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1899-08-19, Rain to day. Mr. Mac Fee started down thet river with a raft. Desclesse + Davis arrived1903-10-04, A Beautiful day snow nearly all gone Davis Arieved1905-11-14, Montigine + Davis Arieved fine Clear day self Busy with Indians Keith in office1905-10-31, self working at Acounts Thom Huston arieved from Fort Grahame havig gone up with the Police Achu Davis + Wolf Arieved1905-11-03, Huston started down the River on a Raft Wm English started over land to Dunvegan Davis + Wolf patched of this morning Samson went down to see the Horses reports one missing1908-03-26, Samson went out after Horses early this Morning and found 2 killed by wolves Dimond + 1 of Josephs. we went up the Hill and brought in our other Horse and found him cut up a little by wolves. Thomas and Davis arieved from the Clear Hills report a good catch of Furs1908-05-26, A big fire started out at fish Creek self + Samson went out on Horse back to look after the Mower + Rake which was left in the House at the Hay grounds but the fire had not come that way Thomas + Davis came in this evening and paid their Defts1908-10-15, Self + Samson hunting Horses lost the team and the young steer McDarmott at Bulding Thoms + Davis + a few others arieved 1908-12-29, Davis + 2 others arieved from Moose River1910-04-28, Self working in Garden Edward at od jobs around the place Fildes still on sick list + 2 white men who came down the Pine left this morning for L S.L. Davis + Acko arvd1910-09-21, Self busy in office Taylor at stable Samson at wood Some Indians arrived Davis + Acko arvd from down the River Blowig a strong gale of wind from th North1910-11-21, We arrvd home last night at 11 aclock I brght in goods from Attacha Appain & Aker arvd from Old Chiefs camp and report 6. dead. and the others very sick. Self busy with Indians. Davis arrvd and started back again thy are also vey sick in his Camp1911-04-12, Self + Samson started to whip saw a fine clear day Davis + 2 boys arived and brought a few furs. He reports more sickness in their camp and the death of his wife.1911-04-13, Davis left this morning I sent the dog train part of the way with him A boy arived this evening from Montinges camp with a report of Montine being very sick Self making supports to go around the house.1911-05-28, Blowing a strong gale of wind all day revillon Boat arived from H Hope a few indians arived Charlie + Daivs patched in also a few others1911-05-30, Self in office Samson haulling fire wood blowing a strong gale of wind all day the Boat arived from H Hope this evening with the return of that boat Also taylor and family also to Jones Davis + the Wolf got back having found the lost boy1911-12-31, Self busy with Indians all day Mr Milligin and party arived from H Hope Wablice also arived 30 below this morning appassisen + 5 others arived also Thomas + Davis1912-04-04, Self at odd jobs Samson sleaning up around the place continues fine weather the Ice getting bad on the River Thomas + Davis arrvd from Moose Lake they report having a killed 12 Moose1912-05-14, Self + Kenny planting potatoes we put 3 Sacks in the lower field and 2 1/2 "in the upper field Appain + Thomas also Davis + Yakatchie patched in to day Carter left for H Hope the Mail arrvd this evng1912-05-15, Self busy with Indians all day Appain Yakatch Thoma + Davis and a few others came in and paid their dept Revillon Boat arrvd from H Hope Cloudy and looks like rain1912-06-29, Self at od jobs a fine clear day Wm Nackews drowned a horse in crossing the River this evening Davis arrvd from the N Pine1912-11-22, Self in office Boys after hay Continus fine weather Davis + Acko arrivd from the North Pine1913-04-16, Self as yesterday Samson as before Thomas + Davis arrvd Adisles + 4 others came in1913-04-30, Self putting up fance the Boys at cord wood cold and stormy Davis arrvd there was no mail during the month (see MAY 1913 entries at beginning of this VL.)1913-12-31, Cold + Stormy self + Kenny in store all day 2 Indian came in from attachie's camp. Davis + Thomas arrived also 5 Indians came in from Adisless camp here endith the old year Which has been fairly prosperous for the Fur Trade1918-12-02, Davis + Takola arrvd from Moose Lake Self very sick Johny in Store with Indians1919-06-13, weather fine Davis + Japasin arrvd at the north Pine River Davs brght in his Furs and paid his depts self very busy1919-09-07, Davis + Kluky arrvd from below a fine clear day Self busy with Indians Wusklully arrvd this eveng from the North 1919-10-23, cold but mild towards noon still no mail a little Ice runing in the River Davis + his band patched in Self busy with Indians1919-12-30, Self busy with Indians Davis + 5 others arrvd from Moose Lake but have not done as well as the others Wusklully + 4 others arrvd from up the Halfwy River they did fairly well and paid their depts1920-04-08, Davis + 5 others arrived from Moose Lake they brought a few Furs and paid their Depts Self vry busy1926-06-17, A fine clear day self and Johny packing Furs finished evrything but Beaver. Davis and a few others came in they are all camped at the Indian Reserve1926-09-09, Rain nearly all day Bourassa + Party came up the hill and Camped here Davis and party arrvd. Self very busy in store1926-09-13, Blowing a cold North wind Davis + 4 others Arieved Self busy in Store all day with Indians Cloudy and overcast. Started to Snow about Sun down1927-04-26, fine weather self went up to the Post a few Indians came in Old Davis + Party I got back about 10 PM Trail very bad1936-10-08, A fine clear day very mild Frank + Underwood got back from Sakkinna A number of Indians arvd we had a visit from Old Davis I drove to the P. Office with Some Mail after dinner. Cloudy this evenig1943-10-05, Blowing a cold west wind cloudy and overcast I just heard that Old Davis died a short time ago he was the oldest indiant here1917-03-22, Davis + his boy arrived from Clearwater River they brought a few furs and paid his depts the boys hauling firewood self in store cloudy and looks like snow 1917-06-01, self taking inventory a fine clear day Davis + party arrived and paid their depts Thomas P????? has gone to Dunvegan having lost his son at clear water1917-06-08, self in store busy with Indians the Indians patched of today with the exception of Davis Rain again today 1917-07-04, a fine clear day Davis and his crowd around expecting treaty tomorrow is treaty day but the agent has not yet arrived1917-10-29, Blowing chinook wind snow nearly all gone self in store 3 Indians around from Montagines camp they report the death of Davis granchild 2 men arrived on a raft this evening a lot of Ice running1918-03-03, continues cold + stormy with snow wind from North Davis + Japanin arrived from Montigines camp they report a white man having been coming in with 2 horses to sell but found where horse had died and their they say the mans rifle + cap and they think the man is laying there somewhere dead I reported the matter to the polIce1918-05-08, continues fine Davis arrived and paid his dept self at od jobs the Lady Mackworth arrived from P River this evening1918-08-24, calking grain oats all day the River coming up Montigine + Davis around

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