Fine pleasant weather.
The men employed as yesterday, those in search of the boat timber found three trees suitable for the purpose & have made some progress in squaring them.
Wed.y. 5th.
Clear fine weather.
Two more men were sent to assist the squarers. The others were employed taking up the potatoes, the crop is but very indifferent only about 28 kgs from 5 that were sowed, they had begun to grow again & some of them were budded several inches.
Prepared & tied up sundry articles to be sent off tomorrow to Nezperces for the Snake expedition, the horses were brought home in the evening to be ready.—
Thursday 6
Sharp frost in the morning.—
The Indian Charlie who is to accompany the people to Nezperces did not arrive as he had promised and one of the men's horses being lost, deferred sending the party off till tomorrow.