This section contains extracts of entries relating to the Christmas/New Year holiday season from 1922 to 1938.
Sunday January 1st 1922
As usual.
Monday January 2nd 1922
General holiday.
Tuesday January 3rd 1922
Bob came in today for his family which he had left here over New Year. Traded with him and Tommy and they left in the afternoon. Sam and Mark left this morning on another deer hunt and also took traps with them to set on the way up. Jimmy and Abel at Post chores.
Wednesday January 4th 1922
Nothing doing today. Peters at usal work. Jimmy and Abel at Post chores. Joseph and Morgan arrived towards evening.
Thursday January 5th 1922
Traded with Joseph and Morgan in the forenoon and they left in the afternoon. Otherwise same as usual.
Monday December 18th 1922
Sam and Tommy repairing dog harnesses and komatik. Nashack skinning seals and at house chores. Peters at office work.
Tuesday December 19th 1922
The pig which as landed here by SS Nascoopie was killed today after a good deal of noise. Sam and Tommy went to their traps but had no luck. Nashack off to his traps also skinning seals.
Wednesday December 20th 1922
Sam and Tommy fetching seals all day from sealing place. Nashack skinning and filling fat puncheons. Peters in store and at usual office routine.
Thursday December 21st 1922
Sam and Tommy getting load of seals also started work on new komatik. Nashack skinning seals and at house chores. Peters off to his traps and at office work.
Friday December 22nd 1922
Sam and Tommy at work on new komatik. Nashack skinning seals and cutting up dog feed. Peters at office work.
Saturday December 23rd 1922
Mark, Morgan and Joseph arrived in the forenoon for Christmas. Sam and Peters in store and at odd jobs. Tommy and Nashack skinning seals etc.
Sunday December 24th 1922
Nothing of any importance.
Monday December 25th 1922
Christmas Day Holiday.
Tuesday December 26th 1922
Etolat, Angatekoluk, J Cutack, Lucas and Little Johnny arrived early. Morgan and boy left in the forenoon after trading. Sam and Peters in store most of the day.
Wednesday December 27th 1922
Strong North Westerly wind. Sam and Peters in store with yesterday's arrivals. Tommy and Nashack skinning seals and mudding kometik runners.
Thursday December 28th 1922
All today's arrivals got away this morning. Sam and Peters went across to their traps on Partridge Point but got nothing. Tommy Nashack making new dog harnesses. No arrivals.
Friday December 29th 1922
Morgan and Joseph arrived in the forenoon. Peters trading in store. Sam and Tommy getting load of seals from Point. Naschack skinning etc.
Saturday December 30th 1922
Sam and Tommy off to their traps. Nasack fixing komatik runners and at work on harnesses. Peters at office work also in store rationing Post labourers.
Sunday December 31st 1922
Wind moderate and North Westerly. Nothing of importance.
Monday January 1st 1923
Light wind from North West. Holiday.
Tuesday January 2nd 1923
Wind moderate from North West. Sam and Johnny repairing komatik and harnesses also bringing load of seals from Point. Nashack banking kitchen walls and at chores. Peters in store and at office work.
Wednesday January 3rd 1923
Tommy and Nashack fixing up meat cache which had been broken into by dogs also banking up kitchen walls and sawing wood. Sam repairing kitchen stovepipes and at odd jobs. Petes off to traps and at office work.
Thursday January 4th 1923
Morgan, Joseph and Mark arrived in the forenoon. Peters trading in store and at office work Sam went across to this traps at Partridge Point but got nothing. Tommy Nashack sawing wood and digging out coal from under the snow.
Monday December 22nd 1924
Alfred and Tommy putting snow wall around the house. Jimmie off to his traps. Strong wind from North West. "Frosty".
Tuesday December 23rd 1924
Boys all away to their fox traps.
Wednesday December 24th 1924
Four teams came in today from the Bay for Xmas.
Thursday December 25th 1924
All keeping Xmas, very stormy. Most of our people at the Post.
Friday December 26th 1924
Very stormy all day, unable to do anything. Charlie came in today.
Saturday December 27th 1924
Still stormy. Wind from North West, people unable to go off.
Sunday December 28th 1924
Very stormy and cold, wind North West.
Monday December 29th 1924
Not so storming today. The people all cleaned out today. Boys off to see their fox traps.
Tuesday December 30th 1924
Good weather. The boys working an the new kometik.
Wednesday December 31st 1924
Nothing of importance occurred today, except a few people came in for new years. Peter and Tommy came in with nothing.
Thursday January 1st 1925
All keeping New Years. Stormy, cold, wind from North West.
Friday January 2nd 1925
Too rough and stormy for anything. People unable to get back to their hunting grounds. Boys working at kometik in Depot.
Saturday January 3rd 1925
Moderate. The crowd went off. Ejoitok and Anoutak came in this evening from Eslips Harbour. Boys off to see their traps today.
Sunday January 4th 1925
Nothing of importance.
Sunday December 20th 1925
Nothing of importance. All clear water as far as one can see.
Monday December 21st 1925
Barometer 29.70. Nothing much of importance took place today. Still all water, but owing to so much snow on the land and beach, its impossible to think of using a boat. Wind from West. Moderate. We saw thousands of seals today, but very little means of securing any of them.
Tuesday December 22nd 1925
Change of weather. Barometer 29.50. Wind from North West. Cold. Nothing much of importance today. Uncle Bill building a snow porch on our back door to break the wind. No drift ice yet but the harbour is full of slob ice and snow.
Wednesday December 23rd 1925
Nothing much of importance doing today. Uncle Bill building a snow porch at our front door. Abel banking up the house with snow, myself and W Edmonds made two trips up to the Mission today with dog team for some odds and ends. No heavy ice yet, but the bay and harbour is full of shore ice.
Thursday December 24th 1925
Moderate weather, but thick, snowing little. Barometer 30.00. All our crew off to set their fox traps. Bob and Son's Limited came in, also Morgan and Jimmy. The Bay and Harbour full of ice across to the main land, but out in Ungava Bay as far as can see is all water, no drift ice.Very poor results from Radio last night. It seemed as though everybody was grinding axes on emery stones. No drunks on the streets tonight
Friday December 25th 1925
Nothing doing today. "Xmas Holiday". No body drunk. Corporal Nichols was down here all day with us, very few people at the Post. The wind changed from East and all the ice went out again. Barometer 29.70.
Saturday December 26th 1925
Nothing of importance, doing a few odd jobs. The few men that came in is unable to go off owing to no ice.
Sunday December 27th 1925
Nothing doing. Had service today.
Monday December 28th 1925
Very mild weather still. Barometer 29.50. We tried to go across to the main land today with dogs and komatik to see our traps that we put out last fall, but the ice was so bad around the shore that our dogs kept falling through, and the ice so rough, that we decided to come back and wait till the ice would be fit. Willie and wife came down from the bay.
Tuesday December 29th 1925
Hauling down Blubber from sealing place. Peter and Son came in today. Blowing and drifting, wind from North West.
Wednesday December 30th 1925
Blowing and drifting to beat the band. Peter and Son and Willie and wife went off this morning. Myself and Uncle Bill weighing seal blubber today. Abel and Charlie digging earth for komatik runners. W Edmonds mending dog harnesses. The heavy ice came in for the first time this fall, and jammed up our ice, and softening it up
Thursday December 31st 1925
Very rough today. Blowing from North. Abel and Charlie digging for earth for our komatik. Myself and W Edmonds and uncle Bill was up to the Mission to bring down some bags of cement for cementing around the seams of the eaves of the houses. We had a midnight sing song.
Friday January 1st 1926
All feeling like washed out rags after staying up so late last night, or rather early hours of this morning.
Saturday January 2nd 1926
Rather rough weather today, blowing strong from North West. The Boys all off to their traps. Had a dance on up at the Customs House. Returned home at 12 pm. Late hours.
Sunday January 3rd 1926
Nothing of importance, did not even have service today. The Parson feeling rather the worst from last nights dance.
Monday 19 July 1926
S.S. Nascopie came in about 6 p.m.
Tuesday 20 July 1926
Working cargo
Wednesday 21 July 1926
Working cargo
Thursday 22 July 1926
The S.S. Nascopie left this morning 9 a.m. All the men working, clearing away the cargo from where it was landed. Blackhall and crew left this morning with a fleet of 4 boats.
Friday 23 July 1926
Tommy and Henry emptying coal oil from barrels into steel drums. Charlie and Uncle Bill bringing up coals from the beach. All the other men are working for the R.C.M.P. taking up his lumber from the beach.
Saturday 24 July 1926
All our men still working, clearing away cargo etc.
Sunday 25 July 1926
All taking a good rest today. Fine weather. Had Eskimo service and funeral in the afternoon.
Monday 26 July 1926
Early in the morning the S.S. Bayrupert came in. Landed some cargo and left again about 6 p.m.
Tuesday 27 July 1926
All the men working at various jobs.
Saturday 11 Sep 1926
Overcast all day, rain & fog. All hands at odd jobs.
Sunday 12 Sep 1926
Beautiful day. . The arrival of S.S. Bayrupert disturbed Sunday's usual tranquility, she was not expected until a week hence. As it was high tide at night it was decided that freight be shipped.
Monday 13 Sep 1926
Nice clear day. Putting freight aboard "Bayrupert". We finished today. The lash boats are to be left here for next summer.
Tuesday 14 Sep 1926
Another beautiful day. S.S. Bayrupert sailed at mid-day giving the usual three blasts. Hands cleaning up generally.
Wednesday 15 Sep 1926
Somewhat dull but otherwise fine day. Hands taking coal, dunnage, etc. from land wash and stowing it away. H.H. Hall arrived from Hebron today. He brought some mail but most of it was for Chimo.
Thursday 16 Sep 1926
Overcast in morning, raining hard in afternoon. Tommy, Morgan and rest of gang hauled up the lash boats in their winter resting place on the other side of the bight. Police erecting Radio Poles.
Friday 17 Sep 1926
White frost this morning, clear invigorating day. Hands Tommy and Morgan working on post, others including W.A. Smith went over to Bay Ships coal shed and stowed away all coal left lying outside, finishing it about evening. H.H. Hall left for Sugluk.
Saturday 18 Sep 1926
Strong breeze from Northerly direction, cold. Working at odd jobs, cleaning blubber house, etc.
Sunday 19 Sep 1926
Nice day, clear but cold. Nothing eventful happened today.
Friday December 24th 1926
Nice calm day. C Ford and WA Smith attending customers. Arrivals: Bob and Son, Solomon, Lucas and Josiah Ettolak.
Solomon relates the following hard luck: Ambrose, who took Fat Johnny and family to their winter quarters, was making his second trip with his own crowd along with Solomon when the ice came suddenly down upon them holding their boat fast. The ice was very thin and they were unable to walk on it. But to relieve themselves and get space they put their dogs over board. These managed to make shore all right and in this condition they were held for over a week. They somehow hauled the heavy boat on to the ice and in doing so Solomon got his back badly hurt. However they got ashore and made for Fat Johnny's home and on reaching there, discovered that Johnny was dead. On seeing this they arranged to throw their lot together and started for Ambrose winter place, which is further up Ungava Bay. But they never got there as Ambrose turned sick. Solomon had his bad back. Solomon's mother had her bad arm. Ambroses daughter has TB so the only one left was Mary Gudlak to attend them. This state of affairs went on the whole fall. Their dogs starved to death and they ran out of food themselves. We are sending relief by Solomon as soon as he goes. They brought in two white foxes which is their total catch. Solomon getting one and Mary Gudlak the other.
Saturday December 25th 1926
Christmas Day. A beautiful clear day. A general holiday was observed on the Post today and was enjoyed by all. The ice being in good condition for game, prizes were given to the winner of obstacle races, flat races, wheel barrow races etc. Football went well until the ball burst. The Eskimos had their big feed last night here in the front room. Needless to say that was enjoyed.
Sunday December 26th 1926
Overcast, a little snow falling. Charlie held service to a packed house today. Arrivals: William and Son.
Monday December 27th 1926
Again overcast. C Ford and WA Smith attending to customers wants. The departures were Jimmy, Morgan and gang, Bobby the prophet, Bob and Son, Lucas and Josiah Ettolak and Solomon. Tommy went over to his traps today. He brought in a fox for David.
Tuesday December 28th 1926
Snowing and lightly overcast. C Ford and WA Smith attending William and Son. Ejuitok, Little Johnny and Lucas.
Wednesday December 29th 1926
Wind from Southerly direction. Snowing lightly. C Ford and WA Smith working inside. No arrivals.
Thursday December 30th 1926
Blowing from South East. C Ford and WA Smith same as yesterday.
Friday December 31st 1926
Fairly good day, although it snowed some in morning. C Ford and WA Smith serving customers. Everybody from the other side paid us a visit today.
Notes for Month: December 1926
Weather for the most part was very rough, but no real cold was experienced, usually the rough days were mild ones. The going was very bad throughout, but firmed up more towards the end. There is quite a depth of snow here now, but nothing to compare with last winter as yet.We have heard no more reports of the sickness this month with the exception of Ambrose, whose condition is previously stated.
Discouraging reports are coming in about foxes, and the only good signs appear to be around Tugvak way and even the Eskimos down there brought very little in, not even enough to collect any debt. William and Son arrived form South on the 26th, these are some of the Eskimos - Ex Mission - whom we expected back here, as it was they had not gone to Hebron, and therefore did not hear of any arrangements that may have been made there. This has been a bad month for Radio, and more especially for our set. We have no valves left, they all burst and from now on will have to discontinue report on Radio. The Police Set is working good at times, and we heard some messages most of whom were for Constable Montague. We are running short of Day Book Sheets and as a result have to be very careful with entries, making and compiling for every entry made. We sent for some to Hebron by means of Williams, trusting that some may have been left there, at the same time we sent an indent for nails, the wrong kind being landed from the Nascoopie on her last trip. There is nothing else for this month
Saturday January 1st 1927
Overcast all day. We brought the New Year in singing, after which the Eskimos had a feed. Otherwise very quiet.
Sunday January 2nd 1927
Again overcast, wind from South East. Charlie held services today, there was a good attendance. Mrs. Ford, who had been in bed for two days, look very sick tonight, her temperature being 104º. Corporal Nichols, C Ford stayed up with her all night.
Monday January 3rd 1927
Overcast. With wind from all points. C Ford attending Mrs. Ford who passed a very bad night. She is much better tonight. WA Smith working on monthly accounts and attending Charles, Lucas, Peter, Little Johnny, Henry, Bob and Son, Morgan, Jimmy and David. The first six mentioned start off South today as they hear that signs are numerous there.
Tuesday January 4th 1927
Wind from North. C Ford at odd jobs. WA Smith working on accounts. Mrs. Ford much better today.
Monday 14 Feb 1927
Cold wind from Northwest. Scenes of activity were witnessed in Burwell this morning previous to the departure of the mail for George's River. The team left at 10:30 a.m. accompanied by Constable Montague, who will make the trip as a "patrol" to see that no "lawlessness" is being committed.
Tuesday 15 Feb 1927
Fair in morning. Stormy in evening. Lucas Ettolak arrived this morning bringing 13 foxes. W.A. Smith off setting a few traps.
Wednesday 16 Feb 1927
Mild in a.m. Stormy & cold at night. W. A. Smith attending customers. Bob & Son, Lucas, Charlie.
Thursday 17 Feb 1927
Slight wind from Northwest. W.A. Smith off setting one or two traps. Attending customers in evening. Late last night Peter brought word that his only son Thomas, who was taken ill some three weeks ago, was dead. His death was due to galloping consumption.
Friday 18 Feb 1927
Stormy day. Wind from Northwest. W.A. Smith working in office.
Saturday 19 Feb 1927
Very cold day. W.A. Smith attending Morgan, Jimmy, Charlie. Lucas, Henry, Little Johnny and Bobby.
Sunday 20 Feb 1927
Blowing hard from Northerly direction. Charlie held service this afternoon. The attendance was poor.
Monday 21 Feb 1927
Fairly good day but overcast. W.A. Smith looking over traps. Attending customers in afternoon. Bob & Sons arrived late tonight.
Tuesday 22 Feb 1927
Drifting from South. W.A. Smith cleaning and dusting store all day. Bob & Sons left for Chidley this morning. Tommy & wife will stay there for the present.
Feb 1927
Notes for February
On the whole, the weather this month has been fairly good with practically no snowfall. As yet none of our hills are completely covered with snow, and are still showing bare rocks everywhere. The level stretches are mostly rocks making going bad. Spring tides are now affecting ice conditions, making it wet and sinking.
The mail team made George's River on average time. This trip was Constable Montague's initial komatik journey. He lays claim to having enjoyed himself, although bad weather was prevalent on the up stage. However, they managed to get a week of spring like days coming home again making up for the bad part. They brought no deer meat home as was expected they would. They report the deer scarce, so we will have to patronize M Clark more than we hoped this spring.
Morgan discovered a species of whale that does not usually frequent these waters. Later on in the month, Bobby (the Prophet) discovered another similar mammal on the land wash. Some bullet holes on them suggests that they came from George's River as they shot at - and got one or two - some, which contrived to make their escape, although it was seen they were badly wounded.
The number of our trapping ranks are once again reduced by the death of Thomas, only son of Peter. The deceased is not as yet buried, the ground being too hard for to be able to dig a suitable grave, but first opportunity presenting itself, advantage will be taken. The body lies at the Mission outhouse for the present.
No sickness this month for a wonder.Furring has been exceptionally good this month, everybody managing to get a fair share of whats going, but towards the end of the month the steadiness was discontinued. This is no doubt owing to the mild spell which seems to have set in. But we are well content as to the condition of the Eskimo accounts, which are showing well, but we hope to make the Balance somewhat better by next month.
One partridge was shot by the constable this month.
This is all for this month.
Friday 29 Jul 1927
Fine weather, calm and warm. C. Ford & Constable Montague & Albert Edmonds & Bill went off in the motor boat, over to calm Bay to fetch 5 barrels of salt.
Saturday 30 Jul 1927
The above party got back at 4 p.m. like half-drowned rats, started to rain last night at 10 p.m. and poured rain for 12 hours steady. Nevertheless, we got what we went for.
Sunday 31 Jul 1927
Had a darn good sleep, and rest all day.
Monday 1 Aug 1927
Good weather, more of our native came in from the Buttons where they had been hunting, nothing much done in the line of produce.
27 Sep 1927
Cold, very strong NorthWest winds, water very rough. Working in office during the day. J. Hayward working on foxes, baling them.
28 Sep 1927 Very windy. Restocking store. There isn't so very much to put in. Snowing a little in the afternoon. The Air Force motor boat came down today with a telegram for Archdeacon Fleming & Bertwistle. 29 Sep 1927 Nice day. Working in the office in the morning, started to snow a little about noon. Mrs. Ford very sick. We had to call the doctor from the Air Force. Cpl Nichols found her down by the store in apparent state of collapse, a little better now. 30 Sep 1927 Quite a little snow on the ground, just a little wind. Working in the office early in the morning. Mrs. Ford seems a bit better today. Went down to the Mission End to count the barrels of whale oil. By the way we had the bear out yesterday for a swim, the poor beggar needed it.
Tuesday 20 Dec 1927
Still very mild weather. Nothing of importance. Still no heavy ice, only a few lumps and pans from Ungava Bay floating along. Moderate wind from S.E. Cloudy with a little snow. Bar-: 30'5, therm:- 20º above.
Wednesday 21 Dec 1927
Bar:- 30'4, therm:-23º above. Still very mild weather. Ungava Bay all water, very poor time for trapping. As long as it keeps open water in the Bay, we stand a very poor chance of getting any foxes worth mention. Air Force all well. Raider's crew all well. Police & Company all well, but nothing doing of importance.
Thursday 22 Dec 1927
Bar:-30'2, therm:-25º above. Still very mild weather. Thick fog today, could not see any distance. Nothing of any importance. Business very slack. One fox caught today. Expecting a bunch of our hunters in any day now for Xmas. Everybody well around the Post.
Friday 23 Dec 1927
Bar:-30'2, therm:-20º above. Fine day. Still very mild but the wind seems to be changing around to the west. Tommy and all his family in, Lucas & Ambrose and crowd in from the bay, also Johnny & Solomon & crowd in from the bay. Still more to come in. Great attraction here this year with all the white men here. No foxes brought in.
Saturday 24 Dec 1927
Bar:-30'5, therm:-18º above. Fair weather, little thick the air, wind changing to the West, then to NorthWest getting colder. Some more of our people came in today. Quite a bit of shop tending this afternoon.
Sunday December 25th 1927
Christmas day, I like to see people jolly and happy, but when it goes too far it spoils everything. We were invited up to the Air Force today for dinner. The barometer is very high, 31, still it has been a rough day, at times being unable to see anything a few yards off. May be sines of a South East storm approaching near. Temperature -2º. Received a message today from our District Manager, also one from Mr. Watt at Wakeham Bay.
Monday December 26th 1927
Rather rough today, wind from West with little snow. Barometer 30.50, temperature -3º. Some of our natives did not leave today owing to a big dance coming off tonight. One fox caught near the Post today. Still the heavy ice is not in, which I think is the cause of foxes being so scarce.
Tuesday December 27th 1927
Very nice day. All of our hunters that came in for Xmas, went back to their hunting grounds. Also a team gone up the bay from the Air Force men, (Monty and Terrie) supposed to be on a hunt, also to see the little shack belonging to the Police. (Bluff, the bounders). Barometer 29.70, temperature 0º.
Wednesday December 28th 1927
Nothing of importance doing. Bert and Job off to see their traps. Saw no one from the Air Force today. Captain Bennett and Chief Engineer spent the evening with us playing a game of cards. C Ford started to make up the books for the month ending. Blowing and drifting fairly hard from North West. Barometer rising fast, 30.40. Temperature -4º.
Thursday December 29th 1927
Moderate this morning, but about 11 am started to blow from West, thick weather and continued until after dark than moderated. Nothing doing of importance. Bert and Job bring in a stock of coals for next month. Nearly all our men are away yet resetting their traps. Saw no one from the Air Force today, neither from the Canadian Raider. One of our men came in from the Cape today, and he told me that he thinks the heavy ice is about in as he saw quite a lot, and it was crumpling up the other ice as though there was a good deal of force behind it. Barometer 30.50, temperature -22º.
Friday December 30th 1927
Forenoon fair weather, towards evening wind switched around to South East, snowing and blowing. Barometer 30.20, temperature -20º. Some of our men came in from a hunting trip. Corporal Nichols out to his traps today. Mr. Coghill and Doctor and Wilson the wireless engineer was down here today on business. C Ford making up the books for the end of month. Bert and Job off setting fox traps.
Saturday December 31st 1927
Fair weather, a bit thick in the morning. Barometer 30.40, temperature +3º. Quite a bunch of our natives turned up for New years. All spent the old years night with us, had a few games indoors and a feed. Corporal Nichols with us, no one down from the Air Force. Spent a good time. Everybody sober, which is the main thing.
Sunday January 1st 1928
Nice day, clear. Barometer 30.50. Some of our natives in. We had Eskimo service in the afternoon. Saw no sign of the Air Force, or the Canadian Raiders crew.
Monday January 2nd 1928
Too rough this morning for our natives to return to their homes (or hunting grounds). In the morning the wind from East and snowing, very mild, up to noon, than it came round to North East, than North, getting colder, about midnight round to North West, cold. Barometer 28.70, temperature -11º. A big dance on up at the other end. After the dance was over and the natives left for their homes, one old woman and her little boy lost their way, went astray quite a distance and stayed out over night, dug a hole in a snow bank for the boy, her arm wrists were slightly frost bitten.
Monday 9 Jan 1928
Bar:-30'1, therm:-27º below. Nice day. All our post natives off to see their traps. Two crawling walruses being killed today by one of our men. C. Ford went across to the mainland today and put out Mr. Binney's patent fox "Lamp". Poor foxes are in great danger now. F.D.T.
Tuesday 10 Jan 1928
Bar:-29'4, therm:-11º below. Nice day. Wind from East in the morning. About noon it came round to the N.E. Some of our natives went off on the ice this morning to fetch the two walruses that they killed yesterday. As they started to come in the ice parted and they just barely got across the opening in time. After which, one of the teams broke their Camotick. Tommy and David came in today from the bay, only two foxes for two men. Reporting very poor signs of foxes. Rather milder today than usual.
Wednesday 11 Jan 1928
Bar:-20'9, therm:-20º below. Very nice day, just a little moderate wind from the N.W.. Had 3 natives employed today hauling seals from the sealing place into our depot. Saw no one from the Air Force today. Corp. Nichols Capt. Bennett & Chief Engineer spent the evening with us. Corp. Nichols birthday today. Tommy & David went back to their trapping grounds. Morgan & the Jack of Spade (Jimmy) came in this morning and went back again.
Thursday 12 Jan 1928
Bar:-29'4, therm:-18º below. Very nice day. Calm, sun shining. Three of our natives engaged hauling seal over from sealing grounds place to depot. No natives or hunters in from the grounds. Saw no one today from airforce. But the plane was up for about 20 minutes.
Friday 13 Jan 1928
Bar:-29'3, therm:-5º above. Nice day until evening, then the wind came from South with a little snow, getting thick. The plane was up again today for a bit longer, went out to the Cape twice and across to the main land. The Eclips harbour men came in this morning, had twenty two foxes, which took quite a bad pain out of my back.
Saturday 14 Jan 1928
Bar:-29'7, therm:-25º below. Rather rough today, blowing and drifting too hard for the Eclips men to go back. Nothing much of importance today. Saw no one from the airforce or the Raiders crew.
Sunday 15 Jan 1928
Bar:-29'4, therm:-28º below. Still blowing and drifting hard. Johnny and Solomon came in today from the bay. Reports of very poor sign of foxes. The Eclips men are still here, rather a small gathering. Very little snow yet, so we find it harder this winter to keep the house warm.
Monday 16 Jan 1928
Bar:-29'7, therm:-18º below. Still blowing hard and rough. Eclips men still here. Saw no one from airforce today except Bobby, their servant came down for dogs food. They are getting two teams ready for a deer hunting trip. Also the Canadian Raiders is getting a team to go off hunting for them. Morgan & the Jack of Spades came in today, no fur as usual. Corp. Nichols & Cons. Montague, & Capt. Bennett & Chief Engineer spent the evening with us, last evening, playing 45s.
Tuesday 17 Jan 1928
Bar:-29'1, therm:-22º below. Nice day. The thermometer was down to 22º below, now its gone up to 8º below. Very clear tonight. The deer hunters did not leave today. They were not ready. Both the airplanes were up today for a short time. This morning Young Job starting off with our dog team ran into a large piece of ice, by the dogs lines bringing up suddenly flung the camotic round and gave him an awful bang across his face. We had to take him up to the Doctor and he had to put him under gloryform and put 8 or 9 stitches in his face.
Wednesday 18 Jan 1928
Bar:-29'4, therm:-21º below. Very nice day with moderate wind from West. One of the airplanes was up today for a short time. 3 foxes caught today by some of the Post natives. Nothing much doing except Birt & Noah fetching water for the house. Corp. Nichols and myself was on board the Raider this evening having a game of 45s.
Thursday 19 Jan 1928
Bar:-29'6, therm:-20º below. Rather windy, and drifting, nothing of importance. Did not see anyone from the other end.
Friday 20 Jan 1928
Bar:-28'9, therm:-0. Nice day, little wind from the south. Corp. H.G. Nichols and the two girls that work in their house was pretty badly gassed today when their stove pipe got clogged. One of the girls especially was very sick. Towards evening the weather got very mild. C. Ford was across to the sealing place dividing William & Sons seals. After finishing, got their share hauled over here and put into Depot. Mr. Coghill,&doctor & Wilson was down here today.
Note: There are two journals for part of 1927-1928
Journal 2:
Thursday December 22nd 1927
Mild day, Birtwistle working in the store, Job removing the snow from the walks.
Friday December 23rd 1927
Very mild, Job went over to the mainland early this morning to see his traps. Birtwistle trading in the store all day. Birtwistle feeding the dogs, Bob and Son came in from the Cape today.
Saturday December 24th 1927
Blowing hard from North-west. Birtwistle and Job bringing water. Solomon and Johnny came in today also Ambrose, Lucas, David, Tommy and Jimmie. Birtwistle trading in the store all afternoon and part of the evening. We expect to entertain the natives today.
Sunday December 25th 1927
Blowing in the morning, quite calm at noon. We spent a very nice Christmas at the Air Base.
Monday December 26th 1927
Nice day. Just getting over the effects of Christmas today. Birtwistle trading for a while in the store.
Tuesday December 27th 1927
Mild day, no wind. We went over to the mainland today to look at a few traps. Birtwistle and Job feeding the dogs.
Wednesday December 28th 1927
Blowing hard towards noon. Birtwistle and Job went to set a few traps. C Ford working in the office.
Thursday December 29th 1927
Quite cold today. Birtwistle and Job bringing up coal to the house all day today.
Friday December 30th 1927
Blowing from North-West. Birtwistle and Job went out to shoot one of our puppies that was very sick and on the way back called at their traps. C Ford working in the officer, Job cutting wood.
Saturday December 31st 1927
Very cold. Birtwistle and Job bringing water. C Ford working in the office. Birtwistle trading in the store. We are having a native sing song tonight.
Sunday January 1st 1928
Blowing hard. We held a native church service today.
Monday January 2nd 1928
Blowing from North-West, also snow flurries, not very cold. Birtwistle and Job cleaning out the native house. C Ford working in the office. Birtwistle trading with Bob who came in from the Cape on Saturday.
Tuesday January 3rd 1928
Still blowing hard. Nothing much doing today. Cleaning and boarding up the native house on the post.
Wednesday January 4th 1928
Calm, but very cold, 18 below zero, with slight winds from South West. Job and Noah filling water tank. C Ford working in the office.
Thursday January 5th 1928
Fine day, no wind. Birtwistle went off to his traps today. Some of the hunters expect to go deer hunting very soon.
Monday 9 Jul 1928
Another nice day. Our motor boat leaking very bad from stuffing box. Took it ashore and fixed it up. Also went over to the sealing place and took up our sealing net. Henry & Noah doing odd jobs around the Post.
Tuesday 10 Jul 1928
Still fine weather. The mob came in from the cape to trade. Jimmy (Jack of Spades) killed a polar bear. He brought us some of the meat. It was very nice. Henry & Noah fooling around the Post. Chief Engineer, Jack Wiseman & J. Marier and myself and Henry & Noah went around to the Island trying for codfish. Got nothing. Came back through Fox Harbour across the Mission bar, went in to see the folks at the Base and had a good time and came home again.
Wednesday 11 Jul 1928
Fine weather. C. Ford working in the office. Henry & Noah doing odd jobs around the Post, such as bringing water, feeding dogs & cleaning up around the place.
Thursday 12 Jul 1928
Another nice day. A little ice in the harbour. Blackhall, Bethie with a fleet of 5 boats came in last night at midnight. also David Edmonds & family from Georges River and the Police Boat. Bert took a gang of natives over to Charlie Place to get the lifeboat. Henry & Noah replanking the boat.
Friday 13 Jul 1928
Great weather, quite a bit of slob ice in the harbour. Took the whale boat up to the mission today to get a piece of steer. Henry & Noah fixing the life boat. Lucas caught three seals today. Bert cleaning up the store. C.Ford working in the office.
Thursday 1 Nov 1928
Snow. Working in the office in the morning. Noah doing odd jobs around the Post. Put out a small seal net in the afternoon. Natives working on the coal in the afternoon.
Friday 2 Nov 1928
Snowing all day, a little wind from the North. C. Ford working in the office. Bert & Noah over to the seal nets in the morning. Natives working on the coal. Working in the office in the evening.
Saturday 3 Nov 1928
Blowing a little from the North. C. Ford working in the office. Bert & Noah over to the seal nets. Trading in the afternoon.
Sunday 4 Nov 1928
A little wind from the east in the morning. Started out for Bobbies place today in the police boat but had to turn back, seas too heavy. Had tea at the Wireless Station. Wind increased to a gale in the evening.
Monday 5 Nov 1928
Gale blowing all day from the East. Working in the office all day.
Tuesday 6 Nov 1928
Wind blowing all day from the North East. Working in the office all day.
Wednesday 7 Nov 1928
Fine day, a little wind in the evening. Over to the nets this morning. Noah bringing up coal, fixing the aerial today. Bobbie came in today.
Thursday 8 Nov 1928
A little wind from North-West. Took Bobbie over today in Williams boat.
Friday 9 Nov 1928
Fine day, no wind. Gave the Police a hand to get up their boat. Working at that nearly all day.
Saturday 10 Nov 1928
Wind from the North-West. C. Ford working in the office. Noah doing odd jobs. Bert working in the store. Natives on coal in the afternoon.
Sunday December 23rd 1928
Wind: West, quite cold. Nothing much doing today.
Monday December 24th 1928
Wind: South East. C Ford working on the komatik. Bert and Job fetching water. Tommy, David, Bill, Morgan, Jimmie and Job came in today. Church service and feed held in the evening.
Tuesday December 25th 1928
Wind: West, blowing all day. The Base and the Police up for dinner.
Wednesday December 26th 1928
Wind: West. Anoutok came in today. C Ford working on repairs. Bert and Noah working on the komatik.
Thursday December 27th 1928
Fine weather, a little wind from the South East. Bert, Noah, Charlie, Peter, Tommy bringing seals over from the sealing point. Tommy and Morgan left today.
Friday December 28th 1928
Fine day, no wind. Anoutok and Ejailok left this morning. Same gang working on the seals.
Saturday December 29th 1928
Wind South East, blowing pretty heavy towards evening. C Ford working in the office. Bert and Noah fetching water, trading in the afternoon.
Sunday December 30th 1928
Wind North East. Nothing doing today.
Monday December 31st 1928
Wind East. C Ford working in the office. Bert and Noah doing odd jobs around the Post. Open water off the West Point of the Harbour.
Tuesday January 1st 1929
Wind South East and South West. Jimmie, Tommy and Bill arrived in late last night. Nothing doing today.
Wednesday January 2nd 1929
Wind South West. C Ford working in the office. Bert and Noah fetching water.
Thursday January 3rd 1929
Wind South West. C Ford working in the office. Bert and Noah bringing up coal till dark, working on the komatik bars in the evening.
Friday January 4th 1929
Wind South West and West. C Ford working in the office. Bobbie came in today. Bert and Noah still working on the same job.
Saturday January 5th 1929
Wind West. Bobbie left this morning. Mr. Baker, one of the radio operators lost his way while going from here to the Base. Watching out for him all night. He arrived in at break of day, none the worse. C Ford working in the office. Bert and Noah fetching water, trading in the afternoon.
Friday December 19th 1930
Weather mild again today with very little wind. Finished taking inventory in the morning and tidied and restocked the store in the afternoon. One eyed Bobbie came in but had no fox.
Saturday December 20th 1930
Weather still mild, slight wind from South East. Finished restocking the store. Paulus and Henry, Tommy and David came in. Natives did their weekly trading.
Sunday December 21st 1930
Strong wind blowing from South East. All quiet as usual on the Sabbath.
Monday December 22nd 1930
Strong wind from South East, drifting badly. Paulus, Tommy, Henry and David did their Christmas shopping. Cleaned stove pipes, and fitted new ones where required.
Tuesday December 23rd 1930
Wind dropped a little today, snowing most of the time. Johnny, Solomon, Bob and Peter came in and traded. Sorted seals in sealing shacks.
Wednesday December 24th 1930
Slight wind, no snow. One eyed Bobbie, and Morgan came in today. Natives started hauling seals over to the post.
Thursday December 25th 1930
Very cold, wind from Noth West. All natives on the post visited company house in the afternoon and in the evening had a feast and dance with the RCMP. Messrs Baxter, Lyall, and Wilderspin had dinner and spent an enjoyable evening with the RCMP. Anoutok and Ejaitok came in in the evening with some foxes.
Friday December 26th 1930
Very cold, no wind. Ambrose and Angutikuluk came in today. Natives again hauling seals over to the post. Corporal McInnis and Constable Yeman had dinner with us this evening.
Saturday December 27th 1930
Fine weather again today. Saw the sun once again. Anoutak, Ejaitok, Ambrose, Uncle Bill, Johnny, Solomon, Bob and Peter traded and left for trapping grounds.
Sunday December 28th 1930
Strong wind blowing from South East, drifting. Charlie, Lucas and Josiah came in, having ten foxes between them.
Monday December 29th 1930
Fine weather, no wind. Mr. Wilderspin went off to set some traps. W. Baxter and E. Lyall at various jobs.
Tuesday December 30th 1930
Weather fine again, no wind. Messrs Baxter and Lyall went over to the mainland to set some traps. Johnny, Solomon, Bill, Ambrose, and David came in.
Wednesday December 31st 1930
Weather still holding good. Mr. Wilderspin trading in the store. WJ Baxter buying fur.
Thursday January 1st 1931
Fine weather all day, wind springing up from the North West in the afternoon. WJ Baxter and E Lyall went over to mainland to attend their traps. Morgan, Ambrose, Solomon and Bob left the post.
Friday January 2nd 1931
Snowing and drifting all day, strong wind from North West. Messrs Baxter and Lyall returned from the mainland early this morning. Paulus, Henry, Johnnie, Tommy andDavid traded in readiness to leave the Post tomorrow.
Saturday January 3rd 1931
Weather dirty again today. Several natives are unable to leave the post. Natives traded in the afternoon.
Sunday January 4th 1931
Strong wind from North West, snowing and drifting. Snow is very deep now making travelling very hard work.
Monday December 21st 1931
Calm day, sun shining. E Lyall fetched water and fed the dogs. W Baxter and D Wilderspin working at the books. Paulus traded a fox.
Tuesday December 22nd 1931
Fine and calm in the morning, a light North West sprang up in the afternoon. Staff engaged at odd jobs, mending furniture etc.
Wednesday December 23rd 1931
Calm, clear day, sun shining. W Baxter and D Wilderspin working in the office. E Lyall fetched water and chopped wood. Johnnie, Ambrose, Noah and Jobie came in late this evening.
Thursday December 24th 1931
Fine day, sun shining. W Baxter buying fur, E Lyall interpreting. D Wilderspin in the store. One eyed Bobbie came in. Messages came through fairly well on Police radio.
Friday December 25th 1931
Another fine day, very calm. One eyed Bobbie traded and left the post. Staff went out ski-ing. Had dinner with the RCMP.
Saturday December 26th 1931
Light wind from South West. Natives on the post traded. W Baxter in the house. D Wilderspin in the store. Johnnie, Ambrose, Noah and Jobie left the post.
Sunday December 27th 1931
Fine day, light South West. wind. Staff went over to the mainland to tend some traps. Henry and Tommy left the post.
Monday December 28th 1931
Calm day, dull. W Baxter and D Wilderspin at work in the office. E Lyall fetching water. Ejaitok, Solomon, Morgan and Wm Angutikuluk came in. Ejaitok traded.
Tuesday December 29th 1931
Fine day, light Southerly wind. W Baxter and E Lyall working at odd jobs in the house. D Wilderspin typing forms.
Wednesday December 30th 1931
Fine day, no wind. Ejaitok left the post this morning. W Baxter and E Lyall went over to the mainland to see some traps. William and Henri traded.
Thursday December 31st 1931
Heavy fall of snow today, wind from North West. Wm Angutikuluk, Solomon and Morgan left the post. E Lyall fetching water. W Baxter and D Wilderspin at work in the office. The RCMP had dinner with us this evening.
Friday January 1st 1932
Blowing from the North West, drifting. Very heavy going now owing to the deep snow. W Baxter and D Wilderspin working in the office. E Lyall repairing dog harnesses.
Saturday January 2nd 1932
Blowing and drifing from the West. Natives on the post traded as usual.
Sunday January 3rd 1932
Dull day, light wind from West. D Wilderspin walked round trap lines.
Monday January 4th 1932
Fine day, no wind. W Baxter and E Lyall making a komatik for hauling water. D Wilderspin working at the books. Henri, Paulus, Tommie and Troutguts traded prepartory to leaving for their trapping grounds tomorrow.
Friday December 16th 1932
Strong North West wind. clear and cold. Alex Smith and S Wood going over old records. Ambrose, Henry and Solomon arrived today. Ambrose hasn't been in since August.
Saturday December 17th 1932
Overcast. Moderate West wind. Ambrose and Solomon left today. Staff variously employed.
Sunday December 18th 1932
Clear and calm. Cold. Nothing to report.
Monday December 19th 1932
Clear and cold. Light North West wind. Hauled the trap boat ashore today, using two komatiks and over twenty dogs.
Tuesday December 20th 1932
Clear and calm during day. Overcast in evening with North wind. Bill and his wife each took in a fox today.
Wednesday December 21st 1932
Overcast. North wind. Walked over to the mission today to see that everything was all right there. S Wood at sundry odd jobs.
Thursday December 22nd 1932
Clear and calm. Fairly mild. Staff variously employed.
Friday December 23rd 1932
Overcast and mild. Light North East breeze. A. Smith baking bread etc. S Wood at odd jobs. Henry and Johnnie came in today.
Saturday December 24th 1932
Overcast, calm and mild. Bobbie came in this morning. Being Christmas eve the natives had a dance tonight.
Sunday December 25th 1932
Mild. Calm and overcast. Very quiet Christmas day. Had the police up for dinner.
Monday December 26th 1932
Fairly mild. Snowing. North East wind. Bobby left today. Traded with Bill who is leaving tomorrow with Henry and John.
Tuesday December 27th 1932
Cold and clear. Moderate North West wind. Staff at office work.
Wednesday December 28th 1932
Clear and very cold. Strong North West wind. A Smith baking bread and S Wood at chores.
Thursday December 29th 1932
Clear and calm. Cold. Staff variously employed. Charlie, Lucas, Josiah and Solomon came in today. Charlie had one white also Solomon.
Friday December 30th 1932
Overcast with strong wind from North West. Staff at office work.
Saturday December 31st 1932
Clear and calm during day. Overcast and blowing in evening from North West. So tomorrow is 1933. Hope it will be better than 1932.
Sunday January 1st 1933
Clear and very cold. Wind North West. Nothing to report.
Monday January 2nd 1933
Clear with cold west wind. Staff at office work.
Tuesday January 3rd 1933
Calm during day. Light west wind. Overcast and mild in evening. Staff as in yesterday.
Wednesday January 4th 1933
Clear and very cold. Strong North West wind. Staff as per usual.
Thursday January 5th 1933
Clear and cold during day. Overcast in evening. Breeze west. Staff at sundry odd jobs.
Friday January 6th 1933
Clear with moderate wind from west. S Wood at office work. Bobby came in this afternoon for more traps. He had nothing to trade.
Saturday January 7th 1933
Clear and cold with light South West wind. S Wood at chores etc. A Smith baking bread.
Sunday January 8th 1933
Overcast and blowing from Northwest.
Friday December 22nd 1933
Overcast, calm and cold. Temperatures: max -5 min -20. Tommy and Solomon arrived today. Tommy had Ambrose's widow and family with him.
Saturday December 23rd 1933
Clear with South West wind. Temperatures: max -8, min - 15. Traded with natives today. Charlie, Lucas and Bobby also arrived.
Sunday December 24th 1933
Clear with strong wind. Temperatures: max -15 min -20. A Smith baking bread etc.
Monday December 25th 1933
Clear. West wind. Temperatures: max -11 min -25. Christmas Day. No work other than what was absolutely necessary done today. Dance for the natives in evening.
Tuesday December 26th 1933
Drifting, clear overhead. Temperatures: max -15 min -25. Traded with Lucas, Ettoluk and co. Also gave the resident natives grub to go and see their traps.
Wednesday December 27th 1933
Clear and west wind. Temperatures: max -7 min -27. All natives left the morning.
Thursday December 28th 1933
Clear overhead with North East wind. Temperatures: max -3 min -25. Alex Smith at indoor jobs. Suffering from a slight cold.
Friday December 29th 1933
Overcast anddrifting from North East. Temperatures: max -2 min -7. As in yesterday.
Saturday December 30th 1933
Blowing a gale from North West. Temperatures: max -4 min -7. Alex Smith at usual household chores. etc.
Sunday December 31st 1933
Weather as in yesterday. Temperatures: max -15 min -20. No arrivals for New Year owing to the dirty weather.
Monday January 1st 1934
Still blowing hard. Temperatures: max -22 min -25. The natives returned this evening. Only Tommy however came over to the Post. A Smith working on December ember books.
Tuesday January 2nd 1934
Blowing a gale form North West. Temperatures: max -16 min -25. Alex Smith working on December ember accounts also trading with natives.
Wednesday January 3rd l934
Weather as in yesterday. Temperatures: max -9 min -23. Alex Smith as in yesterday.
Monday December 24th 1934
Cold and clear. Northerly Wind. Ford trading with Troutguts, Lucas, Bobbie, Tommy and Paulus and then engaged in rest of day in office writing Sales, and Indian Ledger to date also Cost Landing. Davidson bringing in mess supplies in preparation for giving rations and Christmas feed.
Tuesday December 25th 1934
Fine, clear day. Overcast towards evening. This being Christmas the trading store was closed for the day and the staff were engaged preparing grub. All the natives arrived from the camps this afternoon and they were given a Christmas feed in the police quarters. At the invitation of the staff, P Solstad and H Yeomans of the RCMP had dinner at the Company and a very enjoyable evening was spent. All the natives departed from the Post at 10 oclock this evening
Wednesday December 26th 1934
Very mild. Tommy and Bobbie arrived this morning and Ford settled up with them. Later Ford writing Check Books and FR Books to date.
Thursday December 27th 1934
Calm and mild. Davidson settled up with Paulus and his wife who arrived this forenoon. Afterwards working in office. Ford sweeping out trading store. Henry and David departed this morning to visit their traps.
Friday December 28th 1934
Calm and overcast. Light snowfall. Ford engaged forenoon arranging stock on shelves and sweeping out trading store. Later traded with old Bill. Davidson engaged forenoon in office condensing Sealing Accounts, afterwards doing odd jobs around house and making bread.
Saturday December 29th 1934
Clear day, light breeze from West. Staff occupied part of forenoon taking in coal. Afterwards Ford in store trading with Lucas, Johnnie and Paulus. Also issuing rations. Davidson in office and taking in mess goods. Charlie, Lucas, Solomon, Joshua and Nickodemus arrived this evening from down the coast.
Sunday December 30th 1934
Calm, clear day. Quiet today. No arrivals. Ford in office writing Sales to date. Davidson at odd jobs around house.
Monday December 31st 1934
Stormy, strong South East wind. Ford and Davidson occupied all day settling up with Saturday arrivals. Later Ford in office writing Sales to date. Davidson writing Fur Slips to date.
Tuesday January 1st 1935
Overcast and stormy. Easterly wind. Charlie. Lucas, Solomon. Joshua and Nickodimus departed this morning for their camp. Ford trading with David, Lucas, and Troutguts. Afterwards in office writing Sales to date and Cost Landing. At the invitation of the police, the staff had New Years dinner at the police quarters.
Wednesday January 2nd 1935
Blowing and drifting. North wind. Bobbie and Mark departed this morning. Ford closing off December ember books. Davidson bundling fur and trading with Paulus, Lucas and Troutguts.
Friday December 23rd 1938
South East wind. Clear, temperature -6º. Blowing from the southeast lightly. Tommy in with two foxes in the morning. Lucas and Troutguts came in the afternoon with some boots for trade. All the natives are now in the vicinity of the Post as they are to have a feast and dance tomorrow night.An annual custom of nearly all our northern posts. Heard personal messages over CBC Northern Messenger and received several for myself.
Saturday December 24th 1938
Calm, clear, temperature -4º. A calm and clear day with a nip in the air. Did a little trading in the morning and in the afternoon busy preparing for the feast and dance. In the early evening all the natives came into the house and after eating they had a dance in the large dormitory which had been cleared for the occasion. The men were given several plugs of tobacco and a box of matches and the women and children candy and the popular treat chewing gum. They danced until eleven thirty and then asked permission to hold a service. This was granted and they held a short and appropriate Christmas service after which they thanked the post manager for the good time given them by the company and then left for their homes. By twelve oclock all natives had left and so I was quite alone and undisturbed. When the greeting from my mother on the radio was heard at a little after one.
Sunday December 25th 1938
Calm, clear, temperature -4º. A beautiful calm and clear day, just right for Christmas. In the afternoon, the natives held a service in the house. I forgot to mention that there were fifty-six present at the dance last night.
Monday December 26th 1938
North East wind. Cloudy, temperature 0º. Dull and cloudy with a breeze from the northeast and a slight change in temperature. Cleaning the store and warehouse and filling the shelves of the store in the morning. In the afternoon trading with Noah and Henry who were in with some boots. Most of the men leaving for their trap lines tomorrow. In the evening doing some office work.
Tuesday December 27th 1938
North East wind, cloudy, temperature -2º. Cloudy and dull with a wind from the Northeast. This morning Troutguts and Paulus were on their way to their trap line when Paulus suddenly slumped over on his sled. He died of heart failure. He has left a wife and several children, one a baby only two months old so it will be necessary to issue rations to these poor destitutes. Paulus was one of our best hunters and trappers and was the catechist for the Burwell natives. It was he who conducted the services just the other day. The natives asked me to look at him this morning and after ascertaining that he was dead there was nothing else I could do but supply a covering for the body and lumber for a coffin which I did.
Wednesday December 28th 1938
South East gale, overcast, temperature +20º. Blowing a gale from the southeast with a rise in temperature and a dull sky. Cleaning the store and filling shelves and bins. In the afternoon office work.
Thursday December 29th 1938
South East wind, snowing, temperature +2º. Calm during the early part of the day and snowing heavily but later in the day a wind from the southeast. Hauling water in the morning. In the afternoon trading with Bobby and Noah's wife. Bobby brought in some fish which he caught under the ice.