One of the passengers St. Martin who was going out, was drowned crossing a small creek near the mountains. By Mr. McLeod I wrote to Mr McLaughlin and to Mr Dease, apprising them that it will be incumbent on Mr Dease who is to come & take charge of this District, to make all the Expedition in his power that the Flat Head people may get off in sufficient time not to be stopped by the ice. Tuesday 1st (November) Overcast mild weather. Messrs. Kittson[180] and Ermatinger left for the Forks the former to return with the horses and property, the latter to accompany the boats to Okanagan. The men remaining at the Fort were employed cutting & carting home wood. Mr Birnie & I finished taking the invtry. Wed.y. 2 Overcast cold weather. The men employed as yesterday. Two attending the coal pit that is burning, (charcoal) 3 cutting wood and 1 carting. Thursday 3 Overcast cold weather, some snow in the night and the morning. Mr. Kittson arrived from the Forks. he left the men behind they will not arrive till tomorrow.--The Express gentlemen also left the Forks yesterday. From some misunderstanding between Mr. McLeod & Mr. Black respecting a man P. Wagner who was exchanged for one of the Spokane men at Wallawalla by way of punishment for disobedience of orders, & was to be taken to Okanagan taken in his place, and the Spokane man's place supplied by one of the new hands coming in, instead of which Wagner is taken on & no one left in his place. altho' Mr Kittson explained how it stood yet he said he had no orders, tho' mr. McLeod mentioned the circumstance to him in his letter. We will be a man short unless one is sent from Wallawalla. Friday 4 Stormy cold weather, snowing. The men arrived with the property from the Forks. they were so benumbed with cold that they could scarcely untie the loads.--the outside of some of the Bales were wet with soft rain & snow. Satd.y. 5th Snowing & raw cold weather, winter like weather. Dilivered the Kootany outfit to Mr Kittson.-- The men that arrived yesterday not employed. The carter had to stop work, the snow clogged so to the wheels that he could not work. Sunday 6th Stormy, cold, snowing weather. There is a good thickness of snow on the ground.-- Monday 7 Disagreeable weather soft snow and sleet. The horses were brought home from the plains[181] & all the Kootany outfit prepared to be sent off tomorrow. The Coer de Alan chief brought home three of our horses which have been missing some time. One of them was thought had been stolen.--two or three more have been missing some days.-- Tuesday 8 Some showers of rain and sleet & overcast foggy weather.