December 1st.¹ Monday. The ploughers are now ploughing up the ground near our potatoe field. Louis and Bourgean hve been employed at getting polls for fence work and Anawiscun McDonald was busy at repairing one of the ploughs. Two Indians came to trade a beaver but could not agree they have gone back. Rained last night but fair this day.

2nd. Tuesday. The men have been employed as yesterday. The rascally Indians have again taken off all the iron works about out boats in this they will continue until I can find out the villians and give them a drubbing. Passing showers all day.

3rd. Wednesday. No change in our employments. Ploughing and getting fence polls as usual. The weather boisterous.

4th. Thursday. The oxen got this day's rest. The men were all employed about getting fence polls, excepting McDonald who was out cutting wood for the making two ploughs. Sinneteeaye came with three skins he traded and left me not altogether well pleased he is a scamp and I am determined to bring him down. The night has been a very boisterous one and the day fair.

Dec. 5th. Friday. The ploughers did a little more work today. The rest employed as yesterday. Traded an otter. Fair at intervals.

6th. Saturday. We have now 1.100 polls cut this week, Our poor oxen are now very much fatigued and requires some rest after the ploughing is done. The weather continues boisterous at night and in the day time we have partial showers. We traded one beaver and some fresh meat.

7th. Sunday. The day passed away without seeing any Indians, they are now all gone to winter quarters. Partial showers all day.

8th. Monday. Brown and McKie resumed their work at the plough. Louis and Bourgean splitting fence polls. Anawiscun was busy at repairing a plough and preparing wood for another. Ouvre ding little or nothing but attending Indians at their smoking. Reports of a ship wreck about the Chickalitz Bay and four officers drowned this has come by an old woman. We are doing our best to find out the truth. Rainded all day.

9th. Tuesday. The men was put at their work of yesterday but on the arrival of a band of Klalums at noon I called the men home. Master Jack of the Makah trive being rather impudent I brought him to an account and sent hom about his business, paying some attention to the Klalums. Chief Laahlet has gone to Vancouver by hime I have sent a note to the Doctor. Fair weather.

10th. Wednesday. This morning Master Jack was very submissive and the trade was carried on to the satisfaction of all present. We got about 75 beaver and 14 otter besides a small quantity of dried salmon. Soon after dusk all the Klalums went away pleased. Fair weather.

11th. Thursday. The men were put at their various duties such as ploughing and making fence polls. The weather foggy.²

12th. Friday. The men at the same employment. This afternoon Challaeum arrived from Mr. Yale accompanied by an Indian of that quarter who is going to join Mr. Cowin. On opening Mr. Yales's ----- I was much surprised to find that the box sent containing all his letters, news-papers, and apples was nt opened but put aside for Captain Darby, an old address such as it was sent me. On this account I had to send back an express immediately in order to put that Gentleman to rights. In respect to the box. The weather much the same.

13th. Saturday. The same occupation for the men. The express off for Langley. The Indians come in numbers but bring nothing to trade. Fair weather.

14th. Sunday. Though about 30 Indians on the ground, none came to trouble us. The weather foggy.

15th. Tuesday. This morning John McKie and Louis continued the ploughing with the oxen around the potatoe field. The old ploughed ground was run over with plough by the horses. McDonald always kept about the place making several utensils required. Brown and Bourgean accompanied by Mr. Cowins's body servant left this (day) for Fort Vancouver in order to appraise the Doctor with the news of Post and that of Mr. Yales place besides informing him that no ship has arrived. The Indians have traded a few more beaver. Foggy weather.

[There are no entries copied between December 16th and December 23rd, 1834.]

23rd. Tuesday. The men busy as yesterday. A few Indians arrived with a few skins which they traded and left us. Sinneteayes' wife is also here with her brothers, who are always employed in hunting ducks. Clowdy weather.

24th. Wednesday. The Fort was put into order and every house in it washed out. Indians go and come but no trade. It rained all day.

25th. Thursday. Christmas all hands were allowed the best I had in the Fort say, ducks, venison, and each a half pint of rum. All quiet and no Indians. Mild weather but clowdy.

26th. Friday. No work for the men. A couple of Indians arrived with a few beaver skins. The crows keep about us, and at times a Rook comes and gives the former chase. It rained at intervals.

27th. Saturday. Traded 8 beaver skins and 1 otter from the Indians who came yesterday. Weather continues cloudy.

28th. Sunday. A very strong gale all night accompanied by rain and today we continued to have the rain. It is mild for the seadon.

29th. Monday. Two men employed at gathering up dung and laying it on the potatoe field. McDonald was busy at making a couple of chairs. The weather continues mild and rainy.

30th. Tuesday. The two men of yesterday were employed today at building a small shed for the calves. McDonald completed one of chairs. Rainy weather.

31st. Wednesday. The men variously employed. The Indians around us are drewing near understanding it to be a day of mirth tomorrow as the past new year. We shall however keep it ourselves and rum among such brutes will not do. Trade of the month as follows: viz. 60 large beaver. 30 small do. 27 otter. 14 rats. 1 cub blk. bear 3 minks, 169 pieces dried salmon, 161 ducks, 14 geese and crains, 330 lbs venison, 1 dressed red deer skin, 5 dressed chiv, skins, 7 bladder oil besides a few rots and berries. Rainy weather but mild.