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{first page} Mr James Cameron Island Dec 24th 1885 Broke on Stack of 3 Tons Fine E Wind 25th Christmas Day Fine not much snow in the Feilds ice Pretty well Broke up Freezing to night E Wind and the ice a making some ice took near morning in some places a good many air holes 26th open up from the Foot of Francis Island the steamboat channel Frosty Fine Livinia Turned very sudden sick E W changed to West 27th Fine ice making some and took through to night Leander got a Rat St John the Evangelist Day 28th First crofsing on the ice Leander and I the ice thin First time Leander to Summerstown Bought of Mr Ward sweetys 2 cents Bought of Nicholson Raisins 10 axe handle 10 Bought of J Summers 1 lb of Tea 45 paid Raisins 10 paid Raffle 50 paid got a Ride Down from J Hamilton 29th Our Angus Birth Day crofsed got a Ride up From J Hamilton Bought 15 Dollars of Flour From J Summers Tom Jack to take it Down to Hamiltons Bought of Nicholsons 1 pair of overshoes 1.75 Brought home Nicholsons Bag Oil 35 ice Busting side of shore 30th Fixing a place for the sheep in the shed 2 men crofsing over to salmon River Fine ice Breaking some to night 31st Last Day of the Year E Wind Fine commenced to Rain ice Breaking all up put in all of the Rest of the 3 Ton stack Leander and I Tried for EEls got none Leander got a Rat 1st of January 1886 Firing in the New Year the Boys all shooting shot a Duck Leander a Rat took in the Honey Bees in then put them out West Wind snowed a little 2nd chopping in the oak Field Leander got a House-Rat in his Trap ice going Down seen a Boat Fishing EEls {second page} Mr James Cameron Island January 3rd 1886 Fine Raining seen 2 men Fishing EEls 4th Raining E Wind Dug the Jumper out of a snow Bank 5th putting out Manure West Wind Rained some seen a Boat going down the Way of Rankins Bay ice Leaving the shore Fields Bare Lininia not well Leander got a Rat Lots of Ducks going Down about Dark Lots of seagulls picking up minnows on the water 6th Turned cold and Frosty Windy chopping stove Wood 7th W Wind Frosty ice making anchor ice going Down if there was no wind the ice would take Bent a peice of the axe cutting Knotty Hemlog cold Day 8th Hugh Ann's Birth Day 1866 Fine very Frosty shut acrofs to Christees steamboat channel open a Great many air-holes and a Big opening up at the Head of the Island W Wind seen a Mink Track chopping stove Wood House Warm cattly hearty 9th E Wind Drifting stormy snowing seen a Fox on the ice I think the ice must be Taken in steamboat channel open Late Last night snowbanks 19th Sunday W Wind Drifting air-holes smoking 11th W Wind cold Frosty John H and I to the Pitt Point set a Trap for the Mink Leander and I to the Head of the Island to see how the ice Looked a Great many air-holes seen a Mink Tracks Quite Fresh Lots of Fox tracks ice looks rough Frosty to night 12th New Years old Style chopping stove Wood W Wind a Very Frosty Day the Frostiest I thing we had yet air-holes smoking water raising near shore 13th First crofsing on the ice as the First ice U Broke up Bought of J Summers 1 lb of Tea 45 Radways RR 25 paid this Bought of Nicholsons Boots 75 losenges 1 paid 1/2 lb Tea 25 all paid Bought of Mr Ward Alum 3 orange colouring 10 paid 14th Broke on the 4 Ton stack {cut off}ne Bushing the Road Fine Day EW 15th Drawing Wood got a Mink Fine E Wind 16th Fine E Wind Races in Dundee seen a Weasel Track cutting Marsh hay on the Barn Floor {rest of entry illegible}