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1918-10-01, busy as yesterday a fine warm day J underwood started to Plow at the Kenny Ranche1918-10-08, A fine cleard Day sef taking up potatos underwod brght down the Team havg plowd about 10 acres1918-10-09, cloudy and May Rain a hard frost last night Angus + underwod went up to Gerges place to stalk oats self at Potatos1918-10-16, Angus + Underwood finished stalking the oats at Geoges place 21 1/2 Loads put up we put 56 Sacks potatoes in ciller at Ranche + 10 " " (Sacks potatoes) in Root house for seed1919-01-23, Self Busy with Indians and others the Deaf Boy + 3 others arrvd from the North and report the death of Adisles + Inutchakie and all the Women in Camp Brooks + Undrwood left for Spirit River I shipped 2 Bales Furs along with Brooks B Grgory also left with the Party still no Mail1920-02-18, Mail arrved brought only Letters self in store Great House + Underwood sold their Furs to Revillon1920-04-09, The Indians lef this morng self very busy in store a dance at Maguires to night Underwood + Greathouse arrvd they brought in 23 Marten + afew Lynx1928-10-14, a fine clear day self + Willie drove up the hill the Boys left about 1 PM with Pack horses for their trap lines Jim underwood going with them. 1928-10-21, continues very stormy wind from west Frank got back with Underwoods Horses, he will now go out to Nig Creek to bring in Duncans Horses. Weavers Boat arrived from the Crossing with Freight1929-02-07, a fine clear day I went over to Birleys to see Mary she is getting along fine W Matthews got back it seems that the Comps man at Neg Creek had hired J. Underwood1929-08-13, I went up with Mr Laird a few Indians came in and got treaty. the others will be in tomorrow. James Underwood left for Blk River with Pack Horses along with Frank weather fine water still going down1930-01-04, Continues cold arnd stormy Willie went up for the Mail, the trails all drifted over Duncan + J Underwood arrvd from their trap Line they came in with Harris from Neg Creek, they report Furs very Scarce1930-01-18, 10 below this Morning Mild all day. Duncan went up to Underwoods to make Arangments for their trip back to their trap line. Willie at Wood. Very mild this evening1930-04-09, weather fine I was busy cleaning up around the place Willie came down for a visit, they have got all the logs haulled to this end of Charlie Lake. Fred brought us down a load of Sheaves. Duncan + Underwood arrived

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