| Sunday |
1 |
Last night was the coldest night of the
season old throught the day |
| Monday |
2 |
Some Indians in no
furs to cold to hunt. A little milder to day |
| Tuesday |
3 |
Changes in the weather for the
better Prayer Meetings being held in the church every
night for the last week |
| Wednesday |
4 |
Fine warm day nothing of note
occured |
| Thursday |
5 |
Finished taking stock to day
very dull nothing off note occured. by wire General
elections to take place on the 5 of March |
| Friday |
6 |
A little colder to day
getting some coal Hauled in. Mr. Ross left for Edmonton |
| Saturday |
7 |
Cold with a strong north
wind. some indians in from White Fish Lake report no Hunting
in that quarter. |
| Sunday |
8 |
A cold day things very quiet |
| Monday |
9 |
A fine day froze Hard during the
night fixing up Hay stack today |
| Tuesday |
10 |
Clear and Cold fine
travelling weather nothing of note Occured |
| Wednesday |
11 |
Stormy and Cold with snow Mr.
Young left Edmonton in evening for tour of inspections Election
Matters booming. |
| Thursday |
12 |
Stormy and Cold Mr. Young
arrived from Edmonton also Mr. Ross Indian Agent from
Edmonton. nothing new about Elections. times are brisk
at Edmonton |
| Friday |
13 |
Another Cold and stormy day Mr.
Young laid over to day not feeling well having a very bad old.
Samuel Whitford left for Lac La Biche sent out Mail along with him. Andrew
Whitford left for Edmonton. bought Thompsons furs |
| Saturday |
14 |
Mr. Young is still here being very sick last
night and is made up his mind to return to Edmonton in the
morning A cold day and stormy |
| Sunday |
15 |
Very Cold this morning Mr.
Young started back a hard trip for a sick man. |
| Monday |
16 |
A little warmer this morning
nothing new about Election matters |
| Tuesday |
17 |
Andrew Whitford in from Edmonton says he met
Mr. Young in Edmonton on Monday Morning and Roads good. Mr. Meek arrived
on Elections Matters en Route for Saddle Lake and La la Biche A fine day. |
| Wednesday |
18 |
A fine morning Mr. Meek left for
Saddle Lake. Davis and Rilley in the field as
Candidates. |
| Thursday |
19 |
Cold and Stormy Nothing of
note Occured. |
| Friday |
20 |
Cold day. Bishop Grandin passed
through to day for Saddle Lake and Lake La Bihe says the Roads
is bad heavy travelling. |
| Saturday |
21 |
Not so Cold to day Indian in
from Saddle Lake with Mail. |
| Sunday |
22 |
A fine day took a drive as far as
old Norns. |
| Monday |
23 |
Cold again last night but got Milder
towards non. Mail left for Ft Saskatchewan Thomas Brown.
Buchanan. Mcgillvery. Cromartz and family left for
Edmonton some of them are going for freight. |
| Tuesday |
24 |
Fine day Mr. Meek in from Lac la
Biche reports roads very bad and Furs plentiful. Fish
scarce some of the people hard up for food. |
| Wednesday |
25 |
A fine day no arrivals or
departures. Election news very Slack |
| Thursday |
26 |
Fine day. Mail arrived about 3 p.m. Simon
Whitford in from Edmonton. Indian in from Saddle Lake for Mail. |
| Friday |
27 |
A Fine day news arrived by
wire that David and Rilley was nominated candities for members. No Agents
arrived as yet. |
| Saturday |
28 |
A fine Mild Morning Mr. Meek
left for La la Biche this morning Andrew Whitford takes him
out. Simon McGillvery in from Edmonton reports great stir
about Elections at that place. |
March 1891
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| Sunday |
1 |
A fine Morning a little snow in the
afternoon everything quiet |
| Monday |
2 |
Tupper Arrived from Edmonton last evening
reports roads bad to ________ creek. a little cold to day |
| Tuesday |
3 |
Cold morning Cromartz and
Brown arrived from Edmonton with their loads. |
| Wednesday |
4 |
A fine Morning
Padmore and Brereton arrived from Edmonton on election Matters. Peter
Erasmus in from Good Fish Lake. |
| Thursday |
5 |
Election day a fine warm day and
all the people in from Egg Lake Nobody up from Saddle Lake and only
one from the Lob stick a good Majority for Davis. Padmore and
Brereton left for Edmonton after the Polls. every thing
went off quiet. |
| Friday |
6 |
A fine warm day first spring day
of the snow melting. things settled down after the elections. |
| Saturday |
7 |
A little Colder to
day no arrivals or departures. |
| Sunday |
8 |
A Cold Raw wind. Mr.
Meek in from Lac La Biche and went through to Edmonton
Simon McGillvery takes him up |
| Monday |
9 |
Blowing and snowing all
day Bishop Grandin passed through Mail left
for Ft Saskatchewan |
| Tuesday |
10 |
Still woking at the a/ccs
Brereton arrived from Edmonton reports Roads bad all drifted
up. Mr. Gairdner from Lac la Biche fine day. |
| Wednesday |
11 |
Mr. Gairdner left for Edmonton
this Morning Mr. Ross in from Saddle Lake an fine
day. |
| Thursday |
12 |
Fine and warm to
day Mail in from Ft Saskathewan. Hamlin
passed through to Edmonton. |
| Friday |
13 |
Nice and Mild to day. finished
making up Books. Will start for Edmonton on Sunday Morning |
| Saturday |
14 |
Cold raw wind but not
cold some Lac la Biche people passed to day from
Edmonton. reports roads bad. will make a break in
the Morning for Edmonton |
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| Saturday |
21 |
Arrived back from Edmonton along
with Mr. Gairdner roads good still but snow going
fast. this last 3 days has been very warm. passed some
sleighs going to Lac la Biche with freight. |
| Sunday |
22 |
A little snow falling this
morning Mr Gairdner left for Lac la Biche
everything here is quiet as usual |
| Monday |
23 |
Cut some ice to day the ie is still
good. No furs coming in from any where |
| Tuesday |
24 |
Cut and Hauled some more ice to
day. fine warm day. |
| Wednesday |
25 |
Fine day Snow going off
fast Sleighs in from Edmonton with wheat for Indian
department. |
| Thursday |
26 |
Another fine day Some Freighters
for Lac la Biche arrived to day report roads getting
bad. |
| Friday |
27 |
Good Friday Snowed all day Froze
Hard towards night Freighters left for Lac La Biche |
| Saturday |
28 |
Cleared off to day and snow is disappearing
fast. |
| Sunday |
29 |
Easter Sunday all Hands and the
Cook off to church. |
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