The Washington Historical Quarterly, Volume V, 1914Various
History
The Washington Historical Quarterly, Volume V, 1914
Various
Northwest, Pacific -- History -- Periodicals
That part of this Journal covering the period from June 21st to
Sept. 6th, including the introduction thereto, is already familiar
to readers of Vol. V., No. 2 (April, 1914), of this Quarterly: a
second installment is now given, and the third and last will appear
in the October number. From September 7th to November 14th Mr. Work
is in charge of Spokane House, the Hudson's Bay Company Trading Post
located near the present city of Spokane, and his journal relates
the day-to-day occurrences there, the arrival of the express from
across the Rocky Mountains, the starting off of the clerk going to the
Kootenay District for the winter, etc. On the 14th of November Mr.
Work leaves Mr. Birnie at Spokane House and himself starts off for
his winter station at Flathead Post or Fort on the Clark Fort of the
Columbia. This journal enables us to identify positively the location
of this Flathead Fort at this time, it being several miles further up
the River than the original Saleesh House built on Thompson's Prairie
or Plain by David Thompson in 1809. The parenthetical marks are used to
designate words that are doubtful because indistinct in the original
manuscript, of which this is a copy.
JOURNAL
(Continued from Page 115, Vol. V., No. 2.)
Wed.y. 7
Fine warm weather.
The three freemen got a small supply of articles to enable them to
reach Mr. Ogden[161] and went off to join him.--I wrote to him by them.
Sent a man & an Indian off to the Kettle Falls with a supply of tools
and articles of Trade for Mr. Dears.[162]
Some of the men were employed clearing out the store and opening &
arranging some of the furs.--
Thursday 8
Sharp cold weather in the mornings but warm in the middle of the day.
The men employed about the store.--I am busy making out a (scheme) to
take an inventory and get the papers arranged.--
Little doing in the way of Trade, a few fish and roots but no beaver
worth mentioning--A horse was traded today.
Friday 9
Overcast weather.
The men were employed airing and beating the Snake furs.--
Mr. Birnie & Kittson & I taking an inventory of the goods &c in the
store.--
Saturday 10
Thunder & heavy showers of rain.
The Store is in such bad order that the least rain pours in through the
roof that scarcely anything can be kept dry except it is covered. Part
of the Snake beaver were put out in the morning to air and be beat but
the rain coming on they had to be taken in.
We are getting a few bad salmon in the barrier, but the most of them
are so bad that they can scarcely be eaten.
Sunday 11
Clear fine weather.
Monday 12
Clear fine weather.
The men employed airing and beating the beaver.--Some Pendent Oreille
Indians arrived and traded about 20 beaver.
Tuesday 13
Overcast lowering weather.
The men employed about the store.
Wed.y. 14
Clear fine weather.
The people employed about the store, the remainder of the furs were
aired and beat, they are now all piled bye in excellent order.
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