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1902-09-30, the Boatmen arrivd from H Hope having made the trip in 6 days a party of Indians arrived Achu + the Wolf arrived from the other side1902-10-02, A fine warm day working Hope a around the Place Achu + the Wolf started back this morning the Indians started Back across the River1903-04-14, Samson Hauling up fence rails with Horse self + Keith packig up fence posts water risig fast Achu + 4 Indians arrived Ice Breakig up in front here1903-05-13, planting potatoes Achu arrvd reports Yakatchie very sick Mrs Arnold very sick Mr Arnold was Married this evening by Rev Father Hese in the presens of Mr Keith + self More Indians Arrived1903-09-29, W.H. McDarmott. + Rev Father Hesse. started down the River in a canoe this morning the Boat men arrived from H .Hope an started down the River the first fine day for the last month Achu arrived1905-01-28, Samson cutting firewood self + Keith at odd jobs Azzeddy and crowd Arieved. Joseph + Thomas + Achu arieved from clear water River1905-03-28, self + Keith haullig wood from Island Arnold cuttig pickets Samson arieved from Dunvegan at 1 aclock after noon acompanied by Achu from pine River Samson reports the Ice getting bad on the River1905-03-29, self + Keith finished haullig from Island cold + stormy looks like snow Achu started back this mornig Arnold killed a Lynx to day1905-08-15, F.W. Beatton + family started for P.R.L early this morning, Arnold + Self cleaning up house Afternoon Arnold fixing up bench Frank Anderson + Charlie arrived from L.S.L Yah Atchie Thomas + Ooker arrived them Modest Attachie Acho + some others arrived A white man also arrived across he is camped Here we have not yet seen him Rained a little to night1905-10-14, Fine day again All the men arrived to night also Atch Self at book + cutting wood also getting water Very cold to night1905-10-18, Josep + Atchu prepering to start down the River on a Raft A fine mild day Self busy in store1905-10-31, self working at Acounts Thom Huston arieved from Fort Grahame havig gone up with the Police Achu Davis + Wolf Arieved1907-01-06, Self + Samson of to our snares no luck Acha + 3 boys arieved from the North report snow very deep started to snow towards evening1907-02-16, H. Taylor started back this Morning started to Snow but cleared up towards noon J.A. Macdonell. + party arieved from Cash Creek Acha arieved towards evening brngg a few Furs. Samson went out after Horses and broght one Home1907-02-17, self busy with Acha Batson in office working at H Hope acounts Samson Haulling fire wood snow towards evening 2 Teams arieved with outs for the Police from Edmonton1907-03-16, Samson went for a load of Hay Self went to the North Pine River to see Acha and brought back a number of Lynx + Bear Blowing a strong gale of wind from the North1907-03-24, Self arieved from above half way River where I left the H Hope freight I sent Mr Bateson and a Beaver Boy on to the Hope to tell Taylor to come down with his dogs + Haull it up Acha + Assosie when here waiting when I areved1907-08-31, Self + Beatson out at Hay Camp making a small Building for Mower + Rake. Samson. after Horses. Thy came Home from below when we were away Yakatche + Acha arieved1907-10-23, busy with Indians all day Achu + Davies arieved1908-04-14, A fine warm day the snow nearly all gone around the place Ice geting bad Mountigine + Acha arieved from the North the former reports all his Horses killed by wolves.1908-04-24, still a fance the Indians started back this Morning Atcha arieved he reports the snow very deep back North of here. Continues fine weather1908-04-30, self planing Boards Samson cutting cord wood Atcha arieved the River Broke open this mornig1908-11-30, McDarmott in office Samson Halling fire wood Atchu + another Indian arieved and brought a few furs self in Store

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