{page one} James Cameron Island 14th Dec 1897 E Wind Raining hard Blowing hard not much doing to Day Fixed some around the Fire-place in the Sugar-Bush Rain all night 15th E Wind some Rain cleared off Ploughed some Ellen Morris Bills Wife Departed this Morning 16th Fine Rained Randolph here told us about Bills Wife Ploughing Windy Went to the Pitt Point Found a Peice of Hicory about 6 Feet Long Heard John H got his arm Bruised Drew up Genis Boat on Land Heard this Boy at Hamiltons and Haggartys went off Together Hamiltons turned Back from Brockville 17th Fine W Wind the Boys Gordon and Leander crofsed for the Mail got a Letter from DMM Milk Mary a young Daughter on the 15th Sow Pig Dead {page two} James Cameron Island 17th of December 1897 Wind changed to East commenced to snow snowing hard Livinia very unwell Last night Wind changed to West through the night 18th West Wind clear and cool nothing Doing to Day me very Bad Since St Andrews Day 19th Fine cool a Fortunate Day 20th E Wind Snowing Blowing Freezing a good Bit of Ice Taking in the Back Bay 21st First Day of Winter Unfortunate Day came in the Goat Harnefsed the Horses Drew some Wood West Wind St Thomas Day 22nd Fortunate Day East Wind Fine Gordon & Stanley Drew 3 Loads of Wood Stanley and Ionia Scating Leanders Leg not very well I am not Well 23rd E Wind Snowing Stanley and Gordon Drawing Firewood and Drew the oak Pine hemlog out of the marsh Wrote a Letter to Day to to DMM to be put in on the 24th not very Well Leanders Leg sore Ionia Scating Wind west tonight new Moon