In its time Coldspring was renowned for its meals, a sure draw for travellers.

Cold Spring House: 1885

Customer Number Last Name First Name Company Date mm/dd/yyyy Item Cost Per Unit Number Bought (lbs, or per item) Total Type (DR/CR) Page in Ledger Notes
447     Mons. P. Bourgault & Co. 01/31/1885 by amount for feeding John Nasmith's horse Nov. 13/84 charged by mistake     0.5 CR 57 tranfered to account of Mason & Daly
memo       01/31/1885 see notes     0   57 this evening, Mr. John Peebles from Stanley on his way to Cottonwood called in here to inform me of a report being at Stanley of my daughter, Ida Grace at Victoria being dead -Boyd
C.B. 2       01/31/1885 no cash sales     0   57  
memo       02/01/1885 see notes     0   57 received by mail at about noon today, a telegram from Stanley being sent here from Victoria by Doctor A.M. Taylor informing me that my daughter died on the morning of January 30th/85
499 Yeats Mr. Johnn A.   02/01/1885 by cash from S.A. Rogers     25 CR 57 C.B. 2, being dividend from sale of machinery
499 Yeats Mr. Johnn A.   02/01/1885 ex. Charge on above     0.25 DR 57 C.B. 2
499 Yeats Mr. Johnn A.   02/01/1885 ex. Flour 0.1 100 10 DR 57  
499 Yeats Mr. Johnn A.   02/01/1885 cabbage 0.04 30 1.2 DR 57  
C.B. 2       02/01/1885 no cash sales     0   57  
memo       02/02/1885 see notes     0   58 John Boyd & Indian James leave here this morning for Quesnelle to bring home flour & oats
C.B. 2       02/02/1885 no cash sales     0   58  
57     Cottonwood Ranch 02/03/1885 by cash     19.5 CR 58  
57     Cottonwood Ranch 02/03/1885 butter 0.35 4 1.4 CR 58  
57     Cottonwood Ranch 02/03/1885 oats 0.0425 258 10.965 DR 58  
memo       02/03/1885 see notes     0   58 John Boyd & Indian James returned from Quesnelle this evening at about 6 o'clock
C.B. 3       02/03/1885 cash paid Mr. John McLean at Quesnelle in full     14.5 CR 58  
C.B. 2       02/03/1885 no cash sales, but cash from Cottonwood     19.5 CR 58  
494 James (Indian)   02/03/1885 cash at Quesnelle, evening of 2nd     5 DR 58 C.B. 3
502 Hawk's J.F.   02/03/1885 supper 1 1 1 DR 58 by R.L. Shaw
57     Cottonwood Ranch 02/03/1885 flour 0.065 150 9.75 DR 58  
502 Hawk's J.F.   02/04/1885 bed & breakfast 1.5 1 1.5 DR 58 by R.L. Shaw
502 Hawk's J.F.   02/04/1885 4 horses fed hay one night 0.375 4 1.5 DR 58 by R.L. Shaw
502 Hawk's J.F.   02/04/1885 oats to be returned 0.08 20 1.6 DR 58 by R.L. Shaw

Interesting Events of Year 1885




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