" A Journal of the most remarkable Transactions and Occurrences from York fort to Albany and Moose Forts &c from 17th Sept. 1779 to 14th Sept. 1780 kept by
Philip Turnor Surveyor."
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" Journal of Proceedings and Occurrences from September 17th 1779 to [blank]


Sept. 17 1779
" Friday at 3 PM Embarked in the Severn Sloop to proceed for Albany or Moose Forts."

Sept. 25
" Saturday Arrived at Severn House where I remained four days during which time we had continually frost Snow and bad weather."

Sept. 29
" Wednesday Again Embarked in the Severn Sloop to proceed on our Voyage."

Oct. 21 1779
" Thursday Arrived at Moose Fort after a very fatiguing Voyage of 22 days from Severn where found all well.
I think Moose fort in a most ruinous condiion particularly the Mens Flanker not a Window but what is stoped with paper or rags & all unhung the platforms intirely worn out the Stairs in the Chiefs Flanker puled down and destroyed the steps or Stairs leeding from the Yard to the Chiefs appartment almost dangerous to Walk up the Smiths Shop & Cook rooms ready to fall and not a peice of Timber or board on the Plantation. when a Board was wanted the Gun Chest were broke up and the Guns lay tumbling about the Warehouse. the Stockadoes most of them tumbling down and not two Months firewood on the plantation part of which Mr Jarvis procured that the whole place seems as though it was intended to be deserted."

Dec. 14 1779
" Tuesday during the time I have been at this place the weather has been extremely disagreeable continually snow or thick weather. the Factory seems to wear a different face the Windows hung and glaized the Cabbins repaired new Stairs built in the Chiefs Flanker some Timber provided and boards sawn for repairs and making chests for the Guns but it will be a work of some time to put the Factory in repair being neither House Carpenter or Sawyer."

Dec. 15
" Wednesday sett of for Albany Fort to consult Mr Tho. Hutchins upon my future proceedings in company with the Surgeon of Albany Fort and Mr John Turner and others."

Dec. 23
" Thursday Arrived at Albany Fort found all well. A person could hardly suppose this place and Moose Fort has the same owners. here every thing seems in good Repair a Sufficient stock of Firewood and Timber on the Plantation and businefs seems to go on smooth & even.
Upon consulting Mr Tho. Hutchins he seems of opinion that it would be best for me to proceed Inland from this place first in which opinion I intirely acquiesce as Albany is most capable of giving me afsistance. Moose Fort Inland Settlements being more nominal than real."

Feb. 19 1780
" Saturday Sett out to proceed for Gloucester House in company with your Honors apprentice John Hodgson and afsisted by two able Men from Albany fort and two Men returning to Henley House."

Feb. 29
" Tuesday Arrived at Henley House found all well at the place but my own health in so bad a state that I am not able to proceed but intend staying at Henley untill the rivers opens and proceed early in the Spring. the two Men which afsisted me are to proceed to Gloucester with the Packet."

Mar. 16 1780
" Thursday during my stay at this place the weather has proved very favourable but was not able to make any Observations for several days my Eyes being so much afflicted with the Snow but by Mr Tho. Atkinsons afsistance both my health and Eyes soon recovered."

Mar. 17
" Friday left Henley House to return for Albany Fort in Company with John Hodgson Your Honors apprentice and four people from Henley House. Mr Favell being so short of provisions he could not keep us and had I staid he could not victual me to proceed up the Country untill the Boats arrived from Albany with Provisions."

Mar. 24
" Friday Arrived at Albany Fort where we found all well."

June 5 1780
" Monday at 1/2 PM left Albany Fort to proceed to Henley and Gloucester House in a Canoe accompany'd by John Hodgson Your Honors apprentice the Boats having been gone 10 Days but the river being so exceeding shole I expect to come up with them in four days and we are in hopes they will then be over the worst of the road and it is intirely uselefs to proceed to Henley House before the Boats as they can neither keep us or forward us to Gloucester House for want of Provisions. at 3 1/2 PM put up having gone about 6 Miles wind NE blows hard with Thunder and heavey rain and nothing to Shelter us in the night and Salt Geese for Breakfast, Dinner, & Supper and a short quantity of them. but I am convinced Mr Tho. Hutchins would have supply'd me much better if he had had it in his power but Henley and Gloucester take such quantity of Provisions that the People at Albany fort are continually at short allowance.

Gloucester supply'd 8 Months pr man for 5 Men is 40 months.
Henley --------------10 do.-------------------15 do. is 150 months
Indians for the Businefs of the above places 12 months
Henley this Year sent 6 Men to Albany 11 1/2 Weeks not having provisions at Henley House 17 months
East Main for 12 Men 19 months
[Total months =] 238

Three Months provisions for 70 Men is 210
[Remainder] 28

That it appears Albany Fort has 28 Months for 1 Man to supply with provisions over and above what comes from England besides keeping her own compliment of 38 Men provided Henley had kept her own men which I am informed seldom happens then Albany would be short 11 Months for 1 Man which she has to provide over and above keeping her own compliment of 38 Men."

June 6
" Tuesday at 6 AM got underway and went about 16 Miles and put up at 9 PM. the part of the river pafsed this day is so exceeding bad that we could not get up with a Canoe without leeding at about every Mile and could not come near the side of the river for stones so could not gett any tracking and had not the Boats gone before me I should have thought it impofsible. Wind Easterly with flying Clouds."

June 7
" Wednesday at 6 AM got underway at 2 PM came up with the Boats about 32 Miles from the Factory (they having not gone 3 Miles pr day being forced to Carry, Leed, Warp or Row continually not being able to come near the banks to track) went about 5 Miles farther and put up. Wind Easterly clear weather."

June 8
" Thursday at 6 AM got underway in company wih the Boats and came to several places where they were forced to take up on Boat at a time having about 16 Men upon the tracking line 4 or 5 Men clearing the line the others some times in the Boat and some times up to their Middles in water steadying the Boat. John Hodgson and myself in the Boats working with setting poles and the lines and Men had to goe to the other Boats in Canoes and had there not been Canoes to attend the Boats they could not have got them up as the Canoes had some times to carry the Men and pafs the line to the opposite side of the water and use two lines an end, went about 13 Miles and put up at 5 1/2 PM. Wind Easterly clear weather. by the marks the Men shewed me and which appears plain on the Banks the water is lower by 16 feet perpendicular than it was at tnis time last Year and about 10 feet lower than any of them ever knew at this Season of the Year."

June 9
" Friday at 6 AM got underway went about 4 Miles and came to the Fishing Creek Fall where the Boats was unloaded and the Boats got up light which took two hours to each Boat to get them about 1/2 Mile and took all the Men to exert themselves to the utmost to accomplish was very near loosing two Men in clearing the line they being obliged to walk up to their middles in the strength of the current to clear the line and as soon as the line was clear it flew from them and left them helplefs if they had moved their legs they could not have got them down again was forced to pafs Men to them with sticks from each other. the Men which was with the Boats frequently out round her ..- sides to their middles in water and had the tracking line broke most likely the Boat would have dashed some of them in peices, and this fall which is now so bad seldom used to be any obstuction as they used to track over it the same as any other part of the river, that it is impofsible to form any Judgment of the Rivers in so uncommon a Season."

June 10
" Saturday at 5 AM sent John Hodgson about 8 Miles up the River to Indians to try to procure provisions at 1 PM got underway with the Boats all the Cargoe having been carried about 1/2 Mile went about 2 Miles and put up at 5 1/2 PM. John Hodgson returned having found the Indians but could get no provisions but they promised they would try all in their power to provide some. Wind Easterly Cloudy Weather."

June 11
" Sunday at 6 AM got underway went about 1 Mile and the new boat which I was in over powerd us and drove before the current and got on a Shole and stove but was got on shore on the North side with much difficulty, which intirely hapned by the badnefs of the Grapnells. the Grapnells of both the Henley Boats being intirely uselefs not having above two Arms to each of them and they broke like Glafs they have been made of bad Iron and badly worked and I am convinced Your Honors have been ill used in them. the Boats Cargoe being Flour & tight Casks received very little damage, got the Boat repaired went about 2 Miles more and put up at 6 PM. wind NW light breeze."

June 12
" Monday at 6 1/4 AM got underway and I and John Hodgson went to the Indians and got 24 days provisions for 1 Man of Fish, Rabbits & Beavers flesh for the payment of which I gave an order upon Mr Hutchins. at 6 PM put up having gone about 6 Miles. Wind Westerly fresh breeze & Clear."

June 13
" Tuesday at 6 AM got underway went about 9 Miles and put up at 5 1/2 PM. wind Westerly light breeze & Cloudy."

June 14
" Wednesday at 6 1/4 AM got underway went about 16 Miles and put up at 9 PM Wind Westerly forepart of the day latter part Easterly. Sailed this day about 8 Miles which is more than they Sailed before since they came from the Factory not dareing trust the Boats with Sail on account of the sholenefs of the Water."

June 15
" Thursday at 6 1/2 AM got underway went about 3 1/2 Miles and put up at 8 PM. Wind Westerly fresh gale and Cloudy."

June 16
" Friday at 6 AM got underway went about 8 Miles and put up at 4 PM. Wind Easterly light breeze with showers of rain."

June 17
" Saturday at 6 1/2 AM got underway went about 17 Miles and put up at 5 PM. Wind Easterly with snow & rain."

June 18
" Sunday at 4 AM got underway went about 13 Miles and put up at a Creek called Chim-a-ha-gan Seepe at 8 PM at which place George Sutherland mett us on his return from Inland who seems in a most miserable situation having almost lost the use of one side. Wind Northerly with Showers of rain."

June 19
" Monday at 5 AM got underway went about 8 Miles and put up at 4 PM. Wind Westerly with rain."

June 20
" Tuesday at 6 AM got underway went about 15 Miles and put up at 6 PM Wind Westerly Cloudy Weather."

June 21
" Wednesday at 4 1/2 AM got underway went about 5 Miles and came to a creek where Jinkin Daniel was fishing who informs us that he belived Mr Favell had not provisions for the day in the House and he had not one fish therefore I & John Hodgson took our Canoe and some provisions to carry to Mr Favell at Henley house where we arrived at 2 1/2 PM found all well and at 6 PM the three Boats arrived. Wind Northerly Cloudy Weather. the whole Journey has been nothing but a Repetition of the transactions of Thursday June 8th?"

June 23
" Friday this day two of the Boats returned for Albany."

June 26
" Monday at 8 AM left Henley House to proceed for Gloucester House accompanied by 5 other Canoes with goods and provisions for Gloucester the River being so exceeding shole that it is impofsible for the Boat to proceed any farther, the difficulty I find in geting my Canoe up the River she being the largest in company and a bad bottom will occasion me to defer taking the bearings & distances untill my return which when Taken can be but a guefs. went this day about 18 Miles. Wind Westerly Cloudy Weather."

June 27
" Tuesday at 6 AM got underway went about 16 Miles and put up at 5 1/2 PM Wind Westerly fresh breeze and Cloudy."

June 28
" Wednesday at 6 1/2 AM got underway went to Moose-wa-pa-kin Seepe and put up at 4 1/2 PM to fish having only 5 days provisions pr Week. found the Creek almost dry got 2 small fish Calm hot weather."

June 29
" Thursday at 6 AM got underway at 3 1/2 PM put up to try for fish but got none. Calm hazy hot weather."

June 30
" Friday at 6 AM got underway at 2 PM put up at blackwater Creeks to fish got 3 Jack & 2 Trout Calm hot weather."

July 1 1780
" Saturday at 5 AM got underway at 6 1/2 PM put up at Jepastick Seepe found the Creek dry and no fish to be got Wind Westerly Cloudy Weather."

July 2
" Sunday at 5 1/2 AM got underway at 4 PM put up about 2 Miles below Boats Creek where we found a Canoe left by Wm Irvin last fall when the River set fast. repaired her and left a worse in its place. Wind Westerly Cloudy weather."

July 3
" Monday at 6 AM got underway at 4 PM put up about 2 Miles below Wapesue Seepe. Wind Southerly fresh breeze & Cloudy."

July 4
" Tuesday at 5 1/2 AM got underway at 2 PM put up Wind Westerly with Thunder & heavey rain."

July 5
" Wednesday at 6 AM got underway at 3 PM put up at the foot of Martins fall Wind West with rain."

July 6
" Thursday at 6 AM got underway Carried about 50 Yards on the South side the fall then led up the remainder went about 3 Miles and led up a fall about 1/2 Mile which always used to be carried at on account of the height of fall and depth of water. went about 7 Miles and carried over a large rock about 50 Yards went about 3 Miles and carried over an Island between two falls 120 Yards and put up at 4 PM Wind Westerly with showers of rain."

July 7
" Friday at 5 AM got underway went 1 Mile and carried 70 Yards went 1/2 Mile and carried 1/4 Mile went 1 1/2 Mile and carried 50 Yards went 1/4 Mile and carried 80 Yards into Moose-a-wa-kay Lake which is not above 2 Miles wide went 1 Mile in Lake and put up at 3 PM to fish got a few small fish Wind Southerly light breeze & Cloudy."

July 8
" Saturday at 5 AM got underway went about 2 Miles in Lake and entered the River and Carried about 700 Yards went about 5 Miles and Carried 200 Yards went 4 Miles and carried 300 Yards went 3 Miles and came to Espashaway Lake went 5 Miles and arrived at Gloucester House at 5 PM where I found all well."

July 10
" Monday the people which accompany'd me John Hodgson Your Honors Apprentice excepted returned for Henley House with part of the Furrs traded here. the Canoes that came with me brought only two 8 Gallon Kegs or Bundles each except 2 Bundles of Pork or Flour each out of which trading goods 2 Canoes was obliged to be provided Henley not being able to get more than 3 Canoes though Mr Favell used every endeavour to get them the other 3 Canoes which came up was Canoes that came from Albany and intirely spoiled in attending the Boats and the Indians will not yet be persuaided to build large Canoes and the Canoes we have at present two people and their provisions nearly Loads them, had people on Journeys Bacon and Cheese it would be a great help Geese and Pork being very heavey carriage and Journeys in this part of the Country are very different from York Fort where they travel in company with Indians and a Country that will produce plenty but in this part if we meet Indians they are ready to beg from Us instead of afsisting us. the Inland businefs at Albany Fort is carried on in a different manner to what it is at York Fort. here the Inland settlements must have every thing sent to them and a good quantity of provisions to enable them to keep the House as this Country will not afford provisions. on the contrary the York Fort Settlements maintain their own Men and send them to the Factory once a Year for their own Goods which eases the Factory of a very great Burthen. with Submifsion to Your Honors I should suppose Gloucester House to be well worth supporting as by what I can learn most of the Furrs traded at this place was from Indians which used to trade with the Canadians. I cannot help thinking this House to weakly manned. I should think Eight Men few enough in that case two or three of them might be employ'd in hunting and they might find a Winter fishery which cannot be managed under three hands which cannot be spared out of five Men as their would be only two Men left at the House which would render the House an easy prey to Indians and when Indians come to trade You cannot shut the gates against them without giving them offence but at present the House cannot be supplied with either trading goods or provisions on account of the uncommon sholenefs of the River and had the River been in its usual state they could not have been Supply'd with so much provisions as they had last year though Albany was distrefsed to the utmost and very little sent to Henley. I am of Opinion should not Albany be better Supply'd with provisions that it will be impofsible to support Gloucester House and in that case Ten Men would be sufficient for Henley House which would greatly ease the Burthern of Albany Fort."

July 31
" Monday this day the Canoes 5 in number returned from Henley House with goods for this place. they informed us they expected no more Canoes untill the fall of the Year and all the goods now beought will little more than trade the Furrs in the House which was left by Indians for want of Goods, on the arrival of these Canoes there was neither Cloth, Blankets, Knives, Hatchets, Ice Chizels, Gunns, Shott or hardly any other article of trading goods at the place. some Indians which has Furrs laying at the House having been in and traded all the Goods that came with me and even now they have only two Low India Shot in the House that they have neither Shot for their own defence or to trade with Indians and being so short of goods creates a very great expence when a Master has not --- the goods they want he must try to perswaide them to trade such goods as he has which must be done by presents.
On the return of the Boats from Henley if there had been provisions at Albany to have Victualed a good number of Canoes from that place they might have given this place as much Afsistance as would have enabled them to have shifted untill they could have received afsistance next Spring which probably would have arrived before many of the Upland Indians would have been here to trade but when I consider the distrefsed situation Albany was left in at my departure. I am well convinced Albany cannot afford any afsistance and I do not see where Gloucester House could have been settled more advantageous for the part of receiving afsistance from Albany and a probability of a fishery and should suppose for trade by the apparent rise of the trade and in this part of the Country they have nothing to trust to but the Factory and their Fishery as the Indians can hardly keep them selves. And should Gloucester House be properly supported I am of opinion it will suffer very much for want of trinkets which the Canadians give in great quantities such as Lace, Rings, Ribbons, Paint &c. which Your Honors Servants cannot do and such like presents greatly gain the Love of the Women and some of them have great influence over their Husbands particularly the Young people who would carry part of their Furrs to the Canadians if it was for those trinkets only. if an Indian trades lace he will get a peice of 36 Yards for one two or three Beaver. if given about 12 Yards or sometimes a peice, rings about 20 for one Beaver, Ribbons, Paint and all their trinkets in like manner which makes all Upland places which have York Fort standard of trade deny all kinds of trinkets which must hurt the trade. Kettles are an article which the Canadians sell at a surprising rate. all their Kettles that I have seen are made of strong Copper and Copper covers to them. the covers of the large kettles answer the end of a Frying pan and they sell those Kettles at about half the price Your Honors sell Brafs Kettles of the same size but I think the Masters of your Honors Inland Settlements may do very well with the Standard except trinkets.
The trade of this place and Cumberland House differ very much, at Cumberland House Brandy is the chief trade all Powder, Shot, Tobacco, Knives, Flints, Steels, Paint and small articles are given and at this place the chief trade is in Cloth, Blankets, Powder, Shot, Guns & Ironwork and some Tobacco, the Brandy mostly given & greatest part of the Tobacco and small articles. the chief reason that I know for the trade differing so much is all the Canadians having used them to this method of trade and Indians will not do without Brandy and at this place Indians cannot afford to buy it and they will have a good drink before they trade and if Your Honors Servants will not give it them the Canadians will and they get this drink before they trade consequently have it in their power to leave You. afterwards, when they get sober they trade Cloth, Blankets, Powder Shot &c which they cannot do without they having no Leather in their Country. on the contrary at Cumberland House Cloth is almost a Luxury they having plenty of Leather and can live without a Gun most of them being able to kill Buffalo with Bow & Arrows. when a gang of Indians come to Cumberland House if any of them owe any debt they immediately pay it and some few of them will give the Master some Skins to take care of untill their drink is over. as soon as the day is closed they begin to trade Brandy and continue trading all night. in the day they will goe to Sleep and begin drinking at night which closes again in the Morning and some times lasts this way four or five nights or as long as their Furrs lasts and when their drink is over they trade the Furrs left in care of the Master for Guns, Ironwork & some times Cloth and every Indian gets a present of Tobacco, Powder, Shot &c. and some of the Chief Indians a peice of Cloth to make a smock for his Wife. the Masters of most of Your Honors Inland settlements particularly those belonging to York Fort would labour under many difficulties was they not to keep a Woman as above half the Indians that came to the House would offer the Master their Wife the refusal of which would give great offence to both the Man and his Wife though he was to make the Indian a present. For his offer the Woman would think her self slighted and if the Master was to accept the offer he would be expected to Cloath her and by keeping a Woman it makes one short ready answer (that he has a Woman of his own and she would be offended) and very few Indians make that offer when they know the Master keeps a Woman and those Women are as usefull as Men upon the Journeys."

Aug. 2 1780
" Wednesday the season being far advanced and no Indans to be procured to go farther up the Country at present therefore take the opportunity of returning to Albany Fort with the Canoes that came on Monday last. at 7 AM left Gloucester House went in the Lake about 5 Miles NEbE (leaving the mouth of a River which falls into this Lake to South of us about 2 Miles from the House) left the Lake and entered the Kasichawan or Albany River went 7 Miles from S to E seldom 200 Yards on a Course and came to a Carr'g place 200 Yards over went E 2 Miles & NE 1 Mile and led down a fall about 1/2 Mile to Moose-a-wa-kay Lake went E 2 Miles & NEbE 1 Mile in Lake and carried 100 Yards into the River went 1/4 Mile and carr'd 50 Yards went NW 1/2 Mile and Carr'd 100 Yards went E 1 1/2 Mile and carr'd 80 Yards went E 1 1/2 Mile and carr'd 600 Yards went 1/2 Mile and carr'd 200 Yards and put up at 7 PM Wind Southerly light breeze and Cloudy."

Aug. 3
" Thursday at 5 1/2 AM got underway went E to NE 3 Miles and led down a fall went NEbE 2 Miles and S 1/2 Mile and led down a fall went E to NE 8 Miles and came to Martins fall carr'd 50 Yards went E to NE 12 Miles and put up at 2 1/2 PM Calm with heavy Rain."

Aug. 4
" Friday at 6 AM got underway went NbE 4 Miles NbW 3 Miles NNE 3 Miles NE 3 Miles ENE 1 Mile E 1 Mile and NE 3 Miles and came to Wa-pe-sue Seepe (a small river -- falling from the Northward but at present almost dry) went E 2 Miles, SEbS 1 Mile E 3 Miles SE 3 Miles ESE 1 Mile, E 3 Miles S to E 10 Miles and came to Boats Creek (so called on account of the Boat having laid there with goods for Gloucester House but at present dry) went SE 2 Miles, SbW 1 Mile SE 1 Mile S 1 Mile and ESE 1 Mile and came to Aqua-mar-towa Seepe (a large river falling from the Southward but at present almost dry) went E 2 Miles and put up at 6 PM. Calm with small rain."

Aug. 5
" Saturday at 6 1/2 AM got underway went E 2 Miles and came to Je-pas-tick Seepe (a small creek on South side) went 7 Miles E 3 Miles ESE to S and SE 1 Mile and came to blackwater Creeks (two small Creeks on North side) Went from S to E 3 Miles, SE to E 3 Miles & SSE 3 Miles and came to a place known by the name of the Six Islands went E 3 Miles SE 4 Miles SSE 4 Miles, SE 2 Miles E 2 Miles and ESE 2 Miles and came to Moose-wa-pa-kin Seepe (a small River or Creek on north side) went ESE 1 Mile, SW 1 Mile & SE 2 Miles and put up at 6 PM Wind Westerly Clear weather."

Aug. 6
" Sunday at 5 1/2 AM got underway went SSW 3 Miles SSE 2 Miles and came to Sturgeon Creek ( a small creek on south side) went SE 2 Miles and came to a place known by the name of the four Islands went ESE 3 Miles SSE 4 Miles SE 1 Mile S 1 Mile ESE 4 Miles SSE 2 Miles E 1 Mile S 1/2 Mile E 1 Mile, SE 1 Mile & NE 1/2 Mile and came to the mouth of the South River opposite Old Henley which spot is full of small Islands went NE 5 Miles & NEbE 5 Miles and came to Henley House where I found all well. Wind SW fresh breeze and Cloudy.
Henley House stands upon an Island on North side the River a small branch of a bout 70 or 80 Yards wide running round the North side of the Island and a small creek falling into it on the North side (called chickney creek) the Island is about 3/4 Mile long and near 1/4 Mile wide the House stands about 150 Yards from the west or uper end of the Island and the ground which the House stands upon is about 3 Feet below the Level of the ground about 100 Yards to Eastward or lower down the Island and I think Henley House the worst building I have seen in the Country both as to Convenience and Workmanship the Flankers all given way from the sheds that both Flankers and Sheds are obliged to be Shored the platform of Sheds and tops of the Flankers all rotten the Flankers neither Wind nor Water tight and was a Person to begin to Repair it I am of Opinion he would find more Labour than in Building a Substantial good new House which I should think the complement of Hands at Henley with the afsistance of two House Carpenters very Sufficient to compleat in little time as Timber may be easily procured at a little distance up the River, and with Submifsion to Your Honors Superior Judgment I should suppose a House built upon the Plan of Severn House would be more Substantial, Defensible and Convenient than a House upon the plan of the present Henley House and with Submifsion to Your Honors I should think it would be much better to build a House upon the heighest ground as it would not be subject to damage by deluge and in that case I should think it most prudent to let the present House stand untill the new one is tenantable? as I should not think any of the Materials of the present House worth puting into a new one except the Brickwork which would soon be removed and should suppose Albany Might be able to spare her Bricklayer for that purpose should Your Honors Order a new House to be built some Additional supply of Bricks will be necefsary and I should think the best kind of Roof would be a platform with a little descent that well Caulked and Tar'd then Covered with the London strong brown Paper and Tar'd again then Smiths ashes (or Scales of Iron if they could be procured) Strow'd? over that which would dry like stone and by repeating the Tar brown Paper & Ashes when necefsary it would make it proof against all weather and by having this kind of Roof they would be enabled to keep Watch upon the top of the House when necefsary."

Aug. 8
"Tuesday at 7 1/2 AM left Henley House to proceed to Albany was obliged to leed our Canoes 3/4 Mile for want of Water went nearly E 5 Miles, NE 1 Mile, E 3 Miles ENE 5 Miles and came to a Creek on the South side in which great quantity of Fish is annually caught for the use of Henley House but at this time intirely dry went ENE 14 Miles & NE 5 Miles and put up at 6 PM wind Westerly light breeze & Cloudy."

Aug. 9
" Wednesday at 5 1/2 AM got underway went ENE 4 Miles EbS 4 Miles, ENE 4 Miles and came to a Creek on South side called Chim-a-ha-gan Seepe went NE 5 Miles E 4 Miles and SE 2 Miles and came to a small River on South side called Jepy Seepe went NE 1 1/2 Mile ENE 2 Miles NNE 3 Miles and came to a part of the River called the mouth of Henley River (formerly from a supposition that a river run to the Southward at this place which proved only an Island about five Miles long known by the name of Humbles mistake) went NE 6 Miles ENE 4 Miles and put up at 6 PM on Black Bear Island Wind Easterly Cloudy Weather."

Aug. 10
" Thursday at 6 AM got underway went ENE 4 Miles NE 2 Miles, ENE 4 Miles (and came to a bluff point called Flamborough head) went NE 2 1/2 Miles ENE 3 Miles NE 4 Miles EbS 4 Miles E 4 Miles and came to a Creek on North side called the fishing Creek went E 2 Miles EbN 2 Miles & ENE 4 Miles and came to the fishing Creek fall (which is bad on account of the sholenefs of the water) John Hodgson and Will. Irvin in shooting the fall sunk their Canoe but luckily both their Lives and Furrs was saved by an other Canoe which was before them, put up at 3 PM to dry the Furrs. Wind Easterly fresh breeze & Cloudy."

Aug. 11
" Friday at 5 AM got underway went E 2 Miles NE 4 Miles NEbE 3 Miles NE to SE 8 Miles E 7 Miles NE 3 Miles NEbE 7 Miles & NNE 5 Miles and came to the great Fall which we was forced to leed down the water being so exceeding shole went NE 3 Miles NNE 5 Miles ESE 2 Miles and E 3 Miles and came to the Factory at 5 PM where we found all well and the East-Main Sloop Just arrived Wind Westerly with Showers of Rain."

Aug. 19
" Saturday this day Pancakes being no other kind of Provisions in the Factory."

Aug. 20
" Sunday the East-Main Sloop Sailed for Moose River and belive the firing of the Guns at her departure has brought in some Indians with a few Geese, Ducks & Plover little more than one days allowance or we should have had no victuals this day. if it pleases God to send us a Ship this Year I hope we shall not be in immediate want of Provisions again before her arrival. the Water in the River is so salt that we cannot use it but shall be forced to fetch water 3 Miles up the River on account of so little Water coming down the River."

Aug. 28
" Monday afsisted Mr Hutchins in making an overhale of the Provisions and Stores of which the following is the very alarming account of the remains of Provisions.
Viz.
Barley ---------- 4 Bushels
Butter ---------- 10 lb.
Flour ---------- 112 lb.
Cheese Gloucester ------ 2 lb.
Malt brown ------ 1/2 Bushel
[Malt]pale ------ 2 do.
Molofses ------ 1/3 Cask
Rice --------- 12 lb.
Salt white ------ 76 Bushels
? ---------- 1 1/2 do.
In case no Ship should arrive this Season the before mentioned Provisions would do very little towards the Supporting 59 People and from what quarter we could receive any Succour I cannot foresee. I think the consequence would terminate in the lofs of many of our Lives."

Sept. 6 1780
" Wednesday the East Main Sloop arrived with the happy news of the Ship being safe in Moose Roads and likewise brought the Packet from England. I beg Your Honors permifsion to venture to lay the following account before you.
Sent from England Viz.
Pork --- 838 Peices is --- 3352 day for 1 Man
Beef --- 743 do. is --- 2972 do. pr do.
Cheese -- 917 do. is --- 917 do. pr do.
Bacon --- 1226 do. is --- 1226 do. pr do.
Stock Fish - 336 lb at 2 lb pr man is -- 168 do. pr do.
Provisions sent from England [total] 8635

The Following Provisions required Viz.
9 Months at Albany Fort for 12 Men intended for Inland is --- 3285 days pr 1 Man.
8 Months for the above 12 Men when Inland ------------------- 2920 do. pr do.
9 Months at Albany Fort for 2 Extra Men intended for Gloucester House --- 547 do. pr do.
7 Months for 7 Men at Gloucester House --- 1490 do. pr do.
9 Months for 20 Men at Henley House --- 5475 do. pr do.
Indians afsisting Occasionally on the Journeys -- 508 do. pr do.
Provisions required for Inland ------------- [Total] 14225 days pr 1 Man.
[Provisions] sent from England ---------------------- 8635 days pr 1 Man
Deficiency to be Supply'd by Albany Fort --------- 5590 days pr 1 Man
32 Men at Albany Fort 1 Year is ------------------- 11680 days pr 1 Man
Total which Albany has to Supply by Her Hunt - 17270 days pr 1 Man.

With submifsion to Your Honors I cannot help thinking the before mentioned Provisions though so great a quantity will prove Inadequate to the Service required by Your Honors but that must be intirely submited to Your Honors superior Judgement wether the returns expected will answer a greater Supply, in my Opinion the prosecution of Inland settlements from this place must be attended with great expence being forced to have the greatest part of their Provisions sent from the Factory."

Sept. 10
" Sunday Embarked in the East Main Sloop to proceed for Moose Fort."

Sept. 11
" Monday Arrived safe at Moose Fort found all well."

Sept. 14
" Thursday by the desire of Mr Edward Jarvis & afsisted by the House Carpenter we took a survey of the State of the West Flanker in which the men resides and found it in such a rotten condition as to require immediately to be rebuilt therefore made our Report of the defects to Mr Edward Jarvis accordingly. there likewise requires a great repair to the Stockadoe? Platforms Smiths Shop, Cook Rooms & Saw house. the Main Girder of the first floor of the South or Chiefs Flanker requires to be taken up it being considerably settled, this Girder is supported in the middle by the Brickwork of the Chimney and at some time I suppose has had the Brickwork taken down without first properly shoreing the Girder and the weight thow'd upon the fresh brick work before it was settled the Girder of the Roof having to long a bearing without being properly trufsed therefore a Shore was set under the Girder of the Roof and upon the Girder of the First Floor which throws most of the weight of Roof upon? the Girder the First Floor but I think with little labour they may be properly set up again. In my Opinion little can be done this Year towards the repair of this place but providing & Squaring the Timber & Sawing some Boards.
I cannot help thinking Moose Fort badly situated as no Vefsel biger than long Boat can come to the Launch - about one Mile lower down the Island Sloops could come to a good Launch but wether the Expence of removing the Factory would not over ballance the advantages derived from it can be best determined by Your Honors, I shall here take my leave of Your Honors wishing an increase of Your Trade and remain
Your Honors most Obedient
and Faithfull Hum. Sert.
to command
Philip Turnor"



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