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1899-06-06, Busy taking Inventory. Pierre +Joe planting potatoes1899-06-07, Pierre and Joe planting potatoes1899-06-08, Pierre and Joe fencing potato patc h. The Beaver Indians have burnt up the Fence for firewood1899-06-09, Pierre and Joe Fencing + finished. They started up the River to day to get out bark for store and logs for shingles 1899-06-12, Pierre and Joe arrived from up the River this evening.1899-06-14, Pierre and Joe putting on bark on Roof.1899-06-15, Pierre and Joe at odd jobs1899-08-15, Joe cutting. Myself stacking with Arthur Planz. Very warm day.1899-08-24, Joe hunting horses1899-08-26, Joe, + I went up the hill to see the way. it got all wet so I had to cut some more1899-09-05, Joe ,and Arthur making the coffin1899-09-11, Busy fixing up the store puting Bales + Cases upstairs Some miners Arived from the South Sprout Pine River for winter suplies the Hudsons Hope Indians started Back after geting a few suplies. Joe Hunting for Horses1899-09-12, Busy trading an fixing the store Joe Hunting up horses. Fine. Day.1899-09-13, Dr. Nickles. started down the River started Joe + Baptist Le.Londe. to Hudsons. Hope. to haull out the Buildng Logs. for New. Buildings.1899-10-08, Joe after Horses. took a walk to the top of the hill to have a look on the surroundings.1899-10-09, Working @ entering the Day Book. Joe getting wood.1899-10-22, Ice still flowing in river Joe hauling wood.1899-10-23, Joe hauling wood1899-10-24, Rained a little during the day Joe + myself fixing around the place.1899-10-30, “ “ Joe after chickens1899-11-14, Joe hauling fire wood1899-12-02, “ “ nothing doing Joe hauling wood in1899-12-04, Joe hauling hay with Team.1899-12-08, Joe hauling wood. Fine day.1899-12-10, Joe after his traps's.1899-12-11, “ arived. hauling wood a few Indians arrived but did not come around here as they where after debt. which hey got from Deene n1899-12-19, Started Joe who went down with the Packet. along with Deeme man, very warm.1900-03-15, Joe started for Dunvegan for packet1902-09-27, Askuty found the lost Horse Joe at wood1903-04-12, haullig wood again today Reid + Joe brought in the Branches very warm snow nearly all gone sowed a few cabbige seeds to day1905-06-07, The York boat Left this morning with Mr Beatton as Steerman Self + Arnold gave the Indians a little dept busy all day all came in except Pat Joe boring holes in fence posts Had a light shower of rain1910-06-09, Self + Taylor busy with Indians Wablice + Charlie also F anderson left for Moberly Lake A fine clear dy Joe workig in the Garden Mr Fildes in the office Trumbley + A Monkman arrvd from Grand Prare1910-06-10, Self + Joe looking up the Horses. we found them all but 2 Huly Tylor looking after store Fildes in office continues fine weather 1910-06-11, self in stor Taylor + Joe across lookig + coverg up Fur Packs Mr Fildes as yestedy some of the Indians patchig off we had a slight shower of rain today cler towrds eveng1910-06-16, self buy Makig out requistin for next outfit Taylor at od jobs Fildes in office Joe workig at potatoes. Frank Andern left for Moberly Lake1910-06-28, Self out lookig for the Horses + found the old team. Taylor + Charlie Came down with a raft of Logs. A fine Clear dy Fildes in office Joe haulg up potatos Rivr fallig fast1910-06-30, Self at od jobs Fildes + Joe as yestedy Knudson + Barry arved from up the South Pine River Cloudy towards evenig and looks like rain1910-07-01, Self at odd jobs Fildes in office Joe at Potatoes a fine clear dy Mr Jones arivd from H Hope1910-07-02, Self after Horses Fildes as before Joe at potatoes a fine clear day1910-07-04, Self + Fildes out after Horses and found them Joe at potatoes continues vey fine weather Jones + his partner started minig on the bar below here1910-07-05, Self out after Horses Joe at potatoes Fildes on sick list Mr. Campbells men came down with the Raft of logs fine clear weathe River risig .1910-07-06, Self at odd jobs Joe at wood expectig the steamer River still coming up Fildes still on the sick list1910-07-07, Self busy at od jobs Fildes in office Joe hoeig Potatoes A fine clear day River going down1910-07-08, the steamer arived here this Mornig 3 passegers on board started to unload fright Joe + Joseph haullig up fright the steamer took on freght this evenig for H. Hope. Continues fine Clear weather. constabel Jamison arivd here and is to take Mr Campbells place1910-07-09, The steamer left this Morng for H Hope Taylor going up to receive the fright self and Taylor Fidles busy in office Joe at Potatoes a slght showr of rain in after noon1933-11-23, Rained nearly all alst night and froze hard this morning but warmed up towards noon and this turned very mild the River rising no Joe ???? Clousy and Mild to night

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