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.  We came 40 miles to-day and our dogs at last played out.  Bob Bakie lives here and does his trapping around here.  He tells us he killed a caribou to-day, a big stag.

April 22nd.—­This morning gave our dogs a little rest, and did not start from Mr. Bakie’s till noon.  Our dogs are so poor that most of them are chaffed with the harness, and a mixed team, some water dogs, some Esquimaux dogs.  The water dogs do not stand the hard work near so well as the huskies, and get played sooner.  Before we started to-day one of the men killed four caribou there.  Came here this evening at Bell Shepherd’s.

Saturday evening, April 22rd.—­Got to Rigolette.  Mr. M’Kenzie caught up to us just a few miles before getting to Rigolette, and we got there together.  Mr. Fraser, the agent at Rigolette, has some time ago been telling Jerry Flowers and his brother that we would be along at Rigolette, and asked them if they would help us along to Cartwright, and that he would let them know when we came to Rigolette.

Sunday, April 24th.—­Mr. Fraser sent off two men to go and tell Jerry and his brother that we are at Rigolette.

Monday, April 25th.—­Early this morning Jerry and brother came with team of dogs each, but they wouldn’t go less than thirty dollars each for two days’ run.  Mr. Fraser told them they were charging too much and wouldn’t have them, but got some other men for us.  Left Rigolette in the afternoon.  Crossed over river in a boat.  Came to William Mugford’s, 3 miles from Rigolette.

Tuesday, April 26th.—­Snowing.  Started at 6 A.M.  Wind in our faces before noon and the new snow made heavy going.  I have Mr. Hubbard’s body on my sledge, and also some dunnage, and have four dogs.  George Pottle my teamster.  Wallace has George Williams for his teamster and six dogs.  After noon the wind shifted to the northwest and the wind blew the snow off the crust, and fine going.  A few ridges of hills we came over but not bad.  Came 40 miles to-day.  Came to Sam Pottle’s house at West Bay at 6.30 P.M.