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1910-04-16, Self went out to hunt Horses and was out all day and found them near the N. Pine Fildes + Edward knifig Fance rails A fine clear day Bob Barker + F. Bigbear arvd thy seem to have trouble between them selves1910-10-05, Samson at wood all day Appain and Adislen and a few other arrvd from N Pine Self buy with Indians Jones + Partner arrvd from ½ wy Rive with a Raft of Hay for the Police but missed the landig and went away below to land1913-08-08, Old McCully went home this Morning self finished hen house a fine warm day Achie and a few other arrvd from Azzeddy Lake and brought in some moosemeat Most of the Indians are drying berries at Chinoise Prairie and a few of them at the North Pine1913-08-12, a fine clear day self busy with Indians Mr Murray went out to look at the Crossing of the North Pine the Indians left for their camps this eveng1913-11-16, a few more Indians came in from the North Pine buying a few furs cold towards evening with snow1913-11-25, Kenny at wood self fixing the store up and opening out some goods adinless + Jakney arruved from up the North Pine and brought a few furs continues fine1914-07-24, self out after Horses Kenny looking after the place 2 Indians arrived from North pine1914-11-06, self as yesterday Kenney still sick adisles + a boy arrvd from North Pine report old appain very sick also the death of one of his children the Indians are ina bad way and half nacked the River falling very cold at night but fine and rains all day1914-12-12, a fine clear day 15 below Z this Morng self in office George haulling hay geo Daniell and partner came up from the North pine River and report the River open below the Pine River1915-02-22, Self chopping rails a fine clear day 3 Indians arrvd from N Pine1915-02-24, self busy with Indians the Deaf Boy came in from the North Pine River and brought a few Furs 2 Teams arrvd f with wire for the Telegraph outfit1915-03-17, Mr Howland + Man left this Morng for Dunvegan self in office contins very mild weather an Indians arrvd from the North Pine River and brought a few furs1915-04-02, Montigine + Thomas patched from the N Pine I expect they will go North to hunt Beaver continues fine weather self at od jobs1915-04-18, contins fine Thomas arrvd from the North Pine River1915-05-07, a fine clear day the River Rising fast Gregory left for H Hope. This Morng self in office 4 men arrvd from the Finly Forks on their way out sakana arrvd from N Pine1915-05-08, contines very fine weather self went up to Doyles place along with Constable Mansell 2 more men arrvd from McLeods Lake looking up land 3 Indians came in from the North Pine River1915-05-11, self sowed oats in the upper field a fine clear day a few showers towards eveng apain + adisless and a few other arrvd from North Pine morwick left for H Hope with a ma???? To H Garbitt from Mr Laird Thomas arrvd1915-05-18, Cold with rain all day self in office a few Indians came in from the North Pine the River Rising1915-10-08, self at od jobs a fine clear day a Government man passed down the River from up the Finley River he is looking at the River with regard to fixing the Rapids 4 Indians arrived from the North Pine1915-10-13, self and Johny haullng up sand and banking around the houses George after horses Jadiny arrvd from the North pine and brought a few Beaver + Bear1933-03-27, Weather fine but cold Frank left this Morning to the N P River to picks up his traps and get some things he left there1933-04-24, Very mild cloudy all day the creeks all running full, Fred went over to the N River. Started to rain this evening1936-01-08, A fine mild day Frank haulled a load of feed down to J McLeods Johny came over and went for the Mail I was busy Sawing firewood very cloudy. Fred left this morning for his trap line at the North Pine River ("+" on the left side of text)

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