Mr James Cameron Island December the 23rd 1873

A Fine Day went to Summerstown ice in the Little channel Bought of Vipond 1/2 lb Tea 25 1/2 lb Tob 20 1/2 lb Powder 20 Pipes all at 4 1/2 Gal oil 25 94 cents and what I got on the 17th 3..50 Makes 4.44 cents

24th Blowing some Fixing the shed chopping Christmas Eve

25 Christimas Day a very Fine Day

26th cold Windy chopping

27th Drawing wood snowing stormy E Wind

28th Sunday cold

29th Our Angus B Day Stormy High Wind

30th cold Blowing high West Wind chopping

31st Warmer Great Lots of ice going Down New Years Eve Firing Water Raising very high

1st of January 1874 a very Fine Day Shooting spearing EEls in the Back Bay Gordon and I

2nd chopping E Wind snowing thawing

3rd Allen's Birth Day 1853 at hamiltons Got a Bag of Potatoes Seen A Hamilton and his Wife and Child Got Johny Semo to come Down to hamiltons Bridge with a Bag of Ho{cut off} Seen Mr Campbell the Weaver had New Years from him in Davids Shed Bought of Vipond to 100 wt Flour 3.50 1/2 lb Tea 25 2 spools of Thread 10 2 pipes 2 1/2 lb Tobacco 20 4..7 cents

4th Sunday

5th chopping in the swamp cold Frosty

7th Raining Fixing the Hinges on the Roan Door

8th Hugh Ann Birth Day 1866 chopping Raining snowing at the oak stick

9th a very Fine Day Took the oak stick out of the ice to the Front of the Door and got it up on the ice left it for to night

10 Lewis Lorren here gave him an ash to make Baskets Rain some Fine

11th Preaching on the Front snowing and Fine

12th Fine high Wind turned cold

13th St Hilery Fine calm Freezing some East Wind ice Making some got the Oak stick Brodiside to the Bank high Wind Breaking the ice

14th Stormy E Wind Drifing Snowing ice Making and ice Breaking Duck Plenty Fishhawks Diving Down on them and the Eagle after them the ice took acrofs here through the night or Before day light this Morning of the Fifteenth

15 ice acrofs at the Foot of Francis Island Went to head of the Island Gordon and I cold Frosty Nor West Wind Ice Jamming comeing Down the channel taken acrofs to Christees Taken about the middle of the Island at 10 oclock

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Mr James Cameron Island January 16th 1874

Very very cold Windy and Frosty chopping stove wood

17th cold this morning First crofsing ice Good never Tried except 1 place 5 inches Ice Being Jammed its very Rough Returned Viponds Bag {illegible} John in Montreal James Hopkins crofsed this Morning got a Ride Down From George Bosell to Hamilton Bridge Bought of Vipond 1/2 lb Tea 25 1/2 lb Tea 37 1/2 1 lb nails 8 3 Quarts of or 6 37 1/2 2 lb White soap 20 1..28..

18th Sunday Jame Hopkins here Fine Day seen a Duck on the shore and a Fox going up the hill at the Sugar Bush the Water Raising on the ice and cracks opening wide cut 3 EEl Holes in the ice got none

19th Raining hard Drew some wood with Dick

20th chopping in the swamp Frosty

21st St Agnefs J Hopkins came to put shoes on Dick took him home took my hems and Backstrap to Fix for me took the Old Horse home Gordon and I put in Bushes up to near Hamiltons ice 11 to 14 inches thick But it is Thawing I suppose this eill all be b{illegible} yet

22nd Raining thawing

23rd Jim came with the Ram gave him an ash Runner and some crooks for Fork handles Brought and 3 Books the Wind Whistling Islanders Types of American Beauty a Book on Flowers and Roots took his Whippletrees and 1 Trace of his Went to the Bush Commenced to Rain came home went again Raining

24th Charlie Tuppers Birth Day I crofsed to Little sleigh ice fit this morning after last nights Frost ice Pretty Rough although it Rained and thawed so much water Raising on the marsh and near shore John Hamilton in the McLeods Bush Got 4 Dollars from AJ Baker for my mink and 6 Weasel skins I sent with him to sell in Montreal Gave to John Vipon to Give to Hamilton as I owed him P Buchanan John Tyo {illegible} Treated in Summers 3 Election Times now Bought of Vipond 100 lb Flour 3..50 12 lbs Pork 1..20 1/2 Bushel of Pea 37 1/2 4 Plugs of Tob 2 chewing 2 smoking 20 5..27 1/2 John Hamilton took a Bag Down on the sleigh to his Place took down 2 sacks of Flour snowing the ice awful slippery work got my 2 sacks at Hamiltons East Wind Wind changed to night to West

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Mr James Cameron Island January 25th 1874

Sunday Robie Burns Day a Fine Day cool some Wind Freezing some

26th in the Bush Broke my axehelve cold and Frosty

27th in the Bush Put a new handle in my axe Frost and cold

28th Frosty some warm Began to snow Gordon and I went to Hamiltons

29th chopping cold snowing Election in Williamstown Between Donald Sandfield and J Grant of the South Branch very cold to night

30th chopping cold and stormy

31st very Frosty chopping Digging wood out of the pile as the snow is Drifted it with Banks cold to night Last of the Month

1st of Feby Sunday Fine

2nd Candlemas chopping

3rd in the Bush

4th Stormy

5th very cold

6th Went to Summerstown Bought of Vipond 29 lb of Pork 40 lb Pease 1/2 lb Tea 1/2 lb Tea Eclecterick oil took Dinner at Hamiltons John not Well took Supper at Renshaws got the Loan of Georges crofscut saw got a Ride Down with Charlie Rose to Hamiltons got Georges saw File Left the saw at Hamiltons John going to night out to the 2nd concefsion school meeting and Dance

7th Gordon and I went to Hamiltons for the saw and the Bag

8th Gordons Birth Day Sunday Leander very sick

9th Sawing the Pine Stick I crofsed to Summerstown Bought of Mrs Summers Pint of Whiskey 15 cents Bought of Vipond Bottle of caster oil Brought G Renshaws Bag to Viponds

10th chopping

11th chopping one of Russes Boys here for the EEl spears took home Mr Spinks spear Fine and some cold

12th Summers's Ball to night Valentine I crofsed Bought of Vipond 31 lb of Pork 1/2 lb of Tobacco Seen Jim Hopkins Treated in Summers and M{illegible} Treated A Hamilton Went to Cornwall to Day Kind of Drifting cold East Wind some Kind of a Fire Back of Mayvills Island this morning cold East Wind a Ball at John Tyos to night

13th Warm Raining some Jim Hopkins To 27 lb of Flour Got the ash and Runner water on the ice

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Mr James Cameron Island Feby 14th 1874

St Valentines Day a Fine Day no crofsing on Summers's Road I suppose the Salmon River is Bad with this thaw and Rain Filling my Bags with Ashes working around the oak stick a Gang of People Fishing eels Below Captain Frasers

15th Sunday Shrove Sunday a Fine Day

16th in the Bush storm snowing Raining turned Fine Gordon Went to Hamiltons for the Pork this Pork is not fit for use Jim Hopkins to the Shanty and George Grant taking care of the schoolmam

17th in the Bush Pretty cold not well with a Pain

18th Ash Wednesday I crofsed got a Ride up From J Hamilton Gave him the 4 Dollars From J Vipond Bought of Vipond 50 lbs of Flour 1..75 3 Quarts of Kerosene oil 37 1/2 Bought of AJ Baker 48 lbs of Pork 12 1/2 6 Dollars at its very Best told J Vipond about his Pork Being Spoiled took a slice to him to see it Went over to George Renshaw George had a Bee yesterday Drawing stones Dewey speaking to me about the manure John Hamilton took Down my Pork and Flour I Rode Down with Charlie Rose the Last Day of the Races in Dundee stopt to Dinner at Hamiltons made a mistake I east meat to Day but I never took any thought about it Went up for my Bag Got a Paper from Charlie Got the Loan of Hamiltons handsleigh to take Down my Flour and Pork John and Charlie going to Lancaster saw Logs a very fine Day

19th Cold and Frosty this morning expecting them to come John Came Drew 4 Loads Charlie Rose Drew a Load stopt and took Dinner at Hamiltons turned snowing George Renshaw Piling and had his Bottle Got a Bag of Potatoes From J Hamilton

20th 2 cutters at the Sturgeon Island Fishing EEls Fixed a handle in the EEl spear Prying up the Big End of the Oak Foxes running the ice to Day a Great many Fixing the Bottom Part of the Barn Door Raining Snowing Fine

21st John Hamilton and Alexander here John came to the House very unwell in Bed took 2 Loads stormy and Blowing Windy

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Mr James Cameron Island Feb 22nd 1874

Sunday Washington's Birth Day a Fine Day

23rd in the Bush East Wind turned to Blow hard from the West Blew very hard thawing raining Began to Freeze at night First Quarter Morning change

24th St Matthias Day crofsed to Summerstown With AJ Baker Measured the Lane Fence East side Bought of Vipond 1 lb Tea 60 2 Plugs of Tobacco 8 2 Bunches of Matches 2 cents Went to George Renshaws took Dinner there got a Ride down from Charlie Rose the ice Glib

25th George Renshaw came for Jim Hopkins Took 1019 lbs Went up with George Got a Ride Down from Charlie Rose took a Load up

26th Charlie and A Hamilton here went to Lewis Bosells Bee took home Viponds Bag Brought of Vipond 100 lbs of Flour 3..50 Pair of Boots 3..50 18 yds Calico 2..52 2 spools and 2 skains 6 yds of Cotton 60 1 Bar of soap 10 1/2 lb oats I came home left the things for Charlie Rose to take Down and he forgot them

27th Charlie went to the store and got my things William Lavellets wife and Boy here to see if I had had to sell

28th chopping Gorodn and I a very hard Birch cannot split it all Peggy Bosell and Georges Girl here wanting the sugar Bush Last Day of the Month 7 or 8 cutters Down Below the Sturgeon Island Fishing in their From St Annicet a Fine Day a Mock or Don sun on the East side of the sun and a Big circle around the sun

Sunday 1st of March St Davids The Festival of the Welsh a Fine Day

2nd March I started to go acrofs met G Renshaw coming for his 1/2 Ton of Hay and turned Back with him went up with George Went with him to AJ Bakers to get 1/2 Ton of Marsh hay had an upset and made 2 Loads of it a Fine Day George and I went to Dundee went to see Mr Smallman took over a Passenger a Blacksmith from Williamstown ice Getting in holes in Salmon River George thinking of having a Bee tommorrow heard about Janet Buchanan being unfortunate

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Mr James Cameron Island March 3rd 1874

G Renshaws George came Down to take up my Ashes A Very Fine Day sun awful hot George Bosell cutting Wood for the sugar came and Fixing for the sugar had 7 1/2 Bushels of Ashes Bought corn Broom Worm Losenges starch soap Matches 1/2 yds Cotton Lead Pencil I Bought on Credit 3/4 yds of White Flannel for Sugar Strainer at 45 per yd 33 1/2 J Hopkins Drawing his hay took 2 Big Loads AJ Baker Selling his horse Dandy to Spooner Sarah Baker going of West to night on the cars to Toronto Spotty calved to Day a Bull Calve ice soft and sloppy Got my Augar from G Renshaw Got a small Grindstone from George looks like Rain to night high Wind and Raining hard to night Jim Hopkins took home his mill a Great many Fishing EEls this weather Roads Pretty Bare Going in Buggies crows Plenty heard a Flock of Ducks going down this morning

4th Blowing Raining hard snowing Freezing Made a Few soft maple Troughfs

5th Went to the Bush John Hamilton and Charlie Rose here I cut the Dead oak on the Bank speaking to John about the saw logs

6th I crofsed to Summerstown John Hamilton and Charlie Rose came for the Logs took 3 hemlock and 1 Pine took them to Lancaster mill George Bosell here took the Pot and 3 Barrels to the Bush helped them Loading the Logs I went with George Renshaw to F Covington Races in Dundee Old Mr Chapman Buried to Day Seen Donald Angus at the Mill in at Mr Streeters in at Mr Parkers Got Granges and Matthews a cold Easterly windy Day Frosty cutting ice for ice housing in Dundee came to Georges stopt all night as he is coming Down in the morning Jimmy Pat in the store and I did not know him

7th George Renshaw and I came Down Got some hops and Leaven from George's Wife Jim Hopkins came for his Mowing Machine and Horse Rake cold commenced hail and snowing

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Mr James Cameron Island March 8th 1874

Sunday West Wind Kind of Fine Preaching on the Front commenced stormy through the night

9th stormy Blowing snowing took a Tramp up the ice Making a Place in the stable for the cow Blary

10th Blary calved a heifer calf took the other from Spotty he drinks without any Trouble in the Bush snowing Blowing

11th stormy Blowing Drifting Freezing the Black Bull got in the Waterhole his 2 hind Legs chopping and sawing stovewod the stove cracked this morning Put a Round Block under the Back Part of it with 2 Bricks on it so it would not Fall

12th On this Day of the Month D Master First came to the Island and the ice opened on that Day with was very early Windy Frosty West Wind water by the side of the shores a Good deal of snow on the ice in the Bush chopping

13th Made 27 Troughfs cold stormy Mary Snider Died

14th George Renshaw here for Hay took me home a Load of Wood had a Bottle went up with George Went to the Funeral Mary Roys Heard one of Donald Roaches children Departed Bought of Vipond 100 lbs of Flour 3..50 1/ lb of Tob 20 Pipe 20 1/2 lb Tea 25 1/ 2 lb Tea 32 1/2 Bill came Down with me Got a Bottle and 8 cards from G Renshaw Bill stopt all night

15th a Fine Day

16th John Hamilton and Charlie Rose came for the Pine Logs John and I went to Mr Martin Hill got the sawed 870 Feet John Paid for the sawing of them Pretty Frosty But fine Mr Smallman offered 8 Dollars American Money in at the Boat Builders Hurted my Knee taking the Boards out of the Mill came home

17th St Patricks Fired 3 Volleys Jim Hopkins here Brought home My Books and I Gave him his Books The Kinth it Hayward the Protestant Episcopal Minister at Jims Jim told me he almost was coming Down here

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Mr James Cameron Island March 18th 1874

George Bosell Got the Loan of the 2 inch augur square adze and the Broad-axe took 30 Troughfs finished to the Bush 24 more not Finished took 2 Bags of Potatoes George Tapt to Day I went over to Help Charlie Rose to Load Brought home Hamiltons Bag and Summers's Bag seen Jim Hopkins taking home Caribous canoe and had the wheel of Smallmans Steamer taking it out to the cars Dan Cameron a Bee Drawing Fire Wood Got a Ride from John McGreggor up to Tom Kennedys at night I stopt with Dunvegan William McLeod and had Quite a nice time and no ways short of the Barley Bru met with everything else he showed me a Belt of an officers sword that a Brother of Sir Walter Scott's sone Took of of an of Dead officer in Egypt with Splendid Brittish Lion Heads on it in Sir Ralph Abercrombie time The Rosseau's run away from McLeods Place Last night

19th Took Breakfast with Dunvegan waiting till Charlie Rose went to come Lavelletts looking for Law for her Daughter Thomas Murry and Ranald Angus there Charlie and John Came went to the Bush a Rainy Day still we Drew some Thomas Munroe came Down Brought a cow From J Hamilton I came home Great Deal of Water on the ice George Made Syrup we got 3 Quarts and 1 Pint Charlie May in here yesterday got a stick for his Thrashing Mill

20th John Hamilton and Charlie Rose came Down with my share of Boards took me a Bushel of Buckwheat took up a Load Chopping First Day of Spring William McLeod Moving his Cook House to Day Charlie Drawing Wood from the Hog Island

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Mr James Cameron Island March 21st 1874

I Made 26 splits of ash for Troughfs cut Brush at the Brush Fence in the Oak Field went around Lower Point the ice Getting Bad close to shores The Thornapple Tree George Gathered about 40 pans of sap John Hamilton and Charlie came Down and he yelled so mighty Loud and so often that I was sure the Horses was in the ice But he was at Lancaster to Day and I think it was some of the Lancaster stimulation was Roaring

22nd Livinia Birth Day seen Wild Geese yesterday seen a Grey Bird to Day Ducks Flying George Boiling in the Bush Got the Moles Took tin {illegible} and Provision to the House took home the sleigh Snowing some this Morning air cold But Fine Made the Moles Full and a 2 Quart Basin Full he took Home and some he made in a Trough got the 1/2 of What was made in the Trough and We are to Get a 2 Quart Basin about 7 lb we are to get Peggy Began to stop

23rd snowing Last night Drifting Blowing Making Troughs Finished 26 in the su{cut off} George helped us some

24th a Fortunate Day George came acrofs Gordon and I working at the Troughs taking them to the Trees 26 of Them 30 and 24 thats 84 Boiling in the Bush very cold Windy crofsing summerss Road yet Made 2 cakes and about 4 lb in the Tin Basin about 28 lbs) to Day

25th Big wind Aikery Burnt out

27th chopping stove Wood

28th John Hamilton and George Renshaw here took the crofscut saw Gave George some hay and a Bottle of Maple syrup George had a Bottle of Brandy Gave John a Bottle of Syrup went up with George Bought of Vipond 100 lbs of Corn meal 2 Dollars 1 lb Tea 65 cents Got a Ride acrofs from John Tyo and Robert Baker a very stormy time Blustering of snow came home

29th George Renshaw came Down with my corn meal I met him at the Head of the Island Peggy here

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Mr James Cameron Island March 30th 1874

Went to Williamstown sent Mrs Summers Bag home with George Bosell in Williamstown

31st in Williamstown

1st of April all Fools Day Got a Tin Tea Pot From Sullivan the Tinsmith and Big Pan Gave him my Pipe

2nd Came home hens Began to Lay Bought of Burbanks 1 Patent Pail 25 cents Plug of Tobacco John Angus came with the Buggy to the Front to Angus McDonalds Gate came home

3rd Good Friday the Heifer Rosy calved it is a heifer calf Made sugar the Moles Full and a 2 lb cake home I Eat no meat to Day set traps for the Mink

4th George came took home 2 cakes of sugar they went home found the ice not very good and came Back the ice opened at Francis Island to Day George and I Fishing EEls before the Door Got 30 EEls cold and Windy Old Mrs McLaughlin Died

5th Gathered about 10 Pails of Sap Easter Sunday the Ice opened at the Little Island

6th helped George to making For 8 Troughfs George Tapt the Rest of the Trees to Day Raining mist Dingwell snowing some fair very cold Drifting Windy

7th Boiling sugared about 44 Gordon and I Fishing EEls got 4 Lost one he went in the hole

8th Splitting the Birch and Ash Logs at the River split a Basswood for Rails sugared about 40 lbs to Day Began to snow heavy to night skinned the calf Sun a swallow for the First cranes came Grassbirds came heard nighthawks

9th a very fine Day sap running well put out the canoe for the First went to the Sturgeon Island Randolph and I Sugared about 33 lbs Peggy and George crofsed Left the canoe at Hamiltons Island Gordon and I Gathered about 15 pails about 60 pails of sap in the Barrels to night Drew the Bun to the River and the Jumper to the Barn opening slowly 12 Years Married to Day

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Mr James Cameron Island April 10th 1874

Began to snow hard from the N East went to the Bush covered the Barrels and Pots Mending Randolphs Boots George Pete and Peggy came sugared the Molasses and 6 lb cake Pete and George crofsed

11th Fine turned to snowing hard N West wind Sugared the Moles and 3 of the 7 lb Basins 1 2 lb cake Windy cold ice going Down stopt all night and a Going home in the Morning some Drifting stuff going Down some saw Logs wind too high to Get them got a Hemlock Plank Randolph and I Randolph and I in the Bush Gordon in the Bush with them all Day

12th Low Sunday George Peggy and Pete crofsed Peggy and Pete came Sunday night ice going Down some

13th Sugared Cutting Brushin the upper Field Made some troughfs for Gordon in the swamp and tapt some soft Maple Trees running well

14th George Renshaw here had a Bottle of Good stuff John Gray and his 2 Brothers here Fishing EEls stopt al night Got 4 EEls from John Gray Sugared 2 Moles 2 Basins Gordon and I chopping some wood for the Raining Thunder and Lightning to night the first thunder we had this spring

15th John Gray went of high Wind calm and Foggy Raining hard Made it in Molasses and crofsed Peggy and Pete came Back emptied the troughfs cows wanting to go to the Bush Broke the ice at the shore Prying it up and the wind Rose in the night and mad a Great clearing Pewits or Pevys came they come Regular every year and hatch 2 times in the Barn I see a Wild Goose every Day Flying alone he must be astray or Lost his own Flock Ice Brok well to Day from the Light house

16th a change in the Moon this Morning Fixing the Fence at the Pig Pen Windy Froze hard Last night Keeping in the cows Took the canoe up to the Door

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Mr James Cameron Island April 17th 1874

Cutting Brush Knocking around

18th Our Duncans Birth Day

19th in the Bush Frank Laplante here Got Gordon and I in the Bush Boiling 2 Barrels Windy snowing and Raining

21st George came gave him a Pipe

22nd Made Mollasses the Janet crofsed to Summerstown on her First Trip

23rd St Georges Day I crofsed in a canoe to Summerstown Brought 28 lb of Sugar to Viponds Bought of Vipond 12 yds of Coton 2 spools 2 combs 1 Box of Matches 1 lb of Tea Soda Tobacco Pipes 3 Quarts of Kerosene oil Salt 1/2 lb Powder 1 lb Shot at AJ Bakers Andrew in Williamstown at a Sale Went over with George Renshaw to Fix his Stick George and I came Down to Hamilton together John Vipond crofsed to Dundee

24th Sap Running no one in the Bush to Day on this Day of the Month Granny Departed 1869 set Fires at the Wet Place on the hill below the Camp Put out the Boat towed a Flat Peice of Hemlock in to shore set Traps on the stump Keeping in the Cattle 2 men and 2 Women passed close to shore up to Salmon River

25th St Marks Day Granny Bosell here Pete and Peggy in the Bush the old Woman stopped Fine and East Wind some say the Kind of Weather you have to Day you will have for 40 Days but its St Swithens I use to Look to the air is cold Froze {illegible} hard Last night Got A Rat for the First this spring the Janet crofsed twice to Day

26th Sunday a heavy North East Storm of Snow to day snowing hard stopt in the afternoon

27th Boiling in the Sugar Bush made about 3 Gallons George Renshaw here Wanting me to Go tommorrow to Lancaster with him sold George a Gallon of Mollasses then old Woman crofsed with Peggy and Pete to the {illegible} snowing acrofs cutting Brush on the Lower Point

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Mr James Cameron Island April 28th 1874

Went to Lancaster with George Renshaw Mr Heill's Light and the Johnstons Light Lit to night for the First time this spring George Landed me at the Pitt Point Gave me a Dollar for the syrup had crackers and Brandy at Big Dan Point above Allen Roys sap Running no one in the Bush to Day Lost of ice going Down

29th A Propeller went Down this Evening anchored at the Lighthouse Snowing hard to Day working at the Banking putting Manure on the Garden

30th 2 Proppellers and Tow Boat and the Alexandra went Down to Day high North West wind Fixing my Decoys

1st of May St Phillip and St James high Wind Froze hard snowing cold Went to the upper Point seen a Mink Track set at the Lower Point for him shot a Wood Pecker Put out the Decoys 2 Proppellers went Down the America and East cutting Brush at the south side of the Lower Point cut the Plum Trees Down Put them on the shore side Full Moon to Day the Weather very cold and Raw

2nd a Fine Day Gordon and I to the Sturgeon Island Made a Blind set the Decoys shot 2 Ducks heard something Like an earthquake this Evening Bismarck Laying on the Floor said it was going to shake him Down set some Traps

3rd Sunday Gordon Began to Boil and Gather as they have not Been here since Monday and its running all Week Bismark and Livinia and I went to the Upper Point George Bosells Wife came to see about the Bush they could not Get Pete to come to the sugar Bush A very fine Day Killed a Good many snakes

4th crofsed stoped at J Hamiltons Got my Bitters some of the Liquor of the Bee seen Mrs Cunningham Elizabeth seen John She{cut off} took Dinner there Got a Bag of Potatoes from John AJ Baker and I and George Renshaw Measuring Wood Sold 23 lb at 12 cents Bought Socks 50 yds Calico at 12 1/2 Tob 1/2 lb Castor oil 10 helping G Renshaw with the store house Laying the Foundation the Clara came in Got Top Onions From G Renshaw

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Mr James Cameron Island May the 5th 1874

Gordon and I went to the Little Island North side set the m hay on Fire Craig Pi{illegible} his cattle on Francis Island Bill McLeod Put his Bull on the head of the Island and went home with the scow to Hopkins without Saying a work to me about it I tried to Put him Back in the River but he wont go so I tied him to the fence to night and shut in our cows taking the Banking from the house not very well Pleased about that Bull coming

6th Crofsed J Hamilton Putting up a Frame to had his oil at the Light House went to tell W. McLeod to take away his Bull 2 lb of Sugar to AJ Baker Left a cake of 8 lb with Andrew for Peter Bow Grant for the use of his Pot Got 5 Dollars from AJ Baker Paid me for the Sugar Bought of Vipond 1/2 lb Tea Calico Rope 20 Tax 10 Soap 10 Got a Herring Band from him Got a Bushel of Lime from J Grant not Paid yet came Down to Hamiltons Put the Barrel of oil in the oil House John Charlie Roase G Grant a I Bid Good By with E Hamilton as she is Going to Lafrance to morrow on the Boat the First Trip up of the Bohemian to Day the osprey and a Great many Proppellers Going up to Day Digging in the Garden commenced

7th Digging the Garden

8th Digging the Potatoe Ground set some Traps taking the East End Banking From the House Lots of Frost in the Ground

9th Change in the Moon this morning very heavy Rain all kind of changes in the wind Calm Fine Windy the Corinthian went Down for the First time this spring

10th Sunday Blowing

11th Digging Planting Potatoes set the Leech for soap

12th Reg and Pete came for their sugar Brought Gordon a {illegible} Gave them some Butter a Great Lot of Rubbish going down {illegible} spear tonight got Suckers Pike Perch Rock Bass Chub

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Mr James Cameron Island May the 13th 1874

Pope {illegible} the 9th Born on this Day of the Month William McLeod and his Farmer after their Bull Made the Barrel of Soft Soap Rafts going Down John James his Raising yesterday

14th Fixing the Floor in the cookhouse Went to J Hopkins Got his spear as mine is not Fixed yet he has no coal {illegible} Ploughing for Pease Froze hard to night Livinia at her Garden Planted 3 Beds of Top Onions Wind Raised as I was coming home

15th Planted some Potatoes {illegible} at the Garden 5 Beds of Top Onions 3 Bags of Potatoes Planted Charlies Tomato seeds From England {illegible} Cayene Pepper

16th East Wind and West Blew hard to night and Rained Fixed the sticks around the Potatoes Fixing some at the Calf Pasture Bismarck and Livinia went up in the Bay only 5 of the Hens Laying Ticks Bad cutting some Fat Pine shot a Red headed Wood Pecker there is 4 of them came to the {cut off} to Day every year regular there was always one came splitting rails a Raft this side of Renshaws Wharf

17th Sund the Sp{cut off} Went Down the Bay went Down without a Tow West Wind the air is cool to Day Salted the cows up on the hill Water high Found a Bottle on the Water I think its ink that was in it 3 of Calvins Men here to supper half staved slept in the stable loft in the hay

18th took their Breakfast and Dinner Gave me 1.75 cents and I put them to the Raft they stopt on the raft all night raining

19th came Back 2 of them stop in the Morning the other went with the {illegible} Plots Majore is his name had 6 Meals Gave me a Dollar as they had no More

20th Went to Summerstown Mrs Summers wanting some Potato onions John Hamilton William McLeod and I in Davids Bought of Viponds 25 lb of Corn Meal 1/2 lb Tea Broom Hoe Soda 3 yds of Calico 1 3/4 Tweed for Gordon 35 a yd Tob Pipe

21st Plastering Lashey and Laduke came stopt for Dinner they went of up to Smarts Bay came Back to night and it is raining heavy got their supper had a Bottle this Morning

22nd Lashey and Laduke wet of Gave me 9 Dollars Gave Livinia 75 cents Working at the Soap this is the 2nd time at the soap 23 cents Summerstown Brought the summer {illegible} onions and some of the english Tomato seeds to Angus Suple at J Hamiltons Bill Morris and Q Suple took us over Fishing to night got 8 Fish Tom Sumers got a Maskinonge 35 lb

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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 "

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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}

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Mr James Cameron Island June 11th 1874

Shearing the sheep one of them I did not get till Dark Magnet went Down

12th Raining sheared the Black sheep Kept them in as it is cold Rafts Towing Down

13th Drew some Wood Putting Manure on the Potatoes

14th Sunday Miles and a Man Fishing here Factory man heavy Rain Thunder

15th Washed the Wool Mr Spencer here and Galerneau Fishing at night Rob Baker and John Tyo came and I Went with them Down on my Sturgeon Bar

16th Barking Barking the chairs

17th Jim Y Cameron Dr Crary and Labuff here Treated me with a Drop of Good Stuff

18th the Ever Memorable Battle of Waterloo Mr Fulton here Weeding Drawing Wood

19th hoeing a Man Going about on the River the Boston steamer Wakened him up in the Evening the Corsican coming up Would have run him over if I had not Gone out in the steamboat channel and Towed him out of her way asked him his name and he told me it was Toughf and again when I got him all Right I asked him again and he said it was Alexander McCarty so I set him on the right course to Christees Island and then he knew the where Matthews shanty was the wind raised very sudden and high from the East to night

20th made a Pig Pen crofsed to Viponds Bought Tea Tobacco Pipes Gave Lewis Blondeau some ---- men at the shore here to night Fishing old Mr Barrett Buried to Day in Williamstown with AJ Baker Launching his Boat Henery Left the Victoria yesterday and Grant and Dan Cameron Taking their Bulls from the Island the Alexandra Went Down in Tow of the Bay

21st Rose Sunday Went to Butternut Rofs Gull Lizard Kit Kit and Sturgeon Island Gordon Randolph and myself Fishing Lashey set his Line 1st Day of Summer

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Mr James Cameron Island June 22nd 1874

Our Dan's Birth Day a Great many rafts went Down in Tow and sailing Lashey crofsed Forgot his lines and came again after them cutting the weeds in the Potatoes went Down to the Line

25th Mr Tuthills here made me a Present of a Trowling Line all complete Gave him some old Indian curiositys axes Flint Crockery Stones Treated me to a Glass of Beer The Boston aground George Sims here

24th St John the Baptiste Day a Great Gathering in Montreal for all parts of the States and Canada Tyler Lincoln here Treated me to a Glass of {illegible} {illegible} here Sandy Dugold McGillis {illegible} and a Man By the name of Warden or Warder they were on a Raft and had nothing to East I gave them their Dinner

25th Went out to George Renshaws wool and Thomas Munroes Bought at Viponds 5 cents of Nutmegs the Boston after a Smallman Steamer to Tow them off would not Go But went to Lancaster for a Load of Eggs

26 Went to Hamilton the Boston Got off Ground this morning Went to Dundee with 9 1/2 lbs of Wool and 3 1/2 Doz of Eggs Left my Bag with Robert to send it to Renshaw with Flour Bought 3 Plugs of Tob 5 cents paid to a Bag of Potatoes Got a Present of a First Rate spear from Mr Between Rober Baker and John Tyo Robert got the Beard of it Fired By the Blacksmith Mr Fulton and Mr White here to night Jame Y Cameron and his man here

27th Went to John Hamiltons The Abysinian and Athenian went Down Murdy Murchison and Sheltee putting their Horses to Alexis Island went to G Renshaw my Flour did not come Got some from George and he gave me a Loaf Killed a Calf {illegible} Roses Wife took the Head of it

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Mr James Cameron Island June 28th 1874

Sunday Berries ripe some strawberries Lashe here

29th St Peters Day Hoeing

30th Drawing Wood 2 of the sheep Lame by some chasing them

1st of July Dominion Day Found 7 of the Lambs Dead Canadian First Trip Jacob or George Edward here Gave them Pine to Fish

2nd Hoeing Leslie Mitchell Jim Hopkins and Charlie Johnne here Digging in Sounding Place in the upper Feild Dug about 8 Feet came to shells and stones I Gave Leslie all my Indian curiositys and Bones to him for the Museum Middle Day of the Year Jim took his spear B{illegible} to put in my spear pole Raining hard to night

3rd I crofsed to Summerstown Bread Tea Tobacco George Renshaw Buried his child to Day still Born A J Bakers cow raising her up in slings Sacrament commenced in Williamstown to Day to night a Fishing Party here tonight Jim Hopkins Bill Morris Leslie Mitchel Rob Baker all Pretty well on the Boshure they came to the house to treat me before they would Drink all they had and Left my Bitters for the Morning

4th American Independence I crofsed got a pipe from John Hamilton Sent him the Brush hook to John Hamilton got 100 Wt of Flour from Vipond on R Bakers order to 5 cents of Matches Brought in G Baker the Bark at Thomas Munroes to Dinner seen Donald Suple on the Boat the Canadian Went to Dundee to Day Raining

5th Our John's Birth Day Lashey took away his Line Fine Day

6th Drawing Wood Seen the Comet Last night

7th Hoeing Mr Fulton and Peter the Indian Heavy wind and Rain

8th Mr Spencer for W{illegible} planted Turnips Fixing old iron

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Mr James Cameron Island July 9th 1874

Went to Dundee Brought the stove old iron {illegible} Bought of R Baker scythe and snath 1/2 lb Tea 2 Rakes Butter Tub salt (3 yds of Cloth on credit 1 Gallon Kerosene plug Plug paid this ) Great talk about the sea serpent at St Regis its all Bosh Allen came he is selling the Life of Livingstone a very warm Day heard the Corinthian got aground with the storm on split Rock in the Custom House Got a From Mr Phillips

10th mowed some Allen Gordon Fixed the Boat and Went to Bosells went out to Fish

11th Mowing Allen and Gordon went to the store Shows in Cornwll yesterday a Great crowd of People Allen Camerons son and Caribous Man here for to see if I could Pasture his horse

12th of July Sunday high East Wind not very well Charlie Rose and John Hamilton here as they heard Great Talk about Jim Hopkins Digging and Finding Ead men Bones and Indian axes which is not True Allen crofsed with them

13th Keeping Orangemans Day Firme High wind Laduke here and Frank Laplante Putting in

15th Mowing

16th Mowing

17th Putting in hay crofsed got 2 scythes and a snath from John Hamilton Bought of Vipond 1/2 lb Tobacco 1/2 lb Tea 1 pint of High Wines Matches 1 castor oil stopt at Oak

18th Putting in and Mowing

19th crofsed for Mrs Rose stopt at Charlies his Girl went over for Granny Rose the Boy Born at about 12 oclock Fernandez Raining and Windy tonight

20th Mowed some crofsed with Granny Rose to Hamiltons Gave her a cake of sugar and a Bottle of Vinegar or went to the {illegible} eat new Potatoes Bought of T Summers 1 pint of H Wines

21st Baking Making Butter

22nd Mowing

23 putting in John Tyo Hopkins here and Robert Baker here Pete Grant here I went to Fish with them

24th Mr Kirk Patrick and the Tailor here Dug some Worms for them a very very warm Day mowing on the Bank of the River

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Mr James Cameron Island July 25th 1874

St James Day Mr Ryan here for Matches Gave Gordon 5 cents I crofsed to Viponds with 5 Dozen Eggs Bought 8 Loaves of Bakers Bread John Hamilton Treated at Summerss {illegible}ter Lincoln and I Heard George Bosell Left the Manitoba Put in 3 or 4 Loads of hay a very warm Day Kept the Horse in the Barn as their is a stick campout of the stable and afraid it will fall Down

26th Dog Days Begin High Wind Rasberries Ripe Spartan went Down English Cherries Ripe

27th Haying

28th haying

29th 2 Boats Yankees here this Morning Asking their Breakfast Bl{illegible} Richard and 5 others Left 50 cents Mr Fulton and Edward Plamondin here to night

30th haying

31st the Last of {illegible} I am to gather something to put Down at the Last of the month and the Most of the Month {rest of line illegible}

1st of August or Lammas Day at the haying Gordon crofsed to Viponds for Bread 1/2 lb Tea

2nd Rainy this Morning there was a Gentleman Trowling I own at the side of the Rushes he came ashore I went to meet him and he asked me to go out and have a Trowl with him and so I Did and was all Day from home Charlie Rose and Rocky and I went to Alexis Island and it was cold and Windy They left me on their way Back at the head of the Island here it was Mr Minkler I was with Trowling Minnies Birth Day

3rd Went to Dundee with Butter 8 lbs of Butter Bought 8 yds of calico and 5 yds at 10 cents 1/2 lb Tea Tobacco (Flour cash 2.75 Rope ) Pipe sweetys Rattle Lamp hooks

4th haying

5 Went to Vipond for my Flour of the Jennie

6th Randolph's Birth Day a Fortunate Day Mr Tutlemans Wife here Got 2 splendid Maskinone one about 32 and the other 28 lb I am not Quite sure of the Weight

7th {illegible} and Herbert went of Raining some to Day Gave him {illegible} making {illegible} hay

9th Got a linge about 16 lb

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Mr James Cameron Island Augt 10th 1874 I went to Dundee Gave Mr Phillips a Lunge Left Mrs N{illegible} McDonald some Pickerel Bought of AJ Baker Bong Caps & {illegible} of Ropes Hat Spy Glafs or {illegible} Washboard 5 yds cotton Jim and I came home together stopt at Mr Phillips had a couple of Rounds of First Best stuff took Dinner at Bills Bill Mowing with his new Mowing Machine got an old scyth from {illegible} at the Hay

12th Hailstones Mr Fulton John Kirkpatrick high Wind Thunder Lightning very curious Lightning Ryan Grant and 2 other Men slept in the Barn Henery Bosells Wife Died to night

13th Windy

14 Paso Bone Jim Hopkins Fishing at Hay

15 Haying

16th {illegible}

17th 18th at haying

19th Bismarcks Birth Day Mr Dunn came to night camped on the Lower Point

20th Taking in hay

21st crofsed to Summerstown Seen Burton Got a sm{illegible} Gave me a1 lb of Tea

22 Taking in Hay Mr Dunn and Wife went off

23rd Gordon Randolph and I went to Alexis Island Men there Making a Raft of old Wood they wanted oars from me Mr Murchison and McDonell here

24th came for the oars 5 of them a 1..60 cents I got

25th Mr Fulton and {illegible} here

26th Gordon and I went to Fish set Rofs's Island took Dinner with Mr Fulton on the Foot of the Rofs's Island a very very warm Day a Drowned Man Found and Buried on Hog Island a Frenchman of of a Barge one of these Days

27th William Lavellette here for hay Mowing Gordon and I

28th Putting in hay

29th at Summerstown seen Alice Burton gave acrofs on the Jennie John Vipond going to Lower Canada Gave Captain Smallman the Money to Fetch me 50 lb of Flour

30th Sunday

31st Mowing

1st of Sept at the hay

2 I crofsed for my Flour, Found a Basin William and Richard came to mow

3rd Dan McMasters Birth Day

4th Mowing the Back Marsh

5th at hay John Angus Birth Day Lavallettes Working at hay shot 4 Ducks cutting the Last of the fine hay Gordon and I

6th Last of the Dog Days

7th Lavellets Made the 2 stacks to Day Fenced our stack

8th William Fencing his stack 40 hours Devotion crofsed to Summerstown 1/2 lb Tea Tob Matches

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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

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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

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Mr James Cameron Island Oct 25th 1874

My Birth Day St Crispin Day All Shoemakers Day Sunday Gordon and I to Christees Island Found a Honey Bee Tree a very Fine Day East Wind and West Magnet went Down

26th putting out manure

27th Fixing the shed

28th Drawing Wood

29th Fixing around the Barn

30th Knocking around

31st Hallow Evening 2 Men on the Sturgeon Island hunting Had a Dog to go for their Ducks when they would shoot them came to the house for oil and Eggs cracking nuts eating apples Drinking cider and Soda sugar Keeping the Hallow Een or till Hallow Eve

1st of Nov Sunday All Saints Day cold Windy Weasel killed the chicken set a Trap for him at the Barn and got him

2nd All Souls Day Fixing the Stall in the stable taking manure out of the sheep shed

3rd Just one Month to Day since I Did not smoke Went to Viponds with 9 Rats Bought Tea Tob File 4 lb nails Eclectric paid the above a pair of Boots on Credit 3..75 stopt at John Hamiltons took Dinner took away his Tobacco in Mist {cut off}

4th First time I tried for EEls got one

5th Guy Fawks Day I went to Dundee with 29 lbs of Butter 1 and a peck of Onions 12 lb of Rags Bought of Robert Boots 1..40 3 yds Cotton 69 5 yds Cloth 4..50 11 yds of Print 1..10 8 yds Calico 1..19 Got a 25 cents cash Gave me a Knife a Present Got 1/2 lb crackers 7 cents Very windy Day Bills 2 Boys Down the River with me seen Hughy Rankin a Blacksmith in the Bakers Shop fired smoky Dark Raining and Windy Got the iron of the End of a Whippletree from Mr Baker

6th Windy Drawing Drags

7th Cleaned out my Boat Fishing EEls at the Little Island Got 5 Ellens Birth Day

8th Ducks in Great {cut off} at the Door and in the Bay Went to Little Island Got 1 shot Good many Lashey here took away his Gun

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Mr James Cameron Island Nov 9th 1874

Banking the house

10th Mr Esdaile here in the Evening made a Decoy shot 19 Ducks Gave me 50 cents for the use of my canoe

11th Mr Esdaile came early this Morning came to the house about 10 oclock and had 40 Ducks shot then a Rainy wet Day he must have a Good many at night for he Kept his man busy going out after them

12th Windy Jim Hopkins here with the scow

13th Drawing Wood Broke the Jumper

14th Fishing EEls Got 24 some cold

15th set fire to the Marsh and the Wind changed to the south we had hard work to stop the fire from the stacks Jim Hopkins had a stack Burnt to Day the Indians set Fire to the marsh

16th Gordon and I to the Kit Kit Got 4 Ducks

17th Jim Hopkins took away his heifers and the Ram East Wind a Great Lot of cord Wood Going Down we Gathered near a cord of it Beech maple elm Basswood ash heard James Craig Departed

18th Working at the Runner of the Jumper

19th Drew some hay for the shed Mr Lander Reynolds here

20th Began to snow South Wind Bill and Rodney Briggs here came to Fish EEls turned stormy heard red Hugh Giles Died

21st On this Day of the Month Donald McMaster Departed 1864 Feeding the cattle cutting stove Wood Froze to night

22nd Sunday cold Fine a Great many Boats a Going to Day put in the sheep Last night Left the Lambs out The Bay of Quinte got aground to night near Charlie's Island or Butternut Island

23rd E Wind The Hiram Calvin and the William came this Evening the Bay of Quinte Working at her

24th the steamer Albian Went up piling the Cord Wood I Found at the Water a Good Cord of it Went to the head of the Island

25th Advent St Catherines a Barge went Down Gordon not Well

26th I crofsed a Fine Day Bought of Viponds 1/2 lb Tea 1 plug of Tob 51 yds of Cotton 1 cent Sweetys Rope 10 cents Black and Grey thread 2 hanks John Hamilton and John Craig taking the scow and canoe From Frasers marsh Left it when after 2 eels

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Mr James Cameron Island Nov 27th 1874

Fishing EEls got none trying Back in the Rushes sowing the thumb on my Leather mit Wind high a Good Deal of shooting

28th I crofsed Got From AJ Baker 3..10 Bought 100 lb Flour Bought 1 chimney 8 cents 2 Lamp Wick 4 cents Oil Got a Whippletree iron From John Hamilton and Charlie Rose cleaning out the Steamer Victoria A McLaughlin and John R Grant John and Jo Vipond Went Down to their Fathers the St Andrews Dinner or Ball Last night at McRae's (3 Dollars pretty steep this) William McLeod went to Alexan{cut off} a to night took a Buggie and its commencing to snow very hard snowed hard all night East Wind came see if there is any Light in Mr hills Lighthouse to night But John Hamilton has Charlie Rose putting out manure John Hamilton Plastering stables Broke my Paddle

1st Sunday in Advent Lots of snow it snow hard Last night Fine some Wind West to Day no Light in Mr Hills to night Light on Cherry Island

30th St Andrews The Scotch Festival very cold Windy Broke on the stack of Marsh hay Back of the Barn sawing Wood put in the sheep

1st of December cutting in the Bush Ducks and Geese Plenty

2nd in the Bush heard some yelling on Christies Island Drew my Canoes and cleaned them out and the Yelling Quit Kind of soft I heard since it was Mr Phillips that his Boat Drifted out from the shore while he was up through the Island a Fishing Light out night or its Jack the Lanthern

3rd changed the s{cut off}

4th Turned the stove rong End for the Pan of the stove

5th Drew some Wood Jim Hopkins here from Lancaster Gave me a Hooker of Old Rye and Left me my Bitters Gave me Shot powder and Tobacco Down with WB Rofs and Tom Calquhoun Gave him the Books Got From Mary-Ann

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Mr James Cameron Island Dec 6th 1874

St Nicholas Went to Kitt Kit on the Island West of Rofs I Found 2 Peices of iron must have laid there a Great many years at Charlies Island shot 2 Ducks East Wind and snow

7th Fishing EEls got 1 a Fine Day

8 Chopping in the swamp

9th chopping

10th Leanders Birth Day 2 Years Old to Day Drawing the Fine hay on the East mow

11th in the Bush

12th chopping at the Door

13th Snowing at night East Wind stormy

14th very Frosty North Wind

15th very Frosty Wind West Feeding the Cattle Extra the ice very near taking if it would hold on for another Day it would take

16th Put the Boat in the Barn Drew up the Canoes Water Raising Drew my small canoe Down to Bismarcks Bay as its the handiest Place to put her Out

17th in the Bush soft fine East Wind and West snowing

18th Took in the iron Boxes Fixing the Wire on the stove

19th Drawing Drags from the Upper Point Fixed Rosy in the Stable a Good Deal of ice Going Down shot a Wood Pecker thats continually tapping at the shingles on the Roof of the House 2 sugar Brids here around the House all Winter Ducks very Plenty out {illegible} shore not many wild Geese the Eagle Flying and Getting those Wounded Ducks the Fishawk around after the Ducks Cattle went to the Bush to Day

20th Last Day of Autumn or Fall East Wind snowing Fine very cold Feeding Reddy Extra as I suppose to Give him the Knife some of those Days

21st First Day of Winter St Thomas Fixing the post in a chair went to the Pitt Point the ice took up From Lancaster Drywell to Francis Island open all above this Freezing hard to night no Jamming of ice it Froze before Hamiltons at 12 Oclock

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Mr James Cameron Island Dec 22 1874

East Wind I thought the ice was taken and I crofsed to Hamiltons John told me where I crofsed it had not taken at 12 oclock Last night and its open all above that ice very thin my Road acrofs is very crooked took Dinner at Hamiltons Mrs Carey Poorly Got a Peice of Tobacco from John

23 Began to thaw some tonight the ice dont look any too Good crofsed but its very bad went to Viponds Bought on Credit from Jo 1/2 lb of Tea 30 cents) ( Bought and Paid for 2 Hanks of Black Thread 2 pack of matches 1/2 lb Soda paid this Got 2 Papers from Dan Got 2 Papers from Joe John Hamilton Killing his Hogs Frank Leplante Rockys Boy Willie Rose Charlie and John Got some Buckwheat from John and he Divided his Flour with me as their is none at the store the Ice coming Back very Bad Opened this evening B{cut off}

24th Drawing Drags the Ice all going away Jamming going Down Christmas Eve set up a Good while to night seen a Fire it must be a chimney at the Depot or in Meadow B on Fire Freezing some to night seen the Fox to night the Eagle On to Tree on the Pitt Point Gave the cattle a Christmas Eve supper this Evening Feeding Reddy Pretty well

25th Christmas Day Friday Pleasant but cold Wind West went the Lower Point Keeping this Day as Sunday ice Going Down some the River open

26th St Stephens Day Chopping at the Door

27th Went to the Sturgeon Island in the canoe ice Jammed up to the Sturgeon Island Went to Pitt Point

28th Killed the Bull Reddy Raining

29th cutting up the Beef 3/4 Weighed 228 lbs 1 Qu in the Milkhouse put the Boat up high in the Barn as the cows Broke some out on the Barn Floor

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Mr James Cameron Island Dec 30th 1874

Putting in the Marsh hay stack at the Back of the Barn cold North Wind high Froze very hard the ice all in a skim tonight and its Freezing very hard to night

31st Freezing hard all Day to Day to night is New Years Eve the Eagle at the Ducks in the air holes

1st of January 1875 Fishing EEls before the Door Got 1 Went to the Little Island North Side Got 1 seen 3 men crofsing Summerss Road water raising some close to shore Drew 3 Loads of Marsh hay from the stack in the Upper Field Kind of soft to Day

2nd Drew the rest of the stack to Day commenced to snow East and North wind put some in the Barn and some in the Stable Loft put the rest in the stack Behind the Barn

3rd Allen's Birth Day a Fine Day

4th To Day is Election Day for councillors in Williamstown Mr William McLeodTrying for the first Time Did not get in Went to the P.O. Bought a Darning needle From Charlie Roses 12 lb of Pork Flour 25 lb Got New Years from T. Summers

5th William Lavalette Drawing his Fine hay stack Lent him the 2 inch Auger cutting Drawing Wood

6th Epiphany crofsed to John Hamilton Got the Gazette of Dec 18th witha Big Lie in it about the Digging of an Indian Mound a very Big Lie for Mr Leslie to put in a Paper Got a Ride from Dan Cameron Bought of Vipond on Credit 1/2 lb Tea 30 cents 1 Peice of Tobacco 5 cents First crofsing Horses at Summerss

7th St Distaffs Day East Wind and snow Drawing Drags

8th Hugh Ann {cut off} in the swamp chopping seen 2 Hounds comeing Down on the Ice cut over to Christees then came over here went around the Island then went up to Hopkins I got a Weasel in my Trap crofsed to Charlie Roses with the Hid Gordon and I put out some more Bushes took a Peice of Meet 23 lbs a Fine Day

9th started to go acrofs and it turned stormy I turned Back very very High Wind West very cold and Frosty to night