October 1st.¹ Wednesday. Two men employed at ploughing. Anawiseum, Louis and Bourgean were busy at erecting pickets from the mens house to that of the Gentleman's swelling in order to keep out the Indians from behind the houses. Ouvre still attending to the Indians and doing sundry jobs about the place. The Indians still about us gathering acorns. The weather fair.

2nd. Thursday. The same employment for the men. There is not a day but Indians bring in some skins to trade. Sallacum has taken his departure for his home and it is expected others will follow. Rained a little during the night. Fair all day.

3rd. Friday. We continue with our work. The cattle have during the night got into our potatoes and eat up all the stocks of our good fruit. The weather fair.

Saturday. 4th. Part of the day we were employed in putting up our furs into bales of 125 beaver each. Traded some elk meat for amunition. The weather was clowdy and in the eve we go a heavy shower of rain.

5th. Sunday. All still about us. Rained at intervals.

6th. Monday. The ploughers still at their duty. The rest of the men employed about the place. The night past we got a little rain.

7th. Tuesday. John Mckie and Brown ploughing. McDonald making gate doors, Bourgean and Louis squaring wood and Ouvre ding little or nothing. The weather cloudy and some rain fell.

8th. Wednesday. Bales of fur packed. The men at the same duty. Fair weather.

9th. Thursday. Early this morning we were visited by thirty of the Mackah Tribe along with a few Clallums headed by Little Jack and George. They tell me that they had Capt Doinus with whom they had traded some canoes and a few skins. They hve brought us some beaver skins. Late last night Plomondon arrived from Vancouver with the plough shares requested. The Eagle has arrived safe and an American Bring is anchored near Kiassiones house, she is said to be loaded with sundry articles for salting salmon and with settlers for the Willamette. We have had a rainy night and day.

10th. Friday. All the men at work about the place. Traded thirty-one beaver skins from the Mackahs and seventy fathoms of Hyonquois, the latter was merely to please in order to get them back to us. The natives are all going away to choose their winter quarters. Clowdy and rain weather.

11. Sathurday. The ploughers at their work and all the rest of the men variously employed about us. Rainy weather.

12th. Sunday. As usual the Indians assemble and pay their devotions to our Divine Being. Two young Cowlitz paid us a visit and after trading they left us for their quarters. Fair weather.

13th. Monday. John McKie and Brown ploughing, Plomondon making a cupboard, Louis, Anawiscum, and Bourgean dressing up the Fort Pickets. Ouvre as usual attending to the Indians. This day last year the Express form York left Fort Colville for Vancouver. The weather clowdy in the morning and fair the rest of the day.

[There are no records between the 13th and the 20th.]

20th. Monday. Owing to the oxen being lost we could not plough. The men employed about the potatoe cellar. Clowdy weather.

21st. Tuesday. Plomondon is now busy at making a new counter to the Indian shop. Bourgean and Louis sawing wheels and Anawiscun getting the wood for making a wagon. The ploughers keep at their work The Indians are few about us. Fair weather.

22nd. Wednesday. The ploughers still employed. Three men out cutting wood for the wagon and Plomondon as usual employed. This date last year the York express arrived at Vancouver. Delightful weather.

23rd. Thursday. four men employed at taking up the potatoes which are not much larger than a musket ball. Plomondon still at his work of the 21st inst. Louis sick. Traded 7 beaver skins. Fair weather, foggy morning.

Friday 24th. The same routine of employment for three men, the potatoes all taken up and we have 13 kegs now, eight of seed. Plomondon finished his work and has now began to make a door for the potatoe house. Louis still stopping indoors through illness. Rained much during the night, fair all day.

25th. Saturday. The oxen not found therefore no ploughing. Set the two men at squaring wood. Two others making the wagon. Ouvre attending to the Indians. Plomondon on the sick list.

26th. Sunday. This morning Master Plomondon got in an animal from the natives for which he was reprimanded for breaking through the rules of the establishment. The natives assembled but did not dance owing to the bad weather. They were admitted into the Indian Hall and there they passed the day in quietness.

27th. Monday. This morning Plomondon and family made their preparations for leaving the place. The ploughers continued at their work. McDonald and Bourgean were employed at the wagon, Louis still sick. This forenoon I. Bu Perreault and wife arrived in search of a woman slave which I had taken from the Princess husband. They brought us favorable news from the headquarters and say that the Indians had reported that the express from York had arrived on the 15th inst. The Americans do not trade furs. The weather fair.

28th. Tuesday. Two more bushels of wheat put in the ground. Ploughing always on the go. This morning Plomondon and family left this (place) for Vancouver, also J. B. Perrault with his wife and slave by them I have written to Mr. Chief Factor McLaughlin informing him of the state of our affairs. We have had a very stormy night and today the rain and gale continued accompanied by a little thunder.

29th. Wednesday. The men of the place now reduced to six have been employed as follows: Two ploughing, two squaring, one making a door and Ouvre attending to the Indians. This has been a very stormy day, we have had rain, hail and very great thunder storm.

30th. Thursday. a platform was made in the small square next to the Indian house. Ploughing continued. Betwixt each Picket of the Fort small poles were put in order to stop the Indians from looking inside.

31st. Friday. the same employment for the men. The trade of the month as follows.

96 large beaver 62 small do. 20 otters and 1 sea do. 4 elk skins 1 animal 96 lbs. dried salmon 39 ducks

68 rats 6 raccoons 1 fish 8 chiv. skins 54 fresh salmon 26 geese2

The rain fell and weather clowdy.