File #44073: "James Cameron 1891 Diary 23.pdf"

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Mr James Cameron Island {illegible} 1891 {second page} The 2 Girls and Leander went to {illegible} 17th Making a stack of Marsh Hay out Back Marsh about 90 coils Began Mowing the Front Marsh very warm the {illegible} went Down Rained to nigh 18th Rain Fine very warm Leander and Stanley Fishing {illegible} Jacobs wife here to sell Baskets {illegible} here told us Walter Ray's wife {illegible} to Day putting hay off the Barn Floor on the sticks taken Buds of the John{illegible} 19th Bismarck's Birth Day 18{illegible} very Fine Mowing in the Front Marsh and I went around the island Found 2 {illegible}cut Indians cut them for Baskets we t{illegible}Boat and Went to Francis Island they were away Made 12 coils 20th Fine Made 100 coils of hay in the Front Marsh chicken Hawks coming around Narcisse working at Phillips Boat 21st {illegible} in the Bay commenced to Rain Wind Found one of the sheep Dead Picked Top-onions and Poppies Narcisse got {illegible} 22nd Fine working at the stalls in the s{illegible} Found the small axe Lost near a year {illegible} Cut the Wild Oats splitting stove wood 23 E Wind Rained Leander to Hamiltons {illegible} paid Fishermen for the Lunge {illegible} of Eggs Windy 24th E Wind & W Wind high most awful Downpore of Rain {illegible} to the Head of the Island working at {illegible} 25th Windy making a Fence at the B{illegible} put some Manure taking Down the {illegible} nails out of the Boards 26th {illegible} Day a Pleasure Trip on the Boat {illegible} Island Made a stack{illegible} Mr James Cameron Island 1891
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