{page one} Mr James Cameron Island 9th of Sept 1874 cutting in the Back Marsh Mr Fulton here and Son-in-Law George Renshaw came to Mow in Back Marsh 10th Working at the hay Making Coils 11th at hay Began the Marsh hay stack 13th Sunday I think it is the Sunday the Fire took in Cornwall Fishing caught a Lunge and Lot of Pickerel and Perch 14th I crofsed Summerstown Got 5 Collars From AJ Baker Mr Spencer and Alfred Henery here at night Got the Rat in the Trap 15 Went Down to Fish with Mr Spencer Below the Sturgeon Island Broke the Lamp chimney 16th Mowed some 17th cutting for the stable Pulling the stable Down 18 in the Bush 19th Commenced the stable Laid 4 sticks to Day 20th Went to the Bay to Fish Turned Windy 21st at the stable 22 Mr Spencer here and Boy Barton Brought me some Fat Pine 23rd First Day of Fall Autumn took very sick as I went out to Fish a very warm Day 24th at the stable Gordon went o Lavelletts to see if they were coming to cut the Marsh 25 Gordon and I to the store paid Jo for the 4 Loaves of Bread salt thread Gordon went this Evening For the Flour 3..50 Paid this John in Toronto 26th at the stable 27th at Kitt Kit very Windy seen Dunn and Briggs 28th in the Bush 29th at the stable St Michaelmas 30th Went to Hamiltons went up to the store John and I came Down to the house George Renshaw and Wife went to Finch 1st of October in the Bush 2nd at the stable 3rd Got the Beams in 4th Sunday 5th Foggy in the morning 6 or 7 Propellers a Race going on 6th and 7th at the stable 8th Put up the Last {illegible} set 4 Traps for the First 9th Getting a {illegible} in the Bush got 2 Rats 10th Hugh Anns Birth Day Gordon Went to Bosells for Chisel {illegible} to the store for Tea comb Matches {illegible} toria at Summerstown {page two} Mr James Cameron Island 11th of October 1874 High Wind went around the Island Found a Quart Jar 12th at the West side of the stable Roof Seen Wild Geese for the first this fall 13th at the Roof no more nails cut some Marsh hay in the swamp Back of the Barn 14th Went acrofs with 4 1/2 Bushels of Ashes 15 cents a Bushel Bought of Viponds 4 lbs cut nails 20 cents 1/2 lb clinch nails 7 cents 3 1/2 yds of Cotton at 10 cents Went to Isacc Blondeau's he is in Widow John Summers's house now 15 Finished the Roof Fixed the 2 Gable Ends 16th Laying the Beems for the Flour Laid most part of the Floor hung the Door took up the Potatoes in the Back Garden 17th took up the Last of the Potatoes in Front of the house Made a Whippletree set Fires in Brush Blow the House Windy a Good deal of Shooting at Christees Island took up the Turnips Killed 2 Rusters 18th St Lukes Day cold some and Windy Canadian did not stop to night in Lancaster Kept acrofs to the St Ammicet side set some Traps no Working of Rats in the Back Marsh Found a Bottle in the Rushes Lea & Perrins Bottle) the owl took away another of the hens Manitoba went up to Day the water Low but Raising some to Day North Wind 19th William and the 2 Boys came to cut Marsh hay covering the calf shed Got Rat 20th William Stacking made 2 stacks put 9 cocks in the Stable chinking the stable Thunder Raining very fine Windy 21st Finishing the Stable Floor and at the Calf Stable Drew some wood out of the Back Marsh Banking the West End of the house 22nd Mowing s{illegible} 9 cocks in the stable Loft Fixing the Loge barn) Drew up the Old Red Canoe Drew the Fish Box Tried alder Bark for Worms but no Good 23rd Livinia Birth Day a Fine Day 1868 Plastering some 24th Our Hugh's Birth Day Drew the Ash stick up on the Barn set Fire in the Marsh Hay Back West of the Barn Drew some Wood Peggy and Pete Bosell here for their sugar 24 lb