" David Thompson
Journal &c ... Duck Portage
1796"
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" A Diary kept at Duck Portage 1795-96 by David Thompson"

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Sept. 6 1795
" Sunday Calm fine Weather. about noon arrived at the Duck Portage, and put up. - Having met with a number of Chepawyans on our Pafsage hereto. the major Part of whom earnestly requesting a Settlement to be made here; our Provisions being nearly all expended and the Country of the Deer's River quite unknown to us. Mr Rofs & me thought it necefsary for a Part of the People to Winter here. four Men under my Care are therefore to pafs the Winter at this Place. & Mr Rofs with the rest to proceed forward. set a Net in Duck Lake."

Sept. 7
" Monday A Gale at ENE with heavy Rain in the Morning toward Evening only Cloudy. Produce of the Net, 2 Jack & 2 Tickameg - an Indian went a Hunting but without Succefs. Set another Net."

Sept. 8
" Tuesday Wind WNW a heavy Gale with Rain in the Morning, afterward Cloudy. - Caught 2 Jack 2 Perch and 8 Tickameg. Mr Rofs and me separating the Goods."

Sept. 9
" Wednesday A very heavy Gale at NE with Cloudy Weather. Mr Rofs with 2 Large & 1 small Canoes went off. sent three Men to afsist them over the Point Portage. in the Evening they returned. Sent 3 Chepaywyans a hunting. One of whom returned with One old & Two cub Beavers. Caught only 1 Pike & 2 Perch."

Sept. 10
" Thursday A Gale at NWbN with Cloudy Weather. Caught only 2 Perch. took up our Nets. dried & then set them to the Eastward of the Portage."

Sept. 11
" Friday A Storm at NWbW with clear Weather. Produce of our 2 nets in the Morning 3 Jack. 17 Perch & 19 Tickameg. Thank God. Went and looked at a Place to build a House and found no good Wood near the fishing Place. was therefore obliged to remove & build about 2 Miles to the Westward of the fishing Place. on the south End of the Duck Portage. In the Evening 1 Jack. 1 Perch & 9 Tickameg."

Sept. 12
" Saturday A Calm Morn with Rain till 10 AM. then? Wind a light Breeze from Westward & Northward with clear Weather. In the Morn Caught 26 Tickameg & 4 Perch. in the Evening 13 Tickameg & 2 Jack. About 4 PM 3 Canoes of southern Indians arrived; and about an Hour after about 20 Canoes of Chepaywyans with a few Skins & a trifle of Meat. Made them several Presents."

Sept. 13
" A fine calm Morn, in the Afternoon a Breeze from the Northward and Overcast. Produce of the Net 7 Tickameg 20 Perch and 8 Jack."

Sept. 14
" Monday Wind ENE with cloudy Weather. Produce of the Net 8 Tickameg 12 Jack & 4 Perch. Another Canoe of Southern Indians arrived with Provisions. Laid the Foundation of our House."

Sept. 15
" Tuesday Wind ENE with moderate Rain."

Sept. 16
" Wednesday A Gale at Nd with Showers of Rain. Produce of the Net 18 Perch & 1 Tickameg. Men Building."

Sept. 17
" Thursday In the Morn a brisk Gale with cloudy Weather. about Noon, Calm. Fitted out the Southern Indians with Ammunition and Tobacco & they went off to hunt Provisions. also fitted out the Chepaywyans & about 15 Canoes of them went away. Caught 6 Tickameg 3 Jack & 5 Perch."

Sept. 18
" Friday Wind SbW a brisk Gale till 9 AM, then a gentle Breeze with cloudy warm Weather. The rest of the Chepaywyans went away. Produce of the Net 8 Tickameg 2 Jack & 5 Perch."

Sept. 19
" Saturday Wind ENE a Breeze with small Rain & thick mist 'till 10 AM, the Wind then ? to NE. a Gale with flying Showers of Rain. - Caught 11 Tickameg 5 Perch & 2 Jack. The House built to the Height of 6 Feet."

Sept. 20
" Sunday A fresh Breeze at SW with fine Weather. Produce of the Nets 17 Tickameg 4 Perch & 5 Jack."

Sept. 21
" Monday A gentle Breeze from the Westward with very fine warm Weather. Caught 13 Tickameg 4 Jack & 4 Perch. People Building the House."

Sept. 22
" Tuesday A gentle Breeze from the Westward with fine warm Weather. Caught 7 Tickameg 7 Jack & 4 Perch. began Roofing the House."

Sept. 23
" Wednesday A Breeze from ENE with dark cloudy weather. Caught 12 Tickameg 2 Jack & 5 Perch."

Sept. 24
" Thursday Wind ESE a small Gale with misty Weather; in the Evening small Rain. Caught 17 Tickameg 2 Jack & 5 Perch. People gathering Stones for the Fire Places."

Sept. 25
" Friday Wind ENE a brisk Gale with constant small Rain. People putting up the Fire Places."

Sept. 26
" Saturday Wind NbE a fine Breeze Cloudy in the Morning afterwards Clear. Produce of the Net 18 Tickameg 2 Jack & 3 Perch. Men putting up the Fire Places. but the mud having too little of an Adhesive Quality in it prevents Dispatch. 3 Chepaywyan came in with Provisions."

Sept. 27
" Sunday Wind NbW a fine clear Day. sharp Frost in the Night. Produce of the Net 10 Tickameg 2 Jack & 5 Perch; took it up and set another in a narrow about 1/2 M to the westward of us."

Sept. 28
" Monday A Gale at SEbE with constant Snow. In the Evening 2 Chepaywyans brought some Provisions. Produce of the Net 2 Jack 2 Tickameg & 3 Perch. Finished the Fire Places."

Sept. 29
" Tuesday Wind Northerly very cold with Showers of Snow. The Chepaywyans went away. Mudded the inside of the House. Produce of the Net 3 Jack & 4 Perch."

Sept. 30
" Wednesday A light Breeze at NbW with fine sharp Weather. Produce of the Net 5 Perch & 1 Jack."

Oct. 1 1795
" Thursday A hard Gale from WSW fine Weather. Caught 3 Perch & 2 Tickameg. took it up, and again set it to the Eastward."

Oct. 2
" Friday Wind SSW a hard Gale fine Weather, in the Afternoon Cloudy. Produce of the Net 15 Tickameg 15 Perch 1 Methy & 1 Grey Sucker. Completed the Roofing of the House."

Oct. 3
" Saturday Wind Easterly a fine Day. Produce of the Net 15 Tickameg 15 Perch 1 Methy & 1 Grey Sucker. Two Chepaywyans came in with a little Provisions."

Oct. 4
" Sunday A SW Wind & fine Weather. in the afternoon Two Canadians arrived in a small Canoe, after stopping an Hour and viewing the Place, they went off to their Master who has put up about 1 Mile below us."

Oct. 5
" Monday Squalls of Wind from WNW with small Rain in Showers. About 10 AM a Canadian (named by the Indian Sahquefs or the Mink) with 6 Men in a large Canoe arrived. also a small Canoe with their Women. they intend to build here and have pitched on a Spot of Ground about 30 yards to the Eastward of us. Produce of the Net 13 Tickameg 1 Perch & 7 Jack."

Oct. 6
" Tuesday In the Morn the Wind from the Westward in the Afternoon from the Eastward with fine Weather. Produce of the Net 8 Tickameg & 2 Pike. Flooring the House. In the Evening 2 Southern Indians came in with a little Provisions."

Oct. 7
" Wednesday A fine calm warm Day. The 2 Southern Indians went away. Sent 2 Men to bring in Provisions from them."

Oct. 8
" Thursday A very fine Day. Produce of the Net 9 Tickameg & 9 Jack."

Oct. 9
" Friday A Nd Wind & Cloudy. in the Afternoon the 2 Men I sent away with 6 Canoes of Southern Indian arrived. brought Provisions and a few Skins. A little Snow in the Even."

Oct. 10
" Saturday A Storm from the Westward with Cloudy Weather. Much snow fell the last Night. Produce of the Net 4 Tickameg & 2 Jack. Men making Doors."

Oct. 11
" Sunday An Easterly Breeze with Snow in the Morn. toward Noon cleared."

Oct. 12
" Monday A Cold Cloudy Day. Men employed about the House."

Oct. 13
" Tuesday A Breeze from the Northward with cloudy Weather. in the Evening it Snowed. Put up the Doors &c."

Oct. 14
" Wednesday Wind Easterly and Cloudy. much Snow on the Ground. Produce of the Net 5 Tickameg & 4 Perch."

Oct. 15
" Thursday Wind Northerly & Cloudy. Produce of the Net 8 Tickameg. 2 Perch & 1 Jack. An Indian killed a Doe Moose."

Oct. 16
" Friday SE Wind with fine cloudy Weather. Sent 2 Men for part of the Doe Moose."

Oct. 17
" Saturday Wind SbW a Gale with cold cloudy Weather. Sent 2 Men for part of a Buck Moose which a Chepaywyan has killed. Produce of the Net. 10 Tickameg 2 Jack & 2 Methy."

Oct. 18
" Sunday A very fine Day."

Oct. 19
" Monday A very fine Day. Produce of the Net 9 Tickameg. Men employed about the House."

Oct. 20
" Tuesday An Easterly Storm with clear Weather."

Oct. 21
" Wednesday A strong Gale with heavy Snow."

Oct. 22
" Thursday Part of the Lake froze over. A SbE Wind blowing hard with cloudy Weather. All the Indians went away."

Oct. 23
" Friday Wind SW a very fine warm Day. Set the net got 4 Fish."

Oct. 24
" Saturday Wind WNW a fine Day. Caught only 1 Tickameg. Took up the Net & set it again to the Eastward."

Oct. 25
" Sunday A fine Day. in the Afternoon 2 Southern Indians came in. but brought nothing."

Oct. 26
" Monday A Cloudy warm Day. Splitting out Sleds &c. Caught 11 Tickameg & 3 Jack."

Oct. 27
" Tuesday A cloudy warm Day."

Oct. 28
" Wednesday A warm ? Day. Several Chepawyans came in with a little Provisions."

Oct. 29
" Thursday A Cloudy warm Day. Gave some of the Chepaywyans Debt and they went away. took up the Net caught 7 Jack and 9 Tickameg."

Oct. 30
" Friday Wind Easterly with rainy Weather. making Sleds &c."

Oct. 31
" Saturday Wind NE a small Breeze with cloudy Weather and small Rain till noon when it Snowed. Employed splitting out Boards."

Nov. 1 1795
" Sunday Wind ESE a cloudy Day."

Nov. 2
" Monday A Gale in the NE quarter with Snow & Sleet. the Shore all covered with Ice & no pofsibility of setting a net."

Nov. 3
" Tuesday A Gale from NE with Snow & Sleet."

Nov. 4
" Wednesday Do. Do."

Nov. 5
" Thursday Do. Do."

Nov. 6
" Friday An Easterly Gale with heavy Snow."

Nov. 7
" Saturday Do. Do."

Nov. 8
" Sunday Do. Do. The Lake froze slightly over."

Nov. 9
" Monday Dark Cloudy Weather. Sent the Men to set a Net to the Eastward but the Ice was too weak."

Nov. 10
" Tuesday A Storm at NE with cloudy weather. Set Two Nets about 2 Miles to the Eastward."

Nov. 11
" Wednesday A Cloudy Day. Caught only 3 Fish."

Nov. 12
" Thursday An ESE Gale of Wind & Cloudy. Produce of the Nets only 1 Jack and 4 Tickameg. Set another Net. In the Evening 2 Southern Indians came in for Men to fetch meat."

Nov. 13
" Friday A very heavy fall of Snow. The Indians went away. Sent 2 men with them to bring home Meat. Produce of the Nets only 1 Jack & 2 Tickameg. Took up 2 nets."

Nov. 14
" Saturday A Cloudy warm Day. Set two nets in the Narrows above us."

Nov. 15
" Sunday A Clear Sharp Day. Produce of the Eastern Net for Two Days only 1 Jack. took it up. Produce of the upper nets 2 Jack 2 Tickameg & 2 Perch."

Nov. 16
" Monday An Easterly Breeze with cloudy weather in the Evening Snow. Caught 11 Tickameg 4 Perch 1 Jack & 2 Methy. Late in the Evening the Two Men returned with about 40 lbs of poor dried meat. Set another net."

Nov. 17
" Tuesday A Northerly Wind and fine clear Day. Caught 8 Tickameg 2 Perch 3 Jack & 2 Methy."

Nov. 18
" Wednesday Wind SW with cloudy Weather. Caught only 3 Perch and 1 Methy."

Nov. 19
" Thursday A Gale at SEbE with cloudy Weather. Caught 4 Jack and 2 Perch."

Nov. 20
" Friday A Cloudy warm Day. Produce of the Nets 6 Tickameg 3 Perch 7 Jack and 2 Methy."

Nov. 21
" Saturday A cloudy warm Day. Sent the Men for Meat. Produce of the Net 3 Jack 7 Perch 7 Tickameg & 2 Methy."

Nov. 22
" Sunday Wind Easterly with a heavy Gale of Snow. Caught 12 Tickameg 5 Perch 1 Sucker & 1 Methy."

Nov. 23
" Monday A sharp cloudy Day. About 3 PM the Men arrived with the Meat of a Doe Moose. Produce of the Nets 10 Tickameg 8 Perch & 3 Jack."

Nov. 24
" Tuesday A cold cloudy Day. Produce of the Nets 10 Tickameg 7 Perch & 3 Jack."

Nov. 25
" Wednesday A fine clear Day Caught 8 Tickameg 8 Perch & 1 Methy."

Nov. 26
" Thursday A fine clear Day. Caught 7 Tickameg 4 Perch & 3 Jack."

Nov. 27
" Friday A cloudy snowy Day. Caught 17 Tickameg 7 Perch 2 Jack and 1 Methy."

Nov. 28
" Saturday A cloudy Day Caught 17 Tickameg 7 Perch 3 Jack & 1 Methy."

Nov. 29
" Sunday A Cloudy Snowy Day."

Nov. 30
" Monday A cloudy snowy Day. Produce of the Nets 26 Tickameg 6 Jack 6 Perch & 2 Methy."

Dec. 1 1795
" Tuesday A cloudy snowy Day. Produce of the Nets 17 Tickameg 8 Perch and 4 Jack."

Dec. 2
" Wednesday A cloudy Day. Caught 18 Tickameg 7 Perch & 5 Jack."

Dec. 3
" Thursday A cloudy misty Day. Caught 15 Tickameg 8 Perch and 5 Jack."

Dec. 4
" Friday A sharp cloudy Day. Caught 8 Tickameg 5 Perch and 4 Jack."

Dec. 5
" Saturday Wind Easterly with cold snowy Weather. Caught 17 Tickameg 6 Perch 3 Jack & 1 Methy."

Dec. 6
" Sunday A Cloudy Day."

Dec. 7
" Monday A mild cloudy Day. Produce of the Net 25 Tickameg 4 Perch 8 Jack and 3 Methy."

Dec. 8
" Tuesday A mild cloudy Day with small Snow. Caught 12 Tickameg 2 Jack and 4 Perch."

Dec. 9
" Wednesday A fine clear Day. Caught 12 Tickameg 6 Perch and 3 Jack."

Dec. 10
" Thursday A cold cloudy Day. Caught 14 Tickameg 3 Perch 5 Jack and 1 Methy. In the Evening a Southern Indian came in with a trifle of Provisions."

Dec. 11
" Friday A cloudy Day. The Indian went away. Caught 6 Tickameg 7 Perch & 5 Jack."

Dec. 12
" Saturday A Cloudy warm Day. Caught 4 Tickameg 5 Perch & 2 Jack."

Dec. 13
" Sunday A very fine clear warm Day."

Dec. 14
" Monday A very fine clear warm Day. Caught 18 Tickameg 5 Perch 6 Jack and 1 Grey Sucker."

Dec. 15
" Tuesday A very cloudy and cold Day. Caught 8 Tickameg 3 Perch and 4 Jack."

[ At this point I think David Thompson decides that if he is to keep a very boring mundane journal then he might as well do it right. So from here on he checks the weather and temperature and wind 4 times a day. I'm not David Thompson so I'm going to skip most, but not all, of the boring mundane stuff from here on. But it is online if you want it.]

Dec. 16
Wednesday " 3 Tickameg 2 Perch 3 Jack & 1 Grey Sucker."

Dec. 17
Thursday " 1 Tickameg & 1 Perch."

Dec. 18
Friday " Set a net about 2 1/2 Miles to the westward."

Dec. 19
Saturday " 3 Jack 2 Perch & 1 Methy."

Dec. 20
Sunday

Dec. 21
Monday " 5 Tickameg 6 Perch 7 Jack 1 Grey Sucker & 1 Methy."

Dec. 22
Tuesday " 5 Tickameg 8 Perch 1 Jack 1 Grey Sucker & 1 Methy. set a net to the Eastward."

Dec. 23
Wednesday " 1 Tickameg 3 Perch & 1 Jack. 6 Chepaywyan Men & 1 Woman came in with a few Furrs & a trifle of Provisions."

Dec. 24
Thursday " 2 Tickameg 5 Perch & 1 Jack. The Chepaywyans went away."

Dec. 25
Friday

Dec. 26
Saturday " 12 Tickameg 5 Perch 4 Jack & 1 Grey Sucker."

Dec. 27
Sunday " 2 Tickameg 4 Perch & 2 Jack."

Dec. 28
Monday " 4 Tickameg 4 Jack & 1 Grey Sucker."

Dec. 29
Tuesday " 2 Tickameg 2 Jack & 1 Perch."

Dec. 30
Wednesday " 7 Tickmeg 4 Jack & 2 Methy."

Dec. 31
Thursday " 1 Tickameg 4 Perch 3 Jack and 1 Methy. 2 Chepaywyans went in to the Canadians for them to fetch meat."

Jan. 1 1796
Friday " In the Evening the Canadians returned with 6 Sleds Load of Meat."

Jan. 2
Saturday " 7 Tickameg 2 Perch 5 Jack 1 Red & 1 Grey Sucker and 1 Methy. Set another net about 2 1/2 Miles to the Eastward."

Jan. 3
Sunday

Jan. 4
Monday " 20 Tickameg 4 Perch 12 Jack 3 Grey Suckers and 4 Methy. took up the upper Nets the Narrows having entirely failed."

Jan. 5
Tuesday " Set another net to the Eastward. 9 Tickameg 1 Perch 6 Jack & 1 Sucker."

Jan. 6
Wednesday " 7 Tickameg & 3 Jack."

Jan. 7
Thursday " 4 Tickameg 1 Perch & 2 Jack."

Jan. 8
Friday " 11 Tickameg 3 Jack & 1 Methy."

Jan. 9
Saturday " Mercury froze solid in our? Hous's? ?. 8 Tickameg 1 Perch & 4 Jack. 3 Chepaywyans went in to the Canadians."

Jan. 10
Sunday

Jan. 11
Monday " 23 Tickameg 3 Perch 5 Jack & 1 Methy."

Jan. 12
Tuesday " Mr Geo. Charles and 5 of the Churchill Men came here. They say, to collect the Churchill Credit. a Chepaywyan came with them. 11 Tickameg & 3 Jack."

Jan. 13
Wednesday " 7 Tickameg 1 Perch 7 Jack & 1 Methy."

Jan. 14
Thursday " 10 Tickameg 1 Perch 9 Jack & 2 Methy."

Jan. 15
Friday " Mr Geo. Charles 2 of the Churchill Men and the Chepaywyan went off for the Churchill Settlement. 3 Churchill Men left here. they are to erect a Log Tent and Collect the Credits. 3 Tickameg & 4 Jack."

Jan. 16
Saturday " 12 Tickameg 5 Jack 1 Perch & 1 Sucker."

Jan. 17
Sunday

Jan. 18
Monday " 13 Tickameg 2 Perch 8 Jack & 3 Suckers."

Jan. 19
Tuesday " 14 Tickameg 2 Perch & 6 Jack."

Jan. 20
Wednesday " 11 Tickameg 1 Perch & 2 Jack."

Jan. 21
Thursday " 21 Tickameg 1 Perch & 2 Jack."

Jan. 22
Friday

Jan. 23
Saturday " 14 Tickameg 4 Perch & 7 Jack."

Jan. 24
Sunday

Jan. 25
Monday " 12 Tickameg 3 Perch & 6 Jack. a Chepaywyan came in for Men to fetch Meat. also another Chepaywyan went In? to the Canadians for the Same purpose."

Jan. 26
Tuesday " Sent 3 Men to fetch Meat. 10 Tickameg 1 Perch 2 Jack and 1 Methy."

Jan. 27
Wednesday " 2 Chepaywyans went into the Canadians with 2 Sled Loads of Meat."

Jan. 28
Thursday " 18 Tickameg 7 Jack & 3 Suckers. The Men returned with the Meat of a Doe Moose."

Jan. 29
Friday

Jan. 30
Saturday " 12 Tickameg & 2 Jack."

Jan. 31
Sunday

Feb. 1 1795
Monday " 20 Tickameg 1 Perch & 8 Jack."

Feb. 2
Tuesday " 14 Tickameg 4 Jack & 1 Sucker."

Feb. 3
Wednesday " 1 Tickameg 1 Perch & 1 Jack."

Feb. 4
Thursday " 4 Tickameg 5 Jack & 1 Sucker. A Southern Indian came in with a few Skins."

Feb. 5
Friday " 6 Tickameg & 1 Perch. The Indian went away."

Feb. 6
Saturday " 3 Tickameg 4 Perch & 6 Jack."

Feb. 7
Sunday

Feb. 8
Monday " 15 Tickameg 1 Perch & 5 Jack."

Feb. 9
Tuesday " 8 Tickameg 1 Perch & 2 Jack."

Feb. 10
Wednesday " 13 Tickameg 3 Perch & 4 Jack."

Feb. 11
Thursday " 11 Tickameg & 3 Jack."

Feb. 12
Friday " 16 Tickameg & 3 Jack."

Feb. 13
Saturday " 19 Tickameg 1 Perch & 4 Jack."

Feb. 14
Sunday " Tho. Linklater went off to his Brother Mr Wm Linklater Master of the Churchill People at the Three Points."

Feb. 15
Monday " 34 Tickameg 3 Perch & 8 Jack."

Feb. 16
Tuesday " 11 Tickameg 1 Perch & 6 Jack."

Feb. 17
Wednesday " 12 Tickameg 2 Perch & 4 Jack. An Englishman & a Southern Indian came in from the Reed? Lake."

Feb. 18
Thursday " 22 Tickameg 3 Perch & 4 Jack. At noon the Englishman & Indian went away. Tho. Linklater & a Chepaywyan arrived from the Three Points."

Feb. 19
Friday

Feb. 20
Saturday " 20 Tickameg 1 Perch & 6 Jack. The Indian who went away yesterday having killed a Buck Moose, the Englishman came back with the News. Sent 4 Men for it."

Feb. 21
Sunday " The Men who went for the Moose returned with it."

Feb. 22
Monday " 12 Tickameg 1 Perch & 2 Jack In the Even 2 Englishmen & an Indian Lad arrived here from the Deers River."

Feb. 23
Tuesday " 3 Jack 1 Perch & 1 Tickameg."

Feb. 24
Wednesday " 2 Tickameg 1 Jack."

Feb. 25
Thursday " The 2 Englishmen & the Indian Lad went off for the Deers River. 17 Tickameg & 2 Jack."

Feb. 26
Friday " 15 Tickameg & 2 Jack. 2 Chepaywyans came in with a little Provisions and 5 Chepaywyans went into the Canadians with that Article."

Feb. 27
Saturday " Two Chepaywyans went into the Canadians with Provisions."

Feb. 28
Sunday " All the Chepaywyans went away."

Feb. 29
Monday " 26 Tickameg & 9 Jack. One of the Churchill Men went off to the Three Points."

Mar. 1 1796
Tuesday " 5 Tickameg 2 Perch & 5 Jack. A Southern Indian Man came in."

Mar. 2
Wednesday

Mar. 3
Thursday " 16 Tickameg & 5 Jack. Myself with two Men went off to trade Provisions. the Indian accompanied us."

Mar. 4
Friday " 10 Tickameg. The 2 Men & myself returned with 2 Sled Loads of dried Provisions."

Mar. 5
Saturday " 36 Tickameg 1 Perch & 5 Jack."

Mar. 6
Sunday " 3 Churchill Men arrived here from the Three Points."

Mar. 7
Monday " 23 Tickameg & 4 Jack."

Mar. 8
Tuesday " 4 Tickameg & 4 Jack. Two Tent of Southern Indians came in but brought Nothing. A Canadian killed a Stork? Drake."

Mar. 9
Wednesday " 4 Tickameg. Two Churchill Men went off on their return to the Three Points."

Mar. 10
Thursday " 11 Tickameg."

Mar. 11
Friday " 9 Tickameg & 5 Jack."

Mar. 12
Saturday " 17 Tickameg 1 Perch & 2 Jack."

Mar. 13
Sunday

Mar. 14
Monday " 10 Tickameg & 5 Jack."

Mar. 15
Tuesday " 5 Tickameg 2 Jack & 1 Perch."

Mar. 16
Wednesday " 11 Tickameg 1 Perch & 2 Jack. Indians went a hunting."

Mar. 17
Thursday " 20 Tickameg 1 Perch & 2 Jack. Indians returned unsuccefsful"

Mar. 18
Friday " 25 Tickameg & 5 Jack."

Mar. 19
Saturday " 20 Tickameg."

Mar. 20
Sunday

Mar. 21
Monday " 11 Tickameg 1 Perch & 3 Jack."

Mar. 22
Tuesday

Mar. 23
Wednesday " 26 Tickameg 1 Perch 6 Jack & 1 Red Sucker."

Mar. 24
Thursday " Indians went away. 13 Tickameg & 1 Jack."

Mar. 25
Friday

Mar. 26
Saturday

Mar. 27
Sunday

Mar. 28
Monday

Mar. 29
Tuesday " 10 Tickameg Tho. Linklater went off to the Churchill People at the Three Points."

Mar. 30
Wednesday " 13 Tickameg & 2 Jack."

Mar. 31
Thursday " 4 Tickameg & 4 Jack."

Apr. 1 1796
Friday " 7 Tickameg 1 Jack & 1 Methy."

Apr. 2
Saturday " 9 Tickameg & 1 Perch."

Apr. 3
Sunday " Tho. Linklater returned from the Three Points."

Apr. 4
Monday " 18 Tickameg & 8 Jack."

Apr. 5
Tuesday " 4 Tickameg & 1 Jack."

Apr. 6
Wednesday " 1 Tickameg & 2 Jack. 2 Chepaywyans went into the Canadians with Provisions."

Apr. 7
Thursday " 7 Tickameg & 2 Jack."

Apr. 8
Friday " 14 Tickameg 2 Perch & 4 Jack."

Apr. 9
Saturday " 6 Tickameg & 4 Jack."

Apr. 10
Sunday " A Southern Indian Man & his Wife came. he paid 5 B. of the Churchill Credits. 2 Southern Men went into the Canadians."

Apr. 11
Monday " 24 Tickameg 1 Perch & 4 Jack."

Apr. 12
Tuesday " 4 Tickameg 1 Perch & 2 Jack. Indians went away. Sent 3 Men to trade dried Provisons."

Apr. 13
Wednesday " 4 Tickameg & 7 Jack."

Apr. 14
Thursday " 1 Tickmeg 1 Perch & 2 Jack. Two of the Churchill Men went down to the Three Points."

Apr. 15
Friday " 4 Tickameg & 1 Jack. The Men sent to Trade Provisions returned with 2 Sled Loads."

Apr. 16
Saturday " 1 Tickameg & 6 Jack. Two Southern Indians came in with a few Furrs & a trifle of Provisions. 2 Indian Women went into the Canadians with some Articles."

Apr. 17
Sunday " The Indians went away & Tho. Linklater to Tent with them."

Apr. 18
Monday " 3 Chepaywyan Men with Women &c went into the Canadians. Sent Two Men to gather Pitch from the Pines."

Apr. 19
Tuesday " The 2 Men returned."

Apr. 20
Wednesday " 6 Tickameg 1 Perch & 6 Jack. The 2 Men went off to gather Pitch. Chepaywyan Men went away a hunting."

Apr. 21
Thursday " The 2 Men returned with a Quantity of Pitch. 1 Perch & 3 Jack."

Apr. 22
Friday " Sent other Two Men to gather Pitch. 1 Tickameg & 4 Jack."

Apr. 23
Saturday " 2 Tickameg 1 Perch & 3 Jack. The Two Men returned with a Quantity of Pitch."

Apr. 24
Sunday

Apr. 25
Monday " 2 Tickameg & 3 Jack."

Apr. 26
Tuesday " 7 Jack. took up the Nets to the Eastward and set one a little way above us."

Apr. 27
Wednesday " 10 Jack & 2 Tickameg."

Apr. 28
Thursday " 10 Jack."

Apr. 29
Friday " 7 Jack & 2 Tickameg."

Apr. 30
Saturday " 7 Jack & 2 Tickameg. Obliged to take up our Net the Ice being too weak to walk on."

May 1 1796
Sunday

May 2
Monday

May 3
Tuesday.

[Journal ends]

" Astronomical Observations made at Duck Portage House 1795 & 6 by D. Thompson."

[There are several very nice pages of observations which I'm skipping and it ends with]

" The mean of these Observations places Duck Portage House in
Latitude 55° - 40' - 27" N
Longitude 102° - 9' - 24" W
By the Sun's Transits over the Meridian
Variation 14° East."



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