Meg & they r e t d Perrigo at a Sm Fishers Shanties - The the & Creek, to Estwd of 3 nets rather I took up pike, the up Hickey Brenns d a y & not c o l d . the Lake a little of a fine the l e a d - rather up to S i s t e r came & t r a d e d Mountns Wednesday at proceeded few f i s h down 6 N e t s but here with o v e r & put Evening took d i n n e r T h u r s d a y - C o l d & S t o r my from abt 40 brot & over their nets load hauled Payet &c took 7 W fish - another I s l a n d S h o a l s & got & 21. Friday - It snowed from the Estwd all last night & continued throt the day. 22. Saturday - Abt 30 fish from B. Creek. it blew very strong from the N. Wst nearly all day. I w with �23, L e t t e r Recd Nov. 2 4 . I Mink Mo. River with & Alick & Dick Bay Creek & some B. hard & brot Sling up Sleigh Wst & a & a Bay Letter - Bob taking little a after & in shores detaining the my still here homewds N Taylor pass'd the S g l e party - leaving Wd Fisher Newspapers a abt Martin Wind - B. High & Canoe good & smll found I recd h o me , my l i t t l e here. return us. Letter Beaver - Baptiste another with 1 & N t h Wst n o t w i t h s t g the in Nth Lake - on in them camp'd snares Horses few Net the & collecting I got of weather Packet freezing a 2 Span also 4 Men & P depreciation Newspapers regarding of one from Taylor Ice Furs. by of a small - wheat - H i c k e y & Bran dinner, for - Cold Load Sunday brot regarding over Martin Bangs load ugly Canoeing. - a considerable from Mr Traps it & very Strong Canoe - Wind their making with Monday & - I p u t down w h i c h I was up at t h e hd o f t h e CHarles &c Kill'd the 2 Bulls brot abt 20 f i n e f i s h , s a y from mink Hickey lge Mr another Bangs, Packet from M r & �of 25. Lake 40 Pike B. C. hd 26. 27. help'd at Ice Charles out along far B Creek & - & abt & 2 Bulls at His thin down some F i e l d s o f take good fish - it but was with the Wind a short spell Meg ma n a g e d to to d a y - & 40 warm f o r again, & of for his 18 fallen shoes from continued snow has least a arrived night S i mo n frosty & Alick day & all at s now of arrived night, Dick chopping last Ignias fell Young a supply the the depth that for to -after a c l e a r Martens. day Lake Acct dull the - Louison abt me h i s the off to k i l l got & brot Smurm the S h o r e s - T a y l o r ft B o b M a r t i n & Alick place T u e s d a y - Much the N e t s day & c l e a r Ice by 4 P reports c o me noon snow - Baptiste v e r y Dark & C l o u d y n1e wR aIhc b e i tf l o a t i n g all all Estwd Evening nearly the Calm in from t h e wood - some drew - Some more abt Wednesday the d a y , & of most quarters paid the L B Ch e r e - he is hunting & above Comrade himself lately - he of A dark Inches deal Thursday, great up �28. 3 Rabbits 1 Otter h d o f the Lake 29. on & paid the h e i g h t s the the say, the - very Wh i t e Meg by snow Diek of Tea & of of yesterday for end Dick. this came reported - but litt1e & from & -Egansville s t o r e Jn° afternoon remains S t a t i o n a r y last Ice fell t h e B Che r e Snow the new in to B Creek shot & the R i v e rftbrothomea shanty. the L a k e . Westwd night me t h e i r A c c o u n t s - they of & - Some more mo r n i n g Friday W i n dt h i s the end of the of night Ignias 2 Deer Rain was up to t h e M o . a s the the t h e Nets a r r i v e d from Little only 1 f i s h in Snares - Meg & D i c k him & Simon k i l l ' d Young all & an O t t e r to t h e M o . reports the - blew v e r y h a r d Rabbits up in on way down this from rose at 3 Flour Shanty up a g a i n the wind all LeBlanc's of Fish to get a scarcity doz managed 1/2 S a t u r d a y - It things Lake e n t i r e l y c l e a r other Place Rabbit a back o f C h a r l e s ' the all much, & refixed them the R i v e r deranged Maldoone, Hickey & Night at had - late yesterday there is very deep �1. 30. Baptiste 3 days f o r Coil looking for O a t s at M i n k Lake Dec. 2 Rabbits 1 Mink H d of Lake. 2. 1 Bag P e a s e 127 gross but whi ch again - We c e l e b r a t e d froze - a little little St -Eve - Blk way down at little is very l i t t l e time on h i s Andrews this there a last night. freezing the of night, spree. last the Mo . last at n i g h t , the the at River, I went down g o i n g downwards- . rod Meg the C B a y . s l e i g h & we brot up a Bag - Ice w a l k i n g r e a l good the I was down f r o z e up - L o d g e r s o f f abt Snow a g a i n d u r i n g all p r e t t y hard drows y a f t e r the Lake a little Andrews d a y - a f i n e day after Oats - of came over L i t t l e B Chere Baptiste looking Shantys - St after Sunday still a.m. The Lower end o f 10 Monday - It was at a Span H o r s e s B e a v e r Farm - Meg & D i c k P e r r i g o & 2 men wi th 137 gross taking Tuesday - A S p l e n d i d frosty n i g h t , Wt with Richard Pease down 3. Wednesday - A C l o u d y c o l d Day & f r e e z i n g h a r d , & Dick brot went Mr hom �2 n d Bag Pease 138 gross 6. Dec. 4 fast Put down 1 Thread 1 Twine Egan's Pt tt down to & a fine Dick Pen accompd & a by & & Oats Willm) day. brot Will up a Bag returned hog - to Alick the & then night, up all in of - at over other The out back - sett at Boar up Lake Month the Net, afternoon, the of 3 suckers this out fast cut fine clear & - but Pine Thread, dry stop'd & t he P o r t o f C & R M c D men came a Scale - I got cold calm towards night. from clear being not came a short large Twine, forenoon we s h u t frosty Morning day. some night but as u s u a l generally & - Three - P e r r i g o ' s Jobber up last been net Drawers has down a Long - Very cold Wood a l l - We m a d e a - Charles` Lake Thursday Mink chopping The - very cold drew papers it Chop`d - put down 5. F r i d a y w i t&h D i c k of - Dick half & me 2 N s - again Canoe brot best Egan' s Point the he their cross`d Saturday last - it long & thread Choppers little Wood the Pease Self �17 Fish net B 9. The day. weather more m i l d - in the Evening Sleet violently Rainy blew Some 7. S u n d a y - It towards night. 8. M o n d a y very cold our winter fishing, - Alick WNWn &c Gale fell all the night from last day - & 5 none o f left still f o r me r cold Chopping & - the brot me 9. T u e s d a y - S t i l l a c o l d S t o r m from t h e Westwd Egan' spt JYhrd o b b&eTrw iangea i n h e r e on h i s way down - p r e p a r i n g f l o a t s for 10. W e d n e s d a y arrived Latter J Bte - the & 1 P Mink 1 P Fisher during this furs & at WNWn North- continues. - Perrigo`s his very col d day still clear but a fine Trouble - little down11. T h u r s d6a y with we w e r e (O`Krane) r &c Mc from I n t y rM e Rt Clerk - While Harness by C o l l ' s travelling informed at C h a r l e s was left Creek Brennans 6 & foot at down up By Town beautiful from brot for Nets Pissendawatchi Sat We Ice put P marten first (3) Creek Col1's dbie Teams vj nets The he Shanty that �12. Mc I n t y r e 2nd Chute - Wi n d only 3 Estwd Co a t - the n i g h t Egan`s A M bd for - Teamsters load at s & cold fetched Pt Teams his night & off Shanty - & Teams his Team - & M r P e r r i g o morning Silver o f the d a y - c D on v i s i t f r o m part see u s - up by arrd sent Edward meadow - o u r 2 Alick & Dick during a Letter - the -) w i t h to pike. Richards to snow d r i f t B l a c k e y came o v e r brot Wind. the same time- very c o l d N t h at shifted Friday Complaint - Still Bowel Saturday Wild He Hay from K n i g h t s a little Lake, N e t s produced Mink P Mr McIntyre. cold from C h a r l e s Lake - A l i c k M c D o n e l l s snow g r e a t e s t the light S u n d a y - Cold Estly. 14. abt very sleigh leaded a Ton Tame Bay stirring M o n d a y - E s t l y Wd & he a v y Teams recd with 2 h a l f & w i t h a span & s i n g l e Tuesday - Cl ear Jobber had L e B l a n c Lake C o n c e r n First 15. 13. C . LeBlanc went down t o Eganville First Teams crossing t h e Lake 16. abt �17. 18. abt - then - Still 2 l oaded qty of went across & arrd Teams B Creek Nets suckers - A l i c k drew to a small & to they load Hay & of C Leflonr Pai l l ef e r & f o r By T o w n - up Tame the P o r t - P e r r i g o &c t o o k Dick - J o e P a u l & H McDonell p a s s ' d down w i t h sgle Team from L B C overhauled very eold 3 7 p i k e ft a Depot - A l i c k & S e l f 8 a.m. Colls produced We d n e s d a y down to b r i n g Krane) Ronald p a s s e n g e r s Team i n t e n d i n g from F r o g P o i n t 3 double (0 - John M c D o n e l l & L i t t l e Clerk Pissen. & Dogs Cameron a at Lake here the had Drawing Hughey the Alick By Town - Joe P a u l Team. for sgle pass`d with Indian also h e r e at n i g h t & - morning night the d o o r s from at brot up - A l e x r the Rd o f they cleaning down & chopping cold Dick Excessive Thursday. pass'd Joe This Morning C o l l s Oats down h i s proceeded Tame Hay from C h a r l e s & he brot up the r e s t o f thePease& RecdapacketN e w s p a p e r s latest some O a t s t h a t Edward had s e n t t h e r e f o r me - He & 5th I n s t . Dec. & after firewood chase whites w a s h i n g a Deer Girls night �Willy Rutler began Bags 19. 21. 22. 23. Burke night from - & cold Pitwiwi Wind pike Piche went down off - this Morning P e r r i g o &c here - Work - snow d r i f t Hay & Oats only1 stormy m o r n i n g , net with dreadful door the out up a g a i n little came in d a y - Edward here took & fetched We h a d 7 Commenced Hay un- Him to work Wild Baptiste of night. & night went - at smoke with Rutledge Black last Burke overhauled - Our Chimney along day - very Willy a fine all - A most loaded Twine brot Saturday 3 Team pikes, the F r i d a y - West 3 near with net Night thread at 20. & - rather Continued Sunday evening fell - a load which at B C r e e k w e r e f i n e d a y a calm of d r e w down (6) - The Nets Alick 38 pike to d a y Monday - a r a t h e r accountably they produced Shanty. Bill Lake - Alick snow from C h a r l e s ' from the 1 i rht of Tame part Bags P o t a t o ' s upper - a little up some to h i s brot Tuesday Brushing d Dble - �Very cold 24. 25. 26• loaded Teams Dble Burke, Son LePanne, along took N i c k with fetched with & - Perrigo pro- at visitors five to C o l l s S h a n t y - Morning over recd Hay of Wild I load arrived. another & No Bobby & W i l l Rowland h e r e taking dinner Burke Alick from B i l l so c o l d . teams - Tom J o y n t - Robt Smith T . very n o i s y - 2 Canadian & & Tommy Foy these Quite Bags P o t a t o ' s W e d n e s d a y - Not down 6 more lack, Ignias this o f Xmas d a y loaded. Morng & plane) night quietness. Cold Team h a l f - Big Team & T e a ms t e r came down & a f t e r downwards one ceeded 1 double & last ( f rom C a r t o n Excessive Cold Peace - Snapping night, Thursday - consequently Friday l o a d e d Teams p a s s ' d old fetched d r a w i n g Wood t h e r e s t c h o p p i n g . - - Alick Meadow 6 pike Knights Nets Alick Pt from 7 Piche �7 Mother was taken on A/CT down Bte Ladebauche & with 1 Fisher- one Lafleur Lake 6 Perrigo's with with at times a l i t t l e pretty drunk - & by A l i c k to Mink mild Teamster - L i t t l e Ronald P a i l l i f e r Beaver at n i g h t Ma r t e ns & 3 Team h e r e Rain & Mild up wi th 3 Team from By Town , Rain. F i s h&cforEdward 28. S u n d a y - W e a t h e r more some on for Byers C l e r k ) , 29.Monday-Cloudy&very m i l d . The Ice in great condition (W noon - W i l l i a m s abt Lake some Hay &c & p r o c e e d e d the in Team got & at night a wet on return, rain, day mizling - A l i c k came back f r o m e a r n a n One Team here McK wth up & brot home weather v i s i t e d & 2 taken of Soft Bob Mart & C Tame H a y . drew a load o f W i l d Hay f o r C h a r l e s 1 Otter a l s o came down & p a i d their l oaded 1 Mink Old P i s s e n d a w a & J B t e Mar then by 14 Lake. & Mink of Nets Continnce Curly, load McD, u s up a R brot & B.C. for C to B Creek. 30. T u e s d a y thro'out, leaving �for 1st. Rain all day drawing 1852 Jan. 2. for a the & - stopd Winter visit Gr McIntyre, clear to g i v e Dd House & 118 Ronald Airth of dancing the up made - them a tune on quite a throng'd their f r o s t y day o f Tame Hay - Little a l l night - dry 1 load P Horton Teamster - - up & down & a Letter Hay wth us leaving only 4 paid wi l d Mc Intyre Brothers Mr drawing Day toto, a beautiful New Y e a r s had in Thursday - We P e a r s e , (who came A f t e r d i n n e r , the F a m i l y a V i s i t , taki ng Old took d i n n e r w i t h u s on & Betsy thro'out - M r Perrigo & Wife way d o w n w a r d s Charles - at n i g h t w i t h Tommy & W i f e Y e s t e r d a y - ) Fiddle - firewood here at n i g h t - Alick drawing midnight day. abt came in Team - O n e T e a m (Bobby T u r n e r ) - A beautiful Indians Friday two Archy with night. Saturday �also Bay, P t . night. as Price axes by Js & left the Carty- to day- j oi ne d from bound Wilman up at some Teams - Jno McDone11 at 7 Night same p u r p o s e - last & Johnny C o l l was h e r e - Edwd & W i l l 3 days W i l l & Johny P r i c e up was h e r e Edward, Coll w i t h 9 1 / 2 Span h e r e at n i g h t , summons on a man t h e r e - M r some Teams - B a n n i n g & Joe McKi bbon 3. S a t u r d a y - C o l l M c D o n o l l up w i t h along w i t h Colls Shanty serving L. C. Andrews, Shanty. St from Blanc's 9 a.m. Egn's Ignace & A l i c k & W i l l y R u t l e r , abt f o r the at a C h o p p i n g Bee h e r e f o r day. for C L to a s s i s t 4. S u n d a y - a f i n e Mink Lake f o r By Town 5. Monday - a f i n e M i l d a l s o J B t e P i s s e n d a & Young I g n a c e I overh-auledEgan'sPtNets6Pike this firewood J B T E P i s s & Young chopping 16 C o r d s - Black B a p t i s t e abt & state for Bnn Creek they p i l e d day again to d a y M a k i n g 8 a x e s , 6. T u e s d a y - f i n e M i l d others at n i g h t drunken by Rt Smith P from . O f f ithe ce in a horrid a packet of N ' p a p e r s was brot h e r o Archy's two Hay Teams h e r e Bob M a r s h a l l Archy - I r e c d �Kill'd the Pig P. Bte Cord good Bee but no Money l e t t e r . the • night. is mo r n i n g & Day. again 5 Spun day P. in say of to towards all Horrors, night- LBCImprovementsJas all the during having I was v e r y u n w e l l pains Off. o f E Moorez Byers - There Mr home - T h e y Choppers to Depot Axes to C o l l ' s we had the for the pranks back light. a C o l d & Rheumati c from to accompany him down - E d w a r d took a s u p p l y Boys r e t d The at n i g h t on - 8 across Indn piled & 4 0 Cords Dick went morni n g a g a i n . to d a y . took Bob M a r s h a l l took B r e k f t & p r o c e e d e d 7. W e d n e s d a y - A v e r y c o l d Office Stop'd Black for upwds &c back & the of Letter home - the M i n k L a k e 8. T h u r s d a y - v e r y C o l d 7 Span w e r e many T e a ms up & down with finished they have Beef the Horse fish bring 1 felt falling night. snow up mischievous who was b r o t his him along by Marshall took troubles Bob at very unwell night the body - 5 Span & over the n i g h t my 9. F r i d a y - Some augmented Y o u n g Mr D u r r e l l �Jan. 10. 11. 12. 13. Jas Millar & 4 others up & past & Creek. for - Chas Byers Alick Dick ver y many f i s h Shanty. & a a load kill'd fetched go so on up the past, B. another overhaul'd - not 3 load - only up a s m a l l to still o f T e a mi n g still Alick deal unwell we then g o t & number o f o t h e r s , Teams moving up & down - A l i c k 4 Creek, S a t u r d a y - Cold W e a t h e r - C h a r l e s from B r n s Ba y - Alick & S e l f Wild Chs from at night. A great but & 3 Teams had cold - Self - Byers get raw & c o l d . not & then ~ Charles & Dick fetched rest Cold. day Tame H a y Span King Sunday - fine Robt among - the Monday - W e a t h e r s t i l l Kelly did from B . for Hay no room & Cloudy of Wild having load Tuesday Creek N e t s , Teaming of of « - the �Edwards 14. 15. 16. female Child b o r n at M i n k Lake Teaming Charles' snow at up a small &c but no v i s i t o r s a visit - The load of for from Hay & went & A very bad t h eS h a n t y s ,among night, as & yet Hughey sort - Smurm Lake- Isabel at M i n k Niece from Goulbn here at n i g h t - the Y B r a n c h Sheedy for Purdeys & bound Archy loads Dennis, & Isabel i t - a most snow - A n d r e w some Money i n a little at M i n k l a k e - with Friends Book at night - We had Mr S i l u r r y - in last night - Dennis, Francois f e l l aga i n Teamsters very prevalent Travellers us C o l d - Andrew Spence Dick Geo M o r r i s & C h a s P r i c e h e r e paid Still home b y & took N i c k & C u t t e r brot Dick to d a y - W i l l y Crier, & Influenza - Some - only 3 Span - & then his M o t h e r Wednesday o f C o l d or Ned brot the Settlers was Thursday - from G o u l b u r n Bowland, with very heavy Johnny also pass'd We h a d lost his Pocket B. their & J. see Wind occurrence - & Estly t o go - Cold mysterious Friday started Mesers Helfity - �Messrs Cruics at long Hickey He last & badly - & little took d i n n e r & kept I very cold colder him - We had sold on but some of h i s to Alex furs left of - Bangs Branch - & - I'm Esq Teams took Luggage McDonell of Billings working numbers w i l 1 - Alick -Hickey Influenza still on downwards - flooring York with u s - P r i c e appearance, still ver y Co l d - A l i c k r e c o v e r i n g Chere - very Billings his for proceeded the s t a b l e & remained a l l d a y made 18. S u n d a y - Weather still 17. S a t u r d a y - S t i l l travelling. Bangs the Amt o f 4 0 Stationary - over 19. Monday - C o l d e r started & for Madawaska & us or the &c Catarrh furs of stuff unwell out with 20. Tuesday - Very Cold am s t i l l The Boys commenced g e t t i n g I dinner Tom & some up d u �22. 24. Tom drunk Burke, 2 E d wa r ds Ladebauche - Bur ke working at n i g h twehad & Willy from b e i n g froze Boys - Teams - & B i l l also saved still. - A l i c k Jean B t e drunk, Wife & Child Cochrane, & Bte Bob s l e i g h , - Beaudoin J flooring floor cough - went to LeBlanc`s the Richardson - McCartys) from off l c k e y u p a g a i n abt &c. H & Teams considerable (6 King, W Brisco, at n i g h t got took d i n n e r a g a i n . Mr wth J o h n n y F o r a n & C a s t l e , Ned G r i e r & bud stable R having full retd me 6 T u m b l e r s mor ni ng am s t i l l Ladebauche the stable bv empty the S t a b l e - wth Bte at the L a k e Farm on & working Jones Geo M o r r i s - I brot Thursday - Very cold noon, - S h a n t y - Mr Bangs Sha nt yme n the Shipman Stables finished 3 C o n r o y s YB C Boys S f iast h u r daasy t hey -Alick had & been J Bte rebb`d o v e r&h a u one l e d was our r B enC d e rNeedt s u but s e l e sfew s - �£ 50 £ Jan. to 25. 26. 27. 28. Bangs back at n i g h t , E. Wst deal here We B R -I Chute - he retd at 2 0 me what pt here carries p.m. on very 9 Smith Loads little lge full fine pass`d proved Mr Cruice afternoon 2nd homewards had Me s s r s Egan & Champi on off. The the returned for F- angs M about noon for - Champion t h i s m o r n i n g - but & had brot with t h i s m o r n i n g - Bob e v e r y s t a b l e ft s t a l l We night Egan soft day. & up & p a s t fall noon Cochrane at & o f snow went Messrs last at n i g h t o f £50 Alick a good N Mr Moor - at n i g h t , also off Sunday - a f i n e d a y . started & a remittance soft OShaughnessy Wd Monday - H i g h Wind day - fine u p w i t h 2 Teams Tuesday say B i l l y Morrow, arrived snow 1 7 1 / 2 .Span- at n i g h t Burke W e d n e s d a y - Some l i g h t T o f May - A l i c k supplies �Ne t s seen 2 changed Wild supplies of for & went & brot a Nick - Charles again off at n i g h t by 8 a.m. & had another we Dick fetched all & load La wth over bad - over the fetched the N e t s & c h a n g e d Homewards abt & Dick & Coll Bte Alick & the 2 L i v i n g s t o n e Smith Coll McDonell abt - Coll still all started Charles ve ry My c o u g h - Coll McDonell overhauled Lodgers for Messrs - Charles & Dick at n i g h t , Hay soft morning. - & 2 Teams b d from B C r e e k - We had I sent Hay McDone11 h e r e all. a team o f L e B l a n c ` s in Hay 30. F r i d a y - M i l d d a y . at n i g h t . more W i l d Alick d r i v i n g 29. T h u r s d a y - f i n e 8 Span Bulger & Kelly. abt13 S p a n Wild - Alick & Willy load o f noon went good lpo aa sd t down o f31. o nWeSis Jno Ma l cd tfIu tne r Hay nr diasytaking o&v -eor Ct not ohlfrom edriscnh Estly na here en Brrns g. e dWat CIirbne sedn e of.k ilog dr h C e& t h .S .am d rNot le B ie tlas h irvrmany & e lr D 'Gang di c fkai sfhe t c h The e d aAniortthhe rBoys �Barrel of Fish night. Sam's Island - It & 2 the of fetched over the Creek night. Brennans at loan his The 1 / 2 Span - We got s e v e r e l y hurt The Boys Portage had 4 day. last Carty`s in this B a p t i s t e came f a m i l y went home d a y - ve r y few Teams any way - Tommy & Shanty - Archy & F r a n c o i s to N i e l L i v i n g s t o n e Eve ni ng Mor ni ng this this snowing night of all - Tommy came back from M o o r e ` s Bush - last snowed most 37 at n i g h t commenced here It midnight, bes ides 3. T u e s d a y - C l o u d y & S o f t . abt o f the B e a v e r Hay - Wm Thompson got Load o f Hay from CSH & MP- on from B r . C r e e k - We had Mr Co n r o y h e r e at n i g h t &2 Teams 2. Monday.- a f i n e C l e a r morning. abt Sunday - havingdeliverd Feb. 1 . Dennis`s accident severely Wm Thompson Shillingtons bruised a Dble S l e i g h comeMeg down gotsick back from Charles` 4. Wednesday - C l o u d y g l o o my S o f t Tommy Nets - �m dr&w some on h i s Tommy H o r s e s Alick Pissenda 2/. rest & of to firewood way J Bte Oats in the Shanty. afternoon LeBlanc's 10 from lb back at - iat n 1/2 - Night 45 - very 3/4 s p l e n d i d ,Edwards for the Sky - & a Span - H i c k e y took 4 7 Night Tommy at came Cardiff of Port & Paid at Lake - 2 Span Mink Butter morning. Deer up E Moor for for 41 clear shot fine & Wm E d e y his 5 Bags P o t a t o ' s at 6. F r i d a y - V e r y brot Bush O a t s night. d t lh r o t i s-h . A l v ic k y d rlei w i r eTweo e h fo r e n9o o & Baayr r e o 'fo u F er t t lf e ao mdi n gi n -t hWe ad Sn pan 5 t o f Bag ( S mi t h Burke Conroy & McG. rit O a t s P J B LadeBauche 5. Tshtuarrstdeady down - f i nw e i tsho fTommys t morning afternoon H o r s&e sv etrayk iRnegd m i bs. 8. 7. igH i u s 6. eaaws down & ?fcii-tsme i n t . alone Feb. up w t h t h e n bo u tw g hi t h saFeb. 7. N tWst a dSn oa8. e d tSiuun D brngu edd,t eaaryyn o ift r oSSm cvttoe orn rPoy t m indsgs cNe to oN n lWsly da d Wst w r-ia foSW tfn niolonh r ywde a A $d&v 3rry cidh ifrn a ytil.flg hto eo rIbd euslh tiat atfvn rteolnt m eiwent gvhtethrey-a h CIe oal d - �the Night all Mother thread net 9. 10. 11. 12. little Travelling We l l things, all after see u s , see Alick Cold N t h WQt o f Hdache. & Dik came up Hay &c - 7 Span morning, to to at at seen then way to Bark Lake. April this - I night John Journey forenoon- suckers - The N e t s were a l l n i g h t & pt o f o n l y 8 p i k e & a few last their at n i g h t - Teams p r o c e e d e d on here all settled snow d r i f t s hurricane Wind w i t h s q u a l l y good Betsy) got up a load o f s o r e went down w i t h sell Farm - W i l l came up a l s o o r Teaming - B e t s y at Beaver is went drift. at n i g h t l oade d more l i k e f a m i l y h e r e on t h e i r back home - 7 S p a n a g a i n i f he c o u l d Wstly - (Hannah whose hand Monday - S t r o n g bad LeMuir & Hay from C h a r l e s - W i l l was v e r y n i g h t - Old I beautifull - A most they produced at N i g h t . Tuesday & Span (4) February - 7 1 / 2 to day the Wednesday - It r a i n e d a l l notwithstanding We had o n l y B i l l y Morrow & Mr M c G i n n i s - S p e n c e up b a g g i n g It blew a v i l o e n t & the Lake Ice i s v e r y g l a r e T h ur s d a y making a �settled John S p e n c e by for £ 5 i n g o o d s , with Eganville is giving Jut f u l l all claims him an O r d e r on of a man they & &c t'other demand, J Egan & night & pain- applied Nick at n i g h t .(2Cour I he wood w t h Hay. state, Wild a v e r y bad Indian Alick drawing in w i t h us a l l which r o u t e e a s e & s l e p t well- h e r sore was v e r y she got first dr a wi n g day. & he went back home p l e a s e d - o n l y 3 Span A fair - Charles aways & Archy) 13. F r i d a y - chopping as her hand at at n i g h t stop'd from B e l v i l l e , they retd & the P a i n e x t r a c t o r , up home a g a i n & then moderated some o f ful execrable H i c k e y & LeDebauch e p r o n o un c e d (foreman o f C o n r o y s ) o f the Name o f Le ek we had 6 1 / 2 S p a n S o Conroys in a ftu Bay a& rl d leaayat sSi h eN a rn iagt-h yf tiAnon lmei c -k tforsty hWe e d irrehad wway m 2o a rdown n S'le number ing. S l4 H o e fiagn loaded h D ne as h le o ' sr a tde Teams sore s r so fBantte out thumb o f oSteek S f ke haedasl i n g brot �Coll Lady & up Very c o l d weather & Harry Purdy Mild & for Conroy. commenced day in for Nick L B C - 1 a visit from (3) & ways Co)- - Pike, In Will (Burke T e a m i n g any at n i g h t t h e Even i n g - W i l l i a m came up Snowing - 3 1 / 2 Span - Very l i t t l e for at N i g h t&HarMoor also Gang - only Team p r e p a r a t o r ytotaking Grounds We h a d o f Snow - S m i t h s night. app E Pt N e t - to t h e i r S h a n t y his 3 Hay Teams h e r e t a k i n g d i n n e r went up Drifting away N i c k & S g e S l e i g h Durrell after again & J Bte - Tommy came up w i t h McPherson Merrick & Mr Monday - Co l d took Sunday - Har Muir & Son down Sleigh - 16. 17. 18. up P a u l &1 me r l e 1 Sucker at Cloudy w t h here Tuesday- Morrow&o t h e r s C W Downwards G. o h e ld alP n i ro eMcD swdda &e&yr T &1h at rL Box e Numbers a Vad Mi edyrn P yk fi o p cre o Lake gs lo d otfrom f ,mTeams oWr inlM 9 i lncglI brot n up / 2t y -r & Span e C home down oP ll R at &i c the th o L nai d r gday d y P hs o to nln y e-f t& b IJos u ft ro ercB Lgd&aoM itz6ueithe r & abt noon �>etg seen Feb. 20. 19* 21. 3&f*tlste Stack of 8*<r a l 1 4 22. & Brother on way to Still Kiminiskeg & calm - Aliek at overh'd here B C night t i m e , by night Nets, - M i l l a r very h i g h - 12 Span McGinnis Suckers. - Jn° last i n good brilliant off at than a the span here drew better rest to d a y - Sybury 1/2 Alick 15 Baron &c- to all very up Lodgers Lights here some Cold their - Very & also 1 W fish Wadsworth Pike Thursday 6 Js northn The Friday & cold. - weather c l e a r went Perrigo Hickey with Byers well return 3 of did wth was a l i t t l e Team). (William Stack - there Baptistes down on whom I went Blk night, of Ton C Pt o S Iu a h nt n la brot u y N d rr a e ld y t e 4 as y S & 'up p& a p An u 2t W ll eiat efB d tato t aw g lhnight e s H nr an n l &n ie more g a wh -l/2 tt h tm h S rn eiBran o a rl d w e, w n fWd e ht & o l lsNeQ luEa fEdward ess istn tnlgeye n l.rli gI hup is twas much C iifter h down a R Blk ni g ce hbetter d a BNrtaid etE cg ka , ever ns & �Richard Edward rather than night. leaner - 15- Span at pt 1st o f the d a y , - Dick for brot Pierce Net sold 5 Bags P o t a c s old him curr b r i n g up some report - Barrel it then c l e a r night last Summer from Edward - & 6 overhauled towards foggy I expected - repi ckl ed A Spence's - (Memo) to Mink Lake & w i l l yet - at n i g h t on spree - only 3 Span accompd &c Burke ft P e l e r i n Potato's that it 23. Monday - S o f t m i l d morng - I o p e n f d `Pork & find the B a r r e l latter 24. T u e s d a y - b e a u t i f u l Mo r n i n g from P . a fish. to snow heavy - E g a n s pt new Thd Net became ver y c l o u d y commenced & not Bush O a t s of on from 10 Span aus 25. awfully. the cWednesday at r unight at i sW. e10 n )iSpan -g S. h & tTommy VWt. at er night v ( Isoft on n S .way the L We m i up eo had tarhto fntiAlex e& n ErgMsnJoa McDonell aocfn kt e H irta rastormed r Eaq isnow s with down T hf u a&rl s t ld hda irs yi fWd t way e ds t r o n g �26. Day, clear not & changed the n e t s at B Creek - they to d a y . brot very only pike his late 10 see as u s u a l - Monday only to b e back tomorrow - I t drunk the E v e n i n g - We had Pissendawa. in promising old to the day. Slept 2 of Conroy's much T e a mi ng Archy. mor ni ng - We a l l J n ° Cochrane, Thursday - A very Cold Burke, at n i g h t - R Smith - T . B C Nets Changed Teams 27. F r i d a y - f i n e &c 28 m o r n i n g - w e a t h e r c l e a r & sun warm t h r o ' o u t Willy`s leave of absence Alick Lake, & very h e a v y at n i g h t . snowing at M i n k & a q t y o f s u c k e r s &c - 5 S p a n at n i g h t . G r e a tsnowstorm & d r i f t Sa t ur da y - E s t l y Wind & C l o u d y . W i l l y got leave friends, commenced C o r c o r a n hero this C r ne t o a im g rc h d ao 29. ta ir n r ya e a ,Sn d nuC ,n&d h w dT e aiathis t r .yh a le iFoy n suesmorni Id &t&B abW h e lln le te ig s rlwy l day. y the hand a& hpH eer a snow ro n ifsn o ea at t ch n w te B i came a tn Hr h nius kgrt s w hraet inare to lc .d lainnsegede We r from the eus ahdafd Snow &u the lM the . o rNr d or lWst w a i ft , t elra s t �March Willy got back lick went to t h e 2nd C h u t e . A 1. Mo n d a y we above at n i g h t sick Weather for more m o d e r a t e - but Archy the again t owa r d s roads very bad- been 2 p.m. - he had abt I felt n e a rdone+ morning - I Teams at Head - It was cold, Patent (2) p.m. Teams - C h a r l e s came vlftk Shillingtons Day - Tommy i n Co - O n l y Egan`s I took up the Net i n the is dinner, with us , back McDonald got ti me - A f t e r fell cold North. with p a r t i a l Wind & - - 6 for Perrigos us abt with the H Wines for but c o l d at n i g h t arrd firewood - Alick 1 merle 1 W fish at C h u t e a s our L i q o u r lost - Willy days the 2 n d 1 1/2 Bason had o n l y the Alick again the 1 pike day with Pt in the E v e n i n g past went stopd Team to d r a w a fine clear Teams h e r e his 3. We d n e s d a y - 2 o f K Moors Egan's all unwell 2. T u e s d a y - Some m o r e snow started t ook upEgan`sNeta s i t to be c h a r g e d but catchesbutfew f i s h . P i s s . &c started B. C . S e t s seen down & Podd iTs h su efrnisd uy i sfine tdiaan 4. sda ha y&- -L vo ear lo i tf tfmild l eh u n Te mi yg, n gB . b C e. s iNdeets pErgoadnusc eCdo n1c0e rpnSim kiet h& some �#41% h fretk i pike I t fiali B « Smith & Burke & Flannagan here at night with Bay for Smith & K e l l y . 5. Friday - Some more Snow f el l 7 Span at night - loaded & 5 Mink but s t i l l mild - ( The f i r s t 2 last n i g h t , Durrells 6. Saturday - fine Mild morning - I bought 6 Mar from a man of I bot from him some time ago - no Teams at - W i l l m brot up 2 Barr Flour wth h i s Oxen that night. 7. Sunday - A f i n e Clear morning - cold & frost y - Mother bad, Priests &c Mild morning - it comd Snowing from the Westw d with Rheumatism in her right hip - I visited- Charles Night - Two went past & over to D Stewarts Shanty - 1 W f i s h & a few odd fish from the Aliek got pt of a Barr d i r t y Grease from Blk 8. Monday at 9 a.m. - Bte & brot also 9 p i ke, n e t s 6 Teams at night - besides Archy & E Grier who started o f f again B �Willy went down abt this Snowy Williams afternoon. & & - 3 Span Grier to h e a v y r a i n d u r i n g Shanty & r e t d t t e d a y - Archy snow turned morning - at thro`out The nearly their Loads & contd 9. T u e s d a y - again left again mild, the ni ght - Stacks at some f r o s t - Mountains, Charles & Alick with B i l l Mc A r d l e&Family (Dudley) Fathers we had at h i s tho` Johnny P r i c e came up from Mink Lake t ow d s Eveni ngCloudy & s t i l l t o be p r e s e n t fine day. two D e e r on the lower M i t c h i k a n a l s o Sara A l l e n w t h m r s got $ 5 in C a s h - E Moor A nephew Johmny P r i c e took down W i l l y 10. Wednesday - night 2 Deer k i l l ` d on the c r e s t at n i g h t , M a r r i a g e- W i l l y here from Y B r a n c h . kill'd 11. T h u r s d a y - A r a t h e r & Castor w v Archy e hri c y 12. Wm h sA oFByers flrtr iic odk a tad h ys & r&o-D 'H oimpossible iMore iu cck tk ebrot the yR a here idnhome ay to l.aat sthe tByers wntnight ihgOpeongonym hNti&ck & Hw& itichtkthe ihesyMmorning SlWri g C e lo f tught S n ltabt e r iy&g h 8& Tommy ac .omn.t d �2 Pike Trout Nets s e e n at B C r e e k 6 sold W i l l ygot back a g a i n I 3 gns H. Wines to J L a f e v r e 16 & at n i g h t , w i t h us w i t h Conroy unwell & Js off 8 a.m. - & they abt fine one) indis- Wadsworth (1 some - f'wood to - after- again- a r a t h e r disagreeable at n i g h t w i t h some h e a v y r a i n & Trout or a l i t t l e Lodgers - n o o t h e r Teams - Hickey r e t d the n i g h t Meg were seen & produced the G r e a t Ma d a w a s k a - The n e t s 2 13. S a t u r d a y - M i l d & f o g g y morng Our pass'd for posed day, here - but drew down Grey - then Charles a cruise Boys night - The last Byers & W i l l i a m A very d i s a g r e e a b l e &a b t 1 / 2d o z e n p i k e 14. S u n d a y - Messrs frost & rain took Nabby back 1/2 Moor & o t h e r s f i n e & warm Elias but o f h a y & took G r e y s h i r t the Carelessness) much s l e e t Some back again - T h u n d e r - We had got again, 15. Mo n d a y - Willy day Willys load (thro' a Nick up and up a g a i n & br ot up us night wth Nick. t h i s mo r n i n g firewood Some f r o s t but Tommy & W i l l y at brot Sams & Dick no Teams 16. T u e s d a y - wards - W i l l y d r a w i n g 4 �startedforByTown (4 him 1/2 the Span) & at n i g h t I bought 1 O t t e r - he in & Sold Snow down squalls - no produced preparatory the morning stop'd M r Bangs to day & I 1 2 / 6 & 2 Minks 1 2 / 6 - from falling to d a y & H i c k e y arrd - w i t h us others times - P e r r i g o went 2 & on Mart a visit from E Moore - had 2 Marten s k i n s We Peter Tom Joynt we had at McDone11 I had - p r i c e 17. W e d n e s d a y . few f u r s & with u s . night, all night towds - An u g l y d a y , were seen March20.C h a r l e s ver y d i s a g r e e a b l e a f t e r n o o n o f Nets Another at n i g h t - 18. Thursday Teams at a l l 19. F r i d a y . C. a W f i s h & 4 p i k e - C h a r l e s came up &d r i f t s .the B . a few Trout C for start load here se to ld a o f ro20. tHay k for iinnSggaBy for t for u a fr t Town dC ear By yMD C-Town o lToole Tom lf r o s t he Burke yh ewould rmorning e && CAndrew not oc&h r a wait cnoeFl 1 d i-nany Snow tL i up tt lSo luse n w qg diue t aR ah r yo l lna s fao ld raMcD f t e r Charles �Jack Harris c a me h e r e Alick &c cleared snow form Sugary C & R MD up at t h e i r Shanty Dd Stu- 2 5 . a r t ' s gangs back o f t h e Pt Shanty 21. S u n d a y - E Moors came dark cool a day hard with trip. some Little - Wilmore S n o w - Tommy r e t d from - afternoon there Cold & cloudy having done s o o n a s h e came - Tom last night to E M o o r ' s - Will & Alick & off & & D y e r Mo o r p a s s e n g e r & L a m b e r t Roads fell Archy Net pronounced s now night. as morning after fine o f B Creek again at Lake. Some m o r e Teams here home - out 22. M o n d a y - LeBlanc for by B a r k a man, Returned & a foot D Moor Ronald Foy, came impassable 23. T u e s d a y - - Stacks. Thread night Co's at our Teams - We f i n i s h e d - We h a d 4 some wood another drawing began t e d Pat T them e aht uue llr24. ra ss d & -M taWy c JeD do B nT ne asAld Foy da Pfyi &n se s some .2 C da lao ryu r, m C idvo y aAenldw .&l c a& k r y a' sr td Lh e re& c eBw r l 1ac 1 /n t2 0 o h cle. M d Team alrm a so&trhne1ior nfe M g iCn at okr dJn w a from He ic ogk ohdtH arris �Slew o f Raftsmen up at House the He went to Stewarts the N e t s also & brot ret d 7 pike & at n i g h t T. arrd Burke, Jos & some suckers down a g a i n - Perrigo - Moor some & place Twine Lodgers went Ludit, W Wright E o f us - a g r e a t McVitie, homewards, at Home & brot up Verglaw. William along. to E g a n , W a d s w , alongside took d i n n e r h e r e us o f Men b e l o n g i n g g a n g moved o v e r Alick McDonell Dd number bothered Charles 28. F r i d a y - h e a v y r a i n y m o r n i n g & bad Bob S m i t h , f o r C & R & McD - Coll & R o r y went down notwithstanding. Toole&c. off, things afterwards. r r o hsSen he e n im g h tyy&to IWrS C he a rE leo s 'f M p S Cu a h on s u od S s tra e m 'edy,i t fo the h the 27. r tabot most 2 uarip ts g M p u fho c lrtir D deo ast me n yh beautiful. ae l-r dat sreerfm Ft i(Lac n i teat W t eifd lDr Started lo o £ rs2 e t5 )at mo n A iwas nq lilig lu ins c h igr k tdown e man -we MRecd fco hat Ir andtthe y aM r qty 2d & �EM o o r ' sl a s t h i r e d Team Beach came down Smurm started our the S u g a r y . Black night. Baptiste for & abt right for all tried noon, Bapt & C h a r l e s 3 Cows up from C h a r l e s P l a c e - alone for & W i l l y drove Cloudy. us a l l A l i c k got on - O n l y home at n i g h t & L u d i t ( C a s t o r - k i l l'd one but too f a r o f f 29. Monday - F i n e Cool d a y . a D e e r , the dog they a n n o y ' d i t - Conroy men h e r e & Toole, them to f i n d W Wri ght 30. Tuesday - f i n e c o l d d a y . Morriss took l a t e d i n n e r & proceede d & Mr Egan a Team ga ve the dog k i l l ' d Joshua S mi t h w t h the d e e r (Charles got 1 Team at n i g h t . Rain & Verglaw. April 1st. Considerable stir to day up & down. yesterday. Wednesday - us a d c a l l on r o u t e f o r 3 r d C h u t e . Snow & S l e e t & h a i l cThursday ont a l l -d C ay o .l d C l o Ju ed f fyn c o r n here i n g . at Sent n iSent g h t Alick l o ato d eMink d for Lake EMoore. forPatacks.MessrsEgan&Morristookdinne �3. C. Seen April 2d 3. 4. wearied u p wa r d s went went down him Hay. - We had loads B C of being Nets Potato's late. of Yo un g Egansville. a load &c - visited - M r E Moor w i t h 2 1 / 2 Team Bet in snow m e l t e d a w a y - B e t s y up - C h a r l e s & D i c k a man f o r more &c inform us o f again brot homewards. wife along with p r o c e e d e d on f o r & Jn° McDonell Horses w e l l - & then retd Perrigo going - A l i c k & Tommy night a long w h i l e . Joshua Smith talk'd at still \m D u r r e 1 1 here Friday - Cold to o f Boards - over & Bay from E d w a r d s & t h e y went down - O Kane A Blk B t e by a t r e e & i n s e a r c h Saturday kill'd from F e r g u s o n & Cameron - P a l m e r s t o n . - 2 more a visit &c brot drove 6 Pike Perrigo & Wife them u p - Tommy & A l i c k Serson May Nets, sugar P l a c e & Meg went down w i t h Sunday - A f i n e d a y & c o n s i d e r a b l e make from C h a r l e s ' s o f Fan - to & F a n n y up lieu here they �here at night going Self homewards 5. M o n d a y - a f i n e the - morning E v e n i n g We g o t very unwell - gloomy r e s t another Barr. of sent after of this d a y - no towards the & Teams- got got Willy B t e ft W i l l y a coarse over - Sent - Night l/2 p.m.- frost joined some at $ 8 - A l i c k & 12 6 of the abt instead pd Evening lbs the Bush & 1 5 in & - He c a m e b a c k morning them from t h e D e p o t ft B t e fine - from afternoon bought some Empty B a r r . - & in Alick 6. T u e s d a y - Some snow f e l l l a s t n i g h t - B l k j o i n e d the S u g a r makers Recd 2 Turkeys P Edward & 10 15/55 Bush Potacs from Price Sent Willy to help at the Sugar Camp over 8 Barrels with a l i t t l e Grease & coars e S a l t , & morning Salt Pork be Dam d Barr. in - 10 B l a c k e y came o v e r recd from P r i c e s 7. W e d n e s d a y the the Sugary & C ° only for Bushels P o t a t o ' s 0'Kane Edward in Mr d d P h v to h ei e rl e k l el o Ia Mn g ri a el v c o le s f 8.a him Nick& T lT hih utertsl2 dWea&c oy(os ldy a-r s Bu ts lAp a )l c emost k iS rrom g e ph y a n &a bc the o ec tfaoum o Htk So p iufr g C u sa on u e lr sy l ft eh dy iadsy ao w n way an ut m&b lo to en r men ag E B og lfaarsnrts.- Edward all n �Old Ignias came men c a m e down from p.m. in the morning down Breakft they see - us In & - on - &c help went fed to Sugary, - some much. got Willy the Evening from & c l e a rO d a y s Sent - Paul not run S u g a r Camp 5 Oxen the the Sap does to down B y e r ' s Creek took abt2 Willy Bob M a r t i n b r o t Sent the night reports in last Eveng up h e came frost J Bte Join off to hard went very then the S u g a r y - & Good, to things, 9. F r i d a y little a g a i n down to yet the w t fh r o s t y N i g h t s as Weather running well 10. S a t u r d adown y - fine not - A l i c k came Trees 11. S u n d a y - E a s t e r reports T CR iEn e da wMD m laI13. 12. irse dt u eT M br Cuo ro heo nfastdrdaC S lup ayeu ys nr-tlt-y d hfeaifln i dn e Bag Poney reeadpd ao 1a y/2 r fy&tas RaTon u 1gK 0 q tat liiy e tn Bd tHay uy gs-e hos urfP n aeP w o cc Pa r t ee ot o a lira ls t v kcs o isn 'wsg to adown s&FClbrot Fo&rua trR o nMcD c& across iCsP h Depot. o acrak lmeess bt y i lCl& R f McD's or �Gull seen & Blk Duck Willy's Time finished I got Nick - & was got the B Chere - -ArchyMcDonell up l i t t l e & afterwards - - I was down as - also t h e greatest wth Serson 2 Oxen P J n ° Grant night frost across left brot Chisholm & - at a little fine skind was Clerk 3 Horses - & some S a l t after Flour Beaver of across Cloudy, remr but Oats saved w i t h d i f f i c u l t y very bad Pisendawatchi Ice Ice from the the (whole) & - Cloud y d a y but thro' reports a Beaver night &c Bush & Turner McDonell Bobby Rory had, dark 92 day the Meat - The wth 14. W e d n e s d a y Horses at recd here Egans of Charles' part some T e a abt We brot Thursday - a f i n e 0'Kane afterwds at - e g e Wr aie rl a lt y c n -u l 18. & 16. 17. e m I aJbn e e tS Fn h iru a rn et n ig y n d o ua r fu R w y dp S a e ic u n y -e t c -fine abt kH -e &arrfsd titook h n eb d fu a r tH y omorning up o so t u -n se lt n ly h o ae s5 t vB 3ibp s n a uN it pk tg et e o h t bs r tesh ca e at -m r ee RBB oa C a rC ty p lr otft night. eu ie s dk tC yer e&w w a sfwent te dr on wo naocna r to m s si s t y �Charles's says little is doing there - Burke no wonder very - D. ill - sent 6 0 satisfied Stuart We Bush O a t s leave I deld thirds Wind. per W i l l y Rutledge & Team Burke his Dble order recd s o f t m o r n i n g E s t l y Wi n d - T . - Breakfast, fine Tuesday after & from C & R McD - T . Monday - C l o u d y E s t l y Wind but s t i l l s o f t - at Night, C & R 19. McDs Edred Teams finished Konk Watching had T . B u r k e , B i l l for Burke - & Abrm Rowland h a v i n g finished Alicks started Estly of s l e i g h - Ice to along McD's Colts P l a c e - With C & R brot over a q t y more him homewards - He took A l i c k ' s Charles' P o r y ' s Clerk N f o r the whole o f what s t o r e d up t o d a t e - them a r e c e i p t very good & still them at sent Sent20.down C o l t s Per Willy _ Konk has 5 Eggs under her. 21 P e t Hen sat6/34 Bush of Rorys on Oats 11 Eggs 66 Oats have been I gave that 21. Wednesday - R a i n y d a y . r bad I n tMcD er abt i o r 6,lower 6 (6 th / 3e 4 yl a Bush n left ding Oa (Bte Bay. t s t o5J Archy B N taer t&. for Pa 1 u lFishr A McD a r r i&v -e3dP IM caefrom u i nl kg)e t t the ing & �22. Paul 3 Mart & brot business came - I went & in- to I here N'papers at badly - sold Douglas afternoon a v e r y b a d one-I 4 see pain extractor. to contg Larue again Jemmy 2 packets, look w e l l . He himself Clerk the had c u t still. 1 F i s h r - - Boar & Sow i n Devd Stewart cut himself Thursd a y net - Rainy morning down not t h e cut - In think 1/3 Stewart for does Farm. I went Dalleys low L a n d g - some o f I d i d not Eggs -1 pike. 2 formed u s Letters that David Bangs & McGillys 1 Letter him 1 1 / 2 doz & him w i t h see Stewart supplied a net at put down the cut F r i d a y - Wd N Wst & v e r y c o l d . Dd Stewart N i g h t from E g a n ' s & 2 L e t t e r s from Ba n g s & 1 from McG d - I b o u g h t 1 8 M i n k e d S H B l1 o at n t n Fu g ni25. ra sd h came S aleSy e rtuiangk from dh eo anHard v y from ev r-e Drat fyfi C r n Se u t N oe n li w g lz wfs ih ae rnt rlog t lDepot sto W yfe a mC toh ore lnd ri n& g R B -e i lcHiaonu5ns 0a hcB'os um sh pf .leOava it en th rs to ug v& ehrtB 1y l abcakd , I �Duck 5 pike of the 1 at fg Pt Konk 27. shot out net pike April 3 Young s i t t i n g about these days it right thought very to take a little went blood her - S h e was home - the S ug a r makers again, the Ducks Hannah much r a i n & for the brot far made Hail - The to afternoon soon started here the not Geese sleet better (A McD) in so & from and back supplies down be & necessary probably all Baptiste got pike Bte not Weather will raw and unwell indeed - then Shanty 3 Mother his 26. M o n d a y - C o l d people Stewert his Davd - shifting sleet mending one Wild snow something ugly, five awkwardly m i s s ' d last very - Hannah foot out his - Morning side fine other Tuesday- I long the d a y thro'out & W d N Wst - at appearance times weather at their join r e m a r k a b l y s c a r c e - Dd S t e w a r t a b l e t o h o b b l e o v e r on a cWreudtnc e h to ere th eoyr nh ave to f t . NWstWind a y tI-hfeaccompad i nSe' t h & Camp ve r y Mw forh ty r mu t h rcnao a l l d a sy d ye to hs er o n d i ntgh e w iBay e ladr l y to the to as Way Port ti n haebon t f. r u o ss t y on h e r ni s i g ha tpsp a r is e nw t leya r m i negn d r in ag pid -l yt h ea wIacye. n C oh tw a ri t le hs t a d nr d o ipn' g d �29. 30. Viaux Charles shot 5 Ducks Shot a poor stock Leon May 1. ab1 2 p.m. - 1 having mi s s ' d all s o e i n g him in t h e Bay - he had 2 f i n e Duck i n the Eve ni ng at Blk also Larue on a d u c k Larue he a 2 Lge frosty several bro1 & Bay - The Ice c o n s i d e r e d the R i v e r - & Jemmy started w i t h u s - Jemmy of again - Charles night a l g e Saw B i l l he suppose d him mother was h e r e yet return. remd Ducks & he shot on F r o g Pt - he arr Thursday - Frosty night the M o . on f o r E g a n s v i l l e V i a C . towds contd - C h a r l e s came b a c k l a t e , (after he l o s t g e t t i n g t r us t wo r t h y h u n t i n g Tour up longer The most S p l e n d i d f i n e Warm d a y Pucks & 3 Coup d ' E t a t s commenced meal Buck Saw B i l l - fto o r stop want ao ffew a Canoe - th u s d a y s wi Friday n td ) a yt h a We commenced have us yet had j o yt h t his S p r i n g &-contd S iag th ur -t It rain i n g to e ae rn ly is morning C h a r l e s went b a c k en p a s s e n t - I put base &c to my small Canoe - at n i g h t , Leon V i a u x P e r r i g o ' s Jobber a r r d & aon rrgd �2. & l i t t l e say a visit a fed abt I i n my Head & was hundd well Yards cold - at n i g h t strong & a cold t h e Cows made us some as yet passage fish rod the out is of very our Lake noon from Men abt - LeBlanc's the S u n Shanty again b l o w i n g my n o s e froze of two men from LeBl ari c v s - having sneezing on tame Hay - I c a t c h e d them & tormented Nth the n i g h t - at n i g h t S u n d a y - The w i n d during Ice clear by Leon V i r a u x warm d a y . the Lea a sufficiency wi t h us - We get camp'd fine accompd - The Wind & very c o l d - I n for T a b l e use Nth ahead - to B C r e e k - M a r s e l l o i s & F. P a i l l e f e r came Tuesday went warm b e i n g c l e a r Monday - thread net f o r Egansville Pike 3 meals 2 Leon left 3. 4. here theHorse w to si & th O Depot x e1 n Yoke & rend O x e n away & 1 Sap la l n NH i gohrts e sl ,e a v th in eg y me got toa C tak no eec down a & r ew e n o tf �1 3 found Canoe & s e nt Creek them B r o un d Farm. them, rod I also I got Mo. of to t ook my only S u g a r y -P i a l l e&cLeon u p wa r d s - abt arrd the Alick Sugary Lake- theLake& about - Edward & from M i n k to s i d e - the R i v e r & Hd o f 3 p.m. search of h i s Canoe - from s i d e Edward 3 ft Canoe a l o n e , started in finishing down to s e e abt by t h e - f i n e c l e a r d a y - Ice d r i f t i n g abt night i n our &c also Pellerin at n i g h t - t o wa r ds arrived - Lodgers went May7.F r i d a y I c e p a r t i a l l y moving finished & the M o t h e r 6. T h u r s d a y here The having &c small down or t hrather e i r HShanty o r s e s burnt &c tdown o Charles McGillis's Establishmt Sugary done shot W i l d Geeae Alick b d l b n S way T B The the a ie rgt a uh u lt e r on home fId icra ebut Rm y cor dre g ryd o i` t fisa Atsliiv 1R n ce0a k gno rlfy from t&agosWarm s{minus W s ip asR u sts ted h iMcD da n ey d g when Ned & out w Ii g th r w ta r o iet s ia ie g sd h s to e g a td r v to o P in w o hgr e iset n t rg eNbecame Ro rfWst a fc ir p ke y il d w P li y n o calm& d i2n r t to h ow ezon etowards .d Bay )t h e hyi s �10. 9. Roast Goose Pet Hen m Char l e e Otter started f i r e * for Peer pasture Dry 11. Weather Water at a stand in the Lake S p o t t y sat 12 rowed a l l n i g h t - frog the L a k e (Han & Fan the c l o s e & Skin Smurm of - Creek D e p o t ) Raft day. Beaver by C h a r l e s ) C o m m e n c e d the (kill`d man`d 7 Brennans (L'agace's - & Blackey's abt to us a p p a r e n t l y v e r y weak Poi nt f i n e calm morning - Rorys bel ow of opposite out The G i r l s a S p a d e & brot up an O t t e r a b e a u t i f u l Calm & warm day - I was at got just of sight Sunday - out HeavyRaf t they a l l Monday - Farm for in C Bay) - way for Round Timber measurements c a m p ' d h e r e on t h e i r on P e r r i g o ` e &c Garden - Al i c k d r a w i n g Dung w i t h N i c k - at n i g h t Messrs to d e c i d e Hickey & Perrigo - & c Lake - s Pe h O We Wednesday Tuesday u la d nkt take iSnp has go t t Tour enough -ynow f isat n Cel11 to ou & o w in dfd Eggs y v e the fish rcyo Opeongonym in oCalm levening for nmorninge s tT aP b towards on a le u l us 1G& 3aeGrE Jadg u r in eg p d Bns p eten .etwo resr &c Bsa&c Ncp e as kt afas sib sev e `lde fu do rs. r yfueo a rl - a �Se t a k e enough o f fi^i^tbout s e lays Principal part of T Garden finished SI ek diecharged Great/ 13. **1res/tow<ls m Lake very dry weather & fires raging -& above o l d Mr Warm - Burkes - & a for br ot a 15 about Tea employ`d Baptiste MrChisolm two C a n o e s for & the ( 4Barr) way o v e r along E Moor e & Son b d for Pork on h i s Black warm & d r y - v a r i o u s l y we had Ronald McDonell was here Little night 13. T h u r s d a y - S t i l l Jno Marsellois up to a s s i s t G a r d e n&F e n c e - at going Lakes - also for Raft dry& f o r C & R McD & he took away very Lake - & 2 o f Egans men t a k i n g (1 Chest) Bark Perrigos Still to be s t o r e d 14. F r i d a y - O a t s more C G fae h a fn t e re c s dr 15. 16. t eennoo ,abt So fu an dn tiT u dg e tr ag h ad ye iWork any-g Ga the -r sfd o pm ie w r niniellast ndg cdiaCloudy p Hannah ya we l. a ln ly had tHiunabt g fg&o hir en&c Fanny e ythe ns oDtoaonrr new Gaer ac -e lhw a Staao brot yd We fsF d tir b tfle iudown io x sge n yC hd h t at to a new rr ala ye et man i sn h`e i nto the �Charles` We place & & Payet Luggage &c & stormed night went West- Smiths rampant. from the had Raft past Egansville- Leon We & for La Provien dreadfully - E. bd by L a n d - at n i g h t for P e r r i g o for Hickey - & Joshua Smith w i t h us - at at n i g h t en r e t u r n t h e n came up & s t o p ' d of Horses it & Wind c o n t r a r y thread net day w i t h us - Indeed Weather the L a k e - S p r e e ` d had Mr H i c k e y R a f t i s now i n all 17. Mo n d a y - V a r i a b l e He s t o p ' d - our best load t a k i n g down h i s a Canoe 18. T u e s d a y - W e a t h e r M o d e r a t e . ward & w r e c k e d with Perrigo M e s s r s Robt S m i t h & D d Cameron & J o s h u a S m i t h a g a i n Whose R fabt Its e a hle fa ts tn 19. 20. e.8dp d aT W Hd a s .h u em es yu g ds'.r h nd stserdy sHe o tw a dh yiae t s `ydht Rob. -iHouse -lone a lfJ iotormenting p w nso a e ihft iabt ud hd amy ame uy Ss S.mo ui0 lnOne tdshe I'tn t sc eof Ih tRsam aa my flt much l new pRobt oavsesrtn i rn eSmith me og tu s bilfwa nr euso dr&c s im n dabt ieset sHlhee oe affs dty eMs tat ocekrw daa 'ys & �Plants Po t a c s i n Garden us abt Wstly stop in c h ' g e pass'd of I ` s - - ab1 a few /5T* last- Potato's Turner this 1st l/2 at P l a c e & sow up busy - Timber - Lade Planting dark - Gardeners o f p i k e &c - P e r r i g o ' s p a s s ' d point eno` foreman furnishes Ba uc he former w i l l - Perrigo & LaProvien a d j o i n i n g Garden - Bobby 21. F r i d a y - Heavy s t r o n g G a l e the at n i g h t i n new br oke n sod Ground here mo r n i n g some O a t s &c - Apr1 - t h i s m o r n i n g - Recd 2 M o n t 1 G a z e t t e s 30th R a p i d s p a r t l y ran o v e r - came down from C & R M c D ` s pt 22. S a t u r d a y - f i n e M o r n i n g - Hughey D a r r a c h s t a r t e d &c May - & By Town G a z e t t e Perrigo 8th p.m. w h i c h a r e at P e r r i g o ' s Black Ba p t i s t e & Louison 10 Rafts 23. S u n d a y - A most S p l e n d i d d a y but v e r y calm & Hot - I was down Farm24. & Louison at & Monday fC i nhda rrelen ets od' f up io nPrice fetospace morning t h with e i r t hReSmurm arfetAslto i cin k &p lexamined Han the a n t &Evening P oFanny t a tBoa'pspotac`s t took Bl i sa tc ek s8 Bags & �Sat old Blue in t h e Even12 ing Eggs It potac`s day & - went old all Canoe at had e n o the in up I the the in down wAW during swells 3 men w e n t pass'd times - & heavy showers as & Jimmy M i l l a r to d o - Bobby Turner Pearse with hard to p l a n t d o w n at B a p t t e C l e a r a n c e , Log Philip blew excessive the Thunder lent deld 6 Bush Oats provr &c to J. Tenaskou the Evening - they the at the off Bason morning-Lodgers M o o r e ft S o n A f r o m Cool & Rain 5 Bags good timeonly the placewater'd own Koman in Charle s Old & all past the point Young Brot out 6 god- Jno lings Old Konks all rotten morning night Rafts this last Farm & 2 came home h a v i n g p l a n t e d of w a r m , S e l f Baptistes 2 Girls Black considerable in L a k e was h i g h T dr a yft-a f iCnaen n C o( P o la r d e r th -n at i g hLte Bwe Tu ae ys lo aa dy i s )a l tsrith 2e TS ot ko or m Oxe f r onm l m the a* d *, Dyer S h a n t y ft Harm & Wednesday - f i n e Alick Potato's well A The d a y was v e r y Garden - Thursday juniors the d a y .RecdaqtyofShantystufffromthem JnoD o n e 1 1&R o n d M c D o n e l l in c o u r s e o f �& who I for down - We g e t & the use o f Oxen r e t d of the to Fish produce - Raft - in the of - pass`d plenty - in We h a d Phil out LeBlancs night but Improvemts - at plenty Trout) app- N West (wth there Rain & morning heavily the Bason morning the for way In thunder'd Weather It of - Squalls time one the at fell from Heaviest think strong Wind fish nets from Byers C r e e k made i t s but * Lake - our Raft the brot Provisions of of (e.mept (foggy) night net. at Paradis &d e l i v e r d a q t y o f Mr T a y l o r here thread were t h e New Shanty of their 28. F r i d a y - f i n e c a l m on - variable H e l f e t y & another 29. S a t u r d a y the afternoon, N`Wd 1 ever of the that course from Hail) the some Hd sort* the LaBlanc'e 30. S u n d a y - a f i n e d a y all at the E v e n i n g - of earance fish M 1 o nrecd d end a y oaaf fBarrel ti h n ee L daaky of e. - bgy c o oL dEvening eB G lr ae n ac se `s from p Raasf s t i ngghim o t f roougttoo Ptfb e abt t hrec e Upper dd a yf o sre t- May Goose 31 One 3 Goslings O �Started Ch a r l e s ploughing Castor - Grease return up as at night. Charles f a r as of 159 took my to keep over Summer Moore a f i n e day & pretty cal m. t h i s morning & d i d not Smurmme l t i n g& c l e a n i n g went o f f 1. T u e s d a y took Dyer - Egansville The the Pork i n S t o r e - flies way home - I b o i l e d made a q t y o f M u s k e t o ' s & Black Lake on h i s new plough down - A l i c k Sicards - plenty all - Some f r o s t a Visit Wind a l l my d o c u m e n t s -uncommonlyplentiful- 2. Wednesday - I r e p i c k l e d Muskito`s to pay E g a n s v i l l e Nth all t h i s morning - I was 3. T h u r s d a y - a f i n e Day - H a v i n g p r e p a r e d started Pickle for I 4. F r i d a y - Cold Sunday a l l d a y at E g a n s v i l l e h a v i n g to w a i t there f o r H i c k e y who c had in w aellvlte h sd e tar E as 5. Peak tveeSd yet naitnEug bringing arr .dlbut ayy3 id n ca i Id out lthe vgot el d it morning some tat Home l e Co h B fa uarsgher lifor ae nisens s C Bromley accompd h iwith c k s him -No b yCows I -Edward saw him- f o u n d �Ymmg l0*t WRTffSSE Sick Sherry 9. i ved C r e a t *>tor« 10. # . h gjiac!^ round of this but the latter Jack - seen cribs shoved working here Bobby still Little a.m. just - - In the milk'd - afternoon the much Evening M o t h e r M a k aw c a m e abt 9 Jack & Old 2 p.m. was the at night T h e y w e n t back abt was Big . & dead last almost former all day - & the went up. separate Jack &c in Island the Eastly Breeze at Makwas Morning them Calf home all shower - B e t s y & M e g c a m e up a very heavy her them Big Perrigo Raft Morning, his this with day. Early Hope p o i n t all Bay out Cats broke & brot - I t r a i n i n g almost - 9. W e d n e s d a y Cherry Meadow Big Calm & c l o u d y morning - He w a s h e r e 6. S u n d a y Charles our 8. T u e s d a y - f i n e c a l m m o r n g , 7. M o n d a y - Wind S o u t h l y out stop`d it took away h e r found the Evening. before in I little - Very heavy Rain kill`d C h e r r y ` s C a l f a s i t was s u f f e r i n g shut up L i l y - who a p p e a r e d S i c k F r i d-a y 10. T h u r s d a y Snow & S l e e t In the E v e n i n g Edward �Lily calved 11. 12. 13 4. N Wt tho Sth fresh - Big Jack Raft at reports safe fish the out 161 - the day very below W o o l s e y Camp from the B a s o n , in plenty of tied out f e e d&Liquor went almost done - Took h i s a Horse & Cow) &c all Calf - herself Shore a dead Durrell o f Headache & D e b i l i t y Lily of on Wind, & rather Wreck'd to d e l i v e r all Friday appears assisted we had Young wi c k e d - I was very s i c k at n i g h t (With altho' Cool M o r n i n g - We g e t f a v o r a b l y - O l d P e l l y p a t & Co d e l d t h e i r Oxen Port Saturday - fine arrd o f the net - L i l y v e r y v i c i o u s P e r r i g o & Son wi t h hunger & f a t i g u e - T h i r s t & then p r o c e e d e d on a g a i n Monday S up almost about u n das a y hi e t unmanageable -r might fan iBn Excessive ues i n Calm eturn s s hot In Morning out day. Kthe i cJeff k ian &fWife w gtteh&c rwith naop &c op Brother nr -&o We f tr Warm u had st w toe a h ltehtre r h .deL rry i liy n go g �Dicks Birth day but n o pudding went p u t Tuesday Wednes home late & a the from forenoon crappe`s Hickey. & wrote abt 2 noon it rose a - little calf i n on By Town the & A t - also return - Makwa to Immediately & - on night from regarding for former from R M c I n t y r e leave the Letters, Answer'd will t o C ft !i M c 9 . afternoon the there still too h i g h last in well is from M o t h e r Satur w o it thhe r h s e r( 4 )f o r Potacs o l d net Dumas & Small water again a little Rain cool`d the (3 B a g s ) but Farm - a l l - We h a d much weather squall also - who s a y s h e Mr some P a p e r s 1 - I Piss few a (Beaver) 17. T h u r s d a y N o r t h&t h e - heavy afternoon Bte I recd B l o s s o m c a l v e d i n t h e Cow Y a r d , a h e i f e r early hour c a l m morng O l d M o o r e & S o n s c a l l ` d Swarms of flies of all sorts A - Warm i n & - fine breeze. 16. Blossom 15. Calved heifer calf June way the f o r w d Pr J in was the provisions I caught at C h a r l e s I 18. F r i d a y - g o t s hoeBm a oSkbeo F t t lat e a dWnight td rad far e got aE v eM ro r M ahwi s f a-. We rm& ha O el d i v ean r day. - �1 2 C h i c k s out o f 1 3 Egg8 M M M M M M a i U l i M i n M M 22. h e a vy storm Thunder 4 Lightening found 19. S a t u r & a walk took - I aback of the - Betsys. wth Tommy Corcrao point of Tommy went back Lake - Will& aback whatever Peer of rain) at Bad & G o o d G r e a s e & w a s below the very poorly owing to t o o much C o l d pinage but 163 Castor down Girls help'd - The Rains - of Hill got from M i n k a heavy was a l s o Gang signs Charles& - No - are v i s i t i n g d a y - at n o o n there - during Fra - a fine well (& no Deer - late for 0 very Creek came all Fan 20. S u n d a y God & Thank Han 21. M o n d a y rather unwell 4 p.m. abt it. abt very Storm little was awful - it b y an Lightening visited says who r e t he & night) Thunder (last altho' by Alick complaint, t o Mud L a k e bilious T u e s d a y - We w e r e o f W i n d Rain & heavy look 23. c o o l to d a y i n c o n s e q u e n c e w i t h t h e W i n d Wstly Blk f l l e e ( C o m m o n l y Wednes. f i n e Cool Morning, Alick a t l a s t made a s t a r t thick f e n c e abt t h e S t o r e & C o o k S h a n t y t o k e e p o f f the C a t t l e Our Gardens S - �26. 25. plenty of Strawberries at the P o s t acet o f Money letter in Bromley Office. ^ (Spinage & Potacks to the look w e l l ) - at n i g h t qty by - out Dick more r a i n for a Span we had Tommy F o y Raf t evening Perrigo. the Horses of Strawberries with their but i n former s i m p l e t o n s B o n f i e l d on t h e i r way to P e r r i g o ' s sold & Jean Horses & at n i g h t 24. T h u r s d a y - a f i n e morning We h a d Tom & J e a n a g a i n soap a us some C o u n t r y fish we had Harmon Dyer hoeing the Garden - at n i g h t finished - No P i g e o n s - brot frog point - We g e t p l e n t y o f net r o d in & a f i n e morning & cool N Wst W i n d , (New) Friday - a f i n e day thro'out o f the Saturday the few P o t a c ' s return as f a r as C h a r l e s ' Dyer will a g a i n to d a y . y e o l d man & Steadman Ra i n had a c o n s i d e r a b l e on f o r Aylmer - Moore & S o n s , proceeds We the loan o f our Sm C a n o e 27. S u n d a y h a v i n g got p r o c e e d e d on h i s r o u t e - A l i c k a r r i v e d abt noon c o m p l e t e l y P Water . M a s soake t e r odf a money recd Ne Lw et st pe a rp e rbse i n & g ai n o t the i c e P from . O f f ithe c e Bromley for - �28 f o r me berries - Mo. River Straw- o f the our a re conthe d e e r away from - Caster & Ceasar were up at the Meg & B e t s y & D i c k came up w i t h l o t s o f Monday - The Boys A G i r l s A c a u g h t numbers o f G r a p p l e ' s tinually o f f hunting A driving Vicinity - a l s o 2 Bags wool - Wt13 l/2 & last & 10 l / 2 Anne night qty o f S t r a wb e r r i e s in in the Dick gross & the went for Big The G i r l s Thunder Eve ni n g alarming c l a p o f - or F o r t - & Skunk Frs at C h a r l e s ' - Hannah & F a n ny to p i c k S t r a w b e r r i e s 5 o f old S p e t t y ' s Chicks kill'd & a great Served her right Stable brot Her to d a y , party a ver y heavy r a i n & a most I shot We had down the C a r d i n g M i l l I sent June 29 Tuesday I s t a r t e d o f f A l i c k on my b u s i n e s s to the 2 d R e mi t t e d £ 1 5 to M r C h u t e - r e m i t t e d by Him £ 1 5 to M r M c Andrew for M r Mc In t y r e&2£to Dickson Mc I n t y r e ' s a / c - & sent a Memo f o r a few a r t i c l e s - I shoemaker e x p e c t W i l l i a m w i l l accompany A l i c k from the E g a n s v i l l e - Mo t h e r unwell very �Burre11 men July & 1. S e l f unwell Hannah weeding t h e G a r d e n a l one running v e r y n e a r - but Castor's as yet left being Charles` increased the same time - greatly away at is they had n o t about at home & t a k i n g C e a s a r on g o i n g to H e a l t h - a p p e a rs a heavy place - - Bowels used t h e d a y b y the whole My shower not b e i n g proceeding to o p e r a t e w e l l - & Bowel C o m p l a i n t , the P i l l s raw Bed, the plentiful1 seldom to o f Head & B r e a s t & S i c k n e s s o f C l o u d y Cool M o r n i n g - M u s k i t o ' s complaining 30. Wednesday Mother Ve t u n f a v b l e as M o t h e r , touch o f a v e r y bad n i g h t ye a l s o c o m p l a i n s o f p a i n s i n her Bowels - Weather Stomach - I ga ve h e r 3 o f C o o l e r s P i l l s Fanny ft c o n t d as w e l l T h u r s d a y - Cold N t h W i n d - I p a s s ' d last a Severe night - thro`out f l a t u l e n c y - The the whole d a y . shot 4 P i g e o n s - We had from the u s e o f S p i n a c h G r e e n s , rather suspect I had I tow d s - Dick again to the l i k e o f Rain & almost C o n t i n u a l l y to the House all day with griping 2. F r i d a y - Ra i n very sore o f u s was c o n f i n e d bad �Very Rain cool & B l ' k e y&2men up w t h 6. A l i c k from 2d C h u t e O l dIndanHen6 C h i c k s 5. Warm this the S e l f & Mother in & will over remain w i t h us Veal. B of 9 but & by well- a accd Sugary, arrived to K n i g h t s - Alick of f o r a D e e r but men again - M r up pleasant tried a bit Bl k Bte s e t h i s of Rain Bet & Meg a l s o day, & Rafts the House- be v e r y L B C from the L a Canoe a fire to Better Durrells men not a little Wind. some o f D u r r e l l s on T h u r s d a y M o r n i n g E v e n i n g we s t a r t e d that suppose morning. - Cool & Cloudy N W s t down to m e n t i o n weather & in forgot bad I men p a s s ' d sight 3. S a t u r d a y Chere. in landed at t h e New N e t s - at Noon Mr s o r e - & Fanny a p p e a r s working still am o c c a s i o n a l l y my B o w e l s I fine R a f t s was blown Davis two - h i s urre11 & his Clerk d a y or some - D wrecked a for. Farm w i t h 2 men to work - A l i c k I sent to h i s the few a r t i c l e s who came up 4. S u n d a y - in Blk B t e . brot appr Boys sent us Rafts. day. their Monday - C l o u d y & c a l m a l l joined - Charles f a i r calm d a y - The at c h o p p i n g Burre11 & Clerk to work Tuesday - they �Very do hot Old B l u e 7 Chicks July 7. 8. 9. 10. t h e y ar e too s c a r c e the brot 0 - last Lake. tree P t unveil - I troubled - & 168 Wind v e r y un- Water is was up & got as the & this a Morn- t h o C l e a r&very last, towards E v e n i n g - S e t down much L i g h t e n i n g - bite night, - More c o o l the as i t h a s b e e n , night Bte t h i s morng - lightening & t h i s morning - of Venison I an a s u s u a l , any - Smurm s t i l l at n i g h t , to get again wth Simon - F l a t u l e n c y - J B t e gave us a t h i g h g a v e her 3 p i l l s wth went up h u n t i n g & last night d e a l o f Thunder I t was v e r y s u l t r y We had a g r e a t was Wednesday altho` the N i g h t - I t at b i r c h it commenced T h u n d e r i n g & R a i n i n g . sultry dont Head & B r e a s t - C h a r l e s as b e f o r e - Mother s t i l l o f her P i l l s - J v e r y warm & s u l t r y during but from the e f f e c t s of W e a t h e r hot Simon r e t d Mother very u n w e l l & - complaining T h ur s d a y well, noon Excessive very h i g h i n the l o a n o f o u r Tent - C r a p p e ` s still abt again Friday - Net so S u l t r y S a t u r d a y - We had a f i n e c o o l i n g & d a y was not �- Blk`ey B`te - then came u p & a s s i s t e d the last of a visit & the r e s t Made as us soon c o mi n g by drove best pointthe God sultry Thank took down better - A a calm Charles` - &N.Wst Family - it Wt - when & Family, (leaving to 5 p.m. home Westward got from the the V i s i t o r s abt a H e a v y Storm from t h e S t h Just blew very v i o l e n t l y 6 p.m. - which c o n t d t i l l presaged to kee p h o u s e , ) it but Road & C a s t o r Buck - 3 p t s on one s i d e on J o h n s t o n s a fine in our dogs o ut noon the Mother g e t t i n g Blackey A Whitey the sore Breast to B e a v e r Farm - other out on abt me a l o n e M o r n i n g - The M o t h e r S u n d a y - a Calm s u l t r y N i g h t tho s t i l l half ing puting no s t a r t v e r y l i t t l e Wi n d - O u r N e t c a t c h e s but few f i s h & the More Cool 1st deer t h i s Summer l a t e r i s too h i g h f or hook f i s h i n g - Charles tried in f i n e 3 & 4 pt Buck t h e Bay t h i s M o r n i n g e a r l y f o r a D e e r b u t h i s d o g s got 11. Great Storm o f Wi n d A Ra i n Hail A Thunder Hail & Rain find abt when i t till again, moderated back Monday & indeed it sho �14 13 12. F a i r dayMowed the Meadow back o f Garden Very poo r Great Rain C a l f put i n t o the Meadow Cool Sent day. is & Alick, slashed Year v e r y poo r - Bte this Blk & J which very p o o r l y - Mo t h e r s t i l l Night. in was h e a r d Orange soreness proved wasall in my Bowels - M r P e r r i g o ` s Bull arrived of well 170 -Anniversary - by the Orange went quantity - Hay something The d a y t h r o ` o u t i t commenced r a i n i n g abt their) fired the Sound o f Cannon or & J Bte home - forenoon the(12th o f P e m b r o k e , suppose f o r e n o on at Meadow Monday - a f i n e Cool the i t up i n Cocks down one l i t t l e had Early in the d i r e c t i o n Party celebrating a.m. Tuesday - Very Cloudy 1/2 p t 1 1 all day - a very inconsiderable f i n e c o o l c l e a r morning & d a y - The - up & i n c o o k e r y r a i n y & no out door Work c o u l d be d o n e - Mother better Wednesday- stowed away s a f e - but & i n t o the Meadow - A l i c k & B l k e y took t h e i r S c y t h e s to C Perrigo`s h a r l e s * Bull ft the C a lCool f was put arrived AfterSupper, down unwell ( slimy & u n n a t u r a l ) I felt 15. T h u r s d a y - a f i n e c o o l Mo r n i n g - I d i d not r e s t Bowels n i g h t & t h i s morning ft had last �Caught young i n our s n a r e w h i c h was by Hanna h a this Morning & created it found r e l i e f a good d e a l of from some Took R h u b a r b yesterday worked me t o o much down a t C h a r l e s ` ( having kept a l i v e t a k e n - ) but morning 16. F r i d a y - A f i n e c l e a r d a y t h r o ` o u t . Rabbit arrived early this had - The ( in Indians Deer clear night) very busy making the early for I Bitters Canoes of with B l a c k Bte this By Town pretty calm. start to this appearance Calf I g n e a s g o i n g up to & ti me b a c k o f f & on with old f o r some fine day. me how he was r e a d y - Very o f B o we l s & d e b i l i t y - am u n w e l l a Heifer a Cloudy Morning - w t h plenty of are v e r y Light & they k i l l Soreness their Place - I M o r n i n g - D y e r Moore p a s s ' d another change - Basie calved Saturday - rather Heifer year Got an o l d o n e P l a c e wher e I h a d g o n e on a v i s i t , or p r o b a b l y my b o w e l s i n the E v e n i n g a r e i n a n a t u r a l l y bad s t a t e - C h a r l e s took i n 6 L o a d s suppose drove i n the s n a r ebythe d o g s by Y e s t e r d a y o f Hay p r e t t y w e l l s a v e d - H i s Meadows t h i s Basie Calf S e l f unwell soreness of Bowels. Plum Pudding 18. S u n d a y came up t o t e l l Confusion �th this afternoon . gave him a small Bangs & McAndrew - I to for to d a y & of to I & mo 2 Moores finished went the dry. Hungry. rather as Argus took Wind was Medicines Inst & the Meg as in Drank up t h Egan's 26thUlt c a m e up 1st. 8 2 men o f tired E. Shanty - renewing we h a d C. - very gardens more c o o l - but B i r t h d a y - had a r a b b i t p i e 22. T h u r s d a y . Still f i n e & r a t h e r fine (Castor & Sheedy) t h e M a d n Farm - d a y - 5 Men o f B. (2 M . G ' s Pissen me a C a n o e Piss. comn Old very poorly - promised looks in night 26, papers Bte dinner. he N J. after Haying d a y . retd & fine on v i s i t buy - & wrote & also usual up Monday only - The 2 dogs on up at 3 B.T.Gas's Inst) went Haying Provn s r d E v e n i n g & b r o t me two p a c k e t s &3 the my T e l e s c o p e after & 8th & 1st to look - going my sm C a n o e & 20.Tuesday-a S p l e n d i d here Sm C a n o e - fixg y e s t e r d a y ft r e t d Birth day Fanny`s 21. W e d n e s d a y - A g a i n off dinner & E Moores July 1 9 . recd 8 papers 5 of men up Mannys madecurryJellyr veering is �White Washing 23. 24. Charles sent u s some of Willy's Calf dry weather V e r y few f l i e s in the d a y veering Wst, deal of at & the abt Weather - Washing. be a l l saved us up some white Haying the F l o u r came b a c k r e p o r t The Women p i c k e d c u r r a n t s & made a great J e l l y - E g a n s two Men to the N some C u r r a n t Harbor. B e a r s had d e s t r o y e d Frog F r i d a y - W d N o r t h & Cool & b e a u t i f u l f a l l i n g c o n s i d e r a b l y - The G i r l s bro* The Water that Piss, here on v i s i t started at Meadow - The P e a c k , Hay w i l l A i r s - Richard Light variable Saturday. report Charles` Calf, lilly9s mowing We had Tommy & B t e Btes to d a y & Bte Two C a n u c k s , o f f her n e s t . night. a along for him have Piss, a g a i n - Tommy I let Alick & J B t e 25. S u n d a y - a b e a u t i f u l c l e a r morning after - - as he was & h a s been Tame Ha yma ki ng, dinner taking on r e t u r n him w i t h h i s I E & Co) to a s s i s t ( time s h o r t o f meat v i c t u a l s Barr. P M Pork some Monday ma �Gnats very troublesome Dry 2 Stacks Blk B t e . C h a r l e s ft 3 0 . Dick k i l l f d A^Duckfe ypreek Vind 26. Monda y - We had Wind Han & Fan Btes o f Rain last number o f - I was up i n a great morning a considerable this I caught night the very fine & dry. & work- Han & Fan Wst Farm - T h e y a r e all sorts o f preserves & - till blew still towards the that the took morn- built excessive high in Lake a heavy shower is Blk C h a r l e s & men Eveng night, Baptiste - plenty of Haying weather. making fine H a y i n g d a y a g a i n - T h e Women & weather down to B e a v e r & a beautiful Meadow - & vas north & c o o l at f i sh & currants 27. T u e s d a y . Crappe's River w t h fine some ing fruit 28. W e d n e s d a y - - folk gathering Jellies 29. T h u r s d a y - S t i l l o f Hay for Black & last - The W a t e r we h a d Shower o f Rain - It was v e r y s u l t r y less muskitos morning Stacks but 2 Small flies - It a Slight well the afternoon the ground day & in We had 30. F r i d a y all i n g when hard moistened �heavy Rain P A u g .1stCR M c D Hay m a k i n g U 2. Lake & 2 Charles Blk Dks poor - & Dick was Branchers Pt & over at Island Creek Hay & Hay kil`d 4 a grt very the some a of Bason n u mb e r excessive a at up me a q t y brot McD. a R they gathered for C Town - He brot Wild Hughey MCDone11 to make By Wild me i n of on a v i s i t , caught - s a y C H Me a d o w Brens 1 Pigeon for making - Baptists Litt up We h a d & - I &gans 31. S a t u r d a y - C l o u d y ft C o o l M o r n i n g at blew Perch - at n i g h t , Men g o i n g them - in up recd equally - I q`ty Limits Rice commenced Store D a y - B l a c k B t e & Co operat ions from B M c I n t y r e s of dysentery at D o n e g a n s Id B a y a l t h o unwell by Him & & - It fine again with of hard Beaudoin him he purchased Sunday - Cloudy cool Morning Medicines Man t o a s s i s t also up - Bte Berries & showery - also - No Newspapers Stuff Chute & Trousers Blue B e t s y & Meg & D i c k n d qty of 2 2. M o n d a y - a f i n e M o r n i n g of �Rd In the in B. afternoon p e r aopened tions Egansville Post o Office 3. M. Gaz Tuesday - 10 & Egans Creek Haymakers Meadows, Airs in & in Co Byers Creek C Lafleur for with nets now H. We h a d & & then a also By 2 be by Leaf Dyer retd Showers Boys - bite passcrappies Gnats to - wrote Son few heavy of Perrigo`s & f o r Maple Letters a Moore - Pay with Breakfasted heavy morning, day Gazette P . 0 . ) down Cloudy dull (Dyer) Egansville & time. on u p home - 2 Mon1 same pass`d morning Pro. & fine for - enof lights 17thU l t m o&AylAug15th)- Variable - i n g S h o w e r - We g e t P i k e pretty well. Wednesday Bangs. mailed to C a s s i d y , Harmon M o o r e & Son S. him J Thursday - Egansville the out p a s s ` d f o r t h o s e M e a d o w s - recd 5 , N , P a p e r s , ( l 8 t EgansHaymakersu p Lake Town G a z e t t e J u l y 2 5 d a t e E g a n s v l i l l e P o s t O f f i c e ) 5/. 4. Subscribed for Maple Leaf 5. from at went up also during innumerable �during day. with a & Wind yesterday. fine day, Hay N Est. retd 2 Alick (with doe them) us small v e r y t h i c k are will be o f Rain - sorts appearance - & we have a l l wth the Wild Meadows McD) times - having l/2 was down Alick The G i r l s I was g o i n g o l d but S p o t t y got says for C & R all an o l d the Sun S c o r c h i n g hot at Raspberries, f i n e d a y but - picking Tommy's 6. F r i d a y . the finished at C h a r l e s ' s Canoe 7. S a t u r d a y , a l s o hd C h e r r i e s tho` - Betsy & Pick b r o t wth We t r i e d our Hogs C a s t o r & S h e e d y , a long S e a r c h - Charles & Pick after got no S t a r t in C Bay, &c the C o u n t r y , some o f the Meat - R a s p b e r r i e s over of Jellies was over e a r l y , 8. Sunday - d a r k C l o u d y M o r n i n g Black Ba p t i s te in B Creek of these a parcel I suppose way u p ) from M r R o f Bromley Edward brot me (on h i s good - & they made 7 S t a c k s (LaPerien N Papers about �10. 11. 12. 4 large St a c ks B Creek 13. about I s h a l l get from that Post O f f i c e beautiful Bet & Meg was up - Monday - f i n e here a l l d a y . the last Pissendawa 9. & - Louis morng a d e e r at Head o f ye Lake no Luck at t h e Mo of the Riv & c a ug h t some In the E v e n i n g the Boys fine l argo St a c ks - Bkfast Day. in to aback - & in joined them - Dick went over to B Cr e e k to commence o p e r a t i o n s the Evening - J B t e & Louis P i s s e n d a v a in w i t h 0 Tuesday - f i n e day f o r haying a g a i n - I took a walk for f i n e & very Hot & p r e t t y calm - S e l f of Johnstons Road with Castor but met Wednesday - S t i l l with Smurm t r i e d di ned four another f i n e M o r n i n g . We a l t h o p l e n t y of s i g n s - & Castor c h a s e d one along shore B. Creek. Crappe's Thursday, finished a heavy Shower e a r l y in the M o r n i n g . a f t e r came home having Friday, Saturday tho Boys went over to make C H Meadow - they came back the Evening - Tommy & A l i c k - �W 15. 1 Stack C H Meadow Charles' c u t t i n g Btes heat Charles Bowel c o n p . Aug. it broke Saturday. as The out Boys finished is 9 a.m. &c just at - Wheat. night finished at fall in Nth turned lying in went Tommy a l s o bad hurt - Peter a severely God Hay. (Egans Limits- Wind own Creek sultry) Weather he t h i n k s Bte here also at C H Meadow Bte Piche the Week, cutting & the Stack Blk & very Branns is got - Thank to make t h e i r for being Morning tills busy La deB weather. who Hickey bad Mr abt home night this Complaint Charles' a Bowel at - We h a d had was d o w n B Creek I - Be h a s it rain Some Sunday. started (last i c k e y & Co suddenly Cool H went there well & friends Chute News - a l l at 4 Tommy h a v i n g - Horse Brother of Flints off a/ct Mrs his his JBte&L o u i s o n Vaudreull at a fall confirms from State 16 M o n d a y - a f o g g y M o r n i n g ft v e r y h e a v y d e w - A l i c k to consequence down �Warm Hot & d r y all this time Sam W i l l i a m ' s u p to make Hay f o r AMD Dry & Hot to Baptistes Fall Fall & Wheat. Lake - Baptiste all &c &c up had came up down - Alick - a Crappe's- Charles 3 along in of ran Bros day. & - dogs - Charles Warm s t i l l Weather the pass'd went down - Hickey & Party Wheat B. with Little C h e r e Meadows for Charles started assist Crew Btes clear looking of - plenty Egans homewds- Peter two men o f return w i t h us across - Fine - dull hd Brulo's Perrigo's - E g a n s 2 Men who t o o k of fever Clouds some bad wth on w a y u p - r e p o r t 8 p.m. a deer abt for of man r e t u r n e d till tried return legd sick hot d a y & p r e t t y Calm Evening on dined the B Creek - them - I n at with not & we a i l 19. T h u r s d a y 18. W e d n e s d a y ferrying 17. T u e s d a y - f i n e occur'd Bro did the broken Family very 20. F r i d a y - C l o u d y l o n g tramp to d a y Nth s i d e w i t h t h e d o g s but h a d n o s t a r t i n d e e d t h e d e e r a r e v e r y s c a r c e - C h a r l e s b a d wth b i l e s these & l/2 �Hot Hot Sultry Thunder Showers Dick & fine of Han day but very hot would is In the Evening We Ed spent with Wife - accompd We wth had bad We w e r e met I & v e r y bad Eddy Lake dry. go & day. not hot pectoral Breathing. Alick excessive the C h e r r y as hot from E d w a r d & W i f e & b a b y - K i t t y 21. S a t t h e s ed a y s day Hot visit cough & d i f f i c u l t y began 22. S u n d a y - An e x c e s s i v e also 23. M o n d a y - S t i l l with us - She home from M i n k I was trip. (tho' trifle - a about am was & calm. some s v u epgpel ti a es bles sultry & very night flying time - It by t h i s i n Mud L . B r u l e long I got this What first &cc. of Bain 24. T u e s d a y - O n w a y b a c k Complaint v e r y heavy shower bowel the - a few P i g e o n s & a t o l e r a b l e good - Cloudy pass'd in consequence some under, Warm T &h Sultry cooler 25.W e d n e s .I morning still this better & t o o k down B e t s y & Meg were up & g a t h e r e d had day a a - Wife the & with weak) - �Aug. 27. 28. supplies required - The by the Engineers Boys Plums shot & - t h 4 on Byers few down - were Pigeons Creek Hannah Some & gather paid date.(B of way to their Bile is dogs - on h i s &c of Girl Subn Litt off 14th a packet on too g r e e n night Gaz Gazte P Dyer M from M . Inst recd at are - Alick there 12th a receipt bad Sandusky Cholera Perrigo's very Rochester the Paper s Reports by Towns. Dyer S. better U. still Pigeons the & Castor's one with Alick it B Mountains & I kill'd the Bay where at day. Boys h u n t i n g beautifull Wind. Charles' t h a the o f 4 pt . B u c k s into I D y e r M o o r e ft 2 M e n the Recd N. papers 2 Letters M. Gazte T h uto r s 15th d a y Feb. - S t i l l v e r y hot & s u l t r y , Reciept abt Lake, flying Mud - We h a d but at yet his 5 Improvements. Argus be 1853 enclosing Feb to t h day N - Frontier fine & Buffalo the thought 15th & One N Papers Creek as to for Byers up in rather Rife Friday. Wd N drove a couple Saturday. started Sheedy G a g .5th&19th)nodaterecdalsoale Neck- �between it o n e was k i l l ' d say the Big Pt by D i c k & Han & to say f a t , Alick & Dick but not red. Haying at of of very the River good or to in portion apparent, Lake - both the M o , the grey Hair took down a good I was Another Nest of ol d Woman been writing that that t h i s d a y was the to Bed - He in Sick appears to h a v e much f e v e r , of alone Point. A l i c k mowed H u r d s C r e e k appeard Evening Richard complained as h e going I By Town & e l s e w h e r e - I had told & a s s u r e d Idea them t o the in L B C h e r e . i n t h e E v e n i n g B l a c k B a p t t e & g a n g came down finished &c. having when a mi s t a k e n 11 Eggs - gave formed with found or had & tomorrow f o r for M o n t r e a l , a d a y than S u n d a y . noon, was r e a l l y no l e s s the M o r n i n g all Letters Ache f o r e n o on - In the V e r y Warm d a y . to s t a r t intends the Monday - as B a p t i s t e it only Saturday t i l l noticed Peacks Charles condition 2 fine 4 point Bucks Ducks 3rd of 11 Eggs Nth Side u n d e r the 30. 29. Memo I lost a day o f my reckoning this week Warm & Hot Dick & Self Unwell Stomach & Head g a v e him 3 o f M o f f a t agavehim3ofMoffatsPillson h i s to �Hot recd 3 papers Very to have taken are cold too excessively to d a y last as The N i g h t s hot just but rendd a excessively Cool & took Hot a r e somewhat before. I worked in consequence I w a s v e r y much night, 31. T u e s d a y - W e a t h e r & unwell Pill. very the days taken Moffatts - We had Little Dte)come side, yet Cholera again. & Timber in (whom & Co went States- Canada operations in t h e West of Sickness is Donald at old better Thursday - The P o o r a little a little Little felt he bled still grass - sore poison Bowels affected Self & Dick day as t o commence Donald & Sandy & P a i l l e f e r up still the accounts altho' No other is my with + 2 Argues of 19th & 26th date v e r y weak - D i c k ' s P i l l s a l s o worked him w e l l , his fever 1 Mon'l Gaz 21st Inst date Very Hot n o t q u i t e s o b a d b u t h i s Head i s much t h e same w a y . The Sept 1st Very Hot still 2 G i r l s a s s i s t e d Alick & they b u i l t a small Stack in Hurds Creek Blk C & R MD - brotback for Lord - the Wednesday: Calm h o t the to Bead bad Eye morning, a very this Dick's Thank over but the Nose W i f eh a s - I was �Still Hot ver y cool God) night Mothers also very Sore by was v e r y S u l t r y & Calm - Eye t h i s Mo r n i n g - & I The l a s t -The much b e t t e r 2. T h u r s d a y . (thank says h e ' s better Richard feel Cherries 1 wrote by Red & Dick at Mink L a k e Meadows abt 5 0 clock this Wind We s t t h i s last Ronald Bapte g r a s s & she c a n do n o t h i n g - L i t t l e among the 2 p.m. Poison still the us abt odd one. abt B l k B t e came o v e r & l e f t at a few P i g e o n s shoots d a u g h t e r born morning last N i g h t , w i t h f l a t u l e n c y & s o u r stomach 4. S a t u r d a y - f i n e & Cool was much t r o u b l e d NWst I morning- 3. F r i d a y . The W e a t h e r took a s l i g h t c h a n g e l a s t n i g h t ft 4 pigeons & 1 p a r t r i d g e had a l i t t l e Bai n - & the Wind ve e r e d to the Wt & was a l i t t l e Cooioi shot 4 p i g n s & a p a r t g e - I f e e l b e t t e r but weak at times Wind WESt Fine ind W night Ri �ttle 1 Sept. 5. Gazte 2 8 t h Ultmo Monl appears to & then Bet we h a d went his away at appetite the is came grinds - Charles & rate 6 from h a v e made home Meg came on v i s i t S Wt to which R i c h a r d sc u t d o esnotappeartobevery Wind down himself t h e Evening We h a dM e e s r sDurrell&Hickey&2 a strong God stab'd - Thank accidently In Indns robust be m e n d i n g a s quite Richard night appears a great - & Alick at great day. but there. & M e a d o w where t h e Vinegar day well warm took d i n n e r Knights & Venison from Salted over - he Clear Stacks Sunday, Farm a l l Warm Beaver Dick's accident Monday - A Dickey 6. V e r y Warm Charles p l o ug h i n g �Very Hot Charles Ploughing Excessive Hot & c a l a morning) & - then 7. T u e s d a y dinner to to &c to be - Hannah Richd time & Calm d a y stern mend wrote to my get therein friend - D i c k e y & 2 men r e t d t o o k I requested to wound from b e l o w seem - Bapte to having - Mothers finger at - he the in affair potato's our potato's much y e t - C h a r l e s on my l i t t l e preserves not towards Morning cooled up Richard's P Post - I on d o w n w a r d s . not destroying & he does Breeze Plum improving Wst - Meg c a s e dble forwd ft N well & it does Cattle scattd & Megs on t h e Dog S h e e d y the one Bapte brot point, abt u p some o f t h e learnt plough broke n - Fan & Meg the other on h a v i n g brot Indian He a rage the Poison manufacg still a little on me a 3 him proceeded - A veryHot &c be coming send R McIntyr e by R. S . I * seemed any a little. 8. W e d n e s d a y , some M e l o n s Air suffer long bad - & I h a v e this the Eye v e r y found in Clearance, was for having A l i c k came plough the the �Hot & ditto More Cool with a little Rain o f Diarhoea. Years again this some age & (rather) afternoon night with My more all - this BlkBerries. by to our d i f f t & so. destroying on the here the d a y & w a s from the N W s t awfully Plums accompd owing a Sultry Sleep with of Rain thro'out Cattle great of Oliver t o s e e him assistance former was - Bte & Waddy came Indians the Clearance the Wst a little 59 Charles Wind Day & towards n i g h t Evening to C h a r l e s ' s little after - I was very u n v e i l attack evening slight the a the down but Cool morning in M e g went mother e n j o y e d 9. T h u r s d a y . & - Self Complaints retd hot - b e i n g now was v e r y c a l m F a n n y who It Birthday We had wth Baptistes was N at - & the Wind 10. F r i d a y . morning stuff ploughing our of the &c h a s had - The moaning night - Kitty at fate his is now g o i n g Edward du Durrell & t o h i m - Tc h a d M r fort& learning her case from P o r t state doctor to Dumais �Very Cool towards Evening is from L.B. - by the Morning. in in latter I learn that The Boys l e a v i n g Margt the IndnS at better the Black W in Potatos Cattle t o take up the the E v e n i n g to h e l p the Hay as Eye we made a f i r e - Smurm's so that &c alone matters with s t a r t e d homewards - for The Lord Settled to LumberattOpeongonym- Chere again preparing Dumais a l s o Aylen also o f f downwards, Cloudy started 11.S a t u r d a y .d u l l B a p t i s t e & he Weddy Cl earanc e & Fence all - Wind & C o l d , sores from blew very hard heavy during the n i g h t , 7 a m - it i t commenced r a i n i n g knows where start 13. S u n d a y : abt B e t s y went back t h e d a y n o t w i t h s t d g Bet & Meg came up from E s t d & c o n t d t i l l Btes & A l i c k & Hannah went down Farm. times d u r i n g Br at are destroying W S Wst my Hand v e r y bad w t h 14. M o n d a y . House & �Sept. 14 15. 14 Bags Potato's Baptiste cleare big & small &she'sn e t t i n g 1st Isld - in my p l a c e , - deld We a l s o b a c k ` d & stopd a Very Strong N W S t Wind at times S W S t Louison came up MOVE to come fast & he can Flour on h i s promising Flour e a r l y to C & R McD`s men Tuesday a Barrel & I let him have 1 / 2 B a r r : & work next week - D i c k ' s wound h e a l i n g f i n e Cool day a g a i n . ( 1 0 t h ) New Net Wd Wt & Wst - Alick these bi g & small mixed - O ur f i n i s h e d & Backed - I am troubled & Hannah brot up 14 Bags P o t a t o ' s , Wednesday-a about p r e t t y well - I have a bad b i l e on my hand - Mothers last days w i t h soreness o f the Bowels - drove 16. T h u r s d a y , f i n e Day Wd N Wst - A l i c k & Hannah b r o t up the 7 Bags tes the C l e a r a n c e - 21 Bags i n a l l 11 3 pointrest 21. in all large Buck of in the BayPotatos from B the afternoon - & C a s t o r owing to the great drought for a deer i n over h a l f ver y s m a l l , They t r i e d out netwe �17. 18. Amable 19. Changais & Paul arrd form Lakes Buck - f a t , Buck 3 grey & clean large a fine tried out also by Hannah - Charles in tried fired it for at - on a deer on to Byers the red H a i r above a Deer - a small a little of Rain - & from our C o m p l a i n t s - the trying Pick from some V e n i s o n again recovering were a l s o assd thank God The I n d i a n a kill`d all, sucs whi ch D i c k but Query what Bay - We a r e swim o u t , took down for appr had out a l i t t l e tried I mended up the o l d 2 1 / 2 Crew a g a i n Estly. the dam Harmon Moore & Gang - They but would not F r i d a y - a f i n e calm morning - They in C Bay. the Jump but wt e f f e c t Alick & finid C h a r l e s & B e t s y - We had Creek having & S a t u r d a y - Wind Canoe - by Ca s t o r & e a s e Cl oudy w t h fat - it Doe was d r i v e n & it, - I kill'd Estly: a little B a m & Stables Wd yet - & was o n l y Sunday - Monday �in & papers f & Ignias cool & cloudy the Alick wth - day. House T i m b e r off to for Harmon above is Madawaska) a little all the Family camp'd commenced & to - He way dinner their taking down forenoon b r i n g me my to went this along all Louison t h e Ho`s as before Timber makers day, & Dick night & forgot - They Off Han the P . Family. after (on amable C h a n g a i s Young A Estly still Louis & last Cool Gang making taking all - A fine House Sandy slow work - High West Wind & Showers a small Family Rain Afternoon Changais heavy r pass'd Buildings 3 Men the & the 21. T u e s d a y , Letter to b r i n g down h i s Son at n i g h t Bte Monday. Commenced Ho. Timber deld 2 litt p i g s to o l d Woman - s t a reat t e dtoo o fmuch f - choke I hav e now but Marie sick Vomg & Purgg cherries Timber 22. W e d n e s d a y 3 ) Mariesick Vomg & Purgg eat too much cherries party (Alick & times a w e a k G a n ginallt h e y m a k e b u t Pork & Baptiste a Barr: Black left abt across, - queer a / c t s came being away another McDonald & P a l l i e f e r took Thursday - at �for all my Papers for as t h e y c a n , unripe a tough one p.m. which was 3 the were stabled-! Monday Betsy Ho the t h i s morning - t h e House Timber e x c e p t abt Evening. the d a y , a h e a v y Ra i n & h i g h Wind d u r i n g t i mb e r wor ke r s for last Tim. C l e a r c o o l d a y - The Ram broke my I recd Day. away as w e l l them - R e c d Maple L e a f than e v e r - A beautiful f t Canoe worse 23. T h u r s d a y . old 2 1 / 2 by s e n d i n g toughing Charles' the month - The Boys help. from P a u l d i d not come to 24. F r i d a y - A V e r y Warm & C l e a r Charles'. Considerable Rain very early 7 Bags o f S m a l l P o t a c s & 7 B.ags o f d y from makers - r e c d I n d a n Corn 25. S a t the w i t h a mare o f H M o o r e ' s - Dyer Moore & Simon T y a n d i k e w i l l have H Moor & F a mi l y were h e r e at dinner on way down - The Timber makers at n i g h t Beams & C e d a r p i e c e s here stop'd Rain We had the i n Showers d u r i n g alone in at ti mes 25. S u n d a y Contd up Hannah & r e t d & the night brot �27. Very hard frost last night 28. Monday, men cool night Old - Sandy Timber last a fine Ho. frost the hard at Perrigo's but one a this t h very for former this - Works Cedar the the took w fine from some /9f Working night Shore of fog forenoon of at before) with as to d a y . (same down - also came over & afternoon night - Paillefer went Boys day Cloudy day - The & Pelerin McD last immediately rain again some the night in last work again to t h e 5 more - & great frost over for & Luggage l / 2 doz b y Him wth again to go Boys up papers loaded speared of Oxen the - Hughey McDonald to C & R McD's Ignias a Yoke Yesterday, more m i l d going - A Canoe 3 K pass'd - Recd seen Tobacco were lb Bason Dyer Moore the 3 Men &c had only We h a d & returned - - The - Some Boys c o u l d Tuesday. The Morning Wednesday frost night Sleepers 29. More last Gaz 18tb from & were here will Young take - C l o u d y ft a l i t t l e Nephew - they the P e t w e t e - Rifle Paillefers Thursday p a n e s W G l a s s ft 2 (Hughejr u p ) stuff Monl Sept 30. House Timber completed Put a N e t down a t Shoal for away h i s Fort - �Oct. 1st Warm & Calm No trout as yet Betsy's Birth day W fish Evening last BBte - - at his 2 for him - C a n o e down ft but long all 1/2 a was took Timber mother came brothers noon t o o k my Piss - The H o u s e - Alick 5p a r t g e s& warm d a y shot was - he none also trying - Charles I Dick Hannah - There shifted & - at so partges Net 3 here shot night repaired but found clear a d e e r but abt a big porcupine of they Guard 1 0 Men w e r e it night to get Completed for - A fine walk also Friday brot a Gang 0. the tried found in again but Trout warm & C a l m - A l i c k Lake No Very Pt the the in Shore - to from & Anniversary - Smurm Gloomy M o r n i n g day. mild the on h e r during at Her & the there 2. S a t u r d a y . Co - Perrigo with of P e l e r i n in Head 2 2 Nets shot the Estly Rain to c o n g r a t u l a t e times - Wd siderable Betsy 3. S u n d a y visited Thommy in at con- the the was wth �Humid Lake Fishery House Timber brot to the Ho. Colls' Timber makers up well Mink thank Piss God a l s o came up - to Richd see us - all a little draw to Tom Ho assisted Westwd Crew & Ho fishery man Co, J.E & assist drawing the still to A Canoe former Bte hard J from commenced Oxen Alick the & up BtQ fetching & very Alick blew day. - the fishery. for B Chere Litt way for Jack ultrao) -& - I sat down in L Hay One - Big 25th Flour Came o v e r Ho T i m b e r Gas 1 B1 wth Rainy Morning to make & Rd Lake for -(Mont Pork for Rd on way Jack started P all Bl - Hughey & Sandy the Rafted 1 & Thorn & D i c k ) Letter over Landing took Trout back - It Richard - a fine & Rod on Lake at Night 2 (Meg Breakfasting - Mizling at came Family J Lake Thommy & W i f e & 2 C h i l d r e n at 4. M o n d a y . His after with Timber home here &c Thom 5. T u e s d a y Timber 8 men h i s Mother of after 6. W e d n e s d a y pass'd M o t h e r ft P a r t y & t e Newspapers J B 2 & Lower collected Alick to & it Evening brot the takg One Do �4 2 Trout Trout 9 Trout 7. 8. 9. 10. down the the abt at the S h o a l all Hunters the with House J Bte & Bo /?7 was went went at Steady Alick he Timber & Breakfast Moore left & man in Perrigo's they day. Stuff the - Jeff the thro'out more o f Rain for Lake a.m. Rod lo A Continued of Pork Jack a load Big Swell they the deer, Night from - at a Small Fish & Blackey others Water Evening up w t h the of of 2 little Donald, but Venison full In went late Groux day. - After I settled Cloudy, Bank. Estly. 2 old Nets Wd u p on Thursday drawn home - join past Bason - to F r i d a y - M i l d Rainy Morning up went the Saturday. the men M a r s e l l o i s & N of Stormy d a y . of Mc kill'd - Danl stop'd - Deer Qur Sm C a n o e 1 / 2 & McD 3 the h i n d their the c o u r s e Sunday - brot arrived, they had - arrd of C & R the H u n t e r s 4 Me n Baptiste Monday say �% 15 Trout 2 7 Trout 1 like i n the ti;orri ing hook. in the afternoon - I caught 7 p.m. a number from the & Tommy & Alick r e t u r n e d since Buck Tommy of r a t h e r a f i n e Day & Calm t h r o ' o u t - J e f f n Moore pass'd a l s o with abt from Rd Lake with the C a r c a s e s o f a Lge Very Stormy n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g at Big Shoal & 2 Trout & Bro 11. Monday - Crappe's 12. Tuesday & Alick arrd rather &aBig Doe D e e r - another s m 1 1 doe which they k i l l ' d they went to Rd Lake was consumed - they brot also We had mostly pike - they a s e o f Goods from R M S m t h . Wind. B Caere - I begun - at Night fish, are not as yet b e t t e r than a B r & 1 / 2 o f Mixed say that the Trout c a Crew o f 7 Men o f J E & Co on way to L i t t r e c d by them a 13. Wednesday - Cloudy w N W 8 t we had W r D u r r e l l Son & C l e r k , in my very rotten Nets - We cut up the Deer & s a l t e d to the R d Lake F i s h e r y - I got 2 7 Trout ft 1 P i k e Shoals a part - at n i g h t E Johnston & Shanty Gang - & a Canoe o f P e r r i g o ' s Narcess & M u r e l l . Thursday �15 14 Trout Trout 14. 15 16, 17, 18 10. to most o f over Jn° & Litt soft & . Men late in fish 11 Inthe went the on rotten- visited Aliek gales Tommy blow cONTD Marcellois then wtH Rain. arrD Breakft Wind. rain. & Fork B& ls 2 Evening, downdws slew o f men rain Ronald & a g r e a t Cloudy with a l i t t l e McDonnell 14. T h u r s d a y We had perrigo till from the N W t sleety day Atoms, 2 Barr. I broken w i t h the Estly some F i s h & a pt o f a doe d e e r - i t - & staid & at n i g h t - rid of all the d a y & a Canoe o f Men f o r C & R & MD a l s o us a l l d a y - Cold - P e r r i g o & 2 Men h e r e the flock Depot - We got brot (Sick) 16.sATDAY2 a . m . H i g h West Wind afternoon Friday. Alick v e r y ha r d & C o l d A most U g l y snowy to Hunters. times m i z l i n g torn the R d Lake lastly Wind & Raw at home.- one o f my Canoes e n t i r e l y Sunday. wont Monday, join the o l d N e t s a l l w i t h Hanna went up to the S h o a l s , T u e s d a y - Wind Nth & W e a t h e r f i n e d e l d -E Jo �2 2 b l s Pork " Flour deld Lafleur 7 Bags recd from C of . Men up Shanty Put down 1 0 i n C Bay 7 pike while s e t t i n g them at Bis for Flour Shiels h to Dan & H u n t e r , Gaz. Sept & deld also 12 B a r r . Inst for Chs Le Bl a n c all night Flour no o to hard Lake his frost from Rond Gazette after Ck. Wind, with o f Fish - Evening Rod MoDene11 the a Barr. b a c k w d s & forwds - S t r o n g f i n e a f t e r n o o n we put In Jno for Byers also f i n e C l e a r Mo r n i n g at n i g h t day. abt loaded - & 1 Letter N Oroux. M 1 Fl our to Murphy for P 30 & 9 t h 3 Newspapers J n ° McDone11 & 7 Bar T. recd Oct ft 2 B . M c B o n e 11 - I 9t Men J Me Andrew w t S l A l i c k G u n l o c k We had a l s o 3 Ca noes wth Potato's 20. W e d n e s d a y , Canoe Crews a beautiful We had S G r o u x & P h i l 2 21. T h u r s d a y - F i s h e r s came home t h e y brot o n l y Nets in C Bay they ran back a Most in, Sunday b e a u t i f u l l d a y & v e r y calm at times - We wds for 0 - 3 7 p i k e from 22. F r i d a y . C o n s i d e r a b l e C a n o e i n g N Wind a f t e r a v e r y r a i n y n i g h t , 10 N e t s down day 23. Sa t - Bay. had the dogs C - �15 C. Pike B. Pike 18 Pike 23 11 Pike 24. 25 26. 27. 28. Sunday. N e t s at Island -& a fine day. the the Monday - d i s p a t c h e d We had We Dick brot frost t h e Bay. 12 2of threa d Black Shoals again Bush P e a s e - f i s h from the of E the n o t o r i o u s down f o r P e a s e - from t h e got 4 W h i t e f i s h & 15 pike Alick notorious Richd 1 White B a p t i s t e - & D i c k e y & Jno M e D o n e l l & 3 C a n o e s 1 W fish. a fine day. & only Tuesday, f r C Bay - A l i c k further - the d o g s D o n e l l ft men & 9 oxen at n i g h t - 23 pike We had J n ° We t r i e d we know l i t t l e We dne s da y - Cl oudy & E s t l y W i n d . found a Deer but they soon for Lake there at taking Richd the 3 Dogs 5& night. for Bush P e a s e t o h u n t e r for C & R McD - &c F l o u r - Edward came up to h e l p u s to t r y 19 2 0 / 3 4 B'ls Delivered &2 D e e r - Cons liter a b l e C a n o e i n g - H i c k e y started T h u r s d a y - Gloomy & C l o u d y & c a l m - 3d ward & A l i c k Smurm & Meg a g a i n & Moors �C B only 5 of the nets seen- 4 L i k e 3 pike big shoal of Pike 17 pike 4 W fish 1 Trout 1 Mink C. Bay 16 out 5 nets yet - 6 B'bls lesat & See 30. here & at a Night - Dan any at Sat (5 - I White a fish only down thro'o for E Moore w yesterd & & I got - a g a i n gloomy- Shoal sett - at night pass'd day last 3 Canoes little the number) Misty, the Sun net there th thra the Mink incessantly their Ronald Shoals: in saw ceased rained with Little the to d a y . at it - all p.m. Estly them - the 5 Nets but Mizling& day of from out one W f i s h pike a fair still Shoals of It Jn° MeDone11 thro'out. of to nets 4 the abt with out Sunday Isld 15 pike Trout- so sign Flour no the - w h i29. c hFriday: cont at - deld begun there day 9 Men Bay.16 Nov.1.M o n d a y ,r a t h e r - 31. got Gloomy excepting not day & & yet p i k e ft 1 Bay dark the could Rainy pike not 3 Ugly loading, of contd whole but in 2 blk the nets & t o o k upmaking 4 N 146 e t sPike ou inta lol f C . C Bay, 4 W fish in I Canoes Tuesday �dried Nets in 4 fr z. 5 4. 2 big Bucks 1 Spike 1 doe 1 fawn I . 2 . p t Bk & they all 0 fawn We S k i n ' d 3 of y e Deer 1 I fell Sick of Pleurisy almost Tuesday cont(l commenced Raining time before - the Moor they the daylight Some Afternoon use Spike - In the I times for Bucks, at in lge kept since went work f i s h caught- they K i l l ' d no lumber Canoe took by L a n d P e r r i g o s their - but all they 2 Showers fairer & u s down Gale noon rather brot Deer& - 5 1 Fawn last in 6 up - I Moore h e r e P i s s , ft Boy t o o k night Spike Mr. £lias Cattle of - ill 21/34 u s down - & deld 4 9 bro* seriously the V e n i s o n lack fell a I - at n i g h t Big at the to c o n t i n u e went wth up f r o s t y morning A Cousin by L a n d Jack morning on T h u r s d a y Buck m a k i n g Alick W8t abt but left day - It ail E Moor & G a n g s & & 3.W e d n e s d a y- S t r o n g N Doe Edward 1 Pt this - fine Charles- pass'd Lake - Big up to aft L a k e o fKill'd a 2 Buck Evening horn up carcase went Rd Men went on to up & h e down Friday - I salted Colls Basin Dan. Hunters, for to Lake up Bush O a t s Rd Clerk from fawn of -on �6. 8 more 7. D e e r from R d Lake Very Cold Weather 14 Johnstone men S p r e e of this not very with altho' * relief, back suddenly while getting long pleurisy, posed Saturday* a I may say Hannahs I was on a Indis- - - - bled blister assistance put morning with this stop off to me t o came taken from Fishers blood Lake more The Rod little for up & h e l p ' d time - B e t s y came the Foy took with Horses night & we detained 4 much b i l e me - still - Morin Johnstops 3 certainly - Betsy tho thereby - K with - last & Vomited ) mercies Cold & Shanty Payet LeBlanes - with A l e x Cam his having all easier for something God to r e c o v e r Pt - blister - despatched suffering all myself- & Charles much suffd I Still trial Sunday. severe thank to hard snow ( Henry light way drinking on & gradually Roy S h a l e r the Evening in was very thick r e l i e v e d 8. M o n d a y - I the ( to me from I - I continued weak Sunday very People & night - being at - Kind North had M o r r i s s ' s Oxen Wind people here by the - �15* Thank God recovering tike c t o r the Mondayin went I w i t h t h e Doc - & „ from Ice my ft - recd P ZOC gathering Sickness the Edward from M r M o I n t y r e - (Codd) t h i s Mo r n i n g - In r today some a r t i c l e s d to the S h a n t y . thank God r e c o v e r i n g V e r y Cold M o r n i n g Wind N S W 8 t Bay. Shale r only Tommys hands E v e n i n g Tommy a r r P � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Charles Thomas Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource 19th Century Rural Ontario Diaries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Charles Thomas Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Library and Archives Canada Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1850 - 1852 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century, Bathurst District, later Renfrew County, Algona Township, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. Charles Thomas Diary, 1850-52 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Charles Thomas Diary, 1850-1852 Date Created Date of creation of the resource. September 19, 1850 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Charles Thomas Diary Collection Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Extracted Text ��1 8 5 0 Sept - 19. A . M c D o n e l l up at B e a v e r Farm 2 0 . Cows, B u l l ' d abt t h i s time T h u r s d a y . V e r y f i n e C a l m d a y . We t r i e d e v e r y w h e r e abt t h e h e a d o f t h e L a k e f o r a deer , but a l l to n o p u r p o s e . T h e D e e r abt t h e p r e s e n t t i m e v e r y s c a r c e - J o h n y D a l e y C & R's C a s k w e r e t a k e n a c r o s s by B1 B a p t e who a f t e r w a r d s d r o v e down o u r c o w s a s t h e y a r e b u l l i n g F r i d a y - f i n e M o r n g b u t b l o w i n g from t h e N Wd B l a c k B a p t i s t e d r o v e u s up o u r C o w s a g a i n w i t h t h e l u l l - t h e n took d o w n some f i s h f o r t h e V i s i t o r s b e l o w - I w a l k e d w i t h t h e D o g s o v e r and a b o u t t h e M i t c h i k a n m o u n t a i n s but f o u n d no d e e r - but t h e D o g s i n c o m i n g home r o u n d t h e B a y , s t a r t e d o n e a f t e r t h e s u n h a d b e e n some t i m e d o w n , w h i c h t h e y d r o v e o u t a b o v e the big P o i n t & was s e e n b y Meg & F a n n y who went a f t e r i t v e r y b a d l y A l i c k M c D o n e l l Esq up w i t h a g r e a t many men h e b o u g h t a f i e l d o f C l o v e r f r o m C h a r l e s s o l d 2 l i t t l e P i g s t o o l d woman. p.1 �& k e p t i t some d i s t a n t o f f s h o r e o p p o s i t e the H o u s e , t i l l we c a m e home & t h e n we h a d o n l y t h e l i g h t o f t h e M o o n t o h e l p u s to k i l l i t , w h i c h we a t l a s t accomp- l i s h e ' d a f t e r e x p e n d i n g S e v e n S h o t s , o f B a l l , s h o t &c, i t p r o v e d a l a r g e o l d F e l l o w w i t h a n e c k a s t h i c k as a B u l l , 5 Pts o n e s i d e & 7 pts on t h e o p p o s i t e side - i t was abt. 11 o c l o c k bo f o r e we g o t to o u r b e d . T h u r s d a y 2 1 . S a t u r d a y f i n e C a l m M o r n i n g - we got p l e n t y o f p i k e in o u r n e t s abt. t h e H o u s e - & we s e n t some down t o C h a r l e s f o r Mr. A l e x M c D o n e l 1 s u s e who i s s t a y i n g w i t h Him f o r t h e p r e s e n t . T o o k up a l l t h e ( 3 ) n e t s - C l e a n e d o u r G u n s &c. L i t t l e , R o n a l d c a s e a c r o s s , r e p o r t o n e o f t h e B a r . P o r k he t o o k a w a y l a s t u n f i t f o r u s e - 22. S u n d a y . Abt. n o o n I s t a r t e d w i t h Blk B t e & A l i c k f o r 2nd C h u t e f o r a s u p p l y o f G o o d s &c - v e r y f i n e d a y . R o n e y u p �1 h a d a Bowel i oyij. l a i n t 2 8 . S a t u r d a y . H e a v y r a i n y w e a t h e r moat o f th L e Blanc ft M a l d o o n went down h a v i n g been h u n t i n g T i m b e r on B y e r s O l d Limits f o r E E & Co. - w r o t e by t h e t o 2 n d C h u t e f r i e n d s • - l i t t l e R o n a l d & D Mc Q u a i g i n a l l n i g h t . 2 6 . T h u r s d a y - a M o s t l e n d id d a y - S e l f & p a r t y got home a g a i n w i t h a p a r t o f o u r S u p p l i e s - I was v e r v un- w e l l o f a Bowel C o m p l a i n t . 2 7 . F r i d a y . I was s o m e t h i n g b e t t e r but weak - B l k Bte ft A l i c k went down to C h a r l e s to h e l p to t a k e up t h e P o t a t o ' s - Money down 2 9 . S u n d a y . St M i c h a e l . v e r y c o l d morning Nw. W i n d - ft c l e a r i t b l ew e x e s s s i v e l y hard a l l d a y . L i t t . R o n a I d & D. Mc C a y d e t a i n e d a l l d a y . We had v i s i t s from Piss's F a m i l y , & B i b a y s ' G a n g s s e t t l e d w i t h P i s s e d u w a ft w i f e fo r C a n o e I ' m b e t t e r but not s t r o n g - Monday �30. M o n d a y , a f i n e d a y & w e a t h e r c a l m e d d o w n - P e r r i g o A& a n u m b e r o f Men ( t i m b e r makers) _________________ p a s s ' d a f t e r t a k i n g B r e a k f a s t , on t h e way u p , a s a l s o a Canoe w i t h a Gang o f T i m b e r m a k e r s f o r Upper L i f t . S. Chore & i n t h e E v e n i n g B e a u d o i n & 4 men bound u p t o commence f a r m i n g o p e r a t i o n s f o r E E & C o o n L B C h e r e B l k Bapte & A l i c k brt us up 10 B a g s o f small p o t a e s , & t h e O l d Woman & M a r i e brt. us a a Bag o f r e a l I n d i a n C o r n f o r t h e 2 l i t t P i g s t h e y g o t I shot 5 p a r t r i d g e s i n t h e P o i n t . t h e Cows r e g u l a r l y came o n c e a d a y - t h e B u l l l a z y 4 p i k e , 2 T r o u t & 1 C r a p p i e o u t o f n e t - E a s t o f C H I s l a n d T u e s d a y . C l o u d y & r a t h e r c o o l - but n o t t o s a y c o l d - t h e w e a t h e r v e r y f i n e f o r l a t e C r o p s , but r a t h e r wet f o r s a v i n g them. Sam G i l l i a n & G a n g m o w i n g 2 n d C r o p C l o v e r s t i l l at C h a r l e s P l a c e , w h i c h t h e y g i v e to t h e i r O x e n w h i l e d r a w i n g t h e i r s t u f f t o t h e S h a n t y a b a c k o f P o r t — W e d n e s d a y 1 0 B a g s o f S m . P o t a e s . St O c t r . 1 . 4 �f 2 . W e d n e s d a y - W e a t h e r v a r i a b l e w some r a i n , Hannah & 3. & T h u r s d a y F a n n y £ Vick came home h a v i n g t a k e n up a l l t h e p o t a t o e s below & B l k B a p t i s e & A l i c k c a n o e i n g w i t h the two 2 l / 2 f i n e Canoes - n i n e s o r t s o f P o t a t o ' s - p i k e . 4 . F r i d a y . r a t h e r a f i n e d a y , & v e r y warm - at 1ong l a s t l w i t h J n ° C l a r k e up & they p a s s e d had the d o g s & t r a v e l l ' s a 1 1 o v e r the m o u n t a i n s back o f t h i s but got no s t a r t . the d e e r v e r y s c a r c e - in t h e m o r n i n g put down 2 more n e t s i n t h e Bay - i n the e v e n i n g they produced 6 p i k e & 2 s u c k e r s . 5 . S a t u r d a y . I l e n t C MD & h i s c l e r k a C a n o e & t h e y went a c r o s s - Smurm s e t t A n e t t at the I s l a n d f o r Trout - V e r y h i g h wind f r o m the N Wst - I was v e r y u n w e l l a l l day. t h e n e t s o n l v produced 4 p i k e 2 s u c k e r s & 1 s u n f i s h - again Sunday Bowel C o m p l a i n t 5 �1 Trout f r the G u a r d Net O c t o b e r 6 . S u n d a y . v e r y w i n d y & r a t h e r c o o l d a y - o n l y 1 Trout from the guar d n e t - Smurm Hanna, Fanny C u r l y & D i c k & A l i c k went down to p a r t a k e o f a plum p u d d i n g at C h a r l e s , i n commemoration o f B e t s y ' s B i r t h d a y which took p l a c e on the 2nd I n s t ' - S e l f not b e i n g very well Guard Net 1 T r o u t - s t a i d at h o n e w i t h M e g , and B l a c k B a p t i s t e brot. up N i c k from Mink lake where h e had s t r a y e d to - at night we had P e r r i g o ' s p e o p l e & some o f E g a n s w i t h 2 l o a d e d C a n o e s on the way up - 7. M o n d a y . N Wst wind & c o o l morng. a f t e r f r o s t . o u r L o d g e r s o f f e a r l y - Black & A l i c k c h o p p i n g & d r a w i n g f i r e w o o d - S t i l l u n w e l l n e a r l y a l l d a y , a l t h o something b e t t e r i n the E v e n i n g . 12 p i k e f r o m the Bay N e t s much i n d i s p o s e d in the f o r e n o o n - but by the mercy o f G O D , 1 f e l t b e t t e r i n the a f t e r n o o n - t h e ( 4 ) Bay n e t s p r o d u c e d 7 p i k e . t h e guard n e t o n l y 1 T r o u t . - G i r l s 6 �Commenced s h i n g at C r e e k . 9 . G i r l s busy s e w i n g , R i c h a r d shot 2 partges. i n the p o i n t . Wednesday. The n i g h t l a s t n i g h t v e r y calm, & the Indians t h i s morning the c a l m contd. & m i l d with a p p e a r a n c e of r a i n . Boys c h o p p i n g & d r a w i n g . I was not d i s t u r b e d d i a r r h o e a l a s t n i g h t , & o n l y for t h e p a i n in my loins, I feel much better this morning. - no fish net - 4 pike & 2 w fish from the 4 Bay nets Smurm & Meg & Dick took seven nets to fish at B. Creek. at night we had Mr. Durrell & 3 men down from L. B. Chere - Self better in the evening but turned to Costive Alick & Blk Baptisite fetched 2 loads of Clay from the Port - ready for Plaistering - Thursday - fine Calm, but dull, morning -being troubled with tooth ache last night - got Maldoon to draw the tooth with the Bullet Mould - Blk Bte plaistering - Alik various, he got Cedar for Net Sticks & shot 1 partge. - delivered a were f l a m b e a u x i n g most o f t h e n i g h t a l o n g t h e Sth Shore- 7 8 5 p i k e 1 0 . Born ns - Creek P e l l e r i n I came down from h i s uppr Farm, a f t e r one months a b s e n c e �V e r y warm & s u l t r y M o r r i s ` s b l i n d Ox Net not s e e n at home a s t a t e m e n t o f The F l o u r ft P o r k disbursements to Ino C l a r k e from o r d e r o f C McDonell, up to t h i s d a t e - 8 p i k e f r o m t h e B a y n e t s - 2 S u c k e r for I s l a n d - In t h e e v e n i n g T h e B o r n ns C r e e k f i s h e r s b r o t 8 5 p i k e - t h e y had 7 n e t s w i t h them - 1 1 . F r i d a y . We had h e a v y & c o n t d . r a i n l a s t n i g h t - the m o r n i n g s e a s o n . T h e B r C r e e k f i s h e r s o f f t o t h e s t a t i o n a f t e r B r e a k f a s t - B l k B a p t t s t e ft A l i e k p l a i s t e r i t i g o u t s i d e the 110 T h e C o w s v e r y r e g u l a r i n c o m i n g to be m i l k e d - t h e p a s t u r e i s s t i l l g o o d - a t n i g h t we had M o r r i s ' s p e o p l e ( a Camron & 2 o t h e r s ) w i t h 11 H e e d o f O x e n ft O l i v e r & B r o t h e r w i t h 3 d - T h e warm w e a t h e r t h i s a f t e r n o o n o p p r e s s e d me v e r y much - 1 2 . a t u r d a y . We h a d a g r e a t d e a l o f R a i n l a s t n i g h t ft i t c o n t ' d on s o The g r e a t e s t p a r t o f t h i s d a y . Morris`people l e f t a b l i n d t h e i n s i d e o f t h e House - I made a n u m b e r o f Net f l o a t s �In t h e a f t e r n o o n , d u r i n g t h e R a i n , Edward & P e t e r F o y a r r i v e d from M i n k L a k e thank GoD t h e y l e f t a l l w e l l t h e r e - t h e y came f o r to l o o k f o r Red C e d a r i n t h e m o u n t a i n s at the h e a d o f t h e L a k e - Mrs. P e a r c e & p e t e r b e i n g b a d o f Rheumatism - The bad w e a t h e r k e p t a w a y o u r B r e n n a n s C r e e k f i s h e r s - b e t t e r in H e a l t h to d a y , though not s t r o n g . 13. S u n d a y . N Wst. w i n d & t u r n i n g c o l d . Red C e d a r Hunters o f f e a r l y a c c o m p a n i e d by A l i k - T h e y retd. w i t h q u i t e a s t o c k abt. 1 / 2 pt. 10 a . m . a f t e r d i n n e r t h e y r e t d . home - a t n i g h t t h e B C r e e k f i s h e r s b r o t . 1 3 0 p i k e - t h e y l e f t t h e i r n e t s - I g n i a s & Boy p a s s ' d homewd. from Hound L a k e , t h e y had o n l y 1 / 2 B a r r . Trout. t h e y say t h e y a r e d o n e S p a w n i n g . 1 4 . M o n d a y . W h i t e f r o s t , & Heavy f o g t h i s m o r n i n g . C h a s . La B l a n c w i t h 4 C a n o e s l o a d e d w i t h men & p r o v i s n s . &c went o v e r to B . C r e e k to start a S h a n t y on B y e r s o l d L i m i t s . B l a c k B a p t i s t e went w i t h them to shew them the Road K i l l s Morris' blind ox 1 3 0 p i k e B C r e e k 9 �5 Bls F l o u r taken Trout o n l y beginning. 2 6 Trout 3 2 Trout Thunder &c. R o a d . We s l a u g h t e r d Wm M o r r i s ' b l i n d o x . The B . C r e e k f i s h e r s a g a i n retd to t h e i r S t a t i o n . old P e l e r i n a l s o r e t d . to h i s upper Farm. L i t t l e Ronald & A l i c k McD - took away 5 B ' l s F l o u r . & remd. the r e s t o f the d a y w i t h us - P e r r i g o & P a y e i f i e l d - I put down 2 n e t s at the Shoals f o r Trout - the one set down by Smurm not in the r i g h t p l a c e , I got 2 trout w h i l e p u t t i n g them down - B a p t i s t e went to shew E g a n s p a r t y thro' to B y e r s O l d S h a n t y aback o f B Creek meadows & retd. i n the e v e n i n g - Flambeaux busy at night at big shoal - 1 6 . W e d n e s d a y - A p p e a r a n c e o f a c h a n g e o f weather - Tho H a r r i s o n & p a r t y l e f t abt. 8 a m . a dozen o f trout from t h e 2 n e t s & t h e y took almost t h e same no. l a s t n i g h t . put 10 �them the 2 l i t t Pigs & a new N e t t . - I t commenced r a i n i n g abt. n o o n - 1 9 . S a t u r d a y . f i n e d a y . o n l y 2 2 T r o u t from a l l t h e N e t s at home & we h a v e 6 o l d n e t s & 1 new n e t s e t a b o u t t h e n e t s at t h e I s l a n d s h o a l s out i n t h e L a k e - but t h e F i s h e r s from the mouth o f t h e R i v e r c a m e home b r o t . but few p i k e but t h e y had a good many W f i s h & T r o u t - We had t h e D o g s i n , i n t h e a f t e r n o o n but no s t a r t - i n d e e d t h e D e e r a r e uncommon 1 y s c a r c e - -Black & A l i c k got 3 pork Bls & 4 f l o u r d i t t o f r o m C o l l s u p p r L a n d i n g - 20. S u n d a y - V e r y h e a v y f o g t h i s m o r n i n g w h i c h contd. a l o n g w h i l e - o n l y 8 T r o u t & 4 W f i s h from a l l the n e t s - a t home - B a p t i s t e w e n t down to f a i r f i e l d f o r Lime & o t h e r t h i n g s - t h e - F a m i l y a l l but Smurm & s e l f d o w n visit-ing p o t a c s 8 T r o u t 4 W f i s h C.R. McD t o o k away 2 Bls Pork 22 T r o u t at home 11 �p o t a c s a l l t h i s t i m e - e x c e p t i n g now & a g a i n some r a w p u m p k i n s . B i l l B u r k e s e n t u s d o w n a p r e s e n t o f a Bag o f C a r r o t s b y M r Egan's L i t t B . C . F a r m e r s - Sam Sun- s t r o m w e n t p a s t to day t o j o i n h i s W i f e w h o w e n t up t h e d a y b e f o r e y e s t e r d a y w i t h P e r r i g o ' s P e o p l e - M o n d a y . f o g g y but f i n e c o o l m o r n i n g wd N Wst. M o t h e r Hannah & D i c k o f f a f t e r B r e a k f a s t t o t h e i r n e t s at t h e hd of the L a k e . o u r C o w s c l e a r e d o u t e a r l y t h i s morn- i n g a g a i n f o r C h a r l e s Farm - I p u r s u e d them as f a r as t h e B a y b u t c o u l d n o t o v e r t a k e t h e m . M e s s r s H i c k e y D u r r e l l & P e r r i g o , w i t h 2 men ( N G r o u x & Dan C a m e r o n ) p a s s ' d u p i n t h e E v e n i n g l a t e - B a p t i s t e b r o t u p o u r C o w s i n t h e E v e n i n g & 4 y d s . M o l e s k i n f r o m t h e Farm b u t n o T e a . he l e f t t h e L i m e & c at C h a r l e s ' . I g o t 8 T r o u t & 1 W f i s h f r o m M a k w a ' s I s l a n d & P o r t S h o a l - T u e s d a y . a f i n e d a y - H e a d o f t h e L a k e F i s h e r s brot. home a l l t h e i r b e s t n e t s & we d r i e d & mended t h e m - p o o r s u c c e s s from MO. o f R i v e r & v e r y l i t t l e from t h e HOME n e t s 2 1 . 2 2 . 2 R a b b t s 2 P a r t g e [?] of the Lake 1 R a b b i t a t home 12 �. R a b b i t is home 2 3 . S e t 7. n e t s i n C Bay 2 4 2 5 T r o u t from a l l t h e N e t s 1 S p i k e Horn C . B a y Pisendawa & 3Boys spotted on h u n t i n g t o u r . n e t s ( o l d ) B a p t i s t e w e n t down i n t h e a f t e r n o o n t o C h a r l e s * to h e l p t o f i x h i s K i t c h e n H e a r t h W e d n e s d a y . B l u s t e r i n g C l o u d y M o r n ? - a l l e m p l o y e d V a r i o u s l y some s e w i n g ^ some s e n d i n g n e t s ft some l i t t l e 0 - T was bad s i t h a p a i n i n t h e b a c k l a s t n i g h t , £ i t s w i t h some p a i n I c a n g o a b o u t to d o a n y t h i n g , a f t e r dinner B a y . We had MR. Wm M o r r i s s h e r e at n i g h t w i t h eese men on t h e i r wa y t o t h e Pitwewe - T h e S h o a l n e t s n o t s e e n t o d a y - T h u r s d a y , r a t h e r f i n e d a y a f t e r a v e r y f o g g y m o r n i n g - ? w a s a g a i n t a k e n u n w e l l w i t h a B o w e l C o m p a i n t l a s t n i g h t & w a s u n w e l l a l l d a y - Supplied Mr M o r r i s w i t h o u r o l d 2 1 / 2 f t C a n o e & h e and p a r t y contd., t h e i r r o u t e o n - 1 b o u g h t t h e O x we s l a u g h t e r d f o r h i m , f o r £ 7 - M o s t o f t h e T r o u t n a t a t a k e n o u t o f the w a t e r - A l i e k p u t t h e d o g s i n a b a c k o f M i t c h i k a n L a k e , ft t h e r e t h e y s t a r t è d a D e e r �D e e r w h i c h came out a b o v e the P o s t & c r o s s e d u n s e e n by t h e w a t c h e r s ( H a n n a h & D i c k ) but f o r t u n a t e l y C h a r l e s & seen & k i l l e d by them, it p r o v e d a Young ( S p i k e ) Buck - It r a i n e d h a r d i n t h e a f t e r n o o n & H i c k e y & 2 men a r r i v e d abt. 7 p m, c o l d & c h i l l ' d b u t t h e y took a h e a v y glass or 2 o f p u n c h & they r e m a i n e d a l l n i g h t w i t h us. - H i c k e y has a l s o been bad o f a D y s e n t e r y - P i s e n d a w a & B o y ' s s t a r t e d on t h e i r H u n t i n g Tour - O c t , 2 5 . F r i d a y . a f i n e C a l m but c l o u d y D a y . Meg & H a n n a went down f o r the d o g s & brot. u s a p a r t o f the d e e r k i l l ' d by C h a r l e s y e s t e r d a y - o u r C Bay n e t s d o e s not c a t c h much f i s h - Paul & L o u i s o n P i s e n d a w a came b a c k home t o d a y h a v i n g f o r g o t t h e i r B l a n k e t s w h i c h they g o t & r e t d u p d s i m m e d i a t e l y - the old W o m a n t r a d e d a M a r t i n s k i n w i t h me f o r Ammn &c it was n o t p r i m e yet - G r e a t F l o c k s o f G e e s e & some Swans p a s s i n g to the S t h w d no doubt c o l d w e a t h e r W i l d Geese & S w a n s m i g r a t - ing to the Sth Wd �15 O c t . 1 7 . 21 T r o u t i n t h e m o r n i n g . c o u l d not g o in the Evening. 2 6 T r o u t & 1 p i k e in the m o r n i n g . put down two m o r e & i n t h e E v e n i n g I got abt. 2 0 Trout, at n i g h t Smurm & p a r t y came home h a v i n g s h i f t e d t h e i r n e t s over t o the M O . o f the R i v e r . T h u n d e r & L i g h t e n i n g in t h e a f t e r n o o n . T h u r s d a y . We had much T h u n d e r & L i g h t e n i n g l a s t n i g h t - 2 1 T r o u t from 4 n e t s at t h e I s l a n d S h o a l s — Smurm & p a r t y off a g a i n to t h e hd o f t h e L a k e - the Cows h a v i n g s t r a y e d down t o B e a v e r Farm - B a p t i s t e went down & brot. them up a g a i n . but l e f t M a l r i e & t h e B u l l - It b l e w so hard i n the e v e n i n g we c o u l d not go to t h e n e t s - B l k Bte g a t h e r i n g moss & t h c h i n k i n g t h e s t a b l e s . F r i d a y . It h a v i n g f a l l e n Calm abt. 3 a ' m . Tenaskom & p a r t y were very busy s p e a r i n g at t h e B i g S h o a l - we went but t h e y c l e a r e d o f f on h e a r i n g u s - We got 2 6 T r o u t from t h e N e t s there- & a f t e r B r e a k f t . I put down 2 more at the I s l a n d - Payet & h i s men w i t h Mrs Sam as p a s s e n g e r - i n the 3 1 / 2 f t C a n o e l o a d e d p a s s a up at 10 a . m . I d e l ` d them L J �16 w e a t h e r not f a r b e h i n d them - I f e e l a l i t t l e b e t t e r o f my Bowel c o m p l a i n t to flay - d th 2 6 . S a t u r d a y . C l o u d y d a y , fif K * w e a t h e r g e t t i n g c o l d - A l i e k had the d o g s i n a b a c k o f J o h n s t o n ' s ttoad ft t h e y d r o v e out a Yg Ruck ft d o e , t h e l a t t e r t h e y got but Former got a w a y . S t a r t e d B l k B a p t e f o r the r e s t of my things at t h e 2nd C h u t e . Williamcame up just as he was s t a r t i n g & I made out a M e m o r m f o r him & he went o f f a g a i n i n c o w i t h B l a c k Bap - iiickey went down w i t h h i s p a r t y . 2 7 . Sunda y - A v e r y s t r o n g Nth Wind. P e r r i g o & 4 men P a s s d down abt noon - In the e v e n i n g w i l l i a m a r r i v e d a g a i n W i t h h i s d o g . ft made p r o p o s a l s w i t h C h a r l e s to make a h u n t i n g t o u r to Round Lake - Informed u s that B l a c k h a v i n g a l t e r ' d h i s mind a s to g o i n g w i t h h i m . 2 8 . Monday - An u g l y s q u a l l y d a y - F o u r C a n o e s o f £ M o o r s o f Joh s t o n s Htd Bay Kill`d by Dick �o f d i f f t s i z e s u n d e r t h e c h a r g e o f Lambert w i t h a number o f T i m b e r m a k e r s went up e a r l y i n the d a y & i n the a f t e r - noon M a l d o o n w i t h a number o f men i n 2 C a n o e s passd f o r t h e L . B . C h e r e A l i c k & W i l l had t h e d o g s i n the Bay - i n t h e s p i t e o f the bad w e a t h e r t h e y d r o v e out a d e e r at t h e f o o t o f t h e Lake but b e i n g l a t e was not s e e n , o n l y C a s t e r was brot home - & Meg & D i c k stopd at C h a r l e s ' - a l l our n e t s was t a k e n up i n the Bay ( 8 ) t h e y p r o d u c e d abt 3 0 p i k e , t h e y were mended a l s o . 29. T u e s d a y . r a t h e r a f i n e d a y . B u g l e r & W i l l s Dog not h a v i n g r e t u r n e d W i l l went o f f i n s e a r c h o f them - i n t h e E v e n i n g i t was b e a u t i f u l l y c a l m & A l i c k & h i s p a r t y t r i e d f o r a d e e r but g o t no start- B i g S h o a l n e t s a l l t a k e n up no s i g n s o f W h i t e f i s h as y e t . - I g n i a s & son ( E l d e s t ) went p a s t f o r a h u n t i n g e x c u r s i o n up t h e L . B . C h e r e . We h a v e not a s i n g l e net now i n t h e w a t e r . W e d n e s d a y h a r d f r o s t �18 hard F r o s t a g a i n B . p o r k 1 " F l o u r C & R McD N o v . - W . M o r r i s went down V e r y c a l m f i n e w e a t h e r 3 0 . W e d n e s d a y . Wind west & a hard f r o s t y m o r n i n g - P e r r i g o the r e s t o f the d a y . B l a c k B a p t i s t e got b a c k & b r o t p a r t o f my G o o d s . Will a l s o came O u r l o s t d o g s had found t h e i r way out to C h a r l e s ' - 3 1 . T h u r s d a y . V e r y f i n e Calm d a y . Smurm W i l l A l i c k & I put down 2 n e t s at the W f i s h S h o a l s . We had E g a n ' s p e o p l e w i t h 2 span H o r s e s & 4 yoke C a t t l e at n i g h t - 1 . F r i d a y . A l l S a i n t s d a y . a most s p l e n d i d d a y . M a l d o o n & Wm. M o r r i s s w i t h 3 men (& my C a n o e ) - & a l s o c o n t d o n . I bought Mrs P i s s e n d a w a ' s 3 ft C a n o e ( o l d ) f o r $ 6 - & p a i d h e r . no a p p e a r a n c e o f a n y w h i t e f i s h at the I s l a n d Shoal - I shot 3 p a r t g e s abve A t t a c a s swamp - no s i g n s o f R a b b i t s . 2 . S a t u r d a y . Gloomy s o f t m o r n i n g . V e r y c a l m a l l d a y - B l k B t e - came b a c k from B C r e e k , h a v i n g shewn them a Road ( d r y ) 4 Bl. P o r k 4 " Flour C & R McD & H u g h e y �19 ( d r y ) to get to the S h a n t y . M a l d o o n &c w i t h two C a n o e s o f Egan's here at n i g h t - I c o m p l e t e l y g u m ' d the o l d 2 1 / 2 C a n o e . N o v . 3 . S u n d a y . - Gloomy r a i n y morning - Blk B a p t i s t e s t a r t e d f o r Hound L a k e abt 2 t h i s m o r n i n g & came back in t h e Evening w i t h p a r t o f t h e meat o f a Buck & a fawn & abt abt 11 a m. 4 . M o n d a y , d u l l but f i n e d a y . I was at C h a r l e s ' p l a c e t e l l s me t h a t Joe & Simon & c a r e yet at Round L a k e - 2 W f i s h from t h e S h o a l but I d o n t t h i n k t h e y a r e yet r e a d y t o b e g i n t o spawn - P e l e r i n here at n i g h t on way back to u p p e r P l a c e - I recd 2 n e w s p a p e r s from H i c k e y s m a n . 5 . T u e s d a y . W e a t h e r e x t r e m e l y mild f o r the s e a s o n - M a l d o o n & D Cameron c a l l ' d on p a s s e n t , wrote by them to Mr. �20 2 W f i s h Bid Shoal W i l l ' s l i t t l e g i r l born at n o o n C r e e k a s q u i c k a s p o s s i b l e , e r e t h e f r o s t s e t s i n . d i d not s e e the n e t s a t t h e B i g S h o a l , so c a n s a y n o t h - i n g abt. W f i s h . I t o o k up t h e 2 p i k e n e t s a t Home & d r i e d t h e m , ( t h e y g a v e 2 p i k e o n l y ) B a p t i s t e [ s c r a p e d ] t h e B u c k s k i n & c h o p s f i r e w o o d . B . C r e e k - T h e y t o o k a s h o v e l a w a y l e f t some time to a f t e r d i n n e r B l k B a p t i s t e s t a r t e d o f f w i t h t h e 2 1 / 2 f t C a n o e f o r t h e R d l a k e f i s h e r y . B i r t h o f a l i t t l e G i r l to W i l l s w i f e , a t the L a k e M e a d o w abt. n o o n t o d a y - 7 . T h u r s d a y . V e r y f i n e d a y . I saw t h e 2 n e t s a t t h e B i g S h o a l & g o t 7 w h i t e f i s h - I t o o k up o n e o f them & p u t down 2 more at t h e B i g S h o a l & I s l a n d - & I put down 4 at M a K w a ' s I s l a n d & t h e B i g S h o a l b e l o w it - Black B a p t i s t e (& a man h e found a l o n g t h e Road) b r o t . d o w n 2 �2 B a r r . Fish & t h e g r e a t e s t p a r t o f 2 d o e s - f r o m Rd L a k e - at n i g h t we had I8 hd. o f O x e n b e l o n g i n g to Mr. Egan & Wm B y e r s & 4 men d r i v i n g them, Egan s ( 1 0 ) f o r Brenn. C r e e k & B y e r s ( 8 ) f o r K i m i n i s k e g t h e y w e r e a l s o 2 l o a d e d C a n o e s ( our t u r n i p s ) f o r Egan - at 8 a m . B l a n c k Napp k i l l d & s c r a p e d t h e o t h e r 2 l i t t l e P i g s - I h i r e d t h e man he brot. w i t h h i m Y e s t e r d a y f o r one month at $ 1 0 p mth C & R McD's p e o p l e ( 3 Can- anadians) came o v e r & t o o k away B l s P o r k & B l s F l o u r - t h r o ' t h e a w k w a r d n e s s o f one o f them my c a n o e got from Mrs P i s s e n d a w a was b a d l y b r o k e n i n t h e Bow - by r o l l i n g a B a r r e l on it. B a p t i s t e & man took down o n e o f t h e small Pigs to C h a r l e s ' P o r k B a r r e l s , T h e P o r k was t h e n c u t up & s a l t e d - A f t e r d i n n e r A r c h a m b e a u x a t £ 1 0 p M th 21 �d i n n e r , d i s p a t c h e d o f f B a p t i s t e & F e l i x to a s s i s t Home t h e Rd L a k e F i s h e r s & H u n t e r s - 8 W f i s h from t h e S h o a l s out w d w h e r e I h a v e 2 n e t s . Thomas came at n i g h t a f e m a l e c h i l d at noon on the 6th I n s t a n t . - 10. Sunday. fine f r o s t y m o r n i n g a g a i n , Wd W s t l y . T h e Rd 1 L a r d o e - v e r y few w h i t e F i s h to b e s e e n a n y w h e r e - 1 1 . Monday. f i n e d a y . W i l l i a m went h o m e , a l s o Tommy t a k i n g F a n n y a l o n g w i t h him to k e e p company w i t h h i s w i f e . B l k B a p t i s t e & man a s s i s t e d them down to Mud L a k e & t h e r e t h e y w i l l stop w i t h & a s s i s t C h a r l e s i n m a k i n g a Y a r d f e n c e &c - P h i l H e l f i t y &c i n a loaded c a n o e went p a s t f o r t h e L . B . C h e r e . recd. a p a c k e t o f N ' p a p e r s bv them ( s e a l broken & o p e n e d ) M a l d o o n & 2 o t h e r s i n a l o a d e d c a n o e a l s o f o r Le B l a n c ' s S h a n t y . recd. 2 small b e l l i e d P o t s by them from M r H i c k e y . - Had t h e d o g s i n , t h e y did n o 4 nd. M o r r i s ' O x e n h e r e 22 �23 12. E. Moor &c oxen & H o r s e s h a d ache &e no good T u e s d a y . C l o u d y h e a v y f o g a l l t h e f o r e n o o n , I set 2 n e t s at the M O . o f the R i v e r - & brot. abt. 10 p i k e & 8 W f i s h home. I b a i t e d a l l the M i n k T r a p s & t h e F i s h e r T r a p E Moor & 6 men h e r e at n i g h t w i t h 7 oxen & 3 Horses - I was very bad w i t h b i l l i o u s Hd a c h e - N o v . - 1 3 . W e d n e s d a y . C l o u d y N Wst Wind - W e a t h e r g e t t i n g c o l d - M r E . Moor & p a r t y w i t h H o r s e s & O x e n l e f t abt. 8 a . m . I c o u l d not g e t the dog M a j o r to f o l l o w them h a v i n g t a k e n P h y s i c l a s t n i g h t , I f e l t a l i t t l e b e t t e r to day- I n t h e a f t e r n o o n , A l i c k & p a r t y put i n the d o g s hd. o f the L a k e but the d o g s d i d no good - taking the old t r a c k 1 / 2 t u b f i s h o n l y & 1 r a b b i t hd. o f t h e l a k e - 1 4 . T h u r s d a y . V e r y f i n e d a y - We had the d o g s a b a c k o f M i t c h i k a n but t h e y had no s t a r t . Men c h o p p i n g & draw-ing d r y f i r e w o F r i d a y N o v . - 1 3 . B e t s y u n w e l l o f v i l l o u s II a c h e 1 4 . �1 5 . F r i d a y . C l o u d y Es tily w i n d , W e a t h e r v e r y s u s p i c i o u s l o o k i n g , but s t i l l not bad - Men c h o p p i n g & d r a w i n g D r y f i r e w o o d - Maldoon & comrade i s r e g u l a r C a n o e i n g to the C r e e k , 16. S a t u r d a y . V e r y f i n e d a y . The Dogs d r o v e out & we got a Young B u c k at Johnstons Road a n o t h e r D e e r was s e e n i n t h e River - We got a good Tub f u l l of fish ( m o s t l y W f i s h ) to d a y . V e r y h e a v y T h u n d e r l a s t n i g h t . 1 7 . S u n d a y . We had much R a i n & a l i t t l e Snow l a s t but the Snow d i d not remain on the g r o u n d any time - O u r women F o l k , i n s p i t e the Bad w e a t h e r , made a t o u r to B e a v e r Farm to see how B e t s y was c o m i n g on - t h e y g o t p r e t t y w e l l water soaked e r e they got b a c k . O u r B a d , G a d d i n g , Cows were a l l down t h e r e b e f o r e them, T h r e e men o f C - R MD`s concern ( M c f a r l a n e , A l i c k M c D o n e l l & Joe Tenaskou ) a r r i v e d at n i g h t w i t h a l o a d e d We got a Young Buck ( b y C a s t o r ) 24 �2 5 Commd. C h o p p i n g f i r e w o o d B a n g s L e t t e r recd l o a d e d C a n o e & r e m a i n ed w i t h us. r a i n y n i g h t & t h e W a t e r r i s i n g some - 1 8 . Monday. stormy N Wster- a l l d a y . - C & Rs men a l l d e t a i n e d b y t h e S t o r m - P e r r i g o & 3 men p a s s ' d down in t h e i r B i g C a n o e atb. noon - B l a c k B a p t i s t e & c o m r a d e s f i x i n g t h e old B u i l d i n g s f o r the W i n t e r - as t h e w e a t h e r i s s e t t i n g i n v e r y c o l d in the a f t e r n o o n B l a c k Baptistte f e t c h e d up t h e Cows a g a i n - we had much r a i n d u r i n g the d a y - 19. T u e s d a y - C o l d N Wst W i n d s t i l l c o n t i n u e s & v e r y s t r o n g - Commenced to Chop o u r W i n t e r ' s f i r e w o o d - Smurm busy m a k i n g m i t t s & Moccasins - as it i s i m p o s s i b l e t o a t t e n d to o u r n e t s - I am u n w e l l a g a i n m y s e l f of Bowels & Head - M a l d o o n & B e a u d o i n , the former w i t h a l o a d e d C a n o e f o r C L e B & the l a t t e r bd f o r the L i t t . B. C h e r e - t h e y remained a l l light as the wind was too h i g h to c o n t i n u e - C&Rs men went down f o r more l o a d i n g . W e d n e s d a y �26 20. W e d n e s d a y . C l o u d y w i t h some snow ( l i g h t ) A l i c k h e l p ' d Put up M a r t e n T r a p s by A l i c k by B l k Bte - - went to put u p some M a r t e n T r a p s at t h e hd. o f t h e L a k e - 1 recd. a L e t t e r y e s t e r d a y from B a n g s r e g a r d i n g F u r s - I took up the n e t s at t h e B i g S h o a l t o r n to p i e c e s - H a n n a h h a v i n g f o r g o t t e n to l e a v e some l e v e n t h e l a s t time she B a k e d , had t o go down f o r some to C h a r l e s ' s - g r e a t S q u a l l s o f Snow & S l e e t i n t h e e v e n i n g abt. 1 dos P i k e & W f i s h from the Hd. o f t h e L a k e - a l l o u r o l d n e t s t a k e n up abt home. 2 1 . T h u r s d a y . Abt 6 Ins o f snow f e l l l a s t n i g h t - & i t s n o w ' d t h i s m o r n i n g t i l l abt 8 o ' c l o c k - but not f r e e z - i n g v e r y hard - bad times f o r t h e C a t t l e S h e e p &c, a s o u r s t o c k o f f o d d e r i s low - The 2 Men c h o p p i n g f i r e - 2 2 . F r i d a y . B l k Baptte & F e l i x p u t t i n g up M T r a p s on C a m p b e l l s R o a d . Self & D i c k was at t h e h e a d o f t h e L a k e & brot. down a T u b of f i s h . Our D o g s went o f f some �1 8 5 1 Jany - 2 5 . Snow some t i m e d u r i n g t h e p a s t n i g h t , a f t e r d e e r ft d i d not r e t u r n • 2 3 . S a t u r d a y . f i n e d a y , A l i c k at h i s T r a p s but b r o f 0 Smurm & D i c k brot. some f i s h a mink ft some musk-rat from t h e head o f t h e L a k e The 2 men c h o p p i n g - M e s s r s H i c k e v B C h e r e - t h e r e was c o n s i d e r a b l e new I c e that t h e y had to b r e a k b e f o r e t h e y got up h e r e w i t h t h e i r C a n o e - O l d Mother & P i s s e n d a w a & T y a n d g i k e up on a v i s i t , got some d o u c e u r s t h e y w e r e i n want o f - r e p o r t M a r i a n P i s s e n d a w a s i c k . S a t u r d a y - C l o u d y s n o w i n g at t i m e s - p l e n t y o f Teams a l w a y s at P e r r i g o s - B l a n k B t e p o o r l y I g a v e him 4 C o o p e r f i l l s I g u i a s ft w i f e w e r e h e r e to a r r a n g e m a t t e r s a l l b e i n g sg 2 Team I g n i a s & w i f e went back in good Humour - 2 6 . Sunday - C l o u d y Wth a l i t t l e snow - Wm B y e r s ft h i s Team �[?] but 27. c o l d r e c d W h i s k e y Brandy 28 Blk B a p t i s t e t h r a s h i n g - Team o f f abt. 8 a m Tommy went Home a s t h e r e i s no acct o f C & R M C D - Smith & A r c h y a g a i n p a s s ' d w i t h l o a d s o f Hay u p W d s - Teams p a s s g up & down M o n d a y . E s t l y . & Sth Estly & r a t h e r a f i n e tho' a c o l d d a y . I a s s i s t e d C o l l s C l e r k , t h e D o c t o r McDonald t o w e i g h two l o a d s o f H a y f o r C h a r l e s who was at the mill, considerable of Teams p a s s i n g up & down again & we had a few span at n i g h t - C h a r l e s ' C o l t k i l l ' d a c a l f i n p l a y - I r e c e i v e d a s m a l l keg ( 3 g ' n s ) o f B r a n d y a l e from Aylmer P Egans Team - A r c h y t h e P i p e r up for Egan - J . B t e P i s s . p a i d me a F i s h e r & a m a r t e n - T u e s d a y . E s t l y Wind & a d i r t y h e a v y Snowy morning & w h i c h c o n t i n u e d a l l d a y Dr. M c D o n a l d & Joe took away a n o t h e r 1/2 ton from C h a r l e s ' - B l k B a p t i s t e went down to t h r a s h at C h a r l e s ' p l a c e - we had 13 span H o r s e s at n i g h t I was a g a i n bad & w i t h a c o l d & sore head - W e d n e s d a y �Stormy the Teams h e r e t h e g r e a t e s t part o f the morning as the w e a t h e r was d r e a d f u l at n i g h t , we had 5 span E g a n s Con- t r a c t o r s & Mc G i b b o n s - A w f u l l y c o l d & stormy towards n i g h t worse than e v e r . . t h e Loaded Teams unloaded & redt homewards - Coll [?] D - a r r d abt 10 a . m . s t a i d f o r d i n n e r & then went across - Teams g o i n g downwards a l l d a y - Wm Byers t o o k d i n n e r & then went on a g a i n - We had 5 span at n i g h t C o l l s e n d i n g down 4 Teams to draw up Hay - We c l e a r e d away the snow from the doors. at n i g h t we had Ned M c C a b e 2 yg E d w a r d s ' from L i t t Lake d ' o r r - B i l l y P e a r s e brot up Tommys H o r s e s as he had c u t h i m s e l f - 1 . S a t ' d a y . E s t l y Wind & C l o u d y & s t i l l c o l d . - C h a r l e s brot 29 Cold Feby. - �brot. up some Bran & some t h i n g s b e l o n g i n g to o l d P e l e r i n & then went to t h e N e t s & brot. upwds 4 0 s u n d r y k i n d s o f f i s h - C o l l & t h e D o c t ' r took d i n n e r & a r r a n g e d m a t t e r s w i t h C h a r l e s & then went o f f down - v e r y L i t t l e To [?] a s the Roads a r e b a d , A l i c k drew wood i n t h e a f t e r n o o n w i t h Tommy's H o r s e s & n i c k - at n i g h t we had 5 s p a n [s]oy 3 o u t of W M y e r s S h a n t y & Price & McFarlane & Joe. [?] on a g r e a t S p r e e & v e r y s i c k &c Sunday- C l o u d y A not v e r y c o l d . I w r o t e to Mr. Rt. MC I n t y r e abt. Hay &c - & some l i t t l e t h i n g s I was in n e e d o f - a f t e r B r e a k f a s t Farmer went o v e r t o t h e Shanty w i t h a man that came o v e r f o r h i m & h e r e t d a g a i n a b t 4 p . m . - A l i c k w i t h Tommys H o r s e s took u p P e l e r i n w i t h some P r o v n s - to h i s U p p e r Farm. at n i g h t , L a t e , we had Young D a r r e l w t h t e a m . M o n d a y . C l o u d y & more m i l d . C h a r l e s w t h B l a c k & W h i t e & the d b ' l e Team went f o r Hay t o B C r e e k W i l d Meadows - t h e y 30 2 . a l i t t l e more m i l d B l a c k Bapte f i n i s h e d t h r a s h g & c l e a n g h i s W h e a t . Mild 3 . �31 very soft v e r y f i n e d a y but c o l d a f t e r - noon. t h e y brot 2 v e r y small L o a d s as the r o a d s a r e b a d . Mr. B a n g s a r r i v e d & I s o l d him t h e few f u r s I had - he rem d t h e r e s t o f the d a y - We had Mr H i c k e y at n i g h t & some o f h i s T e a m s . Tommy & E d w a r d came t o see u s a b t t h i n g s - p a s t f o r P e r r i g o ' s - B a n g s r e t u r n e d homewards - Mc. G i n n i s W i l s o n & Mc. G i b b o n s up w i t h us at n i g h t & E d w a r d s two s o n s - Edward went back - C h a r l e s &c a g a i n f e t c h e d 2 L o a d s o f w i l d Hay - P i s s e n d a w a & J . B te P i s s . to Round L a k e w i t h t h e i r t h i n g s f o r a l o n g h u n t i n g E x c u r s i o n . L o c k i e ' s Team ( 5 ) p d to d a y f o r B a s i n . We had 6 Teams at nt. C h a r l e s & Blk brot w i t h d' b l e & s g l e Team more W i l d H a y . 6 . T h u r s d a y . V e r y Cold morning - B l a c k & Alick d r e w some f i r e w o o d i n t h e a f t e r n o o n - we h a d S m i t h and A r c h y & F i s h e r �F i s h e r & men h e r e at n i g h t . a l s o H i c k e y who came down - 7 . F r i d a y . Cold but f i n e d a y . the N e t s were s e e n but few f i s h . at n i g h t we had 14 S p a n - R i h M c C a r l & f a m i l y down from L B C h e re W a d s w o r t h & L o c k e y Teams &c 14 Span - of wid h a y 7 span at n i g h t . 9 . S u n d a y . Some snow f e l l l a s t n i g h t - not a Team went up p a s t t o d a y . M c G i n n i s P r i c e & o t h e r s went a c r o s s & went down a g a i n - at n i g h t we had 16 S p a n . a l l C o n t r a c t - o r s &c e x c e p t i n g P r i c e & S h e e d y - I s e n t down a r e m i t t a n c e o f £ 2 5 f o r Mc I n t y r e by M c G i n n i s - 1 0 . M o n d a y . More snow f e l l l a s t n i g h t but mild - o u r Teams in L o d g i n g s l o w in s t a r t i n g - h e a v y snow a l l d a y - The W e d d i n g e r s arrd d u r i n g t h e snow storm - took up t h e i r q u a r t e r s w i t h u s a l l n i g h t - some d a n c i n g & a l i t t l e d r i n k i n g - C Le Blanc was h e r e a l s o & p a r t o o k o f t h e s p o r t 32 F e b . - r e m i t t e d $ 1 0 0 f o r R Mc I Great Snow �s p o r t - Two l o a d s m o r e o f W i l d Hay t a k e n d o w n t o C h a r l e s ' s & a s m a l l l o a d o f Tame H a y b r o t up i n h e r e - ll. T u e s d a y . T h e s n o w C o n t d most o f t h e l a s t n i g h t , b u t c e a s e d b e f o r e the m o r n i n g - M i l d & n o W i n d . T h e W e d d i n g e r s a f t e r B r e a k f a s t d i v i d e d & P e r r i g o & P a y e t w t h t h e Women went home upwds & t h e r e s t r e t u r n e d . abt n o o n We h a d a v i s i t f r o m E s q Alex M c D o n e l l L a d y & Son t h e 2 l a t t e r remd w i t h u s & t h e f o r m e r w e n t over t o h i s S h a n t y s - v e r y c o l d n i g h t . h i s L a d y & s o n - t h e w e a t h e r much m i l d e r - We h a d Mr Coll M c D o n e 1 1 a t n i g h t - abt 7 S p a n at n i g h t . C h a s g a v e u s 2 l o a d s o f H a y . 1 3 . T h u r s d a y . V e r y m i l d day. C h a r l e s w i t h B l k B a p t i s t e f e t c a b o m m a b l e S e n t d o w n my k e g f o r 2 w i n e s P a y e t W e d d i n g 33 �34 Great Thaw V e r y high W i n d . abommable b a d r o a d s . We had 14 S p a n at n i g h t . C o l l h e r e again. 1 4 . F r i d a y . Mizling r a i n y m o r n i n g & d a y . C o l l M c D o n e l l went down A l i c k came up i n t h e e v e n i n g - A w f u l l s t a t e o f the R o a d s ( 9 Span at n i g h t . 1 5 . S a t u r d a y . S o u t h W i n d & g r e a t Thaw & r a i l - A w f u l l Roads still - Alick took down Nick to g e t him shod & get up our s l e i g h & F l o u r from M i n k L - M r E Moor went up in t h e e v e n i n g - no Teams at all at n i g h t - 1 6 . S u n d a y . T h e W e a t h e r t u r n e d c o l d i n t h e n i g h t , & the w i n d was e x c e s s i v e l y h i g h & R a i n y Snowy & S l e e t y s q u a l l s - v e r y few Teams p a s s ' d to d a y - A l i c k brot t h e l b s new S l e i g h i n the a f t e r n o o n & 4 3 0 F l o u r from E d w a r d s , w h i c h w i t h 7 0 d e l i v e r ' d b e f o r e to B t e P i s s e n d a w a makes 2 1 / 2 B a r r . from E d w a r d - B e t s y & D i c k came up on a v i s i t 1 7 . Monday. f i n e M o r n i n g & a l i t t l e C o l d - T h e t r a v e l l i n g i m p r o v i n g but v e r y r o u g h & h a r d . The n e t s w e r e s e e n but �35 but o n l y mid l i n g Luck - 7 span at n i g h t - 1 8 . T u e s d a y . Heavy s q u a l l s from the N t h C h a r l e s s t a r t e d f o r By Town - g r e a t g o i n g now on t h e L a k e s . recd a keg ( 9 g n s ) H w i n e s from R M c I n t y r e from R E a d i e o n l y one Team at n i g h t - P a u l P i s s e n d a w a taken v e r y s i c k - 11>. W e d n e s d a y - f i n e d a y - Reed v i s i t en passent from S i l u r r y of f a i r f i e l d - abt l d o z Teams vent up f o r P e r r i g o s ' - We had T o r y ' s f o u r Hay teams at n i g h t P e t e r Campbell & LePanne - 6 Span i n a l l - Tommy a l o ng with R o r y ' s men Old f i s * e n d a w a ft old T g n i a s ft Voting I g n i a s & Montreuil s t a r t e d to d a y f o r a h u n t i n g excur-sion - P a u 2 0 . T h u r s d a y . h e a v y r a i n d u r i n g t h e n i g h t & at times d u r i n g the d a y . H i c k e y was at L e B l a n c s Shanty ft r e t u r n e d down a g a i n - We had 1 3 1 / 2 Span at n i g h t a l l g o i n g down,Amable C h u r g i n F r i d a y R a i n & R a i n �S a i n Grea t thaw s t i l l & R a i n at t i m e s 2 1 . F r i d a y . A l i t t l e snow f e l l l a s t night& at t i m e s during B a p t i s t e took h i s H o r s e s down to d r a w fo r h i m . P a u l P i s s e n d a w a s t i l l v e r y u n w e l l - v e r y h e a v y r a i n t o w a r d s n i g h t & contd. so f o r most o f the n i g h t - 22 S a t u r d a y . C l o u d y morning no f r o s t , but d r y o v e r h e a d - ( a l l f u l l ) A & C M C D o n e 1 1 w i t h us a l l n i g h t & abt mid- n i g h t R C o n r o y & M c C a r d l e & d r i v e r a r r i v e d & d i s t u r b e d u s not a l i t t l e - G r e a t d o i n g s D r i n k i n g &c a l l d a y - Meg went down to B e t s y . 2 3 . Sunday. W e a t h e r t h e s a m e . t h e G r e a t M c D o n e l l s went t o t h e i r S h a n t v s - Some d r u n k a r d s g o i n g about - at n i g h t we had 10 Span - Tommy up w i t h C M c D ' s Bay Teams h a v i n g j o i n e d them at Egans farm -N. G r o u x c r u i s i n g abou t w i t h d r u n k a r d s , E L u p r i n , T r i p i n &c - 2 4 . M o n d a y . V e r y s o f t d a y - but few Teams on t h e road to d a y . I was down t o s e e the f o l k s at t h e f o o t o f t h e Lake �L a k e - B e t s y £ D i c k w e l l . Paul very ill - Stokwa t h e r e - S q r C o l l went down - A l i c k M c D Esq h e r e a g a i n at n i g h t - o n l y 1 Team b e s i d e s w i t h u s - Feb 2 5 . T u e s d a y . Some f r o s t l a s t n i g h t & a S p l e n d i d d a y - S q u i r e A l i c k went across a g a i n to d a y t o J. McD a S h a n t y l retd & took Dinner then went to C o l i n s S h a n t y . 5 S p a n at n i g h t , C o r p s e brot. down o f a man k i l l d by a L B C S h a n t y - 2 6 . W e d n e s d a y . f r o s t a g a i n l a s t n i g h t , but c l o u d y Estly t h i s morning t h i s mornin g for t h e M a d a w a s k a & d e l d . 1 1 / 2 B a r r : F i s h t h i s m o r n i n g to L i v i n g s t o n e f o r F l o u r - 3 Span at N i g h t 2 7 . T h u r s d a y . V e r y s o f t & some R a i n l a s t n i g h t a t h i s m o r n i n g - 11 S p a n at n i g h t - T B u r k e , Thommy. Old M e r r i c k , Hughey , Tom & W i l l R o u l e , Clow & 2 o t h e r s & o t h e r s . 2 8 . F r i d a y . a l i t t l e snow l a s t n i g h t , S e n t o f f B a p t i s t e w i t h Madawuska h u n t e r s p a s s d up t h i s morning N e t s seen �w i t h Tommy t o l o o k a f t e r my Dog B u g l e r ft t h e F l o u r a t M e r r i c k s M i l l s - v e r y l i t t l e T e a m i n g t o d a y - C h a r l e s g o t home l a s t n i g h t , h a v i n g g o t c l e a r t r u c k from M c G i l l i v r a y on acct o f S k e a d s N o t e , a s h e h a d s e e n S k e a d . I was down at C h a r l e s ' s & b r o t u p some s h o t & T o b a c c o . C o l l McD - a r r d abt 9 p . m . ( o n l y 1 S a t u r d a y , f i n e f r o s t y m o r n i n g - C o l l w e n t dow n e a r l y t o meet h i s B r o t h e r A l i c k at C h a r l e s - & b o t h r e t . & Shant'ys - B l a c k B u p t i s t e g o t b a c k w i t h t h e 5 B l s F l o u r I b o u g h t o f J a m e s a t M e r r i c k s M i l l s & h e b r o t a l s o 2 B ' b l s P.M. Pork to s t o r e f o r J E & C o . - a l s o o u r l o s t Dog B u g l e r . S u n d a y , f i n e d a y f i n d N Wt ( W i t h Tommys S l e i g h & H o r s e s ) T h e M o t h e r went down to v i s i t h e r C h i l d r e n at M i n k Lake - C o n s i d e r a b l e c a l l s at t h e H o u s e d u r i n g t h e d a y - B e t t y c a m e Charles got Back from By Town M a r c h 1 . Marie over Jamie Rogers �39 came up on v i s i t - L e v i Moor & S o n &c w i t h u s a t n i g h t - I g o t a d o g from him (LM) . A l i c k & C o l l M c D o n e 1 1 went down - M o n d a y . - f i n e d a y & did not thaw a n y . I w a s d o w n a t C h a r l e s ' & saw h i m a r r i v e from t h e B u s h w i t h h i s ( 2 ) Dogs T u e s d a y . v e r y f i n e d a y a g a i n . B l k Bapt w e n t for a Yg B u c k t h a t w a s Kill'd by C h a r l e s a t t h e M i t c h i k a n - & C h a r l e s & D i c k went fo r t h e r e s t w i t h my P o n y & C u t t e r - P i s s e n d a w a went p a s t on a h u n t i n g e x c u r s i o n - Tommy ( w i t h S h e e d y ) t o o k d i n n e r & p a s s ' d abt n o o n , l o a d e d w i t h Hay f r o m t h e B a s f o r J.E & C o . - P e r r i g o went up a l s o l o a d e d w i t h F l o u r w h i c h h e bot i n M u d L a k e from Tom L i f t f o r $ 3 p B b l - W e d n e s d a y . F i n e m o r n i n g a f t e r a l i t t l e snow w h i c h f e l l l a s t n i g h t - B a t i s t e c r u i s i n g abt a l l d a y w i t h a B ' 1 5 Deer Kill'd by Charles �6. The Nets were seen Mikaw & Boy came Coll's men get a deer belonging to our Dogs B ' l o r f i s h but f o r 0. ( i n A M c D s S h a n t y s ) T h u r s d a y . V e r y u n v e i l a l l d a y - I s u s p e c t c e r t a i n m e d i c i n e t h a t I took the d a y b e f o r e & y e s t e r d a y , o p e r a t e d o n l y to d a y , but w h i c h was so e x c e s s i v e t h a t I was i n d e e d v e r y u n w e l l - Friday. I was a l i t t l e b e t t e r t o d a y - t h e c o l d continues- 3 Loads of Provis f o r s t o r i n g or Use went p a c t to d a y f o r the Opeongonym C o u n t r y . Js Burke Esq agent Co - S a t u r d a y - Cloudy but f i n e . W i l l i a m & A l i c k took Castor B u g l e r & Spot o v e r t o B r e n n a n s C r e e k f o r a d e e r H u n t , t h e y r e t d abt 4 p m . h a v i n g k i l l ' d 2 d o e s & C a s t : & B u g . h a v i n g f o r k e d o f f a f t e r d e e r they d i d not r e t u r n w i t h t h e m . Spot a c t e d w e l l & came home w i t h t h e n . G r e a t numbers o f Teams went p a s t d o w n w a r d s . We had S m i t h & A r c h y & T . B u r k e & S t e p h e n s o n w t h L o a d e d Hay f o r I E & Co & 3 o f P e r r i g o ' s T i m b e r d r a w e r s & K i m i n i s k e g Burke's Team - making & came 7 . �9 . 10. 11 . Coughs l i k e H o o p i n g cough v e r y bad abt Mink Lake . Soft & C o l d came at n i g h t , r e p o r t s unable v e r y S i c k - a l i t t l e snow f e l l at n i g h t . S u n d a y . a s p l e n d i d c l e a r m o r n i n g , same hoar f r o s t h a n g i n g on the T r e e s - M i k a w went b a c k - The Boys we it & f e t c h e d home the 2 dogs j o i n e d them on Breamns C r e e k , D e a r Knows what t h e y had been a b o u t . A l i c k after dinner, went doen for his mother. We had a few c a l l s from A l i c k M c D o n e l l ' s men - M o n d a y . a f i n e d a y not much t e a m i n g . We had o n l y 5 Span at n i g h t - C o l l H o n e 1 1 a r r i v e d at 8 O c l o c k at n i g h t - I was v e r y u n w e l l o f my o l d C o m p l a i n t - e h a d v i s i t o r s f r o m W i n k L a k e a c c o m p a n y i n g M o t h e r b a c k - Fanny came home & H a n n a h accompd. Tames b a c k i m m e d i a t e l y - d T u e s d a y . Appr o f a c h a n g e to s o f t w e a t h e r . Wd. S o u t h - A l i c k M c D o n e l l c a l l d en p a s s e n t to S t h shore s h a n t y - C o l l l e f t h e r e to c r o s s v e r y e a r l y - A11 r e t . down a g a i n to a t t e n d Law S c r a p e i n Co - o l d R a n a l d in Co. & W . C r a i g - A l i c k �A l i c k t o o k home K i t t y w t h N i c k . S i x T e a m s at n i g h t - fell c o l d a g a i n t o w a r d s n i g h t - Y o u n g I g n i a s c a m e down I recd by Him a l a r g e w h o l e B e a v e r from Igance ( o l d ) a M a r t e n & t h e p r o m i s e o f a n O t t e r S k i n f r o m M o n t r e u i l & C o . 1 2 . W e d n e s d a y - a b r i g h t c o l d m o r n i n g - Mr. B a n g s was u p abt. n o o n & s t a i d t h e r e s t of t h e day Sold him what l i t t l e Furs i h a d - n o m a t e r i a l a l t e r a t i o n i n p r i c e s - H i c k e y went d o w n a g a i n i n the E v e n i n g - 4 S p a n at n i g h t - C h a r l e s b r o t me a l o a d o f H a y d u r i n g t h e d a y - 1 3 . T h u r s d a y . S n o w y m o r n i n g . B a n g s s t a r t e d f o r t h e Mudawaska 1 4 . F r i d a y . a v e r y f i n e d a y . E a s t l y W i n d & r a t h e r c o l d , s e n t o f f B l a c k B a p t e w i t h C h a r l e s ' Team f o r P o t a t o ' s t o M i n k L a k e - & A l i c k & D i c k o v e r h a u l e d t h e n e t s , t h e y g o t abt a d o z e n good f i s h - t h e y c h a n g e d 3 - a g r e a t many Teams g o i n g up & d o w n at n i g h t B a p t e b r o t me j u s t 6 B a g s o f P o t a t o ' s - 1 1 S p a n a t n i g h t b e s i d e s T o m e y s . S a t u r d a y March �S a t u r d a y . S o f t m o r n i n g & a l i t t l e m i z l i n g R a i n - Tommy & A l i c k t o o k C a s t o r & T e a s e r & r a n & got 2 B u c k s b a c k o f t h e Post. i t was v e r y warm i n t h e a f t e r n o o n - S u n d a y - r a t h e r a f i n e d a y . Tommy & A l i c k went f o r t h e d e e r & Tommy took o n e o f them Home - & we g a v e him a l i t t l e G r e a s e - at n i g h t we had M e s s r s P o i t r a & G a u v e r e a u callers - 2 Span Teamsters M o n d a y . m i s t y m o r n i n g . C o l l D o n e 1 1 Came up & went a c r o s s w i t h t h e c u l l e r s - Baptiste o f f o n a p e r s o n a l t o u r to t h e 2 n d C h u t e . C h a r l e s a l s o went down & I g a v e him a C o m m i s s i o n f o r m e , I s e n t $ 1 0 0 to R M C I . n u m b e r s o f Teams u p & down to d a y - W i l l i a m s f o r M r B y e r s down - & L e i t h down & u p f o r d i t t o a s a l s o J a c k P r i n c e A l b e r t - Tommy & J a c k P r i c e u p w i t h a l o a d o f H a y t o C&R McD - & s e t t l e d w i d a y . C o l l went down a g a i n at n i g h t . 18. T u e s d a y - W e a t h e r s t i l l somewhat c o l d - & s l e i g h i n g c o n t i n u e s 15. 1 6 . 1 7 . C h a r l e s b a c k Baptiste's C h a r l e s down l o r t h e Chute �1 9 . 3 Large L o a d s of .Hay went p a s t Burk L a k e 2 0 . Baptiste's drag Nett brot up A l i c k o f f f o r 2d C h u t e Tame G o o s e l a i d 4 t h E g g . c o n t i n u e s g o o d - S i x Teams h e r e l a s t n i g h t - t h e y t r i c k e d me some - C h a r l e s was b a c k a g a i n at n i g h t to Home - We h a d but f e w v i s i t o r s d u r i n g t h e d a y . W e d n e s d a y . - a f i n e d a y a g a i n ft N t h W i n d ft c o l d . We had 2 Teams o f E d o o r s l a s t n i g h t & abt 1 7 men g o i n g up & t h e y r o b ' d u s o f a good many o f o u r T i n d i s h e s / I was down at Charles' & brot u p som S h a n t y o n B a r k L a k e - m c F a r l a n e d e s e r t e d from C o l l - T h u r s d a y . S t i l l C o l d N t h W i n d - V e r y few t r a v e l l e r s e i t h e r way - We Had S m i t h & S t e v e n s o n w i t h 2 l o a d s o f H a y f o r B a s o n I m p r o v e m e n t s ft J o h n W h i t e ( P E & C o . ) w i t h e n t r a i n d e g l i s e p a s s d up t o d a y o f f e r i n g 2 1/2 $ f o r M a r t e n ft 6/3 f o r m i n k - 21. F r i d a y - C o l d m o r n i n g . I s e n t o f f A l i c k y e s t e r d a y a f t e r - n o o n �noon f o r the 2nd C h u t e f o r L i q u o r &c w i t h N i c k & the C u t t e r - I am now alone to a t t e n d to e v e r y t h i n g abt , the p r e m i s e s - O u r hens l a y but v e r y few Eggs - owing I suppose t o the c o l d weather- Black B a p t i s t s came home in the E v e n i n g . Mr Egan up & examining a l 1 the Timber on t h e o t h e r s , S e l f in Co — C h a r l e s w i t h h i s Marcs Drove hare up for the Bason - We had Hickey at n i g h t & some Mr. Egan Up 22. Saturday- V e r y warm day. I got a mink at Corcram Bay - abt 11 a m. C h a r l e s brot down Mr Egan & P e r r i g o h a v i n g some down in 5 hour s from t h e Bason i n c l u d i n g s t o p p a g e s - They p r o c e e d e d on for t h e Farm - K . Johnston sent up some Pork & Flour to s t o r e - - 4 Teams at n i g h t . O u r 2 s t a r t e d away t h i s morning & d i d not r e t u r n througout the d a y - 23. S u n d a y . V e r y fine c l e a r ft warm d a y . The n e t s were seen by A l i c k & Hughey D a r r a c h - they produced m i d d l i n g . No s i g n s Johnston stored Pork and Flour fine & Clear �S u g a r y Commenced. 25. s i g n s o f our l o s t Dogs. 25. M o n d a y . A v e r y f i n e d a y a g a i n - but thaws much t h r o ' o u t t h e d a y - a T e a m s t e r b r o t down C a s t o r from o l d P e l e r i n e - o n l y i S i n g l e H o r s e Team came down to d a y non e went up - T h i s m o r n i n g Smurm & A l i c k took down s t u f f to arra T u e s d a y . A s p l e n d i d f r o s t y c l e a r m o r n i n g . Early P e r r i g o p a s s ' d a f t e r t l o a d e d Team f o r h i s P l a c e , Narcisseteam f o r Le Blanchs Shanty - D u g s a y s h i s H o r s e s broke i n up the L i t t B C h e r e - S l e i g h i n g b e i n g d o n e t h e r e . Col M c D o n e l l came up w i t h O l d M c G i n n i s who s t o p ' d w i t h us at n i g h t . We had a l s o 3 o f Egans Teamsters Alick McDOnell Esquire took Supper & went b a c k to his S h a n t y - J . B t e Pissendawa came down &paid me 5 p martens - & at night old Piss L o u i s o n �W i l d G e e s e 2 6 14 taking f o r the N o r t h 2 7 , S k e a d s Teams down Louison a l s o came down - the l a t t e r p a i d 3 m a r t e n - former 0 W e d n e s d a y . a f i n e m o r n i n g - E a r l y a l a r g e f l o c k o f W i l d G e e s e were s e e n - p a s s i n g v e r y h i g h i n Air w e n d i n g t h e i r way f o r t h e N o r t h - as e x p e c t e d i n c o n s e q u e n c e , i t proved a m e l t i n g warm d a y , much snow & I c e d i s s o l v i n g - The Brys were d r a w i n g c o r d wood w i t h C h a r l e s M a r e s & N i c k -A p a s s ' d down abt 9 a m from t h e V Branch - & i n the A f t e r n o o n 2 s l e i g h s W a d s w o r t h & C o n r o y s w i t h Hudson & Wm Graham& a number o f men - went up - Alick M c D o u g a l l w i t h Jemmy Edwards & D b l e Team came down w i t h much d i f f i c u l t y from t h e Bason - They s t e p ' d a l l n i g h t w i t h u s - M c F a r l a n e a r r i v e d at n i g h t - T h u r s d a y . 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Sa l t , s o me But t e r & c .- a v e r y c a l m & c l o udy mo r ni ng , Pe r h e a v y �h e a v y r a i n b r o k e o u t l a t e i n t h e a f t e r n o o n - Mc Kn i g h t , Mo o r e & ma n s l e p t h e r e o n t h e i r s a y d o wn t o t h e F a r m . Ma y 2 7 . T u e s d a y . R a i n y d a y t h r ' o u t - B l a c k B a p t i s t e g o t b a c k f r o m Ch a r l e s ` P l a c e a t n i g h t - Th e e f f e c t s o f S p r e e i n g e v i d e n t o n h i m . 2 8 . We d n e s d a y - C o n s i d e r a b l e o f r a i n s t i l l d u r i n g t h e d a y . P i s s e n d a w a t c h & Bo y s h e r e t o l e a v e t h e i r c o w f o r t h e s umme r - s t a r t e d d o wn f o r t h e La k e i n t h e Ev e ni ng . T h u r 8 d a y - Co o l da y wi t h no t & t he n a s ho we r - Th e w a t e r v e r y h i g h a s y e t - W e t a k e p l e n t y o f f i s h o u t o f o u r Ow n Ne t a t f r o g p o i n t - Th e Ol d Ko n k v e r y c r ue l t o t he B a s t a r d b r e e d o f Go s l i n g s - B l a c k B a p t i s t e b i t t e r l y s o r r y a f t e r t h e S p r e e , c o m p l a i n s b a d l y 28. Pi s s e nda wa & f a mi l y we nt do wn 2 y o ung Ba s t a r d Go s l i ng s o ut he a r d o f o ne o f t he W i l d Ga nde r s be i ng s ho t be l o w �70 b a d l y o f h i s He a d - A l i c k t o o k a w a l k a bt a n Ho u r & h a l f w i t h C a s t o r b u t t h e y f o u n d n o d e e r - 31. S a t u r d a y - f i n e c a l m & wa r m d a y . B l a c k a w a y s t r o l l i n g t o w d 8 Mi n k La k e - I w a s a t C o l l s De p o t - p l e n t y o f Mus ki t o e s t he r e - I b r o t o v e r 3 e m p t y B a r r e l s - i n w h i c h wa s a l i t t l e t a i n t e d P o r k - b u t s o me o f w h i c h we a f t e r w a r d s f o u n d Go o d & - at a t o u r t a b l e - We h a d o u r d o g s i n a b a c k o f P o i n t b u t t o n o p u r p o s e - June 1. S u n d a y - a d i r t y Ra i n y d a y . B e t s y & Me g & Di c k u p o n n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g - & i n t h e Ev e ni ng t h e t wo f o r m e r we n t a g a i n & t h e l a t t e r r e m a i n e d B l a c k B a p t i s t e c a m e b a c k f r o m Mi n k La k e , a l l w e l l t h e r e . 2. Mo n d a y . I t b l e w e x c e s s i v e l y h a r d t o d a y f r o m t h e N W s t & wa s v e r y c o l d f o r t h i s t i me o f t he Ye a r - r e q u i r i n g g o o d f i r e s i n y r Ho me - 3. T u e s d a y - Wi n d m o d e r a t e d t o w a r d s Mo r n i n g , b u t s t i l l v e r y c o l d . Ou r g o o d Ne t g o t dr o v e a s ho r e i n t he l a s t s t o r m & i t w a s �71 Sp o t t y 7 Ch i c k s 6. Ha n n a h ` s B i r t h d a y 7 . Th e S h e e p w e r e s h e a r e d was wit h di f f i c ul t y I got i t secured - 2 good W f i s h (al i v e ) 1 Trout (dead) 2 pike (dead) - 4. W ednesday - M oderat el y f ai r , w t h occasional s qual l s w t h a shower of f t a i n - Se l f & Smurm h Al ick vi s i t ed Charl es , t he l at t er to hel p t o pl ant pot at os - f t e were t reat ed t o a f i ne pl ua pudding - 5. Thursday - beaut i ful Cl ear day. C. Lafl eur (from Co i l 's ) Depot ) was across here to day, I l ent him a coupl e of pad- l ocks - Fri day. Calm & Cl oudy - Perri go be at long l ast came up homewards - E La Pa r i r s e al ong wit h him, having l ef t C concern. Ree d 1 Argus & 1 B. T. Gaze t t e . 7. Sat urday - & rained cons i derabl e l ast night - Cl oudy f t gloomy morning - Black up a bt 8 a.m. on hi s way t o grind hi s A were up al so & ground a ne w a x e . Bl ack br o t over Edwards t runk from Cas t l e Col l - The Sheep were shear``d - 0ur one good net gi ves us pl ent y of fi s h at Frog Po i nt . I wrot e �to C M D & Bapt i s t e wi l l t ake it down t o Fai rfd tomorrow. 8. Sunday - H eavy Rainy forenoon. Bapt i s t e went down to Fai rf i e l d & came up i n t he Evening wit h W i l l i am, but he 9. M onday - G loomy M orning st rong N W Bt W i nd. Black Bapte t hen Bapt e came up again t o Charl es ` pl ace - 10. Tuesday - f i ne Mo r ng Bl k Bt e bro t me a packet of N`pr s but me n wit h a Cri b of H ouse t imber l oaded wit h l uggage - passed down a bt 3 p.m. for hi s Ne w Quart ers at Fai r f i e l d. 1 was preparing for a st art for 2nd Chut e - guming Canoe & c - 11. W ednesday - St rong N W 8t W ind - Taking B s t art ed for t he 2nd Chut e - 12. Thursday - Very vari abl e weat her s qual l y & showery - a bt 11 business in t he course of aft ernoon - duri ng which, time I was �w a s very unwell of Headache, which has afflicted m e a l m o s t constantly for a long while back. June 13. Friday - left the 2 nd Chute abt 10 a.m. & came up back to Mrs Flints in g o o d tim e w h e r e w e camp'd for the night - W e had a fine day - 14. Saturday - In the Course of the Evening w e reached home again safe & T h a n k G o d found all well - I w a s also m u c h better of m y headache Complaint - was informed the fish supply was failing - fou n d old Pelerin a t the house ~ 15. Sunday - A beautiful day. Wind Nth Betsy & Meg came up to partake of Richards Birth day Pudding - Old Polly Pat u p b a c k again in the livening - they begin t o catch a few Crappe's abt this t im e - 16. M o n d a y - A fine & calm alm ost thro'out, Black & White assisting Charles t o get ou t stuff for a Barn, Us at home, weeding fishing &c &c &c Tuesday - Another fine day & before the Wind rose, very w a r m , cattle Richards Birth day Pudding T o day T h e Ram after the ab o u t this time �c a t t l e f l i e s b e g i n n i n g to b a d . Be t s y & Meg came u p , t h e y brot us a s ma l l b i t o f v e n i s o n pt o f a t h i g h they got f r om I n i a s - they brot a l s o m o l e s t u f f f o r Smurm to shape i n t o a pair o f t r o u s e r s f o r C h a r l e s - The water d e c r e a s i n g g r a d u a l l y but i s s t i l l v e r y h i g h - 18. Wednesda y - d r y weather - O c c u p a t i o n s w e e d i n g , f i s h i n g £c 19. Thursday - at n i g h t we had Le P a n n e & Tom D e l o c h r i e w i t h a 3 1 / 2 f t Canoe on t h e i r way up to the L i t t l e B C h e r e Farm - recd 3 N e w s p a p e r s from them& Accts o f Elopement from the Widow T u r n e r s - 20. F r i d a y - S t i l l d r y weather - at n i g h t we had O l i v e r Dumnis & .3 homewards. We get but few f i s h i n the N e t s , & the C r a p p e ' & d o n ' t b i t e the hook w e l l . 21. S a t u r d a y - d a r k C l o u d y d a y & the f l i e s o f a l l d e s c r i p t i o n s very n u me r o u s . not withstanding w h i c h the g a r d e n was weeded i n the a f t e r n o o n by g r e a t s m u d g i n g . C h a r l e s & B l k Bapte was a c r o s s Charles putting up Barn this week �a c r o s s to L a f l e u r s Depot to g r i n d the a x e s - p r e p a r a t o r y f o r a c h o p p i n g Bee on M o n d a y . S u n d a y & c o n t i n u e d r a i n d u r i n g the l a s t n i g h t , a p a r t of t h i s B l a c k B a p t i s t e went o v e r to t h e Depot w i t h R i c h a r d & brot me a b ' b l PM P o r k & 4 B a g s then went down to C h a r l e s Farm - M o n d a y - d u l l f o g g y Morng & f o r e n o o n - abt noon a v e r y heavy storm o f R a i n v i s i t e d us from t h e W e s t & N W s t w i t h some T h u n d e r - La P a n n e & D e l o c h r i e went p a s t i n t h e Evening w i t h t h e L B C Farmers t h e y were 14 i n a l l - M c K n i g h t i n Co - 2 4 . T u e s d a y - S q u a l l y ft s h o w e r y most o f the d a y . C . L a f l e u r & M o n t r e u i l came up v e r y early h a v i n g f i n i s h e d a s s i s t i n g Blk B t e f o r t h e p r e s e n t & they both went down to the d e p o t . Smurm& c W e e d i n g &c 2 5 . W e d n e s d a y - An e x c e s s i v e warm d a y . I n the E v e n i n g it f e l l q u i t e c a l m - at n i g h t we had Harmon & Son from the B a s o n - « R e c d 1 Bar. 2 2 P P o r k 8 ush O a t s from Depot s a y r a t h e r 250 l b s . 2 3 . * plenty of a l l s o r t s o f f l i e s 136 lbs Oats 380 " in all now. �Hannah bilious vomiting in the evening much better B a p t i s t e f i n i s h e d h i s c h o p p i n g f o r the p r e s e n t I n d i a n s a l l sent down and t h r e e ( 3 ) men ( 2 WB/ 1 E.S) from the Madawaska on from C L a f l e u r s Depot - 26. Thur s da y - It r a i n e d c o n s i d e r a b l y l a s t n i g h t o r r a t h e r M o r n i n g between 2 & 4 a . m . L o d g e r s s t a r t e d e a r l y - Hannah s i c k o f b i l i o u s V o m i t i n g t h i s morn O l d I n i a s came & s o l d me a small Canoe ( n o t very g o o d ) they are to be off soon down for the Lake - at n i g h t we had Harman & Son & Reaudonion t h e i r way back to t h e Bason - recd 2 N e w s p a p e r s by them - 27. F r i d a y - f i n e M o r n i n g - L o d g e r s o f f very e a r l y - O l d Ignias & Simon brot up t h e i r c a t t l e ( 2 cows 1 H e i f e r & 1 B u l l ) - & i n t h e a f t e r n o o n B l k Bapte came up & informed me that a l l the F a m i l y , the old Woman & J o e ' s F a m i l i e s a l l took t h e i r d e p a r t u r e downwards a p p a r e n t l y f o r the Lake 2 M o u n t a i n s . F i s h very s c a r c e , few bei ng t a k e n e i t h e r by Net or b y Hook - S a t u r d a y - a f i n e m o r n i n g but very warm - I took a Walk a b a c k o f �: 77 o f the p o i n t w i t h C a s t o r , But we found no d e e r - as t h e r e i s very l i t t l e signs - B l a c k B a p t i s t e c r u i s i n g d o w n w a r d s t o w d 9 F a i r f i e l d - Q u e r y f o r what - He came up at n i g h t & brot me a N w s p a p e r & L e i t e r from the P . M . n o t i c i n g a M o n i e d l e t t e r - b e i n g i n h i s O f f i c e . A l i c k p a i d u s a v i s i t Jack Long went p a s t a g a i n f o r K i m i n i s k e g sen t by him N p a p e r s & L e t t e r f o r S L e i t h - 2 9 - S u n d a y - R a t h e r a r o u g h d a y . f i n e in the E v e n i n g . Bapt A l i c k went down a g a i n . 3 0 . Monday - a f i n e day - I was down w i t h D i c k at t h e B e a v e r F a r m, p l e n t y o f S t r a w b e r r i e s t h e r e , v e r y f i n e C r a p p e ' s to be c a u g h t - & l i t t l e or 0 i n the N e t a s the w a t e r i s s t i l l v e r y h i g h . Some Pigeons f l y i n g abt b u t few to be s h o t - J u l y l. T u e s d a y - W e a t h e r become v e r y c o o l a g a i n - The smal l br or G n a t s v e r y numerous so as t o d e p r i v e us o f a good s l e e p a l w a y s abt the doors. I was up at t h e mouth o f the R i v e r �& as f a r as the L i t t l e I s l a n d & got a f i n e l o t o f C r a p p e ' s - P e r r i g o &c sent up to h i s o l d Place - 2. W e d n e s d a y , a f i n e d a y . The G i r l s & D i c k went down & p i c k ' d a f i n e lot o f S t r a w b e r r i e s & t h e y b r o t up p a r t o f a Doe k i l l d by C h a r l e s y e s t e r d a y i n K n i g h t s P o i n t w i t h s p o t t y , & s h o r t r a c e - 3. T h u r s d a y - a f i n e d a y a g a i n - I put i n C a s t o r up at D o n e g a n s Pt & he s t a r t e d a f t e r a D e o r & d r o v e it out about Frog Point but i t was not seen - He came swiming from f r o g pt to the C. H. Pt at n i g h t We had M i l o Bur ke & one S t u b b s c o m i n g down on t h e i r way to F a i r f i e l d ( S u r v e y o r s P a r t y ) they r e p o r t t h e E x p l o r e r s are abt 6 m i l e s a bove B a r r y ' s B a y , K i m i n i s k e g - 4. F r i d a y - a b e a u t i f u l morning & c o o l Nth B r e e z e . Smurm a l w a y s b u s y - at h e r G a r d e n when she c a n a t t e n d to i t . i t h a s a p r o m i s i n g a p p e a r c e 5. S a t u r d a y - A n o t h e r f i n e M o r n i n g . C h a r l e s & B l k Bte were up v e r y e a r l y to a s s i s t u s in a d e e r h u n t - B l k B t e put i n C a s t e r B i g Charles kill'd a Doe �7 9 B i g P o i n t Hd o f L a k e & n o t h i n g good was d o n e by them - C a s t o r f i n d i n g o n l y R a b b i t s & S q u i r r e l - C h a r l e s watched i n t h e R i v e r & M o t h e r & R i c h d at Donegans P o i n t - I w e n t i n w i t h s p o t - u p p e r Sant Pt B o y s a b o v e D o n e g a n s pt & S p o t h a v i n g b r o t a d e e r a 3 pt Buck out a l o n g s i d e o f me I s h o t it on t h e jump - & a f t e r w a r d s w i t h h e l p o f Dick & M o t h e r we s k i n ' d q u a r t e r e d & brot i t o u t to o u r C a n o e - C h a r l e s then went D u c k h u n t i n g rod by B r e n n a n s C r e e k & we c a me home w i t h o u r D e e r , t h e M e a t a p p e a r e d to be g e t t i n g good B a p t i s t e & D i c k t o o k p a r t o f t h e M e a t down b e l o w - C h a r l e s b r o t o n l y 2 o l d & 1 yg D u c k , t h e w a t e r i s too h i g h - 6. S u n d a y - a f i n e d a y w i t h c o o l N Wst W i n d . B e t s y & M e g w e r e u p a retd i n t h e E v e n i n g - Bapte & L a f l e u r v i s i t e d B C r e e k M e a d o w s & f o u n d them wet & p o o r . l a t e at n i g h t We ha d a v i s i t f r o m M i n k L a k e , t o w a r d & o l d P e a r s e a l l w e l l t h a n k God i n t h o s e p a r t s . recd a n e w s p a p e r & t h e Monied L e t t e r ( c o n t e n t s f o r C h a r l e s & Lefleur - f r o m C.M.D. - M o n d a y With t h e help o f Spot I s h o t a f i n e B u c k above D o n e g a n s Pt �M o n d a y - f i n e d a y a g a i n B1k B t e g o t t h e 4 S c y t h e s g r o u n d o v e r a t t h e D e p o t & t o o k them w i t h t h e S n a i t h s down to C h a r l e s ' p r e p a r a t o r y f o r O p e r a t i o n s t h e r e - E. L a P e r r i n &c 8. T u e s d a y - f i n e a s y e s t e r d a y , c o o l M o r n i n g & warm d a y - a t n i g h t We had D a n M o o r e & 2 C a n a d n s f r o m E g a n s L . B . C . F a r m on t h e r e w a y d o w n . 9. W e d n e s d a y - f i n e M o r n i n g a g a i n - O u r L o d g e r s o f f e a r l y Sent a L e t t e r to C o l l McD. & o n e f o r J . R . P o s t m a s t e r by them - In t h e c o u r s e o f t h e d a y , B i l l B u r k e made h i s a p p c e wth his 10. T h u r s d a y - I was down at C h a r l e s ' P l a c e , to l e a v e D i c k w i t h him to a s s i s t in h a y i n g - T h e y commenced m o w i n g o n T u e s d a y & h a v e now p a r t l y d r i e d 6 0 C o c k s - & some men mowed a l l o l d meadow - F r i d a y - f i n e w e a t h e r - D. M o o r & L' A m o u r e u x , a r r d 2 left f o r t h e L . B . C again abt noon- to d a y - r e c d 1 p a p e r & 1 Cool Slights & Warm days 7. a t h e r d a y s bttt v e r y e n i g n i s �T r a v e l l e r s p o i s o n ' d one of o f the young B l k b i r d s with T o b a c c o - hot d a y & d r y w e a t h e r 12. : Ducks Moalting 1 3 . 1 4 . 1 L e t fr G a r l a n d by them - I t b l e w v e r y h a r d i t h e a f t e r n o o n - & I went & c a u g h t a few f i s h ( c r a p p e ' s ) - our S a t u r d a y - V e r y f i n e d a y a f t e r a v e r y c o o l n i g h t - i t v e r y c a l m & hot in the a f t e r n o o n - I had C a s t o r i n aback o f t h e p o i n t but f o u n d 0 - In the a f t e r n o o n had a touch o f Bowel C o m p l a i n t r a t h e r suddenly -T h e G a r d e n e r s h a v e t o w a t e r t h e i r G a r d e n s t h e s e two E v e n i n g s - The O n i o n s l o o k v e r y w e l l - S u n d a y - A b e a u t i f u l c a l m c l e a r m o r n i n g - the l a s t n i g h t was c o o l a g a i n & f a v o u r a b l e to s l e e p - Meg ( w i t h B e t s y & B l k Bte) was down at Bob S m i t h s & got a tooth d r a wn - C L a f l e u r was a c r o s s a n d g a v e h i m h i s M o n e y - & h e R e t d a g a i n i n t h e e v e n i n g Monday - a f i n e d a y & very warm - B l a c k & W h i t e , down the l i t t l e meadow - In the Evening we had LePanne, Piche & N Groux on their way to Le Blancs. B.C. Shanty i n �1 5 . S u l t r y e. M •<m« i u i • i J u l y 1 6 . i n o r d e r to i n s p e c t t h e P r o v n s t h e r e - T u e s d a y - it f e l l a l i t t l e r a i n abt 6 a . m . but t h e H a y was f o r t u n a t e l y i n Cock - E g a n s men l e f t abt 7 a . m . f o r B . C r e e k & came b a c k a g a i n at n i g h t , h a v i n g f ound a l l right t h e r e . B l a c k B t e went up to e n g a g e P e l e r i n t o h e l p Charles i n H a y i n g a s t h e r e i s no s i g n s o f M o n t r e u i l - We had m i z l i n g l i g h t r a i n most o f the d a y - the w e a t h e r s u l t r y , f i s h at a l l i n the N e t s , but t h e y b e g i n to b i t e at t h e Hook. W e d n e s d a y - a d a r k M o r n i n g w i t h much a p p e a r a n c e o f R a i n ~ B a p t i s t e brot up N i c k e a r l y - the s u r v e y o r s men, Burke & S t u b b s The w e a t h e r v e r y u n p r o p i t i o u s f o r Hay d r y i n g a l l d a y - We h a d Harman Moor & Boy - & St L o u i s & w i f e &c at n i g h t going T h u r s d a y - f i n e d r y i n g d a y . It b l e w a p e r f e c t Gale from the W e s t w a r d . W - got o u r Hay I n ( 7 s m a l l l o a d s ) by n i g h t f a l l - F r i d a y �F r i d a y - Gloomy u n c e r t a i n d a y in the A f t e r n o o n i t r a i n e d v e r y h e a v y f o r abt 3 Hour s - I put down the new n e t s & the c o u r s e o f the A f t e r n o o n we got 2 p i k e - S a t u r d a y - Calm & r a t h e r gloomy d a y - r a t h e r s u l t r y - Moore & L o u i s & Bob M a r s h a l l went up f o r the Baso n - Harman p r e t t y s o b e r but Bob S t a g g e r i n g - Meg & D i c k b r o t us v e a l - L a f l e u r went down to C h a s . Farm - Tommy came from M i n k L a k e t o s e e us - S u n d a y - We had almost a c o n t i n u e d r a i n d u r i n g the l a s t n i g h t , & t h i s mor ni ng t i l l abt 7 a . m . - A C a n o e o f E l i a s Moors w i t h 5 men a r r d y e s t e r d a y E v e n i n g & s t o p ' d at n i g h t & as i t was b l o w i n g a l l d a y t h e y r e m a i n e d , r e s t i n g t h e ms e l v e s - We g o t 4 p i k e o ut o f our new net - Tommy went b a c k to Mink Lake - g a v e him a new t h r e a d Net f o r Edward - O l d P e l e r i n came down in the E v e n i n g , so f a r on h i s way t o C h a r l e s ' P l a c e to a s s i s t t h e r e - M o n d a y - E a r l y t h i s M o r n i n g Mr Durrell w t h 6 Ba n d s i n a 3 f t S e t down new N e t s 2 p i k e v e r y s o o n . Charles sent us a G veal 20. E. Moore 6 men up. 2 1 . �3 f t C a n o e a r r i v e d o n h i s w a y t o t h e L B C h e r e Impts got B r e a k f a s t w i t h u s & p u s h ' d o n a g a i n - M o o r s men a l s o , a t l o n g l a s t , p r o c e e d e d o n t h e i r w a y u p - O u r S p o t t e d b l a c k t o p p y ( C o r d W o o d ) was a l l o w e d to s i t o n some o f h e r own E g g s - t h e r e a r e two o t h e r H e n s b e e n s i t t i n g some t i m e i n s p i t e o f o u r V i g i l a n c e - V e r y C o o l N i g h t - 22. T u e s d a y - a f i n e m o r n i n g & d a y , b u t v e r y H i g h W i n d f r o m t h e W e s t . We f i n i s h e d ( c o m p l e t e l y ) o u r S e c o n d H o l l a n d T w i n e N e t - t o w a r d s n i g h t a g r e a t s t o r m w i t h t h u n d e r & l i g h t e n i n g b u t w h i c h p a s s ' d p r i n c i p a l l y t o t h e N o r t h o f u s - We g o t n o f i s h i n o u r N e t , t h e p l a c e h a v i n g a l r e a d y g i v e n u p - O u r g a r d e n v e g e t a b l e s l o o k s v e r y w e l l o w i n g t o t h e o c c a s i o n a l w e t w e a t h e r . 23. W e d n e s d a y - A S p l e n d i d b r i g h t M o r n i n g w i t h v e r y l i t t l e t h W i n d o u t o f t n e Nth - T h e f l i e s g r e a t l y d e c r e a s i n g - abt n o o n two men pd f o r t h e L B C h e r e , ( E g a n s c o n c e r n ) t o o k d i n n e r h e r e 4 p r o c e e d e d on u p - r e c d 4 p a p e r s b y t h e m - Pellerin joined Charles O u r C o r d Wood Spoty t o p p y a l l o w e d t o s i t a t n i g h t f l i e s d e c r e a s i n g & but f e w a c c e p t i n E v e n i n g 4 p a p e r s Ml. Gaz. July 14th S. Gaz. 10th & 18 A Arc. 17 �M o t h e r & Fanny w e r e down to B e a v e r Farm - t h e y s a y C h a r l e s b u s y t a k i n g i n Hay ( 7 Loads t h i s E v e n i n g ) E v e r y one s w e a t a g r e a t d e a l a s i t was v e r y hot - S e l f & H a n n a h k e e p i n g H w M - I was w o r k i n g at a n o t h e r K a t - I p u t down 5 s n a r e s at L i t t swamp above t h e Bason- T h u r s d a y - U g l y R a i n y d ay - B a p t i s t e up i n the E v e n i n g & t o l d us t h a t C h a r l e s g o t i n 7 more L o a d s t h i s M o r n i n g - went b a c k a g a i n a f t e r s u p p e r - T h e r e a r e n o B u l l dog f l i e s so t h e C a t t l e k e e p o f f & come to be m i l k e d once a d a y - i n d e e d t h e W e a t h e r & e s p e c i a l l y at n i g h t b i d f a i r f o r an E a r l y F a l l , we f i n d t h e M u s k i t o s bad o n l y E v e n i n g - F r i d a y - C l o u d y & some r a i n & w i n d t h i s m o r n i n g - I was i n t h e B a y & c a u g h t a number o f C r a p p e ' s at t h e l i t t I s l a n d & shot 2 f i n e B l k Ducks ( y o u n g ones b u t q u i t e a b l e to f l y ) - 26. S a t u r d a y - V a r i a b l e W e a t h e r & a p a s s i n g shower now & a g a i n - Sunday 2 4 . >r 2 5 . Fanny's 13 Chickens out 2 6 . �27. F a n n y ' s B i r t h d a y Pudding 2 8 , E c l i p s e n o t s e e n o w i n g to C l o u d y e a t h e r S h o t a Loon 2 9 30 31 S u n d a y - R a t h e r a f i n e d a y h u t s t i l l a n u mb e r o f p a s s i n g s h o w e r s p r i n c i p a l l y to t h e S o u t h o f u s - B e t s y & a l l h e r g a n g , up to p a r t a k e o f F a n n y ' s B i r t h P a y p u d d i n g , (last S u n d a y b e i n g bad w e a t h e r ) P l e n t y o f G a r d e n c u r r a n t s . Monday- d a r k C l o u d y , C o o l M o r n i n g - Some s h o w e r s a g a i n d u r i n g t h e d a y - J o e . M o n t r e u i l came to t e l l me lie h i r e d to M e s s r s E g a n & Bowman, & p r o m i s e d to g i v e me o r g e t me payment from them o f h i s A/ct h e r e amountg t o $ 4 . 3 . 6 . - h e w e n t down to C h a r l e s a g a i n . T u e s d a y - C l o u d y ft c o o l but w i t h a l a p l e a s a n t d a y . I t o o k a c r u i s e b a c k o f D o n e g a n s Pt w i t h C a s t o r b u t s a w no s i g n at a l l o f d e e r - Smurm b u s y s e w i n g h e r new t e n t - W e d n e s d a y - Wd E s t l y & a f i n e d a y . I t o o k a c r u i s e w i t h my d o g a b a c k Hurds C k . but t h e d e e r i s a l t o g e t h e r s c a r c e t T h u r s d a y - A n o t h e r splendid d a y . I was down w i t h t h e G i r l s at C h a r l e s ' - f o u n d t h e m v e r y b u s y & c o n s i d e r i n g t h e w e a t h e r �87 Caught a R a b b i t H e a t h e r , w e l l a d v a n c e d , L a f l e u r was o v e r t h i s M o r n i n g for S o a p T o b ° &c. A u g u s t 1 . F r i d a y - A h e a v y f o g t h i s M o r n i n g - a f t e r w h i c h we had a v e r y warm d a y - I t ook C a s t o r i n C B a y & he h a d a c h a s e but t h e d e e r r a n b a c k , & n o t h i n g came o u t - I g o t a rabbit i n L. Swamp snares. 2 . S a t u r d a y - A n o t h e r v e r y c l e a r warm d a y . I c a u g h t a f e w C r a p p e ' s & w o r k e d a l i t t l e a t my N e t - L a f l e u r came over 3 . S u n d a y - C l o u d y ft c o o l wth a p p e a r a n c e o f R a i n - B l k Bapte B l a c k B a p t i s t e b u r n t h i s f a l l o w & D i c k c a m e up e a r l y w i t h some V e a l - T h e M o t h e r & H a n n a h & F a n n y went down & picked some R a s p b e r r i e s at C h a r l e s Farm - L a f l e u r r e t d i n t h e E v e n i n g , t o h i s C h a r g e - B l k mowed 4 . M o n d a y - R a i n y a f t e r n o o n , O l d P e l e r i u went up h o m e w a r d h i s p i e c e itf meadow h a v i n g f i n i s h e d w i t h Charles Hay t o d a y - He t e l l s me t h a t s h o t a F i n e Brancheux B l k B t e & A l i c k mowed t h e f o r m e r s meadow n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g t h e a p p e a r a n c e o f rain - Lost our l i t t l e Dog B u l l y yesterday �5. Charles shot a very small fawn in Bte Bay & A l i c k a Blue Hero n 6. B l k B p t e s F a l l Vheat cut t- y e s t e r d a y having f o l l o w e d C a s t o r i n t o the Bay. I was very unwell o f Bowels to d a y . Tuesday - C l o u d y but f i n e c o o l d a y , Wind N Wst. I found l i t t l e Dog B u l l y t h i s a f t e r n o o n i n the Bay - where he had been out t h e s e 2 past n i g h t s . I was b e t t e r to d a y , but my bowels s t i l l s o r e & I am r a t h e r d e b i l i t a t e d - Weak &c - L a t e I n the E v e n i n g , Blk ft B l u e brot us a part o f a v e r y Fawn which C h a r l e s had shot to d a y . Wednesday - V e r y warm at times to d a y w i t h t h e Wind from S o u t h - I f i x e d & Gum' d the old 3 ft Canoe ft took it down i t to C h a r l e s ' P l a c e , where I found them busy c u t t i n g Blk F a l l Wheat - Blk Brot me up a g a i n i n the Evening - 7. T h u r s d a y - Heavy r a i n commenced between 3 & 4 a . m . & we had a g r e a t many heavy s h o w e r s d u r i n g the d a y - W i t h some v e r y h e a v y Thunder & L i g h t e n i n g - D u r r e l l & a man came down from the L i t t l e B . Ch a r e w i t h 2 Ca noes d u r i n g the h e a v i e s t o f the r a i n - & took d i n n e r & then p r o c e e d e d on a g a i n . It �T h e Accts - ic knees brot up by Edwa r d 9 . I f i n i s h e d my Net t o d a y 10. A s m a l l 11. Buck H o o l s e y Camp It c l e a r e d o f f t o w a r d s n i g h t . F r i d a y - A most b e a u t i f u l D a y , l i g h t a i r s & V a r i a b l e - C h o l e r a was p r e t t y bad in h i s N e i g h b o u r h o o d - that W i l l i a m s E l d e s t G i r l ( M a r i o n ) had been c o n s i d e r e d i n d a n g e r & was n o t as yet q u i t e r e c o v e r ' d o f it a l t h o ' s o m e t h i n g b e t t e r . I g a v e him some l i t t l e t h i n g s , & he r e t d ( a l m o s t ) i m m e d i a t e l y B e t s y was up wi th him - I am s t i l l weak & much d e b i l i t a t e d w i t h s o r e n e s s in t h e Bowels - S a t u r d a y - We had c o n s i d e r a b l e Heavy R a i n f o r about f o u r Hours t h i s m o r n i n g , w i t h some t h u n d e r - d u r i n g t h e d a y the W i n d S h i f t e d to the Westwd & blew v e r y s t r o n g - S u n d a y - A f i n e d a y . Meg a l o n e came up & p a s s ' d t h e d a y w i t h u s - Bl k Bapte was a c r o s s h u n t i n g D u c k s w i t h C L . f l e u r he k i l l ' d Two - Monday - mizling Rain at times d u r i n g t h e d a y . We a s s i s t e d C h a r l e s abt B u r d s C r e e k & w i t h the 2 D o g s we got a s m a l l Buck �Mon 1 2 . G a z e t t e 7 t h & 2 8 t h ultmo & 4th instit. B . T . G a z e t t e 2 6 & 2 I n s t 13 • Williams l i t t l e g i r l very s i c k R e c d Twine 1 4 . 15* Buck - i t was p o o r , but b e i n g a v e r y short R a c e , the n e a t was good - T u e s d a y - A f i n e d a y a g a i n : L a f l e u r was a c r o s s & t h e n went down as f a r as Sanstroms f o r a Cat got 0 served him r i g h t at n i g h t L i t t l e Do n a l d & a crew o f 6 men a r r i v e d to commence o p e r a t i o n s . H a y i n g &c - I t blew p r e t t y f r e s h at n i g h t after t h e y s t a r t e d I recd a number o f Ne ws pa pe r s & a p a r c e l of Twine from Mr M c I n t y r e but no L e t t e r . B a p t i s t e c a n o e d a l l h i s g r a i n & then went down to Mink Lake - Wednesday - I t blew f r e s h at ti mes In the A f t e r n o o n C h a r l e s & Crew came up & then went a c r o s s to make some w i l d Hay - B a p t i s t e brot me up 2 L i t t P i g s from S y l u r r y & r e p o r t s W i l l i a m L i t t l e G i r l s t i l l v e r y s i c k - T h u r s d a y - B e a u t i f u 1 Hay f o r Haymakers - F r i d a y . Anothe r f i n e d a y , E a r l y t h i s M o r n g 2 Canoes o f men-, E g a n s L . B l a n c ' s & Perrigo a r r i v e d & owing to high W i n d remd a l l day ar e on t h e i r way to make Bay at R l a k e - C h a r l e s �2 S t a c k s C . H . Meadow s a y about 1 1 / 2 Tons August 16 1 Stack K n i g h t s Meadow 2 T a a s 1 7 . 18. C h a r l e s & Crow came i n the Evening h a v i n g b u i l t 2 S t a c k s i n C . H . Me a d o w, they a l s o had moved abt 2 T o n s - K n i g h t s Meadow - w h i c h they i n t e n d to s t a c k tomorrow (God W i l l i n g ) . S a t u r d a y - a f i n e d r y i n g d a y . W i n d s t i l l N Wst - A f t e r B r e a k f a s t the Boys a l l went ove r to K n i g h t s Meadow to b u i l d the Hay, w h i c h t h e y s u p p o s e w i l l now be D r y e n o u g h S e l f & Smurm S t a c k i n K n i g h t s Meadow - Tommy s a y s t h a t W i l l s c h i l d s t i l l s i c k - & that the same c o m p l a i n t i s v e r y p r e v a l e n t a l l o v e r t h a t s e c t i o n o f Country- S u n d a y - A f i n e d a y . Tommy & the W i f e went home a f t e r d i n n e r Smurm S e l f &Fenny a c c o m p d them as f a r as C h a r l e s ' - Monday - I few s q u a l l y s h o w e r s t h r o ' o u t t h e c a y at t i m e s - The Boys a l l went o v e r to B r e n n a n s C r e e k Meadows - S e l f & Smurm c o n t i n u e d the N e t s - a l t h o ' we d i d not do much to �19. 2 0 . Tenaskous &c came up Finished Haying 20th 21. 22. Monl Gazette Augt 11 By Town Gazette Augt 1d Alymer Argues Augt to d a y . Tuesday - A f t e r a s p l e n d i d c l e a r c o o l n i g h t , a f o g g y mornimg & then a c l e a r b r i g h t Sun - I n the a f t e r n o o n , p a s s ' d up M r & Mrs Wednesday- A f i n e Calm d a y . The Bovs came home i n the E v e n i n g h a v i n g f i n i s h e d 4 f i n e S t a c k s in B r e n n s C r e e k - T h u r s d a y - l a s t n i g h t a b t 8 p . m . - We p e r c e i v e d a l a r g e f i r e j u s t k i n d l e d at J o e T e n a s k o u s c l e a r a n c e , s u p p o s e there a r e a r r i v e d from the L a k e 2 M o u n t a i n s - Blk Bapte & A l i c k & D i c k went o v e r and mowed a s m a l l S t a c k at H u r d s C r e e k abt 2 p . m . & s q u a l l s o f Rain d r o v e them home - A man i n a 3 ft C a n o e was s e e n s t e e r i n g up f o r C MPs Depot - l e a r n t a f t e r that i t was John M r D o n e 1 1 - l a t e foreman A M e B - I commenced to f i x B l a c k s l i t t C a n o e - F r i d a y - \ i n d y Morning & Day & at t i m e s s h o w e r s , i n d e e d i t r a i n e d v e r y h e a v y i n the M o r n i n g . a b t noon a C a n o e w t h e i g h t men f o r t h e L B C Improvement a r r d & w e r e d e t d by the vlnd h for �9S f o r t h e r e s t o f the d a y . L i t t R o n a l d & C L f l e u r a l s o * c a me o v e r & w e r e a l s o s t o p ' d by t h e W i n d . - S a t d a y - F i n e C l e a r H o r n i n g , O u r L o d g e r s a l l c l e a r e d o f f - T h e B o y s went o v e r & S t a c k ' d t h e H a y t h e y h a d down at H a r d s C r e e k - C h a r l e s p u t i n h i s d o g b u t f o u n d n o d e a r S u n d a y - a f i n e d a y & c a l m t h r o ' o u t - t h e W e a t h e r however l o o k e d t h r e a t e n i n g t o w a r d s n i g h t - Y o u n g I n i a s & Louison t o o k down their C a t t l e a n d d r o v e o u r s d o w n too as they are in want o f a B u c k - P e r r i g o & W i f e & Bte L a d e b a u c h e went down i n t h e E v e n i n g . T h e f o r m e r h a s b e e n s i c k o f B o w e l C o m p l a i n t b a d l y s i n c e he went u p - & h i s L i t t l e Boy i s v e r y bad s t i l l . H u g h e y M C D &c c a m e a c r o s s - M o n d a y - We h a d a g r e a t d e a l o f r a i n l a s t n i g h t w i t h T h u n d e r ft Lightening - & i t i s v e r y C o o l to d a y w i t h W i n d - B l a c k Bapt brot t h e C o w s & B u l l u p - & we had a v i s i t f r o m ( o l d ) I g n i a s & W i f e who g a v e u s p l e n t y o f Lake P o l i t i c s 2 3 . the r e s t o f t h e I n d i a n s a r r i v e d 2 4 . 2 5 . B u l l b r o u g h t up �Politics - at night we had B i g Jack & L i t t l e Robert who a r e on t h e i r way up the R i v e r , T i m b e r h u n t i n g a p p a r e n t l y - 26. T u e s d a y - N o r t h Wi nd & C o o l . we had a l i t t l e f i r e i n H o u s e i n c o n s e q u e n c e . B l a c k Bte went down to M i n k Lake to h e l p W i l l i a m w i t h h i s W h e a t - at n i g h t we had 2 o f M r M o o r e s men on t h e i r way down - we got a f i n e W f i s h i n the N e t , the f i r s t we g o t . 27. W e d n e s d a y - A f i n e Cool d a y , c l e a r , W i n d N th - S e l f & Smurm w o r k i n g at our N e t s - A l i c k & D i c k c h o r i n g & h u n t i n g ~ the O l d Mo t h e r Makwa p a i d us a v i s i t - her g r a n d c h i l d b e i n g s i c k she got a l i t t l e w h i s k e y f o r h i m . Jos M i l l a r ( P e r r i g o ' s a r r i v e d by Laud & stop'd w i t h u s f o r t h e n i g h t . 28. T h u r s d a y - a f i n e d a y but very warm, H a n n a h , Fanny & Di ok f i s h i n g up the R i v e r - t h e f i s h Do not b i l e w e l l . T h e y v i s i t e d P e l l e r i n who t o l d t h e m he h a d b e e n l a i d up 8 d a y s w i t h a c u t on h i s L e g . R o n a l d & Gang i n 2 C a n o e s l e f t t h i s f o r t h e P i n e R i v e r - F r i d a y �3 0 . 2 9 . t r i e d the D o g s i n Bay 0 R e c d Monl G a z e t t e 18th & 2 5 t h F . T . G a z e t t e 1st 31. A Mc I n t y r e ' s p a r c e l of medicines S e p t . 1 . M e a s l e s in J o e ' s F a m i l y F r i d a y - a Calm c l e a r morning - the Sun ver v Hot - a l l day - E Moors 2 men ( C h i s h o l m &c) went up on r e t u r n a g a i n - J a c k & Bobby went down - S a t d a y - V e r y warm d a y a g a i n - at n i g h t Will & B l a c k e y came up from M i n k L a k e - W i l l s l i t t l e G i r l g e t t i n g a l i t t l e b e t t e r - B l a c k e y h i m s e l f u n w e l l v o m i t i n g . I r e c d p a r c e l o f medicines &c from R . M . I . F F a i r f i e l d & L e t t e r from Bangs S u n d a y , a f i n e Warm C l e a r d a y - B e t s y & Meg b r i n g i n g Curley came & p a s s ' d the d a y w i t h u s - W i l l & B l a c k e y went down a g a i n to M i n k Lake - P i s s . & Wife & o l d woman &c came and paid ua a v i s i t - Monday - A b e a u t i f u l , c a l m , d a y . A l i c k took a l o n g w a l k with the dogs on the N S i d e up to J o h n s t o n s L a k e s but saw l i t t l e or no signs o f D e e r - P a r t r i d g e s a r e a l s o uncommonly s c a r c e - We take l i t t l e or no f i s h in the N e t s & t h e C r a p p e ' s w i l l h a r d l y take the Hook - M e a s l e s i n Joe's & the O l d Womans F a m i l i e s - T h e y a r e r e a p i n g t h e i r O a t s - & P i s s ' s Boys ma ki ng w i l d �W i l d H a y - a p p e a r a n c e o f R a i n t o w a r d s n i g h t - T u e s d a y - A f t e r s o m e R a i n l a s t n i g h t we h a d a c l e a r bright m o r n i n g w i t h a S t r o n g West f i n d . - P e l l e r i n c a m e d o w n in t h e E v e n i n g . W e d n e s d a y - a f i n e b r i g h t M o r n i n g & c a l m d a y . Pellerin went u p a g a i n - C h a r l e s was up & t o o k D o g s & W a t c h e r s o v e r t o B r e n . C r e e k - T h e d o g s h a d o n e r a c e b u t t h e d e e r would not s w i m o u t b u t r e t d a g a i n & C a s t o r l o s t i n p r o b a b l y i n the C r e e k - i t w a s v e r y warm a l l d a y - A s t r a n g e B u l l (2yrs old) m a d e h i s a p p e a r a n c e h e r e to d a y & o u r o l d B u l l h a s a p p a r e n t l y c l e a r e d o u t d o w n w a r d s . T h u r s d a y - C l e a r & c a l m h o t d a y - T h e I n d i a n s a p p e a r t o b e m a k i n g t h e i r Hay a t K n i g h t s M e a d o w s & Joe i s b u s y r e a p i n g h i s O a t s - A l i c k (In the a f t e r n o o n ) t o o k a l o n g t u r n f r o m J o h n s t o n s R o a d down abt t h e Miatckom L a k e w i t h Castor & S p o t b u t f o u n d 0 - t h e l a t t e r h a d some Porcup Quills in him. F r i d a y - A g a i n c l e a r C a l m & v e r y H o t , ( T h e N i g h t s a r e how- e v e r d2. 3 . Old B u l l went d o w n & s t r a n g e B u l l c a m e here. V e r y c a l m 4 . h o t a g a i n 5 . Joe's c h i l d d i e d �e v e r ve ry c o o l ) The two D e e r Dogs fought so s e v e r e l y & w o r r i e d e a c h o t h e r so much that we were u n d e r the necessity o f t a k i n g Spot down to Charles I c a u g h t p l e n t y o f Crappe's M a k w a ' s l i t t l e I s l a n d - 6. S a t u r d a y - The weather as y e s t e r d a y . We k i l l ' d a Blk s q u i r r e l i n the v i c i n i t y o f yc S t a b l e s , a s c a r c e animal i n t h e s e p a r t s , so much s o , that i t is the f i r s t one I have seen - A l i c k making Net f l o a t s - B l k B a p t e accompd by J Bte P i s s ) a r r i v e d for Mink Lake - Thank God a l l w e l l the re a g a i n . Recd 6 p a n e s W G l a s s & 2 puttv from F a i r f i e l d - 7. S u n d a y - A v e r y warm c l e a r d a y a g a i n . abt noon Mr D u r r e l l & a new c l e r k o f t h e name o f Davis w i t h a Crew o f men in C a s s i d y came this f a r w i t h him & then r e t u r n e d - recd 2 N`` wspapers from the r . O f f i c e . No Argus a g a i n - We get o n l y now & then a S u c k e r in our n e t - 8 . M o n d a y . Another f i n e day, We got some Empty Pork B a r r e l s o v e r 97 Hot & Dry G a z e t t e Sept I 9 1 By Town Augt 28 Very hot dry & s u l t r y �o v e r from one o f the S t h S h o r e S h a n t i e s - The C r a p p e s begin to b i t e b e t t e r & I got a few f i n e O n e s at the L i t t l e 9 . T u e s d a y - Wind E s t l y & a f i n e d a y & not so warm q u i t e a s L o g ` d at h i s P i e c e o f f a l l o w - I was down at C h s Place & brot L i q u o r - 10. We d n e s d a y - V e r y c l e a r M o r n i n g - We tried our dog on the K n i g h t s Meadow s i d e but no b e t t e r s u c c e s s - 1 1 . T h u r s d a y - The a f t e r n o o n o f t h i s d a y , i t was remarked was e x c e s s i v e l y Hot & S u l t r y - Meg & Hannah took a n e t & went up to t h e M o . o f ye R i v e r & r e t d in the E v e n i n g - w i t h o u t h a v i n g c a u g h t a S ' g l e f i s h in i t , t h e y caught a few t o u r round & brot 5 f i n e B l k S t o c k d u c k s - We c a n n o t c a t c h any Black B a p t e Logging Very h o t & s u l t r y s t i l l S t i l l Hot �a n y f i s h i n Nets, s e t them where we w i l l - 1 2 . F r i d a y - The n i g h t was e x c e s s i v e l y warm, but we had some i t blew e x c e s s i v e l y h a r d a l l d a y wh i c h a m e l i o r a t e d the scorching r a y s o f t h e Sun - i n t h e Evening a p p e a r a n c e o f a c h a n g e - t h e Sun l o o k i n g p a l e - I g n i u s & w i f e c a m e for a l i t t l e m e d i c i n e one o f t h e i r c h i l d r e n b e i n g u n w e l l - T h e y c a n get no D e e r a l t h o c o n t i n u a l l y t r y i n g w i t h t h e i r Dogs- 1 3 . S a t u r d a y - We had a heavy S q u a l l & Showe r o f r a i n last Sudden c h a n g e to n i g h t from the Nth & t h i s M o r n i n g it was v e r y c o o l & we were v e r y c o o l g l a d to put on our Wi ndow S a s h e s - We s t i l l c a t c h no f i s h i n our Net - �/OD J o u r n a l o f T r a n s a c t i o n s & O c c u r r e n c e s at C h a r l i e ' s Hope commencing 1 s t Nov. 1 8 5 1 . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ N o v . l s t . All Saints Day. Baptiste worked with a full gang making Scoops S a t u r d a y - d u l l m o r n i n g but c a l m - M D u r r e l l & a man ( L e P a mb ) p a s s d a f t e r c h a t t i n g a l i t t l e s p e l l - f o r h i s S t a t i o n on the L . B . C h e r e - The C o l t , S a m b o , got b a c k h e r e a f t e r a l o n g a b s e n c e b e l o w - The Boar t h a t E d w a r d a l t e r ' d l a t e l y in a bad s t a t e , s c a r c e l y a b l e to move about at al1 - to Peter Boys not s e n d i n g me any P e a s e a c c o r d i n g t o promise - The two G i r l s H a n n a h & F a n n y went down to C h a r l e s ' P l a c e to get a Bk S k i n made i n t o Mitts - T h e Rd L a k e H u n t e r s a r r i v e d i n the E v e n i n g , they brot abt 1 B a r r e l f i s h - & t h e y have k i l l d s i n c e they l e f t `2 B u c k s 1 Doe & 2 F a w n s , p r e t t y good for 1 week c o n s i d e r i n g the w e a t h e r - they k i l l f d an O t t e r Men were h e r e w i t h 3 Yoke C a t t l e - d r i v i n g to the P i t w i t w i S h a n t y s , just a f t e r their arrival Y o u n g A l e x e r Cameron o f the �t h e same C o n c e r n , came i n from the S h a n t y s 2. S u n d a y - We had v e r y h e a v y R a i n most o f the l a s t n i g h t - & t h e g r e a t e s t p a r t o f t h i s d a y - n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g w h i c h , our L o d g e r s were o f f i n good S e a s o n - Edward a l s o s t a r t e d down H o m e w a r d s , H i s L i t t l e Dog who l e f t themin the R i v e r y e s t e r d a y d i d not come home yet - 3. Monday - N th Wind & v e r y s t r o n g & c o l d - We t r i e d t h e up the R i v e r , t h e y r a n but brot n o t h i n g o u t . O l d B i l l Burke p a s s ` d down on way to the F a i r f i e l d S t o r e - We f o u n d brot home E d w a r d s l i t t l e Dog - 4. T u e s d a y - Nth Wind s t i l l C o n t i n u e s & f r e e z i n g v e r y h a r d , w i t h no l i t t l e t r o u b l e I put down ( a l o n e ) 7 N e t s i n the B a y . I got a M i n k out o f a T r a p at the o u t l e t o f one o f t h e C r e e k s - A l i c k c h o p p i n g d r y f i r e w o o d . 5. W e d n e s d a y - W i n d & W e a t h e r as yesterday abt 9 a.m. d u r i n g t h e S t o r m , F . Paillefer Chas L a f l e u r , & 5 o t h e r s a r r i v e d on t h e i r way to t h e S h a n t y o p p o s i t e - r e p o r t B i g J a c k &c d e t a i n e d 1 Mi n k C Bay / o / �1 M i n k C Bay d e t a i n e d by the W e a t h e r at the f o o t o f G o l d e n L a k e - a f t e r a w h i l e B i g Jack & Co - M r Wm Morriss & Co & 4 men - Y o u n g M r D u r r e l l & 2 o t h e r s - a l l a r r i v e d i n t h e a f t e r n o o n the whol e got t h e i r D i n n e r & l e f t i n d i f f t d i r e c t i o n s - M o n t r e u i l & Young I g n i a s a l s o came up a f t e r t h e r e s t - J a c k & Co & F P a i l l e f e r &c & M o n t r e u i l &c remd a l l n i g h t to draw f i r e w o o d - & H a n n a h & N i c k took a d e e r ( B u c k ) down for C h a r l e s & B e t s e y , t h e y o v e r h a u l e d the C Bay Nets on t h e i r r e t u r n & b r o t a b t 2 5 good f i s h 6 . T h u r s d a y - Wi n d N o r t h but not s o s t r o n g as u s u a l . L o d g e r s a l l went o f f a f t e r B r e a k f a s t - O u r two Deer d o g s went o f f h u n t i n g ft d i d n o t r e t u r n t h r o ' o u t the d a y - M o t h e r & Meg went up the R i v e r out no s i g n s o f them - I was i n the C . B a y , but no s i g n s there n e i t h e r - I got upwards o f 2 0 c h o p p i n g �/O3 A l i c k ' s B i r t h d a y , but no p u d d i n g a fawn below C Bay c h o p p i n g d r y p i n e - 7 . F r i d a y - Wind v e e r e d to the S o u t h d u r i n g the n i g h t but d u r i n g the d a y it a g a i n retd to the Westwd & r e ma i n ed c o l d . The n e t s not seen to day - The Dogs o n l y r e t u r n e d home abt 3 p . m . 8 . S a t u r d a y - V a r i a b l e W e a t h e r , at times v e r y d i s a g r e e a b l e - B i g J a c k , P e r r i g o &c went down to d a y - Mud Lake r e p o r t e d to be f r o z e n over - 9. S u n d a y - f i n e c l e a r c a l m d a y a f t e r a c o l d f r o s t y night - O l d Burke upon h i s r e t u r n home - B e t s y up on v i s i t - Blk B a p t i s t e came over l a s t n i g h t & r e t d a g a i n to h i s S t a t i o n to d a y . 10. Monday - l a t e l ast Evening Tommy Tommy & Tomm v Foy p d us a v i s i t the l a t t e r came to report abt P e a s e - a l t h o ' I was n o t w e l l p l e a s e d w i t h the way t h e y had served me, I arranged f o r 6 Bags - They b o t h retd to d a y . We had all the dogs i n & we got a fawn - The Bay n e t s p r o d u c e d between 30 �/ o y 11 S l a u g h t e r e d 2 P i g s 12. 1 M i n k & Doe C Bay 13. 17 W f i s h y e s t e r d a y & 10-to day -at S h o a l s 14 3 0 & 4 0 f i n e p i k e - At n i g h t we had J a c k L a f e v r e & 2 o t h e r s ( C l e r k ) ( G r a n t ) w i t h a p a i r o f B e e f C a t t l e f o r t h e M a d a w a s k a S u r v e y i n g p a r t y . T u e s d a y - V e r y c o l d W e a t h e r c o n t i n u e d Nth Wind - & much new I c e formed - C a n o e N a v i g a t i o n c l o s e d f o r t h e S h a n t y men - C h a r l e s was up round t h e Bay on the b o r d a g e s ft h e l p e d u s to k i l l o u r 2 p i g s - g a v e him O n e . W e d n e s d a y - A f i n e d a y but s t i l l f r o s t y - We got a good s i z e d d o e down out N t h S i d e by C a s t o r & Beautloin- I got a Mi n k C o r m Bay - T h u r s d a y - S t i l l v e r y C o l d N t h Wind - I sat a n e t at t h e Mo o f the R i v . & p u t up & r e f i x e d M i n k & F i s h e r T r a p s . I brot o n l y 3 W f i s h & 1 Trout i n t h e E v e n i n g . Most o f C Bay N e t s were t a k e n up - 1 put down 3 N e t s at t h e B i g S h o a l I s l a n d the d a y b e f o r e Y e s t e r d a y - & got 2 5 W f i s h t h e s e 2 d a y s - A l i c k b u s y plaistering t h e Hous e & D i c k v a r i o u s . F r i d a y - W i n d E s t l y & r a w . S e l f & O l d Woman mended 7 Nets- a f t e r n o o n �105 a f t e r n o o n r a i n & S l e e t , E M e o r & 1 2 men w i t h 3 O x e n 1 S p a n H o r s e s h e r e at n i g h t . 15. S a t u r d a y - W i n d a g a i n N o r t h & c o l d - T h e N e t at t h e Mo. o f t h e R i v e r p r o d u c e d 11 W f i s h , 1 p i k e , 4 C r a p p e ' s & 2 suckers & 1 Rab - Big J a c k & a man & Dan C a me r o n h e r e at n i g h t - O u r Dog C a s t o r e l o p e d a g a i n to d a y & d i d not r e t u r n n i g h t 16. S u n d a y - S h a r p C o l d M o r n i n g - Blk B a p t i s t e came o v e r abt 1/2 p a s t 5 , this M o r n i n g & b r o t u s a b i t o f F r e s h B e e f - He s e n t b a c k a f t e r d i n n e r - C a s t o r r e t d home t h i s a f t e r n o o n - 17. M o n d a y - f i n e c a l m d a y . T h e Boys & G i r l s b r o t o v e r i n two C a n o e s t h e l i t t l e s t a c k o f W i l d H a y from H u r d s C r e e k - few or n o w h i t e f i s h now to be g o t e i t h e r at t h e S h o a l s or u p the River - B i g Jack & 2 men h e r e at n i g h t on t h e i r way up f o r t h e S h a n t y . 18. T u e s d a y - a r a t h e r f i n e day, but n o t much m i l d e r - M a l d o o n e p a s s ' d w i t h 1 1 H d o f O x e n f o r t h e B r e n n s C r e e k S h a n t y P a y e t 1 M i n k C Bay �P a y e t & Tim w i t h a l o a d o f O a t s f o r B C r e e k - Mr s P i s s , & S i s t e r came & t r a d e d a l i t t l e - A l i c k went over the N t h Mountns up to the l e a d o f the Lake w i t h the d o g s but got no 1 9 . Wednesday - r a t h e r a f i n e d a y & not c o l d . Smurm & Meg went o v e r & put down 6 N e t s at B r e n n s C r e e k , t h e y r e t d in the E v e n i n g w i t h but few f i s h - H i c k e y & P e r r i g o & some men took d i n n e r h e r e p r o c e e d e d up to the S h a n t i e s - Payet 2 0 . T h u r s d a y - C o l d & S t o r my from the Estwd - T h e F i s h e r s over- h a u l e d t h e i r n e t s & brot a b t 40 p i k e , r a t h e r o f a Sm s i z e . Payet &c took a n o t h e r load o v e r I took up 3 n e t s at the I s l a n d S h o a l s & got 7 W f i s h - 21. Friday - It snowed from the Estwd all last night & continued throt the day. 22. Saturday - Abt 30 fish from B. Creek. it blew very strong from the N. Wst nearly all day. I w with 4 0 p i k e & C r e e k 3O p i k e B , C r e e k �2 3 , L e t t e r Recd N o v . 2 4 . I M i n k M o . River CHarles &c Kill'd the 2 Bulls w i t h A l i c k & D i c k & b r o t up t h e S g l e S l e i g h & a l i t t l e B r a n & w h e a t - H i c k e y & p a r t y p a s s ' d homewds a f t e r t a k i n g d i n n e r , & some Bay S l i n g - l e a v i n g T a y l o r h e r e & a smll L o a d f o r B . C r e e k - S u n d a y - C o l d h a r d f r e e z i n g w e a t h e r Wd N Wst s t i l l - Bob M a r t i n b r o t o v e r a s m a l l Packet o f N e w s p a p e r s & a L e t t e r f r o m M r B a n g s r e g a r d i n g F u r s . I g o t a F i s h e r i n my B a y T r a p s - a c o n s i d e r a b l e o f Ice c o l l e c t i n g abt t h e s h o r e s m a k i n g i t u g l y C a n o e i n g . T a y l o r & B . M a r t i n d e t a i n i n g w i t h t h e i r C a n o e & load by t h e H i g h W i n d - M o n d a y - W i n d v e r y S t r o n g from t h e N th & N t h Wst n o t w i t h s t g w h i c h I was up at t h e hd o f t h e L a k e i n my l i t t l e C a n o e & brot abt 20 f i n e f i s h , s a y from o n e Net h e r e . & 1 good m i n k - I p u t down also a few s n a r e s - on r e t u r n h o me , f o u n d M r H i c k e y & 4 M e n & 2 S p a n H o r s e s c a m p ' d w i t h us. I recd a n o t h e r lge Packet o f N e w s p a p e r s P them a n o t h e r L e t t e r f r o m M r B a n g s , r e g a r d i n g d e p r e c i a t i o n i n B e a v e r - B a p t i s t e & �& A l i c k help'd C h a r l e s to k i l l t h e 2 B u l l s down at H i s p l a c e - T a y l o r ft B o b M a r t i n got o f f to d a y - T u e s d a y - M u c h Ice a l o n g t h e S h o r e s & some F i e l d s o f t h i n n e w I c e f l o a t i n g f a r o u t - Smurm & Meg ma n a g e d t o t a k e u p a l l t h e N e t s at B C r e e k & b r o t abt 40 g o o d f i s h - i t was C a l m n e a r l y a l l d a y & c l e a r & warm f o r a s h o r t s p e l l but i n t h e E v e n i n g v e r y D a r k & C l o u d y a g a i n , w i t h t h e W i n d from t h e Estwd - B a p t i s t e & D i c k c h o p p i n g a l l d a y & A l i c k d r e w some wood - W e d n e s d a y - Some more snow f e l l l a s t n i g h t , & c o n t i n u e d most o f t h e d a y , abt n o o n Y o u n g I g n i a s a r r i v e d f r o m h i s h u n t i n g q u a r t e r s & i s c o me f o r a s u p p l y o f snow s h o e s f o r h i m s e l f & C o m r a d e - h e r e p o r t s t h a t t h e s now has f a l l e n l a t e l y a b o v e t h e L B C h e r e to t h e d e p t h at l e a s t o f 1 8 I n c h e s - h e p a i d me h i s Acct by 4 P M a r t e n s . T h u r s d a y , A d a r k d u l l d a y -after a c l e a r f r o s t y n i g h t a g r e a t d e a l o f Ice abt t h e L a k e - L o u i s o n & S i mo n arrived 2 5 . 40 Pike B . C . 1 R a h b i t hd o f L a k e 26. 2 7 . �& p a i d me t h e i r A c c o u n t s - they s a y , the snow is very deep on the h e i g h t s o f t h e B Che r e - F r i d a y - Some more Snow f e l l l a s t n i g h t - v e r y l i t t 1 e W i n d t h i s mo r n i n g & the new Ice r e m a i n s S t a t i o n a r y - but the wind r o s e from the Westwd i n the a f t e r n o o n & a l l up a g a i n at t h i s e n d o f the L a k e . Jn° Wh i t e from L e B l a n c ' s S h a n t y on way down to t h e -Egansville s t o r e r e p o r t e d a s c a r c i t y o f Flour in the B C r e e k s h a n t y . Meg & D i e k managed t o g e t up to t h e M o . o f the R i v e r ft brot home a 1/2 doz F i s h 3 R a b b i t s & an O t t e r shot by D i c k . S a t u r d a y - It blew v e r y h a r d a l l n i g h t & t h i s e n d o f L a k e e n t i r e l y c l e a r the - Young I g n i a s came for Tea & o t h e r t h i n g s r e p o r t s him & Simon k i l l ' d 2 D e e r y e s t e r d a y a b a c k o f C h a r l e s ' Place - Meg & D i c k was up to t h e M o . o f the R i v e r & r e f i x e d all the R a b b i t S n a r e s a s the R a i n o f y e s t e r d a y had deranged them much, o n l y 1 f i s h i n t h e Nets t h e r e - l a t e at Night Hickey & M a l d o o n e , a r r i v e d from t h e L i t t l e 3 R a b b i t s 1 O t t e r h d o f the L a k e 2 9 . 28. �3 0 . B a p t i s t e 3 days f o r Coil l o o k i n g for O a t s at M i n k Lake Dec. 1 . 2 R a b b i t s 1 Mink H d o f L a k e . 2. 1 Bag P e a s e 127 g r o s s L i t t l e B C h e r e - W e c e l e b r a t e d St Andrews -Eve - Blk B a p t i s t e came over a g a i n but t h i s time on h i s way down l o o k i n g a f t e r O a t s - o f whi ch there i s v e r y l i t t l e at S h a n t y s - S u n d a y - S t Andrews d a y - a f i n e day f r e e z i n g a l i t t l e s t i l l a f t e r a l i t t l e Snow a g a i n d u r i n g the l a s t n i g h t . The Lower end o f the Lake a l l f r o z e up - L o d g e r s o f f abt 1 0 a . m . - a l i t t l e drows y a f t e r s p r e e . Monday - It f r o z e p r e t t y hard l a s t n i g h t , I was down at B e a v e r Farm - Meg & D i c k was at the Mo . o f the R i v e r , brot hom P e r r i g o & 2 men wi th a Span H o r s e s at n i g h t , g o i n g downwards- Mr T u e s d a y - A S p l e n d i d f r o s t y n i g h t , the l a s t . I went down w i t h R i c h a r d t a k i n g the l i t t l e s l e i g h & we brot up a Bag P e a s e Wt 1 3 7 g r o s s - Ice w a l k i n g r e a l good rod the C B a y . 3. Wednesday - A C l o u d y c o l d Day & f r e e z i n g h a r d , Meg & Dick went down �2 n d Bag P e a s e 1 3 8 g r o s s Dec. 4 Put down 1 T h r e a d & 1 T w i n e E g a n ' s P t 6. t t f a s t down to C h a r l e s ` & D i c k accompd b y Willm) b r o t u p a B a g P e a s e T h u r s d a y - a f i n e f r o s t y M o r n i n g & d a y . W i l l r e t u r n e d to M i n k L a k e - We m a d e a Pen & we s h u t up t h e Boar h o g - A l i c k c h o p p i n g Wood a l l d a y . 5. F r i d a y - V e r y c o l d f o r e n o o n - but f i n e c l e a r a f t e r n o o n , S e l f w i t h D i c k - put down a L o n g T w i n e , & a s h o r t T h r e a d , N e t , at E g a n ' s P o i n t - D i c k C h o p ` d down a l a r g e d r y Pine & cut u p t h e b e s t h a l f o f i t - P e r r i g o ' s J o b b e r came & s t o p ' d a l l night, h e b r o t me 2 N s p a p e r s - T h r e e o f C & R M c D men came o v e r i n t h e i r C a n o e & d r e w up some O a t s from t he P o r t & t h e n c r o s s ` d a g a i n - v e r y c o l d & c l e a r t o w a r d s n i g h t . S a t u r d a y - The l a s t n i g h t b e i n g c a l m t h e L a k e s e t t f a s t at l o n g l a s t - i t has b e e n g e n e r a l l y c o l d t h i s Month b a c k - Wood C h o p p e r s & D r a w e r s as u s u a l - I g o t 3 s u c k e r s out o f t h e l i t t l e t h r e a d n e t but n o t a S c a l e o u t o f t h e o t h e r - T h e �The w e a t h e r more m i l d i n t h e E v e n i n g - 7. S u n d a y - Some R a i n y S l e e t f e l l l a s t n i g h t & d u r i n g t h i s d a y . 8. M o n d a y - I t b l e w v i o l e n t l y a l l d a y from t h e WNWn v e r y c o l d t o w a r d s n i g h t . 9. T u e s d a y - S t i l l a c o l d S t o r m from t h e Westwd - P e r r i g o ` s J o b b e r a g a i n h e r e on h i s way down - p r e p a r i n g f l o a t s f o r o u r w i n t e r f i s h i n g , Alick &c C h o p p i n g - 10. W e d n e s d a y - WNWn G a l e & c o l d s t i l l c o n t i n u e s . P i s s e n d a w a t c h i & J B t e a r r i v e d - t h e f o r me r l e f t me 5 P m a r t e n 1 P F i s h e r 1 P M i n k - t h e L a t t e r b r o t n o n e o f his f u r s 11. T h u r s d a y - a f i n e c l e a r d a y but s t i l l v e r y c o l d & N o r t h - We put down 6 Nets at Brennans C r e e k w i t h l i t t l e T r o u b l e T h e I c e b e a u t i f u l for f o o t t r a v e l l i n g - W h i l e we w e r e at S h a n t y f r o m By Town was informed by C o l l ' s C l e r k ( O ` K r a n e ) t h a t h e brot up & l e f t at C h a r l e s H a r n e s s &c from M r Rt Mc I n t y r e 1 7 F i s h 9 . E g a n ' s p t Yhrd & T w i n e n e t C o l 1 ' s f i r s t ( 3 ) d b i e Teams vj S a t down 6 n e t s B C r e e k �1 3 . C . L e B l a n c went down t o Eganville F i r s t Teams c r o s s i n g t h e Lake Mc I n t y r e 2 n d C h u t e -) w i t h a L e t t e r - 1 2 . F r i d a y - Wi n d s h i f t e d to the Estwd d u r i n g the n i g h t & cold Bowel C o m p l a i n t at the same time- S a t u r d a y - S t i l l v e r y c o l d N t h W i n d . A l i c k & D i c k f e t c h e d a l i t t l e W i l d Hay from K n i g h t s meadow - o u r 2 Egan`s Pt N e t s p r o d u c e d o n l y 3 p i k e . E d w a r d a r r d on v i s i t f r o m M i n k L a k e , He brot R i c h a r d s Co a t s e n t up by A M c D s Teams P M r M c I n t y r e . B l a c k e y came o v e r to see u s - 1 4 . S u n d a y - Cold E s t l y . l i g h t snow d r i f t - 1 5 . M o n d a y - E s t l y Wd & he a v y snow g r e a t e s t p a r t o f the d a y - F i r s t Teams s t i r r i n g abt the Lake - A l i c k M c D o n e l l s S i l v e r Lake C o n c e r n recd a Ton Tame Bay from C h a r l e s at n i g h t had L e B l a n c w i t h 2 h a l f l e a d e d Team - & M r P e r r i g o & h i s J o b b e r w i t h a s p a n & s i n g l e s l e i g h l o a d b d f o r his S h a n t y - 16. T u e s d a y - C l e a r & very cold morning - T e a m s t e r s & Teams o f f abt �abt 8 a . m . - then 2 l oaded Teams a r r d & went a c r o s s to C o l l s Depot - A l i c k & S e l f o v e r h a u l e d B C r e e k N e t s & t h e y p r o d u c e d 3 7 p i k e ft a qty o f s u c k e r s - J o e P a u l & H McDonell p a s s ' d down w i t h sgle Team from L B C We d n e s d a y - S t i l l v e r y e o l d - A l i c k drew a s m a l l load of Tame Hay from C h a r l e s & he brot up the r e s t o f the Pease & some O a t s t h a t Edward had s e n t t h e r e f o r me - He & Dick p r o c e e d e d from F r o g P o i n t down t o the P o r t - P e r r i g o &c t o o k down h i s 3 d o u b l e Team i n t e n d i n g to b r i n g up Tame Hay & O a t s - John M c D o n e l l & L i t t l e R o n a l d p a s s e n g e r s f o r By T o w n - T h i s M o r n i n g C o l l s C l e r k ( 0 K r a n e ) C L e f l o n r P a i l l e f e r & Joe I n d i a n a l s o p a s s ` d f o r By Town - Joe P a u l & H u g h e y P i s s e n . p a s s ' d h e r e at n i g h t w i t h s g l e Team. T h u r s d a y . E x c e s s i v e cold n i g h t & m o r n i n g A l i c k D r a w i n g f i r e w o o d & D i c k c h o p p i n g at the d o o r s - the Dogs had a c h a s e a f t e r a D e e r they brot down from the Rd o f the L a k e G i r l s whites w a s h i n g & cleaning up - A l e x r Cameron h e r e at n i g h t 17. Recd a packet N e w s p a p e r s latest 5th I n s t . D e c . 18. �n i g h t from the P i t w i w i - 1 9 . F r i d a y - West W i n d & c o l d s t o r m y m o r n i n g , P i c h e went d o w n t h r e a d n e t 3 p i k e s , T w i n e n e t o n l y 1 p i k e P e r r i g o &c here at N i g h t w i t h 3 Team l o a d e d w i t h H a y & O a t s - 2 0 . S a t u r d a y - A most d r e a d f u l snow d r i f t t h i s M o r n i n g - C o n t i n u e d n e a r a l l d a y - v e r y l i t t l e o u t d o o r Work - 2 1 . S u n d a y - r a t h e r a f i n e d a y - Edward came up a g a i n i n t h e e v e n i n g & b r o t W i l l y R u t l e d g e a l o n g w i t h Him to work here - 2 2 . M o n d a y - a r a t h e r f i n e d a y a c a l m - O u r C h i m n e y smoke un- W i l l y R u t l e r a c c o u n t a b l y t o d a y - T h e N e t s at B C r e e k w e r e o v e r h a u l e d b e g a n t h e y p r o d u c e d 3 8 p i k e ( 6 ) o f w h i c h B l a c k B a p t i s t e t o o k o f f t o h i s S h a n t y . A l i c k d r e w d o w n a l o a d o f W i l d H a y & brot up some Tame from C h a r l e s ' - B a g s 2 3 . T u e s d a y - a l i t t l e 1 i rht snow f e l l l a s t n i g h t . Commenced B u r k e B r u s h i n g upper part of the L a k e - A l i c k went & f e t c h e d d B a g s P o t a t o ' s from B i l l B u r k e - a t n i g h t We h a d 7 D b l e �D b l e Teams l o a d e d - Robt Smith T . B u r k e , L e P a n n e , P i c h e Tommy Foy & 2 C a n a d i a n teams - Tom J o y n t a l o n g w i t h t h e s e & v e r y n o i s y - 2 4 . W e d n e s d a y - Not Q u i t e so c o l d . A l i c k took N i c k & f e t c h e d down 6 more Bags P o t a t o ' s from B i l l Burke - P e r r i g o w i t h one Team & T e a ms t e r came down & a f t e r t a k i n g d i n n e r pro- c e e d e d downwards - B i g l a c k , Bobby & W i l l Rowland h e r e at n i g h t , 1 d o u b l e Team h a l f l o a d e d . 2 5 . T h u r s d a y - S n a p p i n g C o l d Morng o f Xmas d a y No v i s i t o r s c o n s e q u e n t l y P e a c e & q u i e t n e s s . 2 6 • F r i d a y - E x c e s s i v e C o l d l a s t n i g h t & t h i s M o r n i n g f i v e l o a d e d Teams p a s s ' d ( f rom C a r t o n plane) o v e r to C o l l s S h a n t y - A l i c k d r a w i n g Wood t h e r e s t c h o p p i n g . Pt N e t s 6 p i k e - A l i c k f e t c h e d a n o t h e r l o a d o f W i l d Hay from Knights Meadow - old Ignias & Son a r r i v e d . I r e c d 7 V e r y c o l d �7 Ma r t e ns & 3 B e a v e r on A/CT B t e L a d e b a u c h e w i t h one Team h e r e at n i g h t - L i t t l e Ronald P a i l l i f e r & L a f l e u r up wi th 3 Team from By Town , Teamster p r e t t y d r u n k - 28. S u n d a y - W e a t h e r more mild & at times a l i t t l e m i z l i n g Rain. Mother was taken down by A l i c k to Mink L a k e w i t h some F i s h &c for Edward 29. Monday - Cloudy & very m i l d . The Ice in great condition in the Lake abt noon - W i l l i a m s (W Byers C l e r k ) , with 6 l oaded Team got some Hay &c & p r o c e e d e d on for P e r r i g o ' s - Old P i s s e n d a w a & J B t e a l s o came down & p a i d their by 14 Mar 1 Mink 1 O t t e r & 1 F i s h e r - A l i c k came back f r o m M i n k Lake. & then drew a load o f W i l d Hay f o r C h a r l e s brot u s up a load o f Tame H a y . One Team here at n i g h t f o r C & R McD, C u r l y , Bob Mart & C M c K e a r n a n on return, to B . C . 30. T u e s d a y - Continnce o f S o f t weather w t h r a i n , a wet d a y t h r o ' o u t , B C r e e k . N e t s v i s i t e d & 2 taken up & brot home l e a v i n g Rain & Mild �Rain a l l l e a v i n g o n l y 4 f o r the Winter - G r M c I n t y r e , Dd A i r t h & d a y 118 drawing for Brothers paid us a v i s i t & stopd a l l night - dry Mr M c I n t y r e w th a L e t t e r P H o r t o n T e a m s t e r - Little R o n a l d d r a w i n g wi l d Hay up & down & 1 l o a d o f Tame Hay - 1852 J a n . 1 s t . T h u r s d a y - New Y e a r s Day - a b e a u t i f u l c l e a r f r o s t y day t h r o ' o u t - M r P e r r i g o & W i f e took d i n n e r w i t h u s on t h e i r way d o w n w a r d s - A f t e r d i n n e r , the F a m i l y in t o t o , made C h a r l e s & B e t s y a V i s i t , t a k i n g O l d P e a r s e , (who came up w i t h Tommy & W i f e Y e s t e r d a y - ) to g i v e them a tune on t h e F i d d l e - at n i g h t We had q u i t e a t h r o n g ' d House o f d a n c i n g I n d i a n s - O n e T e a m (Bobby T u r n e r ) here at n i g h t - 2 . F r i d a y - A b e a u t i f u l day. A l i c k d r a w i n g f i r e w o o d - n i g h t . Archy with two Team came i n a b t m i d n i g h t - S a t u r d a y �3. S a t u r d a y - C o l l M c D o n o l l up w i t h some Teams - Jno McDone11 a l s o along w i t h some Teams - B a n n i n g & Joe McKi bbon up at C o l l s S h a n t y s e r v i n g summons on a man t h e r e - M r Wilman from St Andrews, L . C . w i t h 9 1 / 2 Span h e r e at n i g h t , bound f o r C L Blanc's S h a n t y . C o l l was h e r e at n i g h t . 4. S u n d a y - a f i n e d a y . Edward, W i l l & Johny P r i c e up from Mink Lake to a s s i s t at a C h o p p i n g Bee h e r e f o r 3 d a y s as a l s o J B t e P i s s e n d a & Young I g n a c e f o r the same p u r p o s e - 5. Monday - a f i n e M i l d B a y , C o l l was h e r e l a s t N i g h t & l e f t t h i s f o r By Town abt 9 a . m . - Edw d & W i l l & J o h n n y P r i c e J B T E P i s s & Young Ignace & A l i c k & W i l l y R u t l e r , 7 a x e s c h o p p i n g f i r e w o o d E g n ' s P t . 6. T u e s d a y - f i n e M i l d d a y a g a i n - Black B a p t i s t e j oi ne d t h e o t h e r s to d a y M a k i n g 8 a x e s , t h e y p i l e d abt 16 C o r d s to day- Archy's two Hay Teams h e r e at n i g h t f o r B n n C r e e k & Js Carty- Bob M a r s h a l l was brot h e r o i n a h o r r i d d r u n k e n s t a t e by Archy - I r e c d a p a c k e t o f N ' p a p e r s by Rt Smith from the P . O f f i c e I over- h-auled Egan's Pt Nets 6 Pike �P . O f f i c e but no Money l e t t e r . 7. W e d n e s d a y - A v e r y c o l d mo r n i n g & D a y . 5 Spun o f E Moorez S t o p ' d took B r e k f t & p r o c e e d e d on - 8 Axes a g a i n to d a y B l a c k B t e took Bob M a r s h a l l a c r o s s to C o l l ' s Depot - T h e r e • w e r e many T e a ms up & down to d a y . at n i g h t we had Mr B y e r s w i t h 7 S p a n f o r the n i g h t . 8. T h u r s d a y - v e r y C o l d morni n g a g a i n . The C h o p p e r s h a v i n g f i n i s h e d - the M i n k L a k e & I n d n Boys r e t d home - T h e y say t h e y h a v e upwds 4 0 C o r d s p i l e d - E d w a r d took a s u p p l y o f f i s h B e e f &c went home D i c k i s to accompany him down to b r i n g t h e H o r s e back & the L e t t e r from the P. O f f . towards n i g h t 1 f e l t v e r y u n w e l l o f a C o l d & Rheumati c p a i n s a l l o v e r the body - 5 Span at n i g h t . 9. F r i d a y - Some snow f a l l i n g l i g h t . I was v e r y u n w e l l d u r i n g the n i g h t & Bob Marshall who was b r o t b a c k i n t h e H o r r o r s , augmented my t r o u b l e s by his m i s c h i e v o u s pranks a l l n i g h t - Y o u n g Mr D u r r e l l took h i m a l o n g up f o r t h e L B C Improvements Jas Cord good Bee Kill'd the Pig �Jas M i l l a r & 4 o t h e r s up & past f o r B y e r s S h a n t y . & a number o f o t h e r s , Teams moving up & down - A l i c k k i l l ' d the 4 1 0 . S a t u r d a y - Cold W e a t h e r - C h a r l e s & A l i c k f e t c h e d a l o a d o f W i l d Ba y from B r n s C r e e k , & we then g o t up a s m a l l l o a d o f Tame H a y from Chs - A l i c k & S e l f u n w e l l s t i l l - o n l y 3 S p a n at night. 11. S u n d a y - f i n e d a y but C o l d . A g r e a t d e a l o f T e a mi n g up « R o b t K i n g - J a n . 1 2 . Monday - W e a t h e r s t i l l c o l d - S e l f & A l i c k s t i l l on the K e l l y among - the r e s t - B y e r s 3 Teams had to go p a s t , h a v i n g no room for t h e n ~ C h a r l e s & D i c k f e t c h e d a n o t h e r l o a d o f W i l d Hay from B . C r e e k . - 1 3 . T u e s d a y - Cloudy raw & c o l d . C h a s & D i c k o v e r h a u l ' d B . C r e e k N e t s , & d i d not g e t ver y many f i s h - not so Teaming �T e a m i n g to d a y - W i l l y brot up a s m a l l l o a d o f Hay from C h a r l e s ' - & t h e n D i c k t o o k N i c k & C u t t e r & went f o r his M o t h e r - o n l y 3 S p a n a t n i g h t - D e n n i s , F r a n c o i s & H u g h e y H e l f i t y - 14. W e d n e s d a y - Some snow f e l l aga i n l a s t n i g h t , A v e r y b a d sort o f C o l d or I n f l u e n z a v e r y p r e v a l e n t - i n t h e S h a n t y s , among t h e S e t t l e r s & T r a v e l l e r s T e a m s t e r s &c - We had Mr S i l u r r y Ned C r i e r , & Geo M o r r i s & C h a s P r i c e h e r e a t n i g h t - Smurm was b r o t home b y Dick but no v i s i t o r s as yet at M i n k L a k e - 1 5 . T h u r s d a y - S t i l l C o l d - A n d r e w S p e n c e & N i e c e I s a b e l from G o u l b u r n p a i d u s a v i s i t - The P u r d e y s from Goulbn a l s o p a s s ' d w i t h v e r y h e a v y l o a d s bound f o r the Y B r a n c h - We h a d J o h n n y B o w l a n d , D e n n i s , Archy & S h e e d y here at n i g h t - J . B. l o s t h i s P o c k e t Book w i t h some Money i n i t - a most m y s t e r i o u s o c c u r r e n c e - E d w a r d s 16. F r i d a y - C o l d Estly W i n d & a l i t t l e snow - A n d r e w & I s a b e l f e m a l e C h i l d b o r n at M i n k s t a r t e d t o go & see t h e i r F r i e n d s at M i n k l a k e - L a k e M e s e r s �M e s s r s C r u i c s H i c k e y & B i l l i n g s took d i n n e r & kept on C h e r e - v e r y l i t t l e t r a v e l l i n g . 17. S a t u r d a y - S t i l l ver y Co l d - A l i c k r e c o v e r i n g but I ' m s t i l l b a d l y - 18. S u n d a y - Weather s t i l l v e r y c o l d - We had A l e x McDonell Esq & so me Bangs at long l a s t made his a p p e a r a n c e , I s o l d him furs to the Amt o f 4 0 He remained a l l d a y with u s - P r i c e o f S t a t i o n a r y - 19. Monday - C o l d e r & colder - Bangs l e f t some of h i s L u g g a g e furs &c & s t a r t e d o v e r f o r the Madawaska & York Branch - The Boys commenced g e t t i n g out s t u f f for the s t a b l e f l o o r i n g I am s t i l l u n w e l l o f Catarrh or Influenza - A l i c k working - 20. Tuesday - Very Cold s t i l l - H i c k e y & w i l 1 B i l l i n g s took d i n n e r with us & proceeded on downwards - numbers of Teams up d u T o m �Tom B u r k e , C o c h r a n e , 2 E d wa r ds - Teams - & B i l l Bur ke d r u n k - B e a u d o i n & W i f e & C h i l d a l s o - Boys w o r k i n g the S t a b l e - Farm wth empty Bob s l e i g h , d r u n k , s a v e d from b e i n g froze on the L a k e bv J B te L a d e b a u c h e - A l i c k J e a n B t e & W i l l y w o r k i n g at t h e s t a b l e f l o o r i n g s t i l l . at n i g h t we had J o n e s & Bte L a d e b a u c h e J o h n n y F o r a n & C a s t l e , Ned G r i e r & Geo M o r r i s - I am s t i l l bud wth c o u g h &c. 2 2 . T h u r s d a y - V e r y c o l d mor ni ng a g a i n . M r H l c k e y u p a g a i n abt n o o n , brot me 6 T u m b l e r s took d i n n e r & went o f f to LeBlanc`s S h a n t y - Mr Bangs retd h a v i n g got c o n s i d e r a b l e from t h e Sha nt yme n - S t a b l e s f u l l at n i g h t ( 6 Teams M c C a r t y s ) 3 C o n r o y s YB C Shipman R K i n g , W B r i s c o , R i c h a r d s o n - Boys f i n i s h e d t h e s t a b l e f l o o r - 2 4 . S a t u r d a y - -Alick & J Bte o v e r h a u l e d our B C N e t s but few f i s h a s t h e y had been rebb`d & one was r e n d e r e d u s e l e s s - �Bangs back at n i g h t , We had Me s s r s Egan & Champi on h e r e at n i g h t , a l s o E. Moor - J a n . 2 5 . S u n d a y - a f i n e d a y . M r B a n g s r e t u r n e d homewards - I £ 5 0 to s t a r t e d o f f A l i c k about noon f o r t h e 2nd C h u t e - h e carries a r e m i t t a n c e o f £ 5 0 f o r R M F- T h e a f t e r n o o n p r o v e d v e r y s o f t & a good d e a l o f snow went o f f . M r C r u i c e p a s s ` d on O S h a u g h n e s s y h e r e at n i g h t - 2 6 . Monday - H i g h Wind l a s t n i g h t & t h i s m o r n i n g - but f i n e d a y Wd N Wst Messrs Egan & C h a m p i o n r e t d at 2 0 pt 9 p.m. u p w i t h 2 Teams - 2 7 . T u e s d a y - f i n e s o f t d a y . We h a d e v e r y s t a b l e ft s t a l l f u l l at n i g h t s a y 1 7 1 / 2 . Span - £ 2 8 . W e d n e s d a y - Some l i g h t snow f a l l t h i s m o r n i n g - Bob S m i t h T Burke B i l l y M o r r o w , C o c h r a n e up & p a s t w i t h lge L o a d s o f May - A l i c k a r r i v e d at noon & brot me what l i t t l e s u p p l i e s �s u p p l i e s I s e n t f o r - C h a r l e s & D i c k w e n t & brot a l o a d o f W i l d Hay from B C r e e k - We had M e s s r s A l i c k & C o l l McDone11 h e r e at n i g h t , & t h e 2 L i v i n g s t o n e B t e L a B u l g e r & a team o f L e B l a n c ` s - & 2 Teams b d f o r Smith & K e l l y . 8 Span i n a l l . 29. T h u r s d a y - f i n e s o f t m o r n i n g . L o d g e r s a l l o f f by 8 a.m. Alick d r i v i n g abt C o l l w t h Nick - C h a r l e s & D i c k f e t c h e d more W i l d Hay - C o l l McDonell over a g a i n at n i g h t & we had abt13 S p a n at n i g h t . My c o u g h s t i l l ve ry bad - 30. F r i d a y - M i l d d a y . C h a r l e s & D i c k f e t c h e d over a n o t h e r load o f W i l d Hay - C o l l M c D o n e l l s t a r t e d Homewards abt noon - A l i c k & W i l l y o v e r h a u l e d a l l the N e t s & c h a n g e d the o n e s not c h a n g e d b e f o r e . Not many f i s h - The A i r t h Boys Jno M c I n n i s & o t h e r s here at n i g h t . 31. S a t u r d a y - C o l d Estly W i n d . C h a r l e s & D i c k f e t c h e d a n o t h e r good l o a d o f W i l d Hay o v e r from B rns C r e e k - S m i t h & Gang went p a s t down a f t e r taking d i n n e r . I s o l d & d e l i v e r ' d a B a r r e l N e t s seen 2 changed �B a r r e l o f F i s h t h i s Mor ni ng to N i e l L i v i n g s t o n e - It commenced snowing t h i s Eve ni ng - Archy & F r a n c o i s & 2 C a r t y ` s h e r e at n i g h t - Tommy came back from M o o r e ` s S h a n t y h a v i n g d e l i v e r d 3 7 Bush - Sunday - It snowed most o f a l l n i g h t . B a p t i s t e came in abt m i d n i g h t , l a s t n i g h t - Tommy & f a m i l y went home t h i s m o r n i n g . 2. Monday.- a f i n e C l e a r d a y - ve r y few Teams any way - from B r . C r e e k - We had M r Co n r o y h e r e at n i g h t &2 Teams bes ides - 3. T u e s d a y - C l o u d y & S o f t . The Boys f e t c h e d o v e r the l a s t o f the B e a v e r Hay - Wm Thompson got s e v e r e l y hurt on h i s Load o f Hay abt S a m ' s I s l a n d P o r t a g e - We got the loan o f a D b l e S l e i g h from CSH & MP- had 4 1 / 2 Span at n i g h t . 4. Wednesday - C l o u d y g l o o my S o f t d a y . The Brennans C r e e k N e t s Tommy F e b . 1 . Dennis`s accident Wm Thompson severely b r u i s e d Shillingtons come down sick Meg got back from Charles` �Tommy H o r s e s d r & w f i r e w o o d i n t h e a f t e r n o o n - H i c k e y t o o k some on h i s w a y to L e B l a n c ' s S h a n t y . 4 S p a n at N i g h t ( S m i t h B u r k e C o n r o y & McG. 5. T h u r s d a y - f i n e s o f t morning & v e r y R e d S k y - & a s p l e n d i d , d a y t h r o ' o u t - A l i c k d r e w f i r e w o o d i n t h e f o r e n o o n & i n t h e a f t e r n o o n s t a r t e d down w i t h Tommys H o r s e s t a k i n g Edwards B a r r e l o f F i s h . v e r y l i t t l e T e a m i n g - We h a d 9 S p a n at n i g h t . P i s s e n d a & J B t e s h o t 1 0 D e e r b a c k o f P o r t - 6. F r i d a y - V e r y f i n e c l e a r m o r n i n g . P a i d C a r d i f f f o r 4 5 3 / 4 B u s h O a t s at 2/. & Wm E d e y f o r 4 1 l b B u t t e r at 7 1 / 2 - A l i c k b r o t 5 B a g s P o t a t o ' s up f r o m Mink Lake & Tommy came up w t h t h e r e s t o f h i s O a t s f o r E Moor - 2 S p a n at N i g h t 7. S a t u r d a y - S t o r m N Wsly S n o w d r i f t . I h a v e went a h e a d n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g , i t c o n t d to d r i f t h e a v y a l l f r o m t h e N Wst - b u t n o t v e r y c o l d - o n l y A r c h y h e r e at n i g h t - I b o u g h t a d o e D e e r f r o m P i s s e n d a w a f o r $ 3 i n g o o d s - Feb. 8. S u n d a y - S t r o n g N Wst W i n d & d r i f t b u t n o t v e r y C o l d - very l i t t l e m t 5 - o f B a g rit O a t s P J B L a d e B a u c h e m i b s . igH i u s 6 . eaaws down & ? fcii-ts me i n t . a l o n e 7 . F e b . 8 . �l i t t l e T r a v e l l i n g o r Teaming - B e t s y & Dik came up to s e e u s , a l l We l l at Beaver Farm - W i l l came up a l s o to see a f t e r t h i n g s , i f he c o u l d s e l l Hay &c - 7 Span at N i g h t - (Hannah whose hand i s s o r e went down w i t h B e t s y ) 9. Monday - S t r o n g Wstly d r i f t . Alick got up a load o f good Hay from C h a r l e s - W i l l went back home - 7 S p a n a g a i n at n i g h t - O l d L e M u i r & f a m i l y h e r e on t h e i r way to Bark Lake. I was v e r y bad at n i g h t o f Hdache. a l l the 1 0 . Tuesday - A most b e a u t i f u l l m o r n i n g , more l i k e April then F e b r u a r y - 7 1 / 2 Span at N i g h t . The N e t s were a l l seen to day ( 4 ) & they produced o n l y 8 p i k e & a few s u c k e r s - 1 1 . Wednesday - It r a i n e d a l l l a s t n i g h t & pt o f t h i s forenoon- n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g the l oade d Teams p r o c e e d e d on t h e i r Journey We had o n l y B i l l y Morrow & M r M c G i n n i s here at n i g h t - John S p e n c e up b a g g i n g - It blew a v i l o e n t h u r r i c a n e a l l n i g h t & the Lake Ice i s v e r y g l a r e - Mother 1 2 . T h ur s d a y - C o l d N t h W Q t Wind w i t h s q u a l l y snow d r i f t s - I making a thread settled n e t �s e t t l e d w i t h John S p e n c e by g i v i n g him an O r d e r on J Egan &c E g a n v i l l e for £ 5 i n g o o d s , Jut f u l l o f a l l c l a i m s & d e m a n d , & he went back home p l e a s e d - o n l y 3 Span at n i g h t . (2 Cour aways & Archy) - 13. F r i d a y - A f a i r d a y . A l i c k d r a w i n g wood w t h N i c k & t ' o t h e r c h o p p i n g - C h a r l e s dr a wi n g I n d i a n Wild H a y . he brot up home a g a i n as her hand i s i n a v e r y bad s t a t e , I a p p l i e d some o f the P a i n e x t r a c t o r , at f i r s t h e r sore was v e r y pain- - f u l & then moderated & at n i g h t she got e a s e & s l e p t well- H i c k e y & LeDebauch e r e t d from B e l v i l l e , which r o u t e t h e y p r o n o un c e d e x e c r a b l e they s t o p ' d w i t h us a l l n i g h t & a man (foreman o f C o n r o y s ) o f the Name o f Le ek we had 6 1 / 2 S p a n i n a l l - m S a t u r d a y - a f i n e forsty m o r n i n g . H a n n a h ' s sore thumb h e a l i n g & e a s i e r - A l i c k d r e w 2 S'le S l e i g h l o a d s o f Bantte Steek o f Bay at N i g h t - We had a number o f D e s e r t e r s out o f Conroys S h a n t y on t h e i r way down - 4 loaded Teams o f S k e a d s �& H a r r y P u r d y f o r C o n r o y . W i l l i a m came up f o r N i c k & S l e i g h - S u n d a y - Mild & commenced S n o w i n g i n t h e Even i n g - Will took away N i c k & S g e S l e i g h - 3 1 / 2 S p a n at n i g h t - M o n d a y - C o l d D r i f t i n g day - V e r y l i t t l e T e a m i n g any ways - M r D u r r e l l a f t e r t a k i n g d i n n e r went up for L B C (Burke I n C o ) - M c P h e r s o n M e r r i c k & 3 Hay Teams h e r e at N i g h t & Har Moor a g a i n - Tommy came up w i t h his Team p r e p a r a t o r y to taking up P a u l & J B t e to t h e i r S h a n t y Grounds - o n l y 1 P i k e , 1 S u c k e r &1 me r l e E Pt N e t - T u e s d a y - C l o u d y w t h app o f Snow - S m i t h s Gang ( 3 ) & Morrow & o t h e r s h e r e at n i g h t . We h a d a l s o a v i s i t from C o l l McD & L a d y - W e d n e s d a y - V e r y c o l d m o r n i n g - C o l l & L a d y l e f t abt noon Downwards - Numbers o f Teams up & down t o day - I r e c d 6 C h a i r s & 1 Box P i p e s from M c I n t y r e P R i c h a r d s o n b u t B a i z e & T h r e a d f o r g o t , W i l l brot home the P o n y & f o r g o t the G. P o w d e r at Mi n k Lake - 9 l / 2 Span at n i g h t - Jos L a M u i r & Har Muir & Son down 16. 1 7 . C o l l & L a d y up 1 8 . V e r y c o l d w e a t h e r �& B r o t h e r on t h e i r way to K i m i n i s k e g - T h u r s d a y - V e r y C o l d S t i l l & c a l m - A l i e k o v e r h ' d B C Nets, 6 P i k e 1 W f i s h & some S u c k e r s . 1 2 S p a n h e r e at n i g h t - J s W a d s w o r t h a l s o h e r e - J n ° M c G i n n i s M i l l a r v e r y h i g h - F r i d a y - T h e n o r t h n L i g h t s v e r y b r i l l i a n t l a s t n i g h t & w e a t h e r c l e a r & c o l d . L o d g e r s a l l o f f i n good t i m e , by whom I d i d w e l l H i c k e y went up to B a r o n to d a y - Sybury went down on r e t u r n w i t h P e r r i g o &c- 15 1 / 2 s p a n h e r e at n i g h t , ( W i l l i a m w th 3 o f B y e r s T e a m ) . Alick d r e w t h e r e s t o f B l k B a p t i s t e s S t a c k - t h e r e was a l i t t l e b e t t e r t h a n a Ton - S a t u r d a y - W e a t h e r more m i l d , Wd N E s t l y . I was down a t C h a r l e s ' & l e f t H a n n a h t h e r e w h o s e f i n g e r i s much better - I brot up 2 B a g s & l/2 Bran & Q u e s n e l l - C h a n g e d E g a n s Pt N e t & p u t d o w n n e w t h r e a d n e t - Edward up iifter N i c k , o n l y 4 S p a n at night - S u n d a y - A l i t t l e l i g h t S n o w f e l l l a s t n i g h t - Blk B t e ever R i c h a r d 19* > e t g s e e n 20. 3 & f * t l s t e S t a c k o f 8*<r a l 1 F e b . 2 1 . 4 22. �R i c h a r d accompd Edward to Mink Lake & w i l l b r i n g up some P o t a t o ' s &c - o n l y 3 S p a n at n i g h t - (Memo) r e p o r t c u r r t h a t Burke ft P e l e r i n on spree yet - 23. Monday - S o f t m i l d morng - I o p e n f d A S p e n c e ' s B a r r e l o f ` P o r k & f i n d i t r a t h e r l e a n e r than I e x p e c t e d - r e p i c k l e d the B a r r e l - 15- Span at n i g h t . 24. T u e s d a y - b e a u t i f u l Mo r n i n g - 1st foggy then c l e a r - became ver y c l o u d y l a t t e r pt o f the d a y , towards n i g h t i t commenced to snow heavy - E g a n s pt new Thd Net o v e r h a u l e d & not a f i s h . D i c k brot 5 Bags P o t a c s from Edward - & 6 Bush O a t s from P . P i e r c e f o r o l d Net s o l d him l a s t Summer 10 Span at n i g h t - ( S . L i e t h & J a c k H a r r i s down t h i s way on a c r u i s e ) - 25. Wednesday - V e r v soft m o r n i n g a f t e r a snow f a l l - Wd s t r o n g from the W. S. Wt. I n the a f t e r n o o n i t stormed & d r i f t e d awfully. 10 Span at night - We had Alex McDonell Eaq with us at night - & Tommy on way up to E Ms- T h u r s d a y �26. B C Nets Changed 2 8 Willy`s leave of absence G r e a t snow storm & d r i f t T h u r s d a y - A v e r y C o l d D a y , not much T e a mi ng to d a y . o n l y R S m i t h - T . B u r k e , J n ° C o c h r a n e , A r c h y . & 2 o f C o n r o y ' s Teams at n i g h t - 27. F r i d a y - f i n e c l e a r mor ni ng - We a l l S l e p t v e r y l a t e t h i s m o r n i n g - w e a t h e r c l e a r & sun warm t h r o ' o u t t h e d a y . A l i c k &c c h a n g e d the n e t s at B C r e e k - t h e y brot 1 0 p i k e & a q t y o f s u c k e r s &c - 5 S p a n at n i g h t . S a t u r d a y - E s t l y W i n d & C l o u d y . W i l l y g o t l e a v e to s e e h i s f r i e n d s , at M i n k L a k e , p r o m i s i n g to b e back tomorrow - I t commenced s n o w i n g very h e a v y i n the E v e n i n g - We had o n l y C o r c o r a n hero at n i g h t . & o l d P i s s e n d a w a . d r u n k as u s u a l - 29. S u n d a y - I t b l e w a p e r f e c t H u r r i c a n e from the N Wst l a s t n i g h t - & this morni n g the snow B a n k s are d r e a d f u l . C a r c o r a n d e t a i n e d a l l day. n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g the Snow d r i f t t o d a y , C h a r l e s & B e t s y & H a n n a h came to s e e us & the l a t t e r r e m a i n e d w i t h u s - h e r hand i s n e a r w e l l - We h a d M o r r o w , C o r c o r a n , T . Foy & W i l l y h e r o at n i g h t . Monday �M a r c h 1 . Mo n d a y - W e a t h e r more m o d e r a t e - but the r o a d s v e r y bad- at n i g h t we had o n l y Archy M c D o n a l d w i t h u s , he had b e e n s i c k above the Bason - W i l l y g o t back a g a i n abt 2 p . m . - to be c h a r g e d 1 1 / 2 d a y s l o s t ti me - A f t e r d i n n e r , I s t a r t e d A l i c k f o r the 2 n d C h u t e a s our L i q o u r i s n e a r done + 2. T u e s d a y - Some m o r e snow f e l l t owa r d s m o r n i n g - I f e l t u n w e l l a g a i n w i t h p a r t i a l c o l d i n the Head - It was cold, a l l d a y w i t h the Wind at N o r t h . I took up the Net at E g a n ' s Pt 1 p i k e 1 W f i s h & 1 m e r l e Egan`s P a t e n t Teams went p a s t i n the E v e n i n g f o r P e r r i g o s - Tommy i n Co - O n l y 2 o f K Moors Teams h e r e at n i g h t - 3. We d n e s d a y - a f i n e c l e a r but c o l d Day - C h a r l e s came vlftk h i s Team to d r a w f i r e w o o d f o r us - S h i l l i n g t o n s ( 2 ) Teams down & stopd - A l i c k a r r d w i t h t h e H W i n e s abt 6 p . m . P i s s e n d a & L o u i s o f f h u n t i n g - 4. T h u r s d a y - a fine mild d a y , B . C . N e t p r o d u c e d 1 0 p i k e & some odd f i s h - v e r y l i t t l e T e a mi n g b e s i d e s E g a n s C o n c e r n - S m i t h W i l l y g o t back A lick went to t h e 2nd C h u t e . t ook up E g a n ` s Ne t a s i t but catches but few f i s h . P i s s . &c s t a r t e d B . C . S e t s seen �Smith & Burke & Flannagan here at night ( The f i r s t 2 loaded with Bay for Smith & K e l l y . 5. Friday - Some more Snow f el l last n i g h t , but s t i l l mild - 7 Span at night - 6. Saturday - fine Mild morning - I bought 6 Mar & 5 Mink from a man of Durrells - W i l l m brot up 2 Barr Flour wth h i s Oxen that I bot from him some time ago - no Teams at n i g h t . 7. Sunday - A f i n e Clear morning - cold & frost y - Mother bad, with Rheumatism in her right hip - I visited- Charles &c B Night - 8. Monday - Mild morning - it comd Snowing from the Westw d at 9 a.m. Aliek got pt of a Barr d i r t y Grease from Blk Bte & brot also 9 p i ke, 1 W f i s h & a few odd fish from the n e t s - Two Priests went past & over to D Stewarts Shanty - 6 Teams at night - besides Archy & E Grier who started o f f again # 4 1 % h i p i k e I t fiali B f r e t k « �a g a i n a b t t h i s morning - Snowy a f t e r n o o n . 9. T u e s d a y - The snow turned to h e a v y r a i n d u r i n g t h e ni ght - & c o n t d n e a r l y t h r o ` o u t t t e d a y - Archy & G r i e r & S t a c k s l e f t t h e i r L o a d s at Williams S h a n t y & r e t d - 3 Span at n i g h t Johnny P r i c e came up from Mink Lake t ow d s Eveni ng- 10. Wednesday - C l o u d y & s t i l l m i l d , tho` we had some f r o s t - Johmny P r i c e took down W i l l y t o be p r e s e n t at h i s F a t h e r s M a r r i a g e - W i l l y got $ 5 in C a s h - E Moor A nephew ( D u d l e y ) here at n i g h t , a l s o Sara A l l e n w t h m r s B i l l Mc A r d l e & Family from Y B r a n c h . 11. T h u r s d a y - A r a t h e r f i n e d a y . C h a r l e s & A l i c k w i t h & C a s t o r k i l l ' d two D e e r on the lower M i t c h i k a n M o u n t a i n s , w h i c h A l i c k & D i c k brot home w t h N i c k & the S g l S l e i g h - Wm Byers & H i c k e y here at n i g h t - w i t h M Wri ght & Tommy Archy - r o a d s impossible to the Opeongonym C o u n t r y - 12. F r i d a y - More R a i n l a s t night & t h i s morning - & c o n t d v e r y s o f t t h r o ' o u t the d a y . Byers & H i c k e y l e f t abt 8 a . m . W i l l y went down again 2 Deer k i l l ` d on the c r e s t �Nets s e e n at B C r e e k 2 Trout 6 P i k e W i l l y got back a g a i n I s o l d 3 g n s H. Wines to J L a f e v r e 16 & at n i g h t , H i c k e y r e t d w i t h Conroy & Js W a d s w o r t h - & t h e y p a s s ' d the n i g h t w i t h us - n o o t h e r Teams - 13. S a t u r d a y - M i l d & f o g g y morng Our L o d g e r s o f f abt 8 a.m. f o r the G r e a t Ma d a w a s k a - Meg u n w e l l or a l i t t l e i n d i s - p o s e d - The n e t s w e r e s e e n & p r o d u c e d 2 Trout ( 1 f i n e o n e ) & a b t 1 / 2 d o z e n p i k e - 14. S u n d a y - A v e r y d i s a g r e e a b l e d a y , w i t h some h e a v y r a i n & T h u n d e r - We had M e s s r s Byers & W i l l i a m h e r e at n i g h t - Willy got b a c k a g a i n - 15. Mo n d a y - Some f r o s t l a s t n i g h t - but a r a t h e r disagreeable d a y a g a i n , much s l e e t & r a i n - The Boys d r e w some f ' w o o d - N i c k ( t h r o ' W i l l y s C a r e l e s s n e s s ) took a c r u i s e down t o Sams and up a g a i n & br ot up the Nabby G r e y - t h e n C h a r l e s & D i c k b r o t us up a load o f h a y & took G r e y s h i r t b a c k again- no Teams but Tommy & W i l l y at n i g h t 16. T u e s d a y - Some f r o s t t h i s mo r n i n g but f i n e & warm a f t e r - wards - W i l l y d r a w i n g f i r e w o o d w t h N i c k . E l i a s Moor & o t h e r s 4 1 / 2 �( 4 1/2 S p a n ) at n i g h t I bought 1 O t t e r 1 2 / 6 & 2 M i n k s 1 2 / 6 - & 2 Marten s k i n s from E Moore - 17. W e d n e s d a y . We had a v i s i t from M r Bangs to day & I Sold him the few f u r s I had - p r i c e on Mart f a l l i n g - he stop'd a l l n i g h t w i t h u s . Tom Joynt w i t h us to d a y & H i c k e y arrd towds n i g h t , & we had P e t e r McDone11 & 2 others - 18. Thursday - An u g l y d a y , at times - P e r r i g o went down - no Teams at a l l at n i g h t - 19. F r i d a y . Another ver y d i s a g r e e a b l e a f t e r n o o n o f Snow s q u a l l s & d r i f t s . the B . C . N e t s were seen i n the morning & p r o d u c e d a few Trout a W f i s h & 4 p i k e - C h a r l e s came up p r e p a r a t o r y for s t a r t i n g for By Town he would not wait any l o n g e r f o r C McD 20. S a t u r d a y - f r o s t y morning & c o l d Snow s q u a l l s a f t e r Charles s t a r t e d for By Town - Tom Burke & Andrew F 1 i n t up w i t h a load o f Hay for C MD Toole h e r e & C o c h r a n e - L i t t l e R o n a l d here l o o k i n g a f t e r C o l l - S u n d a y March 20. C h a r l e s started for By Town �J a c k H a r r i s c a me h e r e Alick &c c l e a r e d s n o w f o r m S u g a r y C & R MD u p a t t h e i r Shanty Dd Stu- 2 5 . a r t ' s g a n g s back o f t h e Pt 21. S u n d a y - d a r k c o o l d a y w i t h some S n o w - Tommy r e t d from E M o o r s S h a n t y - a f t e r a h a r d t r i p . 22. M o n d a y - f i n e morning C o l d & c l o u d y a f t e r n o o n - Wilmore & L e B l a n c came o u t o f B C r e e k h a v i n g d o n e t h e r e - L i t t l e R o n a l d R e t u r n e d home a g a i n as s o o n a s h e came - Tom Foy, D Moor & a m a n , h e r e a t n i g h t . D y e r Mo o r p a s s e n g e r & L a m b e r t c a m e a f o o t by B a r k L a k e . R o a d s t o E M o o r ' s p r o n o u n c e d i m p a s s a b l e f o r Teams - 23. T u e s d a y - Some m o r e s now f e l l l a s t n i g h t - W i l l & Alick d r a w i n g some wood - We f i n i s h e d o u r Co's T h r e a d Net & b e g a n a n o t h e r - We h a d 4 Teams a t n i g h t - S t a c k s . A r c h y & P e t e r M c D o n a l d & some m a n . & L e B l a n c . 24. W e d n e s d a y - C l o u d y & r a t h e r c o l d m o r n i n g - J a c k H a r r i s o f f at l a s t - T Foy - 2 C o n w a y ' s & 1 / 2 Team h e r e at n i g h t - P a u l & J B t e P i s s . a r r i v e d - r e c d 1 0 M a r & 1 M i n k from them - T h u r s d a y - A f i n e d a y , A l l c k d r e w t h e l a s t o f C o r d w o o d - He �He went to the N e t s a l s o & brot 7 p i k e & some s u c k e r s - A l i c k M c D o n e l l took d i n n e r h e r e & ret d down a g a i n - D d S t e w a r t s g a n g moved o v e r a l o n g s i d e o f us - a g r e a t number o f Men b e l o n g i n g to E g a n , W a d s w , E Moor & b o t h e r e d u s at n i g h t W i l l i a m a l o n g . L u d i t , W W r i g h t T o o l e & c . 28. F r i d a y - h e a v y r a i n y m o r n i n g & bad V e r g l a w . Lodgers went o f f , n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g . C h a r l e s a r r d at Home & brot up some t h i n g s f o r C & R & McD - Coll & R o r y went down h o m e w a r d s , a f t e r w a r d s . Bob S m i t h , T . B u r k e , Jos M c V i t i e , P e r r i g o & o t h e r s h e r e at n i g h t y I was down at C h a r l e s ' p l a c e p a s s ' d the n i g h t t h e r e - 27. S a t u r d a y - f i n e f r o s t y mo r n i n g - Recd a qty o f Twine M r S m i t h bot f o r me at Ft W i l l m - at n i g h t we h a d M r E M o o r e , the 2 M c D o n a l d s (Lac D o r e ) & W i l l s man - S u n d a y - a most beautiful. Started A l i c k f o r the 2d C h u t e f o r s u p p l i e s - r e m i t t e d £ 2 5 to S q u i r e M c I n t y r e S l e w o f Rafts- men up at t h e House �E M o o r ' s l a s t h i r e d Team Beach came down April 1st. Considerable stir to day up & down. Smurm s t a r t e d a l o n e f o r the S u g a r y . B l a c k B a p t i s t e & W i l l y d r o v e our 3 Cows up from C h a r l e s P l a c e - 29. Monday - F i n e Cool d a y . C l o u d y . Bapt & C h a r l e s t r i e d f o r a D e e r , the dog ( C a s t o r - k i l l'd one but too f a r o f f f o r them to f i n d i t - Conroy men h e r e at n i g h t & L u d i t & W Wri ght & T o o l e , they a n n o y ' d u s a l l n i g h t . 30. Tuesday - f i n e c o l d d a y . A l i c k got home abt n o o n , a l l r i g h t M r Egan & Morriss took l a t e d i n n e r & proceede d on - O n l y 1 Team at n i g h t . ( C h a r l e s got the d e e r the dog k i l l ' d y e s t e r d a y . Wednesday - R a i n & V e r g l a w . Joshua S mi t h w t h a Team ga ve us a c a l l on r o u t e f o r 3 r d C h u t e . Snow & S l e e t & h a i l c o n t d a l l d a y . J e f f n here at n i g h t l o a d e d for E Moore. Thursday - C o l d C l o u d y c o r n i n g . Sent Sent Alick to Mink Lake for Patacks. Messrs Egan & Morris took dinne �w e a r i e d H o r s e s w e l l - & t h e n p r o c e e d e d on f o r E g a n s v i l l e . J o s h u a S m i t h r e t d u p wa r d s J n ° M c D o n e l l a l o n g w i t h him they t a l k ' d a l o n g w h i l e . P e r r i g o & w i f e went down l a t e . Yo un g \ m D u r r e 1 1 h e r e at n i g h t g o i n g h o m e w a r d s . A p r i l 2 d F r i d a y - C o l d s t i l l - A l i c k & Tommy brot a load o f P o t a t o ' s & Bay from E d w a r d s & t h e y went down a g a i n f o r more H a y . 3 . S a t u r d a y - O K a n e A B l k B t e o v e r to i n f o r m u s o f a man b e i n g 3 . C . Nets S e e n k i l l ' d by a t r e e & i n s e a r c h o f B o a r d s - &c &c - We had a v i s i t from F e r g u s o n & Cameron - P a l m e r s t o n . - S e r s o n d r o v e them u p - Tommy & A l i c k brot 2 more l o a d s o f May P e r r i g o & W i f e went up - C h a r l e s & D i c k visited B C N e t s , 6 P i k e &c - 4 . S u n d a y - A f i n e d a y & c o n s i d e r a b l e snow m e l t e d a w a y - B e t s y & F a n n y up from C h a r l e s ' s P l a c e & Meg went down w i t h Bet i n l i e u o f Fan - to make s u g a r - M r E Moor w i t h 2 1 / 2 Team h e r e �h e r e at n i g h t g o i n g h o m e w a r d s - S e l f v e r y u n w e l l t o w a r d s & a l l n 5. M o n d a y - a f i n e m o r n i n g - g l o o m y r e s t o f t h e d a y - n o Teams- 6. T u e s d a y - Some snow f e l l l a s t n i g h t - B l k B t e ft W i l l y g o t o v e r 8 B a r r e l s w i t h a l i t t l e G r e a s e & c o a r s e S a l t , t h i s m o r n i n g - & i n t h e E v e n i n g We g o t a n o t h e r B a r r . o f c o a r s e S a l t & some Empty B a r r . from t h e D e p o t ft B t e s e n t o v e r a B a r r . Dam d P o r k b e b o u g h t from them a t $ 8 - A l i c k j o i n e d t h e S u g a r y i n t h e a f t e r n o o n - 7. W e d n e s d a y - f i n e m o r n i n g & a f t e r some f r o s t - S e n t W i l l y f o r B u s h e l s P o t a t o ' s f r o m P r i c e s - He c a m e b a c k abt 6 p . m . - E d w a r d i n C ° o n l y recd 1 0 B u s h & 1 5 l b s i n s t e a d o f 1 2 l / 2 - M r 0 ' K a n e & B l a c k e y came o v e r i n t h e E v e n i n g & p d t h e N i g h t h e r e - r e c d a l i t t l e s y r u p rrom the S u g a r y - 8. T h u r s d a y - A most b e a u t i f u l d a y a t l o n g l a s t - E d w a r d g o t t h e l o a n o f Nick& W o o d s l e i g h & t o o k C u r l e y d o w n & a B a r r . P o r k I g a v e him - &c B l a c k e y a c c o m p d on h i s way to E g a n s - v i l l e M i l l s - T h e 2 ( l a s t ) S p a n o f H o r s e s ft a n u m b e r o f men A l i c k j o i n e d t h e S u g a r m a k e r s Recd 2 Turkeys P Edward & 10 15/55 Bush Potacs from Price Sent Willy to help at the Sugar Camp �men c a m e down f r o m B y e r ' s C r e e k t o o k B r e a k f t & went on - a b t 2 p . m . B o b M a r t i n b r o t d o w n 5 O x e n t h e y f e d &c - S e n t W i l l y i n t h e m o r n i n g down t o t h e S u g a r Camp t o h e l p h e c a m e up i n t h e Eveng r e p o r t s t h e S a p d o e s n o t r u n much. 9. F r i d a y Good, v e r y h a r d f r o s t l a s t n i g h t - P a u l g o t some l i t t l e t h i n g s , & t h e n went o f f t o J o i n J B t e S e n t W i l l y a g a i n d o w n to t h e S u g a r y - 10. S a t u r d a y - f i n e W e a t h e r - f r o s t y N i g h t s & c l e a r d a y s - 11. S u n d a y - E a s t e r - A l i c k came to s e e us f r o m t h e S u g a r y , r e p o r t s T r e e s n o t r u n n i n g w e l l a s y e t - I n t h e E v e n i n g E d w a r d b r o t up t h e Poney & 1 0 B u s h P o t a t o ' s & F r a n c i s c a m e i n l i e u o f C u r l y - r e p o r t s K i t t y u n w e l l - 12. M o n d a y - f i n e d a y a q t y o f P o r k w a s brot across b y C & R McD's T e a m s t e r - S e n t a Bag o f R u t l e d g e s P a t a c s down t o C h a r l e s 13. T u e s d a y - f i n e d a y a g a i n - r e c e i v i n g F l o u r & P o r k s t i l l f o r CR MD C h a r l e s d e l d a 1 /2 Ton Hay a c r o s s to C & R McD Depot. I O l d I g n i a s c a m e down w t h O �I r e c d a B e a v e r ( w h o l e ) from P i s e n d a w a t c h i - Archy McDonell h e r e a t n i g h t r e p o r t s t h e I c e v e r y b a d up l i t t l e B C h e r e - E g a n s Horses g o t t h r o ' t h e I c e & w a s s a v e d w i t h d i f f i c u l t y - 14. W e d n e s d a y - C l o u d y d a y b u t f i n e a f t e r w a r d s - I w a s d o w n a t C h a r l e s ' wth N i c k & g o t t h e B e a v e r s k i n d & l e f t t h e greatest p a r t o f t h e M e a t - T h e remr o f F l o u r was b r o t a c r o s s as a l s o s o m e T e a &c - T h u r s d a y - a f i n e d a y b u t C l o u d y , a f t e r a l i t t l e f r o s t - 0 ' K a n e b r o t 92 Bush O a t s a c r o s s - & some S a l t - at n i g h t We h a d , B o b b y T u r n e r 3 H o r s e s & 2 O x e n P J n ° G r a n t - a f t e r w d s a b t d a r k R o r y McDonell & C l e r k Chisholm wth S e r s o n & J e n n y R i c e - 16. F r i d a y - H a r d f r o s t l a s t n i g h t - R o r y ft C r e w went a c r o s s e a r l y - I t h e n w e n t & took up t h e 3 N e t s at B C r e e k - a g r e a t n u m b e r o f S u c k e r s b u t o n l y 5 p i k e - 17. S a t u r d a y - f i n e morning b u t b e c a m e C l o u d y & a f t e r n o o n m i s t y W i l l y c l e a n i n g u p abt t h e H o u s e - B a p t e h e r e a t night. 18. S u n d a y -fine d a y - n o v i s i t o r s - B a p t i s t e w a s d o w n a t Gull seen & Blk Duck Willy's Time finished �C & R 1 9 . McDs Edred Teams finished Konk Watching Sent 20. down A l i c k s C o l t s P e r W i l l y _ Konk has 5 Eggs under h e r . 21 P e t Hen sat on 1 1 Eggs 66 6/34 Bush of Rorys Oats C h a r l e s ' s says l i t t l e i s d o i n g t h e r e - Monday - C l o u d y E s t l y Wind but s t i l l s o f t - at N i g h t , We had T . B u r k e , B i l l for Burke - & Abrm Rowland h a v i n g f i n i s h e d from C & R McD - T . Burke v e r y i l l s a t i s f i e d - & no wonder - D . S t u a r t sent 6 0 Bush O a t s & Dble Team T u e s d a y - f i n e s o f t m o r n i n g E s t l y Wi n d - T . Burke s t a r t e d a f t e r B r e a k f a s t , W i l l y R u t l e d g e recd h i s sent him homewards - He took A l i c k ' s C o l t s along to l e a v e them at C h a r l e s ' P l a c e - With C & R McD's s l e i g h - Ice s t i l l very good P o r y ' s C l e r k brot over a q t y more o f O a t s & I gave them a r e c e i p t f o r the whole o f what t h i r d s that have been s t o r e d up t o d a t e - 21. Wednesday - R a i n y d a y . N Estly W i n d . I d e l d per o r d e r r McD 6 6 6 / 3 4 Bush O a t s t o Archy for A McD - I c e g e t t i n g bad abt lower l a n d i n g Bay. J B t e & P a u l a r r i v e d from the I n t e r i o r , ( t h e y left (Bte 5 N a r t . 1 Fishr & 3 M i n k ) & P a u l �P a u l 3 M a r t & 1 F i s h r - - Boar & Sow i n b u s i n e s s - T h u r s d a y - R a i n y m o r n i n g s t i l l . C l e r k D o u g l a s came & in- - formed u s that David S t e w a r t had c u t h i m s e l f b a d l y - s o l d him 1 1 / 2 doz E g g s f o r 1 / 3 - I n the a f t e r n o o n I went to s e e S t e w a r t & I d i d n o t t h i n k t h e cut a v e r y b a d one - I s u p p l i e d him w i t h some o f D a l l e y s p a i n e x t r a c t o r . I put down a n e t at low L a n d g - F r i d a y - Wd N Wst & v e r y c o l d . I went a g a i n to s e e Dd S t e w a r t t h e c u t d o e s not l o o k w e l l . Jemmy L a r u e h e r e a t N i g h t from E g a n ' s F a r m . He brot 2 p a c k e t s , contg 4 N ' p a p e r s & 2 L e t t e r s from Ba n g s & 1 from McG - I b o u g h t 1 8 M i n k 1 F i s h e r from D d S t e w a r t - S a t u r d a y - Hard f r e e z i n g W e a t h e r - R e c d 5 0 B u s h . O a t s & 1 l o n g S l e i g h from C o l l s Depot - H a n n a h t a k e n v e r y u n w e l l o f C o l d & B i l i o u s c o m p l a i n t - B l a c k B t e came o v e r at N i g h t - 25. S u n d a y - f i n e f r o s t y m o r n i n g - H a n n a h ' s f e v e r v e r y b a d , I t h o ug h t 22. Devd Stewart cut himself down net 1 pike. 2 Bangs Letters & McGillys 1 Letter �5 p i k e o u t o f t h e n e t 3 p i k e & 1 Duck s h o t at fg Pt A p r i l 2 7 . 3 pike Y o u n g K o n k s i t t i n g a b o u t t h e s e d a y s t h o u g h t i t r i g h t t o t a k e a l i t t l e b l o o d from h e r - S h e was i n d e e d v e r y u n w e l l B a p t i s t e w e n t down a n d b r o t home t h e M o t h e r - t h e n Bte g o t a l l n e c e s s a r y s u p p l i e s & s t a r t e d f o r h i s S h a n t y and w i l l n o t p r o b a b l y be b a c k h e r e s o soon - 26. M o n d a y - C o l d r a w W e a t h e r i n t h e a f t e r n o o n much r a i n & s l e e t D a v d S t e w e r t s h i f t i n g h i s p e o p l e ( A M c D ) t o t h e o t h e r s i d e - his o u t f o o t m e n d i n g - T u e s d a y - f i n e Morning - H a n n a h s o m e t h i n g b e t t e r - T h e w e a t h e r t h r o ' o u t t h e d a y v e r y u g l y , snow s l e e t H a i l at t i m e s W d N Wst - at l o n g l a s t f i v e W i l d G e e s e made t h e i r a p p e a r a n c e & I a w k w a r d l y m i s s ' d o n e n o t f a r D u c k s r e m a r k a b l y s c a r c e - Dd S t e w a r t a b l e t o h o b b l e o v e r on a c r u t c h to t h e S ' t h Camp w h e r e t h e y h a v e t o r a f t . W e d n e s d a y - f i n e & v e r y f r o s t y m o r n i n g w i t h c o l d N Wst Wind a l l d a y - I accompad ye M o t h e r r o u n d t h e Bay n e a r l y to the P o r t on h e r Way t o j o i n t h e S u g a r m a k e r s a g a i n , a s H a n n a h i s a p p a r e n t l y m e n d i n g - t h e I c e n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g t h e f r o s t y n i g h t s i s w e a r i n g r a p i d l y a w a y . C h a r l e s d r o p ' d i n on u s a b t . �2 9 . C h a r l e s shot 5 Ducks Shot a 3 0 . poor stock Buck Leon V i a u x commenced meal a b 1 2 p . m . - 1 h a v i n g m i s s ' d s o e i n g him in t h e Bay & he suppose d him mother was h e r e yet - he had 2 f i n e Blk Ducks & he shot a l g e Saw B i l l Duck i n the Eve ni ng at F r o g Pt - he remd a l l n i g h t w i t h u s - Jemmy L a r u e a l s o a r r on r e t u r n . T h u r s d a y - F r o s t y n i g h t a g a i n - C h a r l e s s t a r t e d on a d u c k h u n t i n g Tour up towds the M o . o f the R i v e r - & Jemmy L a r u e contd on f o r E g a n s v i l l e V i a C . Bay - The Ice c o n s i d e r e d l o n g e r t r us t wo r t h y - C h a r l e s came b a c k l a t e , he b r o 1 2 Lge Saw B i l l Pucks & 3 Coup d ' E t a t s he l o s t g e t t i n g s e v e r a l f o r want o f a Canoe - F r i d a y - The most S p l e n d i d f i n e Warm d a y ( a f t e r a f r o s t y n i g h t ) t h a t We have us yet had to e n j o y t h i s S p r i n g - C h a r l e s went b a c k en p a s s e n t - I put base &c to my small Canoe - at n i g h t , Leon V i a u x P e r r i g o ' s Jobber a r r d & a r r g d to stop a few d a y s wi th u s - May 1 . S a t u r d a y - It commenced r a i n i n g e a r l y t h i s morning & contd on �3 meals 2 Pike Leon l e f t f o r Egansville l i t t l e s a y abt a hundd Y a r d s - at n i g h t t h e Cows made us a v i s i t & I f e d them well on tame Hay - I c a t c h e d a c o l d i n my Head & was tormented s n e e z i n g & b l o w i n g my n o s e - 2. S u n d a y - The w i n d N th & c o l d - h a v i n g f r o z e some a g a i n d u r i n g the n i g h t - at n i g h t two men from LeBl ari c v s S h a n t y c a m p ' d wi t h us - We get a s u f f i c i e n c y o f f i s h out o f our t h r e a d n e t f o r T a b l e u s e - 3 . M o n d a y - N th W i n d & v e r y c o l d - I n the Lea the S u n i s v e r y warm b e i n g c l e a r - The I c e s t r o n g as yet - L e B l a n c ' s Men went ahead accompd by Leon V i r a u x - 4 . T u e s d a y - f i n e warm d a y . c l e a r p a s s a g e r o d the Lake from h e r e to B C r e e k - M a r s e l l o i s & F. P a i l l e f e r came abt noon w i t h 1 Yoke O x e n & 1 S p a n H o r s e s , t h e y got a C a n o e & w e n t to Depot & rend away a l l N i g h t l e a v i n g me to t a k e c a r e o f t h e H o r s e s & O x e n down �McGillis's Establishmt or rather Shanty burnt down Sugary done 1 s h o t 3 W i l d G e e a e down t h e i r H o r s e s &c t o C h a r l e s Farm. I a l s o t ook my s m a l l Canoe & s e nt down to s e e them, I got r o d o n l y to B C r e e k f o u n d them abt f i n i s h i n g S u g a r y - P i a l l e &c Leon &c h e r e at n i g h t a l s o P e l l e r i n i n s e a r c h o f h i s C a n o e - 6. T h u r s d a y - L o d g e r s &c s t a r t e d u p wa r d s - a b t 3 p . m . A l i c k & the M o t h e r a r r i v e d i n o u r 3 f t C a n o e a l o n e , the S u g a r y h a v i n g f i n i s h e d - t o wa r ds n i g h t Edward a r r d from M i n k L a k e - The I c e p a r t i a l l y moving abt from s i d e to s i d e - May 7. F r i d a y - f i n e c l e a r d a y - I c e d r i f t i n g about - Edward & A l i c k went r o un d by t h e Mo. o f the R i v e r & Hd o f the Lake & the f i r m g o t 1 0 l b {minus when w e i g h e d h e r e o f l l b 2 o z . ) T e a on c r e d i t - from R McD I t r i e d to set f i r e i n t h e Bay B r u l e but i t s no go- S a t u r d a y - A l i c k a s s i s t e d Ned r o d to P o r t R o c k y P o i n t on h i s way home - a v e r y Warm d a y & g r a s s g r o w i n g r a p i d l y - The I c e d r i f t i n g & W a s t i n g w i t h a s t r o n g N Wst w i n d - towards n i g h t R o r y ` s R a f t s p u s h e d out i t h a v i n g became calm& t h e y r o w e d �9 . Roast Goose Pet Hen 7 1 0 . Char l e e m O t t e r s t a r t e d f i r e * f o r P e e r p a s t u r e Dry 1 1 . Weather Water at a stand in the Lake S p o t t y sat 12 rowed a l l n i g h t - Sunday - f i n e calm morning - Rorys ( L ' a g a c e ' s D e p o t ) Raft out o f s i g h t bel ow f r o g Poi nt - & B l a c k e y ' s Brennans C r e e k H e a v y R a f t just o p p o s i t e to us a p p a r e n t l y v e r y weak man`d - they a l l got out o f the L a k e abt the c l o s e o f d a y . Monday - a b e a u t i f u l Calm & warm day - I was at B e a v e r Farm for a S p a d e & brot up an O t t e r S k i n ( k i l l ` d by C h a r l e s i n C B a y ) The G i r l s (Han & Fan & Smurm ) C o m m e n c e d the Garden - Al i c k d r a w i n g Dung w i t h N i c k - at n i g h t Messrs H i c k e y & P e r r i g o - & c &c c a m p ' d h e r e on t h e i r way for Round Lake - to d e c i d e on P e r r i g o ` e Timber measurements - Tuesday - f i n e & v e r y Calm - P a u l & J B t e &c p a s s ` d f o r a h u n t i n g Tour t o w d s Opeongonym - G a r d e n e r s as b e f o r e - We take enough o f fish for T a b l e us e in two N e t s - O l d S p o t t y sat i n the evening on 1 3 E g g s - Pe a k has now 11 Eggs in n e s t towards u p p . B a c k f i e l d . Wednesday - C l o u d y c o o l morning- G a r d e n e r s &c as u s u a l v e r y �Se t a k e e n o u g h o f fi^i^tbout s e l a y s P r i n c i p a l p a r t o f T G a r d e n f i n i s h e d S I e k d i e - c h a r g e d G r e a t / 1 3 . **1res/tow<ls m Lake v e r y d r y w e a t h e r & f i r e s r a g i n g above o l d B u r k e s - 13. T h u r s d a y - S t i l l warm & d r y - v a r i o u s l y e m p l o y ` d about G a r d e n & F e n c e - at n i g h t we had B l a c k Baptiste & a g o i n g up to a s s i s t L i t t l e R o n a l d on h i s way o v e r t h e L a k e s - a l s o Marsellois w a s h e r e f o r P o r k ( 4 B a r r ) & T e a ( 1 C h e s t ) f o r Jno M c D o n e l l -& Mr E Moor e & Son b d f o r B a r k Lake - & 2 o f Egans men t a k i n g a l o n g two C a n o e s f o r P e r r i g o s R a f t - 14. F r i d a y - S t i l l v e r y d r y & Warm - M r C h i s o l m br ot 1 5 O a t s more to be s t o r e d f o r C & R McD & he took away a C h e s t o f T e a - the last we had i n s t o r e - We f i x e d new f e n c e abt t h e G a r d e n - Hannah & Fanny a l w a y s b u s y at t h e G a r d e n , d i g g i n g s o w i n g p l a n t i n g &c - G r e a t F i r e s - 15. S a t u r d a y - m i l d Cloudy f o r e n o o n - S o f t l i g h t r a i n i n the a f t e r n o o n - Work p r i n c i p a l l y abt the new a d d i t i o n to ye G a r d e n - 16. S u n d a y - f i n e d a y . H u g h e y D a r a c h brot down a man to C h a r l e s ` �C h a r l e s ` p l a c e & t h e n came up & s t o p ' d w i t h us - at n i g h t We had Mr H i c k e y & P a y e t en r e t u r n - & J o s h u a S m i t h R a f t i s now i n the L a k e - S p r e e ` d at n i g h t & H i c k e y r a m p a n t . 17. Mo n d a y - V a r i a b l e W e a t h e r & Wind c o n t r a r y f o r S m i t h s Raft He s t o p ' d a l l d a y w i t h u s - I n d e e d i t stormed from the West- - ward & w r e c k e d o u r b e s t t h r e a d n e t d r e a d f u l l y - 18. T u e s d a y - W e a t h e r M o d e r a t e . E. L a P r o v i e n & Leon went p a s t w i t h a C a n o e load o f L u g g a g e &c f o r P e r r i g o b d f o r Egansville- P e r r i g o t a k i n g down h i s Horses by L a n d - at n i g h t We had M e s s r s Robt S m i t h & D d Cameron & J o s h u a S m i t h a g a i n Whose R a f t p a s s ' d t h e House abt S u n s e t - 19. W e d n e s d a y - J o s h u a S m i t h ' s R a f t p a s s i n g i n s i d e o f M a c k w a ' s I s l a n d d e s t r o y ` d one o f my o l d n e t s - Robt Smith &c l e f t abt 8 a . m . He Rob. p a i d me 0 - I am much t r o u b l e d abt t h e s e d a y ' s w i t h a tormenting I t c h a l l o v e r me f r o m H e a d t o f e e t . H u g h e y s t i l l w i t h u s - 20. T h u r s d a y - f i n e d a y . One of my new n e t s wa s set y e s t e r d a y & f u r n i s h e s �/ 5 T * f u r n i s h e s us eno` o f p i k e &c - P e r r i g o ' s Timber - Lade Ba uc he foreman p a s s ' d p o i n t abt d a r k - G a r d e n e r s busy - 21. F r i d a y - Heavy s t r o n g G a l e Wstly P l a n t i n g a f e w P o t a t o ' s i n new br oke n sod Ground a d j o i n i n g Garden - Bobby T u r n e r h e r e at n i g h t - P e r r i g o & L a P r o v i e n p a s s ' d up t h i s mo r n i n g the former w i l l stop i n c h ' g e o f I ` s P l a c e & sow some O a t s &c - 22. S a t u r d a y - f i n e M o r n i n g - Hughey D a r r a c h s t a r t e d at l a s t - P e r r i g o &c - t h i s m o r n i n g - Recd 2 M o n t 1 G a z e t t e s 1 s t & 8 t h May - & By Town G a z e t t e 3 0 t h A p r 1 - - a b 1 l / 2 p t 1 0 p.m. B l a c k B a p t i s t e & L o u i s o n came down from C & R M c D ` s R a f t s w h i c h a r e at P e r r i g o ' s R a p i d s p a r t l y ran o v e r - 23. S u n d a y - A most S p l e n d i d d a y but v e r y calm & Hot - I was down at C h a r l e s ' Price with Smurm & examined B a p t i s t e s Farm & f i n d e n o ' o f space t h e r e to p l a n t P o t a t o ' s Bl a c k & Louison r e t d up to t h e i r R a f t s in the Evening - 24. Monday - f i n e morning - A l i c k Han & Fanny took 8 Bags potac`s Plants Po t a c s i n G a r d e n �p o t a c ` s & w e n t t o p l a n t d o w n a t B a p t t e C l e a r a n c e , d u r i n g t h e d a y I t b l e w e x c e s s i v e h a r d at t i m e s - & h e a v y s h o w e r s w A W T h u n d e r - P h i l i p P e a r s e w i t h Jimmy M i l l a r p a s s ' d down I l e n t t h e o l d Log C a n o e - B o b b y T u r n e r & 3 men w e n t up i n t h e E v e n i n g - t h e y a l l had e n o to d o a s t h e s w e l l s in t h e L a k e was h i g h - T u e s d a y - f i n e C o o l d a y a l t e r t h e S t o r m - at n i g h t we h a d , T a y l o r ft a C a n n ( P a r a d i s ) srith 2 T o k o O x e n f r o m L e B l m t e * * D y e r S h a n t y ft Harm M o o r e ft S o n A f r o m t h e B a s o n - W e d n e s d a y - f i n e C o o l m o r n i n g - L o d g e r s o f f i n good time- A l i c k & t h e 2 G i r l s came home h a v i n g p l a n t e d o n l y 5 B a g s P o t a t o ' s at B l a c k B a p t i s t e s Farm & 2 i n C h a r l e s own p l a c e - T h e d a y w a s v e r y w a r m , S e l f & O l d Koman w a t e r ' d t h e G a r d e n w e l l - T h u r s d a y - A considerable of R a i n l a s t n i g h t & t h i s m o r n i n g Jno D o n e 1 1 & R o n d M c D o n e l l j u n i o r s R a f t s a l l p a s t the p o i n t in c o u r s e o f the d a y . Recd a qty of Shanty stuff from them S a t o l d B l u e i n t h e Even- i n g 1 2 Eggs deld 6 Bush Oats provr &c to J. Tenaskou Young Brot out 6 god- Jno lings Old Konks all rotten �& d e l i v e r d a q t y o f P r o v i s i o n s f o r t h e u s e o f t h e R a f t - Mr T a y l o r & P a r a d i s who brot d o w n O x e n r e t d to L e B l a n c s S h a n t y w e r e h e r e at n i g h t - We g e t p l e n t y o f F i s h o u t o f t h e N e w t h r e a d n e t . 28. F r i d a y - f i n e c a l m ( f o g g y ) m o r n i n g - at n i g h t We h a d Phil H e l f e t y & a n o t h e r on t h e i r w a y f o r t h e B a s o n Improvemts - 29. S a t u r d a y - v a r i a b l e W e a t h e r I n t h e morning b u t i n t h e c o u r s e o f t h e a f t e r n o o n , I t t h u n d e r ' d h e a v i l y & t h e r e p a s s ` d f r o m t h e N`Wd o f t h e H e a v i e s t S q u a l l s of R a i n ( w t h some H a i l ) t h a t 1 e v e r I t h i n k f e l l at o n e t i m e - 30. S u n d a y - a f i n e d a y b u t s t r o n g W i n d f r o m the N W e s t - in t h e E v e n i n g L a B l a n c ' e R a f t f r o m B y e r s C r e e k m a d e i t s app- - e a r a n c e at t h e Hd o f t h e L a k e - o u r n e t s p r o d u c e p l e n t y o f f i s h o f a l l s o r t * ( e . m e p t * f i s h & T r o u t ) - M o n d a y a f i n e d a y . - c L e B l a n c ` s R a f t g o t o u t o f t h e Upper end o f t h e L a k e b y Evening - p a s s i n g f r o g Pt abt d a y s e t 1 recd a Barrel of g o o d G r e a s e from him to b e rec d f o r - May 31 One Goose 3 Goslings O �159 Smurm me l t i n g & c l e a n i n g Grease to keep over Summer C a s t o r went o f f t h i s morning & d i d not r e t u r n at n i g h t . 1. T u e s d a y - a f i n e d a y & p r e t t y c a l m . C h a r l e s took my new plough down - A l i c k took Dyer Moore up as f a r as S i c a r d s Lake on h i s way home - I b o i l e d made a q t y of P i c k l e - p l e n t y o f M u s k e t o ' s & B l a c k flies - 2. Wednesday - I r e p i c k l e d a l l the Pork i n S t o r e - The Muskito`s - uncommonly plentiful- 3. T h u r s d a y - a f i n e Day - H a v i n g p r e p a r e d a l l my d o c u m e n t s I s t a r t e d to pay E g a n s v i l l e a V i s i t - 4. F r i d a y - Cold Nth Wind - Some f r o s t t h i s morning - I was a l l d a y at E g a n s v i l l e h a v i n g to w a i t there f o r H i c k e y who had s t a r t e d E a r l y i n the morning for Bromley - I saw him i n t h e E v e n i n g but d i d l i t t l e B u s i n e s s with him - 5. S a t u r d a y - I got Home a g a i n accompd b y Edward - f o u n d a l l w e l l - Peak bringing out some o f her C h i c k s - No Cows c a l v e d as yet . 3 c a l v e d at C h a r l e s - Sunday S t a r t e d f o r Egansville C h a r l e s ploughing �6. S u n d a y - E a r l y t h i s M o r n i n g , B i g J a c k was seen w o r k i n g r o u n d C h a r l e s H o p e p o i n t w i t h his R a f t i n s e p a r a t e c r i b s W i n d S o u t h l y - He w a s h e r e a l l d a y . P e r r i g o &c went up. 7. M o n d a y - C a l m & c l o u d y m o r n i n g B i g J a c k s t i l l h e r e Edward 8. T u e s d a y - f i n e c a l m m o r n g , B i g J a c k & L i t t l e B o b b y s h o v e d o u t o f o u r B a y t h i s M o r n i n g b u t t h e E a s t l y B r e e z e abt 9 a . m . s t o p ` d them a t M a k w a s I s l a n d - O l d M o t h e r M a k aw c a m e t o o k a w a y h e r C a t s - B e t s y & M e g c a m e up abt 2 p . m . j u s t b e f o r e it b r o k e o u t a v e r y h e a v y s h o w e r . T h e y w e n t back i n t h e E v e n i n g . 9. W e d n e s d a y - I t r a i n i n g a l m o s t a l l l a s t n i g h t - I n the E v e n i n g I f o u n d C h e r r y & h e r C a l f t h e l a t t e r a l m o s t d e a d at t h e l i t t l e M e a d o w - brot them home - & t h e f o r m e r was m i l k ' d - 10. T h u r s d a y - V e r y h e a v y R a i n a l l d a y & t h e a f t e r n o o n much S n o w & S l e e t - kill`d C h e r r y ` s C a l f a s i t was s u f f e r i n g - I n t h e E v e n i n g shut up L i l y - who a p p e a r e d S i c k - - F r i d a y Ymmg l0*t W R T f f S S E S i c k Sherry 9. i ved C r e a t *>tor« # 1 0 . . h gjiac!^ �161 L i l y 1 1 . F r i d a y - N W t W i n d , & r a t h e r f r e s h - B i g J a c k R a f t c a l v e d appears a l l W r e c k ' d on tho S t h S h o r e below W o o l s e y Camp a s s i s t e d to d e l i v e r L i l y o f a dead C a l f - h e r s e l f v e r y wi c k e d - I was very s i c k o f Headache & D e b i l i t y a l l day - at n i g h t we had Young D u r r e l l from the B a s o n , r e p o r t s f a v o r a b l y - O l d P e l l y p a t & Co d e l d t h e i r Oxen s a f e at the P o r t - 1 2 . S a t u r d a y - f i n e Cool M o r n i n g - We g e t p l e n t y o f fish out o f the net - L i l y v e r y v i c i o u s a l t h o ' t i e d i n t h e P e r r i g o & Son arrd ( W i t h a Horse & Cow) almost done out w i t h h u n g e r & f a t i g u e - T h i r s t &c - Took h i s f e e d & Liquor & then p r o c e e d e d on a g a i n - 1 3 . S u n d a y - f i n e Calm Morning w t h a p p r o f Warm w e a t h e r . L i l y almost unmanageable - K i c k i n g &c &c - We had to l e t h e r go about h e r B u s i n e s s In the a f t e r n o o n & t r u s t to h e r d r y i n g up as i t might turn out - 1 4 . Monday - an Excessive hot day. Jeff & Wife with Brother went �A t w e n t p u t l a t e - T u e s d a y - Warm i n t h e f o r e n o o n abt n o o n i t r o s e a l i t t l e b r e e z e . B l o s s o m c a l v e d i n t h e Cow Y a r d , a h e i f e r c a l f - e a r l y h o u r W e d n e s - f i n e c a l m morng O l d M o o r e & S o n s c a l l ` d i n on A w a y home & I r e c d some P a p e r s & 2 L e t t e r s , from R M c I n t y r e & 1 f r o m Mr H i c k e y . A n s w e r ' d t h e f o r m e r I m m e d i a t e l y & f o r w d Pr J B t e P i s s - w h o s a y s h e w i l l l e a v e f o r By Town i n t h e a f t e r n o o n - I a l s o w r o t e t o C ft !i M c 9 . r e g a r d i n g t h e p r o v i s i o n s - h e a v y s q u a l l i n t h e a f t e r n o o n f r o m t h e N o r t h & t h e w e a t h e r c o o l ` d a l i t t l e - 17. T h u r s d a y - We h a d much R a i n a g a i n l a s t n i g h t & a l s o t o d a y . I w a s at C h a r l e s ( B e a v e r ) Farm - a l l w e l l t h e r e - on r e t u r n I c a u g h t a few c r a p p e ` s b u t t h e w a t e r i s s t i l l t o o h i g h - 18. F r i d a y - g o t a (3 B a g s ) S m a l l P o t a c s f r o m M o t h e r Makwa - s h e got a b o t t l e W h i s -. & t r a d e d an o l d n e t w i t h h e r f o r a B e a v e r Sk- at night We h a d O l i v e r Dumas & o t h e r s ( 4 ) f r o m E M o o r e F M a d a w f a r m - Satur D i c k s B i r t h d a y b u t n o p u d d i n g B l o s s o m 1 5 . C a l v e d heifer calf J u n e 1 6 . Swarms of flies of all sorts �163 19. S a t u r - I t o o k a w a l k a b a c k o f t h e p o i n t wth C a s t o r but f o u n d n o D e e r - C h a r l e s & Gang w a s a l s o a b a c k o f C o r c r a o C r e e k f o r 0 - N o s i g n s o f P e e r w h a t e v e r - W i l l & Tommy c a m e v e r y l a t e (& d u r i n g a h e a v y r a i n ) from M i n k L a k e - T h a n k G o d a l l w e l l t h e r e - 20. S u n d a y - a f i n e d a y - at n o o n Tommy went b a c k - T h e G i r l s Han & Fan & F r a a r e v i s i t i n g b e l o w at B e t s y s . 21. M o n d a y - H i l l g o t t h e Bad & G o o d G r e a s e & w a s h e l p ' d down t o Mud L a k e b y A l i c k who r e t abt 4 p . m . r a t h e r u n w e l l o f b i l i o u s c o m p l a i n t , a l t h o ' h e s a y s l i t t l e abt i t . T u e s d a y - We w e r e ( l a s t n i g h t ) v i s i t e d b y an a w f u l S t o r m o f W i n d R a i n & h e a v y T h u n d e r & L i g h t e n i n g - i t w a s v e r y c o o l to d a y i n c o n s e q u e n c e w i t h t h e W i n d Wstly Wednes. f i n e C o o l M o r n i n g , A l i c k a t l a s t made a s t a r t - f e n c e abt t h e S t o r e & C o o k S h a n t y t o k e e p o f f the C a t t l e - O u r G a r d e n s l o o k v e r y p o o r l y o w i n g t o t o o much C o l d R a i n s S p i n a g e 1 2 C h i c k s o u t o f 1 3 E g g 8 M M M M M M a i U l i M i n M M 2 2 . h e a v y s t o r m T h u n d e r 4 L i g h t e n i n g 2 3 . B l k f l l e e ( C o m m o n l y t h i c k �( S p i n a g e & P o t a c k s look w e l l ) - at n i g h t we had Tommy F o y & Jean B o n f i e l d on t h e i r way to P e r r i g o ' s Raf t f o r a S p a n H o r s e s sold t o the former s i m p l e t o n s by P e r r i g o . 24. T h u r s d a y - a f i n e morning but i n the evening more r a i n - We h a d Tom & J e a n a g a i n at n i g h t w i t h t h e i r Horses D i c k brot us some C o u n t r y soap & a qty o f S t r a w b e r r i e s - F r i d a y - a f i n e d a y t h r o ' o u t - We g e t p l e n t y o f f i s h out o f the (New) net r o d f r o g p o i n t - No P i g e o n s - S a t u r d a y a f i n e morning & cool N Wst W i n d , f i n i s h e d h o e i n g the few P o t a c ' s i n the Garden - at n i g h t we had Harmon Moore & S o n s , y e o l d man & Steadman w i l l r e t u r n & D y e r p r o c e e d s on f o r Aylmer - 27. S u n d a y We had a c o n s i d e r a b l e Ra i n a g a i n to d a y . Dyer h a v i n g got the loan o f our Sm C a n o e as f a r as C h a r l e s ' p r o c e e d e d on h i s r o u t e - A l i c k a r r i v e d abt noon c o m p l e t e l y Water soake d - r e c d N e w s p a p e r s & a n o t i c e from the P . M a s t e r o f a money L e t t e r b e i n g i n the P . O f f i c e Bromley for p l e n t y o f S t r a w b e r r i e s at the P o s t 2 5 . 26. acet o f Money l e t t e r i n Bromley ^ O f f i c e . �28 June 29 R e mi t t e d £ 1 5 to M r Mc In t y r e &2£ to D i c k s o n shoemaker Mo t h e r u n w e l l f o r me - Meg & B e t s y & D i c k came up w i t h l o t s o f Straw- b e r r i e s - Monday - The Boys A G i r l s were up at the Mo. o f the R i v e r A c a u g h t numbers o f G r a p p l e ' s - C a s t e r & C e a s a r a re con- t i n u a l l y o f f h u n t i n g A d r i v i n g the d e e r away from our V i c i n i t y - T u e s d a y - I s t a r t e d o f f A l i c k on my b u s i n e s s to the 2 d C h u t e - r e m i t t e d by Him £ 1 5 to M r M c Andrew for M r Mc I n t y r e ' s a / c - & sent a Memo f o r a few a r t i c l e s - I e x p e c t W i l l i a m w i l l accompany A l i c k from the E g a n s v i l l e - I s e n t a l s o 2 Bags wool - Wt13 l / 2 & 1 0 l / 2 g r o s s f o r the C a r d i n g M i l l - Hannah & F a n ny & Frs Anne & D i c k went down to p i c k S t r a w b e r r i e s at C h a r l e s ' or F o r t - & Skunk k i l l ' d 5 o f o l d S p e t t y ' s C h i c k s l a s t n i g h t i n the B i g S t a b l e & I shot Her to d a y , S e r v e d h e r r i g h t - The G i r l s p a r t y brot a g r e a t q t y o f S t r a w b e r r i e s i n t h e Eve ni n g - We had a ver y heavy r a i n & a most a l a r m i n g c l a p o f T h u n d e r v e r y �Burre11 & men J u l y 1 . S e l f u n w e l l Hannah weeding t h e G a r d e n a l one v e r y n e a r - but they had n o t as yet l e f t C h a r l e s ` p l a c e - C a s t o r ' s r u n n i n g about is g r e a t l y i n c r e a s e d b e i n g seldom at home & t a k i n g C e a s a r away at the same time - 30. Wednesday - C l o u d y Cool M o r n i n g - M u s k i t o ' s p l e n t i f u l 1 - Mother c o m p l a i n i n g o f Head & B r e a s t & S i c k n e s s o f the Stomach - I ga ve h e r 3 o f C o o l e r s P i l l s on g o i n g to B e d , Fanny a l s o c o m p l a i n s o f p a i n s i n her Bowels - Weather raw ft c o n t d Ve t u n f a v b l e to H e a l t h - T h u r s d a y - Cold N t h W i n d - I p a s s ' d a v e r y bad n i g h t ye l a s t as w e l l as M o t h e r , the P i l l s a p p e a rs to o p e r a t e w e l l - I had r a t h e r a S e v e r e touch o f Bowel C o m p l a i n t , p r o c e e d i n g I s u s p e c t from the u s e o f S p i n a c h G r e e n s , & not b e i n g u s e d to the l i k e - D i c k shot 4 P i g e o n s - We had a h e a v y shower o f Rain a g a i n tow d s n i g h t - 2. F r i d a y - Ra i n almost C o n t i n u a l l y the whole d a y . My Bowels v e r y s o r e a l l d a y w i t h g r i p i n g & f l a t u l e n c y - The whole o f u s was c o n f i n e d to the House t h r o ` o u t t h e d a y b y the b a d �bad w e a t h e r & i n the E v e n i n g we s t a r t e d a f i r e i n the House- I f o r g o t to m e n t i o n t h a t on T h u r s d a y M o r n i n g a C a n o e o f 9 men p a s s ' d down s u p p o s e some o f D u r r e l l s men from the L B C h e r e . 3. S a t u r d a y - C o o l & C l o u d y N W s t W i n d . D u r r e l l s L B C R a f t s i n s i g h t t h i s m o r n i n g . S e l f & M o t h e r a l i t t l e B e t t e r but my B o w e l s s t i l l s o r e - & Fanny a p p e a r s n o t to be v e r y w e l l - I am o c c a s i o n a l l y w o r k i n g at t h e New N e t s - at Noon Mr D u r r e 1 1 & h i s C l e r k D a v i s landed & w i l l r e m a i n w i t h u s a d a y o r two - h i s R a f t s was blown over t o K n i g h t s S u g a r y , & w r e c k e d some - 4. S u n d a y - a f i n e d a y , & p l e a s a n t - A l i c k a r r i v e d a c c d by B l k B t e . who came up to h i s Farm w i t h 2 men to work - A l i c k brot i n t h e f e w a r t i c l e s I s e n t f o r . Bet & Meg a l s o u p Monday - C l o u d y & c a l m a l l d a y . a p p r o f R a i n a g a i n - M r B u r r e 1 1 & C l e r k j o i n e d t h e i r R a f t s . Bl k Bte s e t h i s men to work at c h o p p i n g - C h a r l e s s e n t u s a b i t o f V e a l . T u e s d a y - f a i r c a l m d a y - T h e Boys t r i e d f o r a D e e r but t h e y V e r y c o o l & Rain B l ' k e y & 2 men up w t h A l i c k from 2d C h u t e O l d I n d a n Hen 6 C h i c k s 5. Warm 6 . �168 t h e y ar e too s c a r c e to get any - Smurm s t i l l u n v e i l - I g a v e her 3 p i l l s a g a i n at n i g h t , I an a s u s u a l , t r o u b l e d w t h F l a t u l e n c y - J B t e gave us a t h i g h o f V e n i s o n - went up h u n t i n g wth Simon - Wednesday - I t was v e r y s u l t r y l a s t n i g h t & t h i s morning - a l t h o ` We had a g r e a t d e a l o f Thunder & l i g h t e n i n g & Wind d u r i n g the N i g h t - I t was v e r y warm & s u l t r y t h i s morng - Mother very u n w e l l from the e f f e c t s o f h e r P i l l s - J B t e & Simon r e t d but brot 0 - T h ur s d a y - W e a t h e r hot as b e f o r e - Mother s t i l l v e r y un- w e l l , c o m p l a i n i n g o f Head & B r e a s t - C h a r l e s was up & got the l o a n o f o u r Tent - C r a p p e ` s d o n t b i t e as the Water i s s t i l l very h i g h i n the L a k e . F r i d a y - E x c e s s i v e s u l t r y l a s t n i g h t , much L i g h t e n i n g - abt noon it commenced T h u n d e r i n g & R a i n i n g . S e t down a N e t a g a i n at b i r c h t r e e P t - More c o o l towards E v e n i n g - S a t u r d a y - We had a f i n e c o o l n i g h t the l a s t , & t h i s Morn- i n g & d a y was not so S u l t r y as i t h a s b e e n , t h o C l e a r & very 7 . V e r y hot 8 . do 9 . Old B l u e 7 Chicks J u l y 1 0 . �M o r e C o o l 1st deer t h i s Summer f i n e 3 & 4 pt Buck 11. G r e a t S t o r m o f Wi n d A Ra i n H a i l A T h u n d e r v e r y l i t t l e Wi n d - O u r N e t c a t c h e s but few f i s h & the l a t e r i s t o o h i g h f o r h o o k f i s h i n g - C h a r l e s t r i e d i n t h e Bay t h i s M o r n i n g e a r l y f o r a D e e r b u t h i s d o g s got n o s t a r t - B l k ` e y B ` t e then came u p & a s s i s t e d us b y p u t i n g i n o u r d o g s on J o h n s t o n s Road & C a s t o r s o o n d r o v e o ut a f i n e Buck - 3 p t s on one s i d e but c o mi n g p o i n t - i n g out on the o t h e r B l a c k e y A W h i t e y took down the b e s t h a l f to B e a v e r Farm - M o t h e r g e t t i n g b e t t e r Thank God tho s t i l l s o r e B r e a s t - S u n d a y - a Calm s u l t r y N i g h t the l a s t - A a c a l m s u l t r y M o r n i n g - The M o t h e r & the r e s t o f t h e F a m i l y , ( l e a v i n g me a l o n e to kee p h o u s e , ) Made a v i s i t to C h a r l e s ` F a m i l y - abt n o o n i t p r e s a g e d a H e a v y Storm from t h e S t h & Wt &N.Wst & i n d e e d i t s h o f i n d R a i n & H a i l - w h i c h c o n t d t i l l abt 5 p . m . - when i t m o d e r a t e d t i l l abt 6 p . m . J u s t a s t h e V i s i t o r s g o t home b a c k a g a i n , when i t b l e w v e r y v i o l e n t l y from the W e s t w a r d - Monday �170 12. F a i r day- Mowed the Meadow back o f Garden Very poo r 1 3 G r e a t Rain 1 4 C a l f put i n t o the Meadow C o o l Perrigo`s Bull arrived Cool Monday - a f i n e Cool d a y . B l k & J Bte & Alick, s l a s h e d down one l i t t l e Meadow which i s t h i s Year v e r y poo r - h a d i t up i n Cocks at N i g h t . Mo t h e r s t i l l very p o o r l y - E a r l y i n the f o r e n o on the Sound o f Cannon was h e a r d i n the d i r e c t i o n o f P e m b r o k e , suppose f i r e d by the O r a n g e P a r t y c e l e b r a t i n g t h e ( 1 2 t h or t h e i r ) Orange -Anniversary - T u e s d a y - V e r y C l o u d y forenoon & i t commenced r a i n i n g abt 1 / 2 p t 1 1 a . m . S e n t J Bte home - The d a y t h r o ` o u t p r o v e d r a i n y & no out door Work c o u l d be d o n e - Mother something b e t t e r - up & i n c o o k e r y a l l d a y - W e d n e s d a y - f i n e c o o l c l e a r morning & d a y - The Hay w a s a l l stowed away s a f e - but a v e r y i n c o n s i d e r a b l e q u a n t i t y - A f t e r S u p p e r , A l i c k & B l k e y took t h e i r S c y t h e s & went down to C h a r l e s * ft the C a l f was put i n t o the Meadow - 15. T h u r s d a y - a f i n e c o o l Mo r n i n g - I d i d not r e s t w e l l l a s t n i g h t & t h i s morning I f e l t u n w e l l o f s o r e n e s s in my Bowels ft had Bowels ( slimy & u n n a t u r a l ) - M r P e r r i g o ` s B u l l a r r i v e d �a r r i v e d e a r l y t h i s M o r n i n g & c r e a t e d a good d e a l o f Confusion 16. F r i d a y - A f i n e c l e a r d a y t h r o ` o u t . Took R h u b a r b B i t t e r s t h i s m o r n i n g ( h a v i n g f o u n d r e l i e f y e s t e r d a y from some I had t a k e n - ) but i t worked me t o o much down a t C h a r l e s ` P l a c e wher e I h a d g o n e on a v i s i t , or p r o b a b l y my b o w e l s a r e i n a n a t u r a l l y bad s t a t e - C h a r l e s took i n 6 L o a d s by Y e s t e r d a y o f Hay p r e t t y w e l l s a v e d - H i s Meadows t h i s y e a r a r e v e r y L i g h t - T h e I n d i a n s v e r y b u s y m a k i n g C a n o e s & t h e y k i l l p l e n t y o f D e e r ( i n the n i g h t ) S a t u r d a y - r a t h e r a C l o u d y M o r n i n g - w t h a p p e a r a n c e o f a n o t h e r c h a n g e - B a s i e c a l v e d a H e i f e r C a l f e a r l y t h i s M o r n i n g - D y e r Moore p a s s ' d w i t h o l d I g n e a s g o i n g up t o t h e i r P l a c e - I am u n w e l l f o r some ti me b a c k o f f & on w i t h S o r e n e s s o f B o we l s & d e b i l i t y - 18. S u n d a y - V e r y f i n e d a y . c l e a r & p r e t t y c a l m . B l a c k Bte came up t o t e l l me how he was r e a d y to s t a r t f o r By Town this C a u g h t young Rabbit i n o u r s n a r e w h i c h was k e p t a l i v e by Hanna h Got an o l d o n e i n the E v e n i n g s u p p o s e d r o v e i n the s n a r e by the d o g s B a s i e a H e i f e r C a l f S e l f u n w e l l s o r e n e s s o f B o w e l s . Plum P u d d i n g �th J u l y 1 9 . r e c d 8 p a p e r s 5 o f & E M o o r e s men up M a n n y s Birth day made curry Jellyr t h i s a f t e r n o o n - I g a v e h i m a s m a l l comn o f M e d i c i n e s t o b u y - & w r o t e t o B a n g s & M c A n d r e w O l d P i s s . u p D r a n k a s u s u a l & h e l o o k s v e r y p o o r l y - p r o m i s e d me a C a n o e M e g w a s u p a l s o on v i s i t & r e t d a f t e r d i n n e r . M o n d a y . f i n e H a y i n g d a y . J . B t e P i s s e n c a m e up i n t h e E v e n i n g & b r o t me two p a c k e t s N p a p e r s ( 2 M . G ' s 2 6 t h U l t m o & 3 r d I n s t ) 3 B . T . G a s ' s 2 6 , & 1 s t . 8 t h I n s t & 2 A r g u s 1st & 8th & my T e l e s c o p e a t n i g h t we h a d 2 men o f E g a n ' s g o i n g t o l o o k a f t e r t h e Provn s i n B . C . S h a n t y - r e n e w i n g my sm C a n o e - 20. Tuesday- a S p l e n d i d H a y i n g d a y - 5 Men o f E. M o o r e s t o o k d i n n e r h e r e & w e n t o n u p f o r t h e M a d n Farm - I f i n i s h e d fixg Sm C a n o e - - T h e 2 d o g s ( C a s t o r & S h e e d y ) went o f f y e s t e r d a y ft r e t d o n l y t o d a y - v e r y t i r e d & H u n g r y . 21. W e d n e s d a y - A g a i n f i n e - b u t g a r d e n s r a t h e r d r y . F a n n y ` s B i r t h d a y - h a d a r a b b i t p i e - 22. T h u r s d a y . Still f i n e & r a t h e r more c o o l a s t h e W i n d i s veering �2 3 . W h i t e Washing 2 4 . C h a r l e s sent u s some o f W i l l y ' s C a l f d r y w e a t h e r V e r y few f l i e s i n the d a y v e e r i n g to the N Wst, The Women p i c k e d c u r r a n t s & made some C u r r a n t J e l l y - E g a n s two Men came b a c k r e p o r t the B e a r s had d e s t r o y e d a g r e a t d e a l o f the F l o u r at & a b t Frog H a r b o r . F r i d a y - W d N o r t h & Cool & b e a u t i f u l H a y i n g Weather - The Water f a l l i n g c o n s i d e r a b l y - The G i r l s w h i t e W a s h i n g . S a t u r d a y . L i g h t v a r i a b l e A i r s - R i c h a r d bro* us up some l i l l y 9 s C a l f , r e p o r t that C h a r l e s ` Hay w i l l be a l l s a v e d to d a y & Bte Two C a n u c k s , mowing Btes Meadow - The P e a c k , o f f h e r n e s t . We had Tommy & B t e P i s s , h e r e on v i s i t at n i g h t . 25. S u n d a y - a b e a u t i f u l c l e a r morning a g a i n - Tommy s t a r t e d on r e t u r n a f t e r d i n n e r t a k i n g A l i c k & J B t e P i s s , a l o n g to a s s i s t him w i t h h i s Tame Ha yma ki ng, I l e t him have a ma B a r r . P M P o r k ( I E & C o ) - as he was & h a s been f o r some time s h o r t o f meat v i c t u a l s - Monday �26. Monda y - We had a c o n s i d e r a b l e o f R a i n l a s t n i g h t & t h e V i n d v a s n o r t h & c o o l t h i s m o r n i n g - I was up i n t h e R i v e r w t h Han & Fan & I c a u g h t a g r e a t number o f v e r y f i n e C r a p p e ' s - 27. T u e s d a y . Wind W s t & w e a t h e r f i n e & d r y . Han & Fan t o o k some f i s h & c u r r a n t s down to B e a v e r Farm - T h e y a r e work- i n g at Btes Meadow - 28. W e d n e s d a y - a b e a u t i f u l H a y i n g d a y a g a i n - T h e Women f o l k g a t h e r i n g fruit & m a k i n g a l l s o r t s o f p r e s e r v e s & J e l l i e s - 29. T h u r s d a y - S t i l l f i n e H a y i n g w e a t h e r . C h a r l e s & men b u i l t 2 S m a l l S t a c k s o f H a y f o r B l a c k B a p t i s t e - p l e n t y o f B l k f l i e s but l e s s m u s k i t o s m o r n i n g & Eveng - 30. F r i d a y - I t was v e r y s u l t r y l a s t n i g h t , t i l l t o w a r d s morn- i n g when We had a S l i g h t S h o w e r o f R a i n - I t b l e w e x c e s s i v e h a r d a l l d a y & i n t h e a f t e r n o o n we h a d a h e a v y s h o w e r t h a t m o i s t e n e d t h e g r o u n d w e l l - The W a t e r i s s t i l l h i g h i n t h e L a k e G n a t s v e r y t r o u b l e s o m e Dry 2 S t a c k s B l k B t e . C h a r l e s ft 3 0 . D i c k k i l l f d A^Duckfe y p r e e k �L a k e C h a r l e s & D i c k was o v e r at B r e n s C r e e k & k i l ` d 4 B l k D k s & 2 B r a n c h e r s & 1 P i g e o n - s a y C H Me a d o w v e r y p o o r - 31. S a t u r d a y - C l o u d y ft C o o l M o r n i n g - I c a u g h t a g r t q ` t y o f f i n e P e r c h at & g a n s Pt & L i t t I s l a n d - I t b l e w e x c e s s i v e h a r d a g a i n - a t n i g h t , We h a d H u g h e y M C D o n e 1 1 & a n u mb e r o f Men g o i n g up to make W i l d H a y a t t h e B a s o n L i m i t s B e a u d o i n w i t h them - S u n d a y - C l o u d y c o o l M o r n i n g - B a p t i s t s brot me a q t y o f M e d i c i n e s h e p u r c h a s e d f o r me i n By Town - He b r o t u p a Man t o a s s i s t h i m i n m a k i n g o f W i l d Hay f o r C R M c D . B e t s y & Meg & D i c k a l s o up on a v i s i t , t h e y g a t h e r e d a q t y o f B l u e B e r r i e s u p at D o n e g a n s Id B a y a l t h o e q u a l l y & s h o w e r y - B t e u n w e l l o f d y s e n t e r y - I recd some R i c e & T r o u s e r s S t u f f a l s o by Him from B M c I n t y r e s S t o r e 2 n d C h u t e - N o N e w s p a p e r s - 2. M o n d a y - a f i n e M o r n i n g & D a y - B l a c k B t e & Co commenced o p e r a t i o n s h e a v y R a i n A u g . 1st C R M c D Hay m a k i n g U P 2 . �Egansville Post Office opened Egans Hay makers u p R d L a k e 3 . 4 . S u b s c r i b e d f o r M a p l e L e a f 5 / . 5 . o p e r a t i o n s i n B . C r e e k M e a d o w s , C L a f l e u r i n C o - I n t h e a f t e r n o o n E g a n s H a y m a k e r s f o r B y e r s C r e e k a l s o p a s s ` d f o r t h o s e M e a d o w s - recd 5 , N , P a p e r s , ( l 8 t B y Town G a z e t t e J u l y 2 5 d a t e E g a n s v l i l l e P o s t O f f i c e ) 2 M . Gaz 1 0 & 17 th U l t m o & Ayl Aug 15th) - T u e s d a y - V a r i a b l e l i g h t s A i r s w i t h n o w & t h e n a p a s s - i n g S h o w e r - We g e t P i k e e n o f i n o u t n e t s & c r a p p i e s b i t e p r e t t y w e l l . W e d n e s d a y - C l o u d y d u l l h e a v y m o r n i n g , G n a t s innumerable H a r m o n M o o r e & S o n ( D y e r ) d o w n & B r e a k f a s t e d - w r o t e b y h i m t o C a s s i d y , E g a n s v i l l e P . 0 . ) w i t h L e t t e r s t o b e m a i l e d f o r P r o . M o n 1 G a z e t t e - P a y f o r M a p l e L e a f - J S. B a n g s . - T h u r s d a y - f i n e m o r n i n g & d a y H. M o o r e & S o n D y e r r e t d f r o m E g a n s v i l l e & p a s s ` d on u p home - 2 o f P e r r i g o ` s B o y s a l s o w e n t u p a t t h e s a m e t i m e . We h a d a f e w h e a v y S h o w e r s d u r i n g �d u r i n g the d a y . 6. F r i d a y . a f i n e d a y , & Wind N Est. A l i c k r e t d h a v i n g f i n i s h e d w i t h Tommy's Hay y e s t e r d a y . The G i r l s was down at C h a r l e s ' s - p i c k i n g R a s p b e r r i e s , I was g o i n g o l d 2 l/2 Canoe 7. S a t u r d a y , f i n e d a y but the Sun S c o r c h i n g hot at times - We t r i e d our Hogs C a s t o r & S h e e d y , but A l i c k ( w i t h them) got no S t a r t - C h a r l e s & P i c k w t h S p o t t y got an o l d doe i n C B a y , a f t e r a long S e a r c h - B e t s y & P i c k b r o t us some o f the Meat - R a s p b e r r i e s tho` small v e r y t h i c k a l l o v e r the C o u n t r y , a l s o hd C h e r r i e s - & we have a l l s o r t s o f J e l l i e s &c 8. Sunday - d a r k C l o u d y M o r n i n g wth a p p e a r a n c e o f Rain - B l a c k B a p t i s t e was over e a r l y , s a y s the Wild Meadows are good - & they made 7 S t a c k s i n B C r e e k f o r C & R McD) ( L a P e r i e n Edward brot me (on h i s way u p ) a p a r c e l o f N P a p e r s from M r R o f Bromley I suppose t h e s e w i l l be about �4 l a r g e St a c ks B Creek about the last I s h a l l get from that Post O f f i c e - Louis P i s s e n d a w a here a l l d a y . Bet & Meg was up - 9 . Monday - f i n e b e a u t i f u l morng & D a y . Tommy & A l i c k Dick went over to B Cr e e k to commence o p e r a t i o n s - & in the Evening - J B t e & Louis P i s s e n d a v a joined them - 1 0 . Tuesday - f i n e day f o r haying a g a i n - I took a walk aback of Johnstons Road with Castor but met in w i t h 0 - 1 1 . Wednesday - S t i l l f i n e & very Hot & p r e t t y calm - S e l f with Smurm t r i e d for a d e e r at Head o f ye Lake no Luck a l t h o p l e n t y of s i g n s - & Castor c h a s e d one along shore t o B . C r e e k . We di ned at t h e Mo of the Riv & c a ug h t some C r a p p e ' s - 1 2 . T h u r s d a y , another f i n e M o r n i n g . In the E v e n i n g the Boys f i n e came home having f i n i s h e d four l argo St a c ks - 1 3 . F r i d a y , a heavy Shower e a r l y in the M o r n i n g . a f t e r B k f a s t tho Boys went over to make C H Meadow - they came back in the Evening - S a t u r d a y �1 S t a c k C H M e a d o w C h a r l e s ' c u t t i n g Btes W h e a t Charles B o w e l c o n p . A u g . 1 5 . S a t u r d a y . T h e Boys f i n i s h e d t h e S t a c k at C H Meadow j u s t as i t b r o k e o u t b a d w e a t h e r . B l k Bte &c a l s o f i n i s h e d a t B C r e e k - We h a d Mr H i c k e y L a d e B & Piche h e r e at n i g h t - I was d o w n at C h a r l e s ' who i s b u s y c u t t i n g B t e f a l l W h e a t . B e h a s had a B o w e l C o m p l a i n t tills W e e k , h e t h i n k s i n consequence i t - S u n d a y . Some r a i n t h i s M o r n i n g & t h e W e a t h e r t u r n e d s u d d e n l y C o o l ( l a s t n i g h t b e i n g v e r y s u l t r y ) W i n d Nt h H i c k e y & C o s t a r t e d abt 9 a . m . f o r B r a n n s C r e e k ( E g a n s L i m i t s - J Bte & L o u i s o n went home t o m a k e t h e i r own H a y . Tommy a l s o V a u d r e u l l N e w s - a l l f r i e n d s w e l l t h e r e - T h a n k God - P e t e r c o n f i r m s a / c t o f h i s B r o t h e r Tommy h a v i n g got s e v e r e l y h u r t from a f a l l o f f h i s H o r s e at 4 C h u t e & i s l y i n g i n a b a d S t a t e at M rs F l i n t s - 16 M o n d a y - a f o g g y M o r n i n g ft v e r y h e a v y d e w - A l i c k w e n t down t o �t o a s s i s t C h a r l e s w i t h B a p t i s t e s F a l l W h e a t - B a p t i s t e C r e w s t a r t e d f o r L i t t l e B. C h e r e M e a d o w s - H i c k e y & P a r t y d i n e d w i t h u s on r e t u r n h o m e w d s - P e t e r w e n t d o w n a l o n g w i t h them - I n t h e E v e n i n g two men o f E g a n s p a s s ' d i n 3 l/2 o c c u r ' d a t B C r e e k - 17. T u e s d a y - f i n e h o t d a y & p r e t t y C a l m a l l d a y . C h a r l e s & B r o f e r r y i n g a c r o s s Btes F a l l W h e a t . 18. W e d n e s d a y - F i n e c l e a r & Warm s t i l l - p l e n t y o f C r a p p e ' s - 19. T h u r s d a y - d u l l l o o k i n g W e a t h e r - C h a r l e s & B r o s c a m e u p & we a i l t r i e d f o r a d e e r h d o f t h e L a k e - d o g s r a n u p d i d n o t r e t u r n t i l l abt 8 p . m . - E g a n s 2 Men who t o o k down t h e b r o k e n l e g d man r e t u r n e d on w a y u p - r e p o r t P e r r i g o ' s F a m i l y v e r y s i c k o f some bad f e v e r - 20. F r i d a y - C l o u d y w th C l o u d s o f B r u l o ' s &c &c - A l i c k h a d a l o n g tramp to d a y Nth s i d e w i t h t h e d o g s but h a d n o s t a r t - i n d e e d t h e d e e r a r e v e r y s c a r c e - C h a r l e s b a d wth b i l e s t h e s e Warm Hot & d r y a l l t h i s t i m e Sam W i l l i a m ' s u p to make H a y f o r AMD Dry & Hot �t h e s e d a y s - d a y 21. S a t f i n e d a y but v e r y h o t - I n t h e E v e n i n g We h a d a v i s i t from E d w a r d & W i f e & b a b y - K i t t y i s v e r y b a d w i t h c o u g h & d i f f i c u l t y o f B r e a t h i n g . 22. S u n d a y - An e x c e s s i v e h o t d a y . E d d y & W i f e s p e n t t h e d a y w i t h u s - S h e b e g a n the C h e r r y p e c t o r a l - 23. M o n d a y - S t i l l e x c e s s i v e h o t & d r y . I a c c o m p d Ed & W i f e home a l s o D i c k & Han a s A l i c k w o u l d n o t g o 24. T u e s d a y - O n w a y b a c k from M i n k L a k e We w e r e met w i t h a v e r y h e a v y s h o w e r o f B a i n i n Mud L . B r u l e I w a s b a d w t h b o w e l C o m p l a i n t &cc. W h a t I got b y t h i s t r i p . We h a d some T h u n d e r , t h e f i r s t t h i s l o n g t i m e - I t w a s a t r i f l e c o o l e r i n c o n s e q u e n c e - a f e w P i g e o n s f l y i n g a b o u t - 25. W e d n e s . I p a s s ' d a t o l e r a b l e g o o d n i g h t & am ( t h o ' w e a k ) - b e t t e r t h i s m o r n i n g - C l o u d y & s t i l l s u l t r y & v e r y c a l m . B e t s y & M e g w e r e u p & g a t h e r e d & t o o k down some v e g e t a b l e s - s u p p l i e s Hot Hot Hot S u l t r y Thunder Showers Warm & Sultry �Recd N. papers 2 Letters M. Gazte Reciept to 15th Feb. 2 7 . A u g . 2 8 . s u p p l i e s r e q u i r e d b y t h e E n g i n e e r s o n B y e r s C r e e k - T h u r s d a y - S t i l l v e r y h o t & s u l t r y , S o m e f e w P i g e o n s f l y i n g abt - T h e B o y s s h o t 4 - A l i c k & H a n n a h w e r e d o w n a t Mud L a k e , b u t t h e P l u m s t h e r e a r e t o o g r e e n t o g a t h e r a s y e t - We h a d D y e r M o o r e ft 2 M e n a t n i g h t on t h e i r w a y f o r B y e r s C r e e k I m p r o v e m e n t s . I r e c d P D y e r a p a c k e t o f N P a p e r s A r g u s 5 t h 1 2 t h I n s t M Gazte 1 4 t h d a t e . ( B G a g . 5th & 19th) no date recd also a le & O n e e n c l o s i n g a r e c e i p t from M . Gaz o f f S u b n p a i d u p t o 1 5 t h F e b 1 8 5 3 - D y e r R e p o r t s P e r r i g o ' s L i t t G i r l r a t h e r t h o u g h t t o b e b e t t e r b y t h e P a p e r s C h o l e r a i s R i f e i n t h e F r o n t i e r U. S . T o w n s . R o c h e s t e r S a n d u s k y & B u f f a l o - C h a r l e s ' s t i l l v e r y b a d o f B i l e o n h i s N e c k - F r i d a y . f i n e d a y N t h W i n d . B o y s h u n t i n g P i g e o n s &c - S a t u r d a y . W d N t h & a b e a u t i f u l l d a y . A l i c k w i t h t h e d o g s s t a r t e d a c o u p l e o f 4 pt . B u c k s a t t h e B M o u n t a i n s & S h e e d y d r o v e h i s i n t o t h e B a y w h e r e I k i l l ' d i t & C a s t o r ' s o n e �2 fine 4 point Bucks Nth Side Ducks 3rd of 11 Eggs 2 9 . Memo I l o s t a d a y o f my reckon- i n g t h i s week 3 0 . Warm & Hot Dick & Self Unwell o n e was k i l l ' d by D i c k & Han at the M o , o f the River or s a y between i t & the Big Pt o f the Lake - both in g o o d c o n d i t i o n but not to say f a t , g r e y H a i r v e r y a p p a r e n t , u n d e r the r e d . A l i c k & D i c k took down a good p o r t i o n to C h a r l e s &c. i n t h e E v e n i n g B l a c k B a p t t e & g a n g came down h a v i n g f i n i s h e d H a y i n g in L B C h e r e . Another Nest o f P e a c k s found w i t h 11 Eggs - gave them t o the ol d Woman n o t i c e d or had formed a mi s t a k e n I d e a that t h i s d a y was o n l y S a t u r d a y t i l l n o o n , when I was told & a s s u r e d that i t was r e a l l y no l e s s a d a y than S u n d a y . I had been w r i t i n g L e t t e r s a l l the M o r n i n g for M o n t r e a l , By Town & e l s e w h e r e - as B a p t i s t e i n t e n d s to s t a r t tomorrow f o r the P o i n t . Monday - V e r y Warm d a y . A l i c k mowed H u r d s C r e e k a l o n e i n the f o r e n o on - In the E v e n i n g R i c h a r d c o m p l a i n e d o f S i c k Stomach & Head Ache & as h e appeard to h a v e much f e v e r , I g a v e him 3 o f M o f f a t a gave him3 of Moffats Pills on h i s g o i n g to Bed - He appears to �t o h a v e t a k e n c o l d t o o T h e N i g h t s a r e s o m e w h a t C o o l b u t t h e d a y s a r e e x c e s s i v e l y h o t - 31. T u e s d a y - W e a t h e r j u s t a s b e f o r e . Hot e x c e s s i v e l y - I w a s t a k e n v e r y u n w e l l l a s t n i g h t , i n c o n s e q u e n c e I t o o k a M o f f a t t s P i l l . & t o d a y I w a s v e r y much w o r k e d & r e n d d v e r y w e a k - D i c k ' s P i l l s a l s o w o r k e d h i m w e l l , h i s f e v e r n o t q u i t e s o b a d b u t h i s Head i s much t h e same w a y . T h e 2 G i r l s a s s i s t e d A l i c k & t h e y b u i l t a s m a l l S t a c k i n H u r d s C r e e k - We had L i t t l e D o n a l d & S a n d y & P a i l l e f e r (whom b r o t b a c k B l k D t e ) c o m e u p t o commence T i m b e r o p e r a t i o n s f o r C & R MD - N o a c c o u n t s as y e t o f S i c k n e s s i n C a n a d a + T h a n k t h e L o r d - a l t h o ' t h e C h o l e r a i s i n t h e W e s t S t a t e s - Wednesday: Calm h o t d a y a g a i n . L i t t l e D o n a l d & Co w e n t o v e r t o t h e o t h e r s i d e , S e l f & D i c k f e l t a l i t t l e b e t t e r but D i c k ' s B e a d i s s t i l l a f f e c t e d & h e b l e d a l i t t l e a t t h e N o s e t h i s m o r n i n g , my B o w e l s s o r e s t i l l - The P o o r o l d W i f e h a s a v e r y b a d E y e w i t h p o i s o n g r a s s - T h u r s d a y V e r y Hot recd 3 papers 2 Argues of 19th & 26th date 1 Mon'l Gaz 21st Inst date Very Hot Sept 1st Very Hot still �2. T h u r s d a y . The l a s t n i g h t was v e r y S u l t r y & Calm - R i c h a r d says h e ' s much b e t t e r t h i s Mo r n i n g - & I a l s o f e e l b e t t e r ( t h a n k G o d ) -The M o t h e r s Eye v e r y S o r e by the P o i s o n g r a s s & she c a n do n o t h i n g - L i t t l e Ronald B l k B t e came o v e r & l e f t abt 2 p.m. 1 wrote by Bapte a few P i g e o n s abt us s t i l l among the Red C h e r r i e s & D i c k shoots at odd one. 3. F r i d a y . The W e a t h e r took a s l i g h t c h a n g e l a s t n i g h t ft had a l i t t l e Bai n - & the Wind ve e r e d to the Wt & was shot 4 p i g n s & a p a r t g e - I f e e l b e t t e r but weak at times - Ri d a u g h t e r born at Mink L a k e Meadows abt 5 0 c l o c k t h i s morning - 4. S a t u r d a y - f i n e & Cool l a s t N i g h t , Wind We s t t h i s morning- I was much t r o u b l e d w i t h f l a t u l e n c y & s o u r stomach l a s t n i g h t S t i l l ver y Hot 4 p i g e o n s & 1 p a r t r i d g e a l i t t l e Cooioi Wind WESt F i n e c o o l NWst W i n d �n i g h t - R i c h a r d a p p e a r s t o b e m e n d i n g a s his a p p e t i t e i s g r e a t - & A l i c k a p p e a r s q u i t e r o b u s t & g r i n d s a w a y a t t h e S a l t e d V e n i s o n & V i n e g a r a t a g r e a t r a t e - C h a r l e s c a m e o v e r f r o m K n i g h t s M e a d o w where t h e I n d n s h a v e m a d e 6 S t a c k s - h e t o o k d i n n e r & t h e n w e n t home - S e p t . 5. S u n d a y , C l e a r warm d a y . B e t & M e g c a m e o n v i s i t f r o m B e a v e r F a r m a l l w e l l t h e r e . I n t h e Evening We h a d M e e s r s Durrell & Hickey & 2 D i c k e y a c c i d e n t l y s t a b ' d h i m s e l f d o w n t o M o n d a y - A Warm d a y b u t we h a d a s t r o n g S Wt W i n d w h i c h ttle - T h a n k G o d R i c h a r d s c u t d o e snot appear to be very 1 Monl G a z t e 2 8 t h Ultmo Dick's accident 6 . V e r y Warm C h a r l e s p l o ug h i n g �m o r n i n g ) - 7. T u e s d a y - A v e r y H o t & Calm d a y - D i c k e y & 2 men r e t d t o o k d i n n e r & t h e n p r o c e e d e d on d o w n w a r d s . I w r o t e t o my f r i e n d R M c I n t y r e b y him to be f o r w d P P o s t - I r e q u e s t e d t h e r e i n R . S . I * t o s e n d me a 3 f t d b l e s t e r n R i c h a r d ' s wound s e e m e d to b e c o m i n g on w e l l - M e g c a s e up from b e l o w t o g e t some M e l o n s & c &c - 8. W e d n e s d a y , a l i t t l e N Wst B r e e z e t o w a r d s M o r n i n g c o o l e d t h e A i r a l i t t l e . Richd s t i l l i m p r o v i n g & h e d o e s n o t seem t o s u f f e r a n y H a n n a h manufacg Plum p r e s e r v e s - M o t h e r s Eye v e r y b a d - & I h a v e t h e P o i s o n on my l i t t l e f i n g e r t h i s l o n g t i m e & i t d o e s n o t mend much y e t - C h a r l e s h a v i n g f o u n d t h e I n d i a n C a t t l e d e s t r o y i n g o u r p o t a t o ' s at B a p t e C l e a r a n c e , He b r o t u p some o f t h e s c a t t d p o t a t o ' s - h e was i n a r a g e on h a v i n g l e a r n t abt B a p t e & M e g s a f f a i r - A l i c k c a m e f o r t h e o t h e r p l o u g h p o i n t , t h e o n e on t h e p l o u g h h a v i n g b r o k e n - F a n & M e g b r o t t h e D o g S h e e d y i n t h e Very Hot C h a r l e s P l o u g h i n g E x c e s s i v e Hot & c a l a �the e v e n i n g - I w a s v e r y u n v e i l a g a i n t h i s a f t e r n o o n w i t h a s l i g h t a t t a c k o f Diarhoea. 9. T h u r s d a y . C o o l m o r n i n g a f t e r a S u l t r y ( r a t h e r ) n i g h t - S e l f & m o t h e r e n j o y e d b u t l i t t l e S l e e p o w i n g t o o u r d i f f t C o m p l a i n t s - M e g went down to C h a r l e s ' s accompd b y F a n n y who r e t d i n t h e E v e n i n g w i t h some Plums & B l k B e r r i e s . I t was v e r y c a l m hot D a y & t o w a r d s n i g h t a w f u l l y s o . My B i r t h d a y - b e i n g n o w 5 9 Y e a r s o f a g e - 10. F r i d a y . We had a l i t t l e R a i n & W i n d from the N W s t t h i s m o r n i n g - & t h e W i n d w a s N Wst t h r o ' o u t the d a y & w a s more p l o u g h i n g w t h C h a r l e s t h e I n d i a n s C a t t l e d e s t r o y i n g a l l o u r s t u f f a t B a p t i s t e s C l e a r a n c e - B t e & W a d d y c a m e h e r e at n i g h t - T h e m o a n i n g &c o f t h e f o r m e r w a s g r e a t o n l e a r n i n g h i s f a t e - K i t t y h a s h a d t h e a s s i s t a n c e o f t h e d o c t o r f r o m P o r t du f o r t & Edward i s now g o i n g t o s e e him to s t a t e h e r c a s e t o h i m - Tc h a d M r D u r r e l l & O l i v e r D u m a i s Hot & d i t t o M o r e C o o l w i t h a l i t t l e R a i n �Dumais a l s o from L.B. Chere - by the l a t t e r I l e a r n t h a t A y l e n i s a g a i n p r e p a r i n g to Lumber att Opeongonym - 11. S a t u r d a y . d u l l C l o u d y Morning. S e t t l e d m a t t e r s w i t h B l a c k B a p t i s t e & he s t a r t e d o f f d o w n w a r d s , for The Lord a l o n e knows where - Weddy a l s o s t a r t e d homewards - The Boys & s t a r t - 13. S u n d a y : i t commenced r a i n i n g h e a v y d u r i n g t h e n i g h t , W from E s t d & c o n t d t i l l abt 7 a m - i t b l e w v e r y h a r d at times d u r i n g t h e d a y n o t w i t h s t d g Bet & Meg came up from B r Farm. B e t s y went back in the E v e n i n g l e a v i n g Margt & A l i c k & Hannah went down to h e l p t o take up the P o t a t o s at B t e s C l e a r a n c e & F e n c e in the Hay as the I n d n S C a t t l e a r e d e s t r o y i n g a l l - 14. M o n d a y . W S W s t Wind & C o l d , so that we made a f i r e i n t h e House my Hand v e r y bad w t h s o r e s &c - S m u r m ' s Eye b e t t e r Very Cool t o w a r d s Evening �S e p t . 14 1 5 . 14 Bags P o t a t o ' s B a p t i s t e c l e a r e big & small 11 7 Bags 21. in all large 3 point Buck in the Bay & she's n e t t i n g in my p l a c e , We a l s o b a c k ` d & stopd a netwe 1st Isld - Tuesday - Very Strong N W S t Wind at times S W S t - d e l d a B a r r e l Flour e a r l y to C & R McD`s men Louison came up & I let him have 1 / 2 B a r r : Flour on h i s promising to come & work next week - D i c k ' s wound h e a l i n g fast & he can MOVE about p r e t t y well - I have a bad b i l e on my hand - Mothers Wednesday - a f i n e Cool day a g a i n . Wd Wt & Wst - A l i c k & Hannah brot up 14 Bags P o t a t o ' s , bi g & small mixed - O ur l a s t ( 1 0 t h ) New Net f i n i s h e d & Backed - I am troubled these days w i t h soreness o f the Bowels - 16. T h u r s d a y , f i n e Day Wd N Wst - A l i c k & Hannah b r o t up the rest of the Potatos from B t e s C l e a r a n c e - 21 Bags i n a l l over h a l f ver y s m a l l , owing to the great drought - They t r i e d for a deer i n the afternoon - & C a s t o r drove out �out a f i n e l a r g e 3 Buck - f a t , g r e y & c l e a n Buck - whi ch D i c k k i l l ` d assd by Hannah - Charles a l s o t r i e d but Query what sucs The I n d i a n a were a l s o t r y i n g i n the Bay - We a r e a l l , thank God r e c o v e r i n g from our C o m p l a i n t s - 1 7 . F r i d a y - a f i n e calm morning - They a g a i n t r i e d f o r a d e e r i n C B a y . but would not swim o u t , P i c k f i r e d at i t on the Jump but wt e f f e c t - They took down some V e n i s o n to C h a r l e s & B e t s y - We had Harmon Moore & Gang from B y e r s C r e e k h a v i n g finid the dam 1 8 . S a t u r d a y - Wind E s t l y . I mended up the o l d 2 1 / 2 & Canoe - & Alick & Crew a g a i n t r i e d for a D e e r - a s m a l l Doe was d r i v e n b y C a s t o r & e a s e out a l i t t l e above the B a m & S t a b l e s - I k i l l ' d i t , i t had a l i t t l e red H a i r on yet - & was o n l y a l i t t l e f a t - Amable 1 9 . Sunday - W d E s t l y : & Cl oudy w t h a p p r o f R a i n - Changais & Paul arrd form Lakes Monday �Commenced Ho. Timber d e l d 2 l i t t p i g s t o o l d Woman Marie sick Vomg & Purgg eat too much choke cherries Mariesick Vomg & Purgg eat too much cherries M o n d a y . A E s t l y s t i l l & c o o l & c l o u d y a l l d a y . A l i c k w t h B t e L o u i s & Y o u n g I g n i a s c o m m e n c e d t h e House T i m b e r - a t n i g h t amable C h a n g a i s & F a m i l y c a m p ' d a l i t t l e a b o v e t h e B u i l d i n g s ( o n t h e i r way t o t h e M a d a w a s k a ) Harmon S o n & 3 Men p a s s ' d a f t e r t a k i n g d i n n e r - He i s o f f f o r t o b r i n g d o w n h i s F a m i l y . T h e y f o r g o t t o b r i n g me my L e t t e r & p a p e r s f r t h e P . O f f - Han & D i c k went d o w n t o 21. T u e s d a y , h e a v y R a i n a l l l a s t n i g h t & a l l t h i s f o r e n o o n - i n t h e A f t e r n o o n C h a n g a i s F a m i l y t a k i n g L o u i s o n a l o n g s t a r t e d o f f - I h a v e now but a s m a l l G a n g m a k i n g t h e Ho`s T i m b e r - 22. W e d n e s d a y - A f i n e C o o l day, H i g h W e s t W i n d & S h o w e r s a t t i m e s ( A l i c k & p a r t y 3 ) H o u s e T i m b e r m a k e r s a s b e f o r e b e i n g a w e a k G a n g in all t h e y m a k e b u t s l o w work - S a n d y M c D o n a l d & P a l l i e f e r c a m e a c r o s s , l e f t a B a r r : P o r k & t o o k a w a y a n o t h e r - q u e e r a / c t s abt B l a c k B a p t i s t e T h u r s d a y �23. T h u r s d a y . A b e a u t i f u l C l e a r c o o l d a y - The Ram broke my o l d 2 1 / 2 f t Canoe worse than e v e r - I r e c d my Papers from C h a r l e s ' by s e n d i n g f o r them - R e c d Maple L e a f f o r the month - The Boys t o u g h i n g away as w e l l as t h e y c a n , P a u l d i d not come to h e l p . 24. F r i d a y - A V e r y Warm & C l e a r D a y . a tough one for Ho T i m . makers - r e c d 7 Bags o f S m a l l P o t a c s & 7 B.ags o f u n r i p e I n d a n Corn from C h a r l e s ' . 25. S a t d y C o n s i d e r a b l e R a i n v e r y e a r l y t h i s morning - H Moor & F a mi l y were h e r e at dinner on way down - The Timber makers w i l l have a l l t h e House Timber e x c e p t t h e Beams & C e d a r p i e c e s - Dyer Moore & Simon T y a n d i k e were h e r e at n i g h t w i t h a mare o f H M o o r e ' s which was stabled-! t h e R a i n stop'd the t i mb e r wor ke r s abt 3 p . m . 25. S u n d a y - We had a h e a v y Ra i n & h i g h Wind d u r i n g the l a s t n i g h t & C o n t d at ti mes i n Showers d u r i n g the d a y , B e t s y brot up Hannah & r e t d a l o n e i n the E v e n i n g . Monday �/9f 27. V e r y h a r d f r o s t l a s t n i g h t 2 8 . 2 9 . M o r e f r o s t l a s t n i g h t Monl Gaz Sept 1 8 t b H o u s e T i m b e r completed Put a N e t d o w n a t S h o a l 3 0 . M o n d a y , a f i n e c o o l d a y C l o u d y d a y t o d a y . b u t a v e r y h a r d f r o s t l a s t n i g h t - T h e B o y s ( s a m e a s b e f o r e ) W o r k i n g a t t h e H o . T i m b e r O l d P e l e r i n w e n t d o w n w i t h o n e o f P e r r i g o ' s men - S a n d y M c D & P a i l l e f e r c a m e o v e r at n i g h t & r e t u r n e d a g a i n i m m e d i a t e l y - T u e s d a y . We h a d some r a i n l a s t n i g h t & a l s o t h i s f o r e n o o n - T h e B o y s c o u l d o n l y w o r k i n t h e a f t e r n o o n - W e d n e s d a y - S o m e f r o s t a g a i n l a s t n i g h t - & g r e a t f o g t h i s M o r n i n g - T h e B o y s h a d t o g o o v e r t o t h e 5 t h S h o r e f o r Cedar S l e e p e r s - D y e r M o o r e &c p a s s ' d up a g a i n f o r m o r e o f t h e s t u f f f r o m t h e B a s o n - R e c d 3 K p a p e r s b y H i m & l / 2 doz p a n e s W G l a s s ft 2 l b T o b a c c o - A C a n o e l o a d e d w t h L u g g a g e (Hughejr u p ) & 3 M e n w e r e s e e n g o i n g to C & R McD's Works - T h u r s d a y - C l o u d y ft a l i t t l e m o r e m i l d - H u g h e y M c D o n a l d P a i l l e f e r s N e p h e w w e r e h e r e Y e s t e r d a y , t h e f o r m e r t o o k a w a y h i s R i f l e - t h e y w i l l t a k e a Y o k e o f O x e n f r o m t h e F o r t f o r t h e P e t w e t e - Y o u n g I g n i a s s p e a r e d some f i n e w �W f i s h l a s t night - a t n o o n h i s m o t h e r c a m e f o r him - B B t e P i s s t o o k m y b r o t h e r s 2 1 / 2 f t C a n o e down i n t h e E v e n i n g t o g e t i t r e p a i r e d - The H o u s e T i m b e r w a s a l l C o m p l e t e d - F r i d a y - A f i n e c l e a r but warm d a y - A l i c k t o o k a l o n g w a l k f o r a d e e r but f o u n d n o n e - he s h o t 5 p a r t g e s & brot a l s o a b i g p o r c u p i n e - C h a r l e s a l s o was t r y i n g b u t wth P e r r i g o w i t h a G a n g o f abt 1 0 Men w e r e h e r e at n i g h t - P e l e r i n i n Co - 2. S a t u r d a y . V e r y warm & C a l m - A l i c k a g a i n t r i e d a t t h e Head o f t h e L a k e b u t f o u n d 0 . t h e y s h o t 3 p a r t g e s & D i c k s h o t 2 i n t h e P t No T r o u t i n t h e G u a r d N e t s o I s h i f t e d t h e 2 N e t s f r o m t h e r e to the S h o r e - 3. S u n d a y - W d E s t l y & m i l d G l o o m y M o r n i n g - T h e r e w a s c o n - s i d e r a b l e R a i n at t i m e s d u r i n g t h e d a y . Smurm & H a n n a h v i s i t e d B e t s y to c o n g r a t u l a t e H e r on h e r A n n i v e r s a r y - Thommy Oct. 1st Warm & Calm No trout as yet Betsy's Birth day �Humid Lake F i s h e r y H o u s e T i m b e r b r o t t o t h e Ho. Colls' T i m b e r m a k e r s u p Thommy & W i f e & 2 C h i l d r e n a l s o c a m e u p to s e e u s - a l l w e l l a t M i n k L a k e t h a n k God 4. M o n d a y . J B t Q P i s s & A l i c k c o m m e n c e d t o d r a w a l i t t l e Ho T i m b e r a f t e r f e t c h i n g up t h e O x e n - R i c h d a s s i s t e d Tom home w i t h H i s F a m i l y - I t b l e w v e r y h a r d f r o m t h e W e s t w d 5. T u e s d a y - a f i n e d a y . A l i c k & J B t e s t i l l d r a w i n g H o T i m b e r T h o m & R i c h a r d c a m e b a c k - t h e f o r m e r t o a s s i s t h i s M o t h e r &c a t Rod L a k e T r o u t f i s h e r y . A C a n o e & C r e w o f 8 men h e r e a t N i g h t o n w a y f o r L i t t B C h e r e f o r J . E & C o , 6. W e d n e s d a y - M i z l i n g R a i n y M o r n i n g - B i g J a c k w t h O n e man p a s s ' d a f t e r B r e a k f a s t i n g o n w a y f o r R d L a k e t o m a k e H a y M o t h e r ft P a r t y ( M e g Thorn & D i c k ) s t a r t e d f o r Rd L fishery t a k g O n e Do 2 N e w s p a p e r s & 2 L e t t e r P J a c k - ( M o n t G a s 2 5 t h u l t r a o ) A l i c k & J B t e c o l l e c t e d & R a f t e d a l l t h e H o T i m b e r - & b r o t i t t o L o w e r L a n d i n g - H u g h e y & S a n d y C a m e o v e r in t h e E v e n i n g & t o o k o v e r 1 Bl P o r k & 1 B 1 F l o u r - I s a t down �4 T r o u t 2 T r o u t 9 T r o u t /?7 down 2 o l d N e t s at t h e S h o a l - 7. T h u r s d a y Wd E s t l y . C l o u d y , a l l t h e H o u s e T i m b e r was d r a w n u p on t h e B a n k . I s e t t l e d w i t h J B t e & he went home - 8 . F r i d a y - M i l d R a i n y M o r n i n g - A f t e r B r e a k f a s t A l i c k w e n t up to j o i n t h e Rod L a k e Hunters - J e f f M o o r e & Bo S t e a d y went p a s t abt l o a . m . f o r more o f t h e S t u f f t h e y l e f t at t h e B a s o n - 9 . S a t u r d a y . A C o n t i n u e d R a i n t h r o ' o u t t h e d a y . P e r r i g o ' s men M a r s e l l o i s & N G r o u x went u p w t h a l o a d o f P o r k i n t h e c o u r s e o f t h e d a y . 1 0 . S u n d a y - S t o r m y d a y . late I n t h e Evening B i g J a c k & man a r r i v e d , t h e i r Sm C a n o e 1 / 2 f u l l o f W a t e r from t h e S w e l l t h e y b r o t t h e h i n d Q u r of V e n i s o n o f a S m a l l d e e r , t h e y s a y t h e H u n t e r s h a d 3 D e e r k i l l ' d but l i t t l e F i s h - at N i g h t 4 Me n o f C & R McD - Danl M c D o n a l d , 2 o t h e r s & B l a c k e y B a p t i s t e - a r r d & s t o p ' d - Monday �11. Monday - r a t h e r a f i n e Day & Calm t h r o ' o u t - J e f f n Moore & Bro p a s s ' d in the afternoon - I caught a number o f C r a p p e ' s at Big Shoal & 2 Trout a l s o with h o o k . 12. Tuesday - Very Stormy n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g abt 7 p . m . Tommy & A l i c k a r r d from Rd Lake with the C a r c a s e s o f a Lge Buck & a Big Doe D e e r - another s m 1 1 doe which they k i l l ' d s i n c e they went to Rd Lake was consumed - they brot also r a t h e r b e t t e r than a B r & 1 / 2 o f Mixed f i s h , mostly pike - they say that the Trout are not as yet begun - at Night We had a Crew o f 7 Men o f J E & Co on way to L i t t B Caere - I r e c d by them a c a s e o f Goods from R M S m t h . 13. Wednesday - Cloudy w N W 8 t W i n d . Tommy & Alick r e t u r n e d to the R d Lake F i s h e r y - I got 2 7 Trout ft 1 P i k e from the S h o a l s in my very rotten Nets - We cut up the Deer & s a l t e d a part - at n i g h t we had W r D u r r e l l Son & C l e r k , & E Johnston & Shanty Gang - & a Canoe o f P e r r i g o ' s N a r c e s s & M u r e l l . Thursday 1 5 T r o u t % 2 7 Trout 1 l i k e i n the ti;orri ing �11 14. 1 5 Trout 1 4 Trout 1 5 1 6 , 17, 18 10. 14. T h u r s d a y - C l o u d y w i t h a l i t t l e s o f t r a i n I n t h e Evening, We had J n ° McDonnell & L i t t Ronald & a g r e a t slew o f men most o f the d a y & a Canoe o f Men f o r C & R & MD a l s o went o v e r to the flock Depot - We got r i d o f a l l l a t e in the a f t e r n o o n - P e r r i g o & 2 Men h e r e at n i g h t - F r i d a y . H i g h West Wind a l l d a y - Cold & R a i n . 16. sATDAY 2 a . m . p e r r i g o & Men arrD w tH M a r c e l l o i s ( S i c k ) - & s t a i d t i l l B r e a k f t then cONTD on downdws - E J o A l i c k brot us some F i s h & a pt o f a doe d e e r - i t blow v e r y ha r d & C o l d from the N W t . S u n d a y . A most U g l y snowy s l e e t y d a y Estly W i n d . Tommy wont home.- one o f my Canoes e n t i r e l y broken w i t h the g a l e s M o n d a y , lastly Wind & Raw at times m i z l i n g r a i n . A l i e k w i t h Hanna went up to j o i n the R d Lake H u n t e r s . I v i s i t e d the S h o a l s , the o l d N e t s a l l torn t o Atoms, & f i s h r o t t e n - T u e s d a y - Wind Nth & W e a t h e r f i n e d e l d 2 B a r r . F o r k & 2 B l s �no o 2 b l s Pork 2 " F l o u r d e l d 7 Bags o f P o t a t o ' s recd from C L a f l e u r P u t down 1 0 N e t s i n C Bay 7 p i k e w h i l e s e t t i n g them . Men up at S h a n t y B i s F l o u r to Dan & H u n t e r , & deld a l s o 1 2 B a r r . F l o u r to S h i e l s for J n ° McDone11 & 7 Bar Fl our to Murphy for R o n d M c B o n e 11 - I recd 3 N e w s p a p e r s P N O r o u x . M 1 G a z e t t e 9 t h Oct ft 2 B . T . G a z . Sept 3 0 & 9 t h I n s t - & 1 L e t t e r from J Me Andrew w t S l A l i c k G u n l o c k We had a l s o 3 Ca noes loaded w th Men f o r Chs Le Bl a n c a l l n i g h t for Byers C k . 20. W e d n e s d a y , f i n e C l e a r Mo r n i n g W i n d , a f t e r hard f r o s t - We had S G r o u x & P h i l at n i g h t a l s o Jno MoDene11 w i t h h i s 2 Canoe Crews - 21. T h u r s d a y - a b e a u t i f u l d a y . I n the E v e n i n g R o d Lake F i s h e r s came home t h e y brot o n l y abt a B a r r . o f F i s h - 22. F r i d a y . C o n s i d e r a b l e C a n o e i n g b a c k w d s & forwds - S t r o n g N Wind a f t e r a v e r y r a i n y n i g h t , f i n e a f t e r n o o n we put 10 N e t s down in C Bay d a y 23. Sa t - a Most b e a u t i f u l l d a y & v e r y calm at times - We wds had the dogs i n , they ran back for 0 - 3 7 p i k e from C B a y . Sunday �2of 1 5 P i k e 2 4 . C . B . 2 5 1 8 P i k e 2 6 . 2 3 P i k e 2 7 . 11 P i k e 28. S u n d a y . a f i n e d a y . We got 4 W h i t e f i s h frost t h e threa d N e t s at the I s l a n d -& 1 5 p i k e from t h e B a y . Monday - d i s p a t c h e d A l i c k & Dick down f o r P e a s e - We had the notorious the n o t o r i o u s Black B a p t i s t e - & D i c k e y & Jno M e D o n e l l & 3 C a n o e s o f E Moors 1 W f i s h . T u e s d a y , a f i n e d a y . o n l y 1 W h i t e f i s h from the S h o a l s 2 3 p i k e f r C Bay - A l i c k & Richd brot 1 2 Bush P e a s e - We had J n ° D o n e l l ft men & 9 oxen at n i g h t - We dne s da y - Cl oudy & E s t l y W i n d . We t r i e d the d o g s a g a i n they soon found a Deer but we know l i t t l e f u r t h e r - D e l i v e r e d 1 9 2 0 / 3 4 Bush P e a s e t o h u n t e r for C & R McD - & 2 B'ls F l o u r - Edward came up to h e l p u s to t r y f o r D e e r - Cons liter a b l e C a n o e i n g - H i c k e y &c there at n i g h t . T h u r s d a y - Gloomy & C l o u d y & c a l m - 3d ward & A l i c k & Rich d Smurm & Meg a g a i n s t a r t e d f o r L a k e t a k i n g the 3 Dogs & 5 �5 n e t s - d e l d 6 B ' b l s F l o u r t o D a n t o d a y . W h i t e f i s h n o t y e t b e g u n a t l e s a t n o s i g n o f a n y at t h e S h o a l s : o n l y 3 p i k e t h e r e - 29. Friday: U g l y Rainy d a y - w h i c h c o n t s o t h r o ' o u t . L i t t l e R o n a l d & J n ° M e D o n e 1 1 w i t h t h e i r 3 C a n o e s p a s s ' d d o w n f o r l o a d i n g , c o u l d n o t S e e t h e n e t s a t a l l d a y 30. S a t - I t r a i n e d i n c e s s a n t l y l a s t n i g h t & t h r o ' o w h o l e o f t h e d a y e x c e p t i n g abt 4 p . m . i t c e a s e d a l i t t l e b u t c o n t d d a r k & G l o o m y w i t h t h e E s t l y - I s a w t h e n e t s i n t h e B a y & g o t 1 5 p i k e o u t o f t h e m ( 5 i n n u m b e r ) & 4 W f i s h 2 p i k e ft 1 T r o u t - I s l d S h o a l s - 31. S u n d a y s t i l l M i z l i n g & M i s t y , t h e M i n k I g o t y e s t e r d i n C B a y , b l k y e t - Nov. 1. M o n d a y , r a t h e r a f a i r d a y but t h e S u n s e t t a g a i n g l o o m y - I t o o k up 4 N e t s o u t o f C . B a y . 1 6 p i k e o u t o f 5 N e t s t h e r e - a t h & o n e W f i s h f r o m t h e t h r a n e t at S h o a l - E M o o r e w C a n o e s & 9 M e n h e r e at N i g h t - T u e s d a y o n l y 5 o f t h e n e t s s e e n - 4 L i k e 3 p i k e b i g s h o a l 1 7 p i k e 4 W f i s h 1 T r o u t 1 M i n k C. B a y 1 6 P i k e making 146 Pike in a l l o u t o f C B �z. d r i e d 4 N e t s 2 b i g B u c k s 1 S p i k e 1 d o e 1 f a w n I . 2 . p t Bk & t h e y Kill'd 0 i n a l l 4 . We S k i n ' d 3 o f y e D e e r 1 fawn f r 5 I f e l l S i c k o f P l e u r i s y T u e s d a y - It commenced R a i n i n g Some t i m e b e f o r e d a y l i g h t c o n t ( l almost a i l d a y but r a t h e r f a i r e r i n t h e A f t e r n o o n - E Moor & G a n g s l e f t abt noon - 3. W e d n e s d a y - S t r o n g N W 8t G a l e & S h o w e r s at t i m e s - In t h e E v e n i n g E d w a r d & A l i c k brot u s down 2 l g e B u c k s , I S p i k e h o r n B u c k 1 Doe & 1 Fawn - 5 D e e r & t h e y kept f o r u s e t h e c a r c a s e o f a 2 Pt Buck m a k i n g 6 in a l l t h e y K i l l ' d s i n c e t h e y went up to aft L a k e on T h u r s d a y l a s t - but n o f i s h c a u g h t - Men went up t h i s m o r n i n g t o c o n t i n u e t h e i r lumber w o r k on Rd L a k e - B i g J a c k went u p by L a n d P e r r i g o s C a n o e went up & h e p a s s ' d by L a n d w t h C a t t l e - I t o o k t h e S p i k e down to C h a r l e s - A C o u s i n o f £ l i a s M o o r e h e r e at n i g h t -on F r i d a y - f i n e f r o s t y m o r n i n g - M r. P i s s , ft Boy t o o k M o o r up f o r B a s i n - I s a l t e d up t h e V e n i s o n - & d e l d 4 9 2 1 / 3 4 B u s h O a t s t o D a n . 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