2nd.  Sunday.  Snowed throughout the day.  Wind W.

3rd.  Monday.  The snow of yesterday and last night changed this morning into light rain which lasted untill sun set.  When the weather cleared up.  Wind in the forenoon S, in the evening NW.  One man employed thrashing, One hauling home hay, and another firewood.  One arranging the pitsaw for sawing our boat wood, and one laid up in bed from a sprain he got bringing home firewood for himself during the holidays, which straitens us very much in forwarding our different works.  Got our horses home to check over our list, and found there were some missing, owing to the negligence of our horse keepers, whom I dispatched immediately in search of them.

4th.  Tuesday.  Snowed all day.  Wind W.  The people of the place employed as yesterday.  The fort is daily crowded with the swarms of Indians who are encamped about the place and are constantly begging potatoes and tobacco, having nothing to pay for either.

5th.  Wednesday.  Rained about noon.  Weather cleared up about 3 PM.  Wind NW.

The duties of the place continued as above.  Having already sent off two parties of Indians for our horses at Pendent Orielle bay, who turned back short on account of the deep snow, I have sent off a third today whom I expect will go through.

A dau of Mr. Ogdens died about five this evening of an abscess in the stomach.  Many of the Indians about us continue sickly, and two have already died.

6th.  Thursday.  Snowed greater part of the day.  Wind W.  Two men arranging a saw pit for sawing our boat wood, three thrashing wheat and one still confined to bed from a hurt he got as already stated.

7th.  Friday.  Warm cloudy weather.  Wind S. Two men commenced sawing boat wood, the others as yesterday.

8th.  Saturday.  Wind and weather as yesterday.  The men likewise employed the same as above.  Some of the Indians after much persuasion bain to make snow shoes so as to set out a hunting.

9th.  Sunday.  Thawed most part of the day.  Wind X.  One of our cows calved.

10th.  Monday.  Thawed during the day.  Wind S.  Two men sawing, three thrashing, and one working in the forge.  Killed a hog weight 108 lbs.

11th.  Tuesday.  Snowed a little last night.  Wind SW.  The men employed as yesterday, and will continue so during the week.  The Indians on the ground formally renounced, in full council, their ancient superstitious doctrines, such as conjuration, medicine etc and acknowledged and professed themselves to be, and ever to continue true and faithful Christians.

12th.  Wednesday.  Light snow during the day.  Wind NW.  Some of the Indians about us begin to get short of provisions, as they say, but I am inclined to think the truth is, they are only getting tired of dried salmon: and make their cry of starvation as an excuse for constantly begging potatoes from us.

Our best beaver hunters the Lake Indians are forced to remain on the ground owing to the severity of the season, and the want of food, they having cured no salmon last summer, to them on account of their worth and necessities we are obliged to support almost entirely on potatoes which fortunately happened to be an abundant crop with us last season otherwise these Indians and our large stock of service would have suffered immensely.

13th.  Thursday.  Clear cold weather.  Wind north.

14th.  Friday.  As yesterday.

15th.  Saturday.  Weather clear and rather milder. Wind S.  An Indian child died in one of the camps near the fort and many others are in a low state.

16th.  Sunday.  Clear cold windy weather.  Wind SE.  A colt died at the horse keepers tent of starvation, and from the great depth of snow on the ground,  I fear we will loose many of our horses which are becoming lean, should the weather not soon take a favorable change.

17th.  Monday.  Clear cold weather.  Wind NE.  Two men sawing boat wood.  Three thrashing oats and one sick.  It is almost my daily labour trying to persuade the Indians about us to go a hunting, but I have only succeeded in getting two families to start on account of the cold, deep snow and their naked state.

18th.  Tuesday.  Very cold clear weather.  Wind N.  The men employed as yesterday.

19th.  Wednesday.  Wind as weather as above.  Our sick man so far recovered as to be able to do slight jobs about the fort, the others employed as usual, thrashing and sawing boat wood.  The frost is so intense that a considerable quantity of our potatoes are frozen in the cellar, but we cannot consider them lost as our swine will soon consume all that are injured, and in trading of mats from the Indians they are preferred to those which have not been frozen on account of their sweetness.

20th.  Clear Cold weather.  Wind NW.  Three men thrashing oats, two sawing boat wood and one doing jobs in the carpenters line about the place.  We are seeing nothing in the way of trade, the Indians being mostly all confined to their tents by sickness, nakedness, and deep snow.

21st.  Friday.  Weather overcast wind West.  The men continue at their usual duties.  The two Indians whom I sent to Pendent Orielle bay for our horses which were taken to that place by our Flat Head people, returned this evening accompanied by one of the keepers, who bring the unpleasant tiding of many of them having died from leanness and the great depth of snow on the ground, which fell so abundantly in November as to render it quite impossible to save their lives or bring them away even at that early period of the season, a circumstance said to be unprecedented in this part of the country.

22nd.  Saturday.  Weather overcast and rather mild.  Wind S.  The men employed as above.

23rd  Sunday.  Weather overcast with light snow at intervals.  Wind SW.  Many of the Indians are falling sick daily and those who have been indisposed for some time back recover but slowly.

24th.  Monday.  Snowed a little during the day.  Wind SW.  Two men sawing boat wood, two thrashing, one doing jobs in the carpenter way and one hauling firewood with oxen at which work they will continue during the week.

25th.  Tuesday.  Weather overcast.  Wind W.

26th.  Wednesday.  Clear cold weather.  Wind N.  Some of the Indians about us begin to talk seriously of moving off to hunt, their food getting scarce leaves them no alternative.

27th.  Thursday.  Cold cloudy weather .  wind SE.  Some Indians pitched off towards the Pendent Orielles Bay and other moved down the river, they are indolent however, that I don't expect hey will force themselves much in hunting through the deep snows.

28th.  Friday.  Clear cold weather.  Wind W.  Fitted out a number of Lake Indians with ammunition and traps.  they are to start in the course of a day or two for their lands.  Sent an Indian /the fool/ to remain with or surviving horses at pendent Orielle Bay, until the warm weather sets in.

29th.  Saturday.  Weather overcast.  Wind S.  Some more Indians moved off in different directions to hunt deer and small furs, but I believe the former is their principal object as they are getting short of salmon. 

30th.  Sunday.  Rather mild overcast weather.  Wind SW.  One of our men and four children have been confined to bed very ill for some days past, apparently by some distemper which has prevailed amongst he natives all winter. 

31st.  Monday.  Snowed a little in the morning and rest of the day cloudy.  Wind SE.  Five men sawing, two thrashing, one hauling firewood, and one doing jobs in the carpenter line abut the fort.  The little Lake Chief and his followers set out for the Lakes to hunt.  Trade of the month as under.