{page one} James Cameron Island 11th of October 1897 Fine E Wind Ploughing Potato Ground Wind changed Genie Working at the Ditch set Fire to Brush Heaps at the Ditch cleaning it some next the River Wind very high to night Leander to P.O. Got a Letter From Bismarck he has Been very unwell But Better now Lots of Plovers Flying some Shooting Lucias here For Potatoes and Butter 12th very Windy a Few hail some Rain Fine W Wind Genie Fixing the Bun at the Ditch Made Preserves of Grapes Trees Breaking with the Wind stacks Blowing Down Husking Corn tonight 13th Fine W Wind Genie at the Ditch He went of to night had 12 Sturgeon or more Burning Burning Brush heaps Lucias to Butter and Tobacco {page two} James Cameron Island 14th of October 1897 Fine E Wind setting Brush heaps afire Bill and Billy here William Morris mean Bill got a Drake Billy took 2 a Drake and a Duck 15th Fine W Wind Burning brush Windy Lucias for Butter and Potatoes 25 to Stanley Snakes plenty coming out of their holes Killed 24 to Day very Smoky with Fires 16th Fine Windy Rained some a Fortunate Day 17th Fine Gordon Fernandez and John H and Dan Spink and Monter here Went to an Island Shot 2 Foxes 18th St Lukes Day Fine Windy Went to Dundee Butter 21..87 cents Bought Tea 2 Dollar Soda Pepper cinnamon soap Broom Pills Flour Fine Salt