1--The usual reception was given the Indians this morning and a
Dance will take place in the evening till 12 p.m.
5--Mail arrived from Liard this evening; they were ten days coming
down.
8--Mail arrived from Providence at 10 a.m.
10--Mr. P. H. Godsell with Robbillard, driver, and two Liard men
left for Liard this morning. Mr. Godsell goes to Liard on an
inspection trip. The mail left yesterday for McPherson.
12--Five men and two trains of dogs arrived from the south this
afternoon en route to the Norman oil fields to stake claims.
13--Tony Neis and a party of oil men arrived from the south
this evening en route to the Norman oil fields to stake claims;
Corporal Doke and Constable Brackett of the Mounted Police also
arrived and are to be stationed at Norman.
17--Clear and cold, 38 below.
22--Mr. T. W. Harris and W. George left for Norman this morning in
connection with the staking of claims below Norman.
28--Inspector Godsell returned today from a trip to Liard.
Feb.
2--Wind North. Mr. Godsell, Mr. Jackson, clerk, Robbillard, W.
Sibbiston and John Hope, forerunner, left for Good Hope this
morning with two trains of dogs. Wind North.
19--Mail arrived from the South today, 20 days behind schedule
time.
23--Clear and fine. Mr. Conibear and two sons arrived from Smith
with two trains of dogs to stake claims at Norman.
25--Clear and mild, thawing in the sun for the first time this
season. Norwegian arrived from Rabbit Skin River with a good bunch
of furs.
Mar.
2--Most of the oil prospectors left for the south today after
recording their claims here.
12--Mr. Harry McGurn arrived with the mail from the North last
night. Mr. Wada and party accompanied him from Wrigley.
18--Mail arrived from Providence today, 18 days behind time. This
mail will do down as far as McPherson.
30--Cloudy and thawing. H. Camsell and W. Johnson went for a moose
across the river this morning. Two airplanes arrived this morning
at 11:30 a.m. from Peace River. They were one hour and forty
minutes travelling time from Providence.
Apr.
1--W. Johnson, H.B.C. engineer, making propellor for airplane.
5--One of the airplanes started for Norman this morning and met
with an accident in starting, smashing the prop. and damaging one
of the wings.
15--One of the airplanes took a trial trip with a new prop. this
afternoon and appeared to give satisfaction.
18--W. Johnson left this morning at 2 a.m. with two trains of dogs
and supplies for work on the S.S. Liard at Spence River.
22--Wind North and snowing most of the day. Both airplanes are now
ready, and they will be leaving for Peace River as soon as the
weather is favourable.