July 1st.¹ Tuesday. The square of the new house is up, it is thirty two feet by 18 and 9 feet posts from the foundation which being two feet higher than the ground makes it 11 feet altogether. This afternoon we were surprised at the arrival of a Chief by name Chalicum with letters from Wm. Yale who sends me some iron works wanted here, and informs me that having no potatoes the Lama would not touch here on her way back to Vancouver, the chief was well received and is now encamped for the night and tomorrow the day he leaves us. Very warm weather.

2nd. Wednesday. The men employed at making two chimneys in the new building. Traded about twenty beaver skins from the Indian now come with the Chief Challicum. Had made my package for sending by the Lama but as she is not coming I have taken the Bales of Furs asunder in order to build them up into packs of 90 lbs. for land transportation.

Thursday 3rd. The same employment for the men as yesterday, making chimneys and packs. Fair weather.

4th. Friday. The men employed as usual. Indians all off the ground. Send a young man for horses in order to get the returns over the portage. Fair weather and very warm.

Saturday 5th. Got the chimneys completed and the men were at work squaring for the flooring of the house. Brown was employed about the potatoes. John McKie still sick with the sore hand. Clowdy and some rain.

6th. Sunday. All quiet about us. Indians do not trouble us as formerly with their dance. Fair weather.

7th. Monday. The men employed covering the house excepting Brown and Bourgean who were busy are hoeing up the potatoes. Traded 4 horses for the purpose of carrying our packs over the portage. Cheaper method than hiring them. Fair weather.

8th. Tuesday. The Indians away again. The house completely covered and looks well though done with bark. Fine weather.

9th. Wednesday. Pierre Charles, Bourgean, and Brown off to Vancouver with the returns on hand amounting to as follows:

399 large beaver 86 small do., 11 lbs. cutting do., 14 Fishers, 5 lynx, 274 musquashs, 109 large otters and 3 small do. 19 chiv skins. Of the forementioned number of beaver and otter the following belong to this month.

32 large beaver 3 small beaver.
1 lb cutting do. 8 large otters. 1 small otter.
The rest of the men that is today Plomondon, McDonald and Louis were employed about squaring wood for the flooring of my new dwelling house. Ouvre attends at sundry jobs and the Indians, McKie still unable to work. Fair weather

10th. Thursday. The same employment for the men. This afternoon in taking my round about the place saw a most miserable object a poor child ruptured and in a starving state, gave it a covering and ordered some food, with instructions to the Indians to take better care of their children or they would suffer for their brutality. Fair and very warm.

11th. Friday. All last night the Indians nigh us were singing to a medicine man who was doing his best in killing of Plomondon's wife who has been sick. Sometime I have endeavored to stop the business but believe to no purpose as she is bent on getting blowed by her countryman. Fair weather.

12th. Sunday. The men still continue at their work excepting Plomondon who is busy at watching his wife. A few Indians arrived and traded a few skins. Fair weather.

13th Sunday. All quiet about us. The Indians have all gone away to their different houses. Warm weather.

14th. Monday. Louis and McDonald at work about a flooring for the Indians Hall. The rest of the men very little employed. Some Indians arrived and brought us a little fresh meat which looks fat. Fair weather.

15th. Tuesday. Plomondon with his two men resumed squaring wood flooring the new house. Ouvre and McKie have been employed at taking down the roof an chimneys of an Indian hall in order to get better. Trade a few skins from Indians near us. A Cowlitz and family arrived and being a murderer is much afraid of his life. The Chickelitz Chief made his appearance two days ago with a few skins, he said that fear made him come here instead of going to the Chinooks from him we got 10 beaver skins and a couple of otters. Fine clear weather but warm.

[There are no entries in the book between these dates.]

20th. Sunday. The Chickalitz Indians and family off. Plondon's wife has been unwell some time, and all her care is to give away property to Indian Doctors for curing her, though at time she applys to me for medicine which are given but the relief she gets is attributed to her doctors. Fair weather.

21st. Monday. Plomondon, Louis, and Anuwiskum were employed at the floor of the Gentlemen house. Ouvre and McKee plastering the Indian house. Traded five beaver from a couple Indians who are from the Too and Noo trive. The weather clowdy.

22nd. Tuesday. Plomondon and Louis arranging the floor above stated Anuwiskum squaring wood for the floor of the Indian house. Ouvre and McKee still plastering. Got the meat of an animal and a couple of chivon skins from an Indian of the Mount Reneir. Many of the natives about us are living on berries which are numerous. Fair weather.

23rd. Wednesday. The same employment for the men. Late in the forenoon Pierre Charles and party arrived from Vancouver with the small request from that place. I am informed by Mr. Chief Factor McLaughlin that the furs sent were returned to his place in good order. The ague thought not severe and all is well. Very warm weather.

24th. Thursday. Began flooring the Indians hall which work is done by McKee and Ouvre. Laves on the sick list. Fair Weather.

Friday 25th. The Indian hall finished. Men as usually employed about the place. Traded a few skins. Laahlette arrived from the Yackmus and says that the Brigade passed up the river seven nights ago. The weather continues warm.

26th Saturday. We this day completed the flooring of Ouvre's house which is attached to the Indian hall. The weather really very warm.

27th. Sunday. This day observed as usual. Fair weather.

28th. Monday. Plomondon and Louis working about the new dwelling house. Pierre Charles has been out getting wood for the men's houses. John McKee and Ouvre doing sundry jobs about the fort. The weather much the same.

29th. Tuesday. The peas being ripe five of the men were put at gathering them along with the women, only one fourth of the field done. The rest of the men as usual employed. Fair weather.

30th. Wednesday. With Indian assistance we got up all the peas. During the night and day a man is kept at the sole purpose of watching the peas as the natives would make a hole in them The weather clowdy at night fair day time.

31st. Thursday. Gathered all the peas about the spot we are to thrash them at where we leave them for a few days to dry. Plomondon still keeps at his dwelling. In couse of the day the other men were employed squaring. The trade of the month as follows:
125 large beaver, 19 small beaver, 21 lbs. cutting, 1 fisher, 71 lynx, 5 horses and colts, 2 parch deer skins, 48 dressed deer skins, 1 elk skin, 13 large black beaver 2 small black beaver, 910 lbs. venison, 33 musquash. This includes what sent to Vancouver.