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 304 Charles Henry Carey February, I drew on them for the Ermintinger debt for $656.79. The mission owes at this time $369.13i/ 2 - Sunday, 8. Our Sabbaths are somewhat pleasant with perhaps 40 hearers. Monday, 9. This day I closed the arrangement with L. H. Judson in reference to an equivalent for his claims on the board to be returned to his former place of resi- dence in the states. I give him the interest on the mill of $6000 for 18 months, up to December 27, 1845, and also on principal $268.72. Thursday, 12. Appearances of spring are so promis- ing we have commenced gardening. Planted some po- tatoes today. This evening, quite a congregation in the Methodist meeting house at a temperance meeting. 100 persons present. Almost everything depends on keeping alcohol out of this territory. But I fear the result is doubtful and alas for this people if alcohol has free cir- culation among them. Many have come here to get away from alcohol; others have persuaded their friends to come to get them away from this temptation, &c &c. Now let ardent spirits have a free circulation here and quite a proportion of this population will be found at the altar of Bacchus. And the natives — language cannot paint the horrors and evils which will sweep them away on the free circulation of spirits in this land. Saturday, 14. Bro. Waller from the Dalls arrives among us. He is one of the executors of the last will and testament of the late Rev. Jason Lee. He has come down to see to the affairs of said estate. Sunday, 15. Bro. Waller preaches with us. A very good sermon. Thursday, 19. This day Bro. Waller leaves us for the neighborhood of the Institute. He is attending to the estate of the late Rev. J. Lee. W. W. Raymond visits us this day. Spends the most of the forenoon feeling about to see if I will introduce the subject of his jumping the Institute claim. As yet so far I let him alone.