Mostly food and water.
Sturgeon lake (Albany)
Oct. 5 1836
"After Breakfast Gill arrived from his fishing place informed us that his tent took in fire while overhawling his nets burned all his property and two old nets belonging to the company gave him an other net and twine and he went back."
Sturgeon lake (Albany)
Oct. 4 1836
" The men's women went off to make fall fishings."
Oct 15 1836
"Mrs. McKenzie came back from Morrefseau's lake as the fish is done spawning at that lake. she has hung up 560 white fish and salted two kegs of them."
Oct. 25 1836
"Gill, Knot and Fox were sent for the fish at Gill's and Mrs. Mckenzie's fishing 1280 fish - Morrefseau and James Daniel arrived from white fish lake they inform me that they hung up 1200 fish our stock for the winter when all here including those caught at this place by Knot 990 will make a total number of 4140 white fish."
Oct. 26
..."Gill brought home 300 fish in small canoes belonging to his family - Knot went and made a small hut to put in the fish that his wife caught this fall - Fox and James Daniel sett 4 Nets - Morrefseau brought home some fish belonging to his family"
Oct. 27
..."Gill Knot and Morrefseau were sent off to fish about the Island to make a livin for themselves and families untill the lake setts in with Ice."...
April 19 1837 Sturgeon Lake (Albany)
"Gill went for his family at white fish lake where they were hunting Rabbits. They snared 100 Rabbits."
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Sept 7 1790 Swan River Charles Isham
..."One Tent of Indians came in Traded 165 lbs dryed Meat 246 lbs beat Meat and 64 lbs Fatt"...
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Swan River Charles Thomas Isham
April 20 1795
"Peter Sabiston making Gunnels for Canoes the others Cutting fire wood. the River being overflowed we cannot get to the Nets"
April 21
" the People employed making a Beaver prefs, myself a Hunting killed 1 Goose and a Duck. At 2PM the River Ice gave way went Down about a Hundred yards then Stopt."
April 22
" the people putting Down the Beaver prefs myself went out a Hunting killed 1 Swan 1 Goose 4 Ducks the mouth of the River being Choked up with Ice causes the water to be flush with the River bank."
April 23
"myself and two men a Hunting the others employed as before killed 13 Ducks."
April 24
"the people Employed 3 out a Hunting the others Cutting a little fire wood. at 2 PM the River Ice went Down about two Hundred yards and then Stopt. the water came over the Bank and overflowed the Plantation. the people caught fish in their Cabins, it continued in that manner till 10 o clock PM."
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Swan River William Garriock
May 31 1817
"My men for the Summer are Robert Clouston, blacksmith, William Work fisherman & who is now attending the Nets & Peter Moar & Joseph Colen labourers. Plowed a little of our Garden, sowed some Barley Peas and Wheat and a few onions Raddishes & Green Savoy"
June 2 1817
"Plowed some more of our Garden planted some potatoes Cucumbers water Melons & Indian Corn"
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