{page one} Mr James Cameron Island 17th of May 1894 Unfortunate Day E Wind very Fine Burning Brush Working at the Boat all the Horses out some Drops of Rain 18th Raining Boys crofsed for Paint 7 Boxes 2 Quarts of oil Foggy E Wind Something wrong with the Pigs Like Blind Staggers Fortunate Day Go the Tin Kettle out of the Well 19th E Wind Raining Boys went to Bombay cutting stove wood Lots of Boats Towing some smoky 20th Trinity Sunday very high E Wind Bill Morris and 2 Boys came Broke an Oar Bought a Hammer 21st High E Wind Painting the Boat the Little Pig Died and its mother sick or crazy as she goes around Gordon made 2 Paddles sawing stove Wood at the Boat Fine Bill and Stanley crofsed 22nd Working at the Boat Fine W Wind Gordon and Leander crofsed took 2 Pigs to Duncan G had no change Took Back the Bun 23rd Fine the old Pig Died Making a Box for the Well Splitting Stove Wood P.F. calved to Day chickens out ____________________________________________ 28th Dan Cameron's Burnt Struck by Lightning {page two} Mr James Cameron Island 24th of May 1894 The Queen's Birth Day Fine E W Rained Thunder Fixing Pole for the Well and made a spear Pole Put out the White Boat Put the young Pigs in the Pen 25th Fine cool E Wind cutting stove Wood at the Door 26th E Wind Fine very warm cutting splitting and Piling stove wood Gordon and Leander took a Pig to Oliver Monica Lots of young Robins got some cat Fish Randolph not well this week came home with Gordon took 100 of Flour 7th Fine Randolph and Gordon crofsed George Annon and Wife on the Island 8th Gordon and Randolph went to Lancaster Randolph to get his watch Fixed Dan Camerons Barn Burnt heavy storm of Wind hail Rain Thunder and sharp Lightning Gusty Hence came in From the Storm cleaning the Stables Windy 29th Royal Oak Day or Oak Apple Day Fine Took a Bad Pain in my hip Rheumatism cutting stove wood Gordon Randolph crofsed 30th Fine E Wind Leander went to Dundee Bought 5 yds of coveralls stuff Gordon cutting stove wood Randolph went and came Line Boat went up to night 31st E Wind Stanley came with Leander Ferry Boat Richilue came up Randolph went to Jo Douquets Gordon crossed Rain