Overcast fair weather.
The people with horses loaded with Flat head returns arrived. The men immediately employed opening and examining the Provisions. A good deal of it is wet & getting mouldy. Some of the Bales of leather were also wet, indeed scarcely anything in the canoes missed.—
Busy the after part of the day settling with the Indians for their horses.
Thursday 6th
Fine weather.
Busy settling with the Indians & paid them up for all their horse hire & services for so far.—
Mr. Kittson & the men drying and packing up the meat.—
Friday 7th
Fair weather.
Had the Indians & Companys horses collected and the property taken to below the Forks,[281] in the boat, the river being too high to cross it on the horses. At past noon I set out with 59 loaded horses and encamped late at the Kettle encampment.[282] Our loads are principally provisions, a few packs of furs & leather.—All Indians but one white man that are with the horses, they are very careful of the property.