January

1860-01-01 *
SUNDAY
Heavy fall of snow – Frank out of
the way late breakfast – service at
12 – Holy Communion – Robson at
Yale – his congregation attended
Read – Batterton Express arrived
letter from Ball – Evening service at
6½ good attendance – Pringle &
Finlaison came in the evening

1860-01-02
MONDAY
Roused at 6- by H Miller – who
complained that he had been challenged
to fight a duel by Jas Knight – Issued
summonses. In office all day
Commenced letter to Mamsey –
Library opened by Pringle – a
long oration – Pringle & Robson
paid me a long visit

1860-01-03
TUESDAY
Held court Paid Constables &
Survey party – Sent Pringle
$100 – and also $50 for library
paid my subscription & entrance fee to library
$6- – Pringle remained
chating a long time
Findlaison came in the
evening. Sat up late

1860-01-04
WEDNESDAY
Letter from Kelly by Coleman
with reference to the costs in the case
of Coleman v. Solomon – Wrote to him
& Saunders – appointed to go to Yale
Dined at Pringles –
Indians making a fearful
noise – a number of them drunk

1860-01-05
THURSDAY
Hard frost during the night – Thaw
set in about noon – Walked to
Coquhalla with Findlaison. Paid
Robson & the Mrs a visit – both
very facetious – Went to the
Fort in the evening.

1860-01-06
FRIDAY
Mild Thaw – South wind – A long
talk with Batterton – about the
new trail from Lytton to [Chapeau]
river – & the Alexander route
of which he reported favourably
Took a copy of his map to send
to His Excellency, & Begbie
Issued summonses

1860-01-07
SATURDAY
Heavy fall of snow Frank out of way
Late breakfast – Service at 12-
Holy Communion – Robson at Yale – his
congregation attended
Rain & sleet – South wind
Cleared up at 3 PM – Pringle paid
a long visit Walked to Coquhalla
Chisholm returned from New Westminster
a week after his leave had expired

1860-01-08
SUNDAY
Heavy fall of snow & thaw – street
slop to the knee – No service – Pringle
lazy – Mail arrived – no officials
Letter from Mamsey & 1 paper
but no account of the missing letter
Read – Service evening at 8 PM
Went to the Fort for an hour

1860-01-09
MONDAY
Frost. Posted No 1 to Mamsey &
enclosed $1-00 in dust – wrote to
Humfrey & Gore – Paid Chisholm
in full for Decr – $80-. Attended
court – very little to be done
High wind – & cold.

1860-01-10
TUESDAY
Hard frost Thermometer 15 below
Zero – bath frozen solid – Bad head
ache – in the house all day –
Landvoit called with reference to
Coes ditch – Pringle & Findlaison
came in the evening & had a
difference of opinion

1860-01-11
WEDNESDAY
Frost – Thermometer 10 below Zero
Findlaison & Charles called – Walked
to Coquhalla – Evening service – Pringles
service first Lecture – The Bible, its
origine, Division of &c &c – bad
attendance – Pringle & Finlaison
came in the evening & remained till
12- O.C. Read –

1860-01-12
THURSDAY
Thaw & Rain – Commenced the
Caxtons – could not get out raining
all the day. Findlaison & Pringle
came in the evening the latter figetty
& full of politics as usual
This day twelve months my last
ride with Chaw – & our conversion
with Mamsey in the evening.

1860-01-13
FRIDAY
Thaw – Walked to Coquhalla with
Charles – heavy rain – Greys boat
arrived – Read most of the day
Pringle & Findlaison came in
the evening –

1860-01-14
SATURDAY
Thaw & heavy Rain
Indians made a fearful noise
all through the night – Coe called
with reference to his ditch
I am more & more convinced that he
is a humbug. Walked to Coquhalla
Spent the evening at the Fort

1860-01-15
SUNDAY
Fine morning – service at 12- only
I attended Findlaison started in
Canoe for Westminster & took the
Mail – Walked with Pringle & Charles
to Coquhalla, service at 6½ –
Pringle came in the evening &
remained till late (a most
inflamable article).

1860-01-16 *
MONDAY
Hard frost. Indians drunk – Called
Constables who arrested two. Held court
at 10 – Went with Sergt McCall to see
Chisholm & Yates lots – directed Sergt
McCall to suspend work in consequence
of the depth of the snow. Mail arrived
by Mack – English papers but no letters
heard of the Bishops arrival – Pringle & White
came to consult about Coes ditch, Called
on Charles with reference to H.B.C. land claim
of which he knows nothing.