1834 August 1st.¹ Friday. The peas not being entirely dry to thrash, were all gathered up about the thrashing floor, made for the purpose. The work getting on slowly. The weather clowdy in the morning fair and warm the rest of the day.

2nd. Saturday. The same employment for the men. Some Indians have come to trade as also to pass the Sabbath with us. The weather as yesterday.

3rd. Sunday. The day kept as usual and the natives were dancing near us. Weather very warm.

4th. Monday. Two men employed thrashing the peas, three squaring wood for erecting the men's house, two still working about my dwelling house and Ouvre doing sundry jobs. The Indians keep going and coming bringing at every time they arrive something to trade. Fair weather.

5th. Tuesday. The same duty for the men excepting Pierre Charles who has fallen sick he is supposed to have the Ague. Late in the afternoon twenty four Clallums arrived with lot of furs to trade. They received a pipe to smoke and a piece of tobacco for the night. The weather still very warm.

6th. Wednesday. The same employment for the men till breakfast when they were all called into the Fort and here put to work preparing the wood for the square of the men's house and as the men are done thrashing the peas they are here, one is employed winding the same indoors. The plan of getting the men about us is on account of safety during the Clallums are here. These Indians made an attempt of getting the blankets for one beaver. I immediately turned them out of the shop and told them they may go home with their furs. This step has caused several of the Chiefs to speak but I paid no attention to them ill humored. Fair weather.

9[7]th. Thursday. We have now completed the cleaning of our peas and our crop in that article is thirty five kegs of nine Gallons out of 100 gallons of seed. The men still employed indoors. The Clallums traded as I wished and they are all left us well pleased excepting the son of the chief killed by our party in Mr. McLeod expediton. This fellow traded a few skins but carried off four large beaver. The trade made this Nation today is 98 beaver mostly large and a few small ones. Pierre Charles bled at the nose yesterday and today he has had fit of the Ague. Medicines were given him and this evening he seems much better. The weather continues warm through the night has been cooler than usual.

8th. Friday. The square of the men's house up. A Skacet Indian arrived with a bundle of beaver to trade. Some scamp or other have stolen one of our horses, it true I shall make an example of him so as to stop the Indians from stealing. Clear weather nothing of any wind to cool us.

9th. Saturday. The men have been employed squaring wood and working about the different jobs of the place. The mare lost yesterday has been found and as suspected Louis's brother in law took it to carry himself home. Traded with the Indians that arrived yesterday. A large part of Indians have come in in order to pass the Sunday with us. There is a camp of Oh qua mishs Indians below the hill as also Sin no on mishes these natives have pitched near us for the purpose of gathering acorns and berries. Fair weather.

10th. Sunday. The natives assembled and requested me to point out to them what was proper for them to act in regard to our Divine Being. I told them that they should endeavor to keep their hand from killing and stealing to love one another and to pray only to the Great Master of Life or as they say Great Chief who resides on high. In fact I did my best to make them understand Good from evil they on thier part promised fair, and had their devotional dance for without it they would think very little of what we say to them The weather warm and fair.

11th. Monday. Plomondon and McDonald still about my dwelling house. Louis, Bourgean, Brown and McKie have been employed squaring wood for filling up pieces. Pierre Charles still unwell and Ouvre plastering. The Indians about the place traded a few beaver skins, some of them have gone off to their old quarters. The mornings are now cool and the day warm. We are much troubled with wasps which are very numerous and voracious.

12th. Tuesday. The men continuing at their daily work, the natives still come in with something or other to trade. Fair weather.

13th. Wednesday. The squarers have done their work, and have begun to fill up the square of the men's house. Traded 20 beavers skins from the Sin no oh mish Indians. Fair weather.

14th. Thursday The men have been employed indoors. Fair weather.

15th. Friday. The men's house is now ready to begin the Chimney. Pierre is still unwell and Plonondon is getting on slowly with his work, Cool mornings as usual.

16th. Saturday. Sent four men out to cut roofing sticks for the house now building, the rest of the men employed as usual. Fair weather.

17th. Sunday. All the Indians assembled to hear the wonders of our Devine Being. Fine weather today though rained all night.

18th. Monday. Plomondon was working at making doors. Pierre Charles, McDonald, Louis, McKie, Bourgean were employed making chimneys, two completed in the course of this day. Traded a few beaver from two Cowlitz Indians. A few of the Ohqua mishs and Sin no mish have left us for their own land north of us. Fair weather.

19th. Tuesday. Pierre Charles and Plomondon on the sick list the rest of the men were employed at the chimneys. LeFrances an Indian Chief arrived but seems to be poorly off in the way of furs. Teh weather fair.

20th. wednesday. Plomondon at work making doors, Brown and Bourgean with an Indian were across to the Island for bark 240 pieces brought to the beach. The chimneys were completed and the men bagan fixing the foofing sticks. Pierre Charles still sick. It rained most of the day.

21st. Thursday. The same employment for the men. Indians come and go but trade dull. Fair weather.

22nd. Friday. Began coving the men's house with bark most of it done. Two men were out for more bark, in the evening thay came back with 100 pieces. More Ohquamish Indians arrived on the score of trade. Clowdy weather.

23rd. Saturday. I have this day got ino my new dwelling house what is now done is well, and I hope in a few days it will be completed. The men's house fairly covered and the Gable end filled up. We have now about three hundred Indians belonging to eight different tribes. A chief by name of Babillord got into a scrape with me but the coward soon drew in his horns. This scamp has ever been troublesome as Ouvre says and on that account I made him run from the Fort in a fright though provided at the time with a brass bludgeon. The weather fair.

24th. Sunday. A great day for the Indians who assembled all here for a dance and to hear from me what was right to do. I made the speech in the Flathead Language which was understood by the Chief Frenchman who was the Linquist for the rest of the tribes present. Every one seemed to pay attention to what I said and it is to be hoped that these Indains will become as good as those of the Interior. A Clallum Chief arrived but could not see me owing to the number of Indians. There about 250 men, women, boys, and girls in the dance every one peaceable. The weather clowdy.

25th. Monday. The men employed as usual. Many of the Indians away to their houses. Pierre Charles has had another attack of the ague but I am happy to remark it was a very light one. Rained all day.

26th. Tuesday. Teh men employed as follows: three squaring wood for the flooring of the men's house two fixing the same. Pierre Charles making a plough and Plomondon working in my house. Traded a few beaver skins. A sea otter was brought me but did not agree on the price. The night has been stormy with rain. Fair all day.

[No entries in the book between these dates.]

29th. Friday. Sent letters to Mr. Yale by the Chief NerClam who proceeds to Langley. Some plastering done to the men's houe, the flooring and divisions made for each family. Pierre Charles still sick. The natives keep going and coming with some skins and a little meat. The weather fair.

30th. Saturday. The plastering nearly completed. Indians keep near us for the purpose of passing tomorrow with us. Fine weather.

31st. Sunday. The men have kept at rest and the natives were also attentive to their devotions. The returns of the month as follows:

193 large beaver 43 small do. 3 pounds cutting do. 102 rats 7 elk skins 9 animals (the meat of)

8 large black bears. 3 fishers 42 minks 53 otters 37 deer skins 13 mats