Carlton House (Sask.)
May 22 1818
" left here to pass the summer, Mefs J.E. Hariott & George Flett, Donald MacDonald, Angus McLeod, James Whiteford, James Johnson, Robert Malcolm, Donald McMillin?, William Stanger & Andrew Loutit."
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Carlton House Sask.
Oct. 16 1818
" An Indian young Man arrived here this evening & informed us that he found an Old Woman that had been left being sick & not able to travel with her party she had nothing to eat no fire & not able to fetch Water for herself to drink he had given her some Water but had no materials to make her a fire. I persuaded another young Indian that was at the House to go along with my Son to take her some provisions & make a fire for her & collect a quantity of wood to leave by her Tomorrow a Tent of Indians will pitch that way & I shall do my best to prevail on them to take the Old Woman a long with them until they overtake her party She had been left by 3 nights ago."
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Carlton House Sask.
Apr. 10 1819
..." As 2 of the Men were fetching wood to day they were attacked by a Stone Indian who wanted to steal the Horses from them but they succeeded in taking his Arms consisting of his Bow & 2 Arrows & loaded Gun from him which they brought to the House he making the best of his way."
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Apr. 15 1819
" A band of about 100 Stone Indians Men women & Children came in to Trade Obliged to keep a Watch of 2 Men during the night as the? Indians were sleeping in every house in the Fort."
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Carlton House Sask.
May 4 1821
" sent off John Wishart Andrew Loutit and two Indians with the Large Boat to go in search of Mr. Harriott and party who are collecting Meat opposite the Eagle Hills. Two Men ploughing and Harrowing sowed 3 1/2 Bushels of Oats"

May 5 1821
" sowed 1 3/4 Bushels of Oats and 1 1/2 Bushels wheat - Indians still tenting at the House and are divided in opinions wheather they shall pitch towards the Touch wood Hills or a pitch up to the Eagle Hill to pafs the summer there is now between 30 and 40 tents at the House and on the opposite side of the River. Cabbage plants made their appearance above ground."

May 6 1821
" The Indians that were tenting on the opposite side of the River Came acrofs and are now all agreed to go up to the Eagle Hills to pafs the Summer - Purchased 5 Horses and some leather Tents from them for Rum - JE Harriott and the Hunters arrived they left the Boat at the Eagle Hill creek to come down with the meat of 6 Bulls that being all the Buffalo they could find."
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Carlton House Sask.
May 18 1821
" Men employed at the Gardens planted in ab. 23 Bush. of Potatoes The Indians that pitched away from here the 7 inst. arrived at the NWC House last night part of them were attacked by a small party of Slave Indians and 2 got wounded. they are now going down in the woods to pafs the summer - some Canadians (freemen) arrived from Edmonton House say they saw a very large war party of Slave Indians coming down towards this place. Leaves out on the Poplar trees."
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Carlton House Sask.
May 19 1821
" Account of Ground in cultivation at Carlton district Garden attached to the Fort containing,
5270 square yards in Potatoes
750 square yards in Wheat
4914 square yards in Barley

Garden on the SW wing of the Fort with a open space of 40 yds containing
1860 square yards of Potatoes
6690 in Wheat
5743 in Oats

Garden 300 yds from the Fort"..."containing
4536 square yards in wheat

Garden on the N wing of the Fort containing
1484 square yards in wheat
1856 in Barley
3294 unsown or planted for kitchen stuff such as Turnips, cabbage, Peas, onions, carrots, Raddishs"
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Carlton House Sask.
Nov. 19 1821
" Sent 6 Men to the south branch River to saw Birch wood for 40 Sleds 20 prs of snow shoes and some wood for Gun Stocks. Sent 2 men and 5 Horses to the woody Hills for Meat. The rest of the men employed about Mr. Hallets House and their own. Four Stone Indians arrived from the Moose woods brought a few Badger Skins. they say that the Buffalo are coming down but they are still at too great a distance to go to hunt them."
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Carlton House Sask.
Dec. 12 1821
" all the Stone Indians went away early this morning and took with them 5 Dogs which the men had purchased from them yesterday. these Rascals will not leave off stealing all that I can say to them threats are of no avail although there is but one House for them to get their supplies." [ after the merger of the HBC and NWC]
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