Crees will cut the montagners for the one are no more Iron proof than the other[.] But you Montagners appear odious in Our eyes – you continually babble to no purpose renoting the Same Stupid Stuff over and over again to the mortification of all your hearers and if ever your mouthes are Stopt it is only by the steam of a Callumet[.] Would you do more and talk less than you do it would be much more useful for yourselves and less troublesome to others[.]" The Montagners owned the Justice of all that the Brass Cassé Said and the Bras Cassé invited them to drink with him[.] Dubois Comrade growing very drunk began to make the man in the fort and we were obliged to turn him out of it to let the others see how they would be treated should they behave in the same manner[.] About One O'Clock M^r John Steinbrucks and a Beaver Indian arrived after a fruitless attempt to go to Lac D’ours owing to want of provisions[.] In the Evening the Chefre Naif and a Band of other Montagners from Lac Claire and inform us that M^r Porter waits there only on account of the Crees whom he expects and are now here[.]

Tuesday 5^th[.] The Crees went off and promised to make their Credits before the arrival of the Canoes from Lac La Pluie[.] Gave the Bras Cassé 8 Measures Ammⁿ, 1 Large Knife, 2 flints & 1 piece of good for nothing old net – each of the other Crees had 2 m^s Ammⁿ each[.] Traded in this Drinking Match 28 Skins of dried meat, 64 Ditto of pounded meat, 11 ditto of Grease, 2 ditto of dried Tongues, 4 dressed Orignal skins, 3 Green D^o, 8½ skins Peltries and 1 Gun for 7 Skins[.] Gave Dubois Comrade 2 measures of Ammunition[.] A young montagner traded a good Canoe for 5 Skins with Vieux Parrin[.] Sent Dubois Comrade Down for the Canoe[.] He returned them their 5 Skins and took the Canoe from them almost by force for he is a resolute strong fellow and may be very useful in Opposit[ion.] Paid 8 Skins Skins for the Canoe which I promised before they went for it[.] I need not tell that it is as necessary to prevent their trading Small Canoes as it is to trade provisi[ons] or furs in this time of year for it is by means of these that they will be enabled to go where there are either or both [a]nd where we have not this summer a sufficient Number of Men to go[.] Told Dubois Comrade that he shall be well looked upon if he will behave always in this manner[.] He said he will Let us know of any Montagners who may go to Perronnes and prevent them if he can[.] Gave a Small bit of Tobacco to each of the montagners lately arrived[.]

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