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1902-01-10, Chas. Halpin. started this morning to H. Hope. Still working on Office Reid geting out saw logs. Joe Mykose. Arieved bringing Reports of his fathers Death. 3 days ago. Continues very fine Weather1902-03-20, Joe.Mykose. Arrived. from below the North Pine River he reports the snow deeper down there I expect the Boys will have a hard time to get to Dunvegan still fine an mild. Busy working around the place1902-03-21, Continues very fine weather Joe started back to his camp after getting a few supples John Shaw of Hunting Moose I put the Horses. up the hill as they were stoping around here starving1902-03-26, Mc Kinnon arrived he reports having left Chas Halpin an Reid the Puds man at Clear water River short of Grub Joe Mykase started up to meet them Mr Anderson + Isadore Ferguson arrived from H Hope with Harner from freight1902-05-20, fine warm day Joe Mykoose Arievd Reports leavig the canoe about 50 Miles down the River on acount High water also the Trader1902-06-12, Joe MyKose arievd he brought the report of Isadore Ferguson being drowned in Moberly Lake finished planting potatoes to day1903-07-06, McDarmott + Samson hoeing potatoes A fine warm day Joe Mykose + Mooneus arrived from the other side1903-07-16, Potatoes finished in upper field today, they are doing well. Joe Mykose killed a small moose.1903-10-26, The Indians started back A fine day but cloudy Joe Mykose + his Party of Sotos stared down the River Samson taking up the cabbage + puttig them in the root house1905-01-24, Samson Haulled firewood in fournoon Keith in Office self + Keith Haulled wood in Afternoon Cloudy + looks like snow Joe. Mykose. Arieved this evening1905-04-11, Same as yesterday Samson helfing at building Joe Mykose arieved from the South side + brought a few Lynx cold + stormy1905-06-14, Very warm with strong west wind blowing all day Joe + Samson at Fence Self in Office Reid + Joe Mykose arrived left for Fish Creek to hunt up a horse1905-06-29, Very warm Samson cutting wood Joe. Reid, + Mykose went up to island Ditto went off bear hunting + returned having wounded on + saw another Very windy1905-07-11, dull + cloudy an looks like rain Samson working at potatoes Very little doing around Mykose returned from a Bear hunt having killed 1 Bear1905-08-27, Very cold this morning but warm through the day Joe Mykose killed one bear + 2 young ones - Joe Appassian arrived to night1905-12-04, A fine Clear day Mooneus + Joe Mykose arieved from south side1905-12-13, self + Mr Batson of at Traps. Samson at his Traps Geo Misknuck + Joe Mykose arieved from up the South Pine River and brought a few Furs.1907-04-06, Samson at odd Jobs around the place the River breaking up in front of the place Duffle + Mykose arieved from the S. Pine1910-01-25, All hands as yesterday Acko + a Boy arieved from the north Gerge + Joe MyKose also arrvd from the S. Pine Continue very fine weather1910-02-23, Busy as yesterday Cold and stormy 33 below Zero Joe Mykose arivd1910-10-31, Self makig a porch in front of the house Kenny helping Samson at wood Thomas left for home no Indians around weather very cold R Barker arrvd from Half way River Joe Mykose arrvd across last eveig Stormy1910-11-01, Self as yesterday Samson at wood Cloudy towrds eveng and looks like snow. I got Joe Mykose to go and look up Taylors Mare that he lost over a month ago. Joe found her up at the S. Pine and brought her in F. Anderson. Arrvd from M. Lake1910-11-03, Self and Samson after hay again Anderson started back to M Lake Joe Mykose patched off. Continued snowig all day Ice goig down the River1910-12-03, Self at odd jobs Kenny + Samson haullig hay blowig a strog north wind with snow. Joe Mykose arrd + broght a few furs. reports all the people at M. Lake down with the meales1910-12-19, A fine clear warm day the snow goig fast Self in office Samson at wood Joe Mykose + Wm Nackwenu arrvd from the South side1911-01-10, self busy at od jobs 50 below Z this Mornig Joe Mykose arvd1911-01-18, self haullig fire wood Joe Myhose arrd from up the South Pine. but brght nothig A fine clear day but cold1911-03-10, self at wood snowed nearly all day but cleared up towards evening Geo Courtenale + Joe Mykose and one of the Sotar women arived and brought in Courtenale Dead Child to be buried here they have done very little in the fur line One party of the white men sent in for more supplies from the north. 1911-03-23, Self in office all day Samson preparing to start to Dunvegan George Courtenale + Joe Mykose arived they report sickness in their camp. 2 boys arived from Montingines camp Robertson + charles left today at noon for Dunvegan1912-04-30, Self working in Garden planted the Hot bed Joe Mykose arrvd continues cold + stormy the Ice all gone1912-05-16, Rain all last night and continued nearly all day Self in office John Yates + Mykose arrvd from the South Side of the River J woods cut Kenys Stud this evening

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