Sept. 1st.¹ Monday. This morning Pierre Charles and family took their departure for Fort Langley, along with the Chief Frenchman²⁽³⁾. Two men have been put at cutting grass for making hay, the rest of the men employed in the Fort. Many of the Indians have left us. Fair weather.

2nd. Tuesday. The same employment for the men. This morning Atsy le mishs sister died she has been unwell this sometime back, and all the Indian Doctors did their best but with out success. The articles received by them were on her death returned to the relation. The Princess husband has gone to Vancouver, and by him I have written to the Gentleman there. The old chief Chickalitz arrived and traded 18 beaver skins besides a few otters. The weather fair and the nights cool. We are much troubled with the mosquitoes.

3rd. Wednesday. The men have this day entered into their different lodgings which are completing and every man is now well lodged. Traded a few beaver skins, several other arrivals and have brought more furs. Fine weather.

4th. Thursday. Sent a man with the oxen and wagon to gather up the hay and make stacks. Plomondon employed making a table. McDonald and Louis were put to chopping the large trees about the Fort. Traded about 20 beaver and a few otter. Fine weather clear and very warm.

5th. Friday. Two men employed at cutting up a large tree that lies in our way. Three others were busy making hay, and Plomondon has been at work making a pair of stairs. The Indians are still numerous about the place. The weather fair.

6th. Saturday. Got the Barley pulled up by the roots as it is too short for the sicle or scythe. The stairs completed. Fair weather warm and we are surrounded by a thick smoke owing to the fires being put to the field behind us.

7th. Sunday. All quiet and the natives had their dance at Laahlets lodge. Weather clowdy.

8th. Monday. Three men were cutting polls for making a fence, one carting away the wood cut from the big tree, some part of it we had to use powder. Plomondon was out cutting some roofing stick for the store those put good for nothing. The weather same, smoky.

9th. Tuesday. Three men employed getting polls, one plowing the peas field and Plomondon usually employed. The weather the same.

10th. Wednesday. The men variously employed. Two getting cedar bark from the Island. One ploughing, one driving the oxen for the same one squaring wood for a water spout and another hauling home fence wood. The Indians have all gone away to the Too-an-nooes but I really believe it is only to get something from those Indians as remuneration for the loss of one of the Sohquamish Chief in the death of a son. The weather much the same.

11th. Thursday. One man cutting wood for making a stable. Two others getting home the remaining Cedar bark from the Island and another hauling it up from the Sound.

12th. Friday. Sent men and women to gather up the hay and the remainder of the men working about the place. The weather fair.

13th. Saturday. Two men ploughing, the rest employed about the place. The Indians have all returned from the Tooahnoos, and have all paid me a visit. Clear weather.

14th. Sunday. It rained mostly all night and most part of the day.

[There are no entries between the 14th and the 19th of September 1834.]

19th. Friday. Four strangers arrived from up Hoods Canal and have brought a fine skin. The Princess husband has committed an unbecoming action saying that those people above mentioned had stolen a slave for which the scamp took 7 beaver skins and a gun. I, of course, called him to an account, and through persuasion made him give back the skins. Fair weather.

20th. Saturday. The wheat all in the ground, gave two young Indian lads each a drubbing for riding our horses. Etienne Onaze arrived from Vancouver with letters, and this evening the Chief Frenchman came up from Langley with letters bearing the same date as those of Vancouver all well at both places in the way of trade but I am sorry to say that the ague is very severe about Vancouver. An American Brig has cast up in the Columbia its (mission) is not known. The weather fine.

21st. Sunday. The natives were all present at the dance to the number of 200. In course of it a young handsome woman. (La Grande Bish) was married to a good looking lad of the Soquamish tribe. Fair weather.

22nd. Two men were out ploughing but came home soon, the plough not good. Attend it a little and it seemed to go better. The rest of the men employed about the place. Etienne Onaze and the Chief Frenchman off for Langley with letters. Some say a cannon was fired a few day ago about Clallums point. Fair weather.

23rd. Tuesday. The cow house completed and the ploughers have done a little work. Plomondon and slave are sent to Vancouver with Lets. Traded about thirty beaver skins from the Toughnewamish tribe. Fair weather.

24th. Wednesday. Two men out ploughing but came home soon.

24th. Wednesday. Got the kitchen newly covered with bark and an upper flooring put on. Ouvre was employed repairing an oven. Traded a half an elk weighing about 100 lbs. Fair weather.

25th. Thursday. Two men attending to the plough, the rest of the men are employed at squaring wood. The weather clowdy.

26th. Friday. Same duty for the men. Indians are as usual gathering acorns for the winter.

27th. Saturday. Got the Fort cleaned up and other necessary jobs done about it. Traded several beaver skins today. Rained during the night.

28th. Sunday. All the natives as well as ourselves at rest. The weather was clowdy and at intervals we got rain.

29th. Monday. One man hauling in squared wood, while the rest of the hands are squaring more. All what was wanted is now on the place. Fair weather.

30th. Tuesday. Two men ploughing, the rest employed near the place. Trade of the month. 144 large beaver, 74 small beaver, 1 elk, 22 chiv. skins, 1 lb cutting beaver, 5 black do., 57 large otter, 1 lb. animal meat of 100 lb elk, 1 fresh salmon, 22 dried do., 2 small otters, 159 rats, 11 minks, 37 racoons, 90 fine hyonquois. Fair weather.