Saturday 2nd.  There being sufficiency of sound boards for that purpose the roofing of the portion of the house intended for Mr. Heron's apartment has employed three men the other three have been arranging the pickets.

Sunday 3rd. --

Monday 4th.  A chimney begun in Mr. H's apartment which has received a temporary flooring one man procuring clay, two engaged as yesterday with the pickets.

Tuesday 5th.  Work progressing as yesterday.

Wednesday 6th.  M. Heron's room lined with mate and otherwise prepared for his reception.

Monday 11th.  Work resumed as on Saturday except that one man was employed in bringing home the pickets.  This evening an Indian brought a note from Mr. Heron dated at Cowlitz Prairie 9th currt.  Mr. Heron asks a canoe to meet him at the Chute.

Tuesday 12th.  From the purport of Mr. H letter the immediate arrival of the Cadboros may be expected:  Four men were therefore set to work at the road begun on the 31st ult.  The large canoe manned by Indians dispatched to the Chute this morning.

Wednesday 13th.  Work proceeding as yesterday.  Mr. Heron arrived about sunset accompanied by Ouvrie and six men.  Several of the Portage Indians have appeared, also some Soquamish, Sannahomish, and Scadchet traders.

November 1833.  Thursday 14th.  Men have been arranging and boreing the pickets.  Those who arrived yesterday have not worked.

Friday 15th.  All the men have been employed at the pickets.  Indians congregating from various posts, but they have not visited the trading shop.

Saturday 16th.  Work proceeding as yesterday.  Wm Brown confined with an attack of Intermittent fever, which has hung about him since his leaving Vancouver.

Sunday 17th. 

Monday 18th.  Upwards of 60 skins traded chiefly from the Scadchet and Sannahomish.  Work resumed as on Saturday.  In consequence of an Indian report that the Cadbors was wrecked off Cape Flattery Ouvrie was sent off in that direction to ascertain the correctness of the rumor.

Tuesday 19th.  Tonight the arranging and boring of the pickets finished.

Wednesday 20th.  The trench in which the pickets are to be placed was begun this morning.  A party of Sinnamish appeared with a few beaver.

November 1833.  Thursday 21st.  Men at work as yesterday except two who have been smoke drying the Salmon sent from Fort Langley, which were becoming mouldy.

Friday 22nd.  Five men working at the trench the others have been erecting the pickets except one who had charge of the salmon which were tonight replaced in the store.

Saturday 23rd.  Some Tekatat Indians arrived work continued as yesterday.

Sunday 24th.

Monday 25th.  Ouvrie returned early this morning having proceeded as far as the Klalum village near Point Discovery, without hearing of the Cadbors, so that (report) of the 18th must be groundless.  About breakfast time two men from Vancouver arrived for the purpose of procuring from the Cadbors Mr. Ogdens private letters, that gentleman having very lately returned to headquarters.

Tuesday 26th.  Some Thuanook arrived with furs.

Wednesday 27th.  Very few beaver produced by the Thuanook and these they were loth to trade. Ouvrie and the Vancouver men went to procure the letters for Mr. Ogden from the Casbors: which if Indian report is to be trusted cannot be far distant.

November 1833.  Thursday 28th.  Men still engaged with the pickets.  Today there is scarcely an Indian to be seen about the premises.

Friday 29th.  Tonight the erection of pickets has been completed. Ouvrie has returned but brought no intelligence of the Schooner.

Saturday 30th.  One man preparing the pit saw, two digging a saw pit, and the others filling the trench in which the pickets stand.