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DOCUMENTARY 225

1829. I have known sixty-two men at one time off work from fever, principally in the harvest. At present we have 149 men, the same as last year. The wages of the officers and men at Fort Vancouver attached to the depot and general charges amount to 3500

Our farm yields

3800 Bushels of wheat, at 4/6 per bushel 855.0.0

90 tierces pork, at 100/ per tierce 450.0.0

100 tierces beef 400.0.0

100 hides 40.0.0

30 cwt. butter 54.0.0

180 cwt. pease 117.0.0

1916.0.0

which is transferred to the depot, and we have still in the farm store,

1000 bushels pease 1200 bushels barley 2000 bushels oats

We sent to Woahoo

A. 60 masts, valued here $30.00 a piece 450.00

B. 260 M Lumber, which at 75/ per M 975.0.0

3341.0.0 3500.0.0

A. These spars will sell at Woahoo from 25 to 50 each, and some 75.

B. Our lumber which we only value in invoice *75/ per thousand feet we never sell for less than *200/ per M. From this you see that these 107 men have done work at this place which at the low invoice valuation has almost paid the wages of all our present establishment and we have on hand,

1000 bushels pease


 * 75 and 200 shillings.

1200 bushels barley 2000 bushels oats