1s Decr. a young Chief arrived
7 Chiens Came to the Village with a pipe & the 3
wind from the N W. all hands ingaged in gitting pickets &. at 10 oClock the half brother of the man who was killed Came and informd. us that after my 〈arrival〉 departure last night Six Chiens
So Called by the french 〈Chat〉
in the evening a hudsons bay Company Sent to trade with the
Gros ventre
—or
Saturday 1st December 1804. the morning fair. we commenced bringing
the pickets & preparing to picket in our Garrison &.C. an Indian came from the blank] nation had Come to their villages. a Scotsman who is tradeing at the page torn, some words illegible] he brought over Tobacco Beeds & other kinds of Goods & traded with the blank] Eight or 10 days travel by land a North course from this.
Saturday 1st December, 1804. The day was pleasent, and we began to cut and carry pickets to complete our fort. One of the traders from the North West Company came to the fort, and related that the Indians had been troublesome in his way through. An Indian came down from the first
December 1st Nothing hapend Extraordinary Continued Picquiting in the huts—
December 1st Saturday This day, all our Men, were employ'd in procuring pickets, and picketting in our Fort which the Officers were determined to have made Strong.