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Teusday 12^th May 1801[.] A Cold, cloudy, day, Snowed & rained a little all day[.] [T]he Day Child pitched off, towards the source of the Swan River[,] the other Indians are doing nothing at all nor can they be prevailed on to leave the Fort[.] The Men made a raft to cross the River as the water is extremely high, and far from decreasing it still increases.

Wednessday 13^th[.] A fine day[.] I Sent off all the people, & Horses Loaded with Pimican, grease, & my baggage &c. I am astonished & uneasy at Roy, or somebody's not making their appearance from Swan River with the Horses from there, according to my orders[.] I at long last prevailed on the few Indians at the Fort to cross the River & follow the Day-Child[.] The Petit Mâl accompanied by Roy's stepson left this for the plains with an intention of buying or Stealing horses from the Stone Indians, the former sent his wife along with the Indians who are gone toward the Source of the Swan River[.] In the evening it rained & got cold weather.

Thursday 14^th[.] A windy, cloudy, & in the afternoon, a rainy day[.] Jacco returned here early this morning early, for a Gun he having bust his own yesterday firing at Red Deer, he reports the water is so excessively high that all the plains & in particular those bordering on Lakes and rivers are overflowed, which is far from being favorable for the beaver hunt, the water has risen 3 feet perpendicular since yesterday[.] Petit Mâl & Picquaquit came back, in the evening, the Rivers are so high they could not cross them, independent of which they were affraid of meeting with a Party of Fall Indians who, it is reported are hovering about[.]

Friday 15^th[.] A fine day, although it rained a little in the evening[.] The Stuttering man came here, bag & baggage from M^r Perignés[.] [T]he Day-Child's son came from the plains to follow the other Indians and his father, he informs us that before he left the Montaigne du Tondre, the Crapaud had returned with thirty Horses he Stole at the Fort des Prairies Forts[.] The Stutterer tells me that my people were till this morning at the little River three leagues only from here where they made a raft to cross[.] I took the inventory of all the effects here as I despair of the comming of the people from below.

Saturday 16^th[.] Raining untill half Past ten, about Eleven oClock I left Alexandria accompanied, by Collin & my Slave boy Jack all three on horse back[.] We took the Elbow road supposing it the best we made a raft on the little River, whic[h] we crossed, we Slept on the banks of the Swan River, supperless[.] I killed a Pole-cat this evening, previous to leaving the Fort, I traded twelve Beavers from the Beggue & Sent him & the Day childs son to follow the others who crossed the River. I left La Comble B^te Roy, Girardin & Jacque (Maron) to take care of the fort.

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