Monday 2nd. The men resumed work as last week. Some Indians arrived and others left which as a daily occurrence.
Tuesday 3rd. Put all hands to work erecting a store of 30 by 20. No Trade.
Wednesday 4th. Duties of the place as yesterday.
Thursday 5th. The men employed much the same as yesterday, the only difference being that two of them were part of the day stacking hay which was cut in the early part of last week. Doctor Tolmie returned safe after collecting a variety of plants.
Friday 6th. One blanket disposed of at the new price to the Portage Chief, Sennatea, who has been hanging on for some days back.
Saturday 7th. No trade. Beaver offered by a Portage Indian at the tariff of 3 for 2 blankets.
September 1833 Sunday 8th. Some more beaver offered by Sennatea, but not coming to terms he has left the skins with us till his return from the Portage.
Monday 9th. One man employed on mowing rushes to be used in thatching houses if no better covering arrives. The rest of the men are either completing the store or erecting their own dwelling house, which was today commenced by two of them.
Tuesday 10th. Six beaver traded a t the new tariff from our house keeper on the Cowlitz Prairie. He had brought the six horses here in poor condition, the men employed as yesterday.
Wednesday 11th. Two men engaged in flooring with squared logs and the remaining with the dwelling house, inventory of goods and provisions.
Thursday 12th. Indians employed to bring us clay from a neighboring island, for the construction of chimneys.
Friday 13th. Two men sent to the Nisqually River to split cedar into boards for roofing houses, they were accompanied by some Indians and conducted by Ouvrie. Rest of men occupied as on Wednesday.
Saturday 14th. Men employed in same manner as yesterday. Those employed in splitting cedar have discovered wood more at hand than N. river.
September 1833. Sunday 15. Nothing of note.
Monday 16th. Two men employed in splitting cedar and Ouvrie assisted by an Indian in bringing together the boards already made. Four men employed in erecting the gables of the store.
Tuesday 17th. Three men engaged with store, three in squaring logs for Mr. Herons dwelling house, and Ouvrie with an Indian in getting home the boards split yesterday. Two Indians arrived with a few beaver but departed again without offering to trade.
Wednesday 18th. Men employed as yesterday. The store is now roofed and a chimney has been commenced in the apartment intended for a bedroom. Ouvrie assisted by 3 Indians occupied in splitting cedar. Three others have been supplied with tow axes for the same purpose. The Cadboro has been seen at dusk about 5 miles distant.
Thursday 19th. The Cadboros arrived early, her cargo for this place was landed by noon and has been carried hither by Indians who were regaled with rum and molasses at the conclusion of their labors.
Friday 20th. Work continued as on Tuesday except that Annawaskum, has taken the duty of Ouvrie who was busy at home. The furs amounting to 353 skins and 76 small wire shipped on board the Cadbor and Captain Ryan received direction to proceed forthwith to Fort Vancouver.
September 1833, Saturday 21st. Before breakfast men occupied as yesterday for the rest of the day they were all at work completing bedroom and shop and removing goods etc. to latter, and I have tonight taken up my abode in the former.
Sunday 22nd. Some of the Challonima Indians arrived.
Monday 23rd. A few beaver bartered for traps, the price of which Mr. Heron has lowered from 3 to 2 skins. Mr. Heron set out early this morning for the Chute on his way to Vancouver and I have dispatched 5 Indians to join him at the former place, in charge of Bourgean who is sent to bring back the (?).
Mr. H. is accompanied by Ouvrie and Louis no further than the Chute and is to return in canoe. Mr. P. Charles has been making a counter for the store, and the remaining men have the demolition of former store and dwelling the boards composing which are now used for other purposes.