Sata.y. 28 Soft weather some snow. Had the provisions examined, a little of it was mouldy. put 5 bales on the loft to dry, to beat for pimican. Sunday 29 Raw cold overcast weather. C. McKay and the men who went off on tuesday returned. The River is so shallow above that they could not get the canoe to the Indians camp but two men were sent. The Indians have had no provisions and the people were starving when they got a little. Only about two animals are brought home. They brought home the skin of a ram, horns and all, for stuffing. Monday 30th Snowed in the night and snowing thick the greater part of the day. Men differently employed. Tuesday 31 Snowing part of the day, but soft weather & thawing. There is now nearly a foot deep of snow. The men employed cutting and melting down talow.-- Wed.y. 1 Feby. 1826 Overcast soft weather. Some some sleet and rain showers. Part of the men employed cutting and melting Tallow, & part, pounding meat to make pimican. Thursday 2 Sharp frost in the night, and cloudy cold weather during the day. The men employed as yesterday. Friday 3 Frost in the night. Overcast soft weather thawing during the day. Blowing strong in the evening. The men employed as yesterday except those that were pounding the meat, who are making a trough as the one already made is broken. Some Indians arrived from above & traded the carcasses of 2 deer & the skin of a (byson). The meat is a seasonable supply as our stock of fresh meat was nearly out.-- Saturday 4 Some snow in the night but clear mild weather during the day. Had the men employed melting down fat. Yesterday evening. I gave one of the men Togonche, a boxing for making too free with my wife[269] but being in a passion he got out of my hands before he got enough & to avoid getting another which I promised him he ran off to the woods. Sunday 5 Clear mild weather. Monday 6th Snowed hard in the night and snowing part of the day. Part of the men employed pounding meat and part, dressing canoe timber. Tuesday 7th Stormy in the night with very heavy rain, rain & snow the greater part of the day. Part of the men employed melting fat the others at the canoe timber. T. Toganche came to the fort in the night and took away his things, and the other provisions, the others deny that they knew of his going off or where he is gone too. I bilieve they are telling lies. Wed.y. 8 Rain in the night & rain & snow during the day. The men employed as yesterday. Nothing doing in the way of trade except a little gum.-- Thursday 9th Rain & very stormy in the night, mild weather during the day.--The snow is disappearing very fast, there is now very little on the ground. The men employed at the canoe, the wood is all dressed. Friday 10th Fair mild weather. Men employed at the canoe and other jobs about the Fort.