2nd.  Saturday.  The potatoe shed not yet completed, and the millwright, Lapierre, advancing as slowly with work being done.  Fair weather. In the forenoon a man was employed thrashing wheat for making flour with the hand corn mill. Four Indians have been engaged as millers, who Rivet helps and at the same time amuses himself at shifting flour.

Sent Rubidou, one of the horse keepers, to Okinagan with letters for Mr. Black, and at same time to see if any of our lost property by the swamping of a boat was found.  Fawish, a Nes Perces chief has arrived with a few young men of his tribe.  They have brought a few horses to trade.

3rd Sunday.  The horse that Rubidou got for his voyage has returned to the band, soon after the above Indian made his appearance, and another horse was given him with which he has undertaken his trip.

The Indians as usual keep to their camp doing nothing.  Fine weather.

4th Monday.  Two men have been employed at spliting cedar for covering the potatoe shed, part of the roof put on.  Lapierre at the mill doing a little work and Lafevre helping him.  The Blacksmith in his forge.  Desloge working at mending carts, and Joachim with the women shelling corn.  All of it done excepting the new field.  344 Tresses added to our stock already in store.  Weather as usual.

5th.  Tuesday.  Two men sent off to make hay for the winter.  The rest of the men variously employed.  Part of the new field corn brought in.  Fair weather.

6th.  Wednesday.  The thrasher can only make out to furnish the millers, who the old interpreter keeps at work.  Monde still at his potatoe shed.  Dealoge completed his ploughs and made a new truck for carting.  Indians moving off and others coming in .  Fine weather.

7th.  Thursday.  The potatoe shed, at least completely finished and well made.  The rest of the men variously occupied about the place.  Weather conditions the same.

8th.  Friday.  The men of the place began covering the big house with wattle and bark, and thrashing wheat. 

The water mill, is left to the management of Jos Lapierre who is the undertaker of that job.  Cloudy weather.

9th.  Saturday.  Saw the hay makers at their work they are coming on well.  The men at the fort as usual employed, covering all the houses with bark and earth, and thrashing wheat.  This whole week the women were employed picking off and shelling the Indian corn, which work is now completed.  It rained in the morning, fair weather in the afternoon.

10th.  Sunday.  The same mode of rest followed up by the natives, such as dancing and praying to the Great Master of life.  Their first request is long life, and second is plenty of food, in these two things consist the main and principal object of an Indian's petition.  Fine weather.

11th.  Monday.  Two men with all the women of the place, have been occupied at taking up the potatoes.  One hundred and ninety three kegs brought home.  Five men employed at sawing planks for making a thrashing floor.  Monde busy at forming window frames.  The hay cutters and mill wright at their several occupations from the fort.  Cool weather.

12th.  Tuesday.  the same employment for all hands.  The potatoes are so plentiful, that had to get Indian women to help us at the gathering of them, for which duty they receive each a milk turneen  full at night.  Today 249 kegs were added to the shed.  Fine cool weather.

13th.  Wednesday.  Men and women as usually employed.  340 kegs of Potatoes brought into the shed.

Rubidou arrived from Okinagan, but left his horse behind him in care of a Cing Poil who resides on the Spokane river.  No new of any kind from below.  One of our mares died at Spokane, it was left there by Rivets party on their way back from Walla Wala.

Pigs are becoming troublesome about the potatoe fields.  Fair weather.

14th.  Thursday.  The haymakers come home, after cutting drying and building six stacks of hay containing about 1000 bunches.  The above men were put at new covering the big house.  The rest of the men as usual employed.  Potatoes brought home this day is 380 kegs, we have now 108 bushels more than last year altogether.  Rubidou sent back for his horse.  The weather fine. 

15th.  Friday.  The same duties as yesterday.  280 kegs of Potatoes gathered to day, and put into the shed.  Fair weather.

16th.  Saturday.  Plastering, covering and putting glass windows to the Gentleman's dwelling houses about the place, constituted the work of men.  Also the thrashing floor completed and a little wheat brought in store, making now 15 bushels since Mr. Heron's departure.  Cloudy weather and a little rain fell.  This day the women of the fort do nothing for the place, but work for themselves.

17th.  Sunday.  Late last evening  Charlie and another Indian arrived from Walla Wala with letters both from that place and Vancouver.  News of the Head Quarters are that the fort people and Indians about there were suffering under the ague or intermitting fever.  The third vessel arrived safe from England with goods complete for the Company's business in this department.  All quiet now.

18th.  Monday. The men variously employed, covering houses, plastering and white washing all the dwellings about the place.  Two men with the women keep at taking up the Potatoes and bringing them home.  240 kegs brought in.  Fair weather. 

19th.  Tuesday.  Two men were occupied about the buildings and the rest thrashing wheat and helping the women with the potatoes.  324 kegs safely stored. 

The Indians, few about the place.  Old Rivet still busy at shifting flour, and watching the millers.  Fine weather.

20th.  Wednesday.  The same employment for the men as yesterday.  Sent off the Walla Wala express and wrote to Mr. Barnstom, who is in charge of that post.  Today 302 kegs of potatoes taken up, and put under shelter.  Weather cloudy.

21st.  Thursday.  The same occupation for all hands, only 192 kegs of potatoes brought into the shed.

About 11 o'clock this morning the York Express headed by Mr. C. T. Harriott arrived in three boats and a canoe, manned by 54 men, including the Colvile party.  The above Gentleman was accompanied by Mr. Rousin from the east side.  Mr. Heron has also arrived with his family, and at the same time thought proper to bring down mine.  The weather is getting cold, but clear.

22nd Friday.  The property of the express taken across the Kettle fall portage.  In addition to what they brought we have forwarded over 118 pieces consisting of provision, leather, cords, horse agers, and pasflichs, for embarkation.  Five horses sent by land to Okinagan for the use of New Caledonia.  Cloudy weather with a little rain. 

23rd.  Saturday.  Very little done by the men of the place.  This morning Mr. Harriott, accompanied by Mr. Rousin, took their departure.  The party consisted of forty one men, five of whom belongs to this district and are to return from Okinagan.  the boats are four in number well lading, but not over too well manned owing to the want of good bontes. 

Preparations made for starting the Kootenais wintering establishment, and the outfit.  Rained most part of the day.

24th.  Sunday.  Some business done today in order to advance our work for winter quarters.  Indians as usual peaceable, and very few trouble us.  Cloudy weather.

25th.  Monday.  This morning Mr. Montour left this for the Kootinais charge, with six men in two canoes loaded with thirty pieces including provisions of all kinds.  The following written instructions were given him.

Fort Colvile 25th October 1830

Dear Sir.

With the outfit now delivered to you, you will please proceed without delay to the Kootenais post of which you are to take charge, and in the management of the affairs of that place I have no doubt, you will do your best to make good returns.

Besides furs of all kinds you will require to procure as much good dressed leather and as many lodges, cords etc as you can; but I must caution you against falling into the error committed there last year.  By the leather trade being too much encouraged, the Indians took that easier way of getting their wantages and neglected hunting fur animals; the consequences was a deficiency in the returns.  It will therefore be proper to make the natives fully understand that furs are the primary consideration and everything else/ though wanted/ only secondary.

Another cause of the decline of the Kootinais trade is the great intercourse those Indians have had of late with the Blackfeet and Crees, which you will try by all means to put a stop to.

If the Americans cast up in your quarter let them not trade a skin that you can procure at any price, but if they offer furs for sale you can receive them at the rate of four dollars Halifax currency for each large beaver skin, for which drafts on our agent at Montreal will be given.

The Indians should be made to understand the impolicy of allowing American trappers to hunt on their lands.  Please send across to the Flat Head Post as soon as in your power, three packs of Elk skins, and three of Chiv: skins, for the use of this place.  And it will also be necessary to get a canoe made in course of the winter, instead of the old one you take up this fall.

It will not be proper for you to leave in the spring before you have taken in every skin the Indians may have in their possession, but you cannot remain longer than will admit of your being at this place on the 5th April next, at latest.

Wishing you every success
I, am Dear Sir
Your most obedt Servant
/signed/ Fras Heron.

To Mr Nich: Montour
P. S. Please keep a journal of occurrences from your departure until your return to this place.
/signed/F. H.

The blacksmith/Houtin/ with Joc Lapierre were both employed at the mill.  Desloge squared wood. Plouff and Joachim with the women at the potatoes, Pin and Bourgeau sawing wood for a barn, Phillip looking over the York express guns, Wm Wass, one of the two men left by Mr. Harriott through Mr. C Factor McLoughlin's orders, employed at thrashing wheat, and Quinville carting home the pumpkins of which we have many.

Indians are now drawing near us, for the purpose of trade.  165 kegs of potatoes brought in.  Clear weather.

26th.  Tuesday.  No work done to the potatoes on account of bad weather.  Two men were employed at making pits for potatoes, the shed full.  Rest of the men as yesterday occupied.

27th.  Wednesday.  Rained all night and most part of the day, therefore nothing done by the women, towards gathering the potatoes.  The men employed as above.

Some Nes Perces, Cour d'Aliens, and Spokane Indians have come in to trade.  Old Rivet's family off to the Flat Heads.

28th.  Thursday.  The men variously employed.  The women of the place, aided by a few Indian women, took up 400 kegs of Potatoes which were put in pits.

An Express arrived from Vancouver, the ague still doing some harm there.  An Iroquois/ Pierre Karayanyate/ died of it, and a woman also suffered.  She was of the Spokane tribe, and Chalifoux's wife.

Indians poring on us for trade.  Fair but cold weather.

29th Friday.  Jos Lapierre, Wass and Gondie, were employed clearing away the rubbish along the small stream on which the water mill is made.  Two men busy as usual sawing and three others with the women in the fields.  308 kegs of potatoes again put into pits.

Four of our men that accompanied the express boat arrived from Okinagan, with the most unpleasant news of seven men drowned on their way down below the little Okinagan falls  Six of these poor unfortunates were new comers from east and the other was a most useful man of this District by the name Jean Monde.  In addition to the above great life several pieces of provisions and leather were also cast away. 

More arrivals of Indians.  Traded this day nine beaver skins and six horses besides a quantity of small furs etc.  Fair weather.

30th.  Saturday.  From the bad state of the weather, nothing was done in the fields.  Two pits of potatoes covered over with earth.  Sawers still keep at their work.  Two men employed at thrashing Indian corn with the frail a far quicker process than with the hand.  Indians still keep coming in amongst those were two Pendent Orielles who gave us some wild fowls.  Snow seen on the hills about us, and it rained on the lower ground.

The Flat Head fall outfit packed up and ready for starting, also some flour, put up for the Kootenais, which is to be transported from the Flat Head winter establishment.  The property of the deceased Jean Monde put in store, and an account taken of it.

31st.  Sunday.  It rained so much during the night that not a house in the whole fort was proof against it, about nine this morning the weather turned out fair with a strong south wind, and in the evening the wind changed to the north.

During the month much has been done as regards work, but the trade not altogether so good as might have been expected at this season, from the natives coming in to get their wants for the winter.

Scheme of the months trade and as usual the names of the different tribes from whom the articles were got.

	Kettle Indians	Spokanes	Pendent Orielles	Cour D'Alienes	Nes Perces	freemen
96 large beaver	5	8	29	53	1
69 small beaver	9	1	26	32	1
6 lar black bear	1	1	3	1
6 cub balc bear	4		1	1
6 lar bro bear	2			4
6 cub bro bear	1		2	3
1 Grizzli bear	1
15 pr castonum	10	5
4 fishers			2	2
59 minks			18	41
1882 musquash	68	139	363	1312
14 lynx	1		3	10
36 otters	2	1	10	19	3
7 horses		1		5	1
45 lb venison	45
11 geese			11
38 ducks	26		12
8 kegs gum	8
1 lar beaver						1
2 sm: beaver						2