Everything
that I thought was necessary to be gotten out from the bush.
However at last I said that I would go if I got a dog team. So I
got ready to start to go for the canoe.
Wallace told me, "You see, if when you went up, if you had dug up
the canoe out of the snow and put it up on a stage, you wouldn't
have to go up again."
I said, "I do not have to go up again. It is not long since I had
my trip up there. I think I have done my part."
I was to start Tuesday, April 12th.
Monday, April 1lth. - Mr. Wallace wrote a letter and wrote to John
Groves telling him to be at Northwest River at such a day, about
the time we would be out with the canoe from Grand Lake and Beaver
River. Sent his letter up by Carl Hope.
Tuesday, April 12th. - A pile snowing and we could not go. Mark
Blake and I were to start this morning but too stormy.
Wednesday, April 13th. - Still very stormy and lots of new snow has
been falling, and could not make a start again. I told Wallace and
M'Kenzie that if I could not go off again the next morning I would
give up the trip and not go at all, as it was getting too late.
Thursday, April 14th. - Still stormy and snowing very hard, so that
we could not go again, and gave up the trip.
Monday, April 18th. - Henry and his brother Dan Groves arrived. I
told Mr. Wallace about them and that he could send word by them to
tell their brother John Groves to come right away and help up to
Rigolette.
Tuesday, April 19th. - John Groves arrived and said that he could
not come along with us, as he had now lots of work that he wanted
to do for himself, and besides his dogs were all cut by crust about
the feet.
April 20th. - Getting ready for starting off in the morning.
Getting help from M. Duclos, the French Company agent here.
Sending his man Bellfleur to help me on to Rigolette with his dog
team.
Thursday, April 21st. - Bellfleur and I started this morning from
Northwest River with Mr. Hubbard's body. Starting a day ahead of
Mr. M'Kenzie, as we have a heavy load and the going heavy. Will
take three days to Rigolette. Mr. M'Kenzie will bring Wallace
along with him and Fred Blake his teamster. They will overtake us
on the way, as they have good dogs and no load only just
themselves. Got to Lowlands at 10 o'clock to-night. Bad footing
for our dogs, and had to lead them and break down the snow.
