Frid Aug 5 Spent Day on Esophone. Raining all day. Baggage and a smaller Freight came down in evening and all is ready & start early in Morning Saturday Aug 6 Left very early in Morn and proceeded up the River, arrived at Fort Chippewyan early in the Evening. Sunday Aug 7. The day was mostly fine but windy and we Remained at Fort Chip all day. Got away About 5.30 a clock and soon entered the mouth of the river Proceeded up a short distance and tied up for the night Monday Aug 8 Started at an early hour and left going steadily all day. Passed Papleau Pond about 6.15 Tuesday Aug 9. Kept on up the River and reached Fort McKay Little Red River early in the PM Mist across and took on Wood, and in the evening Proceeded a short distance up the river and stopped