June

1860-06-16
SATURDAY
Up at 6 – Walked with Gov Despatch
from inhabitants Town Council settled
Pringle very fussy, applied to Gov &
Col with reference to my refuse to
receive his preemption of Indian
Village – Claim reporting – Spoke to
H.E. with reference to Allowance for
keep of horse & increase of pay to J.P.
which he approved of & desired us
to write to him. The Gov Col &
Good started in the str Co Moody
[overwritten text]
Rode with
Dewdney to
2nd crossing of
Quaquealla & there
walked to about
4 miles on the
proposed trail
to Similkameen

1860-06-17
SUNDAY
Up late very tired – Church at 11-
good attendance 25- Do – 6 PM – attendance
18- Collection $2.50 – Walked with
Dewdney to burial ground – Pringle
very fussy & crabby at our not going
to walk with him. Indians arrested
for drunkness –
The last week has been more like
April weather than June

1860-06-18
MONDAY
Up early – Held court at 9- Chas
[Stansben’s] case posponed till the
arrival of the Wm Pio – A great number=
called about the trail. Recording
claims – Paid Landvoigt & Hotchin
on account of Boston bar trail
Dewdney dined – Arranged with
Uren about building a shop –
The Steamer Gov Douglas arrived
at 8 P.M. The Admiral (Baynes) Capts
[overwritten text]
Richards Fulford
& Spencer
arrived Walked with
the admiral afterwards

1860-06-19
TUESDAY
Capt Richards roused me up at 5- Miss
Meeson Skinner & old Mitchell started for
Yale in a canoe. Rode to Quequealla
with Richards. Afterwards to 2nd crossing with
Richards & Fulford & Spencer All left in
the Douglas at 1- P.M. Salute fired for the
Admiral. Held Court. In office
all the evening – Mack called
in great tribulation about his
mining operations – Cold
raw day

1860-06-20
WEDNESDAY
Very cold morning – Up early
Court at 10- Walked to Cemetry
Walked afterwards to bridge
The Bishop & Crickmer arrived
from Yale. His Lordship stopped
with me walked to the Quaquealla
& had a comfortable chat. Sat
up late – The Bishop & Pringle have
a decided difference of opinion

1860-06-21
THURSDAY
Wet morning – Walked with
the Bishop Crickmer & Pringle
to the Cemetry – Held Court
Called on Mrs Trutch at the Fort
A nice little body & very chatty.
Rode with the Bishop & Charles
to Cornish bar – got wet fording
river – All dined short walk
after dinner – Sat up very late
discussed the building of a church

1860-06-22
FRIDAY
Beautiful morning – Court
at 11- O.C. busy writing Kelly
returned came from Yale with Miss
Meeson who has at last been
persuaded of the impossibility
of her visiting the mines. Kelly
& the Bishop dined – long chat
with the Kelly & Charles – Afterwards
with the Bishop.

1860-06-23
SATURDAY
The Gov Douglas arrived 5 AM having
broken down below Cornish bar the
previous evening – Letters from Mrs & Colonel
Moody – Stewart Mr & Mrs Gammage arrived
breakfasted at 8- before
which the Bishop
presented me with [left blank]
Steamer left at 12- noon. – The Bishop &
Crickmer left for Yale at 10- – Posted No
10 to Mamsey – Held Court.

1860-06-24
SUNDAY
Up at 7- Read. Beautiful
day very warm Service at 11-
25 attended – Evening service at 6
16 attended – engaged 4 men
to clear Ninds land $3- per day
Busy preparing for my start to
Boston Bar. Finlayson called
Steamer Moody arrived at
9½ & to my great delight recd No 8
fr Mamsey – How very thankful I am for
such good news.

1860-06-25
MONDAY
Up at 4- Left for Boston B. Trail with
Hotchin at 5- Drove one Pack horse
with our blankets &c – reached Cedar
Creek at 11½ – distance 15 miles
fed & rested the horses for an hour &
half. Met 2 miners Nickerson & Bonell
returning to Gold flat. Found the trail all
up the mountain very bad – from 3 to 4 feet
of snow on the mountain reached the Camp
after incredible difficulty at 8- horses greatly
done up no feed – my horse very lame. Turned
in to Tent at 10 P.M. with 9- men. Heavy rain

1860-06-26
TUESDAY
Up at 6- The horses shivering & in a wretched
state it having rained on them all night
notwithstanding which they fed pretty well
Started with Sheldon & Hotchin for
Andersons River at 8-. The trail very
good but will require trifeling repair in
many places. The party appear to have
worked well – directed Sheldon to explore
route fr Rocky point to 2nd Cedar Creek
Observed Valley bearing N.E. likely to lead to
Nicholas River – distance travelled 36- miles

1860-06-27
WEDNESDAY
Up at 6- packed & got under way at 7- Snow
going off very fast – & road cleared to nearly
the summit – snow about 4 feet deep
hard & easily got over – arranged with
Sheldon to send him an Indian & [provisions]
on my return. Trail bad from summit
to base of mountain & will require a good
deal of work for about 9- miles.
Stopped at Golden Flat & had a cup of Tea
with miners, arrived at hope 7½ – 38 miles

1860-06-28
THURSDAY
Up early found the horse suffering
a good deal from the effects of the late
work he had done. Held Court. Arranged
with Allison to take charge of the
provisions for Similkameen mining Party
rode to Ninds lot – Str Gov Douglas
arrived – Begbie Bushby Elliot Kelbs & Walker
arrived – all came upon me by surprise
Prisoner brought up in charge of Mc
Keon – Letters fr Col Moody Dewdney
Drake & Good – Sale postponed to 19th – July

1860-06-29
FRIDAY
Up at 6- Wrote a bundle of letters – Str
Started at 9½ – Elliot went to Yale
Begbie & Bushby to New Westminster – Held Court
Thompson fined $100 for selling whiskey
to Indians. Bullock commenced on
his own acct. To clear Ninds land.
Ladner arrived fr Yale & reported that
a number over 200 mules might
be expected in a short time – his
own train on the way

1860-06-30
SATURDAY
Beautiful morning – Heavy a great
number of Indians for trial
busy till 11- Paid Uren board of R
E – $226- – Micham paid duty on
wood – 9- cords. Mrs Charles Pic Nic
pleasant day – obliged to calme
away disturbance among Indians
Const Teague assaulted – Kirk
called in the evening –