{page one} James Cameron Island 9 of Sept 1896 Unfortunate Day Fine E Wind Randolph Stanley Leander went to Make the stack on Black Horse Island near the Mouth of Salmon River Got 4 sturgeon 1 EEl Lucias for 4 lb of Butter they are Going Home to Day as Fish Dont Well Keeping the cows from coming in apples Falling 10th a very Fine Day very Foggy this Morning A Great many Boats went to Day setting Fires in the apple Field Fishing perch Randolph got his Mast and rudder Leander went to F Covington Binding some sheafs corn Stalks Lewis for Butter The Exhibition in Montreal 11 Trimming an Oak and Maple on the Pitt Pint Tenters to Butter and Potatoes 30 Got 2 Sturgeon 12th Fine E Wind a Race the Rockett and Bohemian the Bohemian caught her and Passer the Tenters went off Took up some 6 Bushels of apples Mr Genie went to Cornwall had 2 Boats {page two} James Cameron Island 13th of Sept 1896 E Wind Fernandez John H Gordon came Gordon Traded his Watch for a Boat The Tot with John Hamilton Gordon Leander Randolph making Ready to go to the Exhibition in Montreal tomorrow at 5 oclock they went up to the Point 14th Fine the 3 Boys went to Montreal Mr Genie came from Cornwall cutting cornstalks taking in apples cutting in the Garden 15th Fine E Wind Mr Genie went to Dundee to sell apples Gave him Money to Buy Sugar Ball of Thread a corn popper Cutting Rushes at the entrance of the Ditch Taking in apple cutting cornstalks went to the upper Point Mr Genie came sugar Thread corn popper Randolph came 16th Leander came stopt at Mr Andrew Fraser's all night Lewis for Butter Barry for Randolph setting Fires Allen Cameron house Burnt