{page one} Mr James Cameron Island May 23rd 1874 Bought of Viponds 50 lb Flour 1 lb salts {illegible} 2 Plugs of Tobacco Tape John Hamilton and I Down together took Dinner at Hamiltons Got a Bushel of Potatoes from John seen Mr Woods and Mitchell wanting to crofs Frank Laplante went acrofs with them Jim Hopkins there to Day Rookey and J Hamilton wanting Jim to Rent the Alexis Island seen Mrs Carey Planted some Potatoes high Wind 24th Sunday Queen's Birth Day took Medicine to Day Fine Day Magnet went Down colours up 25th this the Queens Birth Day Fixing the Lane Fence Went around the Island Gordon and I Keeping in the Black Bull very heavy straight south wind to Day Raining Fine and Windy East Wind in the Morning 26th Whitewashing the House 27th Planted some Long Johns 2 Basins of seeds) Victoria was Down with Raft Manitoba went Down Light the Corsica went Down Early this morning she ought to go Down yesterday Put the Big Flat Stone at the Cook House Cleaned up stairs Mosquitoes a Few tonight 28th Caught 2 Canoes got an Ash sawlog caught 7 Perch 29th Went to Dundee high E Wind a Montreal Yacht went up Salmon River Bought of RJ Baker 1 Pair Boots 3 Hats 2 yds of Ribbon 3 yds of Tweed 10 yds of Cotton 6 yds of Fine or Refined Cotton 4 yds Calico 3 yds of Flannel Black Thread 2 Tin Basins 1 Strainer Tea Kettle Tea Pot Pudding Dish RR Relief Knife 3 Bushels of Potatoes 1 spool of White Thread ) To 5 1/2 Doz of EEgs 1 calf skin Bought of Bordeau 2 pipes Election Day in Dundee For Cameron and Mr Laurin Cameron ahead to Day at the Pools Mosquitoes Bad coming Down Salmon River John Hamilton and Rookey sending their cattle to Alexis Island The Bay of Quinte got aground with a Raft Lashey came 30th set the Line with Lashey at East End of Hay Island Planted Potatoes Digging at the Potatoes up some of Them 31st Sunday Raining very hard 1st of Glorious 1st of June Making the {illegible} Pasture Fence Larger Went to the Kit Kit Lashey went off caught a Perch on his Line Planted Potatoes at " {page two} Mr James Cameron Island June 2nd 1874 The Boston Steamer went up the Back or south channel Got aground at the entrance of the Salmon River got off 3 the Boston came out this morning and went into Lancaster Fixing the sheds Digging for Potatoes Planted Cucumbers Bought a Basket From Quakeree a 1 1/2 of Butter for it Plastering Whitewashing Fixing the Fish Box Put out the Heifer calf yesterday went to see Lashey's Line nothing Touching it the Bay went Down with a nice Tow of Schooners and Barges Victoria went up the PasPort went Down 4th I think it was the Magnet went to Down south her colours up to Day or tommorrow went to Alexis Island for Fat Pine got 2 Big staves Corpus Christie 5th The Manitoba at 2 Rafts Gordon and I went to Christies Found Bun Got Fat Pine Digging and Planting Potatoes 6th Finished Planting Potatoes at the Barn Jim Hopkins here from Jo Lemays Gave him a cake of Sugar 8 lb 7th Sunday Heavy rain and high East Wind Foggy Mr Murcheson stopt as he was crofsing he was up {illegible} Hector the Rae Corinthian went Down stopt some where about the Light house with the Fog 8th Windy Fixing the Fence in the Lane Jim Hopkins came with his 3 Heifers and old Dick Left the scow Kept {illegible} Fish to night we Got 5 sturgeon and 3 EEls Lost an awful Big one Broke the spear handle in him Gave Jim 3 or them Johnny Down with him 9th Went to Summerstown got 2 Papers from Charlie Took Dinner with Lewis Blondeau Bought of Vipond 2 sacks of Flour Pepper castor oil Tobacco Tom Summers and Dr Dickinson got an upset Last night out of their Bun Heard Murdy Murchison and Captain Camerons Daughter was Married that what the colours was up For the Day the Magnet went Down Our Marys Birth Day 10th Went to Dundee had 9 1/2 of Butter Bought of RJ Baker 8 yds of cotton 40 cent cash Butter Tub got my Boots Fixed Bought of Bordeau Tin {cut off} candles Left my Shovels with the Blacksmith Lashey here Lost his caone Tyler Lincoln here Took away the scow I met the Clara towing {cut off got my 1 pound of shot Left when I was in Dundee {cut off}