{page one} Mr James Cameron Island 9th of Dec 1893 E Wind Fine Boys EEl Fishing Got 137 skinning them to night the Hay in the Barn in with the Level of the Rails Done sheep came home from the Bush 10th This is Leander's Birth Day 1872 W Wind high 11th cleaning the EEls and salted them Sawing stovewood shot a Duck the Mare not well working at the stalls West Wind 12th E Wind snow very Frosty made a Good Lot of ice put 9 of the cows in the new stable now the mare is going to Kick Frosty to night 13th W Wind very very Frost shot a Duck ice making and ice Breaking its made over to Christees Island to night the Mare no Better its very Frosty to night ice takes a Lot to night 14th ice Taken acrofs all over here But a Lot of air-holes E Wind Boys got 7 Ducks Went for EEls got 10 Water Rising some Took the Boat in the airhole to the Sturgeon Island Looks stormy to night Unfortunate Day {page two} Mr James Cameron Island Dec 15th 1893 a Fortunate Day E Wind Drifting snowing high Wind to night Lewis and his Boy here sold him 3 lb of Butter 75 cents 8 lb of Pork 80 cents Gave him 7 Duck and a Pipe for nothing seen Fox Tracks 16th Stormy E Wind Drifting Grinding the axes The Mare Dead Wind changed this Evening West ice Broke up some cleaning 10 EEls Wind high to night The Mare Dead 17th Windy East Drifted 18th E Wind Frosty Drew the Mare up to the Wet Place Looking for the sheep did not Fine them snow deep in the Bush Seen a very Large Track a Wolf or a Lynx or a Large dog The Boys for EEls got 12 Lost the Axe ice Looks good 19th a Fortunate Day Went to Look for the sheep Found Them took them home put them in to night Lewis's 2 Boys here Gave them 2 lb of Butter 50 cents is all paid now for the Pig Drew some Wood