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Saturday 25^th Ap^l 1801[.] A Cloudy, raw day[.] I went down with all the horse[s] & men with 14 Bags pimican, at the same time to carry the grease &c. that I lodged at M^r Sutherland's to the old houses at the Elbow to embark in the boat and Canoes, on arrival at the Elbow M^r Sutherland informed me the boat &c. passed yesterday morning[.] I Sent a part of the pieces across but remained at M^r Sutherland's all night myself.

Sunday 26^th[.] I got the pieces over early, & went over to give them their loadings after breakfast, I put 14 kegs grease & 5 Teaureax into Cadotte's Canoe, & 19 kegs Grease & 2 Teaureaux into Dauphine's Canoe, in the Batteau I put 30 Packs, 34 Bags Pimican, 6 Bags Salt meat[,] 1 Cassette, besides pounded meat & grease, & dryed piece meat to bring the three men to the P^t au Foutre[.] Dauphiné, Forsier & Jacques are to return from River Qui Appelle, as I have a Good Canoe there wherein they are to embark 30 pieces of the load of the two Skin Canoes, & the remaining ten in the boat[.] I bought ten of the bags of Pimican that I Sent off from M^r Sutherland each 90^lb weight at 8 (bad) wolves a piece, after I Sent off the Men from the Elbow I returned to M^r Sutherland's & thence home[.] It began to Snow soon after I got home[.] I found; the Poor old Chef des Canards very low, the Seauteaux still here, as well as the Day child[.] Old Chauvin, Bellile, & LeFevre arrived with the Horses from Swan River, I had a few lines from M^r Harmon but nothing new[.] [T]his is a very boisterous cold night, ten oClock at night.

Monday 27^th[.] Cold, & Snowing[.] [T]he Chef des Canard died about 12 oClock today, I was in the Lodge when he expired, he departed without a Struggle or groan, he was quite exhausted, by his disorder which was a Dropsy[.] I spoke to the Jour d'Enfant, to induce him to remain here abouts all Summer which he promises to do. Blows amazingly hard for these many days past, freezes hard tonight[.]

Teusday 28^th[.] This has been a most Stormy, boisterous, day[,] none of the Snow melted, owing to the extreme coldness of the weather[.] We got the Corps interred, according to their rites, I clothed it with a chiefs cloathing, viz^t coat, shirt, Hatt, & Trowsers[.]

Wednesday 29^th[.] A better day than any we have had for this week past tho' not warm[.] The Old deceased Cheff des Canard's wife & Daughters came here, I gave them the ten qts. of mixed rum I kept for them, they lamented, & bellowed, all night[.] M^r Sutherland sent up one of his men for 60 wolves[,] I traded with him for blankets cloth &c.

Thursday 30^th[.] A very fine day[.] I lent a horse to the Orkney man to carry home his wolves[.] Sent La Comble & B^te Roy for some pounded meat the Bras Court & young Premier left behind them & which I paid them for[.] I got 6 Packs of robes, Dressed Skins, kitts &c. &c. made up today, dryed the pounded meat in the Sun, & made the women Smock & dry the piece meat which was getting Mouldy[.] One of the Sons in law of the Chef des Canards arrived from the plains with an adopted Son of the old man's (a Slave)[.]

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