1898 {top right corner reads "March the 18 black cow} March the 18. herd fross 18 ice all gon out of 18 Meardle Flats 18 fish running a litle on Meardle Flats 25 & 26 W.J. Willis built 44 rods of shead fence at a 6 cts. per rod $2 64 26 paid to Willis by gallon maplele syrup. Ten hrs poark at 10 cts. per hr $1.00 21 John. Shock and John. Dillon started for vancover may 23 2 bags of potatoes to W.J. Willis at 50 cents per bag $1.00