June

1861-06-01
SATURDAY
[no entry]

1861-06-02
SUNDAY
Lovely morning. Up at 5- Walked to
2nd crossing af Quaquealla. Breakfast at
9- – Service at 11- 8 attended. Walked
with Begbie to Glennies visited Mrs Charles
Dined at 5- evening service at
7- 8- present – Collection $1-00
Spent the evening at the Fort.

1861-06-03
MONDAY
Up at 6- Beautiful morning
Breakfast at 9- Walked about
with Begbie. Held court at 10 O.C.
Palmer dined & started at 7-
for Camp Paid Mrs Charles a
visit. Dined at 6- Walked
with Begbie. Spent a most
stupid lonely day. Read and
turned in at 11- O.C.
|The river rising very rapidly

1861-06-04
TUESDAY
Fine morning rose at 7- Chisholm
paid Toll on Thomas – Good. Held
Court. General Palmer called
& showed one of the finest
specimens of coarse gold I have ever
witnessed taken fr Antler Creek, nugget
worth from $14 to $18. He gave glowing
account of the country – [illegible words]
Begbie Bought a young Bear & two
marten skins from an Indian. Walked
[overwritten text]
with Charles &
Begbie to the Bridge
saw a tree about
70 in length
[illegible words] the
[illegible words]
Sat up writing till 1 AM
Begbie & Gompertz
played at Cards

1861-06-05
WEDNESDAY
Rain during the night, & most
of the day. Set some plants
In office making up my past
months accounts. Paid Brunskill
in full for self, Nind, & Government
River nearly at its height.
Dewdney dined – [deletions] Begbie
& Gompertz played at cards.
Read & turned in at 12-
If I could but write I should be happy

1861-06-06
THURSDAY
Up early. Held Court at 9- Rode out
with Begbie on waggon road. The latter when
he had got a short distance beyond Thomas’s
house lost his temper & returned, but soon after
changed his mind & came on. Met J.G. at Sergt
Rogersons camp who returned to Hope with us
& dined at 6- Begbie sulky all the day.
Begbie, Grant & Gompertz played cards
[illegible] [arrived] low spirits walked about till
12-

1861-06-07
FRIDAY
Fine morning. Str Gov Douglas arrived
English Mail Recd No 7- fr dearest Mamsey
How much I wish I could write.
No end of officials. Recd £800- for Road
Grant & Begbie dined – They played
cards with Gompertz & Moberly. Wrote
letters, & tried to write home but failed, saw
Mrs Charles on board at 11- on her way to
Victoria. Walked about till 1 AM – Begbie
& Grant slept on board also.
[overwritten text]
per Begbie
Sent to Hamly $63- duty per Grant
$500in dust to Gosset
Per Begbie Taxes

1861-06-08
SATURDAY
Up at 7- Fine morning Held Court
Worked in garden Dined with Charles
Preparing to go out for a ride when report
arrived of Fred Wm Siegman being killed by
the falling of a tree on Dewdneys road – soon
after he was carried in, literally smashed
to pieces. Held inquest, Verdict accidental
death. Paid Batieste for Begbie $10.00
Dewdney Gompertz & Charles spent the
day evening.
[overwritten text]
Paid Moberly
£200- to make
up his [illegible] for
£300 – £100 having
been advanced before

1861-06-09
SUNDAY
Beautiful day Service at 11- only
4 present. Palmer came in fr
the road & spent the day. Pringle in
his usual grumbling humour.
Walked with Charles. The poor fellow
F. W. Siegman who was killed yesterday
intered service read by Pringle. Glennie
& Dewdney called. Palmer Gompertz & Charles
dined No evening service. Batiest
returned, having started in the morning for Similkameen
[overwritten text]
Paid Palmer
£50- per Grants
order

1861-06-10
MONDAY
Rose late fine day – not very well
Recd Trading licenses. Capt Dawson
arrived with a train of [left blank] mules,
sheep & [left blank] J. D. [Ernns] paid
duty on 10 horses. Went out fishing, & took
Mashell, cought 6 small trout, bad sport
Worked in the garden Pringle Gompertz &
Charles spent the evening slight difference of
opinion between the latter. Three squaws
arrested for drunkenness. Read, & turned in at 12-
[overwritten text]
The three Priests
called and registered
their intention of
becoming British
subjects

1861-06-11
TUESDAY
Fine morning Up at 7- rather seedy
& could not sleep – very warm day. Held
Court at 11- Busy in office. Dined
at three oclock. Thunder storm heavy rain
& blowing a fearful hurricane – trees
blown down in all directions, one
of the bullocks employed on the waggon
road killed by the falling of a tree. Fine
evening planted out cabbages. Spent
the evening at Pringles – Pitman & Charles.

1861-06-12 *
WEDNESDAY
Beautiful day. Settled with Moberly in full
paying him $294 This included Dewdneys
private acct $295. Moberly & Charles
dined – rode to Dallas lake. Pringle
& Charles spent the evening. The former
is full of grievances as ever.
Horrid lonely and dissatisfied
Bad head ache
Turned in at 1- AM

1861-06-13
THURSDAY
Up at 5 – Dark morning threatning
rain – breakfast at the Fort held
court. Rode with Charles to the
Lake house. The road literally covered
in many places impassable fr the number
of trees down – dined at 12 with Palmer
& the Doctor. Arrived at Hope at 6- Found
the Douglas had just arrived – a bundle of officials
Commeline with letters fr H.E. his traps
McKay arrived per the Douglas. Commeline talked
[overwritten text]
till 1- OC
to my disgust
Recd a present
of a keg of claret
from Begbie