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Cannel coal must, yes must, exist there somewhere in abundance.

Monday 10th. Fair weather. Arrived here in the evening from the forks. Men get their ploughs & horses ready.

Tuesday 11th. Fair weather. Ploughed up the cattle park on the hill here. It lies well to the sun & is warm. Will give an excellent [precis?] of early potatoes.

Wednesday 12th. Rainy, disagreeable weather. Ploughing up sward land.

Thursday 13th. Rainy,ditto disagreeable weather.ditto Ploughing up sward land.ditto

Friday 14th. Rainy,ditto disagreeable weather.ditto Bought 100 Bus of Wheat of Old Cottonoir.

Saturday 15th. Rainy, gloomy weather. Ploughing new land for potatoes. The soldier arrived from Ft Vancr with the Steilacoom mail.

Sunday 16th. Squally weather, something like April showers, being warm withal. Got the soldier off early this morning.

Monday 17th. Beautiful weather for the season, the first day we have had for months suitable for sowing wheat. 4 ploughs turning up new ground for potatoes. 2 Harrows harrowing White wheat. Waltzir[1] arrd from Nisqually with the mail from Ft Victoria & Nisqually. Canoe arrived from Mr A L Lewes[2] at Thibeaults, desiring me to meet him there forthwith. The packet from the coast goes with me to Coo wee min.

A/C of Lumber received from Plomondon's Mill

1847

Octr 2 22 Plank ½ Ins. thick 11 feet long 12 Ins broad feet 363

Nov 2 30 Boards 15 Ins.” wide 12 feet” long” ¾ Ins wide feet” 450

16 16 Braces 13½ feet long 8 x 4 Ins thro feet” 576

Decr 4 47 Clap Boards feet” say 329 feet

27 Carted Gilbeault & Lozier feet”

11 Braces 13½ feet long 8 x 4 Ins. feet” 396

50 Rafters 10 feet” long” 4x4 Ins.” feet” 667

217 Planks 12 feet” long” 15 Ins wide 2 Ins thick feet” 6510

10 Planksditto 14 feet” long” 15 Ins wide” 2 Ins thick” feet” 350

  1. ↑ The Nisqually Journal for February 15, 1851 has: "an Indian dispatched to Cowlitz with a packet." WHQ, XII:302.
  2. ↑ Adolphus Lee Lewes or Lewis, for whom the Lewis River in Washington was named. See Roberts' letters to Mrs. Victor, note 37.

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