DOCUMENTS

DOCUMENTS

THE NIZQUALLY jOl'RNAL

(Co"ti,,"ed from '-01

x.,

Poge

230)

[September, 1849.]

Wednesdoy 19th.

light rain greater part of the day. In the afler-noon. J. McLeod, Montgomery, Peter Wilson, Edward Shearer & ~ lathew Nelson came in from their Stations to have an understand-ing about gettunderstand-ing [page 38], higher wages & Bills for their Balance up to last June, and if they failed to get them they would leave the ~en'ice at once. Dr. Tolmie explained to them that he had just re-ceived orders from :Mr. Douglas to raise the two first mentioned wages to £ 15 more and the three later to £20, and also a promise that should the Company be bought out, before expiration of their Contracts, that they would not be required to go anywhere ell'e, but be paid off in full here, and the same if they had to make out times; bUl as 10 giving Due Bills he did [not] feel justified in doing so,

in case they designed to leave at all risks, whereby the Company would ,uslain loss & Damage, and if they did leave, they would for-feit all their wages according to their agreements. They rejected all three offers, and gave notice that they would all leave if the follow-ing conditions were not complied with, to get their due Bills as re-quested, when that got, to make new agreements, their wages to be 100 Dollar> a month & to be paid monthly. Dr. Tolmie gave them to under:-.tand that he had given them the best offers he had in his

power, and he had no authority to give more; and al:,o dictated to them of their dishonorable like conduct, in leaving their posts, be-fore the end of their contract, when they 'vere so much required, and the probability of their losing all their wages in case the)' left: The party left \\'ith notice that they should all come in next

Satv

to

give u plheir charges. [page 39.]

Tlrursday 20th. Fine clear weather. CO\\ ie & his party ~ tHug up

ne,.. laughter hour.,e, the balance thrashing out oats in Bam. . lont· gomery & other brought in a lot of working oxen. Dr. Tolmie &:.

.1 r Todd visited Steilacoom.

Fridav 21st Agreeable weather. Neopalu

&

Lah'lI1nui with two lots of oxell h3ull111-: filling woud for

em..

ie The others a ~fore,

Saturday 22nd Fine. About noon Capt ].lvmg ton 3ccompametl

I ietor J Farrar

1:1\ fr 10 tt 3frl ul L1pt 1,' I Jt:lH)Ue ('ol/oD1t~y 1 ught aholll un Cl, he I:s come fur the pUi>0 e of getting the

hunl r 'Intracled for het\\ een Ir _~i. mons and the Company. ;r loatt's time IS nu" and 1~ gOIllg" to try hi fortune m Cali forma .

.. ',mdo,' 23,d

Sun hine. • of) ne\\s.

! ndav '-Ill .."ugar di char~eJ from the "Col/oouey" thi mor nin,::-. and thereafter Capt. Li\'lng- ton ...~ sail for .. 'ewm3rket

hav-Ing

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a

pa ... cnger anrI pilot. \OOut 1100n the Cadhoro ar-riH'd \\ :th a malt, uppl~ of goods.

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lith.

Fille Cadboro discharged her cargo. Co\'Oie & Kalama at ..laughterhouse.

IPl'ducsdoy

26th.

Fine. Captain Saingster reported thi morning that three of hi ... cre" had deserted during the night. \\'. F. Tolmie

rode to • 'ewInorket to ,ee how the loading of the

Colloo",y

[page 40) proceed,.

Thursday 2itlz. Fine. Report says that the land, men deserters having ueen joined, last night, by the three runaways from the

Cad-boro. started for Cowlitz this morning. \V. F. Tolmie returned from Newmarket in the e,'y of all goes on smoothly with the

"Col-loon~."" and ~1r. Ross may be expected home tomorrow. immons

ha. ,ole! oul (0 Cro.by & Gray of Oregon City.

Frida)! 28th Fine. Charles Ro::.s, who has been employed since !\fomlay, sent to Steilacoom today with some Shingles and wine for the Officcr". Commenced burning swamp land.

Saturday 29th Fine. \\'ork as before. Fort swept out.

Sllndu}' 30th. \greeable weather. Judge nryanlOK _{and a large}

part) ~rri ed, for the trial of the Snowqualmie prisoner:-.

October 1849

[o"tfa)' 1st \\ ea:lwr still continue::. fine. Dr, 'rnlmie & m\se1f108 hoth 11 ent at the trial 3. \\itnes es. The fur ... , ere treated. :\11'.

"r'odd \\ 'h t\\O I "naka" looking Ottt for a site for a ...awmill down the .. equ !Itch trc:un & m ,Ie OInC commcm'Clllcnt for a claim to

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mom havmg found a erd.ct of "Guilt," a • t I 0 of L In I n

pn ner t opass & Qual3\\ out they \\ ere entenccd to

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"hlCh enlence took place at 4 .• j ' 'lb. af·e.... n e h r

fmlT ",ere IiI rated after a ~trict charge-1 '

Thursdaj 41h Fmc. \ 'ork a- Ucfure. The Court po d Ih., •

on their \\3) home. Barque Harpooner loaded and ready to .. r

tamorTO\ . .o:1r. Fearon ..~upercargo up In the c\cning 54,uarm

c-count.

Frday

51h Smoky. narque

Callaancy

off oy do) li;:ht

Saturday 61h Fog:I:)' g:reate. t parI of Ihe

cia)

I.inkJater sent to

Tinalquot to take his tatian as Shepherd for \\ hich he \ n engag d to remain another) ear.

SUI/day 71h lIaly.

IfMda\,

81h Thick Fog all the day. Co"ie and I·.lama empluye,1

about I.ll1ghter-hou-.c. \ gang of Jndn. women cot of to the

plain::. under u~h to take lip potatoc$ at the different tat ion •

[page 42.)

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Fog- still clo..e &. eli agn:eahlc \\ork a yc terday.

part) of Lummie:;1 1

1 arri\ed lIO\nl the beat.:h.

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'firuJlquot, for the con\ enience of t1~e \\ a "g n \ hlch dr e peeted

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1 c t I) t of the l • tfl p l . tellaC'(lorn returneu from

dfl I If Tr1fl t In U\ er O. (it) ,UI bringing' letter to me

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The Nisqua/ly Journal

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\13 \thabac;ca. Peace River and Tew Calerlonia121 by Eden Colvile

Esqre. a lalely appoIOted GO"emor of Rupert' Land,'" Mr.

Col-vile 1'" now at \"Ictoria and accompanied hy C. F.Ut Dougla. j. to

proceed 1n a few d.lV hence to \ :tT1COUVCf hy :\i...qually & the

Cow-Iill _porta~e.

Il'cdnuda)' J4t1. Clou,I". De pal hed .. fter breakfa't a

messen-I:"cr for COWlll1. ,\.ith the packet .mel letters reed. from Victoria

}e.. terda), and after (hnner Mr. Macneill took his departure for \: ictoria.

Thursday 25,h lIeavy ho"er' during the night. 1lild.

Sun-hine Had it letter from Cmvlilz tOd;lY. which wa conveyed as

far ~ 1'1n,a.lquot II\' I..1poitrie who alon~ \\ ith "orne Indians is tran~­

portJn~ \\heal from. "3\\akum prairie to Tinalquot and has made

one Inp ",thout acrt knt Potatoe lift r paid off. T"o ploughs

gOtn~ loday. Th del"WI: of the lately burnt ground in the '" amp

10 be the job for odd half day for the In,ban, u'ually employed

about the :taughtc..-r hou e and Bani.

Fndo, _6th

RaJn\ . tr. Ro \\ ith a'" t t3nt drove in some cow.;,

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of

\\hlch \\Ith their eahe are to be deli\ered tomorro\\ to an

merlcan nam d (,1'3 0\\ in e dmngoc for 300 bu..hel~ potatoes

"hleh haH' alreacl} been recei\etl. CIa gO\l." accompanied by ~fr,

D3 Id Ch.amher ani cd in the evening".

Saturday 27th ~h(l\\er). Partial :un hine. GlasgO\\ and

Cham-her \\nh I tann.V from the c whli hmcnt bus)" all day catching

and t)mg the 10 eO\\ ilml a two year old Bullock due Gla~gow since

la t __'pring. The (dHle \cry wild. ~Ir, Ho~s carne in about noon

with a fre h lot, dod thereafter as i led in ecuring the cattle. Mr,

Jone 12. of ·ev.market ga\e a Ilromi of) note payable in a month

[page 4-) for 100 in payment of 2 cow, & alve, and the

[.1 . IIleg,bl ) lellt hun to Sprinl: of 18-16. Gave :llr. Gla,gow a

note on pre entation of \\hich on or .ther the 15th ..\pril 1850, he

w,II be entuled to Heifer. cahe. of 1849.

Sundoy 2Mh Gla gu\\" off w uh hi, "attle bUl 10'l 4 cow, and much bothered.

J : A.rorrosluLa b t }lrlllQ ~il-h_bla !Jot toJdal

I I . A.U l'OlPlI,., rtllM! 10, Ib JlIId_'. n'T «'*DlI"UT ~a. f~ tb tnalal d.-aOlDI· u W JtapoeTl 1.uu1 .r'..,r I·rlaa." rt. lhe nnl JOY nlOr. WIUl thO'! .maIC,lllaUOa ....lth Ule

!'Il,rtb \\ t ('.umpaIl7 It'Wt'tt I..ad ~. . ' ...rr--lllu-I lilt .. (!Jour I!l'l'artm.-al., MUll'n-.I, 8"uUl·

..-n, Wtllt-r11 .ad . ' rille ra 'M•• & j,.rtal"nlll ... ,.", furlh, r lIuJ"lhld, J Into dl.lrlcU .... bleh

La tlU'1l NII'~ II C;OIlN lIun of P''''U Tilt- o.lI-n"I"'" ,·II,It.1 ,.. . ""oft (',r,." Hed mnor,

... h.-rf> 1111 .nnual Wt'<'UliC WU b.-IU. IIlul c.N!"1"ll I. .uocl t"r lilt' 1,,110... 1111" )','.r Tran_l>(IftMtl(lll If-l ....H:Il ~ p."1lI ••• t-tf'llt'tl 1',- ml'.na (If •· ...rilC.oIU.. io'"r, .uurt't! IlITounl 1)( Ult· wnrk

Ina. lit lbt' Jludaua'. lI" (Q1uIl&al. f'Wtaull, ('lIn.Ulln Ar('bl1't'I, I'w&UI'QIl",•• , Nu. 0, Jllll, :J ,,,Ium(

I ' " ('1I1l f rae-Nr Junta 00111'1...

121 Al or 1It'.r tlit!

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ut '('_nk~. la l.ofOwlil ('CHUlt,.

Th, Nisqually Ja" ....al ₆₅

the l.umber and Shingles contracted fOf, from Mr. Simmons by

a 'T\Ir. Fruit.

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5th Fine. Rode out today too kill beef and afterward. accompanied by ?\Ir. \\T. Ross, proceeded tnward.. Steilacoom to warn off 1\1 r. Chambers a~ a tre~passer on the lands of the Puget's Sound Co)". Could not find 1\[r. C. who was tracing out hi~ claim in the wood~. .\ccompanied :Mr. Ro,,, home to Tlilthlow.

TutJdo)' 6th. Showery', Partial Sunshine. Assisted 'Mr. Ross durin!: the forenoon at Tlithlow to put the Rams to the Ewes but on learning that the

General Patterson

was in the road...tead and un-loading- her cargo, I hastened in to the Fort. Cowie making a

gut-ter to carry off the wagut-ter from the roof of the .. tore. In the eve-ning Captain ~Iosher made his appearance and staid for the night.

1J'rdllcsdoj' if" Fine. 1\.lg. showery. a smart breeze in the

fore-noon that dro\·e the Genl. Patterson from her anchorage. ~early all her cargo landed and in the store this evening. Commenced moving the salting tubs &c from old to new Slaughter house. Called at Glasgow's in the morning and warned him off as a trespasser on the lands of the Puge!'s Sound [page 47J Company in presence of Captain ~Iosher, MT. ,1. T. Simmons, Charles Ross and Adam

Bein"ton. Glasgow in his turn warned us against making any fur-ther improvements on what he called his claim. Continued on to the beach from Glasgow's accompanied by Captain 'Mosher. Sim-mons and Glasgow through a wide road opened by the Company some years ago, of which I informed 1\10sher and Simmons. After-wards went on board the Genl. Pattersoll and saw Captain Corser. ne

Thursday 81h. Rainy. Nearly all the Gelli. Pal/rYso,,'s cargo landed. Lapoitrie with his Inds. retd. having in three weeks made the trips with wheat from Co\'ditz & Newaukulll to 'rinalquot.

Frida)' 9/h. Showery. Engaged C. Wren for a day and sent him along with Lapoilrie and some Islanders and Indians to make a light dam a little above the entrance of the Sequallitch creek. Cowie continuing at flooring of slaughterhouse. Captain Corser spending the evg. at the Fort.

Saturday 10th. Mg. foggy. Fine. Mr. Ross drove in a lot of working oxen. Some Indians thrashing Oat. Others at flooring of slaug-hterhou. e.

Su"day 11/h. Showery

Alallday 12th Fine. Lapoitrie as ...i~ling the ordinary ox dTivers in taming the oxen brought in on Saturday. Cowie fini ...hing floor

of bughterhou~e.

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