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1902-03-28, the men resting after their trip Frank Anderson making ready to start Bob arrived from Cashe Creek Atcha Arrived from the other side of River brnging a few Furs 1905-09-08, Heavy mist again Arnold off after hay Self gave Atcha a little debt + Pd Adlustro Ackna + few boy also arrived1905-10-20, The Indians started back this Morning Joseph + Atcha. started down the River on a Raft to Clear Water on Moon River Thomas started this afternoon Adisless with another Indian arieved this evening from the North Pine1907-01-09, self arieved from Josephs Camp this after noon Samson + Bateson went up to look for Horses I found 2 Indian boys waitig here for me having come back from fish Creek to report Atcha having killed a Moose the Boys not back A fine mild day1907-04-14, the River Broke open this mornig but got Jamed down below the Indians started back home. Atcha arieved finished fixing the Boat1907-11-15, Self fixing up the windows of the House Samson Hulling firewood Mountigine + Atcha arieved lots of Ice going down1907-11-16, at odd jobs around place Cold + Clear weather Mountigine + Atchastarted back this morning1910-02-02, All hands down at the Pine bluff and brought up a load of logs. Self went up to the upper Island after dinner to look for fance rails Atch + Lassose areived and report lots of meat in their camp havig killed 10 Moose + 2 Bears also a few Marten 1910-02-03, Mr Fildes + Edward went for the rest of the logs. self busy with Indians Atcha + Lassose left in the afternoon Continues fine weather Wuscully + Dick arived from up the Halfway Rivr report lots of Moose meat in Camp Joseph arivd havg killed 2 Moose1910-04-26, Self plowing Edward helping Fildes. on the sick list Attchie + wunully and Dick arivd from East Creek Ice still runnig Self shot a Beaver in the River this evenig1910-05-23, moon eclipse Self busy countg H H Furs Taylor helping Fildes at work in office Edward after Horses bought some furs from the white men very hot and dry River risig Appain + Adisles arrvd also atchu1910-07-28, Samson lookig after Horses. Hired him until the first part of next June Self in Office A fine clear day Burbanks + a Boy Arivd from Atchas Camp1910-08-16, Self cleanig up the store. Samson. at wood we were not abel to go to work at Hay on acount of it being too wet. Atcha & Wuskulla and a few others arivd from Half way River and brought in some moose meat a fine clear day but cloudy agan towards evng1910-10-10, Self busy in store Samson + Kenny taking up turnips. Ouler arived Cold again to day. Assasin arrived from H. Hope along with a white man thy report the Boat got up a few days ago. Atcha + a few other arived1910-10-11, The white Men left on a raft for the Crossig this Morning Self busy in store Samson busy Muddig up the buildigs Cold + stormy Atcha Yakatchie arived + put in a Horse for his debt.1910-10-21, Self in store Kenny helpig Samson as befre Montigine arrvd A fine clear day Atcha patched off + a few others1910-11-18, Self + Samson haullig hay A fine clear day but cloudy towards evenig and looks like snow Old Charlie arrvd + Reports the Death of Atcha + Atohayua also Mitchskulla + Laose and 5 others this makes 19 Deaths durg the past 5 Months amongst the Bever Indians.1910-11-21, We arrvd home last night at 11 aclock I brght in goods from Attacha Appain & Aker arvd from Old Chiefs camp and report 6. dead. and the others very sick. Self busy with Indians. Davis arrvd and started back again thy are also vey sick in his Camp

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