On one of my trips way up North. There was an old abandoned Hudson Bay trading post sort of nearby If you went to the area, and looked hard, you could still find some of the foundations.
Years ago, an old almost falling apart journal was found. I think they called it a manifest. Each day, the Captain logged “Aug 30th 1833”. Weather ABC. Nails 1,000, fish X pounds, Z pounds (whatever) vegetables Y pounds. Firewood X cords. etc
Joe assigned to cut wood
Henry tend the nets
Bob cut his foot off with an axe ( not exaggerating well a bit but it was severe I remember that entry)
Feb 23rh..weather, supplies. Assignments,
An Indian boy came in. He told us his sister, mom, dad caught the fever in January, died a few days later. He had to wait for decent weather to walk X miles through 3 foot snow…
Every day, from Aug, through to about Feb or March.
fascinating read.