Mr James Cameron Island Jany 18th 1863 I crofsed to Henerys the ice Good came home and went to the Wake caught a Duck on the ice Gave it to Henerys children 19th Went to Dig the Grave John Duncan Henry William Rose John Rose & one of Long Johns Boys & Myself the Hardest Job to Dig a Grave that ever I seen almost impossible to Dig it Thomas Munroe Taking home From Hopkins came Down to R{illegible} had Dinner came Home Thomas Froze on the night of the 16th 20th Drawing Wood at head of Island put out some Bush 21st St Agnes Day Taking the Wheat of the Hay on the West side of the Mow 22nd I went to see Thomas Munroe Angus Came sent out 18 Pounds of Butter Basket & Towl Bought of A Summers 1/2 lb Tea 1/4 1/2 Tape -/4 Powder canister 1/6 shot -/6 1/2 2 sp{cut off} -/6 Got the Dog Bull Tarrier about 1 year old Paid 5 Dollars to Streeter for him seen young David But He looks very Poorly Bought A Lottery Ticket 23rd Went for the Mare to Walters Bought of A Summers Led Pencil -/2 1/2 Horseshoe nails -/4 Got 2 shoes From Joby Rose got a Mouse in my Trap Bushed some of the Road to Francis Island Thawing some Killing Hogs at David Summers Sherrif McIntyre Down to Ranald G{cut off} {second page} 24th 1863 Mr James Cameron Island Very stormy some East Wind cutting Wood 25th Sunday Robie Burns Birth Day 26th Drawing Drags Fixing the Roads for to Draw the hay went to spear EEls got 1 Henery Big Frank Tom skutters George Semo came to Fish I cut Holes for them got 32 out of one hole got 12 from tom cotters some a Great many small ones Peter and another Indian Fishing stopt all night Got 45 or 46 from them in all 27th went with Henery & Big Frank cutting holes for them Got about 70 or so Gave me 31 EEls took Dinner here Heard Antwine Bosell was called Last Sunday with Jessimas Girl Henery told me Heard Old Mrs Donald McDougall Broke her arm Peter went home a Mink on the Island set 2 Traps Fishers in the Big Bay 28th Heard that John Grave Died in California old Mrs Wright John Camerons wife Mrs Lablaw old Martins McMartin Buried to day Heard Bill McKay put in Jail for at his wife sawing Allens Logs Semo & Henery Bosells Went to Williamstown got a Ride from Keefe the Baker a treat at Ranalds 1/- seen Finlay Rofs and Wife and Margaret Rofs in James Summers store got a pair of Mits 2 Headstalls a sale of Lasy Finnans in Williamstown 29th got a Ride home snowing no Mink in the trap Heard Dany Duncan was poorly