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B.23/a/1

HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY

SECTION B CLASS 23 SUB-DIVISION a PIECE 1 DESCRIPTION Brunswick House- Post Journal 1776-1778

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Hudson's Bay Company B 23 a

1778 488 MR A Journal from 16th October 1776 to 11th August 1778 to Mesackamy House near Lake Superior. With 2 Draughts Kept by Thomas Atkinson

H.B.C.Arch. B.23/a/1. 1776-78

A journal of events at Wapiscogamy House. Kept by Thomas Atkinson.

Labelled "Mesackamy House" in error.

1776

Oct. 16th Wedensday In consequence of Orders received from Mr. Kitchen, I left Moose Fort this morning about 10 oClock accompanied by Geo. Donald, Mitchel Brown, W^m Thomas, W^m Wood, and two Indian men and their Wives in four Canoes; clear weather, a fresh of Wind at E by N, put up on the North Shore about 6 oClock in the Evening, at about 11 Miles distance from the Factory: the River thus far filled with small Islands, Shoals, Sand Banks &c.

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HUDSON'S DAY COMPANY

17th. Thursday, This morning our Canoes employed in unloading the Boat, sent with us from the Factory, with some Part of our Provisions; after unloading her, we found our Canoes insufficient to proceed with the whole, and so leaky, that this Day was wholly employed in repairing them: Wind in the SW Quarter, cloudy weather with much Rain in the afternoon. Returned in the Boat to the Factory 8 Casks of Geese, one of Pease and one brass Kettle.

18th. Friday, set forward early this Morning and in about 1 ½ an hour padling came to a Creek on the North side called by the Indians Ma,twe,che,a,na,ow where on Account of a small but very rapid Fall just at the Mouth of it, we were obliged to get out of our Canoes, and up to our Middle in Water with great difficulty haul them after we passed several other small Falls this Day our Water being deeper in general and fewer Islands

than the proceeding Days, but chiefly larger and cover'd with tall Pine Trees; at about 6 1/2 Miles distance from Ma.twe.che.a.ma.ou. and on the same side passed a Creek called Pe.to.ac.a.hi.gen. it appears in just passing it to run from the NW, put up in the Evening on the North Side of the River, our Days Journey computed at 12 Miles, weather clear and agreable, wind in the NW Quarter.

19th Saturday 19 Left our tent at 7 oClock this Morning, after padling about 5 Miles, the Abbatibby a pretty large Creek on the South Shore opened to us; Our water to Day shouler than Yesterday, fore part of the Day fine clear weather, in the Afternoon much Rain, that and the leakiness of our Canoes obliged us to put up at 1/2 past 4 oClock about 2 1/2 Miles aboved the Chipass a Creek on the North Shore thus called by the Indians; this Days Journey computed at 15 Miles Wind in the SW Quarter, many Islands in the River covered with large Pines, and Poplar Trees.

20th Sunday. this morning the Indians, their Canoes being very leaky went in to the woods to get Pitch, or a kind of Rozin from the Pine Trees, they did not return till late, which occasioned its being 11 oClock before we could set forward, at 1/2 past 3 oClock passed a Creek on the North Shore called by the Indians To.ac.a.hi.gen. put up at 1/2 past 5 oClock on a large Poplar Island, the River so full of large Islands that it is an impossibility to distinguish both Shores, our water to Day of various Depths, a Gale of Wind from the SW Quarter the Water in very great motion, and our Canoes exceeding leaky, the banks on both sides the River moderately high and covered with Pine and Poplar Trees, this Day Journey computed at 10 miles

21st. Monday, left our Tent this morning at 7 oClock, at ½past 11 stove one of our Canoes, the repairing of which detained us one Hour, at ½ past 12 set foreward again and paddled untill two oClock when we put up on the North Side, and sent William Wood and the two Indian Men into the Woods a hunting as our Provision begun to grow Scant; at ½ past 4 oClock they returned having killed nothing but 2 Squirrels; this Day saw both Shores, the River being near ½ a Mile across, the Banks much higher than hitherto, wood the same as before, water shoal, wind variable with Snow and Sleet, Passed several small Falls, a few small Islands in the River, one called Spo.gan.a.Mys.tick. Pipe Island, from the Indians gathering a particular Stone upon it of which they make their Pipes this Days Journey computed at 11 Miles.

22nd. Tuesday, left our Tent at 8 oClock this Morning at 11 oClock obliged to land our Canoes, they being very leaky, and repair them, at ¼ after 12 set forward again, at 2 our Canoes so full of Water they would scarecly swim with us, stop'd again to repair them at 5 oClock put up our Canoes then in exceeding bad condition, occasioned by coming over so many