Thursday 2nd.  The men were not required to work today as they are rather indisposed after yesterdays debauch.  Weather still frosty.

Friday 3rd.  All hands resumed their former occupation that is to say, two were employed sawing planks and the rest squaring oak logs for Bastions.  Weather as above.

Saturday 4th.  As yesterday.

Sunday 5th.  The weather still frosty.  Many Indians are on the ground offering up their devotions to their maker.

Monday 6th.  Two men sawing and the rest preparing wood for bastions, and as they will continue so employed during the week it will be unnecessary to report their work daily.  Rained during the night and most part of the day.  some business done in the way of traffic with the natives.

Saturday 11th.  The weeks work of the people has been miserable little has been done and that little very badly done -- which is however not owing to the disinclination of the men to do their work well but to their incapacity.

Sunday 12th.  Many of the neighboring Indians assembled to go through their devotions, and it is very satisfactory to perceive that they at length begin to think seriously on religious subjects.  Weather rainy.

Monday 13th.  The people employed as during the past week, namely, sawing squaring oak wood for bastions, cutting firewood, etc.

Traded some beaver from the Indians who arrived yesterday.  Weather as yesterday.

Tuesday 14th  Sent off five men in a boat to Fort Langley for some supplies and for the accounts of that plan for Outfit.

I would have gone myself had I a proper person to leave in charge here.  The rest of the men employed in sawing and roofing the swelling house.  Snowed heavily in the afternoon.

Wednesday 15th.  Two men sawing, two cutting firewood, and two sick.  Weather frosty.  Snowed heavily during the night.  Traded 15 made beaver.

Thursday 16th.  The men employed as yesterday.  Snowed much during last night and this day.  No trade.

Friday 17th.  Had the last of the covering of the big house put on.  Owing to the badness of our saw, and sawyers we made but slow progress at cutting boards, as indeed we have done along at every kind of work owing to the incapacity of our people.  Those not employed at the covering of the house, were occupied at cutting and hauling home firewood.  Weather very cold.

Saturday18th.  The people all employed at cutting and bringing home firewood.  The weather continues very cold, and there is about two feet deep of now on the ground.

Friday 24th.  Sent two men to the Nisqually to kill game, but it appears that he cold weather has driven them all away, so our hunters returned empty handed.  The rest of our people finished squaring the Bastions Logs. - Weather cold.

Saturday 25th.  Sent four men, with five horses a deer hunting; the rest of the people employed squaring posts for the bastions.  Clear cold weather as for some time past.

Sunday 26th.  Weather very clear and cold.  A good many Indians about the place performing their religious duties, in which they have become very punctual.

Monday 27th.  Two men employed cutting firewood and two squaring posts for Bastions - All the Indians who assembled yesterday left early this morning for their several camps.  Weather as yesterday.

Tuesday 28th.  The people employed as yesterday.  Weather also the same - clear and cold.  some Cowlitz Indians arrive, with a few beaver but did not trade by reason, they say our goods are too dear.  These fellows have already traded at two beaver per blanket, and they again make a stand; so difficult is it to change a tariff with them.

Wednesday 29th.  Two men employed squaring wood for bastions - two cutting firewood - The four men who went a hunting on the 25th returned unsuccessful hiving killed only one deer which they eat the whole except one joint - An Indian arrived with the unpleasant intelligence that a vessel has been lately wrecked at Cape Flattery and that all hands perished except two men who are now with the Indians there.

Thursday 30th.  Two men sawing, one making fort gates, two at the bastion wood, one looking after the cattle and one cutting fire wood - Ouvrie getting a canoe in readiness to set out tomorrow to ascertain the truth of the Indian report about the ship wreck.  Rained heavily during the day.

Friday 31st.  The men employed as yesterday.  Ouvrie set off with an Indian for the purpose above stated.  Rained all last night and this day with a hurricane of wind.