Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-04-20

length arrived in safety. thank God.
at the mouth Of the river at 2 D. m
where we camped for the night The
river mentioned was the Clark Fork.
where u flows into Pend Oreille lake.)
They all smoked. say 81 Flatheads, q
Pointed Hearts and Kootenais, In an
other fish with berries and Chevriesl
etc
sunday. Sept i0.-A very fine day.
Early set off with 2 FlatheadS to look
Tor a place 10 build a house, we at
length found place somewhat eligible
returned and we got all the
goods embarked by the F1atheads and
landed the whole by 3 p m, when we
set up our lodge and tents. etc.
Monday, Sept. IA cloudy day
with little rain-we made a scaffold
for our provisions and got birch for
Helves, which Is very scarce.
Tuesday, Sept IA rainy night
but very fine day-began our ware
house. The ground Is so very fun OF
very small stones that the holes for
the posts is long time making. Got
the posts and needles ready-threw
down a red fir TO make a canoe for
fishing, etc. Sixteen canoes OF Pointed
Hearts passed us and camped with the
other F1atheads.
Wednesday, Sept ia fine morn
ing, but about 10 a. m. a heavy gale
from the southwest which soom
brought on moderate rain, which
lasted nearly all night Bouche and
Chem Foux brought 2 Chevrieul, CIT
and hauled wood. and needles and ar
ranged a horse collar which broke
towards evening; we then got wood for
another. Spent much Of the day Ia
trading with the Indians who brought
about 100 or 100 skins. Put out q fire
the Indians kindled.
Thursday. Sept IA blowy day.
Set up posts and the needles and
raised the warehouse about 81 feet
high; made a horse collar which Is.
however. too narrow. The wood Is 10
very heavy that 1t requires the force
OF or men to lift a single pieos
OF 10 or IL feet Traded about 10
skins and looked for wood for a horss
collar, etc
Friday. Sept l5.-Three canoes ar
rived today and put up at the island.
Iney made US present Of berries
which we paid for. Put up the house
the intended height feet. Indians
traded a few things and promised 10
bring all they have presently. Traded
a canoe for fishing.
Saturday. Sept ia tolerable fins
day. Put up beams, plate and roof tree
OF the warehouse and cut wood q
birch, also cedar for net floats. we
arranged and set nets to the north.
Sunday. Sept. 17.-AlI the Indians
arrived with what they had to trade.
about II packs and much berries we
spent the whole day IN this bushes.
Six mullets and small trout, thank
God"
BY this time the first building AZ
Kullyspel House was almost completed.
and David Thompson was anxious TO
be off for more exploring. From KuIly-
spell House he started east over q
route which, as far as Is known, was
never before traversed by white men.
An interesting light on transporta-
ion OF goods In his time Is given "A
David ThompSon's narrative, under ths
late Of May z, 1910. when he wrote:
We got the canoes repaired, and
n the afternoon with 46 packs OF fsIrs
md 8 bags OF pemmican went of fcw
he Rocky mountain defiles. Mr.. james
McNillan's pack weighed about 90
pounds and contained between so and
70 skins, and these were carried 70
Fort William on Lake Superior and
rom there to Montreal for the Lon
ion market"
Furs carried more than halfway
lcroSs the American continent on .
mans back must indeed have brolaRfA
good price when sold In London.