File #44150: "James Cameron 1893 Diary 34.pdf"

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{page one} Mr James Cameron Island 11th of Nov 1893 Fine Drawing stones 7 Feet 5 inches in the Well to night Mr Genie came had his Gun Fixed a Lot of shooting to Day sawed a Hicory Burning the Marshes 12th Martinmass Day Windy Fine Boys Hunting 13 Fine Mr Genie went off Finished the well to Day 14th Fine Fishermen went off Killed the 2 Pigs and they are Fat Johnny Charlie and Randolph Leander John H and Stanley at the Pigs cut the Pork to night Lots of Boats going to Day Fine some Rain to night 15th Windy the 3 Boys went to Rofs Island to hunt Johnny Salted the Pork Put it in the East cellar made a Fence around the Marsh hay stack some Grains of snow windy Drew some Drags 16th Windy Johnny Turned with the wind being too high Took a Bag of Potatoes Live Duck cut an oak for a Roller Snow on the Mountains {page two} Mr James Cameron Island 17th of Nov 1893 Fine John Morris went off turned windy the Boys got 2 Ducks Drew some Drags Windy to night 18th High Wind Boys went to the Kit Kit Island got no Ducks Rocket went up did not call at Lancaster John H and Stanly sawing Dry Elm stove wood churning Big Marsh Fires cool John H and Stanley Plastering the south side of the new stable put a Handle in the axe Put 2 Pails of Water on the Pork Barrel for Brine Sharpened the old crofs cut saw Fixing a Roller for the Sleigh 19th Fine Windy snowed to night 20th a Fortunate Day the Boys hunting got 4 Ducks Oliver and another man hunting Down at Charlies Island cut some in the Back Marsh 21st on This Day of the Month D M Master Departed Senior 1846 Leander Randolph and Charlie went to Dundee Charlie took 8 Ducks with him
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