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1905-06-16, Splendid day Joe + Arnold off to island to see if they can get logs there as the was none where they were yesterday Looks like rain Samson hauling up firewood Self in Garden planting cabbages Wabbie + men arrived from Dog Island with a big raft1905-06-21, Joseph + Reid off on a moose hunt but were unlucky as the moose + her calf had swan the Peace River opposite Fish Creek although she + stayed all the day before about 4 miles from here Arnold Samson + Self went up for some logs that Joseph left Very windy River falling Wabbie + crowd started this morning for Dog Island for another raft1905-06-23, Boys whipsawing Samson hoeing potatoes Self in office + hauled up logs with Frenchie still cloudy Wabbie + crowd arrived with two rafts from dog Island Mosquitoes nemerous1908-08-19, Self + George after Horses but could not find them until noon McDarmott + Taylor of to Dog Island to get out House Logs1908-08-24, busy at odd jobs Duncan fixig pack saddles Samson + George went for a Raft of fire wood McDarmott + Taylor came down from the Island1908-08-26, Taylor + McDarmott went up to dog Island Square Logs self buy with Indians Duncan + Samson cuttig oats1908-08-29, Rain Most part of the day self opening goods started Samson up to dog Island to fall out logs with the team1908-08-31, busy at odd jobs from Dog Island Taylor + McDarmott arvd from dog Island + and brought down a Raft of logs. the H Hope Indians started back after geting a few supplies water rising fast1927-09-12, stoped raining this Morning the Boat arrived about 8.A.M. havg camped at Dog Island. I went down to see the Bourassas off, they are going to Wabaska, the Prospectors that went to the Mountains in the early part of June got back and went down on weavers Boat the Boat left at 10 A.M. for the Crossing

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