April 2nd 1892. Sat.2. Our passage across the Channel was very good, having clear watter, with the exceptions of a few yards of Ice on the American shore. Our journey from the south side of Island to Marysville on the north was stage drawn by four horses on account of bad roads, the mud being almost to the axels all the way we left there by another Ice Boat for Kingston after we were nicely started the wind drove us along with the velocity of an arrow the Ice was as thin as glass in some places but we passed over quickly we had not time to go throw when nearly half way over we found open places when {second page} Sat. 2. we struck these we sailed through as nicely as with an ordinary sail boat. We arrived safe in Kingston at 3 Oclock P.M. proceeded at once to L.St. Murphys as a proof of my return with whom I had engaged for the coming season as cheese Maker for another man from there I went to station to take train at 4:45 P.M. for Camden East. I arrived in company with Alfred Lewis whom I met in Kingston on arriving here I was a great surprise to all as they entertained the idea I would remain away at least one year, I explained matters which called me back and all agreed I had done quite right {vertically in margin of page two} While crossing the Channel we were visited by a very heavy rain and slight flakes of snow but cleared off in about an hour but enough to wet me nearly through