One of the (?) Soteaux who has been here some time set off in the evening to the Flat Heads with several of the Spokane Indians. he got a small supply of ammunition and other necessary articles. Mr. Ogden requested this man to be sent to him to Wallawalla but we could not get him prevailed on to go, he is an Indian and it is useless to withhold these supplies as he would have gone off without them & in sulks & probably hunted more during winter. We endeavored to detain him till the arrival of the Express but he would not stop.-- Saturday 22 Cloudy fine weather. Part of the men employed cleaning about the Fort, the others as before. Sent off J. B. Proveau, Louis (Shaegockatsta) and two Indians (one of them the chief of this place.) to the Forks with 16 horses loaded with the appichimans saddles &c for New Caledonia & Thompsons River. The people are to remain at the Forks till the Express arrives. Sunday 23 Clear pleasant weather. Some Nezperces Indians are now driving towards the Fort. Monday 24 Pleasant weather. Two men employed sawing, 2 beating & changing the furs to another place, 5 cutting wood, 1 making wheels & arranging a carriage for wood, 2 sundry jobs.--The sawyers finished the wood for 3 boats, in all 73 boards 6 Inches wide and 40 feet long & 3 broad pieces for keels 40 feet long & 14 Inches wide, and 6 pieces for gunwales 40 feet long & 2 Inches wide in 15 days, they worked well, they were retarded a good deal by bad weather when they commenced. Sunday 25 Clear pleasant weather. The sawyers squaring two trees for plank to make a stern box for the boat timber. 1 man carting home wood, the other employed as yesterday. Wedy 26 Frosty in the morning fine weather afterwards. Two of the men employed covering the dwelling house with mats, the sawyers squared a log for boards to make a stearing box, the others cutting cord wood. Thursday 27 Weather as yesterday. The sawyers sawing, the others employd as yesterday--The horse keeper came home & reported that three of his horses have strayed.-- Friday 28 Weather as yesterday. The men employed as yesterday. Old Philip & another man finished covering the dwelling house with mats,--and afterwards commenced burning a pit of coals. Saturday 29th Overcast mild weather. Men employed as before. The sawyers brought home another log for a few more boards.-- Sunday 30 Clear mild weather. Employed all day taking an Inventory of the goods in the store. Monday 31 Mild pleasant weather. At midnight last night, A. R. McLeod[179] Esq. C. T. & Mr. F. Ermatinger arrived from the Forks with the Express. Mr. Black & Mr. E. Ermatinger remained at the Forks.--Towards evening Mr. McLeod with three men and an Indian on horseback set out for Nezperces to meet Mr McLaughlin with the despatches. Three men were also sent off with provisions for the people at the Forks and to bring up some property that has been brought back from the Rocky mountains.