27 10 557 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a778deb4c874b335175ff57ebfbdd4b4.pdf d2f1a96afcc16a59c628a791b20699c1 PDF Text Text �� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6e2f77b22bfa3c83aef6fe22a6a543a6.pdf d3f4deea56db4fb517dc10d90367a47e PDF Text Text James Cameron (1824 - 1912) 1871 Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive Volunteers {In places, this diary is worn from weather and time. On occasion, the tops, bottoms, and edges of the pages are crumbly and moldy, making some words and sentences illegible. In most cases, a note that reads “{Illegible}” refers to this situation.} 4 Page of This Leaf Mr James Cameron Island Jany 20 1871 Some cold went to the Bush came home John Hamilton came to Draw Drew 3 loads took Dinner at Hamiltons turned milder a change in the moon a Great many EEl Fishers spearing a Great many crossing the ice a circle around the sun Livinia not well 21st a Fine Day Went to Summerston John Drew a Load of Wood to the house a Frenchman here got Fire to cook on the ice their EEls took Dinner Laflesh is his name high Wind to night changed to the north a Treat at summerston {Summerstown} from Art Baker Sunday 22nd cold and Windy 23rd very very cold and Frosty 24th charles Tuppers Birth Day a cold Day chopping 2 Beeches in the Bush 25th Went to Art Bakers Bought Flour 100 Tin Kettle A Pair of Boots for Gordon 8 lb Pork 1 Dozen of Herring 2 lb Butter a Bottle of ink Lead pencil Took supper at Hamiltons a fine night a circle around the sun to Day seen Archy McArthur at hamiltons Helping andrew with the Wine No 5 James Cameron Island Jany 26th 1871 very cold and stormy the cat Kicked the Bucket 27th John Hamilton came down with my Flour Pork and Herring Mr Stebbins Niles and Jim Hopkins came with 2 span of horses for the hay John took 2 Loads Blustery weather to Day 28th John Drew 2 Loads took a Load of Wood 29th sunday snowing Began to use the marsh hay of the East mow 30th John Hamilton and William Lavelette and Boy here took 5 Loads Isacc Blondeau Married to day �31st Fine Day William Lavelette got some Fine Hay William and his Boy Chopping Went to Summerston Bought of art Baker 1 lb Tea 2/6 took Dinner at Hamiltons got a Ride Down from Dan Rookey 1st of Febry splitting the Big Beech Logs Gordon and I John took a Load him and Tommy choppin stove Wood 2nd Went to summerston Bought of AJ Baker 10 lb Pork 1 Doz Herring 2 yds of Cotton 1 Pint HW Pepper 1 Bunch of Matches pins 1 Plug Tole sundries spool Thread the Mill at Hamiltons Mill at Kenneths seen Colquhoun 6# Mr James Cameron Island Feby 3 1871 Fine Day snowing East Wind Wind changed to the West stormy Drifting in the Bush Gordon and I cut Down and chopped a Beech (Got a Paper from Dan yesterday) 4th very cold and Frosty North Wind and cold to night Sunday the 5th Very Frosty and Windy Freezing hard Full Moon this morning but no change only Cold West Wind house Warm But Burning wood 6th very Cold and Frosty cutting Hemlog stove Wood Mr Urquhart the Presbeterian minister Departed in Cornwall 7th not so cold a Fine Day the water Raising some near shore Peter Bosell came with Gordons axehandle I went to the Post Office sent some Papers to charlie and funeral Card Left 3 papers for Tom Davis got Postage Stamps put on sent a Letter to John got a Letter from him with 5 Dollars in it Registered signed my name to the P Office Books ½ Gallon of oil seen Mr Phillips spoke to him about the Duty of the Gun a Treat at Davids sundries at AJ Bakers 10 cents Went over with Walter Colquhoun to George Renshaws stopt at John Hamiltons coming home took supper there John and his Wife in the concession seen Mrs Cattanach 7 Mr James Cameron Island Feby 8 1871 Feb 8 1871 8th Gordon's Birth Day in the Bush chopping Stove Wood 9th in the Bush Kind of soft went Down to the Sturgeon Island to Look for the Pot we Gave to an EEl fisher with Fire in it to Keep themselves warm or cook their EEls on the ice his name is Laflesh did not find it 10th Jim Hopkins here and George Grant �11th Went to AJ Bakers Bought 2 yds of Calico 18 cents 36" 2 yds 18 cents 36 Thread Black and White 10 cents cash 3 Quarts of syrup 56 cents Got a Ride Down from J Hamilton he is Drawing a Load of Hay for Tom Kennedy Did not wait for the mail to Day Got a Hooker of Gin from John Hamilton Sunday 12th Preaching on the Front a change in the moon 3 Quarter East Wind cold some 13 Drawing Wood Went to the Stove Bought of AJ Baker ½ lb Tea 1/3 14th St-Valentines Day Bought of AJ Baker Treat 10 cents 1 plug Tobaco 5 cents the Ball at Summers’s {Above it reads: Tom Davis here got Flour} 15th Roses got a Load of Marsh hay 1 ½ Tons got 2 Bags of Potatoes gave Willie Moore {Carew?} and the Story of the Red Fox Mr James Cameron Island 16th Feby 1871 8 Went to Summerstown got a Ride up From John Hamilton Brought the Tin Kettle home to AJ Baker Bought 100 lb Flour 4 Dollars 9 lb Pork 1-12 ½ 1 Doz Herrings 25 cents 4 yds Calico at 15 60 cents 1 ½ Wincey at 10d {‘d’ likely refers to ‘pence’} 25 cents 1 spool 7 cents 6" 22 ½ called at John Hamiltons to tell him to take Down my Flour From the store 17th John Hamilton took Down my Flour Bonville and son and Dupee here Fishing EEls Wanting to Buy Hay a Fine Day seen 4 Wild Geese going Down Flying very Low very Early for the Geese to go Down allen Roys wife at Lancaster Buried to Day 18th James Hughs Birth Day Raining High Wind this Morning Gordon Went to Bosells Paid Peggy 10 cents for the Tobacco Got some Tobacco Fixing sticks under the Boat 19th Sunday a Fine Day seen a Man coming Down the River skating crossed over to Brunstons 20th in the Bush cutting a Load of Wood not very well 21st Went to Summerstown thinking of Going to salmon River Bought of AJ Baker 10 cents of Fine salt seen Barney Baker a Treat 20 cents Maggie Summers Poorly had the Doctor from Cornwall got a Ride Down from John Hamilton took Peter's Fanning Mill Down Mr Grimshaw at Hamiltons told William Lavellette Boys to come for Hay Got a Book about the Eyesight From John James in at Kenneths 9 James Cameron Island Feby 22nd 1871 Ash Wednesday Washingtons Birthday William Lavellets Wife here for Hay I went to George Bosells for his coat got some Tobacco from George cutting Stove Wood �23rd Went to F {Fort} Covington Taking up the Remains of old Mr Donald Cameron Carpenter and his Wife taking Them to Lancaster to Be Buried in his Fathers Grave speaking to Mr Ward about a stove Went up to the Grist Mill to Get a Ride home from J Hamilton Wrote a Letter in Congdons to John in N York at Mr Craigs Meeting at Summerstown the Minstrels there {Above it reads: seen angus at summers} Got My Book from Mrs Rose Robert Bruce in to see John the Gun to Be sent to John Cameron Fort Covington took James Grants Grist and andrew Roses Grist home 24th in the Bush Gordon went home with George Bosells coa{t} a Fine Day 25th A Fortunate Day not very well 26th sunday Begginning to take the ice Down to Lancaster 27th in the Bush went to head of the Islan{d} Windy 28th Last Day of Feby Dan cameron and A Cameron Captain here Looking for oak I Went to Summersto{wn} Bought of AJ Baker 17 lb Pork 1 ½ Doz Herrings 1 lb Tea ½ yd Calico ½ Gal syrup got a Ride Down to Bosells with the Mail Bag took Dinner at Bosel{ls} got the Loan of Georges hand sleigh got a Peice of Tobacco from the old Lady Mr Craigs Meeting in Williamstown to night Mr McPhee took over a Drove of Horses to the Boston Market 10 Mr James Cameron Island 1st March 1871 St Davids Day The Festival of the Welsh March came in very Windy hail Rain and snow and Fine I am very unwell to Day in Bed Most of the Day after coming from the Bush cut 10 Blocks for Troughs had to come home as I am very unwell 2nd Fine in the Morning turned stormy East Wind Heard crows this Morning Gordon went with the Handsleigh for a peice of cedar for spoils ice slippery salting the cattle these Days as they are continually eating the old Grass I not very well 3rd not very well Raining snowing Made a Rocker for the cradle of Oak 4th a Very Fine Day Went to Summerstown got a Paper From Charlie some Better to Day a Good Deal of Travelling on the Ice to Lancaster 3 Loads of hay came up water Raising on the salmon River Frank Semo came across I Broke in close to the shore up above the Marsh caribous men Drawing a stack from George Renshaws Expecting mr Ward to come to Day with the Stove Did not come 5th Sunday a Fine Day Thawing some some cutters crossing summers's Road and some to Lancaster Gordon and I Put some Bushes so to Keep any one going the way of the hole at the shore 11 Mr James Cameron Island March 6th 1871 �Raining snowing Bonville and Dufren here the Dog stole their Bag of Provision I Gave them a Loaf of Bread I went to Peter Grants for to see if I would Get his sugar Pot went to the store Seen Francis the Indian Bought 2 Bunches of Matches Got a Ride Down from John Hamilton Heard about William McLeod and his servant Girl A Great Deal of hay Going over the River the ice on salmon River Broke Down to the Lines Barbara Cameron Poorly now Heard Mr Gadbois in Williamstown Departed 7th Peter Bosell came to tell me to wait till the afternoon and George would come over for the hay George did not come nor Peter Grant did not come waiting all Day for them 8th George Bosell came for a load of hay about a ½ a Ton charged him 2 Dollars cut 3 ash Logs for Troughfs went to Summerstown Measured the Wood went to Peters Bought of AJ Baker ½ lb Salts 1 Pint of H Wines a Treat from Pete Mr Gatbeau in Williamstown Buried to Day Black Birds and Wild Geese came 9th George Bosell came to Make trough made 35 or 36 and has Blocks cut to Make 50 A Fine Day soft Maples Runs Races on Salmon River to Day and tomorrow Mr James Cameron Island March 10th 1871 12 Raining Went to the Bush George did not come till the afternoon to cut wood for the sugar camp John Hamilton and Willie Rose here gave John some Poles with George and Peter in the Bush 11th Went to Summerston Bought of AJ Baker 10 yds Cotton 3/4 yd of surge ½ lb Tea 2 Doz Herrings 3 Bunches Matches told Andrew to Pay Peter 2/1½ Seen Bill Morris with a Waggon Looking for hay Promised to come Down for hay Took Dinner at Hamiltons John came Down with 2 Bags of Potatoes albout 3 ½ Bushels took me home some wood Ice Getting Bad near shore Good in the channel George Began to Tap and Drawing wood to the sugar camp digging out some of the Troughfs Gordon and I Old Angus M Donald on the Point Poorly Wild Geese and Ducks Plenty Grey Birds and Black Birds came Gulls Flying to the east 12th On this Day of the Month Donald McMaster first came to the Island Gathering sap with George in the Bush about 17 Pails Raining Foggy 13th Peggy and George came sugared 19 lb we got 7 ½ lb and George got 11 ½ Drawing Troughfs 13 Mr James Cameron Island March 14th 1871 nomination Day for Members George went for Peters Pot in the Morning Gordon in the Bush all Day ice opened at Francis Island Made Sugar in the Bush Broke the Big Black canoe Keeping the cattle in so they will not go to the Bush Heard Peter Baker went off yesterday Heard that Walter Baker Bought the House on Suples Place for 300 Dollars Heard that William McLeods wife would not come Back to live with him �15th chopping stove woo{d} Took some Boards to the Bush Frosty cold some East Wind ice opening slow Fixing the Fence at the West shed as the sheep Jumps over sugared of to Day some Ducks Wild Geese and Grey Birds and Black Birds crows came 16th in the Bush sugared of 17th St Patrick Fishing EEls got 2 sugared off Hughann came 18th in the Bus{h} with George HughAnn and Gordon in the Bush a Great sap Day Runs well George and I Boiling at night The Fox Left on the Island Heard him to night Keeping in the sheep and Heifer for fear of them Going to the sap Mr James Cameron Island March 19th 1871 14 19th Sunday Made sugar to Day Took home 34 lb of sugar to Day and 11 ½ lb the First time which makes 45 ½ lb he got George and Peggy crossed in a canoe ice going Down very slow seen {Above it reads: a Lamb} Fan-Tailed–Blackbirds this is the Last Day of Winter Spring commences tomorrow and a Fine Winter Day it is Seen no Muskrats yet as the ice is not clear from the shore 20th First Day of Spring a Fine Day E Wind Gordon and I Gathered 12 Pails of sap George could not cross 21st Election in Williamstown I crossed for the first time this spring in a canoe to Summerstown Left my Canoe at Hamiltons Island George Bosell Brought me 2 Letters this Morning and a Paper Got another Letter to Day with 3 Dollars inclosed sent a Letter to John Bought of AJ Baker postage stamps paper and envelopes starch Raining and Blowing the ice Good Between Renshaws and summerstown Mr Craig elected for Member 22nd Livinia Birth Day sugaring off in the Bush 15 Mr James Cameron Island March 23rd 1871 one of the White Ewes a Black Lamb snowing some made 2 Gallons of Mollasses for us Gordon and I to the Sturgeon Island Lashey and George Fishing EEls ice going Down snow George and Peter crossed Peggy stopt all night 24th Gordon and I to the Head of the Island some snow George and Peter came cutting Brush a Fortunate Day they went home to night 25th Old Lady Day Annunciation of the Virgin Mary I Gathered 20 Pails of sap High West Wind cutting Brush Gordon Down at the apple Trees ice all round the shore could not come to the sugar to Day with the high Wind 26th 2 Lambs to Day 1 Black one set Fire to the south part of the Island in or about the centre near shore Went to the Black Horse Island Henery in the Bush Duval son in the Bush and Georges Wife �Peggy not Well George took what sugar that was weighed home East wind a fine Day Gordon in the Bush all Day 27th stormy East Wind and snow a young Winter Gathered 4 pails of snow sap 28th Went to Summerstown Bought of AJ Baker Toba{cco} Tea Matches paid sold my 20 lb of sugar to Peter Grant at 12 ½ 24 lb Flour 1 pair Hens 16 Eggs a Dollar to Be paid yet small Boat crossed to Salmon River Sunday 16# Mr James Cameron Island March 29th 1871 Went to Fort Covington Peter Bosell a I Got the Do”ble {Double} Barrelld Gun Paid for the Freight 2 ½ Dollars to James Cameron Went Down to John Cameron's House he was not around Home Bought at Dundee 65 lb of Flour From {Dell?} Rae Bought of D Baker or Robert ½ lb sugar 7 ½ cents 11 lb Pork ½ lb crackers 2 Gimlets in to see Donald Suple Entered the Gun at the Custom House to Mr Phillips Isacc HolingBacks Wife Buried to Day The Water very Low in Salmon River a Great Deal of ice Going Down the Lake Mr Phillip and some other Gentlemen shooting at a Mark on the Water From the Custom House Down about 300 yards would think some Pretty Good shots made about 42 lbs sugar to Day 30th Fixed the Pine saw Log Moved the Double Stove in the House Bruce and another Indian Here all night Gave Bruce 2 sticks for Fork Handles sold them 2 lb sugar 15 a lb Got 2 EEls from him Wrote a Letter for George Bosell to Mr Kain Gave George 5 cents to Pay the Postage Fired the First shot out of the DB Gun shoots well did not sugar off to Day a Great Deal of sap tried to take up the Boat But it Leaks too much Peggy here 31st in the Bush a While Got the 5 cents from George took away some more of his sugar thats 443 lb he says is made now made to Day about 80 lbs 17 Mr James Cameron Island April 1st 1871 Wrote a Letter to send to John But I Did not Go to the P.O to Day all Fools Day 2nd a Fine Day Mr Gray and Mr Empy here sold 8 lb of sugar to Mr Gray Wanting a canoe Peggy alone in the Bush Georges wi{fe} there in the Morning Gordon and I went around the Island in t{he} small canoe Palm Sunday to Day 3rd Monday Put out 2 canoes took home a Load of Wood in the Fishing {ink splotch} EEls Got 4 a Lamb one of the Black Sheep made abou{t} 48 or 50 lbs of Sugar to Day set Fire to the Sturgeon Island Gordon and I a Great many Fishing EEls East Wind 4th Went with my Letter to the P.O a Great Day in Summerstow{n} a Fighting and Quarrelling a Dirty Muddy Fight in the Mud Jos Laplant and Murdy Grant such another 2 Looking objects with mud all �over the Face Eyes nose ears mouth and Body head and hair no Man or Woman ever seen the Like — Mr James Cameron Island April 4th 1871 18 4th continued Gray and Tom Summers had some Words would be a Fight only for McLeod Threatening to Put a Heavy fine on them Duncan Cameron Ben Doren and John Mangum going to Fight its a Story Day at Summerstown to Day Bought of AJ Baker sugar crackers and Cheese 5 1 lb shot 10 Box of caps /9 got them for 10 cents 1 plug of Tobacco 4 cents Got Dollar from Mr Gray in his house seen Mr Stebbins and Mr Spooner Got a Paper from Andrew seen Dans {DogerS?} in at 2 Men here to Day Drove down with the Wind one of them is Empy a Rainbow tonight Rained Blew and hailed to Day 6 cents Postage for the Letter made 2 Gallons of Mollasses ½ for us Frosze some to night Jos Laplante Bought a cow From George snider for 4 Dollars as she has a Sore Foot got 2/6 on the Bargain 5th Fixing my Gun Riggings Tom Munroe- -came home 19# Mr James Cameron Island april 6th 1871 6th Fishing EEls Gordon and I got 5 Gathering their sap in the Bu{sh} On the Kitt Kitt Island 7th Went to Summerstown Brought home Peter Grants Bag Got a Paper from Charlie Went out to A Camerons 1 for Downs Elixir {Rev. N.H. Down’s Vegetable Balsamic Colonial Elixir?} they had none then went to Williamstown in at James McDonald McRory in the Glen Got 2 Bottles of the Elixir at Mr Burtons Mary Poorly with the Rheumatism at Treat at A Camerons and he Treated 3 or 4 Times 10 cents to AJ Baker Angus on the Front Good Friday and a Fine Day it is the sap runs well to Day East Wind and changed to West 8th came from Williamstown Got a lb of Tea from EEle{ry?} took Dinner at Walter Bakers A Treat at Summerss Walter and I seen Angus came from Cornwall Skinned 2 Rats {muskrats} for Tom Summers Came Down to Henerys stopt all night Mr James Cameron Island april 9th 1871 20# Henerys 3 Boys put me across Let my canoe at Summerstown as the wind was too high Easter Sunday the sap dont run very well today Did not see the sun this morning {A?} Dont Dance a sighn of a hard year Rained some East Wind changed to the West in a squall 10th George and Peggy and Peter Boiling in the Bush a Gallon a Peice nearly Gordon and I Burning on the inside of the Pitt Point Fence Ticks came and snakes Loons came Pewits or Revey came ice Going Down in cakes yet ice in the Bay and marsh George took home his sugar Gave him a stick for an oar Lent them a Bag eat Wild Onions to Day Wounded 2 Ducks Dugt a Peice at the stable �some Frost in the Ground Began the Good Hay on Sunday for the cattle shut up Set 3 Traps for MusKrats for the first this Spring 11th snowing Rain East Wind Got a Rat for the First 12th Got a Rat Fixing Lane Fence Frost to night 13th Lashey here Crossed with Peggy to sugar Bush Henerys Boys wanting wood Gave him a stick for spear handle shot a Duck did not Get it 21 Mr James Cameron Island April 14th 1871 crossed for my canoe to Summerstown left the canoe I crossed in at the head of Hamiltons Island Heard that Mr George McGillivrays wife Departed to Day the Sessor {as in assessor?} or Collector on the Front to Day Bought of AJ Baker 1 Bottle of RR Relief 25 nutmegs 3 Tole -4 Barley 10 Thread -7 Paint 37 ½ sundries 10 oil 12 ½ Raisins 2 H Wines 25 Pot 25 Mat 1 Handkerchief 12 Bought of James Grant 1 Bushel of Lime 12 ½ Got for 10 cents Got 2 Boxes from AJ Bakers Wife to carry the Lime took Down the 2 canoes 15th Gordon and I to Jo Lamays the Watchmaker Living on the Brunston Place Left my watch with him to fix to charge me 6/3 Bought 1 ½ Bushels of Potatoes at 40 cents a Bushel 60 got them By weight Kept us to Dinner seen a Wild Turkey he had shot the First ever seen it must been one that strayed away from its nature Place its Weight is 11 lbs as it Travelled a Great ways and its eye out 1 of them its must Lost a Good Deal of its Weight shot a Duck 16th Low Sunday Sandy & Jo semo henerys 2 Boys 1 of Williams Boys here wanting a canoe and Gun Gave Sandy semo My Dog Bruce snow to Day hail East Wind and West Mr James Cameron Island 17th April 1871 22 Put out my Boat Went to G Renshaws with 13 lbs of sugar Got 2 Bushels of Potatoes at Hamiltons of Georges Potatoes Paid A.J Baker 25 cents for the Pot R Quit making the sugar made 1 Quart of syrup for the Last they made Frost to night seen Peter Spink on the Front Bought Pat Purcells Farm for 4000-500 Dollars 18th Our Duncans Birth Day Painting my Boat Gordon Gathering sap Tapt 12 Trees for him 19th First Steamer went Down the St Helens Gordon and I Boiling in the sap {Above it reads: Light in the Light houses} 6 Pails ½ Gallon HughAnn Randolph in the Bush Let out the Heifer and sheep Fixing the Fence setting Fires found a ½ of a Barrel Burnt 3 Good hoops on it set Fire to the Back marsh on the north West side of the Island shot a Duck did not get it Lightning tonight 20th Went with Lashey to his Line Heavy Rain Thunder and Lightning took the Pine Log to the Front of the Door Put out my Boat a Lot of shooting to Day Something took away 1 of my Traps Last �night got the chain I think it must be the Fox got his Leg in it and Broke the chain Found a Ducks egg in the Front march Got a sturgeon from Lashey Sent him my Gaff 21st Highlander went Down no Tow Finished Digging the Back Garden Shot a Duck 22nd Passport went Down First Raft went down before the Door took the heifer and sheep home to salt them Towing Propeller went Down and came up 23 Mr James Cameron Island 23rd April 1871 St George's Day the Festival of the English High north By west wind 3 Propellers went Down Seen a Large White owl eating a Duck at the East End of the Island the small Ash canoe went of by not being Drawn up enough but caught it this side of the sturgeon Island very cold to Day Found a few Ticks Kingston went Down Froze hard to night ice in the canoes 24th Plastering the house Went to Summerstown Got 2 Papers from Dan On this Day of the month Granny Departed 1869 Bought of AJ Baker ½ lb Tea 1/6 2 gal salt 8 cents plug Tob 4 cents 2 Bunches Matches 2 cents pipes 0/0 the Enterprize went in to Salmon River this Morning then the Brittish America went in Left my Boat at the head of Hamiltons Island took my Wheelbarrow home from Hamiltons Propeller Dominion went down 25th St Marks Day whatever Way the Weather is to Day it will mostly be all the year its East Wind and Rain changed to the West Gloomy shot a Duck got a Rat Planted 2 Pailfull of seed ends in Garden at the shed Dug some in the Garden set a Trap 26th Went to Summerstow{n} Plastering some City of Ottawa came up Went in to Salmon River the Osprey went up James Grant putting his Potash on Board the Brittish America Peter Grants wife a young Daughter Brought Peter the pay for his Pot Mr James Cameron Island April 27th 1871 24 East Wind Began to Whitewash the House Raining some a strange crafte sailed up to the foot of the Island got aground Wind changed saild down to Ross’s Island stopt all night and took a Tow next Day from the highlander 28th Went to Summertown took 12 lb ¾ of sugar at 10 cents Bought Flour oatmeal got 3 ½ Bushels of Potatoes at John Hamiltons of George Renshaws Potatoes Raining 29th Set the Leach for the Lie for soap Set Traps for the Big White owl he is Flying around Killing Ducks cutting Fat Pine in the marsh Raining East Wind spartan Went Down Passport Went Down 2 Big Tows went Down 30th Went to the Pitt Point found a Ducks nest 10 Eggs in the Back Marsh The L Renaud came up First Trip the City of Ottawa in to Dundee on the Sturgeon Island Gordon and I �1st May a Fine Day a Part of the Time wind changed every Direction in the afternoon a very very Brilliant Green Yellow & Blue more of a yellow shone on the south end of the Kitt Kitt Island it was very very handsome it must Be from the Rainbow Began the soap it hailed very cold very warm L Renaud went Down Ice Going Down Shot a Squirrel Wild geese Plenty 2nd at the soap Finished it went to try the Perch they would not Bite caught a succour with my hand at the Little Island Found a nest 8 Eggs in it set Fire to the hay on the Island Fishing at night Fine Day went around Island set hen to hatch 15 eggs under her 25 Mr James Cameron Island May 3rd 1871 Planting and Digging some taking the Banking from the West End of the hous{e} 4th Raining Digging some 5th Finished Digging this Piece Raining 6th got a rat 6th Fine the Highlander went Down with a Large Tow 15 Barges Went to Summerstown Bought of AJ Baker 5/- worth of Flour 2 plugs Tobacco 3 Bunches of Matches got Paid From Peter B Grant 5/- helping AJ Baker Barreling up his Beans John Hamilton and I James Grant Working at the Potash himself Got my Tongs from Tom Kennedy Seen Dan Campbell on the Front got a Paper from Charlie the L Renau{d} Got smashed some not up to Day 7th Sunday Windy North Wind 8th Finished H Planting Before the old House Planting five Hills in the Bush clearing a Piece in the Bush 9th at the Garden put up Beds cut out to Day put manure of the Banking on the Potatoes fixing the Garden Fence 10th Dug at the old House planted it with Potatoes planted 15 Hills in the Bush Little Livinia in the Bush with Gordon and I the Magnet Went Down a Great many Boats going to Day tried for Fish out Before the door got none Mr James Cameron Island May 11th 1871 26 Windy time Fixing the Lane fence cold a change in the moon - Windy 12th a Fine Day Went up to George Renshaws to Fix his Ram Lambs took over a Bale of Wall Paper to aJ Baker from The Wharf Went over to Renshaws Island with andrew to Measure his Wood sold it to the Brittish America Took Tea at aJ Baker took some iron to Tom Kennedy Borrowed 2 Dollars from Mr Norman Abrams Bought ½ lb Tea matches �13th Making the Gate North Wind high L Renaud came up after Being Fixed started to go across turned Back Wind high started again and crossed Bought of AJ Baker 48 lb of Flour took home a Load of Wood from the Bay 14th Rogation Sunday Blowing North Wind 15th This morning hard ice Walter Bakers Sale of all his Property caught 4 Perch plan-ted a few hills of Potatoes in the Bush put more onions in the Garden Found a hat put up the Pittition Picking wool of the Briers cold Windy 16th Shearing 6 of the sheep 17th Sheared 4 and Marking the Lambs and altering them 18th Gordon and I to Paul Jo’s the first time ever i was there Went across to Luke Bowens took Dinner at Lukes Henery Bosell came home with the Round adze 19th Fishing 20th Fishing taking home Wood a Great many Boats going up and Down to Day cutting Fat Pine 21 Went to alexis na houta's Christees Gordon HughAnn and Randolph 27 Mr James Cameron Island 22nd May 1871 Washing the Wool a squally evening with wind and Rain 23rd weighed of our own wool what I was going to sell and what was to be sent to Be carded for stockings & mits Crossed to Summerstown Walter Baker put out to Day Bought of Andrew on account of the Wool ½ lb Tea 1/3 53 lb Flour 1 lb Butter and plate helping Walter to put his things in Barbara Camerons Room 24th Queens Birth Day Fired a volley crossed to AJ Bakers with the Wool 20 lb had paid 25 cents and if he gets any more he is to Give it to me Gave me 20 cents a piece for 5 Rats paid him 2 Dollars for Norman Abrams got Bought Kerosene oil Salt helping Walter to move his Things to A Grants house George Renshaw took his Wife and all the Family in the Boat in at A Roses, Andrew Harrowing Wheat Went across with G Renshaw stopt all night to help him with the scow 25th helping George taking the scow out {Above it reads: Corsican aground} seen Maxims Daughter going to Montreal and Galernea Donald McRae across to the Renaud high Wind 26 Digging a piece for corn at the old house 27th Went to Summerston Brought Mrs Spink Butternut Cherry Alder Wild onions Brought Thomas Munroes Wool Ronald angus and Thomas a Bottle as I was starting away �1880 1844 / 36 Mr James Cameron Island May 28th 1871 Whit Sunday Went to Mr To Lemay or Jo Delorme Gordon and for my watch Paid him 5/- for the Repairing it stopt at the Foot of Christees Island seen Jacob and his Boy Got two EEls from him Thunder Lightning and Rain Wind very fine real hot sun Mr Lashey here with my spea{r} Got it Fixed at Mr McLeans in Lancaster the change Back a Plug of Tobacco i Took Thom{as} Munroe Mr Oxly {Oxley} and Mrs Oxly here crossing over {to} see their People and Murdy Grant with t{hem} Lent them my Boat to go from here had a Bo{ttle?} 25th Royal Oak Day very windy Making {a} Box for to hold Fish caught some Perch 30th {Mr} Oxly and Mrs and Murdy Grant came crossed over them Gave him some Perch he had some {Illegible} of his own Left a Peice of cheese with Liv{inia?} Norman McPhee putting or Laying th{e} Foundation of his stone House yesterday B{ought?} of AJ Baker Trowling Line 20 cents File 10 ce{nts} Took Dinner with Thomas Munroe came Down {with} Walter Baker stopt at Andrew Rose got Basket of Potatoes from her seen Bella W{Illegible} Son up with the Mail Boy Ann and John Cameron {Illegible} his horse to Kenneth for 20 Dollars 31st Planted some {Illegible} and corn Mr James Cameron Island 1st of June 1871 The Glorious First of June Fixing the Fence on the Pitt Point the Ticks most awful Bad very warm Day 2nd Taking home Wood cutting the Weeds in the Potatoes in the Bush Planted 2 Rows of Garnot chilies above the currant Bushes cutting Weeds in the Pota{toes?} hilled some of them Grubs very Bad cutting onion{s} and Potatoes the Hen commenced to Lay agaion {again} Put the Bell on the heifer Looking at the sugar it Begginning to crack Trowling commen{ced?} 3rd Went Down to Kitt Kitt Gordon Randolp{h} and myself Got a chub and Perch very stormy for a Little while fine cutting the Weeds in the Back Garden seen henry Fishing Perch 4th of June old George the 3rd Thirds Birth Day Trinity Sunday Trowling Randolph Gordon and T Jacobs wife here yesterday with Fish to sell Found 2 nests one with 6 Eggs the other with 9 a very very wa{rm?} warm hot sun to Day 5th crossed to Summerstown Got the carrot seed Mr Oxley Left at Thomas Munroes Alex Jim Roy putting a Lot of Cattle on the Boat Brittish America 6th Brought some cherry Bark over for Mrs Baker Brought a cake of sugar to Peter and Brought it home would not sell it for 10 cents Thomas Fixing his Boat Bought of AJ Baker 2 ½ lb crac{kers?} helping George Renshaw to put out his scow Mr Craig putting his horses Down to Francis Island Big John Grant Departed this Life �Mr James Cameron Island June 7th 1871 very Windy Fixing my ashes in Bags 7 to go to Dundee Tyler Lincoln here and 4 more men in his cedar Boat had 5 casks of stuff got some stuff he had in a Bottle from him they started Found a Birch Log Drove in to shore 8th Went to Bosells Gordon and I for a canoe Got the Loan of 10 lb of Flour from Mrs McIntosh at Archys Big John Grant up the Front Buried to Day Jo Laplante and wife at Bosells Henery Bosell got a Large Maskinonge {Muskellunge} to Day high Wind Gordon and I coming home 2 {Illegible} wind Bound on the Pitt Point Goyette and Son slept in the Barn all night got some salt to salt their Fish 9th our Marys Birth Day wind high caught some perch Brought home the Birch saw Log started for salmon River Gordon and I as soon as the Wind is Down a Little 8 Bushels of Ashes 56 lb of iron 12 lb of Rags 12 ½ lb of sugar {ink splotch; Bought?} at old Mayvilles Gordon and I Mayvills Girl sick the Doctor there 10th started it up to the store from Mayvills forgot about 16 lb of iron Left it on the store took Breakfast Gordon at Jat{Illegible} Donald DMcDonell Suple Bought of Robert Baker to 2 Dollars of Flour 50 lbs got it at M Ra{Illegible}s ¼ lb Tob ½ lb Tea Matc{hes} Got 25 cents for 40 lb of iron 3 cents for Cotton Rags 20 cents for Ashes 10 cents for sugar Got 2 Gallons of soft soap from Mr Baker he came Down with us to the mayville farm catching his horses sailed home the Adolphus went up to Day for to take the Dundee folks to procession to Williamstown I crossed {wi}th Bosells canoe got a Bottle of milk from Georges Wife paid Mrs McIntosh {for?} the Flour I got from her Mr Baker taking Down a Raft of Rails to the Farm Mr James Cameron Island June 11th 1871 Sunday June 11th Tote a Dice Grand Procession Corpus Christie and so on high Wind to Day heavy Rain Thunder an{d} Lightning the adolphus went Down with a Load Going t{o} Williamstown procession the Picton came out of Lancaster whatever she was Doing there Got some Papers from Mrs Norman MDonald yesterday 12th Hoeing Potatoes Planted some where the corn and Beans {Between the lines it reads: 13th Lost a Maskinonge} were taking up the Potatoes in the Bush hoed cutting Weeds around the Lower Point and Pitt Point 14th Lashey setting his Line him and Pete Bosell here with the Rain and Wind Gave him some Matches Gordon caught the First Dory or Pickerel or Wall eyed Pike 15th Fishing caught 23 3 Pickerel 1 chub and the Rest Perch took home a Load of Wood Peal{ed} some Basswood and Elm Bark Lost our anchor the Rope Brok{e} A Fortunate Day very warm strawberries Ripe �16th Picking Be{rries} 17th Made strawberries Preserves Henery Bosell here go{t} his spoon I Gave him mine to fix Went to Summersto{wn} Got 2 Papers from Dan Thomas Munroe supine{Illegible} to {Loreginal?} Went to George Renshaws got 1 Bushel of Potatoes from him George Bosell Left the Renaud and is on the Brittish America Bought crackers the L Renaud a Pleasure Trip from Cornwall went wi{th} Lashey at night to his Line Lashey here all night got 2 EEls from him Henery got a Lunge {Muskellunge} about 20 lb weight sold to John Carey 18th The Memorable Battle of Waterloo Went Down to Ross Island Killed 3 Black snakes 1 Green on a crew of French on christees Island playing the Fiddle and yelling the Kingston takes 13 minutes fr{om} The Pitt Point to the Lower end of Butternut Island The Magnet takes 12 minutes the corsican takes 15 the Spartan takes 10 minutes the Passport 12 minutes the Corinthian takes {blank space} minutes 19th Went to George Rensha{ws} working at the Fence got 50 cents from George Worki{ng} on the Roads in Summertown Rafts a Going Down Mr James Cameron Island June 20th 1871 In the upper Field Picking strawberries for to make Preserves Gordon HughAnn and Randolph 21st Went to AJ Bakers Bought 75 cents of Flour Matches 22nd Our Dan's Birth Day Went out to see them in Williamstown Brought out Strawberries and a cake of Maple sugar the court in Cornwall now about Mr Craig trying to unseate him But I Rather think they cant Do it 23rd in Williamsto{wn} Word came that Mr Craig got all right Angus and Duncan FMcLennan a Row Pushed him of ofthe steps Firing the cannon and Burning a Barrel of Tar in celebrating for Mr Craig Bought at Galbeaus a Bottle of Pain Killer as I am awful Bad with the Toothache Angus on the Bosure 24th came home from Williamstown wind high the Renaud a Pleasure trip 25th GSunday Gordon and I went to Mr Hopkins with a Letter to George Grant took Dinner there Bill and Emmanuel there spoke to Jim about Fixing my Boat I told him I would Give him ½ Ton of hay for fixing it Got 4 Books sicilian Romance, A Days Ride, Innocents abroad, Leslie Tyrrell, I got from Jims Wife 26th Hoeing the Potatoes in the Bush all the children in the Bush very warm George Bosell here Bargained for his hens took my Bag to Bring me 2 Dollars worth of Flour from Cornwall on the Boat 27th Windy Day �28th Windy 29th Went to summerstown took home my plain {plane} and Drawing Knife from George Renshaws stopt at Hamilton's to see if John had any Potatoes to sell 30th crossed to Dundee with Thom{as} and Peter Spink a McLennan a Provender of a man {l}eft him twice on Jacobs Island Bought on Credit 25 lb of Flour from AJ Baker Bought (2 ½ yds Calico spool soda paid this) Mrs Fitzpatrick young son Mr James Cameron Island July 1st 1871 Dominion Day Livinia, Gordon, - and Bismarck went to Bosells Got 5 hens and a Rooster a Dollar I have to pay George for them 3 of them Got smothered in the Bag coming home a Pleasure trip on the L Renau{d} Tall Brittish Flags Floating to Day 2nd Passport passed down the champion Going Down Sunday 3rd I went up to Summerstown helped them over with the scow from George Renshaws and AJ Bakers salt crockery Syrup and sugar Gorge took his cow over stopt at Peters Kenneth Down to Roses with me in the Boat Got my Book from Mrs Rose got my Flour at Bosells AJ Baker and Thomas Munroe took Mr Millers horses to Pasture 4th american Independence Day Rain and Fine Great Racing and so on at Fort covington 5th Our Johns Birth Day Transplanted 11 plants of Tobacco 6th Went with my Boat to Jim Hopkins to Fix Lashey here at night Mr Mr Mears and Mr credden Col stiles son-in Law slept in the Barn heavy Rain to night 7th Mr Mears and his men here all Day as the wind Blows very hard went off this evening Lashey and I to his line Got 38 cents from them 8th Jimmy Grants Birth Day had a Treat from him on that Bought of AJ Baker ½ lb Tea 4 Quarts salt 1 plug Tobacco 4 cents postage on 2 papers I sent to Mr slack Tailor Williamstown 1 for matches I owe AJB 9 cents on this ) Mr James Cameron Island July 9th 1871 Sunday salted the horses Windy 10th Jo Galerneau here Gave me some hooks gave me some hooks Mowed some thistles Before the Door Semo came for his scythe Got it put the Marsh hay on the East Mow of the stable loft Lashey here Jim Hopkins wife went to Williamstown �11th Fishing Down near the Kit Kit Got a good many suck{ers} Bass Pickerel chub and Perch Quite a variety to Day 12th of July Orangemans Day Drew some Rails a party out of Dundee on the Brittish America 13th Went to Summerstown Seen Angus had a new Buggy Bought yesterday Andrew Baker and Tom Summers went to Montreal the Americans surveying the River showed my sample of stav{es} to the Cooper thought them Dear for his work 14th caught a stick of Pine Went to Dundee met Mr Stebbins Mr Creed and Mr Turner the Egg Peddler Met Galernea spoke to me about Greenwood coming to Buy a peice of Hay Rain Wind Thunder and Lightning stopt at a small{Illegible} took some Biscuit seen the Drudge working went up to see the Cooper Laflesh Thomas Munroe crossed with 4 men the Schoolmistress and Rebecca had something to Drink at Tyo's met Don Suple going across had a Treat from John Creed my tin Bashin stol out of my Canoe By some of the Indians Got one from Frank Mayvilles wife D Baker and I Buried a Large Lizard Mr James Cameron Island July the 15th 1871 Fishing Caught a small Maskinonge 20 lb weight mow{ed} a swath Down to the River St Swithins Day no rain if it rains to Day it will rain for 40 Days the saying is, a Pleasure Trip on the L Renaud of the Indian 16th Sunday Mrs James Hopkins and George Grant here coming from Williamstown Walter Baker and his Wife and Willie Rose here 17th Mowed some in the Grove at the River side Raining hard Thunder and Lightning Lashey here to nig{ht} went with him to his Lines the champion came up to Day and Went Down yesterday there must be something wrong with the Banshee as it is her Day to come up 18th Raining started for to go Turned Back with the storm Left my canoe up in the Bay 19th I crossed to summerstown Bought 100 Weight of Flour got on William McLeod’s account Got 2 Papers from Dan Seen the Passed the Examination in them as attorney at Law Took Dinner at Thomas Munroe's 20th Smoking a Maskinonge made a few cocks of Hay 21st Harnessed the hor{ses} Drew a few Drags Drew in some hay 7 cocks in the Barn Mr Stebbins here going to Lancast{er} 22nd Went to Mr Hopkins for my Boat Got my cleevises from Jim Went to Summersto{wn} Bought of AJ Baker ½ lb Tea 1/3 Tobacco 4 cen{ts} 30 cents on credit Heavy Rain Thunder seen Long John son George Renshaw sold his La{mbs} to John Carey for 2 ¼ - each �23rd Sunday Fishing Mr James Cameron Island 24th July 1871 Mr Stebbins Payne Rockhill Creed came J Creed stopt the Rest went home creed Mowing in the Grove very warm to Day Gordon and J Trowling got none put in some of the sheep 25th (St James Day Battle of Bannockburn) {Above it reads: helping AJ Baker with his hay got salt} I crossed with 4 Lambs to John Carey the men Came to mow 26th Dog Days commenced Drawin Wood 27th started to go to Henery Genie's went as far as Rankins Point the Wind Rose I turned Back Seen old Mr Vondell working on Dan McLeans Barge had a hard time coming up around shor{e} Rained some stopt on the Foot of Christees Island Mowed some in Front of the house 28th Raining all the Men Fishing got a peice of sturgeon on Alexis Island Niles and Dighton Payne Stebbing Fishing Got 2 Perch had a Row about them Putting the Greese on their heads 29th Doctor Gillis and a Boatload with him of Women 2 3 men Niles Park and another man here they all went off to night 30th Went to Na Houtas Island as it is Raining Gordon and I 31st I crossed with 3 Dozen Eggs Bought ½ lb Tea Matches starch Tobacco Thread Mrs Hamilton called me in as Tom Davis went up to meet me at the store I went to Carey Tom Lying Down on the Island near the Bridge wakened him up he would not Rest if I would not take ½ Dollar from him I took it came home then crossed with John Creed gave tom Pap{er?} Mr James Cameron Island August 1st 1871 Lammas Day Mowing on the Pitt Point Fixing Fence caught a Good many Pickerel Creed sick the 2 Boys mowing and cocked 37 cocks very warm 2nd Gave them the upper Field on the haves Stebbin and Josey came Creed went home with Josey Gordon Randolph and I went to see if the Scow was on Alexis Island Mary's Birth Day 1864 commenced to Stack help them to stack 3rd commence{d} a stack Payne Charlie and I went to Summerstown for 1 Gallon of H Wines Cannons Firing to Day seen Sandy Snider on the Front Payne Treated me in Summerss 4 went to Alex{is} Island 5th stocking I went to Summerstown went to see John Carey got 7 Dollars from him he owes me 2 on the Lambs yet Gave AJ Baker 3 ½ to Give to Bill McLeod the other 3 ½ I gave to Thomas �Munroe Got 50 lb of Flour on Credit) from AJ Baker Bought 2 lb Butter at 17 cents 1 Bowl 7 cent Matches 1 cent Tobacco 4 cents paid this with 50 cents - a White Bowl) 6th Randolph's Birth Day 1867 Sunday a Fine Day Lis Laflesh and John snider here had a Bottle stopt till evening 7th Gathered 6 cocks about Finished all the stacks They took up all their Rigging and went off Forgot their Hay fork about 5 40 cocks in Paynes stack I put 8 cocks of My own in an{d} 5 40 cocks of Payns 55 cocks in the Barn now Mr James Cameron Island Augt 8th 1871 Found a Pine tree in the upper Feild above the House its about 2 feet high now payne and I found it when clearing a place to Build his stock yesterday the 7th) the Herricks here camping at the head of the island a Large Party of them some from N.Y and some of them from chicago they came on Monday the seventh 7th a very Windy time to Day heavy Rain Loud thunder and sharp Lightning when Herricks party was coming from christees Island they very near got swamped Christopher McRae and Josey Galernea Fishing I showed them the spot for Pickerel Mowed the road in Rushes Beside the Marsh on Monday the 7th Caught 1 Bass 2 Perch 2 Pickerel or Wall Eyed Pike as some call them 9th I went to Fish caught one Gordon and I to Head of the Island Met the Party coming to the House to get eggs onions Gave 25 cents Gave Gordon some soda a Good many cap Berries or scotch Bonnets Long Black Berries some Ripe 10th Gordon and I to the head of the Island the herricks went off Lost a vest George Bosell came with his horse {we?} went with the Ark for the Bull on Alexis Island and this morning Jim Hopkins took him away I Knew nothing about it till Josey Galernea told us after going up to the horse Island Josey put me across I Gave him stuff for a Paddle Mr James Cameron Island Augt 11th 1871 Went to AJ Bakers my Foot very sore Bought 2 lb butter 3 lb Pork 2 Bunches Black Thread 1 spoll Kerosene oil ½ lb Powder 2 lb shot seen Dr Shaver Fishing settled with x andrew for Mr Millers horses Paid the 50 lb x of Flour I got from him on the 5th the men on christees cutting hay, came home with the Jar Payne got, took a Barrel home for to hold ashes I got at the end of AJ Bakers store a Barge the Tug one of the Little Propellers run on the Bar at the squaw Island 12th my Foot very sore Fishing 13th sunday my Foot I cannot put und{er} me very sore and Badly swelled 14th Pulled out the Potato onions Found herricks vest Down in the Bay �15th tried or Begun the Potatoes at the Door Gordon Found a Bun went around the Island Fishing at the Pickerel holes not Biting very well 16th opened one of my Boils and put soap and sugar to Draw it and it almost set me Raving it is so very sore 17th shot a yellow hammer Plugged up a squirrel in one of the Hicory Trees cleaning my 3 Guns 18th Got 7 Ducks Went to the head of the Island seen Roses sheep I suppose they Put them on yesterday 19th Bismarck's Birth Day 1 year old to Day Got 5 Ducks a Pleasure Party on the L Renaud one of the Hens wanting to hatch Dipped her in the Water The City of Hamilton Towing here now eating Tomatoes Horse Beans Ripe cucumbers plenty stertions {nasturtiums?} Good Sunday the 20th East Wind Fine Day hazelnuts some Good Butternuts some meat in them Randolphs Foot sore and Bismarcks Bad with Boils and myself Bad with Boils its the Dog Days now and People should Physick themselves Before they Begin Mr James Cameron Island Augt 21st 1870 {1871} Shooting Ducks Took home Wood in the canoe 22nd Bad with Boils on My ancle and Leg Dan and Mr Lonagan came in the evening Brought me 2 plugs of Tobacco some Powder shot & caps Tea and sugar they went out swimming and Rowing in the Boat 23rd this is the Day the Great Boat Race at St Johns Renforth Dies to Day Dan and Lonagan through the Woods swimming and Rowing on the wat{er} Throwing the 11 lb Ball Dan Throws it {blank space} Feet they Went off this Evening home Races in Lancaster 24th I crossed to Summerstown (Bought on credit 50 lb Flour) (Bought ¼ lb Tea Matches 3 yds Cotton paid this) Got a Letter from Charlie heard of the Boat Race Mr Spencer and Christoph{er} McRae here stopt in the Barn 25th Went to James Hopkins for the Bull Jim and George Grant Came Down with me in the scow Left the scow till tomorrow James B Grant Died 26th Making an oar took away the scow East Wind 27th Heavy Rain all Day Old James B Grant Buried to Day 28th crossed to AJ Bakers Mr Spencer and Paul Grant here to night �29 Wind changed heavy from {small ink splotch} the West started to Go to Ross’s Island turned Back Fishing in the Back channel 30th Drew some Wood 31st Bismarck commencing to stand up put in 2 Bushels of Potatoes eating new corn very unwell to night Alexander Ocean McDonald Buried to Day Mr James Cameron Island Sept 1st 1871 Went to AJ Bakers to 1 ½ Dozen of Eggs one plug Tobacco the rest in Tea (to 2 lb of shot on credit) took Dinner at T Munroes speaking to Captain Newton of the Barge Griswold about the manure Let him have my Boat to go and meet the Adolphus she passed up here this morning to go for Fort Covingto{n} Lacross club to play in Lancaster I crossed with Thomas Munroe to Dundee with the 4 or 5 of the connors Tyo Fixing his shed George and Pete Bosell here seen Mr Herrick told him I found his vest 2nd a very warm fine Day very warm Gordon and I to Kitt Kit Island Ross’s and Butternut shot a Duck did not Get it Found a couple of staves took Dinner on Ross’s Island) Killed some Black snakes But I Did not Look after them much as it was shoes I had on if it was my Boots I would look after them more a Great Deal of shooting around Christees and Alexis’s 3rd Dans Birth Day and a Fine Day it is very Warm 4th Went to Cornwall with AJ Baker William McLeod's Wife Poorly Doctor Shaver attending 5th John Angus's Birth Day commenced taking up the Potatoes Got ½ lb Tea 1 lb Sugar from AJ Baker the Day I went to Cornwall took my Dinner and supper there Mr James Cameron Island Sept 5th 1871 {This ink on this page is more faded than the others} Commence the Potatoes took up 20 Bushels to Day 6th this is the Last of the Dog Days at the Potatoes took up 10 Bushels to Day Shot some Ducks 7th very Windy Babel and his wife called here as they were going to co{Illegible} Gave them Some Potatoes took 10 Bushels thats 40 Bushels out of this Peice Besides what we eat since Killed some Ducks Shot a Hawk 8th Fishing Got a Duck Fixing the ashes in Bags went around the Island seen Captain Newtons Barge aground Loaded with Hops and Leach-ed Ashes Sneaking to the Boy Smith the steamer Adolphus came up and assisted in taking them off 10th Sunday George and Jim Nicholson here B{Illegible}ting to B{Illegible} Timber for Sticklers Boat and Wanting to Buy Marsh Bay although it is Sunday �11th Went out with my ashes to James Grant had 3 ½ Bushels 15 cents a Bushel I Bought of AJ Baker 2 lb Shot 20 cents ½ lb Powder 20 cent 1 plug Tobacco 4 cents Tin Cup 7 cents a Great Pic Nic on Burnt House Point for Sunday school Children Peter B Grant Wanting his Pot seen Luke Bowen crossed for Thomas to Renshaws as John Barrett was wanting him 40 Days Devotion in Williamstown now Mr James Cameron Island Sept 12th 1871 Raising Potatoes in the Back Garden 3 ½ Bushels Randolph and I 13th The Fair in Fort Covington Commences to Day Cut some Marsh Hay 14th at Summerst{own} seen Angus took over Peter B Grants Pot Went to see John Carey seen Hugh Fraser (McKinney) at Carey{s} {Between the lines it reads: Great Frost Last night} a Great many crossing to the fair the Brittish america Down with a Raft with tents on it Put a Ring in Barretts Bulls nose to Day at Paris{h} minister Rap came across with I home a man By the name of Wesley Died very sudden to Day going a{cross?} to the Fair he was a schoolmaster seen Jim Hopkins over with a Passenger 15th Took up some of the Pota{toes} in the Bush, and they are very smal{l} what Done that is the tops Being cropp{ed} off and Grew and Blossomed the second Time a Handsome Large squash the Frost Killed the vines in the Bush But not around the House Bought of AJ Bake{r} 50 lb Flour at 3 ¼ on Credit left an note for him Blowing seen Tom Davis an J Baker Fixing Before his Door with Ground Sept 16th 1871 Mr James Cameron Island Mr Luke Brown here Got the Loan of my Brittish Musket Gave him some envelopes Luke told me I would Get his spear Besid{es?} Went to Alexis Island 3Shot 3 Ducks got 1 the shanty that was in Na Houtas Island is Burnt Indians catching Rats since some time in August I think the Drudge came out With the Brittish American to Day about 52 Bushels in the cellar now of Potatoes 17th Sunday Writing to Charlie a Letter Rain high Wind 18th Began to Cut in Front Marsh cut 8 cocks hard Frost and ice Last night The Ram along with the Little Nannie a Great many canoe{s} and Boats on the Water to Day cut some in the Back Marsh shot a Duck Magnet went Down 19th Henery Genie's Barge sailed Down passed the Door his Boy called to se me about the Timber he told me he was married in January his Father is coming up next Week HughAnn and Gordon Gathering Grapes gather 2 Tubs full Raining high Wind Got 2 very small Turtles Lost one of Them out of my Pocket 2 of the hens hatching Ducked them in the Water and shut them up to take the hatching of them �20th Shows in Lancaster Charlie and Willie Rose after the Ram and Wedder {wether} to Kill Made 13 cocks in the Back Marsh Shot Black Duck Drew some chips and Wood Livinia Bad with Toothache and earache Raining some Water very Low Mr James Cameron Island Sept 21st 1871 St Matthew's Day Frost Last Night Livinia very Bad with the Toothache a Barge sailed across in to salmon River 22nd Got a Rat for the First setting a very fine Day put in the sheep thinking of Going over tommorrow 23rd Windy Let the sheep go Gathering Butternuts some oak nuts Ducks not plenty 24th Sacrament in Williamstown some Rain here not much Thunder and Lightning more heavy to the north Fishing a Man and a Woman stopt Last night up in the Bay I seen their Fire this morning they had a Good many Boats a Going to Day Renaud went Down 25th I crossed to Summerstown AJ Baker in Montreal Bought ½ lb Tea ¼ lb cut Tobacco 1 Quart of Kerosen oil Got the Loan of Fitspatrick scythe from Jim Nichols{on} Got a Treat of Ale From George Renshaws Water Low Raising some now 1 pennys worth of Matches cut some Rushes Beat William Lavellets a Racing coming Down to Hamiltons as they said Hurra for a Race Got a Paper from Charlie 26th Began to mow with fitsPatricks scythe Got a Rat commenced to Rain Raining all Day East Wind cold Rain putting the onions in Boxes spreading the nuts on the Floor up stairs 27th Gathering nuts Gordon and I 28th Drew some Wood Raining 29th St Michael Mowing Back Marsh East End Made 28 cocks 1st of October Sunday Gordon and I to Ross's Island and Charlies Island Found a stave eat some Grapes and Cranberries took our Dinner on Charlies or Butternut Island no Butternuts seen Lamay's Boat at Ross Island Getting Grapes and cranberries shot a very Large Eagle in the Grove Mr James Cameron Island Oct 2nd 1871 Got a Rat Went to Summerstown Called at John Hamiltons to see the Well Depth about 32 Feet and about 12 feet of water in it now Heard old Mrs John Summers was very poorly Heard Murdock F McLennan was Laird of Williamstown AJ Baker in cornwall signed the papers again Bought of AJ Baker on credit 1 peck of salt Got 50 cents to Give to Thomas Munroe the pay of the sheep Kenneth Lost a 5 Dollar Bill Heard Willia{m} McLeod Lost his Grey mare seen Dan Ross from the �Kings Road he is taking up Large stones with a patent Machine seen George of Athol at Summerstown a very fine Day East Wind 3rd Raining West Wind went to Fish got none Lashey here Fishing minnows and pickerel 4th Drew some Wood Gathering nuts set some Traps 5th Fair commences in Williamstown I crossed to P.O. – called to see John H{Illegible} W{Illegible} – took Dinner at Thomas Munroes Kenneth McDonald Heard of John his son was one of them either got Killed or Got wounded in the mines AJ Baker scowing his salt Bought a pair of Boots 1"40 Bottle of castor oil 10 AJ Baker got 2 Dollars from John Carey for me ½ Dollar of this I got to Give Thomas Munroe 6th crossed with 2 Lambs to John Carey got as I thought pay for the sheep x Bought of AJ Baker 50 lb Flour paid this 40 cent worth Pork I owe 7 cents on the Pork helping Andrew with the Porker Mr James Cameron Island Octoby 7th 1871 Saturday thinking thomas Munroe would be after the sheep gathered some nuts piling some wood cut a few swarths of marsh Hay set 2 Traps A fine Day Wind West Ducks scarce Rats not Plenty Burning on Na-Houtas Island Keeping in the sheep thinking he will come for them water very low snakes plenty Bismarck very sick 8th a Race up the Princess Louise and the City of Ottawa 9th a Fine Morning Gordon and I Went to Lukes Bow{en} for the EEl spear got the spear and a Broken one Luke Thrashing at Bills seen Mr Lesslie and James Hopkins at Paul Jo's Hunting partridge had a chat with them and a Good coo of old Rye coming Down the chann{el} we had a Pretty strong Breeze did not like to stop on the Hog Island for fear the wind wo{uld} be worse so we kept on in the Gale Landed sa{fe} cut some hay in the Front marsh 10th HughAnns Birth Day smoky windy Big Fires over on the south side of us in the Marsh I think there must Be some stacks Burnt 11th Games Williamstown Boat Racing in Dundee James Hopkins and Peter Buchanan 1111 Henery Genies son and Johnston of the Cherry Island Lighthouse Wind high or else I was Going to see them 12th Raining smoky Windy Mowing some 13th Making a stack put 51 Cocks in it 14th go{t a} Rat cut the Wings of the Eagle set some Traps Water very Low Heard Geese But Did not see the{m} Raining to night thought to cross but did not go Bismarck very sick Gave him spirits of Turpentine new moon this D{ay} morning a Great many Boats and a Good lot of Towing �Mr James Cameron Island Oct 15th 1871 Sunday Seen Wild geese High High very high Wind very Bad with Pain I took in my side 16th very unwell in Bed all Day 17th not very well took Down the Petition took in the carrots and Beets 18th St Lukes Day First snow very stormy Raining 19th very heavy Thunder and Lightning to night 20th a change in the moon splitting some wood 21st Went to summerstown crossed to George Renshaws with Fitspatrick all Day on the Island very cold and no Fire made out Georges steamboat Bills crossed with Fitspatrick and Jessamas Wife to Summerstown stopt at Georges all night Babell here stopt on the Pitt Point Fishing with his nets Sunday 22nd Bought of AJ Baker 1 Quart of Kerosene oil ½ lb Tea on Credit) (1 plug of (Tobacco matches paid this) Sunday 22 came home Just got home when the wind commenced to Blow went to the P Point to give Babell some Tobacco Found a canoe 23rd Little Livinia Birth Day 1868 Fixing a place with rails for to Build a stack or putting up the hay that was Blowed Down Tried for EEls got none took Round the canoe Mr James Cameron Island October 24th 1871 24th Our Hugh’s Birth Day Went to Summerstown Paid Thomas Munroe for the Lambs Gave me a 7 ½ on them Give him 2 Dollars in Bills wrote a Letter to Heneri Genie a Meeting of the Cheese Factory Folks up at Mr Craigs John Hamilton and I came home together in the Boat the horse slipped his headstall at Summerss Door Looking for the horse Found him in the Pasture harness off 25th My Birth Day Banking the house the West End 26th Drawing wood Laduke and Peter Shetla here looking for Timber a Great Deal of shooting to Day went to the Little Island to Try for EEls wind Raised came home 27th Piling some wood 28th Went to Fort Covington with my Rats and the Wool 6 lbs Bag and all sold my Rats to Mr Streeter Bow{cut off} of Mr Cangdon Pink and {Seenna?} Paid the carding men got a Dring of Cider under the carding mill got a Treat from Donald Suple Bought of A Smallman 1 lb Crack{ers} Bought of R Baker 1 lb shot ¼ lb Tobacc{o} 2 Bunches of matches 2 hanks of Thread got a Treat from one McRae a Gacheman Rowed Pretty hard coming up the River as there is a Boat Putting after me �hard did not catch me till I stopt at the Custom house it was William McLean and John Richard Grant Sunday 29th Blowing hard 30th Working at Banking the East End of the house Gordon Found my Knife at the shore that had Been Lost 10 years it is as good as ever 31 Holy Eve cracking nuts put a Letter in the PO to Charlie and a paper seen Ellen on the Front Mr James Cameron Island OcNovember 1st 1871 Raining hard East Wind working at the corner cubbord 2nd at the cubbord Fxing the stacks 3rd cutting poles for a Fence to put around the stacks 4th hard Frost Last night Jim Hopkins here for an ash Runner and a Yoke East Wind the EEl Fishers the Mayhews came up I crossed to Roses with the wool to spin got 2 Dollars from norman abrams Bought of AJ Baker 7/6 worth of Flour ½ lb Tea 1 Doz of Herrings 2 Dollars) Bought matches and Tobacco went up with Thomas Munroe to supper as he is going to the shanty next Week The Nashes Steamer came in to Summerstown Heard the Brittish America was sold 5th The Gunpowder Plot Guy Fawks Day Blowing snowing Got a Rat 6th chopping stove Wood 7th Helens Birth Day set 2 Traps for the Weasel 8th Got 2 Ducks chopping and piling Wood 9th put out the Long canoe at the Lower Point Raising the Pine Stick {Between the lines it reads: Prince of Wales Birth Day} at the Water Log Thinking of sawing it in 2 for Logs 10th Windy the Mayhues crossed from Christees Island to this Island and camped in the Bell Bay one of them came to the house snowing a Steamer got aground up at Hamiltons to night with a Tow 11th the Mayhues went of Snowing and Blowing I caught 4 EEls for the first I caught this fall hard Frost to night Gordon Found another Knife at the shore with the water so very Low Martinmas 12th Sunday Blowing hard 13th crossed to PO Fine Turned high East Wind took a Muskrat to 1 Quart of oil Went over with G Renshaw Mr Craig taking his cattle from Jacobs Island ice Froze in Salmon River �14th caught 5 EEls Got a Rat East Wind Rain Blowing hard 15th Drew some Wood — Mr James Cameron Island Nov th 15th 1871 – high East Wind a Great many Boats coming up as the canal is Likley to be Fixed now The Corinthian Kingston spartan osprey and Propeller America a Race Both together The Magnet St Helen the Picton Went Down another Propeller went up and another Tow went up Keeping in the Horses this Week Back Feeding with Good Hay high Wind to night Raining 16th Raining {Between the lines it reads: Thanksgiving Day} snowing East Wind cutting hay Put in Roses old sheep again Keeping in the Hens a small Tug went up with a Tow a very Raw Wind of Weather 17th a Fine Day the Man to be hung in Montreal to Day for the Murder of Mrs Foster his name {blank space} Went to Fish EEls got 3 West Wind Turned some cold towards evening set 5 Traps in the Front Marsh Fixing springs to some of My Traps to night 18th Went to AJ Bakers to 1 RAt 12 ½ cents Boug{ht} salt to cut Tobacco Got 2 Papers from Andrew Found a night Line near Hamiltons Island with a horse sho{e} and a Bent clevis tied on it I think it must Belong to old Tom Davis as that supperstitious Rigging is on to it took Down a Load of Wood in the Boat George Renshaw went to Lancaster Great shooting over the Way of Christees Island I think it must be Jim Hopkins with Decoys there seen a Great many Wild Geese to night and Last night I never seen suck {such} Flocks of Ducks as ment {went} Down an immence Lot of them 19th Sunday East Wind some cold a Good many Boats a Going 20th Went to Christees to Fish EEls in the Mud and Down to the Kit Kit Island all Day {Between the lines it reads: Heard Great Blowing of Horns to night} and only got a Lizard not 1 aEEl and in the Best of Mud to Get them 21st On this Day of the Month Donald McMaster Departed in 1846 Drew some wood Drew up 2 of the canoes took the Boards from the sugar Bush came home for the Gun thought I seen Wild Geese in the Bay But they we{re} Big Black Ducks 22n chopping at the Door Keeping in the Horses Lots of Boats a Going the ottawa city went into salmon River the Renaud passed Down did not Go into Lancaster 23rd shot a duck Fixing at Stoves took out the Doubl Stove to the cook house took in the cook stove to the hous{e} Mr James Cameron Island Nov 23rd,, 1871 This is Thanksgiving Day in the States shot a Duck at the Lower end of the island Fixing a Fence around the stacks as the cattle is at them pretty cold to Day the Enterprize went in to salmon River and came out to night as it is Freezing very hard to night a circle around the moon East Wind put �our sheep in the shed shut them up Feeding them 2 Barges Towed up By the Highlander went in sailing to Lancaster Lot of Boats coming up and Going Down {T}owing and Going 24th chopping stove Wood cold time 25th 2 Men came up in a Boat stopt on the sturgeon Island thought it was Jim Hopkins Horses got out By the Pin coming out of the stable Door got them in a cold night 26th Fine Day commenced to Rain and Wind strong to night 27th Took the Long canoe from the Lower Point cold north Wind 28th Tow Boats and Propellers a Going yet Walter Baker and George Bosell after their Horses not Pleased at me feeding hay and Keeping them in Got 2 Dollars and 65 cents from George and I Paid or Allowed a Dollar for the Hens Highlander up to night with a Big Tow Europe went up cut some Wood for the First Gordon and I cold to night 29th a small Propeller I went Down with something like a Drudge in tow the John A McDonald went up with a schooner in Tow Light in the Light Houses to night and its very Windy Cold and very Frosty to night chopping Stove Wood Broke on the Piles of Wood Before the Door Feeding and Keeping in the Cattle this is St Andrews Eve a Ball at McRae’s at the Depot the Big White owl coming around – and St andrew Dinner 30th St Andrews Day very cold high Wind Frosty Ground hard no snow Froze to the outside of the Rushes Last night Could not see any Light in any of the Lighthouses 1st of December a Tug Propeller went up nothing in Tow very cold and Windy cutting stove Wood and Piling in the cookhouse Water commencing to Raise 2nd Taking up the Boat and canoes Raising the Pine stack and it Rolled over after having it high enough Killed a sheep a very Good one she is Hens a Freezing the Heifer and Bull Picking but set Fire to the Back Marsh it dont Burn well south-West Wind Mr James Cameron Island Decr 3rd 1871 William Lavelle here got the Big Barrel Sunday Gordon going Round Down to the Lower Point Found and old Indian Hatchet one of the Largest I Found yet a very fine Day sun shining wind Kind of Warm snowed some this morning Lots of snow birds First Sunday in advent 4th a Fine Day Went to Summerstown Bough{t} of AJ Baker 1 Pair of Boots 3 ¾ Gave him 2 Dollars on the Boots (½ lb soda 5 cents 53 lb of Flour on credit) (Paid -/4 for 2 Plugs of Tobacco ½ lb Tea 1/3 Thread 6 cents salt 10 cents oil 12 ½ cents paid this) Went over with George Renshaw to Kill a sheep a Treat from Walter at Summers Got some Papers from Dan some Papers from Charlie Got some sarsaparilla from Tom Davis �5 very Cold and Windy cutting stove Wood Frosty 6th very Cold and Windy wind Fell in the afternoon and its Frosty the ice took across to christees and the Kit Kit about Dark I think the Fox left to night on the ice Hens Freezing 7th ice Broke as its Kind of soft all gone Got a Weasel in the Trap Chopping a Birch in the Bush 8th Chopping in the Bush Gordo{n} and I Windy snowing Drifting snowed Last night very unwell still Knocking aroun{d} seen the Big Black Eagle coming around Ducks Plenty in the channel no Rats nor minks 9th Went for a Broom to the Bush Raising the square Pine stick on the ice high West Wind stormy and cold one of the sheep sick Foolish like 10th Stormy Drifting snowing Blowing Mr James Cameron Island Dec 11th 1871 in the Bush cut ½ cord of Birch cold 12th a Fine Day Killed the Little Nannie crossed with the Boat had to Leave it at the head of hamiltons Island as the Little channel is all Froze went Down to Mr Roses for the yarn Got 5 skains {skeins} Left ½ Skain and a Ball of Gray yarn to make me a Pair of Mits went to AJ Bakers Bought 47 lb of Flour on Credit ) (Spool of Thread Paid this) John Hamilton Taking in one of his Stacks of Hay Andrew Baker Getting hay from archy McDonald 13th Stormy East Wind ice making some a Good Deal going Down 14th ice Taken to Francis Island to night Lifting Troughfs in the Bush went to the Head of the Island to see how the ice was not taken at the head nor away up chopping some 15th I crossed over to Hamilton Island But its awful Bad {Between the lines it reads: got 2 EEls} I think now after crossing it only took about Daylight this morning as I never was so Frightened on the ice Before But in case of a snow storm coming want to mark out the Best of the ice as there is a Great many air holes But I made Tracks home Quick it was not ¼ of an inch thick 16th Drew up the Boat and 2 of the canoes crossed to AJ Bakers Seen Mr Spinks treated me at Davids Bought of AJ Baker 8 yds wincy 15 a yd 1-20 1 Black spool 5 cents 8 yds Cotton 7d 93 cent 1 spool 5 cents ½ lb Tea 25 1 Bottle of Radways RR 25 3 Plugs of Tobacco 10) (Matches Paid) called in at Hamiltons Got some Tobacco From John a Debate on the Front Last night AJ Baker Killing the Cow he Traded with George Renshaw cold East Wind Mr James Cameron Island Dec 17th 1871 �Sunday Kind of soft Mild wind south West and north snowing Drifting and Fine seen 2 Foxes crossing from Christees Island to this on another Fox in the Back Bay on the North side a Great many of those white Back Eagles Flying around the ice to get Ducks and muskrats that are caught in the ice water Raising near shore took up the Traps as the water is Raising 18th Fine Morning spearing EEls turned stormy East Wind and snow Raising the Rest of the Troughfs in the sugar Bush 19th a Fortunate Day Went to AJ Bakers Bought 3 Quarts of Ker-osene oil Brought To Hamiltons some English Papers for Tom Davis Killing their Hogs at Hamiltons Got a Hooker from Margaret East Wind turned very stormy could Hardly see coming home its slo stormy a Great many going to Cornwall Mills From the Coteau and cedar’s 20th a Fortunate Day chopping in the Bush cold Turned very cold towards night very Frosty night to night cut a Water hole Feeding the cattle extra West Wind piling up some Boards 21st First Day of Winter and a cold Frosty Day it is st Thomas 22nd a Fortunate Day West win{d} Fine turned to East Wind Got John Hamiltons hors{e/s} to Go to AJ Bakers for 100 of Flour took Dinner at Hamiltons in at Roses John Drawing some hay out of the Stack Got the Loan of the hand-sleigh from Ferry antwine Bosells wife to ta{ke} my Flour across the ice 23rd White washing Raised the Pine stick some more Wind Raised very very high to night from the West Rain Horse cutter crossed at Summerss Mr James Cameron Island Dec 24th 1871 Sunday Went around the Island Gordon and I seen horse and cutter coming to Hog Island turned Back to Summerstown this is Christmas Eve 25 Christmas Day a Fine Day Fished some EEls 26th Chopping in the Bush East Wind Frosty {B}osells crossed over to Christees Island to Fish EEls {St} Stephens Day Full Moon seen a sleigh crossing the Lancaster Road I dont see any at Summers’s crossing the crack over ner Hopkins must be Bad 27th St John the Evangelist Day cold West Wind stormy went to Henerys and William Lavelletes come and chop Henery working at Donald McDonalds hewing 28th William and his 2 Boys came to chop I went to AJ Bakers Bought 1 lb Tea 50 lb Pork 1" ½ lb Pepper 10 Pint of H Wines 25 2 plugs of Tob 8 Bunches of Matches 2 cents 3 lb 2 oz of Butter at 18 cents per lb 8 Mr Streeter Buying Andrews Rats Fox mink skins Got 4 Dotographs from Charlie and 2 Letters and 2 Papers an Austraulia Paper and the Budget William Lavellete Got the Loan of our churn {cut off}ld some �29th Our Angus's Birth Day William {a}nd his 3 Boys came to chop Gave them an order {o}n AJ Baker for 2 Dollars Drew 2 Loads of Wood with his horse William took some Potatoes and 2 Dozen of Herring for his Dinner Drew my Boat up From the River to the Barn chopped {s}ome Firewood along the Bank 30th cold stormy East Wind chopping and sawing stove Wood the Dinner in aid of Mr Watson Last night they will have {i}t cold Going home this morning 31st set 2 Traps Kind of {s}oft Rained to night East Wind Last night of the year For more information on James Cameron, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.uoguelph.ca � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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James Cameron Diary Collection Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> 4 Page of This Leaf Mr James Cameron plan Jany 20 1871 Some cold went to the Bush came home John Hamilton came to Draw Drew 3 loads took Dinner at Hamiltons turned milder a change in the moon a Great many EEl Fishing spearing A Great many crofsing the ice a circle around the sun Livinca not well 21st A Fine Day went to Sumerston John Drew a Load of Wood to the house a Frenchman here got fire to cook on the ice their EEls took Dinner Lafleshes his name high Wind to night changed to the north A Treat at summerston from Art Baker Sunday 22nd cold and Windy 23rd very very cold and Frosty 24th Charles Tuppers Birthday a cold Day chopping 2 Beeches in the Bush 25th Went to Art Bakers Bought Flour 100 Tin Kettle A Pair of Boots for Gordon 8 lbs Pork 1 Dozen of Herring 2lb Butter a Bottle of ink Lead pencil took supper at Hamiltons a fine night a circle around the sun to Day seen Andy McArthur at hamiltons Helping Andrew with the Wine </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> No 5 James Cameron Island Jny 26th 1871 very cold and stormy the cat kicked the Bucket 27th John Hamilton came down with my Flour Pork and Herring Mr Stebbins came with 2 span of horses for the hay John took 2 Loads Blustery weather to Day 28th John Drew 2 loads took a Load of Wood 29th Sunday snowing Began to use the marsh hay of the East mow 30th John Hamilton and William Lavelette and Boy here took 5 loads Isacc Blondeau Married to day 31st Fine Day William Lavelette got some Fine Hay William and his Boy Chopping Went to Summerston Bought of Art Baker 1 lb Tea 2/6 took Dinner at Hamiltons got a Ride Down from Dan Rookey 1st of Feby splitting the Big Beech Logs Gordon and I John took a Load him and Tommy choppin stove Wood 2nd Went to Summerston Bought of A J Baker 10 lbs Pork 1 Doz Herring 2 yds of Cotton 1 Pint HW Pepper 1 Bunch of Matches {illegible} 1 Plug Yole sundries spool Thread the Mill at Hamiltons Mill at Kenneths seen Colquhoun {second page} 6# Mr James Cameron Island Feb 3 1871 Fine Day snowing East Wind Wind changed to the West stormy Drifting in the Bush Gordon and I cut Down and chopped a Beech (got a Paper from Dan yesterday) 4th very cold and Frosty North Wind and cold to night Sunday the 5th Very Frosty and Windy Freezing hard Full Moon this morning but no change only Cold West Wind house Warm But Burning wood 6th very Cold and Frosty cutting Hemlog stove Wood Mr Urquhart the Presbyterian minister Departed in Cornwall 7th not so cold a Fine Day the water Raising some near shore Peter Bosell came with Gordons axe handle I went to the Post Office sent some Papers to Charlie and funeral Card Left 3 papers for Tom Davis got Postage Stamps put on sent a Letter to John got a Letter from him with 5 Dollars in it Registered signed my name to the Post Office Books 1/2 Gallon of oil seen Mr Phillips spoke to him about the Duty of the Gun a Treat at Davids sundries at A J Bakers 10 cents Went over with Walter Colquhoun to George Renshaws stopt at John Hamiltons coming home took supper there John and his Wife in the concefsion seen Mrs Cattanach </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> ury 7 James Camerson Island Feb 8 1871 8th Gordon's Birth Day in the Bush chopping stove wood 9th in the Bush Kind of soft went Down to the Sturgeon pland to Look for the Pot we gave to an EEl fisher with Fire in it to keep themselves warm or cook their EEls on the ice his name is Laflesh did not find it 10th Jim Hopkins here and George Grant 11th Went to Art Bakers Bought 2 yds of Calico 18 cents 36" 2 Yds 18 cents 36 Thread Black and White 10 cents cash 3 Quarts of syrup 56 cents Got a Ride Down from I Hamilton he is Drawing a Load of Hay for Tom Kennedy Did not wait for the mail to Day Got a Hooker of Gin from John Hamilton Sunday 12th Preaching on the Front a change in the moon 3 Quarter East Wind cold some 13 Drawing Wood Went to the Store Bought of A J Baker 1/2 lb Tea 1/3 14th St Valentines Day Bought of AJ Baker Treat 10 cents 1 plug Tobaco 5 cents the Balla{cut off} Tom David here got their John {illegible} 15th Roses got a Load of Marsh hay 1 1/2 Tons got 2 Bags of Potatoes gave Willie Moore Carew and the Story of the Red Fox {second page} Mr James Cameron Island 16th Feby 1871 8 Went to Summerstown got a Ride up From John Hamilton Brought the Tin Kettle home to AJ Baker Bought 100 lbs Flour 4 Dollars 9 lbs Pork 1-12 1/2 1 Doz Herrings 25 cents 4 yds Calico at 15 60 cents 1 1/2 Wincey at 10d 25 cents 1 spool 7 cents 6" 22 1/2 Called at John Hamiltons to tell him to take Down my Flour From the store 17th John Hamilton took Down my Flour Bonville and son and Dupee here Fishing EEls Wanting to Buy Hay a Fine Day seen 4 Wild Geese going Down Flying very Low very Early for the Geese to go Down Allen Roys wife at Lancaster Buried to Day 18th James Hughs Birth Day Raining High Wind this Morning Gordon went to Bosells Paid Peggy 10 cents for the Tobacco Got some Tobacco Fixing sticks under the Boat 19th Sunday A Fine Day seen a Man coming Down the River skating crossed over to Brunstons 20th in the Bush cutting a Load of Wood not very well 21st Went to Summerstown thinking of Going to salmon River Bought of AJ Baker 10 cents of Fine salt seen Barney Baker a Treat 20 cents Maggie Summers Poorly had the Doctor from Cornwall got a Ride Down from John Hamilton took Peter's Fanning Mill Down Mr Grimshaw at Hamiltons told William Lavellette to come for Hay Got a about the Eyesight from John James in at Kenneths </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> ury 9 James Cameron Island Feb 22nd 1871 Ash Wednesday Washingtons Birthday William Lavellets Wife here for Hay I went to George Bosells for his coat got some Tobacco from George cutting Stove Wood 23rd Went to Hovington Taking up the Remains of old Mr Donald Cameron Carpenter and his Wife taking Them to Lancaster to Be Buried in his Fathers Grave speaking to Mr Ward about a stove Went up to the Grist Mill to Get a Ride home from J Hamilton Wrote a Letter in Congdons to John in N York at Mr Craigs Meeting at Summerston the Minstrels there Got My Book from Mrs Rose Robert Bruce in to see John the Gun to Be sent to John Cameron Fort Covington took James Grants Grist and Andrew Roses Grist home seen Angus at Summers 24th in the Bush Gordon went home with George Bosells coat A Fine Day 25th A Fortunate Day not very well 26th Sunday Begginning to take the ice Down to Lancaster 27th in the Bush went to head of the Island Windy 28th last Day of Feby Dan Cameron and A Cameron Captain here Looking for oak I went to Sumerstown Bought of AJ Baker 17 lbs Pork 1 1/2 Doz Herrings 1 lb Tea 1/2 yd Calico 1/2 Gal syrup got a Ride Down to Bosells with the Mail Boy took Dinner at Bosells got the Loan of Georges hand sleigh got a Peice of Tobacco from the old Lady Mr Craigs Meeting in Williamstown to night Mr McPhee took over a Drove of Horses to the Boston Market {second page} 10 Mr James Camerson Island 1st March 1871 St Davids Day the Festival of the Welsh March came in very Windy hail Rain and snow and Fine I am very unwell to Day in Bed Most of the Day after coming from the Bush cut 10 Blocks for Troughs had to come home as I am very unwell 2nd Fine in the Morning turned stormy East wind Heard crows this Morning Gordon went with the Handsleigh for a peice of Cedar for spoils ice slippery salting the cattle these Days as they are continually eating the old Grafs I not very well 3rd not very well Raining Snowing Made a Rocker for the cradle of Oak 4th a Very Fine Day Went to Summerstown got a Paper From Charlie some Better to Day a Good Deal of Travelling on the Ice to Lancaster 3 Loads of hay came up water Raising on the salmon River Frank Semo came arofs J Broke in close to the shore up above the Marsh Caribous men Drawing a stack from George Renshaws Expecting Mr Ward to come to Day with the Stove Did not come 5th Sunday A fine Day Thawing some some cutters crofsing Summers's Road and some to Lancaster Gordon and I Put some Bushes so to Keep any one going the way of the hole at the shore </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 11 Mr James Cameron Island March 6th 1871 Raining snowing Bonville and Dufren here the Dog stole their Bag of Provision I Gave them a Loaf of Bread I went to Peter Grants for to see if I would Get his sugar Pot went to the store Seen Francis the Indian Bought 2 Bunches of Matches Got a Ride Down from John Hamilton Heard about William McLeod and his servant Girl A Great Deal of hay Going over the River the ice on salmon River Broke Down to the Lines Barbara Cameron Poorly now Heard Mr Gadbois in Williamstown Departed 7th Peter Bosell came to tell me to wait till the afternoon and George would come over for the hay George did not come nor Peter Grant did not come waiting all Day for them 8th George Bosell came for a load of hay about a 1/2 a Ton charged him 2 Dollars cut 3 ash Logs for Troughs went to Sumerstown Measured the Wood went to Peters Bought of A J Baker 1/2 lb Salts 1 Pint of H Wines a Treat from Pete Mr Gatbeau in Williamstown Buried to Day Blackbirds and Wild Geese cem 9th George Bosell came to Make trough made 35 or 36 and has Blocks cut to Make 50 A Fine Day soft Maples Runs Races on Salmon River to Day and tomorrow {second page} 12 Mr James Cameron Island March 10th 1871 Raining went to the Bush George did not come till the afternoon to cut wood for the sugar camp John Hamilton and Willie Rose here gave John some Poles with George and Peter in the Bush 11th Went to Summerston Bought of J I Baker 10 yrds Cotton 3/4 yd of surge 1/2 lb Tea 2 Doz Herrings 3 Bunches Matches told Andrew to Pay Peter 2/1/2 seen Bill Morris with a Waggon Looking for hay Promised to come Down for hay Took Dinner at Hamilton John Came Down with 2 Bags of Potatoes albout 3 1/2 Bushels took me home some wood Ice Getting Bad near shore Good in the channel George Began to Tap and Drawing wood to the sugar camp digging out some of the Troughs Gordon and I Old Angus M Donald on the Point Poorly Wild Geese and Ducks Plenty grey Birds and Black Birds came Gulls Flying to the east 12th On this Day of the Month Donald McMaster first came to the Island Gathering sap with George in the Bush about 17 Pails Raining Foggy 13th Peggy and George came sugared 19 lbs we got 7 1/2 lb and George got 11 1/2 Drawing Troughs </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 13 Mr James Cameron Island March 14th 1871 nomination Day for Members George went for Peters Pot in th Morning Gordon in the Bush all Day ice opened at Francis Island Made Sugar in the Bush Broke the Big Black canoe Keeping the catle in so they will not go to the Bush Heard Peter Baker went off yesterday Heard that Walter Baker Bought the House on Suples Place for 300 Dollars Heard that Willim McLeods wife would not come Back to live with him 15th chopping stove wood Took some Boards to the Bush Frosty cold some East Wind ice opening slow Fixing the Fence at the West shed as the sheep jumps over sugared of to Day some Ducks Wild Geese and Grey Birds and Black Birds crows came 16th in the Bush sugared of 17th St Patrick Fishing EEls got 2 sugared off Hughann came 18th in the Bush with George HughAnn and Gordon in the Bush a Great sap Day Runs well George and I Boiling at night The Fox Left on the Island Heard him tonight Keeping in the sheep and Heifer for fear of them Going to the sap {second page} 14 Mr James Cameron Island March 19th 1871 19 Sunday Made sugar to Day Took home 34 lbs of sugar to Day and 11 1/2 lb the First time which makes 45 1/2 lb he got George and Peggy crofsed in a canoe ice going Down very slow seen Fan Tailed Blackbirds this is the Last Day of Winter Spring commences tomorrow and a Fine Winter Day it is Seen no Muskrats yet as the ice is not clear from the shore A Lamb 20 First Day of Spring a Fine Day E Wind Gordon and I Gathered 12 Pails of sap George could not crofs 21st Election in Williamstown I crofsed for the first time this spring in a canoe to Summerstown Left my Canoe at Hamilton Island George Bosell Brought me 2 Letters this Morning and a Paper Got another Letter to Day with 3 Dollars inclosed sent a Letter to John Bought of AI Baker postage stamps paper and envelopes starch Raining and Blowing the ice Good Between Renshaws and Summerstown Mr Craig elected for Member 22nd Levinia Birth Day sugaring off in the Bush </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 15 Mr James Cameron Island March 23 1871 one of the White Ewes a Black Lamb snowing some made 2 Gallons of Mollasses for us Gordon and I to the Sturgeon Island Lashey and George Fishing EEls ice going Down snow George and Peter crofsed Peggy stopt all night 24th Gordon and I to the Head of the Island some snow George and Peter came cutting Brush a Fortunate Day they went home to night 25th Old Lady Day Annunciation of the Virgin Mary I Gathered 20 Pails of samp High West Wind cutting Brush Gordon Down at the apple Trees ice all round the shore could not come to the sugar to Day with the high Wind 26th 2 Lambs to Day 1 Black one set Fire to the south part of the Island in or about the centre near shore Went to the Black Horse Island Henery in the Bush Duval son in the Bush and Georges Wife Peggy not Well George took what sugar that was weighed home East wind a fine Day Gordon in the Bush all Day 27th stormy East Wind and snow a young Winter Gathered 4 pails of snow sap 28th Went to Summerstown Bought of AJ Baker Tobacco Tea Matches paid sold my 20 lbs of sugar to Peter Grant at 12 1/2 24 bls Flour 1 pair Hens 16 Eggs A Dollar to Be paid yet small Boat crofsed to Salmon River Sunday {second page} Mr James Cameron Island March 29th 1871 Went to Fort Covington Peter Bosell a I Got the Doble Barrell Gun Paid for the Freight 2 1/2 Dollars to james Cameron Went Down to John Cameron's House he was not around Home Bought at Dundee 65 lbs of Flour From Dell Rae Bought of D Baker or Robert 1/2 lb sugar 7 1/2 cents 11 lb Pork 1/2 lb crackers 2 Gimlets in to see Donald Suple Entered the Gun at the Custom House to Mr Phillips Isacc Hoingbacks Wife Buried to Day The water very Low in Salmon River a Great Deal of ice Going Down the Lake Mr Phillip and some other Gentlemen shooting at a Mark on the Water From the Custom House Down about 300 yards would think some Pretty Good shots made about 42 lbs sugar to Day 30th Fixed the Pine saw Log Moved the Double Stove in the House Bruce and another Indian Here all night gave Bruce 2 sticks for Fork Handles sold them 2lbs sugar 15 a lb Got 2 EEls from him Wrote a Letter for George Bosell to Mr Kain Gave George 5 cents to Pay the Postage Fired the First shot out of the DB Gun shoots well did not sugar off to Day a Great Deal of sap tried to take up the Boat But it Leaks too much Peggy here 31st in the Bush A White Got the 5 cents from George took away some more of his sugar thats 443 lb he says is made now made to Day about 80 lbs </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 17 Mr James Cameron Island April 1st 1871 Wrote a Letter to send to John But I Did not Go to the P.O to Day all Fools Day 2nd a Fine Day Mr Gray and Mr Empy here sold 8 lb of sugar to Mr Gray Wanting a canoe Peggy alone in the Bush Georges wife there in the Morning Gordon and I went around the Island in the small canoe Palm Sunday to Day 3rd Monday Put out 2 canoes took home a Load of Wood in the Fishing EEls Got 4 a Lamb one of the Black Sheep made about 48 or 50 lbs of Sugar to Day set Fire to the Sturgeon Island Gordon and I a great many Fishing EEls East Wind 4th Went with m y Letter to the P.O a Great Day in Summerstown a Fighting and Quarrelling a Dirty Muddy Fight in the Mud Jos Laplant and Murdy Grant such another 2 Looking objects with mud all over the Face Eyes nose ears mouth and Body head and hair no Man or Woman ever seen the Like {second page} 18 Mr James Cameron Island April 4th 1871 continued Gray and Tom Summers had some Words would be a Fight may for McLeod threatening to Put a Heavy fine on them Duncan Cameron Ben Doren and John Mangum going to Fight it s a Story Day at Summerstown to Day Bought of AI Baker sugar crackers and Cheese 5 lb shot 10 Box of Caps I got them for 10 cents 1 plug of Tobacco 4 cents Got Dollar frim Mr Gray in his house seen Mr Stebbins and Mr Spooner Got a Paper from Andrew sen Dans Doghers in at {illegible} Men here to Day Drove down with the Wind one of them is Empy Rainbow tonight Rained Blew and hailed to Day 6 cents Postage for the Letter made 2 Gallons of Molasses 1/2 for us Frose some to night J Laplante Bought a cow from George Snider for 4 Dollars as she has a sore Foot got 2/6 on the Bargain 5th Fixing my Gun Riggings Tom Munroe came home </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 19# 1871 April 6th Mr James S Cameron Island 6th Fishing EEls Gordon and I got 5 Gathering their sap in the Bush On the Kitt Kitt Island 7th Went to Summerstown brought home Peter Grants Bag Got A Paper from Charlie Went out to A Camerons for Downs Elixir they had none then went to Williamstown in at James McDonald McRory in the Glen Got 2 Bottles of the Elixer at Mr Burtons Mary Poorly with the Rheumatism at treat at A Camerons and he treated 3 or 4 times 10 cents to AI Baker Angus on the Front Good Friday and a Fine Day it is the sap runs well to Day East Wind and changed to West 8th came from Williamstown Got a lb of Tea from EElery took Dinner at Walter Bakers A treat at Summerss Walter and I seen Angus came from Cornwall Skinned 2 Rats for Tom Sumners Came Down to Henerys stopt all night {second page} 1871 20# Mr James S Cameron Island April 5th Henery 3 Boys put me acrofs Let my canoe at Summerston as the wind was too high Easter Sunday the sap dont run very well today Did not see the sun this morning A Dont Dance a sighn of a hard year Rained some East Wind changed to the West in a squall 10th George and Peggy and Peter Boiling in the Bush A Gallon a Peice nearly Gordon and I Burning on the inside of the Pitt Point Fence Ticks came and snaked Loons canoe Pewits or Revey came ice Going Down in cakes yet ice in the Bay and marsh George took home his sugar Gave him a stick for an oar Lent them A Bag eat Wild Onions to Day Wounded 2 Ducks Dugt a Peice at the stable some Frost in the Ground Began the Good Hay on Sunday for the cattle shut up Set 3 Traps for Muskrats for the first this Spring 11th snowing Rain East Wind Got a Rat for the First 12th Got a Rat Fixing Lane Fence Frost to night 13th Lashey here Crofsed with Peggy to sugar Bush Henerys Boys wanting wood Gave him a stick for spear handle shot a Duck did not Get it </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 21 Mr James Cameron Island April 14 1871 crofsed for my canoe to Summerstown left the canoe I crofsed in at the head of Hamiltons Island Heard that Mr George McGilvrarys wife Departed to Day the Sef{illegible} Collector on the Front to Day Bought of AI Baker 1 Bottle of R R Relief 25 nutmegs 3 Tole -4 Barley 10 Thread - 7 Paint 37 1/2 sundries 10 oil 12 1/2 Raisins 2 H Wines 25 Pot 25 Mat1 Handkerchief 12 Bought of James Grant Bushel of Lime 12 1/2 Got for 10 cents Go 2 Boxes from A I Bakers Wife to carry the Lime took Down the 2 campes 15th Gordon and I to Is Lamays the Watchmaker Living on the Brunston Place Left my watch with him to fix to charge me 6/3 Bought 1 1/2 Bushels of Potatoes at 40 cents a Bushel 60 got them By weight Kept us to Diner seen a Wild Turkey he had shot the First ever seen it must have bee one that strayed away from it nature Place it Weight is 11 lbs as it Travelled a Great ways and it eye out 1 of them it must Lost a Good Deal of its Weight shot a Duck 16th Low Sunday Sandy & Is semo henerys 2 Boys 1 of Williams Boys here wanting a canoe and Gun Gave Sandy semo My Dog Bruce snow to Day hail East Wind and West {second page} 22 Mr James Cameron Island 17th April 1871 Put out my Boat Went to G Renshaws with 13 lbs of sugar Got 2 Bushels of Potatoes at Hamiltons of Georges Potatoes Paid AI Baker 25 cents for the Pot R Quit making the sugar made 1 Quart of syrup for the Last they made Frost tonight seen Peter Spink on the Front Bought Pat Purcells Farm for 4000-500 Dollars 18th Our Duncans Birth Day Painting my Boat Gordon Gathering sap Tapt 12 Trees for him 19th First Steamer went Down the St Helens Gordon Andrews Boiling in the sap 6 Pails Light in the Lighthouses 1/2 Gallon Hugh Ann Randolph in the Bush Let out the Heifer and sheep Fixing the Fence setting Fires found a 1/2 of a Barrel Burnt 3 Good hoops on it set Fire to the Backmarsh on the north West side of the Island shot a Duck did not get it Lightning tonight 20th Went with Lashey to his Line Heavy Rain Thunder and Lightning took the Pine Log to the Front of the Door Put out my Boat a Lot of shooting to Day something took away 1 of my Traps Last night got the chain I think it must be the Fox got his Leg in it and Broke the chain Found a Ducks egg in the Front march Got a sturgeon from Lashey Sent him my Gaff 21st Highlander went Down no Tow Finished Digging the Back Garden Shot a Duck 22nd Passport went Down First Raft went down before the Door took the heife and sheep home to salt them Towing Propeller went Down and came up </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 23 Mr James Cameron Island 23rd April 1871 St George's Day the Festival of the English High North by West Wind 3 Propellers went down seen a Large White owl eating a Duck at the East End of the Island the small Ash canoe went off by not being drawn up enough but caught it this side of the sturgeon Island very cold to day found a few ticks Kingston went down froze hard tonight ice in the Canoes 24th Plastering the house went to Summerstown got 2 papers from Dan On this day of the month Granny departed 1869 Bought of AJ Baker 1/2 lb tea 1/6 2 gal salt 8 cents plug Tob 4 cents 2 Bunches Matches 2 cents pipes ofo the Enterprise went in to Salmon River this morning then the British America went in Left my Boat at the head of Hamiltons Island took my Wheelbarrow home from Hamiltons Propeller Dominion went down 25th St Marks Day whatever way the weather is today it will most likely be all the year it's East Wind and Rain changed to the West gloomy shot a Duck got a Rat Planted 2 Pailfull of seed ends in Garden at the shed Dug some in the Garden set a trap 26th Went to Summerstown Plastering some City of Ottawa came up went into Salmon River the Osprey went up Grant pulling his Potash on Board the British America Peter Grants wife a young daughter Brought Peter the pay for his Pot {page two} Mr James Cameron Island April 27th 1871 24 East Wind Began to Whitewash the house Raining some a strange craft sailed up to the foot of the Island got aground Wind changed sailed down to Ross Island stopped all night and took a Tow next Day from the Highlander 28th Went to Summertown took 12 lbs 3/4 of sugar at 10 cents Bought flour oatmeal got 3 1/2 bushels of potatoes at John Hamiltons of George Renshaws potatoes Raining 29th Set the Leach for the Lie for soap Set Traps for the Big White owl he is Flying around killing Ducks Cutting Fat Pine in the marsh Raining East Wind Spartan Went Down Passport Went Down 2 Big Tows Went Down 30th Went to the Pitt Point found a Duck's Nest 10 eggs in the Back Marsh the L Renaud came up First Trip the City of Ottawa in to Dundee on the Sturgeon Island Gordon and I 1st May Fine Day a Part of the time wind changed every direction in the afternoon a very very Brilliant Green Yellow and Blue more of a Yellow Shone on the south end of the Kitt Kitt Island it was very handsome it must Be from the Rainbow Began the soap it hailed very cold very warm Renaud went down ice going Down shot a Squirrel wild geese Plenty 2nd at the soap Finished it went to try the perch they would not Bite caught a succour with my hand at the Little Island found a nest 8 eggs Set Fire to the hay on the Island Fishing at night Fine Day went around Island Set hen to hatch 15 eggs under her </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 25 Mr James Cameron Island May 3rd 1871 Planting and Digging some taking the Banking from the West End of the house 4th Raining Digging some 5th Finished digging this Piece Raining got a rat 6th Fine the Highlander went Down with a large Tow 15 Barges Went to Summerstown Bought of AJ Baker 5/- worth of Flour 2 Plugs Tobacco 3 Bunches of Matches got Paid from Peter B Grant 5/- helping AJ Baker barreling up his Beans John Hamilton and I James Grant working at the Potash himself got my Tongs from Tom Kennedy seen Dan Campbell on the Front got a paper from Charlie the L Reynard got smashed some not up to Day 7th Sunday Windy North Wind 8th Finished Planting Before the old House Planting five Hills in the Bush clearing a Piece in the Bush at the Garden put up Beds cut out today put manure of the Banking on the Potatoes fixing the Garden fence Dug at the old House Planted it with Potatoes planted 15 Hills in the Bush Little Livinia in the Bush with Gordon and I the Magnet Went Down a great many Boats going to Day tried for Fish out Before the door got none 26 {page two} Mr James Cameron Island May 11th 1871 Windy time fixing the lane fence cold a change in the Moon Windy 12th a Fine Day went up to George Renshaw's to fix his Ram Lambs took over a Bale of Wall Paper to AJ Baker from The Wharf Went over to Renshaws Island with Andrew to measure his wood sold it to the British America took tea at J Baker took some iron to Tom Kennedy Borrowed 2 Dollars from Mr Norman Abrams Bought 1/2 pound tea matches 13th Making the gate North when high L Renard came up after Being Fixed started to go across turned Back wind High started again and crofsed Bought of AJ Baker 48 lb of flour took home a load of wood from the Bay 14th Rogation Sunday blowing North Wind 15th This morning hard ice Walter Baker Sale of all his Property caught 4 Perch planted a few Hills of Potatoes in the Bush put more onions in the Garden Found a hat put up the Rittition Picking wool of the Briars cold Windy 16th Shearing 6 of the Sheep 17th Sheared 4 and Marking the Lambs and altering them 18th Gordon and I to Paul's for the first time ever was there Went acrofs to Luke Bowens took Dinner at Luke's Henry Bosell came home with the Round Adze 19th Fishing 20th Fishing taking home Wood a great many Boats going up and down today cutting Fat Pine 21 Went to Alexis na houta's Christies Gordon Hugh Ann and Randolph </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 27 Mr James Cameron Island 22nd May 1871 Washing the Wool a squally evening with wind and rain 23rd Weighed of our own wool what I was going to sell and what was to be sent to Be carded for stockings and Mits crofsed to Summerstown Walter Baker put out to Day Bought of Andrew on account of the wool 1/2 lb tea 1/3 53 lb flour 1 lb butter and plate helping Walter to put his things in Barbara Camerons room 24th Queen's Birth Day Fired a volley crofsed to AJ Bakers with the wool 20 lb had paid 25 cents and if he gets any more he is to give it to me gave me 20 cents a piece for five rats paid him 2 Dollars for Norman Abrams got Bought Kerosene oil Salt helping Walter to move his things to Grans house George Renshaw took his wife and all the family in the Boat at a Roses Andrew harrowing wheat went across with G Renshaw stopt all night to help him with the scow 25th helping George taking the scow out seeing Maxims daughter going to Montreal and Galerna Corsican aground Donald McRae acrofs to the Renaud high Wind 26 Digging a piece for corn at the old house 27th Went to Summerstown Brought Mrs Spink Butternut Cherry Alder Wild onions Brought Thomas Monroe Wool Ronald Angus and Thomas a Bottle as I was starting away </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron May 28th 1871 Whit Sunday went to Mr T Lemay or J DeLorme Gordon and for my watch Paid him 5/- for the Repairing it stopt at the foot of Christies Island seen Jacob and his Boy got two EEls from him thunder lightning and Rain Wind very fine real hot sun Mr Lashey here with my spear got it fixed at Mr McLeans in Lancaster then change Back a plug of tobacco I took Thomas Monroe Mr Oxby and Mrs Oxby here crofsing over to see their people Murdy Grant with them Lent them my Boat to go from here had a Bottle 25th Royal Oak Day very windy Making a Box for to hold fish caught some perch 30th Mr Oxby and Mrs and Murdy Grant came crofsed over them Gave him some Perch he had some of his own left a piece of cheese with Livinia Norman McPhee putting or Laying the foundation of his Stone House yesterday of AJ Baker trolling line 20 cents file 10 cents took Dinner with Thomas Monroe came down with Walter Baker stopt at Andrew Rose got basket of potatoes from her scene Bella eligible Son up with the Mail Boy and and John Cameron sold his horse to Kenneth for 20 Dollars 31st planted some oats and corn </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron Island 1st of June 1871 the Glorious First of June Fixing the Fence on the Pitt Point the Ticks most awful Bad very warm Day walking home Wood cutting the Weeds in the Potatoes in the bush planted two rows of Garnot Chilies above the current Bushes cutting Weeds in the Potatoes hilled some of them grubs very Bad cutting onions and potatoes the Hens commenced to lay again put the Bell on the heifer Looking at the sugar it Begginning to crack Trowling {illegible} 3rd went down to Kitt Kitt Gordon Randolph and myself got a chub and Perch very stormy for a little while fine cutting the Weeds in the Back Garden seen Henry fishing Perch 4th of June old George the 3rd Thirds Birth Day Trinity Sunday trowling Randolph Gordon and T Jacobs wife here yesterday with Fish to sell Found 2 nests 1 with 6 eggs the other with 9 a very very warm hot sun to day 5th crofsed to Summerstown got the carrot seed Mr Oxbey Left at Thomas Monroe's Alex Jim Roy Putting a Lot of Cattle on the Boat British America 6th Brought some Cherry Bark over for Mrs Baker brought a cake of sugar to Peter and brought it home would not sell it for 10 cents Thomas fixing his Boat Bought off AJ Baker 2 1/2 lbs crac{illegible} helping George Renshaw to put out his scow Mr Craig putting his horses Down to Francis Island Big John Grant departed this life {page two} Mr James Cameron Island June 7th 1871 very Windy fixing my ashes in Bags to go to Dundee Tyler Lincoln here and four more men in his Cedar Boat had 5 casks of stuff got some stuff he had in a Bottle from him they started found a birch log Drove in to Shore 8th Went to Bosells Gordon and I for a canoe got the loan of 10 lb of flour from Mrs McIntosh at Archie's Big John Grant up the Front Buried today J Laplante and wife at Bosells Henry Bosell got a large Masknonge {muskalung) to Day high Wind Gordon and I coming home Q Allen wind Bound on the Pitt Point Joyete and Son slept in the Barn all night got some salt to Salt their fish 9th our Marys Birth Day wind High caught some Perch Brought home the Birch saw log started for Salmon River Gordon and I as soon as the wind is Down a little 8 Bushels of Ashes 56 lb of iron 12 lb of rags 12 and 1/2 lb of sugar Bought at old Marysville Gordon and I Mayvells girl sick the Doctor there 10th started it up to the store from Mayvills forgot about 16 lb of iron left it on the shore took breakfast Gordon at Jac{cut off} McDonald McDonell Super Bought of Robert Baker to 2 Dollars of flour 50 lb got it at {illegible} 1/4 lb Tob 1/2 lb tea matches Lot 25 cents for sale 40 lb of iron 3 cents for Cotton Rags 20 cents for Ashes 10 cents for sugar got 2 gallons of soft soap from Mr Baker he came down with us to the Mayville Farm catching his horses sailed home the Adolphus went up to Day for to take the Dundee folks to procefsion to Williamstown with Bosells canoe got a Bottle of milk from Georges wife heard Mrs McIntosh {illigible} the flour and got from her Mr Baker taking down a Raft of Rails to the Farm </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron Island June 11th 1871 Sunday June 11th Tote a Dice Grand Procefsion Corpus Christie and so on high Wind to Day heavy Rain thunder and lightning the Adolphus went Down with a load going to Williamstown procefsion the Picton came out of Lancaster whatever she was doing there got some papers from Mrs Norman McDonald yesterday 12th Hoeing Potatoes Planted somewhere the corn and beans were taking up the Potatoes in the Bush hoed cutting Weeds around the Lower Point and Pitt Point 13th lost a Maskinounge 14th Lashey setting his Line him and Pete Bosell here with the Rain and Wind gave him some matches Gordon caught the first Dory or Pickerel or Wall eyed Pike 15th fishing caught 233 Pickerel and chubs and the rest Perch took home a Load of Wood Pealed some Basswood and Elm Bark lost our anchor the Rope Broke a Fortunate Day very warm strawberries Ripe 16th Picking Berries 17th Made Strawberries Preserves Henry Bosell here got his spoon I gave him mine to fix went to Summerstown got 2 papers from Dan Thomas Monroe supeaned to Longinal Went to George Renshaws got 1 Bushel of Potatoes from him George Bosell left the Renaud and is on the British America bought crackers the L Renaud a pleasure trip from Cornwall went with Lashey at night to his Line Lashey here all night got two EEls from him Henry got a Lunge about 20 lb weight sold to John Carey 18th the memorable Battle of Waterloo Went Down to Rofs Island Killed 3 Black snakes 1 Green on a crew of French on Christies Island playing the Fiddle and yelling the Kingston takes 13 minutes from The Pitt Point to the Lower end of Butternut Island the Magnet takes 12 minutes the Corsican takes 15 the Spartan takes 10 minutes the Passport 12 minutes the Corinthian takes minutes 19th went to George Renshaws working at the Fence got 50 cents from George working on the roads in summertime Summertown Rafts a Going Down {page two} Mr James Cameron Island June 20th 1871 in the upper Field Picking strawberries for to make Preserves Gordon Hugh Ann and Randolph 21st went to AJ Bakers bought 75 cents of flour matches 22nd our Dan's Birth Day went out to see them in Williamstown Brought out strawberries and the cake of maple sugar the court in Cornwall now about Mr Craig trying to unseate him But I Rather think they can't do it 23rd in Williamstown word came that Mr Craig got all right Angus and Duncan McLennan A Row Pushed him off the steps firing the cannon and Burning a Barrel of Tar and celebrating for Mr Craig Bought at Galbeaus a Bottle of Pain Killer as I am awful Bad with the Toothache Angus on the Bosure 24th came home from Williamstown wind High the Renaud a Pleasure trip 25th Sunday Gordon and I went to Mr Hopkins with a letter to George Grant took dinner there Bill and Emmanuel there spoke to Jim about fixing my Boat told him I would give him 1/2 ton of hay for Fixing it got four books Sicilian romance A Days Ride Innocence Abroad Leslie Tyrell, I got from Jim's wife 26th Hoeing the potatoes in the Bush all the children in the Bush very warm George Bosell here Bargained for his hens took my Bag to bring me 2 Dollars worth of flour from Cornwall on the Boat 27th Windy Day 28th Windy 29th Went to Summerstown took home my plain {plane} and drawing knife from George Renshaws stopt at Hamilton's to see if John had any Potatoes to sell 30th crofsed to Dundee with Thomas and Peter Spink a McLennan a Provender of a man left him twice on Jacobs Island Bought on Credit 25 lb of flour from AJ Baker bought (2 1/2yds Calico spool soda paid this) Mrs Fitzpatrick young son </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron Island July 1st 1871 Dominion Day Livinia Gordon and Bismarck went to Bosells got 5 hens and a Rooster a Dollar I have to pay George for them 3 of them got smothered in the Bag coming home a pleasure trip on the L Renaud all British Flags Floating to Day 2nd Passport passed down the Champion going Down Sunday 3rd I went up to Summerstown helped them over with the Scout from George Renshaws and AJ Baker salt Crockery syrup and sugar Gorge took his cow over stopt at Peters Kenneth down to Roses with me in the Boat Got my Book from Mrs Rose got my Flour at Bosells AJ Baker and Thomas Monroe took Mr Millers horses to Pasture 4th American Independence Day Rain and Fine Great Racing and so on at Fort Covington 5th our John's Birth Day transplanted 11 plants of tobacco 6th went with my Boat to Jim Hopkins to fix Lashey here at night Mr Mears and Mr Credden Col Stiles son-in Law slept in the Barn heavy rain tonight 7th Mr Mears and his men here all day as the wind blows very hard went off this evening Lashey and I to his line Got 38 cents from them 8th Jimmy Grants Birth Day had a treat from him on that Bought off AJ Baker 1/2 lb tea 4 Quarts salt one plug tobacco 4 cents postage on 2 papers I sent to Mr Black Tailor Williamstown 1 for matches (I owe AJB 9 cents on this {page two} Mr James Cameron Island July 9th 1871 Sunday salted the horses Windy 10th to Galerneau here Gave me some hooks gave me some hooks Mowed some thistles Before the door Semo came for his scythe got it put the Marsh hay on the East Mow of the stable Loft Lashey here Jim Hopkins wife went to Williamstown 11th Fishing Down near the Kit Kit got a good many suckers Bass Pickerel chub and Perch Quite a variety to Day 12th of July Orangemans Day Drew some rails a party out of Dundee on the British America 13th went to Summerstown seen Angus had a new Buggy Bought yesterday Andrew Baker and Tom Summers went to Montreal the American serving the river showed my sample of staves to the Cooper thought them Dear for his work 14th caught a stick of Pine Went to Dundee met Mr Stebbins Mr Creed and Mr Turner the Egg Peddler Met Galernea spoke to me about Greenwood coming to buy a piece of Hay Rain Wind Thunder and Lightning stopt at a small {illegible} took some Biscuit seen The Drudge working went up to see the Cooper Laflesh Thomas Monroe crofsed with 4 men the Schoolmistrefs and Rebecca had something to Drink at Tyo's met Don Suple going acrofs had a Treat from John Creed my tin Bashion stol out of my Canoe by some of the Indians got one from Frank Mayvilles wife D Baker and I Buried a Large Lizard </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron Island July the 15th 1871 Fishing Caught a small Makinounge 20 lb weight mowed a swath down to the river St Swithins Day no rain if it rains to Day it will rain for 40 Days the saying is a pleasure trip on the L Renaud of the Indian 16th Sunday Mrs James Hopkins and George Grant here coming from Williamstown Walter Baker and his wife and Willie Rose here 17th Mowed some in the Grove at the Riverside Raining hard Thunder and Lightning Lashey here tonight went with him to his Lines the Champion came up today and Went Down yesterday there must be something wrong with the Banshee as it is her day to come up 18th Raining started for to go turn the Back with the storm left my canoe up in the Bay 19th I crossed to Summerstown bought 100 weight of Flour got on William McLeods account got 2 Papers from Dan seen the Passed the Examination in them as attorney at law took dinner at Thomas Monroe's 20th smoking a Maskinounge made a few cocks of Hay 21st Harnefsed the horses Drew a few Drags Drew in some hay seven cocks in the Barn Mr Stebbins here going to Lancaster 22nd went to Mr Hopkins for my boat got my cleevises from Jim went to Summerstown Bought of AJ Baker 1/2 lb tea 1/3 tobacco 4 cents 30 cents on credit Heavy Rain Thunder seen Long John son George Renshaw sold his land to John Carey for 2 1/4 each 23rd Sunday fishing {page two} Mr James Cameron Island 24th July 1871 Mr Stebbins Payne Rockhill Creed came J Creed stopt the rest went home Creed mowing in the Grove very warm to Day Gordon and J trowling got none put in some of the Sheep 25th St James Day Battle of Bannockberry helping AJ Baker with his hay got salt I crofsed with 4 lambs to John Carey the men came to mow 26th Dog Days commenced drawing wood 27th started to go to Henry Genie's went as far as Rankins Point the Wind Rose I turned back seen old Mr Vondell working on Dan McLeans Barge had a hard time coming up around Shore Rained some stopt on the foot of Christees Island Mowed some in Front of the house 28th Raining all the Men Fishing got a piece of sturgeon on Alexis Island Niles and Dighton Payne Stebbing Fishing got 2 Perch had a Row about them putting the grease on their heads 25th Doctor Gillis and a boatload with him of women 3 men Niles Park and another man here they all went off tonight 30th Went to Na Houtas Island as it is raining Gordon and I 31st I crofsed with 3 Dozen Eggs Bought 1/2 lb Tea matches starch tobacco thread Mrs Hamilton called me in as Tom Davis went up to meet me at the store I went to Carey Tom lying down on the island near the Bridge wakened him up he would not Rest if I would not take 1/2 Dollar from him I took it came home then crofsed with John Creed gave Tom Paper </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron Island August 1st 1871 Lammas Day Mowing on the Pitt Point Fixing Fence caught a good many pickerel Creed sick the 2 Boys Mowing and cocked 37 cocks very warm 2nd gave them the upper Field on the haves Stebbin and Josey came Creed went home with Josey Gordon Randolph and I went to see if the scow was on Alexis Island Mary's birthday 1864 commenced to stack help them to stack 3rd commenced Payne Charlie and I went to Summerstown for 1 gallon of H Wines Cannons Firing to Day seen Sandy Snider on the Front Payne treated me in Summerss 4 went to Alexis Island 5th stocking I went to Summerstown I went to see John Carey got 7 Dollars from him he owes me 2 on the Lambs yet gave AJ Baker 3 1/2 to give to Bill McLeod the other 3 1/2 I gave to Thomas Monroe got 50 lb of flour on credit from AJ Baker Bought 2 lb butter at 17 cents 1 Bowl 7 cents matches 1 cent tobacco 4 cents paid this with 50 cents - a White Bowl) 6th Randolph's Birth Day 1867 Sunday a fine day Liz Laflesh and John Snider here had a Bottle stopt till evening 7th Gathered 6 cocks about finished all the stacks they took up all their Rigging and went off Forgot their hay Fork about 40 cocks in Paynes stack I put 8 cocks of my own in and 40 cocks of Paynes 55 cocks in the Barn now {page two} Mr James Cameron Island August 8th 1871 Found a Pine tree in the upper Feild above the house its about 2 ft high now Payne and I found it when clearing a place to Build his stock yesterday the 7th the Herricks here camping at the head of the island a Large Party of them some from New York and some of them from Chicago they came on Monday the seventh 7th a very Windy time day heavy rain loud thunder and sharp Lightning when Herricks party was coming from Christees Island they very near got swamped Christopher McRae and Josey Galernea Fishing I showed them the spot for Pickerel Mowed the road in Rushes Beside the Marsh on Monday the 7th caught 1 bass 2 perch 2 pickerel or Wall Eyed Pike as some call them 9th I went to Fish caught 1 Gordon and I to head of the Island the Herricks went off lost a vest George Bosell came with his horse we went with the Ark for the bull on Alexis Island and this morning Jim Hopkins took him away I knew nothing about it till Josey Galernea told us after going up to the horse Island Josey put me acrofs I gave him stuff for a Paddle </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron Island August 11th 1871 went to AJ Bakers my Foot very sore Bought 2 lb butter 3 lb pork 2 Bunches Black thread 1 spoll kerosene oil 1/2 lb powder 2 lb shots seen Dr Shaver Fishing settled with Andrew for Mr Millers horses Paid the 50 lb X of flour I got from him on the 5th the men on Christees cutting hay came home with the Jar Payne got took a Barrel home for to load ashes L got at the end of AJ Baker store a Barge the Tug one of the Little Propellers run on the bar at the Squaw Island 12th my Foot very sore Fishing 13th Sunday my Foot I cannot put under me very sore and Badly swelled 14th Pulled out the Potato onions found herricks vest Down in the Bay 15th tried or Begun the Potatoes at the door Gordon found a Bun went around the Island fishing at the Pickerel holes not Biting very well 16th opened one of my Boils and put soap and sugar to draw it and it almost set me raving it is so very sore 17th shot a yellow Hammer Plugged up a squirrel in one of the Hicory trees cleaning my three guns 18th Got 7 Ducks went to the head of the Island seen Roses sheep I suppose they put them on yesterday 19th Bismarck's Birth Day 1 year old today got 5 Ducks a Pleasure Party on the L Renaud 1 of the hens wanting to hatch Dipped her in the Water the City of Hamilton Towing here now eating Tomatoes horse Beans Ripe cucumbers plenty stertions {nasturtiums?} Good Sunday the 20th East wind Fine Day hazelnuts some Good Butternuts some meat in them Randolphs Foot sore and Bismarcks Bad with Boils and myself Bad with Boils it's the Dog Days now and people should Physick themselves Before they Begin {page two} Mr James Cameron Island August 21st 1870 shooting Ducks took home wood in the canoe 22nd Bad with Boils on my ancle and leg Dan and Mr Lonagan came in the evening Brought me 2 plugs of tobacco some Powder shot and caps tea and sugar they went out swimming and Rowing in the Boat 23rd this is the Day the great Boat Race at St John's Renforth Dies to Day Dan and Lonagan Through the Woods swimming and Rowing on the water Throwing the 11 lb ball Dan Throws it Feet they Went off this Evening home Races in Lancaster 24th I crofsed to Summerstown (Bought on credit 50 lb flour) (Bought 1/4 lb tea matches 3 yd cotton paid this) got a letter from Charlie heard of the Boat Race Mr Spencer and Christopher McRae here stopt in the Barn 25th Went to James Hopkins for the Bulll Jim and George Grant Came Down with me in the scowl left the Scow till tomorrow James B Grant Died 26th making an oar took away the scow East Wind 27th Heavy Rain all day old James B Grant Buried to Day 28th crofsed to AJ Bakers Mr Spencer and Paul Grant here night 29 Wind changed heavy from the West started to Go to Rofs Island turned back fishing in the Back Channel 30th Drew some wood 31st Bismarck commencing to stand up put in 2 Bushels of Potatoes eating new corn very unwell to night Alexander Ocean McDonald Buried to Day </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron Island September 1st 1871 went to AJ Bakers to 1 1/2 Dozen of Eggs one Plug tobacco the rest in tea (to 2 lb of shot on credit) took dinner at T Monroes speaking to Captain Newton of the Barge Griswold about the manure let him have my Boat to go and meet the Adolphus she passed up here this morning to go for Fort Covington Lacrofs Club to play in Lancaster I crofsed with Thomas Monroe to Dundee with the 4 or 5 of the Connors Tyo Fixing his shed George and Pete Bosell here seen Mr Herrick told him I found his vest 2nd very warm fine Day very warm Gordon and I left Kit Island Rofs and Butternut shot a Duck did not get it found a couple of staves took dinner on Rofs Island killed some Black snakes But I did not look after them much as it was shoes I had on if it was my Boots I would look after them more a Great Deal of shooting around Christees and Alexis 3rd Dans Birth Day and a fine Day it is very warm 4th Went to Cornwall with AJ Baker William McLeod's wife Poorly Dr Shaver attending 5th John Angus's Birth Day commenced taking up the Potatoes got 1/2 lb tea 1 lb sugar from AJ Baker the Day I went to Cornwall took my Dinner and supper there {page two} Mr James Cameron Island September 5th 1871 commence the Potatoes took up 20 Bushels to Day 6th this is the Last of the Dog Days at the Potatoes took up 10 bushels to Day shot some Ducks 7th very Windy Babel and his wife called here as they were going to {illegible} gave them some Potatoes took 10 Bushels thats 40 bushels out of this Peice Besides what we eat since Killed some Ducks shot a hawk 8th Fishing got Duck Fixing the ashes in Bags went around the island seen Captain Newton at Barge aground loaded with hops and Leach and Ashes sneaking to the Bay Smith the steamer Adolphus came up and assisted in taking them off 10th Sunday George and Jim Nicholson here {illegible} 6 {illegible} timber for Stickland Boat and wanting to Buy Marsh Bay although it is Sunday 11th Went out with my ashes to James Grant had 3 1/2 bushels 15 cents a bushel I bought of AJ Baker 2 lb shot 20 cents 1/2 lb powder 20 cents 1 {illegible} tobacco 4 cents Tin Cup 7 cents a great Pic Nic on Burnt House Point for Sunday school children Peter B Grant wanted his Pot seen Luke Bowen crofsed for Thomas {illegible} shares as John Barretts was wanting him 40 Days Devotion in Williamstown now </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr ames Cameron Island Sept 12th 1871 Raising Potatoes in the Back Garden 3 1/2 Bushels Randolph and I 13th The Fair in Fort Covington Commences to Day Cut some Marsh Hay 14th Great Frost Last night at Summerstown seen Angus took over Peter B Grants Pt Went to see John Carey seen Hugh Fraser (McKinney) at Carey a Great many crofsing to the fiar the British superior Down with a Raft with tents on it Put a Ring in Barretts Bulls nose to Day at Parish minister Rap came accrofs with I home a man By the name of Wesley Died very sudden to Day going to the Fair he was a schoolmaster seen Jim He taking over with a Passenger 15th Took up some of the Potatoes in the Bush and they are very small & what Done that is the tops Being cropped off and Grew and Blossomed the second time a Handsome Large Squash the Frost Killed the vines in the Bush But not around the House Bought of AJ Baker 50 lbs Flour at 3 1/4 on Credit left an note for him Blowing seen Tom Davis and A Baker Fixing Before his Door with Ground {page two} Mr James Cameron Island Sept 16th 1871 Mr Luke Brown here Got the Loan of my British Musket gave him some envelopes Luke told me I would get his spear Beside Went to Alexis Island Shot 3 Ducks got 1 the shanty that was in Na Houtas Island is Burnt Indians catching Rats since some time in August I think the Drudge came out With the British American to Day about 59 Bushles in the cellar now of Potatoes 17th Sunday Writing to Charlie a Letter Rain high Wind 18th Began to Cut in Front Marsh cut 8 cocks hard Frost and ice Last night The Rain along with the Little Nannie a Great many canoes and Boats on the Water to Day cut some in the Back Marsh shot a Duck Magnet went Down 19th Henery Genie's Barge sailed Down passed the Door his Boy called to se me about the Timbe he told me he was married in January his Father is coming up next Week Hugh Ann and Gordon Gathering Grapes gather 2 Tubs full Raining high Wind Got 2 very small Turtles Lost one of them out of my Pocket 2 of the hens hatching Ducked them in the Water and shut them up to take the hatching of them 20th Shows in Lancaster Charlie and Willie Rose after the Ram and Wedder to Kill Made 13 cocks in the Back Marsh Shot Black Duck Drew some chips and Wood Livinia Bad with Tooth ache and earache Raining some Water very Low </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron Island Sept 21st 1871 St Mathews Day Frost Last Night Livinia very Bad with the Toothache a Barge sailed acrofs in to Salmon River 22nd Got a Rat for the Frist setting a very fine Day put in the sheep thinking of Going over tommorrow 23rd Windy Let the sheep go Gathering Butternuts some Oak nuts Ducks not plenty 24th Sacrament in Williamstown some Rain here not much Thunder and Lightning more heavyto the north Fishing a Man and a Woman stopt Last night up in the Bay I seen their a Going to Day Renaud went Down 25th I crofsed to Summerstown AJ Baker in Montreal Bought 1/2 lb Tea 1/4 lb cut Tobacca 1 Quart of Keroseen oil Got the Loan of Fitspatrick scythe from Jim Nicholson Got a Treat of Ale From George Renshaws cut some Rushes Beat William Lancllets a Racing coming Down to Hamiltons as they said Hurra for a Race Got a Paper from Charlie 26th Began to mow with fitsPatricks scythe Got a Rat commenced to Rain Raining all Day East Wind cold Rain putting the onions in Boxes spreading the nuts on the Floor up stairs 27th Gathering nuts Gordon and I 28th Drew some Wood Raining 29th St Michael Mowing Back Marsh East End Made 28 cocks 1st of October Sunday Gordon and I to Rofs's Island and Charlies Island Found a stave eat some Grapes and Cranberries took our Dinner on Charlies or Butternut Island no Butternuts seen Lamay's Boat at Rofs Island Getting Grapes and cranberries shot a very Large Eagle in the Grove {page two} Mr James Cameron Island Oct 2nd 1871 Got a Rat Went to Summerstown Called at John Hamiltons to see the Well Depth about 32 Feet and about 12 feet of water in it now Heard old Mrs John Summers was very poorly Heard Murdock F McLennan was Laird of Williamstown AJ Baker in Cornwall signed the papers again Bought of AJ Baker on credit 1 Peck of salt Got 50 cents to Give to Thomas Munroe the pay of the sheep Kenneth Lost a 5 Dollar Bill Heard William McLeod Lost his Grey mare seen Dan Rofs from the Kings Road he is taking up Large stones with a patent Machine seen George of Athal at Summerstown a very fine Day East Wind 3rd Raining West Wind went to Fish got none Lashey here Fishing minnows and pickerel 4th Drew some Wood gathering nuts set some Traps 5th Fiar commences in Williamstown I crofsed to P.O. called to see John Hopkins took Dinner at Thomas Munroes Kenneth McDonald Heard of John his son was one of them either got Killed or Got wounded in the mines AJ Baker Scowing his salt Bought a pair of Boots 1"40 Bottle of castor oil 10 AJ Baker got to Give Thomas Munroe 6th crofsed with 2 Lambs to John Carey got as I thought pay for the sheep Bought of AJ Baker 50 lbs Flour paid this 40 cents worth Pork I owe 7 cents on the Pork helping Andrew with the Porker </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> James Cameron Island October 7th 1871 Saturday thinking Thomas Munroe would be after the sheep gathered some nuts piling some wood cut a few swarths of marsh Hay set 2 Traps A fine Day Wind West Ducks scarce Rats not Plenty Burning on Na Houtas Island Keeping in the sheep thinking he will come for them water very low snakes plenty Bismark very sick 8th A Race up the Princep Louise and the City of Ottawa 9th A Fine Morning Gordon and I Went to Lukes Bow{cut off} for the EEl spear got the spear and a Broken one Luke thrashing at Bills seen Mr Lesslee and James Hopkins at Paul Id's Hunting partridge had a chat with them and a Good coo of old Rye coming Down the channel we had a Pretty strong Breeze did not like to stop on the Hog Island for fear the wind would be worse so we kept on in the Gale Landed safe cut some hay in the Trout marsh 10th Hugh Anns Birth Day smokey windy Big Fires over on the south side of us in the Marsh I think there must Be some stacks Burnt 11th Games Williamstown Boat Racing in Dundee James Hopkins and Peter Buchanan 1111 Henery Genies son and Johnston of the Cherry Island Lighthouse Wind high or else I was Going to see them 12th Raining smoky Windy Mowing some 13th Making a stack put 51 Cocks in it 14th got Rat cut the Wings of the Eagle set some Traps Water very Low Heard Geese But Did not see them Raining to night thought to crofs but did not go Bismark very sick gave him spirits of Turpentine new moon this Day morning a Great many Boats and a Good lot of Towing {second page} James Cameron Island October 15th 1871 Sunday Seen Wild geese High High very high Wind very Bad with Pain I took in my side 16th very unwell in Bed all Day 17th not very well took Down the Petition took in the carrots and Beets 18th St Lukes Day First snow very stormy Raining 19th very heavy Thunder and Lightning to night 20th a change in the moon splitting some wood 21st Went to Summerstown crofsed to George Renshaws with Fitspatrick all Day on the Island very cold and no Fire made out Georges steamboat Bills crofsed with Fitspatrick and Jessamas Wife to Summerstown stopt at Georges all night Babell here stopt on the Pitt Point Fishing with his nets Sunday Bought of AJ Baker 1 Quart of Kerosene oil 1/2 lb Tea on Credit) ( 1 plug of Tobacco matches paid this) Sunday 22 came home Just got home when the wind commenced to Blow went to the P Point to give Balsell some Tobacco Found a canoe 23rd Little Livinia Birth Day 1868 Fixing a place with rails for to Build a stack or putting up the hay that was Blowed Down Tried for EEls got none took Round the canoe </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> James Cameron Island October 24th 1871 24th Our Hughs Birth Day 1871 Went to Summerstown Paid Thomas Munroe for the Lambs Gave me a 7 1/2 on them Give him 2 Dollars in Bills wrote a Letter to Henery Genie a Meeting of the Cheese Factory Folks up at Mr Craigs John Hamilton and I came home together in the Boat the horse slipped his headstall at Summers Door Looking for the horse Found him in the Pasture harnefs off 25th My Birth Day Banking the house the West End 26th Drawing wood Laduke and Peter Shetla here looking for Timber a Great Deal of shooting to Day went to the Little Island to Try for EEls wind Raised came home 27th Piling some wood 28th Went to Fort Covington with my Rats and the Wool 6 lbs Bag and all sold my Rats to Mr Streeter Bow{cut off} of Mr Cangdon Pink and Seena Paid the carding men got a Dring of Cider under the carding mill Got a Treat from Donald Suple Bought of A Smallman 1 lb Crack Bought of R Baker 1 lb shot 1/4 lb Tobacco 2 Bunches of matches 2 hanks of Thread got a Treat from one McRae a Gacheman Rowed Pretty hard coming up the River as there is a Boat Putting after me hard did not catch me till I stopt at the Custom House it was William McLean and John Richard Grant Sunday 29th Blowing hard 30th Working at Banking at the house Gordon Found my Knife at the shore that had Been Lost 10 years it is as good as ever 31 Holy Eve we cracking nuts put a Letter in the P.O. to Charlie and a paper seen Ellen on the Front {page two} James Cameron Island November 1st 1871 Raining hard East Wind working at the corner cubbord 2n at the cubbord Fxing the stacks 3rd cutting poles for a Fence to put around the stacks 4th hard Frost Last night Jim Hopkins here for an ash Runner and a Yoke East Wind the EEl Fishers the Mayhews came up I crofsed to Roses with the wool to spin got 2 Dollars from Norman Abrams Bought of AJ Baker 7/6 worth of Flour 1/2 lb Tea 1 Doz of Herrings 2 Dollars) Bought molafses and Tobacco went up with Thomas Munroe to supper as he is going to the shanty next Week the Nashes Steamer came in to Summerstown Heard the British America was sold 5th The Gunpowder Plot Guy Fawks Day Blowing snowing Got a Rat 6th chopping stove Wood 7th Helens Birth Day set 2 Traps for the Weasel 8th got 2 Ducks chopping and piling Wood 9th put out the Long canoe at the Lower Point Raising the Pine Stick at the Water Log Thinking of sawing it in 2 for Logs Prince of Wales Birth Day 10th Windy the Mayhues crofsed from Christees Island to this Island and camped in the Bell Bay one of them came to the house snowing a Steamer got aground up at Hamiltons to night with a Tow 11th the Mayhues went of Snowing and Blowing I caught 4 EEls for the first I caught this fall hard Frost to night Gordon Found another Knife at the shore with the water so very Low Martinmas 12th Sunday Blowing hard 13th crofsed to P. O. Fine Turned high East Wind took a Muskrat to 1 Quart of oil Went over with G Renshaw Mr Craig taking his cattle from Jacobs Island ice Froze in Salmon River 14th caught 5 EEls Got a Rat East Wind Raining Blowing hard 15th Drew some Wood ---------------- </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> James Cameron Island November 15th 1871 high East Wind a Great many Boats coming up as the canal is Likley to be Fixed now The Corinthian Kingston Spartan osprey and Propeller American a Race Both together The Magnet St Helen the Picton Went Down another Propeller went up and another Tow went up Keeping in the Horses this Week Back Feeding with Good Hay high Wind to night Raining 16th Raining Thanksgiving Day snowing East Wind cutting hay Put in Roses old sheep again Keeping in the Hens a small Tug went up with a Tow a very Raw Wind of Weather 17th a Fine Day the Man to be hung in Montreal to Day for the Murder of Mrs Foster his name Went to Fish EEls got 3 West Wind Turned some cold towards evening set 5 Traps in the Front Marsh Fixing springs to some of My Traps to night 18th Went to AJ Bakers to 1 RAt 12 1/2 cents Bought salt to cut Tobacco Got 2 Papers from Andrew Found a night Line near Hamiltons Island with a horse shoe and a Bent Cleves tied on it I think it must Belong to old Tom Davis as that supperstitious Rigging is on to took Down a Load of Wood in the Boat George Renshaw went to Lancaster Great shooting over the Way of Christees Island I think it must be Jim Hopkins with Decoys there seen a Great many Wild geese tonight and Last night I never seen such Flocks of Ducks as went Down an immence Lot of them 19th Sunday East Wind some cold a good many Boats a Going 20th Went to Christees to Fish EEls in the Mud and Down to the Kit Kit Island all Day and only got a Lizard not 1 EEl and in the Best of Mud to Get them 21st On this Day of the Month Donald McMaster Departed in 1846 Drew some wood Drew up 2 of the canoes took the Boards from the sugar Bush came home for the Fun thought I seen Wild Geese in the Bay But they were Big Black Ducks 22nd chopping at the Door Keeping in the Horses Lots of Boats a Going the Ottawa City went into Salmon River the Renaud passed Down did not Go into Lancaster Fixing at Stoves took out the Doubl Stove to the cook house took in the cook stove to the house {page two} James Cameron Island Nov 23rd, 1871 This is Thanksgiving Day in the States shot a Duck at the Lower end of the islant Fixing a Fence around the stacks as the Cattle is at them pretty cold to Day the Enterprize went in to Salmon River and came out to night as it is Freezing very hard night a circle around the moon East Wind put our sheep in the shed shut them up Feeding them Barges Towed up By the Highlander went in sailing to Lancaster Lot of Boats coming up and Going Down Towing and Going 24th chopping stove Wood cold time 25th Men came up in a Boat stopt on the sturgeon Island thought it was Jim Hopkins Horses got out By the Pin coming out of the stable Door got them in a cold night 26th Fine Day commenced to Rain and Wind strong to night 27th Took the Long canoe fromo the Lower Point cold north Wind 28th Tow Boats and Propellers a Going yet Walter Baker and George Bosell after their Horses not Pleased at me feeding hay and Keeping them in Got 2 Dollars and 65 cents from George and I Paid on Allowed a Dollar for the Hens Highlander up to night with a Big Tow Europe went up cut some Wood for the First Gordon and I cold to night 29th a small Propeller I went Down with something like a Drudge in tow the John A McDonald went up with a schooner in Tow Light in the Light Houses to night and its very Windy Cold and very Frosty to night chopping Stove Wood Broke on the Piles of Wood Before the Door Feeding and Keeping in the Cattle this is St Andrews Eve a Ball at McRaes at the Depot the Big White owl coming around and St Andrew Dinner 30th St Andrews Day very cold high Wind Frosty Ground hard no snow Froze to the outside of the Rushes Last night Could not see any Light in any of the Lighthouses 1st of December a Tug Propeller went up nothing in Tow very cold and Windy cutting stove Wood and Piling in the Cookhouse Water commencing to Raise 2nd Taking up the Boat and canoes Raising the Pine stick and it Rolled over after thawing it high enough Killed a sheep a very Good one she is Hens a Freezing the Heifer and Bull Picking but set Fire to the Back Marsh it dont Burns well south West Wind </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron Island Dec 3rd 1871 William Lavelle here got the Big Barrel Sunday Gordon going Round Down to the Tower Point Found and old Judeau Hatchet one of the Largest I Found yet a very fine Day sun shining wind Kind of warm snowed some this morning Lots of Snow birds First Sunday in advent 4th a Fine Day Went to Summerstown Bought of AJ Baker 1 Pair of Boots 3 3/4 Gave him 2 Dollars on the Boots 1/2 lb soda 5 cents 53 lbs of Flour on credit ( Paid -/4 for 2 Plugs of Tobacco 1/2 lb Tea 1/3 Thread 6 cents salt 10 cents oil 12 1/2 cents paid this) Went over with George Renshaw to Kill a sheep a Treat from Walter at Summers Got some Papers from Dan some Papers from Charlie Got some sarsaparella from Tom Davis 5 very Cold and Windy cutting stove Wood Frosty 6th very Cold and Windy wind Fell in the afternoon and its Frosty the ice took acrofs to Christees and the Kit Kit about Dark I think the Foreleft to night on the ice Hens Freezing 7th ice Broke as its Kind of soft all gone Got a Weasel in the Trap Chopping a Birch in the Bush 8th Chopping in the Bush Gordon and I Windy snowing Drifting snowed Last night very unwell still Knocking around seen the Big Black Eagle coming around Ducks plenty in the channel no Rats nor minks 9th Went for a Broom to the Bush Raising the square Pine stick on the ice high West Wind stormy and cold one of the sheep sick Foolish like 10th Stormy Drifting snowing Blowing {second page} Mr James Cameron Island Dec 11th 1871 in the Bush cut 1/2 cord of Birch cold 12th Fine Day Killed the Little Nannie crofsed with the Boat had to Leave it at the head of hamiltons Island as the Little channel is all Froze went Down to Mr Roses for the yarn Got 50 Kanes Left 5 Skain and a Ball of Gray yarn to make me a Pair of Mits went to AJ Bakers Bought 47 lbs of Flour on Credit ) (Spool of Thread {illegible}) John Hamilton Taking in one of his Stacks of Hay Andrew Baker Getting hay from Archy McDonald 13th Stormy East Wind ice making some a Good Deal going down 14h ice Taken to Francis Island to night Lifting Troughfs in the Bush went to the Head of the Island to see how the ice was not taken at the head nor away up chopping some 15th I crofsed over to Hamilton Island But its awful Bad I think now after crofsing it only took about Daylight this morning as I never was so Frightened on the ice Before But in case of a snow storm coming want to mark out the Best of the ice as there is a Great many air holes But I made Tracks home Quick it was not 1/4 of an inch thick got 2 EEls 16th Drew up the Boat and 2 of the canoes crofsed to AJ Bakers seen Mr Spinks treated me at Davids Bought of AJ Baker 8 yrds wincy 15 a yd 1- 20 Black spool 5 cents 8 yrds Cotton 93 cent 1 spool 5 cents 1/2 lb Tea 25 1 Bottle of Radways R R 25 3 Plugs of Tobacco 10 ) ( Matches Paint called in at Hamiltons Got some Tobacco From John a Debate on the Front Last night AJ Baker Killing the Cow he Traded with George Renshaw cold East Wind </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron Island Dec 17th 1871 Sunday Kind of soft Mild wind south West and north snowing Drifting and Fine seen 2 Foxes crofsing from Christees Island to this on another Fox in the Back Bay on the North side a Great many of those white Back Eagles Flying around the ice to get Ducks and muskrats that are caught in the ice water Raising near shore took up the Traps as the water is Raising 18th Fine Morning spearing EEls turned stormy East Wind and snow Raising the Rest of the Troughfs in the sugar Bush 19th a Fortunate Day Went to AJ Bakers Bought 3 Quarts of Kerosene oil Brought To Hamiltons some English Papers for Tom Davis Killing their Hogs at Hamiltons Got a Hooker from Margaret East Wind turned very stormy could Hardly see coming home its stopt stormy a Great many going to Cornwall Mills From the Coteque and Cedars 20th A Fortunate Day chopping in the Bush cold Turned very cold Toward night very Frosty night to night cut a Water hole Feeding the cattle extra West Wind piling up some Boards 21st First Day of Winter and a cold Frosty Day it is St Thomas 22nd a Fortunate Day West wind Fine turned to East Wind Got John Hamiltons horse to go to AJ Bakers for 100 of Flour took Dinner at Hamiltons in at Roses John Drawing some hay out of the stack Got the Load of the hand sleigh from Ferry antwine Bosells wife to take my Flour acrofs the ice 23rd White washing Raised the Pine stick some more Wind Raised very very high to night from the West Rain Horse cutter crofsed at Summers {page two} Mr James Cameron Island Dec 24th 1871 Sunday Went around the Island Gordon and I see horse and cutter coming to Hog Island turned Back to Summerstown this is Christmas Eve 25 Christmas Day a Fine Day Fished some EEls 26th chopping in the Bush East Wind Frosty Bosells crofsed over to Christee Island to Fish EEls St Stephens Day Full Moon seen a sleigh crofsing the Lancaster Road I dont see any at Summerss crofsing the crack over ner Hopkins must be Bad 27th St John the Evangelist Day cold West Wind Stormy went to Henerys and William Lavelletes come and chop Henery working at Donald McDonalds hewing 28th William and his 2 Boys came to chop I went to AJ Bakers Bought 1 lb Tea 50 lb Pork 1" 1/2 lb Pepper 10 Pint of H Wines 25 2 plugs of Tob 8 Bunches of Matches 2 cents 3 lbs 2 oz of Butter at 18 cents per lb Mr Streeter Buying Andrews Rats Fox mink skins Got 4 Dotographs from Charlie and 2 Letters and 2 Papers an Austraulia Paper and the Budget William Lavellete Got the Loan of our churn {cut off}ld some 29th Our Angus's Birth Day William and his 3 Boys came to chop Gave them an order on AJ Baker for 2 Dollars Drew 2 Loads of Wood with his horse William took some Potatoes and 2 Dozen of Herring for his Dinner Drew my Boat up From the River to the Barn chopped some Firewood along the Bank 30th cold stormy East Wind chopping and sawing stove Wood the Dinner in aid of Mr Watson Last night they will have it cold Going home this morning 31st set 2 Traps Kind of soft Rained to night East Wind Last night of the year </div> UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5915e2bf55f6138ba0ca05f4d6e78b19.pdf 0369d3739ae65f4bd820efd4eb6f8fd9 PDF Text Text �� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e5dcb7c214852be24017b38d227c3ee6.pdf 60e283462b9bc17d9a00880bddc2f91f PDF Text Text James Cameron (1824-1912) 1876 Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive Volunteers {In places, this diary is worn from weather and time. On occasion, the tops, bottoms, and edges of the pages are crumbly and moldy, making some words and sentences illegible. In most cases, a note that reads “{Illegible}” refers to this situation.} {The upper left half of this page is folded over and torn, obstructing some words.} 1876 Mr James Cameron Island March 5 Went to the {Stur}geon Island a Fine Day 6th in the {B}ush cut {fi}rewood 7th a Fine Day sloppy on the {torn away} wen{t to} Williamstown Brought out a cake of sugar {torn away} lb {torn away}de from a son in law of McGregors the {t}he Bosells caught a Deer Sunday above {torn away}rt in Cornwall about the church on {torn away}rr Rained to night hard raised the creeks 8th came home from Williamsto{wn} {torn away}ve me out had Great Work fixing the {torn away} Alle {torn away} on the creeks stopt at Barretts Going {torn away} Big {torn away}nning came around by Robert Jacks house an{d} to J Hamiltons John and Tommy Jack Drove me Down took up the Puncheon 9th George Bosell here Fixing the camp 10 J Hamilton here seen 2 Wild Geese for the first 11 crossed to Summerstown Races there Rained some and John Tyo and Rod Cameron Racing on this Road and they Went like Wildfire Boug{ht} of Viponds ½ lb Tea and Lead Pencil 12th of March On this Day on the Month D McMaster First came to the Island Fine but cold {13}th in the Bush cold cutting Firewood 14th Hamilton Drew me some firewood 15th Went to Summerstown with ashes 12 bush{els Jo}hn Hamilton took them up for me Bought {of} Viponds Tea 75 3 yds Cotton 33 Pot 25 Rice 3 lb 21 {M}atches Paid Pencil Got 4 Dollars from AJ Baker �16th Turned Stormy East Wind and snow Mr Chapman and Wife stopt {Between the lines it reads: sent Gordon across} and Turned Back to Fort Covington 17th St Patricks cold and stormy bad with a cold Norman Bethune and Bill Palmer coming from Lancaster in a Buggy stopt to Give their Horse a Drink of River Water as he would not Drink well water {torn away}ck Buchannan stopt Gave me the {Illegible} Pete in Montreal on St Pat{torn away} clear to Day Mr James Cameron Island March 31st 1876 Last Day of March Writing to Day George Fixing the camp took up the Pot to the Bush and the chains Big Barrel 1st of April all Fools Day First Boiling in the Bush made 3 Gallons of Mollasses I went to Dundee chartreau called in and we walked up together on the crust called at J Hopkins them all being sick with plurisy {pleurisy} Got a Ride up from Johnny Spink and Bill Morris to the Distillery a Fine Day Bought of R Baker 1 lb of Power 2 lb of shot ½ Doz of Buttons 2 yds of stuff for Leander Pipes a Treat at JMG Bought at JMG ,,,, 4 Got a Ride home from Mr A McLean Lancaster Gave a Look at the Hay to sent a Man for hay Monday Peggy Gave Livinia some Ham J Hamilton here for the Hollow adze to make Troughfs Freezing to night ice Good yet seen a Man selling Maple Sugar in Dundee Mr Baker in Montreal a Flock of Wild Geese in the air-hole it is supposed Munro{e} that was with Jimmy the Bush went in the airhole at Hamiltons Bridge and was Drowned on the night of March the – But we since he was all right that he arrived all right in Williamsto{wn} 2nd Made the first sugar 44 lbs went to Sturgeon Island Peggy stopt here to night George Renshaw and Charlie Rose here with George Colt a Fine Day Gave George his Bottle Livinia Got up to Day 3rd Crossed to Summerston Brought of I Vipond Knife 20 Rope 1 ½ lbs 22 ½ cents Tob {tobacco} 5 Line 10 Matches a Box 17 changed the Boots) oil (made about 48 lb To Day Gordon Killed the Black Bull calf a Man a Foot crossed to hopkins commenced to rain to night 4th Raining Henery and George for hay took 3-50 cents worth at 9 Dollars a Ton Mr David Baker here Just from Montreal Raining Teams crossing summers’s and Chartreau here took Dinner cutting hay not in the Bush to Day the 4 5th 1876 Mr James Cameron Island April 5th Fine East Wind George Gave me the order on Viponds for 3..50 got a Peice of Butter Tapping {Above it reads: adze} some sugared about 40 lbs to Day commenced Raining Wind changed high from the West ice Getting Bad near shore �6th a Fortunate Day high Wind seen Robbins yesterday Ducks Plenty some Flocks of Wild Geese not any one crossing on Summers's Road to Day 7th {Illegible} 8th made 3 Gallons of Molasses took 3 Cakes over shot 2 Ducks in the airhole one of them Drew under the ice with the strong current Ice Good to cross 9th not running very well a fine Day Gordon and I up to the Bush a Great lot of Wild Geese and Ducks in the airhole at Francis Island 10th shot a Duck that a Hawks chased to the Ice and had the Duck Down and Picking him he left and I shot the Duck George took over the churn 11th Went across to Viponds took Georges Due Bill what remained of the churn 1..50 Bought of Viponds 1 Box 2 plugs of Tobacco 10 Box of Caps 15 8 yds of Cotton 80 2 yds of Linsey 44 Bottle of Castor oil 10 with 5 cents Cash) Heard Robert McDonald Departed Last Week Brought up From the Hospital in Montreal Made about the Moles 2 Moles Full and some in the Basin 12th Very Fine Made Sugar to Day the Moles and the Basins full 13th Fishing EEls very Fine holes opening in the ice East Wind put out the Canoe from Below and took it up to the Door with the Water thats on top of the ice 14th The ice is opening slow 14th Good Friday Raining East Wind West and North Wind high West Wind not Running to Day George made 2 axe handles 1 ash and hicory Foggy to Day 1876 Mr James Cameron Island April 15 ice Jamming coming Down high West Wind running a Little some Drops of Rain hail and snow and Fine George and Peggy Boiling a few Pails Water high Went to the head of the Island, swallows came yesterday Foggy to Day George Peggy and Georgy crossed took sugar and Bottle of Mollasses 16th Easter Sunday The Sun Did not Dance this morning a sighn of a hard year Lots of Eggs Fresh and salted ones. Peter a{nd?} Peggy came to night 17th Easter Monday chopping at the Door 18th Our Duncans Birth Day ice going Down Jamming splitting from Rails Pewits came as usual to Build in their old Place that they have Been in these many years 19th sap not running very well �20th Shot a Rat {muskrat} for the first Gordon speared a Pike I speared a Maskinonge Weight 34 ¾ lb 21st snowing East Wind crossed to J Hamiltons for the Dog Brought the Fish to John Got 2 Bags of Potatoes sack of Cornill Mrs and Mr Hamilton Poorly with Bad cold Heard James Grant was to be married on the 24th Monday coming 22nd Fixing the calf Pasture Fence Peggy here 23rd St George's Day a very Fine Day E Wind Henery and Little George came to the Bush took us 2 EEls him and antwine going to Fish EEls to Day made near a Gallon of Mollasses Peggy Crossed as the sap is not running took all their sugar 24th James Grants Married to Day to Addi Summer's and a Fine Day it is E Wind Mr Smallmans Steamer Jenny crossed to Day on her first Trip 25th 1876 Mr James Cameron Island April St Marks Day a Fine Day East Wind Killed a snake for the firist I killed this Spring Burnt him shot a Pike as Gordon never seen one shot I shot him Cutting fat Pine 26th Burning Rubbish and cleaning up around Lots of Indians Fishing Put out Decoys Fired at a Fish-hawk struck him but he did not fall here East Wind 27th Peggy and Pete came took away some of their things Gordon Boiled a few pails the children in the Bush Digging a Little the ice holding on very long in the Back Bay or Marsh Lots of Geese and Ducks But hard to Get at them Rats scarce too muchk wind at night to fish with the Jack 28th Gordon not well in Bed all Day Raining some Randolph and I to the Lower-Point (spoiled the axe Another Steamer in to Salmon River 29th Enterprize went in to salmon-River and came out and I think she went to Lancaster as she came out sunday morning the thirtieth went over to the Pitt Point in the canoe shot a Duck Did not Get him West Wind changed to the East Lightning to night Rained some hard Frost Last night but not much sap running Planted 7.. or 8 hills of Potatoes set Fires Down on the hill Snakes middling Plenty some Ticks Keeping in the sheep Water some high 30th Sunday went to head of the Island Bismarck Randolph and Gordon and I Fine Day Enterprize came out of Lancaster this morning the sky to the East Very Red in Spots ice cleared out of the Back Bay 1876 �Mr James Cameron Island May 1st St Philip and St James Raining snowing W Wind First Boat Went Down the Proppeller California Light in the Lighthouses to night Began on to Dig a Little Birch Trees Running some 2nd A Fine Day the Steamer St Francis Came up Shot 2 Ducks got a Large Pike in the Back Marsh Firing at Loons Gordon Tapt some Trees for Vinegar Froze hard these nig-hts Went out for the first time in the Back marsh Got Sucker and 2 Barabots or Cat Fish spearing for EEls in the mud got none set Fire above the Cordwood Bay 3rd Raining Some East Wind the Bohemian came up on her first Trip Gordon Boiling Birch Sap in the Bush for Vinegar boiled three pails of Maple sap for Mollasses cold some Digging done sowed Tobacco seed at the apple Tree yesterday 4th Went across had a cake of Sugar 2 ½ Doz of Eggs 1 Rat skin Bought of Vipond and {BW?} 1 lb of Tea 65 ½ bushel of salt 25 Bottle of Ect {etc.?} oil 1 Bottle of Downs Elixir 25 1 ¼ lb of Shot Bowl 10 Ball of Twine 10 Black and Grey Thread 10 Tax 10 Tob 5 {Between the lines it reads: Fine comb Pins} Brought the Rennet to Hamiltons Went to G Renshaws Brought some small cakes to the children Got 2 Bags of Potatoes from George {Between the lines it reads: W Robb Proteller} Raining Jack Adams Poorly stopt at Johns Got my Papers Got a coat for Gordon East Wind The Corsican Went Down 5th Digging a Little Planted some Earley Roses and Chilies Gordon in the Bush for the Last Boiling made syrup 6th Peggy came for the Pots got Pay for Rookys Pot 4 lbs cut a cake of 9 lbs in 2 and gave the ½ Digging Rained some East Wind changed to hard West Made the Pigs Pen Put the calf in the Barn yesterday The Victoria Went Down and the Manitoba yesterday Friday 7th Sunday East Wind Raining The Bay of Quinte went Down Fixing the hogs in the Pen The St Francis coming out of Dundee on her first Trip out the 8th 1876 Mr James Cameron Island May Monday crossed with Gordon to Hamiltons to Pile Stove Wood John sowing Wheat heard Isacc Vipond and Johnny Sandfield had a Quarrel put Rings in the 2 Hogs snouts as they are Great Rooters Digging and Planting 9th Planting and Digging Randolph and I Fishing at night {Above it reads: First Raft Went Down} 10th Found 2 Canoes Water high Henery and George here for hay Brought 3 hats Hamiltons and Craigs scowing their cattle A Fine Day to Alexis & Francis Island Water high �11th at the Potatoes 12th Finished the peice of Potatoes {Between the lines it reads: set Fire at Lower Point} at the Old House Went to Hamiltons {Above it reads: north Wind} Brought 4 Suckers Got a Bag of Potatoes seen St Battence there Selling Fish Bought at the Racket for 4 Dollars a hundred 2 Rainbows this Evening Sun very hot Rained a Little went to Fish Got 1 EEl Wind Raised Livinia very Bad with the Tooth Ache her face on one side all swelled her Eye almost shut with it 13th Windy some Went this Evening to Hamiltons Randolph and I Raining some 14th Went to the Kitt Kite Island Gordon and I West Wind 15th Digging the Garden Fixing the Barrel for to run the Lie for making the soap Fixing the Garden Fence cut Down the Bass-Wood Stump at the Garden Fence 16th Went across with Gordon to Hamiltons took 4 Dozen of Eggs to Viponds Bought Braces Soap hooks Lines to 11 Cents Seen the cinnamon Bear perform went Down to Roses called to see Mrs Carey heard old Pat Departed Got candles and some Potatoe seeds told me she sent the yarn to Viponds in April Mr James Cameron Island 17th of May 1876 Went across to Renshaws East Wind Brought a Runner to George George crossed with me to Summerstown Got 100 lb of Flour from A.J Baker the Victor{ia?} came in-to Summerstown to Lay up and Lots of Towing to be Done 3 tow’s came up to Day sailed hom 18th Working at the soap 19th Working at the soap altered the 2 Bulls for the first I ever did and I am mortally afraid But as its the time of the moon and in the signs of the Fishes or Feet Pisces Ill risk it a very warm fine Day North Wind went to the head of the Island Randolph and I 20th Working at the soap Finished the Melons an{d} cucumbers and onions in the Garden and Red pepp{ers} Went across for Gordon to hamiltons Found a Ducks nest on the Little Island Gordon and I planted saffron 21st Went across to Christees Island Killed a Great many Black snakes went to Na-houtas Island sailed home 22nd Digging at the Back Peice at the Barn 23 Digging and Planted a Few Potatoes First {Above it reads: First Perch caught with Line} 24th Queens Birth Day Last Planting in the Back Peice Gordon and Randolph shooting Balls {Between the lines it reads: Making Fires} Gordon Shot a Red head and Bla{ck} Wood Pecker they �come every year about this Time and stop 2 or 3 Days every year We Fired some heavy Vollies this Evening 25th ascension Day Fishing Barking a Chair 26th Working at the Lane Fence Gordon x Barking 5 Chairs to Day {Between the lines it reads: Put the calve in his Pasture} Working at the Lane Fence West Wind high 27th at the Fence 28th Gordon Randolph Bismarck Leander went to the Sturgeon Island and I Found 2 Duck nest went to head of the Island Found the Lower Jaw of a Man on the Ground Pretty well Decayed. 1876 Mr James Cameron Island May 29 Royal Oak Day Went to Summerstown Brought 4 ½ Doz of Eggs Bought 1 lb of Tea Tobacco camphor Brought 7 Summers some Wild Onions {Between the lines it reads: some of the Potatoes up} Brought AJ Bakers Bag home took the Plough Got a Bag of Potatoes from J hamilton Got a Treat from Tom George Bosele and Pete here for hay for his calf talking to me about the Order I got at I Viponds I Vipond in Cornwall high North Breeze Rained some 30th Crossed with Gordon to hamiltons East Wind {Above it reads: Frost} Got 12 Perch not Biting 31st cleaning out the Milk-House Randolph and I went to Alexis Island Got some Peices of Fat Pine Working at the 2 Runnels at the North West corner of the Barn Mr John Rankin Blacksmith came Brought me my Tongs But not my Steel Butcher-Knife stopt to night 1st of June The Glorious First of June a fine Day very warm Day First Fish caught in Front of the Door Got 14 Ranking went of Forgot his Lines and Turned Back 2nd Tried to catch the sheep to shear them could not get them to follow home 3rd crossed to Summerstown Bought of Vipon 3 Bunches of Fishing Lines 15 cents settled with AJ Baker Got {Illegible} ¼ from him all clear some one stole one of my Papers out of my Canoe at the End of Ashery I think its a yankee Boat that came across to summerstown Got 2 Bugs of {Pitode?} from J {Haus?} East Wind a Talk of Matty Nicholson and John James going to have a Lawsuit The Boy went Down with a Raft Francis came here with an oak stick and Left it here 2 Boys stole it From him and took it up as far as Luke Bowens and he caught them and took it here Mr James Cameron Island 4th of June 1876 Whit Sunday East Wind Fine cool Keeping Francis stick from Getting away �5th Making Ashes set fire to an elm that Fell Bill here Trowling at the Weeds in the Potatoes 6th Fixing the Little Canoe at the ashes cleaning up stairs trying to catch the sheep 7th had to put the Dog after the sheep before we could Get them caught 2 of them 8th sheared the sheep the other came home to the yard and we caught her caught a Pike Trowling 9th Our Marys Birth Day 1813 A Fine Day 10th Went across for my Papers Gordon stopt at Hamiltons got a Peice of Tobacco from Charlie Parisha a sack of salt for J Hamilton a sale of John Frashers Things in Lancaster Mr Spinks Down Took a Picture up for John Hamilton Walter Campbell Bay City Heard Mary was not well Allen B Alick Told me a Good many Trowling the St Francis a pleasure Trip out of Dundee up to Cornwall Fixing 2 Pannels of Fence at the Barn cutting Weeds in the Potatoes the hens and the Grubs at the Potatoes and the Grubs at the Garden Gordons Calf at Hamiltons Friday came to get it next saturday 1th a Raft Went Down St Barnabas 12th I crossed to Hamilton a very heavy Fog this Morning the Brunston got aground at Hog Island the Alma Monroe turned Back from John Hamiltons up to Renshaws Wharf another Propeller aground the Dominion stopt a While at Renshaws the Bohemian and St Francis went Down in the Fog the St Francis ahead got From George {blank space} to 50 Wt of Flour Down on the Jenny 1-50 Seen D Suple at Summerston and R. Baker J Hamilton Painting his Waggon 13th took the ashes home from the Bush Fixing them in Bags Francis here going to sell his stick 14th Francis came took his stick to Rankins Mill I helped him across the the channel he came Back and said he Lost it with the Wind Windy Rain Thunder Mr James Cameron Island June 15 1876 Corpus Christi Went to Summerstown with 9 Bushels of Ashes Stopt at J Hamiltons John got a stick out of George Renshaws Wharf took 2 Dox of Eggs only 10 cents a Doz Bought of Vipond and Bro to 6 yds of cloth at 20 cents a yd 2 skains {skeins} of Thread 1 spool 2 Bunches of Matches Working at the Potatoes 16th Fixing the south East corner of the calf Pasture Henery Genie Went of this morning took his Pine EEl spear Jack With him Winchester Earl and Russel here to night 17th Gordon and I crossed to hamiltons a Pic nic on the St Francis from Cornwall selling Hamiltons Bridge to the Lowest Bidder John Carey got it at 54 Dollars or thereabouts got my Paper took the Calf home from Hamilitons heard James Was in Jail he Lost the suit Long Jim McDougall Lost 4 of �his horses on Rosses Island an 1 of Mr Dingwalls horses it must have Been the ticks that Killed them Seen Leander Reynolds at Hamiltons 18 the Ever BMemorable Battle of Waterloo 2 Men and 2 Ladies stopt to take their Dinner I think One of Them is a Wright East Wind West Thunder some and Rain 19th Hoeing some the Soap Barrel Busted Lost about 4 pails of Soap Duncan Cameron Rod Briggs and another Man here cut some Basswood Bark Seen a Pigeon in the Bush 20th I crossed Gordon to Hamiltons Went to G Renshaws crossed to the Store George and I Bought 25 cents of Tea 5 cents of Tobacco Rained hard high Wind Thunder & Lightning Frank Laplante and George Bosell Working at the Cord Wood First Day of Summer and its all Kind of Weather 21 Windy Whitewashing Lashey here Last night and To Day Fishing Pickerel Mr Tuthill and his nephew Willie T Creed and Charlie Labuff in the Boat Winnie sat up a While and had Quite a comfortable chat with a Bottle of Very Best of Jamacia and Loaf Sugar Mr James Cameron Island 22nd of June 1876 Our Dans Birth Day 1806 Windy Mr Tuthill went to Christees Island Whitewashing outside 23 Put out the stoves hoeing some 24th St John the Baptist Day Very Windy caught some Fish Randolph and I J Hamilton crossed to see the horses as the Penshioners Horse is almost Dead with the ticks Matthews and Wife Passed the Door and Went to the foot of Christee Island hoed the Back Garden 25th Went to Hamiltons for Gordon Got a Bag of Potatoes John at the Island Looked at the Ticks on the Horses see Tyler at the Lighthouse StrawBerries Ripe high Wind coming from Hamiltons John Lost his Canoe Battle of Bannockburn 26th Went Summerstown Got 25 cents from G Renshaw Bought of Vipond 1 Plug of Tobacco 5 {Illegible} pan of Bread Mr Crippin came Lashey came Brought of G Renshaw some Strawberries and a Bottle of Vinegar 27th Went out to trowl Down to the Kit Kit Crippin went to Christees to Fish 28th Lashey Began his Bark Line Windy Went to head of the Island to see the sheep Mr and Mrs and Master-Fulton (Herbert) came this Evening 29th St Peters Day Mrss Fulton went of Mr Crippin Went of hoeing some 30th Last Day of June I crossed to Summerstown Brought I Vipond some old Newspapers Got 4 Plugs of Tobacco From him Bought ½ lb Tea 1. yd of Cotton 1 plug of Tobacco 2 Bunches of �Matches George Bosell talking about the Due Bill came Down to J Hamiltons sent of his papers for the Lighthouse Got a Bag of Potatoes from John a good sail coming home Thunder 1st of July Dominion Day all the Boats their colours up Bought a Pan of Bread 25 cents Got a Knife from Lewis Blandeau JY Poorly and his Daughter stopt for Gordon came home Lashey set his Line Mr James Camerson Island July 2nd 1876 {The text of this page is blurry.} Went with Lashey to his Line got a Big Sturgeon a Raft went Down in Tow Raining 3rd very Windy from the West 2 Boats came in the Evening stopt in the Barn stole Lasheys night Line pole and anchor when they went off they were from about Burke a Mean set 4th American 4th of July Centenial Lashey went to Lancaster hoeing the Potatoes 5 Our Johns Birth Day 73 years old to Day I went to G Renshaws Left Gordon at J Hamilton Got a Bag of Potatoes from John Mr Fulton and Mr Ed Plumado came and Miles Left me 4 M{Illegible} hooks Very Windy to night Wind changing to all quarter Rained some seen the Potato bug to Day for the First time I seen them on J Hamiltons Potatoe Giving out Jobs on the Roads Peggy Bosell and Pete and Lewy 6th Put out Tobacco Plants Mr Fulton Went off Paid me for the oars stick that miles Got 1..25 cents I promised to send them to Summerstown and put the board of the Steamer Jenny Lashy came had the Plants James Y Cameron's Daughter Departed to Day 7th Went to Fort Covington Lashey with me Found his Line and pole and another stopt at Lukes took my wool only 20 cents all took it home Bought of R Baker Butter Tub 35 ¼ of Powder 18 Bought of Burdo Matches Lashey Paid me 20 cents I paid Lashey the Discount on Crippins Money Bought of Gillis 50 lb of Flour 1..62 ½ to 17 lbs of Bran 17 cents Went to see Mr Crippin Mr Tuthill sent a Present to Livinia and Gave me a Present of Tobacco Stopt at Lukes took supper came home John Gray and his Brothers here Henry and George Bosel for hay the Algoma came out of {Dundee?} seen Jim Hopkins 8th John Gray took Gordon from Hamiltons put Boards on top of the cook house put the hide to soften in the Water Lightning to night Windy 1876 Mr James Cameron Island July the 9th Looking for the sheep Found only 2 of them a Fine Day East Wind Looks like Rain but no rain Thunder an Indian caught a Lunge {Muskellunge} up in the Bay 10th crossed to put the oars on Board the steamer Jenny �11th Went to Ross’s Island Fred McDonald and hopkins here 12th of July Orangemans Day Keeping the 12th of July Firing heavy volleys Gordon shooting Mr Ross from Cornwall here got some worms treated me 13th Mowed a Road to the Barn 14th Mowing some 15th Gordon crossed made some cocks of hay Bought of Viponds Bread 8 Loaves St Swithens {Swithun’s} Day no Rain 16th Lashey came 17th Mowing the Grove 18th Mowing 19th Fernandez Birth Day went to Hopkins for the Whity Bull Got a Peice of Pork from Jims Wife Fred McDonald and Charlie came Down With me 20th high Wind Mowing 21st Put in 20 Cocks from Back of the Barn 22nd Went to Viponds Bought Bread Tobacco & a Pic nic 23rd Sunday 24th Henery Genie here with a stick of Oak stopt all night 25th Henery went off 26 Henery sent the Mare up on the St Francis I crossed Got the scow Bought Bread 4 Loaves {Above it reads: Mr McArthur and Fultons got Tobacco} 27th Taking in hay 28th high Wind cutting and Taking in 29th Went home with the scow John Hamilton Rowed up from the Lighthouse Bought 8 Loaves Bad with my Back 30th Bad with my Back Got some spirits of Turpentine from Hamilton for my Back 31st Drew some Wood �1st of August Lammas Day Henery Genie and Boy this Morning stopt till night Mowed all Day split some pine 2nd Minnies Birth Day Gordon crossed Got 8 Loaves 3rd Mowing 4th Mowed and Putting in Fishing some very warm 5th Went to Summerstown 7 Loaves 1 ½ of Eggs ¾ 6th Randolphs Birth Day Mr James Cameron Island Augt 7th 1876. Mowing very warm time 8th Mowing Putting in 9th Very warm crossed to Summertown 10th got 500 wt of Flour from G Renshaw 10 11th Taking in and Mowing 12th Putting in Henerys Boy and his Father here the Carpenter 13th Fishing Got 30 14th Mowing Jim McDougall and his 2 Boys here going to christees Island to look at Marsh hay a very warm Day 15th Done mowing Below the house Began to Mow in the upper Feild 16th Began the Fine Haystack 2 Tons Whatever 17th Mr Crippin and the Methodist minister and Mrs Paddock here Gave a coat Mr Fulton and Orto came 18th Went with Mr Fulton to Ross’s Island got 47 Fish Mr Adair here Gave him his Braces he Forgot a year ago a Fine Day Raking Mowing Left 50 cents gave 5 cents to Gordon 19th Bismarck's Birth Day a Fine warm Day a scotch Moon and it Brings Rain Torrents of it Fallen very heavy went to the head of Island Met in with Mr Silby Mr Nolan and Mr Feek had their Bun capsised for to Keep them Dry cooked their Dinner in the Bell Bay Mr Silby came Down to see the Barn as I told him it would be Better than out at night and he got an awful Wetting as it came Down �Pouring camped in the Barn to night they Left their axe in the Bay and some one Picked it up as they do not find it a Pic Nic on the Bohemian Dr Gillis and his Party on the Island yesterday 20th Went up to see John Gray at the head of the Island But they had not the axe took the rest of his Pine away the Boys crossed to Summerstown for Bread and I sent for a square they Brought it 1876 Mr James Cameron Island Augt 21st the three Fellows went to Ross’s Island very windy working in the upper Feild 22nd I crossed to Summerstown Got 5 Dollars from them for Bread sugar tea took Back their change Bought Bread Tea Matches pipe John Hamilton Buying a scythe had a Round took our supper John and I got my Papers 23 They Started for Lancaster the wind high Turned Back Finished the stack of Fine hay commenced the Marsh hay stack 24th I crossed to Viponds Brought 31 lbs of Butter Bought 7 ½ yds of Calico 6 yds of Lindsey 2 yds of Cloth ½ lb Tea Loaves of Bread Pipe 12 yds of Cotton 1 Pair of Boots the Man came for the canoe I had at G Renshaws to Day Bill here to Day The Boys went to Lancaster Gave me a 25 cent Plug of Tobacco a Good 2 Bladed Knife salts Nails senna oil pants and straw hats Gave Gordon 25 cents Packing up their things to night to start Tomorrow Mr Fulton and John Cameron here Put Some hay on the marsh hay stack 25th Went Down to Kit Kit and Ross’s Island with Mr Fulton caught a Good many the Boys was of when I come and a Good set of Boys they were Decent Lads Mr Fulton not well Left 50 cents Rained Quite a shower took some cocks out of the Back Marsh 26th Mowed some in the Back Marsh & Pourt seen where they Gordon and the {Illegible} spoke to them about it a Pealing Birch Bark 27th Finished the Marsh hay stock windy cut a strip in the Front Marsh windy Great Fire in the South Woods 27th Sunday Fine cool and Windy Took salts to Day cracked a Basin of Last years Butternuts hazel nuts good Spartan went Down 28th Went across Bought for J Hamilton 1 lb Tea Bought of J Sandfield 25 sack of Flour 1 pipe Matches 29th Making stack of Marsh hay 30 cocks 1876 �Mr James Cameron Island Augt 30th Fishing at christees caught one Pickerel that Weighed 8 ¾ lb very smoky Time with Fires the St Francis ahead Going up to Day very warm to Day took our Dinner on Christees Island Found a Table Knife in the Water 31st Went across to John Hamiltons Found a Large square of Tobacco on the shore Working at their Mar{sh?} Went to the store Bought of J Sandfield salt soap Got my Reporter Went to G Renshaws took 3 Papers Down for Mr Tyler Lincoln to the Lighthouse came Down on the North Side of our Island and Found Randolphs Knife he lost in the Water the St Francis ahead of any thing Going Down this morning charlie Parisha Working at the Bridge 1st of September Drawing Wood making a pile of Logs from the River Filled 5 Bags with ashes 2nd a Fine Day but Windy Rained hard Last night Mowed some in the Marsh But the Water is high I must Quit it Lots of Shooting an Indian Big Mitchells son Looking for a canoe he Lost he was here yesterday, Evening cool 3rd D McMasters Birth Day sunday very Windy cool and Fine Corinthian went Down the Wind Breaking the Tobacco Leaves Took home some hazelnuts from the Pitt Point 4th Drawing Wood 5th John Angus Birth Day Went to the Kit Kit Gordon and I Windy stopt all Day 6th crossed Left Gordon at hamiltons Got a Bag of Apples Bought of Vipons 4 Loaves of Bread matches John hamilton unwell Drew some hay 7th Drew in some hay sowed hay seed in the Oakfeild 8th Drawing Wood 9th Windy 10th Went to Hamiltons John and Tom Gordon at Alexis Island Shooting Deers now 11th crossed with 7 ½ of Ashes Bought of J sandfield 25 lb Flour Bought of I Vipond ½ lb of Powder 15 cents Matches 1876 Mr James Cameron Island Sept 12th Fishing some 13th Putting out manure �14th Randolph and I Fishing 15th Drawing Wood Ronald Angus Departed 16th I crossed got 1..50 from J Hamilton Bought of Viponds ½ lb Tea Matches Gave AJ Baker my Bag to Bring me 100 lb of Flour from Montreal East Wind high Henery Genie and his Boy came took Gordon from hamiltons our Potatoes near Done 17th Windy Henery went to Charlie Island 2 Men hunting there 18th E Wind Windy Fishing 19th Henery Gordon and I crossed Left Gordon at J hamiltons Bought of JS Summers 50 Wt of Flour 1..50 got 25 cents from henery 1 lb Shot some caps henry Bought 1 Quart HW 2 lb of Shot 1 Box of Caps Fishing chub 20 Set the Rope line 20th splitting Rails Henery crossed to McDonalds Below Frashers South Side Henery came Back to-night 21st St Matthew Last Day of Summer Henry went off to meet the Boat at Lancas{ter} Drawing Wood 22nd Autumn or Fall Begi{ns} Drawing Wood 23rd Drawing Wood and crossed to Renshaws for 100 wt of Flour I got From AJ Baker took up on the Bohemian from Montrea{l} the Victoria Steamer Moved to Renshaws Wharf pumped her this Week and found 2 augur {auger} holes in her where some Villian did on the Intention of Getting a Job of Bailing her 24th Windy 25th Charlie Rose came to mow the Marsh I went with Gordon to Hamilton's got the Hops and the apples on the Tree in the Potatoe got some Tin Dishes in the Bush at Hamiltons East Wind this 10 Days seen J James Gave Charlie some EEl skins 26th Raining Mr Fulton to Primo James Barnes came Took in the Double Stove a Wet Dirty Day Mr Fulton caught 3 chub and 13 Perch 1 Doree Brought me ½ lb Powder 1 Box of Cap 2 lb of Shot 28 27th 1876 Mr James Cameron Island Sept FMr Fulton Went Down the way of the Kit Kit And Ross's Island Windy Drawing Wood 28th {Illegible} Day charlie Rose and Peter Purcell here since yesterday the Wind very high stopt all night Johnny with them Drawing Wood �28th Charlie and Pete Finished Mowing high wind to Day got Lower and they crossin Drawing Wood. 29th Raising Bad with a Pain that goes right through me Michaelmas Day 30th Went to J Hamilton Bought of Vipond ½ lb Tea Hooks & Eyes Bought of J Summers 2 Bunches of matches AJ Baker put up his Parlor Stove Got 2 ½ Bushels of Apples from J Hamilton the Magnet went Down heard William Lavallette came Back to the Front after Stealing something in Lancaster Last Day of the mon{th} 1st of October Sunday Fine and cool Windy the Hawks Playing the Devil with the hens and pullets the Passport went down and the corsican went Down to Day 2nd 2 men here Oliver and Stephenson going to Ross Island to Fish Windy chopping Firewood got a Pipe of Tobacco from them Windy 3rd cutting in the oakfeild Gordon and J Henery and Antwine Bosell passed up I Followed them thinking they would take Gordon over to Hamiltons Henry told me Dr Shavers girl was married to Purcell But he did not tell me he Lost Kenneth McLauglins 10 Dollars when he was in Montreal with his Fish Antwine told me he would Fix the clock I crossed with Gordon this Evening and Just time enough or I would be caught in a Gale of Wind I got some of it Mr James Cameron Island Oct 4th 1876 Windy Rain Mr Hitchcock and Johnson here to nigh{t} Mr Hatton here cold some got 25 cents from Hatton 5th Hitchcock and Johnson started had to stop at the Head of the Island with the wind Drew their Boat across the Island Got 50 cents from them some Powder and shot and caps Gave them 2 Large squashes they crossed this Evening shot a Marsh hen and a Bittern or mire-Drum 6th Raining Turned Fine crossed to Summertown commenced to Rain and Blow stopt at Hamiltons John and his Wife in Montreal I took Dinner Bought of Viponds Cooks Friend 70 ce{nts} 1 Pane of Glass 5 cents 4 spoils of Thread 20 1 White skain 20 cents Bought of J Summers salt Match{es} Pipe Starckh stopt at Hamiltons got a Bag of Apples From Tom Annie Grant there whil{e} there away Seen G Bosell the Passport Laid up Gave Lewis Blondeau a thing for to go in his gun George Renshaws wood took Fire yesterday and Through the night the Fair in Fort Covington this week and a stormy Rainy week it is 7th Drawing some Wood Piling at the Door the Mare tramped on the Back part of my Leg. Windy Raining some 8th sunday Raining Hailing Windy Snowing for the first snow �9th Banking the West End of the house took a few Loads out of the Big shed got a few cocks of Marsh hay high-Wind Corsican went Down hard frost Last night ice thick this morning 10th HughAnn McMasters Birth Day cut some hay put in 7 cocks Fixed a Knee in the Jumper Killed a snake on the pitt Point and Burnt him Made a few plugs of Tobacco Made a Fence around 2 of the stacks opened 2 Pannels of the Fence at the end of the Lane Last Quarter of the moon to Day and the very windy time since she Began 1876 Mr James Cameron Island Oct 11th Drawing wood Broke the Whippletree Im not sure But I heard A Cameron's Wife Departed to Day or Tomorrow Windy Time cool a Few grains of snow 12th Cutting and Drawing Firewood put in 2 cocks of hay Windy 13th cut Down the cherry Tree at the Lower Point cutting Brush Kind of Fine to Day Trimming the apple Trees at the Lower Point East Wind this Evening and cold Raining and Cold to night took up the Line Randolph and I pealing some apples 14th Raining some snow East and changed to West crossed to Hamiltons got a Pipe from John Brought over a Pair of sox Got a Ball of yarn to Finish the other Got a Bag of Apples Went to the store Bought of Viponds ½ lb Tea Ginger Matches heard R Jacks wife was Poorly Mrs Summers Poorly Got From AJ Baker 33 ¾ lb of Flour Flour in Summertown 3 ¼ or 25 a 100 they took up their potatoes at hamiltons that they had on the halves 3 Boats of hunters up to Day from Sorel Blowing hard to night Froze Pretty hard to night 15th Cold Blowing hard 16th Drawing Wood high Wind shot a Duck cutting Stove Wood 17th Crossed to Hamiltons to help with the Potatoes Tom Lennon for Apples spreading manure churning Fixing the Bin for the Potatoes pretty cold to Day 18th at J Hamiltons at the Potatoes some cold in the fore Part of the Day St Lukes Day 19th James Grant a Bee at the Potatoes a fine Day Spartan went Down 20th Me at hamiltons Mr Fulton and Miles here Fishing Finished the Potatoes at Hamiltons to Day seen Allen 21st Came home from Hamiltons Raining took a Basket of apples and 2 Tin Kettles Potatoes Ducks Plenty Mr Fulton Passed up �1876 Mr James Cameron Island Oct 22nd Sunday a Fortunate Day Went to Fish got none a Great Lot of shooting of Ducks Spartan went up Magnet went Down Jennie crossed to Dundee this morning from Summertown wind East Rain fine Henery Genie and Henderson came to night they had 4 sturgeon and 4 suckers 23rd Livinia Birth Day 8 years old to Day set the Line Baited with sucker went to Hamiltons Brought a ½ sturgeon and the sox Henry to the store for salt got a Sturgeon from henery salted his got 3 2 Plugs of Tobacco from henderson went to Christees to night too Windy to Fish hard sout{h} Wind at the hunters camp on Christees Island Rained hard and Blowing to night 24th Our Hugh’s Birth Day henderson shot at Diver this morning went to the Line Got nothing they got Ready and Started for Point Moria to hunt took his Rope Left his Jack Fine But Windy taking the manure out of the Big Shed Banking inside the Little shed North side of the shouse went to the Line to night Got a sturgeon 25th My Birth Day cleaned a Sturgeon Got 2 {scar-os?} on the Line Finished the Big Shed Put some manure out on the hay from Before the Barn Door Drew the Basswood from the Lower Point took Down the Wedges and split the Log 26th Banking Windy hurted my Finger the not of a Bolt my Gun Went off cocking it Seen a Flock Passing of Wild geese 27 seen a Pigeon on the Pit Point Tried for Bait Drawing Wood 28th I crossed to Summerstown Bought ½ Tea matches Pins the Robbers of Jewellery at Summerss 10 Brien 1 arm Got 2 Bags of Potatoes one Bag of Apples from J Hamilton John and I went to the store Henery Genie here Towed up with the East Bill McLeod going to-morrow to the Centenial Mr James Cameron Island Oct 29th 1876 Gave Henry 2 sturgeon Walter Bakers Wife Died Sunday Henery Genie and I to Charlie and Rosss Island then crossed the Mare Down to Rankins Mill Gave Henery the Big Canoe got home Pretty Late came all around the shore up to Brunstons 30th Went to Fish Bait to the Kit Kit got no Bait shot a Duck East Wind Raised sailed home 31st Baited the Line Killed a Ruster for Bait took home a Load of Wood in the canoe from the Bay Last Day of HallowEEn or All Hallows or Holy Eve cracking nuts and Eating apples 1st of Nov All Saints Day Boarding the sheds and fixing around �2nd All Souls Day Working at Tobacco Livinia Thumb a sore Pain East Wind 3rd High West Wind went around the Island cut a Broom the Alexandra and 2 Tugs went up Wind came Down calm in the Evening went to the Line Full of Weeds sawed the But of the cherry 14th Went to Summerstown got 2 Dollars from J Hamilton Viponds Packing their Goods to move to Dundee AJ Baker & Charlie Parisha Killing 2 hogs Bought of Spinks or J Summers 50 Wt of Flour 1 Pipe and matches J Grant and F Laplante to Rankins Mill got a Hat Rack at Throwing the Dice a very fine night 5th Guy Fawks Day a very fine Day 3 men with Decoys shooting all Day in the Bay a Great Talk of Mr Oxley Getting 1 and ½ million of money 6th Went to the Kit Kit with my Decoys shot 1 Duck seen a very Large White owl 7th Helens Birth Day Took in the cook stove in the cook house Randolph and I went to Alexis Island {Illegible due to ink splotch}ing the cover for my Box of Axes put 9 axes in it and Hay James Grant a Raising Bee Finished of making Plugs of Tobacco 120 Plugs Besides Loose stuff 1876 Mr James Cameron Island Nov 8th Foggy morning Went to George Renshaws wit{h t}he Box of Axes 9 of them Brought some cranBerries to Georges East Wind went to I Viponds nothing in the Store Settled with him Got a Receipt and Gave him my note for 10 Dollars allowed me 10 Dollars for the Marsh hay the P Office up at JS Summers now Bought of J Summers ½ lb soda 4 lb of Fine salt 3 Bunches of Matches Pipe Nicholsons a Bee raising came Down to J Hamiltons Got 2 Bags of Potatoes and apples the Alexandra went Down forgot my mits South East wind came hom shot a Large spotted White Owl cleaning my guns 9th The Prince of Wales Birth Day a Fine Day sawing stove Wood Randolph and I some shooting geese not Plenty the Victoria went to Rankins Mill and Back Raining some East Wind and West cleaning cranberries 10th sawing Stove Wood a Fine Day Made cranberry Jelly 11th St Martins I went to Summertown stopped at the Lighthouse took Dinner at Hamiltons Brought over Gordons pants Bought of J Sandfield Summers ½ lb Tea 30 cents Bill McLeod after coming from the Centennial a great many after Dear this time I not certain who is Elected yet But Last accounts that Tilden was ahead 12th Old HallowEen Went to set my Decoys a Boat Steamed Down the Back Channel and came on the north side of Christies Island and anchored there to night had 3 Jolly Boats after her in Tow a hunting concern I suppose West Wind the Bohemian and St Francis Went Down �Mr James Cameron Island Nov 13th 1876 Monday Willie Rose Tommy Munroe and Richard Lavallete came to Make stacks of the Marsh hay 14th the 3 Boys came to Day and Finished the 2 stocks I helped to pitch them Rained some Last night 15th Making or Fixing the Door upstairs and Working at the sheds 16th Henery Genie came Working at the stable shot 2 Ducks 17th First setting of Traps 17th Got a Rat Henery and I Fishing EEls Got 9 Fishing with the hand Line got none 18th clean the Line Making a yoke for the Steers 19th Went to Lancaster crossed over to Murdoch McDonalds made our supper on the Point had some Rum and fished up along shore Got 2 sturgeon Some Suckers Gordon came from Hamiltons Tommy Jack and Murdy Craig Left him 20th yoked the oxen for the first time Baited the Line {Above it reads: Jim hopkins here} Henery making oars and cart Frame 21 On this Day of the Month D McMaster Departed in the year 46 Making a shed Gordon and I for the sheep Alexandra went Down 22 Raining and Freezing Some wind Quit from East 10 Days Blow to Day Henry crossed to Murdoch McDonalds him and Murdoch came to night Baited the Line twice to Day 23rd Henry went home to Day and Murdoch McDonald George Morris and Fred MDonald came Fishing EEls Made a Door for the sheep's Place West Wind snow on the Mountains to Day plastering the stable Let the Oxen go took of the yoke {Illegible due to ink splotch} Hamilton Tom Isacc Vipond Jo Vipond Donald McDonald John Carey shot a Buck Deer in the water 24th Gordon and I crossed took Dinner at Hamiltons and stopt all night there McGreggor in the Glen shot with the Gun going off while standing on a stump he Died with Loss of Blood a Bee at Dan Camerons and John Richard Grants Mr James Cameron Island Nov 25th 18{76} Seen AJ Baker got 61 lbs of Flour weighed {i}n Summers's store Bought of J Summers ¼ Tea Bar of Soap 3 Bunches of Matches Got a Taste of chee{se?} One of the Dunlops Buried Died with the small Pox Kerosene oil Kenneth McDonalds a Bee Ploughing to Day got a Peice of the venison from J Hamilton cow head Henery came to night and Murdoch MDonald Fishing East Wind Brought 2 Bags of Potatoes to me put in the 2 calves to night for the First �26th Henery and Murdoch crossed Ev{ening?} to Murdoch’s I seen Henery sailing Back going to Lancaster 27th Fixing a Rack in the Big Shed 28th a Propeller Tow Boat went up the {Illegible} {Above it reads: Ferrying from Plum Island} Last Trip to night as its Freezing hard enough to Freeze Salmon River {Above it reads: scowing from alexis Island} Fixing around {c}hopping Stove Wood scowing from Alexandra 29th Bohemian went Down Early without calling into Lancaste{r} or St{Illegible}et as far as I could see the St Francis called into Lancaster going and coming I think its Jimmy Grants scow that crossed and returned without nothing in it wind Kind of high 30th St Andrew's Day The Festival of The Scotch Firing in the Morni{ng} and Evening set Part of the Back Marsh a Fire but it will not Burn set 3 or 4 Brush heaps a Fire which makes as Bright Light Burnt them clean the Steamer Victoria went up this Evening and I Gave them some good volleys but they did not return it with a Blow of the Whistle As there was no true Scotsman aboard of her I Did not expect it a fine Day Cold and Pleasant no snow on the ground Lots of snow on the Mountains Wild Geese very {s}carce Lights in the Lighthouses to night Mr James Cameron Island December the 1st 1876 Raw and cold to Day snowing a Little standing on up Troughfs in the Sugar Bush ice a peice made in Back Bay chopping Stove Wood som I have a Very Bad cold cows Picking out some But gues them a Bit night and Morning I Dont see no Lights in the Lighthouses to night {Above it reads: a Light on the Cherry Island} those East of me whatever nothing on the Water to Day cut my Mits out to Day took in the swill Barrel as it Freezes in the shed a change in the Moon this Morning 2nd snowing some Wind West a Boat came out of Lancaster to the Lighthouse with Barges in Tow it must Be the Anderson a Steamer came up to night I Dont Know what one it is Mr Hill has his Light up to night none on the scow Light Cherry Island has her Light up to night scowing from Alexis Island to Day 2 Trips the Last Trip was 1 horse Drew the Fish Box up from the Bank sawing stove Wood 3rd all the Lights up to night Went to the Head of the Island Randolph and I no Boats a going now 4th Killed the hog sat a Trap in the hollow log Front of Marsh 5th Cut a saw Log cutting stove Wood high Wind West 6th Cutting stove Wood the Festival of the Germans St Nicholas 7th Setting Fire to the Marsh and some heaps of Brush not very well 8th chopping stove Wood �9th Very cold high Wind went for Brooms to the north side of the Island snowing some to night 10th Leanders Birth Day 1872 4 years old to Day cold and Windy 11th Cold very unwell did not smoke for 2 Days 12th not very well a fine Day took my canoe up to the head of the Island to be Ready to go across in the morning East wind some ice along the shore 1876 Mr James Cameron Island December 13 I crossed called at hamiltons heard old Mr Donald McDougall Departed Last week and McCrimmons wife below Lan{torn away} the ice all out of the Little channel at Su{mm}erstown the Widow Donald Summers Died yesterday had 3 ½ lb of Butter Bought of John Summers 1 lb Tea Thread spools and skains matches cloves seen a Smallman seen Allen Buying Geese and Turkies wind changed high West Got from Mrs AJ Baker 30 lb of Flour had a Fine sail {c}oming home 14 Fine Wind Raised 15 choppi{ng i}n the Bush Fine Cold and Windy to night south west Blew hard took away some of the Washing that was on the poles Drying Frosty New Moon {c}omes in to Day 16th Cold and Windy Freezi{ng} hard a cold night the ice Took on the South Side to night the steamboat Channel open 17th Water Raising cold and Frosty Ducks Flying about my Trap Froze in the hollow Log cattle harty no snow on the Ground of any consequence cattle picks some but Dont save Feeding the ice looks as if it was going to take 18th ice Taken {o}n the south side north side Taken {Illegible} Down {1}9th Blustery Windy seen 5 men crossing at Summerss Road 20th First Day of Winter I crossed to Hamiltons got a sack of apples {Illegible} 50 21st Shortest Day crossed E. Wind very Frosty took Dinner at Hamiltons churning But the Butter wont come stopt with G Renshaw to night AJ Baker in Cornwall took home his Bag crossing with horses on Summerss Road 22nd 1876 Mr James Cameron Island Dec �at George Renshaws Got From AJ Baker 100 lb of Flour Andrew at the Examination Got some Herrings and Pork from George stopt at Hamiltons and Tomy Jack went up with the Horses after my Flour Gordon came with me to the head of the Island to Draw the sleigh very cold East Wind and Frosty Jim hopkins went to Cornwall with Johnny Summers 22 23rd Cold chopping at the Door Raised my Long canoe and Drew the small canoe up on the Bank Randolph and I took up my sail an Air hole in Front of the house 24 Sunday Reading papers Christmas Eve cold and Windy sun shines 25th Christmas Day Fine Day Gordon came from Hamiltons took a Book with him had a pair of scates with him 26th Kind of Fine and Stormy East Wind not very well George Renshaw a Bee Drawing Stones chopping stove Wood Feeding the 2 cows Fine Hay 27th crossed to Summerstown Bought of J Summers 1 Lamp Chimney Matches pipe seen 7 Men Gathering Money for Mr Craigs Monument Tom Summers Bushing the Road on the ice charlie Parisha taking his cattle From Hamiltons that he Bought 28th cutting in the Bush 29th Our Angus's Birth Day turned very Stormy to night from the East snowing and Drifting 30th Went to the Pit Point for Cedar Stormy from the north West Blustering taking away Banks of snow around the Barn and on the Road to the River 31st Sunday very Cold Last Day of the year For more information on James Cameron, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.uoguelph.ca � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James Cameron Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource 19th Century Rural Ontario Diaries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Cameron Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of the Archives of Ontario Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1854-1902 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century, Glengarry County, McMaster's Island Township, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. 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Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1867 Mr James Cameron Island March Went to the {torn away} geon Island a Fine Day 6th in the bush cut {torn away} e wood 7th a Fine Day sloppy on the {torn away} went {torn away} Williamstown Brought out a cake of sugar {torn away} the Bosells caught a Deer Sunday above {torn away} at in Cornwall about the church on {torn away}rr Rained tonight hard raised the creeks 8th came home from Williamstown {torn away} me out had Great Work fixing the {torn away}on the creeks stopt at Barretts Going {torn away} came around by Robert Jacks house and to J Hamiltons John and Tommy Jack Drove me Down took up the Runcheon 9th George Bosell here Fixing the camp 10 I Hamilton here seen 2 Wild Geese for the first 11 Crofsed to Summerstown Races there Rained some and John Tyo and Rod Cameron Racing on this Road and they Went like Wildfire Bought of Viponds 1/2 lb Tea and Lead Pencil 12th of March On this Day on the Month Dell Master First came to the Island Fine but cold 13th in the Bush cold cutting Firewood 14th Hamilton Drew me some firewood 15th Went to Summerstown with ashes 12 bushels John Hamilton took them up for me Bought Arponds Tea 75 3 yds Cotton 33 Pot 25 Rice 3 lb 21 Matches Paid Pencil Got 4 Dollars from AI Baker 16th Turned stormy East Wind and snow Mr Chapman and Wife stopt and Turned Back to Fort Covington sent Gordon acrofs 17th St Patricks Cold and stormy bad with a cold Norman Bethune and Bill Palmer coming from Lancaster on a Buggy stopt to Give their Horse a Drink of River Water as he would not Drink well water {torn away}Buckerman stopt Gave me the {torn away} Date in Montreal on St Pat{torn away} clear to Day. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> At James Cameron Island March 31st 1876 Last Day of March Writing to Day George Fixing the camp took up the Pot to the Bush and the chains Big Barrel 1st of April Fools Day First Boiling in the Bush made 3 Gallons of Mollasses I went to Dundee Chartreaul called in and we walked up together on the crust called at I Hopkins them all being sick with pluracy Got a Ride up from Johnny Spenk and Bill Morris to the Distillery A Fine Day Bought of R Baker 1 lb of Power 2 lb of shot 1/2 Doz of Buttons 2 yds of stuff for Leander Pipes a Treat at I U G Bought at I U G 4 Got a Ride home from Mr A.McLean Lancaster Gave a Look at the Hay to sent a Man for hay Monday Peggy Gave Livinia some Ham I Hamilton here for the Hollow adge to make Trough Freezing to night ice Good yet seen a Man selling Maple Sugar in Dundee Mr Baker in Montreal a Flock of Wild Geese in the air hole it is supposed {illegible} that was with Jimmy the Bush went in the airhole at Hamiltons Bridge and was Drowned on the night of March the --- But we since he was allright that he arrived all right in Williamstown 2nd Made the first sugar 44 lbs went to Sturgeon Island Peggy stopt here to night George Renshaw and Charlie Rose here with George Colt a Fine Day Gave George his Bottle Livinia Got up to Day 3rd Crofsed to Summerston Brought of I {illegible} Knife 20 Rope 1 1/2 lbs 22 1/2 cents Tob 5 Line 10 Matches a Box 17 changed the Boots) oil ( made about 48 lb to Day Gordon killed the Black Bull calf a Man a Foot crofsed to hopkins commenced to rain to night 4th Raining Henery and George for hay took 3-50 cents worth at 9 Dollars a Ton Mr David Baker here Just from Montreal Raining Teams crofsing summers and Chartreau here took Dinner cutting hay not in the Bush to Day </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {Page 1} the 5th 1876 Mr James Cameron Island April Fine East Wind George Gave me the order on Vipond for 3-50 got a Peice of Butter Tapping adge some, sugared about 40 lbs to Day commenced Raining Wind changed high from the West ice getting Bad near shore 6th A Fortunate Day high Wind seen Robbins yesterday Ducks Plenty some Flocks of Wild Geese not any one crofsing on Summers's Road to Day 7th {illegible} 8th made 3 Gallons of Molasses took 3 Cakes over shot 2 Ducks in the Airhole one of them Drew under the ice with the strong current Ice Good to Crofs 9th not running very well a Fine Day Gordon and I up to the Bush a Great lot of Wild Geese and Ducks in the Airhole at Francis Island 10th shot a Duck that a Hawk chased to the Ice and had the Duck Down and Picking him he left and I shot the Duck George took over the churn 11th Went acrofs to Viponds took Georges Due Bill what remained of the churn 1.50 Bought of Viponds 1 Box 2 plugs of Tobacco 10 Box of Capo 15 8 yds of Cotton 80 2 yrs of Linsey 44 Bottle of Castor oil 10 with 5 cents Cash Heard Robert McDonald Departed Last Week Brought up From the Hospital in Montreal Made about the Moles 2 Moles Full and some in the Basin 12th Very Fine Made Sugar to Day the Moles and the Basins full 13th Fishing EEls very Fine holes opening in the ice East Wind Put out the Canoe From from Below and took it up to the Door with the Water thats on top of the ice 14th ice is opening slow 14th Good Friday Raining East Wind West and North Wind high West Wind not Running to Day George made 2 axehandle 1 ash and hicory Foggy to Day {second page} 1876 Mr James Cameron Island April 15 Ice Jamming coming Down high West Wind running a Little Some Drops of Rain hail and snow and Fine George and Peggy Boiling a few Pails Water high Went to the head of the Island, swallows came yesterday Foggy today George Peggy and George crofsed took sugar and a Bottle of Molasses 16th Easter Sunday The Sun Did not Dance this morning a sighn of a hard year Lots of Eggs Fresh and salted ones. Peter a{illegible} Peggy came to night 17th Eastere Monday chopping at the Door 18th Our Duncans Birth Day ice going Down Jamming splitting from Rails Rewits came as usual to Build in their old Place that they have Been in these many years 19th sap not running very well 20th Shot a Rat for the first Gordon speared a Pike I speared a Maskinonge Weight 34 3/4 lb 21st snowing East Wind crofsed to I Hamiltons for the Doe Brought the Fish to John Got 2 Bags of Potatoes sack of Cornile Mrs and Mr Hamilton Poorly with Bad cold Heard James Grant was to be married on the 24th Monday coming 22nd Fixing the calf Pasture Fence Peggy here 23rd St George's DAy A Very Fine Day E Wind Henery and Little George came to the Bush took us 2 EEls him and antwine going to Fish EEls to Day made near a Gallon of Mollasses Peggy Crofsed as the sap is not running took all their sugar 24th James Grant Married to Day to Addi Summer's and a Fine Day it is E Wind Mr Smallmans Steamer Jenny crofsed to Day on her first Trip </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {first page} 25th 1876 Mr James Cameron Island April St Marks Day a Fine Day East Wind Killed a snake for the firist I killed this Spring Burnt him Shote a Pike as Gordon never seen one shot I shot him Cutting fat Pine 26th Burning Rubbish and cleaning up around Lots of Indian Fishing Put out Decoys Fired at a Fish-Hawk struck him but he did not fall here East Wind 27th Peggy and Pete came took away some of their things Gordon Boiled a Few pails the Children in the Bush Diggin a Little the ice holding on very long in the Back Bay or Marsh Lots of Geese and Ducks But hard to Get at them Rats scrce too much wind at night to fish with the clack 28th Gordon not well in Bed all Day Raining some Randolph and I to the Lower Point (spoiled the axe Another Steamer in to Salmon River 29th Enterprize went in to Salmon River and came out and I think she went to Lancaster as she came out Sunday morning the thirtieth went over to the Pitt Point in the canoe shot a Duck Did not Get him West Wind changed to the East Lightning to night Rained some hard Frost Last night but not much sap running Planted 7 or 8 hills of Potatoes set Fires Down on the hill Snakes middling Plenty some Ticks Keeping in the sheep. Water some high 30th Sunday went to head of the Island Bismark Randolph and Gordon and I Fine Day Enterprize came out of Lancaster this morning the sky to the East Very Red in spots ice cleared out of the Back Bay. {second page} 1876 Mr James Cameron Island May 1st St Philip and St James Raining snowing W Wind Frost Boat went Down the Proppeller California. Light in the Lighthouses to night Began on to Dig a Little Buck Trees Running some 2nd Fine Day the Steamer St Francis Came up Shot 2 Ducks got a Large Pike in the Back Marsh Firing at Loons Gordon Tapt some Trees for Vinegar Froze hard these nights Went out for the first time in the Back Marsh got Sucker and 2 Barabots or Cat Fish spearing for EEls in the mud got none set Fire above the Cordwood Bay 3rd Raining some East Wind the Bohemian came up on her first Trip Gordon Boiling Birch Sap in the Bush for Vinegar boiled three pails of Maple sap for Mollasses Cold some Digging done sowed Tobacco seed at the Apple Tree yesterday 4th Went acrofs had a rake of Sugar 2 1/2 Doz of Eggs 1 Rat Skin Bought of Vipond and BM 1 lb of Tea 65 1/2 bushelsof Salt 25 Bottle of Scotch 1 Bottle of Downs Elixer 25 1 1/4 lb of Shot Bowl 10 Ball of twine 10 Black and Grey thread 10 Tax 10 Tob 5 Brought the Rennet to Hamiltons Went to G Renshaws Brought some small cakes to the children Got 2 Bags of Potatoes from George W Robb Proteller Raining Jack Adams Poorly Stopt at Johns Got my Papers Got a coat for Gordon East Wind the Corsican Went Down 5th Digging a Little Planted some Earley Roses and Chilies Gordon in the Bush for the Last Boiling made syrup 6th Peggy came for the Pots got Pay for Rookey Pot 4lbs cut a cake of 9 lbs in 2 and gave the half Digging Rained some East Wind changed to hard West Made the Pigs Pen Put the calf in the Barn yesterday The Victoria Went Down and the Manitoba yesterday Friday 7th Sunday East Wind Raining the Bay of Quinte went Down Fixing the hogs in the Pen the St Francis coming out of Dundee on her first trip out </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {first page} the 8th 1876 Mr James Cameron Island May Monday crofsed with Gordon to Hamilton to Pile Stove Wood John sowing Wheat heard Alex Vipond and Johnny Sandfield had a Quarrel put Rings in the 2 Hogs snouts as they are Great Rooters Digging and Planting 9th Planting and Digging Randolph and I Fishing at night Raft went Down 10th Found 2 Canoes Water high Henery and George here for hay Brought 3 {illegible}hats Hamiltons and Craigs scowing their cattle A Fine Day to Alexis V Frances Island WAter high 11th at the Potatoes 12th Finished the peice of Potatoes at the Old House set Fire at Lower Point went to Hamilton north Wind Brought 4 Suckers Got a Bag of Potatoes seen St Battence there Selling Fish Bought at the Racket for 4 Dollars a hundred 2 Rainbows this Evening Sun very hot Rained a Little went to Fish Got 1 EEl Wind Raised Livinia very Bad with the Tooth Ache her face on one side all swelled her Eye almost shut with it 13th Windy some WEnt this Evening to Hamiltons Randolph and I Raining some 14th Went to the Kitt Kite Island Gordon and I West Wind 15th Digging the Garden Fixing the Barrel for to run the Lie for making the soap Fixing the Garden Fence cut Down the Bass Wood Stump at the Garden Fence 16th Went acrofs with Gordon to Hamiltons took 4 Dozen of Eggs to Viponds Bought Braces Soap hooks Lines to 11 Cents seen the cinnamon Bear perform went Down to Roses called to see Mrs Carey heard Old Pat Departed Got candles and some Potatoe seeds Told me she sent the yarn to Viponds in April {second page} Mr James Cameron Island 17th of May 1876 Went acrof to Renshaws East Wind Brought a Pinner to George George crofsed with me to Summerstown Got 100 lb of Flour from A. I . Baker the Breton came in to Summerstown to Lay up and Lots of Towing to be Done 3 towns came up to Day sailed hom 18th Working at the soap 19th Working at the soap altered the 2 Bulls for the first I ever did and I am mortally afraid But as its the time of the moon and in the signs of the Fishes or Feet Pisces I'll risk it a very warm fine Day North Wind went to the head of the Island Randolph and I 20th Working at the soap Finished the Melons and cucumbers and onions in the Garden and Red peppers Went acrofs for Gordon to Hamilton Found a Ducks nest on the Little Island Gordon and I planted saffron 21st Went acrof to Christees Island Killed a Great many Black snakes went to No Noutas Island sailed home 22nd at Digging at the Back Peice at the Barn 23 Digging and Planted a Few Potatoes First perch caught with Line 24th Queens Birth Day Last Planting in the Back Peice Gordon and Randolph shooting Balls Gordon shot a Red head and Black Wood Pecker they come every year about this Time and stop 2 or 3 Days every year Making Fires We Fired some heavy Vollies this Evening 25th Ascension Day Fishing Barking a Chair 26th Working at the Lane Fence Gordon Barking 5 Chairs to Day Put the calve in his Pasture Working at the Lane Fence West Wind high 27th at the Fence 28th Gordon Randolph Bismark Leander went to the Sturgeon Island and I found 2 Duck nest went to head of the Island Found the Lower Jaw of a Man on the Ground Pretty well Decayed. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {first page} 1876 Mr James Cameron Island May 29 Royal Oak Day Went to Summerstown Brought 4 1/2 Doz of Eggs Bought 1 lb of Tea Tobacco camphor Brought 7 Summers s{illegible} Wild Onions some of the Potatoes up Brought AI Bakers Bag home took the Plough Got a Bag of Potatoes from IF Amitton Got a Treat from Tom George Bosele and Pete here for hay for his calf talking to me about the Order I got at Viponds I Vipond in Cornwall high North Breeze Rained some 30th Crofsed with Gordon to hamiltons East Wind Got 12 Perch not Biting 31st cleaning out the Milk -House Randolph and I went to Alexis Island Got some Peices of Fat Pine Working at the Q Runnels at the North West corner of the Barn Mr John Rankin Blacksmith came Brought me my Tongs But not my Steel Butcher-Knife stopt to night 1st of June The Glorious First of June a Fine Day Very warm Day First Fish caught in Front of the Door Got 14 Ranking went of Forgot his Lines and Turned Back 2nd Tried to catch the sheep to shear them could not get them to follow home 3rd Crofsed to Summerstown Bought of Vipond 3 Bunches of Fishing Lines 15 cents settled with Gil Baker Got 10. 1/4 for him all clear some one stole one of my Papers out of my Canoe at the End of Ashery I think it a Yankee Boat that came acrofs to Summerstown Got 2 Bugs of Petode from I House East Wind a Talk of Matty Nicholson and John James going to have a Lawsuit The Boys went Down with a Raft Francis came here with an oak stick and Left it here 2 Boys stole it From him and took it up as far as Luke Bowers and he caught them and took it here {second page} Mr James Cameron Island 4th of June 1876 Whit Sunday East Wind Fine cool Keeping Francis stick from Getting away 5th Making Ashes set fire to an elm that Fell (Bill here) Trowling at the Weeds in the Potatoes 6th Fixing the Little Canoeat the ashes cleaning up stairs trying to catch the sheep 7th had to put the Dog after the sheep before we could Get them caught 2 of them 8th sheared the sheep the other came home to the yard and we caught her caught a Pike Trowling 9th Our Marys Birth Day 1813 A Fine Day 10th Went acrofs for my Papers Gordon stopt at Hamiltons Got a Peice of Tobacco from Charlie Parisha a sack of salt for I Hamilton Mr Spinks Down Took a Picture up for John Hamilton Walter Campbell Bay City Heard Mary was not well Allen B Alick Told me a Good many Trowling the St Francis a pleasure Trip out of Dundee up to Cornwall Fixing 2 Pannels of Fence at the Barn Cutting Weeds in the Potatoes the hens and the Grubs at the Potatoes and the Grubs at the Garden Gordons Calf at Hamiltons Friday came to get it next Saturday 1th A Raft Went Down St Barnabus 12th I crofsed to Hamilton a very heavy Fog this Morning the Brunston got aground at Hog Island the Alma Monroe turned Back from John Hamiltons up to Renshaw Wharf another Propeller aground the Dominion stopt a While at Renshaws the Bohemian and St Francis went Down in the Fog the St Francis ahead got From George to 50 Wt of Flour Down on the Jenny i-50 seen D Suple at Summerstown and R. Baker I Hamilton Painting his Waggon 13th took the ashes home from the Bush Fixing them in Bags Francis here going to sell his stick 14th Francis came took his stick to Rankins Mill I helped him crofs the the channel he came Back and said he Lost it with the Wind Windy Rain Thunder </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Mr James Cameron Island June 15 1876 Corpus Christe Went to Summerstown with 9 Bushels of ashes Stopt at I Hamiltons John got a stick out of George Renshaws Wharf took 2 Dox of Eggs only 10 cents a Doz Bought of Vipond and Brs to 6 yds of cloth at 20 cents a yd 2 skan of Thread 1 spool 2 Bunches of Matches Working at the Potatoes 16th Fixing the south East corner of the calf Pasture Henry Gene Went of this morning took his Pine EEl spear Jack With him Winchester Earl and Russel here to night 17th Gordon and I crofsed to Hamiltons a Pict me on the St Francis from Cornwall selling Hamiltons Bridge to the Lowest Bidder John Carey got it at 54 Dollars or there bouts got my Paper took the Calf home from Hamilitons heard James was n Jail he Lost the suit Long Jim McDougall lost 4 of his horses on Ropes Island an of Mr Dingwalls horses it must have Been the ticks that Kild them seen Leander Reynolds at Hamiltons 18 the Ever Memorable Battle of Waterloo 2 Men and 2 Ladies stopt to take their Dinner I think One of Them is a Wright East Wind West Thunder some and Rain 19th Hoeing some the Soap Barrel Busted Lost about 4 pails of Soap Duncan Cameron Rod Briggs and another Man here cut some Basswood Bark Seen a Pigeon in the Bush 20th I crofsed Gordon to Hamiltons WEnt to G Renshaw crofsed to the Store George and I Bought 25 cents of Tea 5 cents of Tobacco Rained hard high Wind Thunder & Lightning Frank Laplante and George Bosell Working at the Cord Wood 21 Frist Day of Summer and its all Kind of Weather 21 Windy Whitewashing Lashey here last ight and To Day Fishing Pickerel Mr Tuthill and his nephew Willie T Creed and Charlie Labuff in the Boat Winnie sat up a While and had Quite a comfortable chat with a Bottle of Very Best of Jamaica and Loaf Sugar {second page} Mr James Cameron Island 22nd of June 1876 Our David Birth Day 1806 Windy Mr Tuthill went to Christees Island Whitewashing outside 23 Put out the stoves hoeing some 24th St John the Baptist Day Very Windy caught some Fish Randolph and I Hamilton crofsed to se the horses as the Penshioners Horse is almost Dead with the ticks Matthews and Wife Passed the Door and Went to the foot of Christee Island hoed the Back Garden 25th Went to Hamiltons for Gordone Got a Bag of Potatoes John at the Island Looked at the Ticks on the Horses see Tyler at the Lighthouse Strawberries Ripe high Wind coming from Hamiltons John Lost his Canoe Battle of Bannockburn 26th Went Summerstown Got 25 cents from G Renshaw Bought of Vipond 1 Plug of Tobacco {illegible} pan of Bread Mr Crippin came Lashey came Brought of G Renshaw some Strawberries and a Bottle of Vinegar 27th Went out to trowl Down to the Kit Kit Crippen went to Christees to Fish 28th Lashey Began his Bark Line Windy Went to head of the Island to see the sheep Mr and Mrs and Master Fulton (Herbert) came this Evening 29th St Peters Day Mrs Fulton went of Mr Crippin Went of hoeing some 30th Last Day of June I crofsed to Summerstown Brought I Vipond some old Newspapers Got 4 Plugs of Tobacco From him Bought 1/2 lb Tea 1. yd of Cotton 1 plug of Tobacco 2 Bunches of Matches George Bosell talking about the Due Bill came Down to Hamiltons sent of his papers for the Lighthouse Got a Bag of Potatoes from John a good sail coming home Thunder 1st of July Dominion Day all the Boats their colours up Bought a Pan of Bread 25 cents Got a Knife from Lewis Blandeau IY Poorly and his Daughter stopt for Gordon came home Lashey set his Line </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Mr James Camerson Island July 2nd 1876 Went with Lashey to his Line got a Big Sturgeon a Raft went Down in Tow Raining 3rd very Windy from the West 2 Boats came in the Evening stopt in the Barn stole Lasheys night Line pole and anchor when they went off they were from about Burke a Mean set 4th American 4th of July Centennial Lashey went to Lancaster hoeing the Potatoes 5 Our Johns Birth Day 73 years old to Day I went to G Renshaws Left Gordon at I Hamilton Got a Bag of Potatoes from John Mr Fulton and Mr Ed Plumado came and Miles Left me 4 M{illegible} hooks Very Windy to night Wind changing to all quarter Rained some seen the Potato bug to Day for the First time I seen them on I Hamiltons Potatoes Giving out Jobs on the Road Peggy Bosell and Pete and Lewy 6th Put out Tobacco Plants Mr Fulton Went off (Paid me for the oars stick that miles Got 1.25 cents I promised to send them to Summerstown and put the board of the Steamer Jenny Lashy came had the Plants James Y Cameron's Daughter Departed to Day 7th Went to Fort Covington Lashy with me Found his Line and pole and another stopt at Lukes took my wool only 20 cetns all took it home Bought of R Baker Butter Tub 35 1/4 of Powder Bought of Burdo Matches Lashey Paid me 20 cetns I paid Lashy the Discout on Crippins Money Bought of Gilles 50 lbs of Flour 1.62 1/2 to 17 lbs of Bran 17 Cents Went to see Mr Crippin Mr Tuthill sent a Present to Livinia and Gave me a Present of Tobacco Stopt at Lukes took supper came home John Gray and his Brothers here Henry and George Bosel for hay the Algoma came out of {illegible} seen Ian Hopkins 8th John Gray took Gordon from Hamiltons put Boards on top of the cook house put the hide to soften in the Water Lightning to night Windy {second page} 1876 Mr James Cameron Island July the 9th Looking for the sheep Found only 2 of them a Fine Day East Wind Looks like Rain but no rain Thunder an Indian caught a Lunge up in the Bay 10th crofsed to put the Oars on Board the steamer Jenny 11th Went to Rofs Island Fred McDonald and hopkins here 12th of July Orangemans Day Keeping the 12th of July Firing heavy volleys Gordon shooting Mr Rofs from Cornwall here got some worms treated me 13th allowed a Road to the Barn 14th Mowing some 15th Gordon crofsed made some cocks of hay Bought of Viponds Bread 8 Loaves St Swithen Day no Rain 16th Lashey came 17th Mowing the Grove 18th Mowing 19th Fernandez Birth Day went to Hopkins for the Whity Bull Got a Peice of Pork from Jims Wife Fred McDonald and Charlie came Down with me 20th high Wind Mowing 21st Put in 20 Cocks from Back of the Barn 22nd Went to Viponds Bought Bread Tobacco & a Pic me 23rd Sunday 24th Henery Jenie here with a stick of Oak Stopt all night 25th Henery went off 26 Henery sent the Mare up on the St Francis I crofsed Got the scow Bought Bread 4 Loaves Arthur and Fultons got Tobacco 27th Taking in hay 28th high Wind cutting and raking in 29th Went home with the scow John Hamilton Rowed up from the Light house Bought 8 Loaves Bad with my Back 30th Bad with my Back Got some spirits of Turpentine from Hamilton for my Back 31st Drew some Wood 1st of August Lammas Day Henry Jenie and Boy this Morning stopt till night Mowed all Day split some pine 2nd Minnies Birth Day Gordon crofsed Got 8 Loaves 3rd Mowing 4th Mowed and Putting in Fishing some very warm 5th Went to Summerstown 7 Loaves 1 1/2 of Eggs 3/4 6th Randolphs Birth Day </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron Island August 7th 1876 Mowing very warm time 8th mowing Patterson 9th very warm cross to Summertown 10th got 500 weight of flour from G Renshaw 10 11th taking in and mowing 12th putting in Henry boy and his father here the carpenter 13th fishing got 30 14th mowing Jim McDougall and his two boys here going to Christy's Island to look at Marsh hay a very warm day 15th done mowing below the house began to mow in the upper Feild 16th began the fine Haystack two tons whatever 17th Mr Crippin and the Methodist Minister and Mrs Paddock here gave a coat Mr Fulton and Orto came 18th went with Mr Fulton to Rofs Island got 47 fish Mr Adair here gave him red braces he forgot a year ago a fine day Baking mowing left 50 cents gave 5 cents to Gordon 19th Bismarck's Birth Day a fine warm day a scotch Moon and it Brings Rain Torrents of it Fallen very heavy went to the head of Island met in with Mr Lily Mr Nolan and Mr Feek had their Bun capsized for to keep them dry cook their dinner in the Bell Bay Mr Silly came down to see the barn as I told him it would be Better than out at night and he got an awful wetting as it came down pouring camped in the Barn tonight they left their ax in the bay and someone picked it up as they do not find it a Pic Nic on the Bohemian Dr Gillis at his party on the island yesterday 20th went up to see John Gray at the head of the island but they had not the axe took the rest of his Pine away the boys crossed to Summerstown for bread and sent for a square they brought it {second page] Mr James Cameron Island August 21st 1876 the three fellows went to RoFs Island very windy working in the upper Feild 22nd I crossed to Summerstown Got 5 Dollars from them for Bread sugar tea took back their change Bought Bread Tea Matches pipe John Hamilton buying a scythe had a Round took our supper John and I got my Papers 23 they started for Lancaster the wind High turned back finished the stack of fine hay commenced the marsh hay stack 24th I crossed to Viponds brought 31 lbs of Butter Bought 7 1/2 yds of Calico 6 yds of Lindsay 2 yd of cloth 1/2 pound Tea Loaves of Bread pipe 12 yds of Cotton 1 Pair of Boots the man came for the canoe I had at G Renshaw's to Day Bill here today the boys went to Lancaster gave me a 24 cent plug of tobacco a good 2 Bladed Knife salts Nails Senna oil pants and straw hats gave Gordon 25 cents Packing up their things tonight to start tomorrow Mr Fulton and John Cameron here put some hay on the marsh Haystack 25th went down to kit kit and Rofs Island with Mr Fulton caught a good many the Boys was of when I came and a good set of Boys they were decent lads Mr Fulton not well left 50 cents Rained Quite a shower took some cocks out of the back Marsh 26th Mowed some in the back Marsh and port seeing where they Gordon and the spoke to them about it a reeling birch bark 27th Finished the marsh hay stock windy cut a strip in the front Marsh windy great fire in the South Woods 27th Sunday Fine cool and windy took salts today cracked a basin of last year's butternuts hazel nuts good Spartan went down 28th went acrofs bought for I Hamilton 1 lb tea Bought of I Sandfield 25 sack of flour 1 pipe Matches 29th Making stack of Marsh hay 30 cocks </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1876 Mr James Cameron Island August 30th fishing at Christie's caught one pickerel that weighed 8 3/4 lb very smoky time with fires the Saint Francis ahead going up today very warm today took our dinner on Christies Island found a table knife in the water 31st went across to John Hamilton's found a large square of tobacco on the shore working at their mar{cut off} went to the store bought of I Sandfield salt soap got my Reporter went back to G Renshaw's took three papers down for Mr Tyler Lincoln to the lighthouse came down on the North Side of our Island and found Randolphs Knife he lost in the water the St Francis ahead of anything going down this morning Charlie Parish a working at the bridge 1st of September drawing wood making a heap of logs from the river filled five bags with ashes second a fine day but windy rain hard last night mowed some in the North but the water is high I must quit it lots of shooting and Indian Big Mitchell's son looking for a canoe he lost he was here yesterday evening cool 3rd D McAllister's Birth Day Sunday very windy cool and fine Corinthian went down the wind breaking the tobacco leaves took home some hazelnuts from the pit Point 4th drawing wood 5th John Angus birthday went to the Kit Kit Gordon and I Windy stopt all day 6th crossed left Gordon at Hamilton's got a bag of apples bought of Vipens 4 Loaves of Bread matches John Hamilton unwell Drew some hay 7th Drew in some hay sowed hayseed in the Oakfeild 8th drawing wood 9th Windy 10th went to Hamiltons John and Tom Gordon Alexis Island shooting deers now 11th crofsed with 7 1/2 of Ashes Bought of I Sandfield 25 lb flour bought of I Vipond 1/2 lb of powder 15 cents matches {second page} 1876 Mr James Cameron Island September 12th fishing some 13th putting out manure 14th Randall and I fishing 15th Drawing wood Ronald Angus Departed 16th I crofsed got 1.50 from Hamiltons bought of Viponds 1/2 lb tea matches gave AJ Baker my bag to bring me 100 lb of flour from Montreal East Wind High Henry Genie and his boy came took Gordon from Hamilton's potatoes near done 17th Windy Henry went to Charlie Island two men hunting there 18th S Wind Windy fishing 19th Henry Gordon and I crossed left Gordon at I Hamiltons bought of I Summers 50 Wt of flour 1.50 got 25 cents from Henry 1 lb shot some caps Henry bought 1 Quart HW 2 lb of shot one box of caps fishing chub set the Rope line 20th splitting rails Henry crofsed to McDonalds below Frashers South Side Henry came back tonight 21st Matthew last day of summer Henry went off to meet the boat at Lancaster drawing wood 22nd Autumn or Fall Begins drawing wood 23rd drawing wood and crofsed to Renshaw's for 100 weight of flour I got from AJ Baker took up on the Bohemian from Montreal the Victoria steamer move to Renshaws Wharf pumped her this week and found two auger holes in her where some villain did on the intention of getting a job of bailing her 24th Wendy 25th Charlie Rose came to mow the marsh I went with Gordon to Hamilton's got the Hops and the apples on the tree in the Potatoe got some Tin Dishes in the bush at Hamiltons East Wind this 10 days seen I James gave Charlie some EEl skins 26th Raining Mr Fulton to Primo James Barnes came took in the Double Stove a wet dirty day Mr Fulton caught 3 chub and 13 perch 1 Doree Brought me 1/2 lb powder 1 Box of Cap 2 lb of Shot </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> September 27th 1876 Mr James Cameron Island <pre>Mr Fulton went down the way of the Kit Kit and and Rofs's Island Windy drawing wood Charlie Rose and Peter Purcell here since yesterday the wind very high stop all night Johnny with them drawing wood </pre> 28th Charlie and Pete Finished Mowing high wind today got lower and they crofsed Drawing Wood 29th Raising Bad with a Pain this morning that goes right through me Michaelmas day 30th went to J Hamilton Bought of Vipond 1/2 lb tea Hooks and Eyes Bought of I Summers 2 Bunches of matches AJ Baker put up his parlor stove got 2 1/2 Bushels of apples from Hamiltons the Magnet went down heard William Lavalette came back to the front after stealing something in Lancaster Last Day of the month 1st of October Sunday fine and cool windy the hawks playing the Devil with the hens and pullets the Passport went down and the Corsican went down today 2nd 2 men here Oliver and Stevenson going to Rofs Island to Fish Windy chopping firewood got a pipe of tobacco from them windy 3rd cutting in the Oakfeild Gordon and J Henry and Antwine Bosell grassed up I followed them thinking they would take Gordon over to Hamiltons Henry told me Dr Shavers girl was married to Purcell but he did not tell me he lost Kenneth McLauglin's 10 Dollars when he was in Montreal with his Fish Antwine told me he would Fix the clock I crofsed with Gordon this evening and just time enough or I would be caught in a Gale of Wind I got some of it {second page} Mr James Cameron Island October 4th 1876 Windy Rain Mr Hitchcock and Johnson here tonight Mr Halton here cold some got 25 cents from Halton 5th Hitchcock and Johnson started had to stop at the Head of the Island with the Wind Drew their boat acrofs the Island got 50 cents from them some powder and shot and caps I gave them 2 Large Squashes they crofsed this evening shot a Marsh hen and a Bittern or Mire drum 6th Raining Turned Fine crofsed to Summertown commenced to Rain and Blow stopt at Hamilton's John and his wife in Montreal I took dinner Bought of Viponds Cooks Friend 70 cents 1 Pane of glafs 5 cents 4 Spoils of thread 20 1 white skein 20 cents Bought of I Summers salt Matches pipe Starch stopt at Hamiltons got a Bag of Apples from Tom Annie Grant there while there away seen I Bosell the Passport Laid up gave Lewis Blondeau a thing for to go in his gun George Renshaws wood took fire yesterday and through the night the fair in Fort Covington this week and a stormy rainy week it is 7th Drawing some wood Piling at the door the mare tramped on the back part of my leg Windy Raining some 8th Sunday Raining Hailing Windy Snowing for the first snow 9th Banking the West End of the house took a few Loads out of the Big Shed got a few cocks of marsh hay high Wind Corsican went down hard Frost Last night ice thick this morning 10th Hugh and McMasters Birth Day cut some hay put in 7 cocks Fixed a Knee in the Jumper Killed a snake on the Pit Point and Burnt him made a few plugs of tobacco made a fence around 2 of the stocks opened 2 panels of the fence at the end of the Lane Last Quarter of the moon today and the very windy time since she Began </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron Island October 11th 1876 Drawing wood Broke the Whippletree I'm not sure but I heard A Cameron's wife Departed today or tomorrow Windy Time cool a few grains of snow 12th Cutting and Drawing Firewood put in 2 cocks of hay Windy 13th cut Down the Cherry Tree at the Lower Point cutting brush kind of Fine to Day Trimming the apple Trees at the Lower Point East Wind this evening and cold Raining and cold tonight took up the Line Randolph and I pealing some apples 14th Raining some snow East and changed to West crofsed to Hamiltons got a pipe from John brought over a pair of sox got a ball of yarn to finish the other Got a Bag of apples went to the store Bought of Viponds 1/2 lb tea Ginger matches heard our Jacks wife was poorly Mrs Summers poorly got from AJ Baker 33 3/4 lb of Flour in Summertown 3 1/4 or 25 a 100 they took up their potatoes at Hamiltons that they had on the halves 3 boats of hunters up to Day from Sorre Blowing hard tonight froze pretty hard tonight 15th Cold Blowing hard 16th Drawing Wood high Wind shot a Duck cutting stove Wood 17th crofsed to Hamiltons to help with the potatoes Tom Lennon for Apples spreading manure Churning fixing the Bin for the Potatoes pretty cold today 18th at I Hamiltons at the Potatoes some cold in the fore part of the day St Lukes Day 19th James Grant a Bee at the Potatoes a fine Day Spartan went down 20th Me at Hamilton's Mr Fulton and Miles here fishing finished the Potatoes at Hamilton's to Day seen Alen 21st came home from Hamilton's Raining took a Basket of apples and 2 Tin Kettles Potatoes Ducks plenty Mr Fulton passed up {second page} Mr James Cameron Island October 22nd 1876 Sunday a Fortunate Day Went to Fish got none a great lot of shooting of Ducks Spartan went up Magnet went Down Jennie crofsed to Dundee this morning from Summertown wind East Rain fine Henry Genie and Henderson came tonight they had 4 sturgeon and 4 suckers 23rd Livinia's Birth Day 8 years old today set the Line Baited with sucker went to Hamiltons Brought a 1/2 sturgeon and the sox Henry to the store for salt got a sturgeon from Henry salted hes got two plugs of tobacco from Henderson went to Christies tonight too Windy to fish hard South Wind at the Hunter's camp on Christies Island rain hard and Blowing tonight 24th Our Hughs birthday Henderson shot at Diver this morning went to the Line got nothing they got ready and started for Point Moria to hunt took his rope left his Jack Fine but Windy taking the manure out of the Big Shed banking inside the little shed North side of the house went to the line tonight got a sturgeon 25th My Birth Day cleaned a sturgeon got two scares on the Line Finished the Big Shed put some manure out on the hay from before the Barn Door drew the Basswood from the Lower Point took down the wedges and split the log 26th Banking windy hurted my finger the knot of a Bolt my gun went off seeking it seen a flock passing of wild geese 27 seen a Pigeon on the Pit Point tried for Bait Drawing Wood 28th I crofsed to Summerstown bought 1/2 tea matches Pins the Robbers of Jewellery at Summerss 10 Brien 1 arm got 2 Bags of Potatoes one Bag of Apples from I Hamilton John and I went to the store Henry Genie here Towed up with the East Bill McLeod going tomorrow to the Centenial </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron Island October 29th 1876 gave Henry 2 sturgeon Walter Baker's Wife died Sunday Henry Genie and I to Charlie and Rofs Island then crofs the Mare down to Rankins Mill gave Henry the Big Canoe got home Pretty Late came all around the shore up to Brunstons 30th went to fish Bait to the Kit Kit got no Bait shot a Duck East Wind Raised sailed home 31st Baited the Line Killed a Ruster for Bart took home a load of Wood in the canoe from the Bay last day of HallowEEn or All Hallow or Holy Eve cracking nuts and eating apples 1st of November All Saints Day Boarding the sheds and fixing around 2nd All Souls Day Working at Tobacco Livinia thumb a sore Pain East Wind 3rd High West Wind went around the Island cut a broom the Alexandra and 2 Tugs went up wind came down calm in the evening went to the Line Full Of Weeds saw the But of the Cherry 14th Went to Summerstown got 2 Dollars from I Hamilton Viponds packing their goods to move to Dundee AJ Baker's Charlie Parish at Killing 2 hogs Bought of Spinks or I Summers 50 lb of flour 1 pipe and matches I Grant and F Laplante to Rankins Mill got a hat rack at throwing the dice a very fine night 5th Guy Fawks Day a very fine day 3 men with Decoys shooting all day in the Bay a Great Talk of Mr {illegibel} getting 1 and 1/2 million of money 6th went to the Kit Kit with my Decoys shot one Duck seeing a very large white owl 7th Helen's Birth Day took in the cook stove in the Cookhouse Randolph and I went to Alexis Island the cover for my Box of Axes put 9 axes in it and hay James Grant a Raising Bee finished of making plugs of tobacco 120 plugs besides loose stuff {second page} Mr James Cameron Island November 8th 1876 Foggy morning went to George Renshaws with the Box of Axes 9 of them brought some cranBerries to Georges East Wind went to J Viponds nothing in the store settled with him got a Receipt and gave him my note for 10 Dollars allowed me 10 Dollars for the Marsh hay the P office up at is Summers now Bought of I Summers 1/2 lb soda 4 lb of fine salt 3 Bunches of Matches Pipe Nicholsons a Bee Raising came down to I Hamilton's got 2 Bags of Potatoes and apples the Alexandra went down forgot my mitts South East wind came home shot a large spotted white owl cleaning my guns 9th The Prince of Wales birthday a fine day sawing stove wood Randolph and I some shooting geese not plenty the Victoria went to Rankins Mill and Back raining some East Wind and West cleaning cranberries 10th sawing stove wood a Fine Day made cranberry jelly 11th St Martin's I went to Summertown stopped at the Lighthouse took dinner at Hamiltons Brought over Gordons pants bought of I Sandfield Summer 1/2 lb tea 30 cents Bill McLeod after coming from the Centennial a great many after Dear this time not certain who is elected yet but last account that Tilden was ahead 12th Old HallowEEn went to see my Decoys a Boat Steamed down the Back Channel and came on the North Side of Christies Island and anchored there tonight had three Lolly boats after her in Tow a hunting concern I suppose West Wind the Bohemian and St Francis Went Down </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron Island November 13th 1876 Monday Willie Rose Tommy Monroe and Robert Lavalle came to take stacks of the Marsh hey 14th the three Boys came today and finished the 2 stocks I helped to pitch them rained some last night 15th Making or Fixing the door upstairs and working at the sheds 16th Henry Genie came working at the stable shot 2 Ducks first setting of Traps 17th Got a Rat Henry and I fishing EEls got 9 Fishing with the hand line got none 18th clean the line making a yolk for the steers 19th Went to Lancaster crofsed over to Murdock McDonald's made our supper on the point had some Rum and fished up along Shore lost 2 sturgeon some suckers Gordon came from Hamiltons Tommy Jack and Murdy Craig left him 20th yoked The Oxen for the first time Baited the line Jim Holden's here Henry making bars and cart frame 21 On this Day of the month D McMaster Departed in the year 46 Making a shed Gordon and I for the Sheep Alexandra went down 22 Raining and Freezing some wind Quit from East 10 days Blow to Day Henry cross to Murdock McDonalds him and Murdock came tonight Baited the Line twice to Day 23rd Henry went home to Day and Murdock McDonald George Morris and Fred MacDonald came fishing EEls made a door for the sheep's place West Wind snow on the mountains to Day Plastering the stable Let The Oxen go took of the yolk Hamilton Son Isaac Vipond Donald McDonald John Carey shot a Buck Deer in the water 24th Gordon and I crossed took dinner at Hamiltons and stopt all night there McGregor in the Glen shot with the gun going off while standing on a stump he died with Lofs of blood a bee at Dan Cameron's and John Richard Grants </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron Island November 25th 1876 Seen AJ Baker got 61 lb of flour weighed at Summers's store bought of J Summers 1/4 tea bar of soap 3 Bunches of matches got a taste of cheese One of the Dunlops Buried died with the small Pox kerosene oil Kenneth McDonald's a Bee Ploughing today got a Piece of the venison from J Hamilton cow head Henery came tonight and Murdock McDonald fishing East Wind brought 2 bags of Potatoes to me put in the 2 calves tonight for the First 26th Henry and Murdoch crofsed run to Murdocks I seen Henry sailing Back Young to Lancaster 27th Fixing a Rack in the Big Shed 28th a Propeller Tow Boat Ferrying from Plum Island went up the {illegible} last trip tonight as it's freezing hard enough to freeze Salmon River fixing around chopping stove wood scowing from Alexandra 29th Bohemian went Down Early without calling into Lancaster or St Umfice as far as I could see the St Francis called into Lane into Lancaster going and coming I think it's Jimmy Grants scow that crofsed and returned without nothing in it wind kind of high 30th St Andrew's day the Festival of the Scotch Firing in the Morning and Evening set part of the Back Marsh a fire but it will not burn set 3 or 4 Brush heaps a Fire which makes as Bright light Burnt them clean the Steamer Victoria went up this Evening and I Gave them some good volleys but they did not return it with a blow of the whistle As there was no true Scotsman aboard of her I did not expect it a Fine Day Cold and Pleasant no snow on the ground Lots of snow on the Mountains Wild Geese very scarce Lights in the Lighthouses to night </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron Island December the 1st 1876 Raw and cold today snowing a little standing on up troughs in the Sugar Bush ice a piece made in Back Bay chopping Stove Wood some I have a Very Bad cold cows picking out some but give them a Bit night and morning Don't see no lights in the lighthouses tonight and eight on the Cherry Island those east of me whatever nothing on the Water to Day cut my Mits out today took in the swill Barrel as it Freezes in the shed a change in the Moon this morning 2nd snowing some Wind West a boat came out of Lancaster to the lighthouse with Barges in Tow it must be the Anderson a steamer came up tonight I Don't know what one it is Mr Hill has his Light up in the night none on the scow right Cherry Island has her Light up tonight scowing from Alexes Island today two trips the last trip was one horse Drew The Fish Box up from the Bank sawing stove wood 3rd all the Lights up tonight went to the head of the island Randolph and I no Boats going now 4th Killed the hog sat a trap in the hollow log Front of Marsh 5th Cut a saw log cutting stove Wood high wind West 6th cutting stove wood the Festival of the Germans St Nicholas 7th setting Fire to the Marsh and some heaps of Brush not very well 8th chopping stove wood 9th Very cold high wind went for brooms to the north side of the island snowing some tonight 10th Leanders Birth Day 1872 4 years old to Day cold and windy 11th cold very unwell did not smoke for 2 days 12th not very well a Fine Day took my canoe up to the head of the Island to be ready to go acrofs in the morning East Wind some ice along the shore </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron Island December 13th 1876 crofsed called at Hamiltons heard Old Mr Donald McDougall Departed last week and Crimmons wife below Lan{torn away} the ice all out of the little Channel at Summerstown the Widow Donald Summers Died yesterday had 3 1/2 lbs of Butter Bought of John Summers 1 lb Tea Thread spools and skins matches clothes seen a Smallman seen Allen Buying Geese and Turkies wind changed High West got from Mrs AJ Baker 30 lb of flour had a fine sail coming home 14 Fine Wind raised 15 chopping in the Bush fine cold and windy today tonight Southwest Blew hard took away some of the washing that was on the poles drying Frosty new moon comes in today 16th cold and windy freezing hard a cold night the ice took on the South Side tonight the steam boat Channel open 17th water raising cold and Frosty Ducks flying about my trap froze in the hollow log cattle harty no snow on the ground of any consequence cattle pick some but Dont save feeding the ice looks as if it was going to take 18th ice Taken on the North on the south Side North Side Lakes 19th Blustery Windy seen 5 men Crofsing at Summers Road 20th First Day of Winter crofsed to Hamiltons got a sack of apples and 50 21st Shortest Day crofsed East Wind very frosty took dinner at Hamiltons churning But the Butter wont come stopt with G Renshaw tonight AJ Baker in Cornwall took home his Bag Crofsing with horses on Summerss Road </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron Island December 22nd 1876 at George Renshaw's got from AJ Baker 100 lb of flour Andrew at the Examination got some Herrings and Pork from George stopped at Hamiltons and Tomy Jack went up with the Horses after my flour Gordon came with me to the head of the island to draw the sleigh very cold East Wind and Frosty Jim chopping went to Cornwall with Johnny Summers 23rd cold chopping at the Door raised my long canoe and Drew the small canoe up on the Bank Randolph and I took up my sail an Air hole in front of the house 24 Sunday reading papers Christmas Eve cold and windy sunshines 25th Christmas Day Fine Day Gordon came from Hamiltons took a Book with him had a pair of scates with him 26th Kind of Fine and stormy East Wind not very well George Renshaw a Bee drawing stones chopping stove wood Feeding the 2 cows Fine Hay 27th crofsed to Summerstown Bought of J Summers 1 Lamp Chimney matches pipe seen Men Gathering money for Mr Craigs Monument Tom Summers Bushing the road on the ice Charlie Parish taking his cattle from Hamiltons that he Bought 28th cutting in the Bush 29th our Angus's Birth Day turned very stormy tonight from the East snowing and drifting 30th went to the Pit Court for Cedar stormy from the north west Blustering taking away Banks of Snow around the Barn and on the Road to the River 31st Sunday very cold Last Day of the year </div> transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c2dc4ffefb88cc31b3652a12dc7bb0ee.pdf 0c84e8986006c79e41e42ba76f019561 PDF Text Text �� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8f91f63ba747d5f46c85fe75e391066b.pdf d1145539bb06be2285cec23b091c6a78 PDF Text Text James Cameron (1824-1912) 1877 Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers DISCLAIMER: This diary depicts some discriminatory content which some may find offensive. During the diary’s time period, such racial terms and prejudices were commonplace in Canadian society. They are considered wrong today. {In places, this diary is worn from weather and time. On occasion, the tops, bottoms, and edges of the pages are crumbly and moldy, making some words and sentences illegible. In most cases, a note that reads “{Illegible}” refers to this situation.} the 1st 1877 Mr James Cameron Island January New Years Day chopping shovelling snow Went around the Lower point a Fine Day 2nd not very well Feeding the cattle extra this cold weather in the Bush 3 men Fishing EEls at the Kit Kit to Day Charlie Rose and Willie came for their marsh hay the Engineers Strike on the Rail Road Frosty weather these Days 3rd Charlie and Willie Rose came {Above it reads: allens Birth Day} Brought a Bag of Potatoes took a Load of hay John Hamilton and Tommy Jack came took me a Load of Wood Cold and Frosty West Wind 4th a very Frosty Cold Day W Wind cutting stove Wood 5th Fine Day E Wind seen a Fox at the Sturgeon Island {Above it reads: Got the Ram} Went to Summerstown Put a Letter in the PO for C Tupper Workhou{se} Walton on the hill Liverpool England per Canadian Line 5 cents Got Vennors Almanac from Dan Received 6 Dollars from AJ Baker in Bills Bought Match{es} of J Sandfield Got a Ride From Mr Shannon to Dundee had a Treat from Mr Shannon on the Road had a Treat at J McGreggors Bought of D Baker crackers and Matches Bought of I Vipond 8 yds of Cotton 12 ½ 10 yds 9 7 yds Calico 12 ½ 5 yds 20 ¼ lb B Thread 3 Skains of White 2 Spools 10 2 Bars of Soap 12 1 lb of Tea 35 L {Illegible} 41 Bag 25 sent a shovel across with J McDougall J McDougall Treated at Tyos Walked Down to J Hopkins took supper stopt all night and Breakfast Mrs Hopkins not well 6th came home E Wind Kind of Fine AJ Baker came to see the Hay to let him have it at 9 Dollars I crossed to Hamiltons Making shirts for Gordon Races at Summerstown to Day took in the Last of the Marsh stack at the Barn Door charlie Rose Dog came here turned stormy through the night snowing 1877 �Mr James Cameron Island Jany 7th Sunday Stormy E Wind till about 12 calmed off and then commenced Blowing and snowing from the West Gordon came from Hamiltons stopt all night Freezing hard 8th HughAnns Birth Day Born in 66 11 years old to Day Gordon crossed to Hamiltons took his shirt Gave him 5 cents some caps snow Deep stormy to Day I think this is Hansel Monday Done of 1 Marsh haystack 9th Began the Marsh hay stack at the West End of the Barn Charlie Mayville Married yesterday chopping stove Wood calm But Frosty 10th A Fine Day Kind of Warm Sun Draws Water went for the Buds of the Balm of Gilead to the oak-Feild for Bismark's Foot he cut it on the sole of his Foot on the Axe Feeding cattle extra cutting Stove Wood shovelling snow some Cutters Travelling on Summers's Road to Day Bismark got his Pants made to Day and Leanders 11th Went to the Bush Randolp and I piling: snow very deep a Fine Morning after a While turned to snowing Drifting and Blowing from the South West not cold to night the wind Raised very high Kind of North West snow very Deep 12th a Fine Morning wind changed to all Quarters East wind I crossed the snow Deep in the Bush and on the ice some water near shone up in the Bay Mostly got a Ride up From J Hamilton Practising their Trotting horses on the ice had the ice cleaned with the snow plough But its very Rough and not half clean Bought on J Summers 1 paper of needles 5 cents 1 Pipe 2 cent sack of 25 lbs of Flour Received From AJ Baker 1 Dollar wind North East Frosty stopt at hamiltons {al}l night 1877 Mr James Cameron Island January 1{3th} came from hamiltons wind changed Nor west sun shining Frosty and Windy to Day and very windy to night Drifted some Places in the Fields all Bare of snow to night Got 3 Papers from AJ Baker yesterday Got the Loan of a Bag of hamiltons as its easier to carry the sack in a Bag snow Deep on the ice chopping stove wood and Fixing about the cattle 14th change in the moon to Day a Fine morning turned to Drifting wind West Kind of Fine sun shining charlie Rose's Dog came again to Day Banks of snow in the Barnyard after Last nights Blowing and Drifting 15th cold Windy shovelling snow 16th shovelling snow Frosty Windy �17th Went up to the Bush Turned Back the snow is so Deep came Down on the marsh Water Raising on the ice close to shore 18th crossed took AJ Bakers Bag home and J Hamiltons took over Gordons Flannel shirt Received From AJ Baker 1 Dollar Cash Bought of J Summers 25 lb of Flour Matches heard of J Grants Wife having a young Son Last Monday the 15th its awful Travelling on the ice snow Deep from here Got a paper from W McLeod the London Free Press Talking of their Trotting Races 19 Walter Bakers Father Buried to Day Benjamin Baker 19th cutting Firewood next the Marsh I cannot go in the Bush Kind of a Fine Day Windy at night 20th Raining snowing and Blowing very hard from the West Began to Freeze to night some hail Water and snow on the ice 1877 Mr James Cameron Island Jany 21st {Fi?}ne morning calm Began to snow Wind from South East again Due West heavy moving let out the sheep this morning as I Did not let out since the first snow came Cattle Picking where the snow Left Foxes crossed at the Head of the Island no Ducks in the air hole awful Frosty Weather we had Before this thaw this is St Agness Day 22nd A very fine Day West Wind Raised some about 10 o clock Cutting Firewood up in the side of the Marsh Lots of Travelling on the Summerstown Road a change in the Moon First Quarter 23rd Went to Dundee A Fine Morning some wind West Called at Jim Hopkins ironing one of his Runners of his sleigh walked all the way took Dinner at Bill’s Got my Boot Fixed at Norman Bethunes 30 cents Bought of D Baker 2 Thimbles 4 2 cents for matches almanack 5 cents crackers 2 cents 4 cents Cash to 1 Rat to D Baker Bought of Vipond 1 yd of Calico 8 5 needles 2 Bought of J Tyo 1 pint of Whiskey 15 Trotting On the ice heard Charlie Mayvill Left his Fathers Dont agree since they are married one of the McCowns Keons is Dead and one of the Stephens scarlet Fever is at Dundee seen Hughy Rankin the Blacksmith Got a Ride Across From Dan Frasher of Point Lovat he Treated Twice at Tyos and Twice at Summer's cold Windy afternoon windy to night John Hamilton here to Day Jim Hopkins went up with a square stick of Timber 24th Charlie Tuppers Birth Day Stormy Wind from the west snowing and Drifting Mr James Cameron Island Jany 25th 187{7} Started for Summerstown met AJ Baker and Jo Parisha coming for hay turned with them took 2 Loads of hay to Day Brought me 100 Wt of Flour I sent with them for ½ lb of Tea 25 cents Brought it Down to me a Fine Day but Frosty Lent them the Whippletree as they Broke their own Dan �Frasher Bushing or Drawing Stones to Johnsons Light house as I see 1 Team and 2 men Going Down On the ice and part of the Ice Bushed 26th AJ Baker took the last of his 2 Tons Randolph and I put in part of the Fine hay stack Fine and Frosty 27th John Hamilton Drew me a Load of Wood A Fine Day 28th A Fine Day E Wind near night Began snowing and Foggy cleared up not cold 29th A Fine Day chopping Firewood J hamilton Drew me a Load 30th Went to the Bush met G Bosell on snow shoes a Fine Day Kind of soft Talking about the sugar Bush Gave it to him to make churning to Day not very well 31st chopping a Fine Day warm Seen a Weasel in the Bush {Above it reads: rain to night} 1st of February Fine Cloudy Thawing Raining J Hamilton Brought me a Bag of Potatoes put in the Rest of the Fine hay stack Dug some around the heap of stones 2nd This is Candlemass Day the Bear comes out to Day to see his shadow the sun shone some and cloudy Went to P.O. Bought of J Summers ½ lb Tea ½ lb Soda 1 Pipe Matches Went over with George seen his horse he Traded Greer wanting to Buy out Spinks heard Mrs Carey was Poorly Got a paper from charlie Viponds Drawing their Marsh hay from Christees Island ice very slushy snow and Water stopt at Johns them going up with ashes 1877 Mr James Cameron Island Feby 3rd cleaning the Pipes and chimney not very well Cut 2 Waterholes a Fine Soft Day turned snowing near Evening I Did not see the Teames Drawing to Johnstons Lighthouse to Day not many Ducks coming to the air-hole this soft weather 4th sunday A Fine Day Turned cold at night froze a little 5th a very fine Day Randolph and I chopping in the Bush the soft maple sap runs to Day snowed a little to night cattle picking out this few Days Back no Birds of any Kind Flying about 1 Team went to Johnsons Lighthouse to Day crust not very Good 6th chopping Firewood taking some snow out of the small canoe took some snow from the stone heaps Left the Wild sheep out to night 3 Teams Drawing to Johnstons to Day A Fine Day Thawing wind Raised high to night from the West EEl Fishers in the Back Bay 3 of Them a Great Deal of crossing on the ice to Day �7th a Fine Day Soft in the Bush 8th Froze some Last night made {Above it reads: Gordons Birth Day} some crust cleaning Brush and Trees on Bank along the South side to the lower end put the Brush on the ice a Great lot of it Fine but Wind Raw 9th Went to P Office Brought AJ Baker Bag home got a {AEtna?} insurance paper from Dan heard Jack olivy had to Leave Viponds for too much spending with Maria Grant Races in Dundee a Fine Day 10th J Hamilton took 100 lb of Flour from AJ Baker for me Drew 2 Load of Wood for me to Day and 1 yesterday when he came Down with the cream 2 pails a very fine warm Day 3 men and 3 horses up on the ice Fishing EEls Gave John the springs to fit on his Gun Races in Dund{ee} 11th Sunday a Fine Day E Wind Raw a Great many EEl Fishers Below Frashers old Mrs John Summers Departed one of those Days I did not here which Mr James Cameron Island Feby 12th 1877 A Fine Day churning the 2 pails of cream th{at} we got from J Hamilton made about 10 lb of Butter Raining hard split some rails at the Door 13th Froze some and Froze last night 3 Teams came up from Lancaster wit{h} Boards for the acadamy in Fort Covington Shrove Tuesday 14th St Valentines Day and Ash Wednesday a Fine Day cutting Firewood 15 cutting Firewood J Hopkins came for the saw-Logs took 4 to Day of them a Very fine Day 16th J Hopkins came took 4 Logs I went to F Covington to Mr Mears's Mill Vondall Left for not sawing peoples Lumber right Bought R Baker ½ lb Tea 3 Bunches of Matches Bills Team seized to Day By Baker came to hopkins Stopt all night Froze hard to night good Going on the ice a surprise party at Rob Grants in the {Illegible} to night Looking at the Pot Ash coolers I Vipond to Send J Hopkins for the Hay 17th Jim Charlie and I Weighed the hay a Ton some cold but Fine froze to night a sleigh came up from Lancaster going to mill and came Back this way Viponds Drew a Load from Christee marsh 18th James Hugh's Birth Day windy Cold and Fine 19th J Hamilton Drew me 2 Loads of Wood Fine 20th Some sleighs passing a man passed Down with one horse sleigh and came back with 6 Barrels of herrings a Bull in a sleigh Passed tied Down in the sleigh nothing to be seen but the Horns as he is all covered �21st A very fine Day Went to PO Bought salt matches sweetys salt Peter coal oil Gallon heard Hugh McGillis in the Gore was Buried to Day 22nd 1877 Mr James Cameron Island Feby chopping Firewood Brushing and clearing a fine Day Washingtons Birth Day Bad with the Toothache East Wind Freezing some to night 23rd E Wind high and cold this morning AJ Baker and Jo Parisha came for hay took 1500 Wt they say Tommy and Gordon Down took me a Bag of Potatoes 10 lbs of Pork a Fine afternoon Tapt 3 soft maples for Randolph not running very well cutting Firewood and Brushing at the side of the marsh 24th St Matthias E Wind very Bad with my teeth Brushing a Great Deal of Travelling on the ice and all this week a awful Lot of EEl Fishing on Both sides and the middle snowed a Little to night some hail Sunday the 25th a Fine Day E Wind Lots of EEl Fishers on the ice seen the owl to Day and Yesterday a man came to night Mr Ward he Got astray I went with him over near Frashers Point to put him on the right Track handed me 10 cents as had not more 26th George Bosell cutting wood for the sugar Bush a Fine Day cutting Firewood John Hamilton Drew me some Wood took Gordon to the House 27th George tapt some a Fine Day cleaning the Barrels and Pot Peter Grants boy came for the Pot seen a crow for the first I seen I went to J Hopkins for the Pot its broke Jim and wife at Brushe’s Mills George Renshaw here took a Bag of Potatoes Mrs John Arthur Departed on the Kings Road 28th I went to Summerstown Bought soap Matches Drawing stones with charlie Rose for George Renshaw Races in Dundee 1877 Mr James Cameron Island March 1st John Hamilton and Tommy Jack came for my soft Maple Log to take with his own to Mr Mearss Mill Fort Covington I and John went seen part of the Races at Dundee A Fine Day Bought of R. Baker Matches coming home went with Tommy up to Paul Jo’s to trade his Rabbit Trotter did not trade came home northern-Lights to night seen Mr Tuthill and he Treated us 2nd some Raining to Day Gordon came for my EEl spear Filled 7 Bags of Ashes took Georges horse and went with the Ashes Got the Pot at Brennans at Charlie Roses Bought of J Summers Tea Broom Matches a Bottle of Dr Wilsons Pain Reliever Pins Thread soap Bought of AJ Baker 100 wt �of Flour 50 lbs of Corn Meal Got some Newspapers from AJ Made about 2 Gallons of syrup to Day the ½ for us 1 Gallon 3rd William Henery Shadgate's Birth Day one of Johns Boys the eldest Gordon and Tommy Jack Down with the cream Gordon came tonight had his scates Raining Some Windy to night and Rain took the Pot and the 2 Barrels to the Bush 4th snowing and Raining this Morning Turned fine to Day ice Glib and Good 5th Gordon crossed to Hamilton's Charlie Rose came for ½ Ton of Fine hay got it for G Renshaw to pay for it Brennan with him to take the rest of his Marsh hay heard the Cannons in Fort Covington it must be for the President Bonfire to night boiling in the Bush Brought about 1 Gallon of syrup to the house a Fine Day Kind of Raw cut some at the Lower Point ice opening at the Lower Point 6th chopping and clearing some G Renshaws and J Grant here wanting to see if I had any oak cold to Day Windy to night from the West no one in the Bush to Day a Great Deal of Travelling to Lancaster and across the River 7th - 1877 Mr James Cameron Island March Stormy Flurries of snow Drifting writing some Cutting hay to the Bottom of the East end about 3 feet where it is Bad against the wall 8th East Wind stormy Blustering turned to Hail and Rain to night chopping some in the Bush piling Brush went for the Pail took their axe to the house 9th Raining fine in the morning wind changes to South West high Mr Russel called here to make a stake for his sleigh wet ugly time icicles on the Trees this Morning Foggy for a While snowing hailing squally 10th chopping a Soft Maple at the Marsh Fence cold some fine Windy West a Man Crossing Down the Way of the Kit Kit some cold to night a Load of hay crossing to Summerstown 11th 2 Men Fishing EEls at the Sturgeon Island snowing Drifting Fine cold West Wind Tip had her Puppies Found a Pipe in the Barn it Must Be Mr Silly's as he Lost one when he was here this summer the stem is of off it 12th On This Day of the Month D McMaster first came to the Island I crossed to Summerstown stopt at J Hamiltons Wrote a Letter to D Smith a Fine Day Lewis Henery and Peter his Brother here showed me a 10 Dollar Bill confederate Money he found cutting the Black oak Trees Donald McDonald Poorly �13th Tommy Jack and I went to Mr Mears Mill for our Boards my soft Maple for sawing cost 50 cents Got 13 slabs from Mr Mears for Nothing a Fine Day Donald McGillis rode over with us seen Mr Tuthill Treated me as usual David Baker a Bee Drawing Wood sailing with the ice Boat 14th a Fine Day Drawing Firewood and took Down my slabs and Boards Gordon and Tommy Jack 1877 Mr James Cameron Island 15 March I crossed cold Raw Wind Frosty snowing From the N West a Bee at J Grants Ashery at the Wharf Charlie Parisha Bought Jim Hopkins stack on the Black horse Island seen John Birch at Summers's Buying horses Back of Martintown Got from Charlie Rose Got From an order for a Dollar on Johny Summers Bought ¼ of Tea 15 cent ¼ of Tea 12 ½ lb soda 5 cloves 5 canister Powder 35 Lamp chimney 10 Matches 5 soap 8 cents paid 5 cents on a Corn Broom I owed to him 16th I crossed to hopkins this morning for to Get the Boards home charlie came Down with them we put them in the Barn 27 Elm 9 ash 3 Basswood 1 oak 40 Peices chopping stove Wood the hay all Done on the East mow and a hole made on the West Mow 17th St Patrick Day Firing some salutes Randolph and I crossed to Summerstown stopt at Hamiltons took Dinner and John Went up the Races Going on Viponds Mare 1st charlie Parishas 2nd Russells 3rd James Grants some Keeping St Patricks at Summerstown A Craig not well Pleased at something or other John Sandfield took a Bad turn in the Summers store {Above it reads: - Summers} had to go to the House a Fine Day But cold 18th cold and Fine 2 Cutters Passed here 19th chopping Firewood cold Windy 20th chopping and Brushing {Above it reads: First Day of spring} cold Windy cut a Waterhole for the cattle Randolph Drawing Dry stuff 21st E Wind Stormy snowing Hailing Blustery not very cold 22nd Livinia Birth Day the older) George Bosell Got the adze or addis for Parisha sap running some 23rd went to Summerstown J Hamilton Fixing the Machine to saw his Wood at G Renshaws a Fine Day Gathered 32 Gathered Besides What was in the Troughfs 24th First Sugar made to Day Races at the Front only J Cameron Abram oxly First about 34 lb of sugar made to Day sap running to Day 20 pails in the Barrels to night Got 25 lbs of Flour From AJ {cut off} 18{7}7 �Mr James Cameron Island 25th of March 1877 Palm Sunday The Annunciation of Virgin Mary Raining hailing Freezing snow and Fine E Wind some cold Tommy Jack came Down for Gordon and took Down my 25 lb sack of Flour First Sugar went up stairs to Day old Sugar yet 26th The Babys Birth Day He a Year old to Day Fine sawing Wood Randolph and I 27th Raining 27th Raining snowing George took his horse to take Peggy across 28th Raining some the Biggist or Largest Flakes of snow I ever seen was what fell to Day for a While some of them were like the Palm of your hand I be{illegible}ved them for a Long time as I was in the Barn 29th a Cold Day snowed {Above it reads: First Wild Geese came} some in Bush George and Peggy {Above it reads: came for the clock} at the Sugar cutting Stove Wood 30th Good Friday Pete came for Sugar I Gave him a cake too as he was Going to the store Bought of J summers 50 lbs of Corn Meal ½ lb Tea ½ lb soda for the sugar I stopped at J Hamiltons to help them at the sawing stove Wood with the sawing machine up at the store at night very fine Day W N West Wind in the morning a Very Fine Day sap Running Well 31st at Hamiltons Done sawing Went to James Grants Bee Drawing Stones to the Wharf at the Ashery I stopt at Johns all night Freezing hard these nights Sunday 1st of April All Fools Day I came from J Hamiltons early this morning Easter Sunday Gordon and Yorkie Baker came Pete Rookey Antwine and Lewy Bosell came put up the Clock and set it Going Gave him 5 lb of Sugar Frank Laplante and his Boy in the Bush 2nd Seen A cutter crossing Summerss Road its John Hamilton a Going with Tommy Jack and Joh James across to Dundee as they are Bound for California 3rd John Hamilton and Gordon came Down for the Rain horse and cutter cleaning the cellar Peggy and George crossed and came Back to night as there is a Big hole at Francis Island Pewits came 1877 {Mr Jam}es Cameron Island April 4th {The left side of this page is torn and folded over} {Illegible}led with AJ Baker I owe him {Illegible} from him Bought ½ lb Tea Got {Illegible}m AJ B I am take him a cake of {Illegible} Summers Being Down in Montreal {Illegible}ods ice opening in spots Last Crossing {Illegible} Blackbirds came Got Flour and {Illegible}om J Hamilton Brought over {Illegible}hirt Brought home AJ Bakers Bag {Illegible} 5 ice open cutting stove wood {Illegible} Weather �6th in the Bush all Day for the first time sap is got Better as Before this Did not turn out very well the sap must {be} weak (Bosh) 7th in the Bush George {cro}ssed with the canoe 9th Sunday in the Bush {to} Day and Boiled some to night 9th {Illegible}king the Banking from the house chopping fine Day a long time of E Wind ice going {Illegible} Fine E Wind put out the canoe Bismarck and {Illegible} the Sturgeon Island taking the Banking {Illegible} and its all Froze seen a pike to Day {Illegible}gar soft to Day they all went home to night 11th Taking the Banking from in the shed Fixing {Illegible} went up in the Bay Randolph 2 Indians came to night they were Fishing EEls Lewis Smoke and Rosar Got some salt From Bosells Got about {Illegible} of Gallons to night 12th All the Children went {Illegible; y}esterday to the Bush got about 1 and 3 Quarts to Day 13th John Gray and Smoke and Rosar here {to} night Bought 4 lb of sugar 50 cents I went {to} Summerstown sold AJ Baker 11 lb of Suga{r} 10 cents a lb Gave G Renshaw a small cake Gave {Ch}arlie Rose a 7 lb Cake of sugar for the Pot {Bou}ght of J Summers 1 peck of salt 5 cents {Illegible} ½ yd Cotton 10 cents took Dow{n; Illegible} from G Renshaws Farm {Illegible} Pari{Illegible} Mr James Cameron Island 14 {A}pril {Illegible} First Trip for the steamer {Illegible} Summerstown and Back to Dun{d}ee A Great Lot of ice Going Down to Day I stopt at J Hamiltons Splitti{ng} and piling Wood John Went to Lancaster to Buy a plough Went up to {Illegible} Got 50 Wt of Flour from John from th {Illegible} paid the pipes and Bunch of Matches to J Summers 4 cents made 2 Gallon of Syrup to Day {A piece of the right side of the page is torn off, containing only the first letters of some words, with the only complete words being: ice, 12 or 14, Black, on the} 15th Sunday Jack Oliva here and Maria and Katie Grant Charlotte & Geo{rge?} and Johnny Hopkins Gave a Puppy Dog to Kate Grant George and Peter Bosell here a Fine Day Indians on the Water spearing EEls 2 Indians in the Bush they say that the Indians stole their Knife ice Before the Door yet 16th Went to J Hamiltons to Trim his apple Trees. Trimming on the North side of the Road John Went to Viponds Raising Bee 17th An Indian here Traded for EEls with him Careys Raising their Barn John Went {Illegible} Trimming the Orchard a Talk of Jim Cameron selling out a Fuss about this Business with Seely AJ Bakers store took Fire the chimney the French Lives in it E Wind �18 Trimming the Trees John Ploughing for Wheat Our Duncans Birth Day 19th Came home Raining East Wind Bought a Comb 16 cents 2 Bunches of matches John got a Telegram from Tom Jack that he is going home and to send him {Illegible} me at home spread{Illegible} the F{Illegible} 20th Raining {Illegible; bottom of the page is folded over and cut off} {This and the next two pages appear to be written on different paper than the previous pages in this diary as these pages have columns printed on them.} April 21st 1877 came from Hamiltons Bought of J Summers yesterday 2 yds of Calico ½ lb Tea Matches snowing hard 22nd Jim Hopkins and wife here a Fine Day Gave here a 2 lb cake of sugar 23rd The Festival of the English St George's Day a Fine Day Firing in the Morning I went to J Hamiltons Trimming trees 24 Began to Dig the Garden 25th St Marks Day cold north Wind part of the Day Finre at J Hamiltons Gordon and I came with 50 lb of Flour 26th crossed to Hamiltons Livinia Planted 12 Beds of Top onions 27 Trimming 28th Raining to night Steamer Anderson came up 29th The Anderson went Down Dan Summers and Rodney Briggs here tonight their hunting on the Kit Kit I came home this morning 30th Planted 68 hills of Potatoes Digging the Ground First Light Lit up to night Taking away the Banking from the house Rain and Windy 1st Day of May Digging the Potato ground 2nd Digging I Forget the Rest of this 6th HughAnn Bismarck and I went to the Kit Kit Ross's and Charlies Island Found an axe a Fine Day 8th setting Fires 10th Fixing Fences �11th Went to Summerstown Got a Letter and paper from charlie altering Johns Colt a year old John Cary and McDougall {blank space} Got a Bag of Potatoes 50 lbs of Flour from John Spotty calved to Day 12th Gordon came home 13th Bismarck and I in the Bush 14th Covering the milk house {Above it reads: Jack came home} 15 the heifer Maud calved the Steamer Frank Maxwell came up 16th Fishing Got 28 Fish Rain and Thunder to night 17th Digging and Fixing Fence 18 West Wind Blary calved cutting Brush 19th Went to PO Rec Pay from G Renshaw for Hay and settled what was Due him Bought 1 sack of oat meal and a sack of cornmeal Tea paper pipes Box Matches Towel Got some potatoes from Tom Summers and a pail form George Planted Toms the {Pie?} less to night 20th Went to Christees for Wild onions {Illegible} Week with them to Tom Summers Got cake of sugar {Illegible} Went home Gave 1 Doll 20 cents to Bal{Illegible} Dog {Mr James Cameron} Island 25 of May 1877 25th Fixing the Calves Pasture Fence and Planted some Potatoes yesterday 26th Working at the Brush Fence 27th Gordon Went to Hamiltons Fine Day Randolph Leander and I to Na-houta's Island found 2 Ducks nest Roasted 28th sheared the Sheep 29th Trying to put in Don Pedro Broke the shed Door Royal Oak Day 30th Gordon and I to Dundee Found a canoe at the upper end of Alexis Towed it there & left it till we were coming home took 7 lb of Butter 20 cents a lb Bought of Vipond Cornmeal calico soda Rope matches plates Bought D Baker 1 Butter Tub got Potatoes Bought of Burdo 7 lb of Fine salt 10 cent Got of J McGreggor {Swanton Lime?} a Treat ½ pint Hopkins and Fred working at the Distillery sowing oats the St Francis Dundee Brought the clock to Jo Lemay took Dinner at Bills �seen McCabe married to McIlwans Daughter Got a paper from Bill got some Potatoes and a Butter tub from MM Baker I to Fetch him a sturgeon 31st Corpus Christi The St Francis passed the Bohemian at the Lighthouse Planted Potatoes hilling some Potatoes 1st of June Glorious put in Don Pedro Got the Rope in the Ring with working at him all Day Fishing to night Got Sturgeons EEls suckers perch pike 2nd Brought an EEl and an EEl skin to Margaret Hamilton Brought my spearpole to John to plain Rookey put his cattle over yesterday Bought of Summers with 7 lb some oz of Butter 18 cent 50 lb of Cornmeal 3 ½ yds Cotton {Illegible} Gave a sturgeon to Donald Cameron 2 Con,, Rain high Wind crossed to Hopkins with Pete Grant had a hook took tea at Petes Got a Herring Barrel from Jim Hopkins Wife some plants a Fine Evening Mr James Cameron Island June 3rd 1877 Sunday Seen the sheep 4th Looking for Blue clay for plastering Gordon Plastering Hoeing and Weeding the Potatoes and Garden 5th Whitewashing some of the appletrees the Blue clay comes off 6th put out the Beds up stairs 7th Cut the calfs pasture 8th Gordon Went to J Hopkins with some smoked sturgeon took home my 2 inch augur {Above it reads: A Lamb the Big Sheep} a Fine Day went to Fish to night Got about 90 lb of Fish Heard John Tyo and Bob Baker and Jo Lemay 9th of June Marys Birth Day 64 years old to Day warm Fine Rain East Wind and West a pic nic on the Bohemian to hamilton Island from cornwall Seen the Little Lamb to Day a Good many Trowlers on the water some strawberries Rain much wanted 10th Sunday Raining very high Wind West cold some no Boats to Day Spotty Kind of Lame with Rheumatism I think I Did not Write any from this Date so I am at a Loss of a Great many things I should have Down Mr Harper Departed this month and Mrs John Frasher the Dates I forget our Dans Birth Day 22 of June 1st of July Dominion Day George Renshaw and I went Down for Captain J Rankin and you Bet we had a hard time Coming up high high West Wind stopt at the Foot of Hamiltons Island took Tea at Hamiltons Went up with George �2nd Got 50 lb of Corn Meal a Dollar to pay George George came Down with me {Mr Jam}es Cameron Island July 4th 1877 {Illegible} and I Fish at the Kit Kit Island Ross a pleasure {Illegible} the St Francis and a Rowing on the Boat John Summers and Family here 5 our Johns Birth Day 74 years old to Day 6th 7th 8th Started to go to the Buoy at the squaw Island and the wind Raised and we had to Run for Charlies Island Stormy went to Ross’s Island made a Tent at Last we started and came home Mr and Mrs and Maste{r} Herbert Fulton along with them Mr and Mrs Willard here I Forgot a Great many Things and Weather this month 9th 10th 11th 12th Firing some heavy volleys Hackitt shot 13th Went to Dundee Tub of Butter Bought of Viponds – 14th went to Aults Raft I hawl Pilot oil at 15th Thomas Summers wife Departed 15th at the Raft 16th at the Raft Got 12 Boards 17th 18,, 19th Fernandez Birth Day 3 years old to Day 20th 21st Went to Dundee Tub of Butter to Viponds Bought (I Forget) Mr Fulton came to camp and Susan and Herbert �22 sunday 23 at the working at the Tent 24th Gordon crossed with Susan Worked at the Hay 25th St James Day at the Hay 27th at hay 28th Frank and Tanner here {Illegible crossed out} Mr F{Illegible} and Gordon went off to Genies to night 29th Mr Fulton Raised his Flag to Day Mr Skeith with him Allen and cattanach Mr Bain here Genie came up in the Big canoe and Gordon took Fanny up to Murdoch McDonalds 30th Took Fanny across in 2 canoes Found a Big Canoe cut in to Mr {James} Cameron Island August 1st 1877 1st La{mmas} Day Putting in hay {Illegible}dy 2 Miles came Mrs Fulton and Susan went off Left 2 Dollars Minnies Birth Day {Several lines of text missing; they appear to be rubbed out or lost in the copying process} Weather 3 + 4 {Illegible} Day {Illegible} this {Illegible} Day Born in 1846 4th {Illegible} 5th J Angus’s {Illegible} Mr Genie Mr Allen and his son stopt all night 6th Went off up to Renshaws to fish I am very unwell this morning and all Day 7th Windy time 8 Wind 9th Sunday Angus Cameron here captain Frasher and McDougall here Thomas Munroe and G Renshaw went Down for Captain Rankin 10th 11x 12th Mr Fulton here �13th Finished the Last of the 3 marsh hay stacks 83 cocks 14th Went to carding mill with wool for Rolls paid 50 cents for carding Bought 1 pair of Boots 3..50 paid it with wool Bought them from Burdo Got a Ride Down from the carding mill with Jim hopkins Jim and Baker a Row 15 Went with ashes Tea soap Matches Canister of Powder Cotton paid for ½ lb of Tea I Got on credit sold my onions to Bill Spinks Got Lead Jo oaks for canoe got a Basket {Top two lines, including the date, are illegible. It is most likely January 1878 as that is when St. Andrews Day is.} {Illegible} took Dinner there Bill Will{illegible} 12th the Captain McKay here {Illegible} my Indian curiositys such {Illegible} stone gouge stone Dagger or Knife {F}ixes and peices of Broken crock of the Indian Make in old times {Illegible}s him that told me the Ball I have {is} a Bombshell Gave me 1..75 in {Illegible}da Bills Went to the PO got 3 pap{ers fro}m Charlie Bought of Aj Baker 1 lb {Illegible} 22 cents ½ lb candles 9 cents Globe for Lamp 12 ½ Plates 42 cents ¼ Tea 15 cents ¼ lb Tea 17 ½ cents {Illegible} 25 cents oil 12 ½ cents Got My Hollow adze {Illegible} Hamiltons Roses a Bee Ploughing 13th {Win}dy and Cold 14th chopping stove Wood tunnel Wind 15th chopping and piling Wood 16th {took?} the Parsnips cutting fire Wood Windy 17th {Illegible}ouse a Race the Huron and the {Illegible; Pro}ppeller the Indian taking her in 18th {Illegible} Drawing Wood commenced to Rain {Illegible; comm}enced in the Evening to snow 19th {Illegible}uring Frost hard Last night saw {Illegible} 21st Windy 22 {Illegible} way his horses got a Bottle and Tin {Illegible} from him Windy 24th high Wind 25 chopping Wood to {Day} Went to Summerstown Seen Mr Brown singing {Illegible} got a Ticket for the St Andrews Dinner {Illegible} for his horses and calves to across {Illegible} Dinner at Thomas Munroes Sunday 27th �28th {Illegible} 29 cutting and salting the meat {This page appears to be written on a different kind of paper than the previous two styles of paper; this page has no lines printed on it.} Mr James Cameron Island {date illegible} I Left off Writing any thing Down Since the Latter End of July 1877 very fine Fall and a Very fine Winter But the ice was not vry Good as it was open from here up to the Lower end of t{he} Island and Going from here to Lan{caster} we had to Go Down By the Kit Kit Island and Keep Down East to the Foot of Ross’s Island South side till we {Illegible} the Road that crosses to McPhee’s and a Great Deal of Travel on that Road this Winter so I have only very few things to write Down as I Kept no account of Time or any thing that Happened Just a few things here and there Feby 4th 1878 I Went to Hopkins Jim Here 5th at Hopkins 7th AJ Baker for Hay 8th I went to Williamst{own} with John Hamilton came home same Day Got Pully Gougue Potatoes from Hopkins 9th at home 10 Sunday 11th 12,, 13th Charlie Hopkins here I went up with charlie went to Dundee Bought of Viponds a comb 14th Jim Charlie and Jim Summers came for the Steers took the Mare yoked the steers and Left them till he would take them home on the Sleigh 15th Settled with AJ Baker for the hay Bought of J Grant Tea Rice Raisins Starch Broom G{Illegible} matches Flour took Dinner at Hamiltons Got the 2 Collars I Lent them Allen Buried on 6th Decemb{er 18}77 �For more information on James Cameron, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.uoguelph.ca � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James Cameron Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource 19th Century Rural Ontario Diaries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Cameron Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of the Archives of Ontario Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1854-1902 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century, Glengarry County, McMaster's Island Township, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. 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Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> the 1st 1877 Mr James Cameron Island January New Years Day chopping shovelling snow Went around the Lower Point a Fine Day 2nd not very well Feeding the cattle extra this cold weather in the Bush 3 men Fishing EEls at the Kit Kit to Day Charlie Rose and Willie came for their Marsh hay the Engineers strike on the Rail Road Frosty weather these Days 3rd Allens Birth Day Charlie and Willie Rose came Brought a Bag of Potatoes took a Load of hay John Hamilton and Tommy Jack came took me a Load of Wood Cold and Frosty West Wind 4th a very Frosty Cold Day W Wind cutting stove Wood 5th Fine Day E Wind seen a Fox at the Sturgeon Island Got the Ram Went to Summerstown Put a Letter in the PO for C Tupper Workhouse Walton on the hill Liverpool England per Canadian Line 5 cents Got Vernons Almanac from Dan Received 6 Dollars from AJ Baker in Bills Bought Matches of J Sandfield Got a Ride from Mr Shannon to Dundee had a Treat from Mr Shannon on the Road had a Treat at I McGreggors Bought of D Baker crackers and Matches Bought of I Viponds 8 yrs of Cotton 12 1/2 10 yds 5 7 yds Calico 12 1/2 5 yds 20 1/4 lb B Thread 3 Skains of White 2 Spools 10 2 Bars of Soap 12 1 lb of Tea 35 L {illegible} 41 Bag 25 sent a shovel acrofs with I McDougall I McDougal Treated at Tyos Walked Down to I Hopkings took supper stopt all night and Breakfast Mrs Hopkins not well 6th came home E. Wind Kind of Fine AJ Baker came to see the Hay to let him have it at 9 Dollars I crofsed to Hamiltons Making shirts for Gordon Races at Summerstown to Day took in the Last of the Marsh stack at the Barn Door Charlie Rose Dog came here turned stormy through the night snowing </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1877 Mr James Cameron Island Jan 7th Sunday Stormy E Wind till about 12 calmed off and then commenced Blowing and snowing from the West Gordon came from Hamilton stopt all night freezing hard 8th Hugh Anns Birth Day Born in 66 11 years old to Day Gordon crofsed to Hamiltons took his shirt Gave hime 5 cents some caps snow Deep stormy to Day I think this is Hanse Monday Done of 1 Marsh haystack 9th Began the Marsh hay stack at the West End of the Barn Charlie Mayville Married yesterday chopping stove wood calm but Frosty 10th A Fine Day Kind of Warm Sun Draws Water went for the Buds of the Balm of Gilead to the oak Feild for Bismark's Foot he cut it on the sole of his Foot on the Axe Feeding cattle ext{cut off} cutting Stove Wood shovelling snow some Cutters Travelling on Summers's Road to Day Bismark got his Pants made to Day and Leanders 11th Went to the Bush Randolph and I piling snow very deep a Fine Morning after a While turned to snowing Drifiting and Blowing from the South West not cold to night the Wind Raised very high Kind of North West snow very deep 12th a Fine Morning wind changed to all Quarters East wind I crofsed the snow Deep in the Bush and on the ice some water near shone up in the Bay Mostly got a Ride up From Hamilton Practising their Trotting horses on the ice had the ice cleaned with the snow plough But its very Rough and not half clean Bought on I Summers 1 paper of needles 5 cents 1 Pipe 2 cent sack of 25 lbs of Flour Received From AJ Baker 1 Dollar wind North East Frosty stopt at hamiltons all night {second page} 1877 Mr James Cameron Island January came from Hamiltons wind changed Nor west sun shining Frosty and Windy to Day and very windy to night Drifted some Places in the Fields all Bare of snow to night Got 3 Papers from AJ Baker yesterday Got the Loan of a Bag of hamiltons as to easier to carry the tack in a Bag snow Deep on the ice chopping stove wood and Fixing about the cattle 14th change in the moon to Day a Fine morning turned to Drifting wind West Kind of Fine sun shining Charlie Rose's Dog came again to Day Bank of snow in the Barnyard after Last night Blowing and Drifting 15th cold Windy shovelled snow 16th Went up to the Bush Turned Back the snow is so Deep came Down on the Marsh Water (Raising on the ice close to shore 18th crofsed took AJ Bakers Bag home and I Hamiltons took over Gordons Flannel shirt Received From AJ Baker 1 Dollar Cash Bought of Summers 25lb of Flour Matches heard of I Grants Wife having a young Son Last Monday the 15th its awful Travelling on the ice snow Deep from here Got a Paper from W McLean the London Free Press Talking of their Trotting Races Walter Bakers Father Buried to Day Benjamin Baker 19th cutting Firewood next the Marsh I cannot go in the Bush Kind of a Fine Day Windy at night 20th Raining snowing and Blowing very hard from the West Began to Freeze to night some hail Water and snow on the ice </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1877 Mr James Cameron Island January 21st {illegible} morning calm Began to snow Wind from South East again Due West heavy moving let out the sheep this morning as I Did not let Out since the first snow came Cattle Picking where the snow Left Foxe crofsed at the Head of the Island no Ducks in the air hole awful Frosty Weather we had Before this thaw this is St Agnefs Day 22nd A very Fine Day West Wind Raised some about 10 O clock cutting Firewood up in the side of the Marsh Lost of Travelling on the Summerstown Road a change in the Moon First Quarter 23rd Went to Dundee A Fine Morning some wind West Called at Jim Hopkins ironing one of his Runners of his sleigh walked all the way took Dinner at Bills Got my Boot Fixed at Norman Bethunes 30 cents Bought of D Baker 2 Thimbles 4 2 cents for Matches almanack 5 cents crackers 2 cents 4 cents Cash to 1 Rat to D Baker Bought of Vipond 1 yd of Calico 8 5 needles 2 Bought of I Tyo 1 Jun of Whiskey 15 Trotting On the ice heard Charlie Mayvill Left his Fathers Dont agree since they are married one of the M J. Cowns Keons is Dead and one of the Stephens Scarlet Fever is at Dundee seen Hughy Rankin the Blacksmith Got a Ride Acrofs From Dan Frasher of Point Lovat he Treated Twice at Tyos and Twice at Summer's cold Windy afternoon windy to night John Hamilton here to Day Jim Hopkins went up with a square stick of Timber 24th Charlie Tuppers Birth Day Stormy Wind from the west snowing and Drifting {page two} Mr James Cameron Island Jany 25th 1877 started for Summerstown met AJ Baker and Jo Parish a coming for hay turned with them took 2 Loads of hay to Day Brought me 100 lbs of Flour I sent with them for 1/2 lb of Tea 25 cents Brought it Down to me a Fine Day but Frosty Lent them the Whippletree as they Broke their own Dan Frasher Bushing or Drawing Stones to Johnsons Light house as I see 1 Team since 2 men Going Down On the Ice and part of the Ice Bushed 26th AJ Baker took the last of his 2 Tons Randolph and I put in part of the Fine hay stack Fine and Frosty 27th John Hamilton Drew me a Load of Wood A Fine Day 28th A Fine Day E Wind near night Began snowing and Foggy cleared up not cold 29th A Fine Day chopping Firewood J Hamilton Drew me a Load 30th I Went to the Bush met G Bosell on snow shoes a Fine Day Kind of soft Talking about the sugar Bush Gave it to him to make churning to Day not very well 31st chopping a Fine Day warm seen a Weasel in the Bush rain to night 1st of February Fine Cloudy Thawing Raining J Hamilton Brought me a Bag of Potatoes put in the Rest of the Fine hay stack Dug some around the heap of stones 2nd This is Candlemas Day the Bear comes out to Day to see his shadow the sun shone some and cloudy Went to P.O. Bought of J Summers 1/2 lb Tea 1/2 lb Soda 1 Pipe Matches Went over with George seen his horse he Traded Green wanting to Buy out Spinks heard Mrs Carey was Poorly Got a Paper from Charlie Vipons Drawing their Marsh hay from Christees Island ice very slushy snow and Water stopt at Johns them going up with ashes </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1877 Mr James Cameron Island Feby 3rd Cleaning the Pipes and chimney not very well ct 2 Waterholes a Fine Soft Day turned snowing near evening I Did not see the Teames Drawing to Johnstons Lighthouse to Day not many Ducks coming to the air-hole this soft weather 4th Sund A Fine Day Turned cold at night froze a little 5th a very fine Day Randolph and I chopping in the Bush the soft maple sap runs to Day snowed a little to night cattle picking out this few Days Back no Birds of any Kind Flying about 1 Team went to Johnsons Lighthouse to Day crust not very Good 6th chopping Firewood taking some snow out of the small canoe took some snow from the stone heaps Left the Wild sheep out to night 3 Teams Drawing to Johnstons to Day A Fine Day Thawing wind Raised high to night from the West EEl Fishers in the Back Bay 3 of Them a Great Deal of Crofsing on the ice to Day 7th a Fine Day Soft in the Bush 8th Froze some Last night made some crust cleaning Brush and Trees on Bank along the south side to the Lower end put the Brush on the ice a Great lot of it Fine but Wind Raw Gordons Birth Day 9th Went to P Office Brought AJ Baker Bag home got a {illegible}tna insurance paper from Dan heard Jack Olivy had to Leave Viponds for too much spending with Maria Grant Races in Dundee a Fine Day 10th J Hamilton took 100 lbs of Flour from AJ Baker for me Drew 2 Load of Wood for me to Day and 1 yesterday when he Came Down with the cream 2 pails a very fine warm Day 3 men and 3 horsesup on the ice Fishing EEls Gave John the springs to fit on his Gun Races in Dundee 11th Sunday a Fine Day E Wind Raw a Great many EEl Fishers Below Frashers old Mrs John Summers Departed one of those Days I did not here which {second page} Mr James Cameron Island Feb 12th 1877 A Fine Day churning the 2 Pails of cream that we got from J Hamilton made about 10 lbs of Butter Raining hard split some rails at the Door 13th Froze some and Froze last night 3 Teams came up from Lancaster with Boards for the Acadamy in Fort Covington Shrove Tuesday 14th St Valentines Day and Ash Wednesday a Fine Day cutting Fire Wood 15 cutting Firewood I Hopkins came for the saw Logs took 4 to Day of them a very fine Day 16th J Hopkins came took 4 Logs I went to F Covington to Mr Mears's Mill Vondale Left for not sawing peoples Lumber right Bought R Baker 1/2 lb Tea 3 Bunches of Matches Bills TEam seized to Day by Baker came to Hopkins stopt all night Froze hard to night good Going on the ice a surpris party at Rob Grants in the {illegible} to night Looking at the Pot Ash coolers J Vipond to Send J Hopkins for the Hay 17th Jim Charlie and I Weighed the hay a Ton some cold but Fine froze to night A sleigh came up from Lancaster going to mill and came Back this way Viponds Drew a Load from Christee marsh 18th James Hough's Birth Day windy Cold and Fine 19th J Hamilton Drew m{illegible} Loads of Wood Fine 20th Some sleighs passing a man passed Down with one horse sleigh and came back with 6 Barrels of herrings A Bull in a sleigh Passed tied Down in the sleigh nothing to be seen but the Horns as he is all covered 21st A very Fine Day Went to PO Bought salt matches sweetys salt Peter coal oil Gallon heard Hugh McGillis in the Gore was Buried to Day </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron Island Feby 22nd 1877 chopping Firewood Brushing and clearing a fine Day Washingtons Birth Day Bad with the Toothache East Wind Freezing some to night 23rd E Wind high and cold this morning AJ Baker and Jo Parisha came for hay took 1500 Wt they say Tommy and Gordon Down took me a Bag of Potatoes 10 lbs of Pork a Fine afternoon Tapt 3 Soft maples for Randolph not running very well cutting Firewood and Brushing at the side of the marsh 24th St Matthias E Wind very Bad with my teeth Brushing a Great Deal of Travelling on the ice and all this week a awful Lot of EEl Fishing on Both sides and the middle snowed a Little to night some hail Sunday the 25th a Fine Day E Wind Lost of EEl Fishers on the ice seen the owl to Day and Yesterday a man came to night Mr Ward he Got astray I went with him over near Frashers Point to put him on the right Track handed me 10 cents as had not more 26th George Bosell cutting wood for the sugar Bush a Fine Day cutting Firewood John Hamilton Drew me some Wood took Gordon to the House 27th George tapt some a Fine Day cleaning the Barrels and Pot Peter Grants boy came for the Pot seen a crow for the first I seen I went to J Hopkins for the Pot its broke Jim and wife at Brushe;s Mills George Renshaw here took a Bag of Potatoes Mrs John Arthurs Departed on the Kings Road 28th I went to Summerstown Bought soap Matches Drawing stones with Charlie Rose for George Renshaws Races in Dundee {second page} Mr James Cameron Island March 1st 1877 John Hamilton and Tommy Jack came for my soft Maple Log to take with his own to Mr Mears Mill Fort Covington I and John went seen part of the Races at Dundee A Fine Day Bought of R. Baker Matches coming home went with Tommy up to Paul Jos to trade his Rabbit Trotter did not trade came home northern Lights to night seen Mr Tuthell and he Treated us 2nd some Raining to Day Gordon came for my EEl spear Filled 7 Bags of Ashes took Georges horse and went with the Ashes Got the Pot at Brennans at Charlie Roses Bought of J Summers Tea Broom Matches a Bottle of Dr Wilsons Pain Reliever Pins Thread soap Bought of AJ Baker 100 wt of Flour 50 lbs of Corn Meal Got some News Papers from AJ Made about 2 Gallons of syrup to Day the 1/2 for us 1 Gallon 3rd William Henery Shadgate's Birth Day one of Johns Boys the eldest Gordon and Tommy Jack Down with the cream Gordon came tonight had his scales Raining some Windy to night and Rain took the Pot and the 2 Barrels to the Bush 4th snowing and Raining this Morning Turned fine to Day ice Gl{illegible} and Good 5th Gordon crofsed to Hamilton's Charlie Rose came for 1/2 Ton of Fine hay got it for G Renshaw to pay for it Brennan with him to take the rest of his Marsh hay heard the Cannons in Fort Covington it must be for the President Bonfire to night boiling in the Bush Brought about 1 Gallon of syrup to the house a Fine Day Kind of Raw cut some at the Lower Point ice opening at the Lowr Point 6th chopping and clearing some G Renshaws and I Grant here wanting to see if I had any oak cold to Day Windy to night from the West no one in the Bush to Day A Great Deal of Travelling to Lancaster and acrofs the River </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron Island March 7th 1877 Stormy Flurries of snow Drifting writing some cutting hay to the Bottom of the East end about 3 feet where it is Bad against the all 8th East Wind stormy Blustering turned to Hail and Rain to night chopping some in the Bush piling Brush went for the Pail took their axe to the house 9th Raining fine in the morning wind changes to south West high Mr Russel called here to make a stake for his sleigh wet ugly time icicles on the Trees this Morning Foggy for a While snowing hailing squally 10th chopping a soft Maple at the Marsh Fence cold some fine Windy West a Man Crofsing Down the Way of the Kit Kit some cold tonight a Load of hay crofsing to Summerstown 11th 2 Men Fishing EEls at the sturgeon Island snowing Drifting Fine cold West Wind Tip had her Puppies Found a Pipe in the Barn it Must Be Mr Silly's as he Lost one when he was here this summer the stem is of off it 12th On This Day of the Month D McMaster first came to the Island I crofsed to Summerstown stopt at J Hamiltons Wrote a Letter to D Smith a Fine Day Lewis Henery and Peter his Brother here showed me a 10 Dollar Bill confederate Money he found cutting the Black oak Trees Donald McDonald Poorly 13th Tommy Jack and I went to Mr Mears Mill for our Boards my soft Maple for sawing cost 50 cents Got 13 slabs from Mr Mears for Nothing a Fine Day Donald McGillis rode over with us seen Mr Tuthill Treated me as usual David Baker a Bee Drawing Wood sailing with the ice Boat 14th a Fine Day Drawing Firewood and took Down my slabs and Boards Gordon and Tommy Jack {page two} Mr James Cameron Island 15 March 1877 I Crofsed cold Raw Wind Frosty snowing From the N West A Bee at J Grants Ashery at the Wharf Charlie Parisha Bought Jim Hopkins stack on the Black horse Island seen John Birch at Summers's Buying horses Back of Martintown Got from Charlie Rose Got From and order for a Dollar on Johnny Summers Bought 1/4 of Tea 15 cents 12 1/2 lb soda 5 cloves 5 canister Powder 35 Lamp chimney 10 Matches 5 soap 8 cents paid 5 cents on a corn Broom I owed to him 6th I crofsed to hopkins this morning for to Get the Boards home Charlie came Down with them we put them in the Barn 27 Elm 9 Ash 3 Basswood 1 Oak 40 Peices chopping stove Wood the hay all Done on the West Mow 17th St Patrick Day Firing some salute Randolph and I crofsed to Summerstown stopt at Hamiltons took Dinner and John went up the Races Going on Viponds Mare 1st Charlie Parisha 2nd (Russells 3rd) James Grants some Keeping St Patricks at Summerstown A Craig not well Pleased at something or other John Sandfield took a Bad turn in the Summers store had to go to the House a Fine Day But cold 18th cold Wind Fine 2 Cutters Passed here 19th chopping Firewood cold Windy 20th chopping and Brushing cold Windy first Day of spring Cut a Waterhole for the cattle Randolph Drawing Dry stuff 21st E Wind Stormy snowing Hailing Blustery not very cold 22nd Livinia Birth Day the older) George Bosell Got the adze or addis for Parisha sap running some 23rd went to Summerstown J Hamilton Fixing the Machine to saw his Wood at G Renshaws a Fine DAy Gathered 32 Gathered Besides what was in the Troughs 24th First Sugar made to Day Races at the Front only J Cameron Abram only First about 34 lbs of sugar made to Day sap running to Day 20 pails in the Barrels to night Got 25 lbs of Flour frim AJ {cut off} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron Island April 1877 {illegible} First Trip for the steamer {illegible} Summerstown and Back to Dundee A Great Lot of ice Going Down to Day I stopt at J Hamiltons splitting and piling Wood John went to Lancaster to Buy a plough Went up to {illegible} Got 50 lbs of Flour from John from the {illegible} paid the pipes and Bunch of Matches to Summers 4 cents made 2 Gallon of syrup to Day 15th Sunday Jack Oliva here and Maria and Katie Grant Charlotte & George and Johnny Hopkins Gave a Puppy Dan to Kate Grant George and Peter Bosell here a Fine Day Indians on the Water spearing EEls 2 Indians in the Bush they say that the Indians stole their Knife ice Before the Door yet 16th Went to J Hamiltons to Trim his apple Trees. Trimming on the North side of the Road John went to Viponds Raising Bee 17th An Indian here Traded for EEls with him Careys Raising then Barn John Went fine Trimming the Orchard a talk of Jun Cameron selling out a Fuss about this Businefs with seely AJ Baker store took Fire the chimney the French Lives in it E Wind 18 Trimming the Trees John Ploughed for Wheat Our Duncan's Birth Day 19th Came home Raining East Wind Bought a Comb 16 cents 2 Bunches of Matches John got a telegram from Tom Jack that he is going home and to send him {illegible} Dollars me at home spread{cut off} 20th Raining {rest of entry is illegible} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1877 Mr James Cameron Island 25th of March 1877 Palm Sunday The Annunciation of Virgin Mary Raining hailing Freezing snow and Fine E Wind some cold Tommy Jack came Down for Gordon and took Down my 25 lb sack of Flour First Sugar went up stairs to Day old Sugar yet 26th The Babys Birth Day He a Year old to Day Fine sawing Wood Randolph and I Raining 27th Raining snowing George took his horse to take Peggy acrofs 28th Raining some the Biggest or Largest Flakes of snow I ever seen was what fell to Day for a While some of them were like the Palm of your hand I be{illegible}ed them for a Long time as I was in the my Barn 29th First wild Geese came a Cold Day snowed some in Bush George and Peggy at the Sugar cutting Stove Wood 30th Good Friday Pete came for Sugar I Gave him a cake too as he was Going to the store Bought of J summers 50 lbs of Corn Meal 1/2 lb Tea 1/2 lb soda for the sugar I stopped at J Hamiltons to help them at the sawing stove Wood with the sawing machine up at the store at night very fine Day W West Wind in the morning a very Fine Day sap Running Well 31st at Hamiltons Done sawing Went to James Grants Bee Drawing stones to the Wharf at the Ashery I stopt at Johns all night Freezing hard these nights Sunday 1st of April All Fools Day I came from Hamiltons early this morning Easter Sunday Gordon and Yorkie Baker came Pete Rookey Antwine and Lewy Bosell came put up the clock and set it Going Gave him 5 lbs of Sugar Frank Laplante and his Boy in the Bush 2nd Seen a cutter crofsing summers Road its John Hamilton a Going with Tommy Jack and John James acrofs to Dundee as they are Bound for California 3rd John Hamilton and Gordon came Down for the Rain horse and cutter cleaning the cellar Peggy and George crofsed and came Back to night as there is a Big hole at Francis Island Pewits came </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> James Cameron Island April 4th 1877 {torn away} with AJ Baker I owe hime {torn away} from him Bought 1/2 lb Tea Got {torn away}AJB I am take him a cake of {torn away}Summers Being Down in Montreal {torn away}ods ice opening in spots Last Crofsing {torn away} Blackbirds came Got Flour and {torn away} J Hamilton Brought over {torn away}hirt Brought home AJ Baker Bag 5 ice open cutting stove wood {torn away} Weather 6th IN the Bush all Day for the first time sap is got Better as Before this Did not turn out very well the sap must be weak (Bosh) 7th in the Bush George crofsed with the canoe 9th Sunday in the Bush to Day and Boiled some to night 9th {torn away}king the Banking from the house chopping Fine Day a long time of E Wind ice going down Fine E Wind put out the canoes Bismark and {torn away} the sturgeon Island taking the Banking {torn away} and its all Froze seen a Pike to Day {torn away} Sugar soft to Day they all went home to night 11th Taking the Banking from in the shed Fixing my went up in the Bay Randolph 2 Indians came to night they were Fishing EEls Lewis Smoke and Rosar Got some salt From Bosells Got about {torn away} of Gallons to night 12th All the Children went {illegible to the Bush lot about 1 and 3 Quarts to Day 13th John Gray and Smoke and Rosar here to night Bought 4 lbs of sugar 50 cents I went To Summerstown sold AJ Baker 11 lbs of Sugar 10 cents a lb Gave G Renshaw a small cake Gave Charlie Rose a 7 lb Cake of sugar for the Pot {torn away}ght of J Summers 1 peck of salt 5 cents {illegible} {torn away} 1/2 yd Cotton 10 cents took {torn away} from G. Renshaws Farm {torn away}Pari{torn away} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> April 21st 1877 Came from Hamiltons Bought of J Summers yesterday 2 yds of calico 1/2 lb Tea Matches snowing hard 22nd Jim Hopkins and wife here a Fine Day Gave here a 2 lb cake of sugar 23rd The Festiva of the English St George's Day A Fine Day Firing in the Morning I went to J Hamiltons Trimming trees 24 Began to Dig the Garden 25th St Marks Day cold North Wind part of the Day Fine at J Hamilons Gordon and i came with 50 lbs of Flour 26th crofsed to Hamiltons Livinia Planted 12 Beds of Top onions 27 Trimming 28th Raining to night Steamer Anderson came up 29th The Anderson went Down Dan Summers and Rodney Briggs here tonight their hunting on the Kit Kit I came home this morning 30th Planted 68 hills of Potatoes Digging the Ground First Light Lit up to night Taking away the Banking from the house Rain and Windy 1st Day of May Digging the Potato Ground 2nd Digging I Forget the Rest of this 6th HughAnn Bismarck and I went to the Kit Kit Rofs's and Charlies Island Found and axe a Fine Day 8th setting Fires 10th Fixing Fences 11th Went to Summerstown Got a Letter and paper from Charlie Altering Jakes Colt a year old John Cary and McDougall Got a Bag of Potatoes 50 lbs of Flour from John Spotty calved to Day 12th Gordon came home 13th Bismarck and I in the Bush 14th Covert the milk house Jack came home 15th th The heifer Maud calved the steamer Frank Maxwell came up 16th Fishing Got 28 Fish Rain and Thunder tonight 17th Digging and Fixing Fence 18 West Wind Blary Calved cutting Brush 19th Went to P.O. Rec Pay from G Renshaw for hay and settled what was Due him Bought 1 sack of oat meal and a sack of cornmeal Tea Paper pipes Box Matches Towel Got some potatoes from Tom Summers and a pail form George Planted Toms the Pig lefs to night 20th Went to Christies for Welch Onions {first of entry missing} Week with them to Tom Summers Got cake of sugar {first of line missing} came and Went home Gave 1 Doll 20 cents to Bal{missing} care the Dog </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {First page} Mr James Cameron Island 25 of May 1877 25th Fixing the Calves Pasture Fence and Planted some Potatoes yesterda 26th Working at the Brush Fence 27th Gordon Went to Hamiltons Fine Day Randolph Leander and I to Nahouta's Island found 2 Ducks nest Roasted 28th sheared the Sheep 29th Trying to put in Don Pedro Broke the shed Door Royal Oak Day 30th Gordon and i to Dundee Found a canoe at the upper end of Alexis Towed it they left it till we were coming home took 7 lbs of Butter 20 cents a lb Bought of Vipond Cornmeal calico soda Rope Matches plates Bought J Baker 1 Butter Tub got Potatoes Bought of Burdo 7 lbs of Fine salt10 cents Got of J McGregor Summerstown Lime a Treat 1/2 pint Hopkins and Fred working at the Distillery sowing oats the St Francis Dundee Brought the clock to J Lemay took Dinner at Bills seen McCabe married to McIlwary Daughter Got a paper from Bill for some Potatoes and a Butter tub from M Baker I to Fetch him a sturgeon 31st Corpus Christie The Traveller pass the Bohemian at the Lighthouse Planted Potatoes Got the Rope in the Ring Ring with working at him all Day Fishing tonight Got Sturgeon EEls Suckers perch pike 2nd Brought an EEl and an EEl skin to Margaret Hamilton Brought my spearpole to John to plain Rookey put his cattle over yesterday Bought of Summers with 7 lbs some Oz of Butter 18 cent 50 lbs of Cornmeal 3 1/2 yds Cotton {illegible} Gave a sturgeon to Donald Cameron 2 Con Rain high Wind crofsed to Hopkins with Pete Grant had a hook took tea at Petes Got a Herring Barrel from Jim Hopkins Wife some plants a Fine Evening {page two} Mr James Cameron Island June 3rd 1877 Sunday Seen the sheep 4th Looking for Blue clay for plastering Gordon plastering Hoeing and Weeding the Potatoes and Garden 5th Whitewashing some of the appletrees the Blue clay comes off 6th put out the Beds up stairs 7th Cut the calfs pasture 8th Gordon went to J Hopkins with some smoked sturgeon A Lamb the Big Sheep took home my 2 inch augur a Fine Day went to Fish to night Got about 90 lbs of Fish Heard John Tyo and Bob Baker and Is Lunday 9th of June Marys Birth Day 64 years old to Day warm Fine Rain East Wind and West a pic nic on the Bohemian to hamilton Island from Cornwall See the Little Lamb to Day a Good many Trowlers on the waters some strawberries Rain much wanted 10th Sunday Raining very high Wind West cold some no Boats to Day Spotty Kind of Lame with Rheumatism I Think I Did not write any from this Date so I am on a Lofs of a Great many things I should have Down Mr Harper Departed this month and Mrs John Frasher the Dates I forget Our Dans Birth Day 22 of June 1st of July Dominion Day George Renshaw and I went Down for Captain J Rankin and you Bet we had a hard time Coming up high high West Wind stopt at the Foot of Hamilton Island and took Tea at Hamiltons Went up with George 2nd got 50 lbs of Corn Meal a Dollar to pay George George came Down with me </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron Island July 4th 1877 {illegible} fish at the Kit Kit Island Rofs a pleasure {illegible} the St {illegible} and a Rowing on the Boat John Summer and Family here our Johns Birth Day 74 years old to Day 6th 7thg 8th Started to go to the B{illegible} at the squaw Island and the wind Raised and we had to Run for Charles Island stormy went to Rofs Island made a Tent at Last we started and came home Mr and Mrs and Master Herbert Fulton along with them Mr and Mrs Willard here I Forgot a Great many Things and Weather this month 9th 10th 11th 12th Firing some heavy volleys Hackitt shot 13th Went to Dundee Tub of Butter Bought of Viponds 14th went to Aults Raft I hawl Pilot oil at 15th Thomas Summers wife Departed 15th at the Raft 16th at the Raft Got 12 Boards 17th 18th 19th Fernandez Birth Day 3 years old to Day 20th 21st Went to Dundee Tub of Butter to Viponds Bought I Forget Mr Fulton came to camp and Susan and Herbert 22 Sunday 23 at the working at the Tent 24th Gordon crofsed with Susan Worked at the Hay 25th St James Day at the Hay 27th at hay 28th Frank and Tanner here Mr {illegible} and Gordon went off to Gerries to night 29th Mr Fulton Raised his Flag to Day Mr SKeith with him Allen and Catherine Mr Bain here Genie came up in the Big canoe and Gordon took Fanny up to Murdock McDonalds 30th Took Fanny acrofs in 2 Canoes Found a Big Canoe cut {illegible} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron Island I Left off Writing anything Down since the Latter End of July 1877 very fine Fall and a very fine Winter But the ice was not very Good as it was open from here up to the Lower end of Island and Going from here to Lancaster we had to Go Down By the Kit Kit Island and Keep Down East to the Foot of Rofs Island South side till we got the Road that crofsed to McPhees and a Great Deal of Travel on that Road this Winter so I have only very few things to write Down and Kept no account of Time or anything that Happened Just a few things here and there Feby 4th 1878 I Went to Hopkins Jim Here 5th at Hopkins 7th AJ Baker for Hay 8th I went to Williamstown with John Hamilton came home same Day Got Pully Gougue Potatoes from Hopkins 9th at home 10 Sunday 11th 12th 13th Charlie Hopkins here I went up with Charlie went to Dundee Bought of Viponds a comb 14th Jim Charlie and Jim Summers came for the steers took the Mare yoked the steers and Left them till he would take them home on the Sleigh 15th Settled with AJ Baker for the hay Bought of I Grant Tea Rice Raisins Starch Broom G{illegible} matches Flour took Dinner at Hamiltons Got the 2 Collars I Lent them Allen Buried on 6th December 1877 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {top line illegible} took Dinner there Bill W{illegible} 12th the Captain McKay here to day {illegible} my Indian curiosity such {illegible} <pre>{illegible} stone gouge stone Dagger or Knife axes and peices of Broken crock of the Indian Make in old times </pre> <pre>{illegible} him that told me the Ball I have is a Bombshell Gave me in 75 {illegible} </pre> <pre>{illegible}Bills Went to the P.O. got 2 {illegible} </pre> <pre>{illegible}Charlie Bought of AJ Baker 1 lb {illegible} 22 cents 1/2 lb candles 9 cents Globe for Lamp 12 Plates 42 cents 1/4 TEa 15 cents 1/4 lb Tea 17 1/2 {illegible} 25 cents and 12 1/2 Cents Got My Hollow Adze at Hamiltons Roses a Bee Ploughing </pre> 13th Grand Cold 14th chopping stove Wood 16th took the Parsnips cutting fire Wood Windy 17th {illegible} a Race the Huron and the {illegible} Propeller the Indian taking her <pre>{illegible}Drawing Wood commenced to Rain {illegible} commenced in the Evening to snow {illegible} </pre> <pre>{illegible}Frose hard Last night sai {illegible} </pre> 20th Windy and cold 21st Windy 22nd {illegible} way his horses got a Bottle and Tin {illegible} from Windy 24th high Wind 25 chopping Wood Went to Summerstown Seen Mr Brown singing <pre>{illegible} got a Ticket for the St Andrews Dinner {illegible} </pre> <pre>{illegible} for his horses and calves to night </pre> <pre>{illegible}Thomas Munroes </pre> Sunday 27th {rest of page illegible} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron Island August 1st 1877 1st L {illegible} Day Putting in hay cloudy 2 Miles came Mrs Fulton and Susan went off Left 2 Dollars Minnies Birth Day {several line rubbed out} Day Born 1846 5th Fungus's {illegible} Mr Genie Mr Allen and his son stopt all night 6th Went off up to Renshaws to fish I am very unwell this morning and all Day 7th Windy time 8th Wind 9th Sunday Angus Cameron here captain Frasher and McDougall here Thomas Munroe and G Renshaw ewnt Down for Captain Rankin 10th 11th 12th Mr Fulton here 13th Finished the Last of the 3 marsh hay stacks 83 cocks 14th Went to carding mill with wool for Rolls paid 50 cents for carding Bought 1 pair of Boots 3..50 paid it with wool Bought them from Burdo Got a Ride Down from the carding mill with Jim hopkins Jim and Baker a Row went with ashes Tea soap Matches 15 Canister of Powder Cotton paid for 1/2 lb of Tea I Got on credit sold my onions to Bill Spinks Got Lead Jo oaks for canoe got a Basket </div> transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/520455f9ec3235ea8221654c61f7d760.pdf 9191d555c77d36f376d06987b5c8e58d PDF Text Text �� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/fe7ad35d919b0a8cae303fb8cb5dbe7a.pdf f7a125374909138aac7d368c6c5ff0ea PDF Text Text James Cameron (1824 - 1912) 1878 Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive {In places, this diary is worn from weather and time. On occasion, the tops, bottoms, and edges of the pages are crumbly and moldy, making some words and sentences illegible. In most cases, a note that reads “{Illegible}” refers to this situation.} {This page originally appeared in James Cameron’s 1877 diary as an inserted page.} Feby 4th 1878 I Went to Hopkins Jim Here 5th at Hopkins 7th AJ Baker for Hay 8th I Went to Williamst{own} with John Hamilton came home same Day Got Pully Gougue Potatoes from Hopkins 9th at home 10 Sunday 11th 12,, 13th Charlie Hopkins here I went up with charlie went to Dundee Bought of Viponds a comb 14th Jim Charlie and Jim Summers came for the Steers took the Mare yoked the steers and Left them till he would take them home on the Sleigh 15th Settled with AJ Baker for the hay Bought of J Grant Tea Rice Raisins Starch Broom G{Illegible} matches Flour took Dinner at Hamiltons Got the 2 Collars I Lent them Allen Buried on 6th Decemb{er 18}77 Mr James Cameron Island Feby 16 1878 Went across took Hamiltons Brush home Bought of J Summers Darning needle oil 17th Went Down to Kit Kit Island Gordon and Tommy Jack here 18th at home 19th at home �20th Drew some Drags went to Hopkins Ben {Illegible}uya there 21st Jim and charlie for the oxen Fixed shafts on the Jumper Brought Plough Whippletrees Strap 22nd Drew some Wood Raining 23rd Drawing Wood Forgot to put Down the Rest of this month 1st of March Jim Hopkins To Lancaster for Boards 2nd Jim Took the stove to Lancaster got 6 Tin pans Luke and Galerneau going to Lancaster for saw Dust Very Cold Stopt coming Back to Dinner E Wind Frosty 3rd Raining Gordon here 4th Waiting seeing if they were coming for hay Rob Baker 5th Got J Hamiltons Coat Went to Du{ndee} Election in F {Fort} Covington for Licquour Licence Bill {Morris?} Poorly took Dinner and Tea at D Suples Got a Fish from D Baker got a Ride Down from Charlie hopkins got some oil of Whiskey from Mrs Hopkins for my elbow 6th Ash Wednesday Got a Coat from Jim Jim went for a Load of saw Dust to Lancaster I went to Summersto{wn} Bought Cotton Binding Brought Johns coat 7th chopping Drawing Wood 8th I went to Hopk{ins} for the Pots got 2 some Potatoes Gordon came Left his axe Isacc Vipond crossed with a horse Leading Behind ice Getting Bad 9th I crossed up to Hamiltons the crack opening Gordon met me with Roses 2 pots Got Flour & Meal from John Hamilton Bought ½ lb Tea very hard work to get Back went around north {Illegible} of Francis Island Jim McDougall here {Illegible} sugar Bush to {Illegible} Mr James Camerson Island March 10th 1878 ice Jamming Down hens commenced to Lay Fine Day 11th Cold ice Going Down cutting Wood for the sugar Bush 12th fixing an ear for the Pot put a handle on 13th Raining snowing making cedar spoils 14th cutting soft maple for Troughfs 15th Making Troughfs Got over 40 made now some Trees Tapt a Fine Day for sap Got a cedar stick in the Bay on the ice 3 or 4 canoes Down of Indians for the first 16th first make of syrup made to Day 118 Tapt now made 2 Gallons to Day put out the canoe to Fish sturgeon St Battiance son speared 1 at foot of Island to Day went Down as far as the Kit Kit seen no fish �17th St Patricks Day East Wind Fine and cold 18th First Ploughing of sod found a nail in the mares hoof Fine Frost in the Ground 19th in the Bush Tapt some making Troughfs 20th First Day of spring the Grays here made 6 lb of Sugar 21st Tapping Gathering Boiling some Gordon and I crossed heard old Mrs McLennan was Buried one of the oldest Residenters of Williamstown Got an Order from AJ Baker for 2 Dollars on J summers Mr Geddes at J Hamiltons cold Raw Windy some Brought home John Hamiltons Bag Got some Sturgeon oil on my elbow 22nd Livinias Birth Day sugaring Boiling Tapping 23rd Boiling Running well Captain Smallman Went to Lancaster I think he Lost his anchor to Day high Wind First Trip 24th in the Bush snowing Blowing Freezing Cold 2{5}th Windy Drifting and Fine I Forgot to put Down 26th John H Birth Day 1st of April All Fools Day Good Friday Hen{ery} Bosell here a fine Day Windy Easter {Illegible}ay Ge{Illegible} here Mr James Cameron Island April 1878 St Marks Raining some and I forgot the rest 1st of May 2nd Went to Hamilton 24th Queens Birth Day at Fences Plough Planting and the Like 30th Old Beishy went for Mrs Bowen him and Gordon Mr Genie came to night at 1.:50 from him I and Gordon Went to Hamiltons with a Stick Gordon went to store for castor oil 31st Genie went off Ploughing the Potatos 1st of June A very fine calm Day Some Pic nicks very warm the Baby Born the Glorious First of June {Above it reads: Rowena} Went home with Mrs Bowen Randolph and I 2nd Laurie came Dan and Billy Bowen Bucky Laurie and Bucky stopt 3rd Laurie Went of I forget the Rest 9th Our Marys Birth Day 1813) 22nd Our Dans Birth Day �1st of July Dominion Day Bub and George here yesterday Brought the Pig from Bills Mr and Mrs Bowen here Potato Bugs Eating up all our Potatoes shooting all Day P Independence Day Fishing 12th of July Shooting Firing all Day 26th Dog Days Begin Got a Lette{r} from Day some time this month I got a Letter from London 2 Dolla{rs} sent my ashes over 19th July Fernandez Birth Day Mr James Cameron Island 1st of August 1878 Lammas Day Went to Salmon River with a Tub of Butter had the Old Mans Boat got a Tow Back from Captain Bowen of the Steamer Jennie to Hamiltons Island opposition to the Rhoda May Stormy this Evening Kenneth McLaughlin Died some Time this month or Last Working at the hay 2nd of August Minnie's Birth Day 6th of Randolph's Birth Day Commenced {The ‘ced’ were written overtop of the ‘en’} to cut Marsh hay 19th Bismarck's Birth Day Sometime this month the Viponds Broke Down shut out no Vote at Election Sept 3rd Dans Birth Day 1846) Cutting hay and Drawing Firewood Fishing Thrashed the Wheat at mill Got a sack of Cornmeal from Ge Renshaw at J summers Autumn commences 22nd 23rd Cut and put in 10 cocks of marsh hay 24th Went to Hamiltons husking Corn Got 3 Bags from John Lissie Mr Lairds Wife and Mr Harpers Girls up from Below 27th at Viponds Roses Careys Wards got Powder from Tom Summers 28th G Renshaw here Drawing Drags 29th St Michael Day 30th I crossed Found a Bun B{Illegible} of J Summers 2 yds of Lining 40 RRR 25 Bought of Ward Hook P2 spools Thread Matches a very warm Day Mr James Cameron Island October 1 1878 Mowing Randolph and I Cut 20 Cocks of Marsh hay 2nd put them in the Barn Keeping in the Ram Ram since September 3rd Drawing Wood Thunder & Lightning hail 4th Tearing Down the Shed The Great Race on Wednesday Hanlan and Courtney �5 at the shed the old man up from Montreal got a Ride Down with Captain Rankin and G Renshaw helped him Down with his Basket Drawing some Drags Bismarck took up the Turnips as the cattle is coming in 7th Monday Working at the Shed got the crowbar HughAnn Watching the Tent Fixing the canoe The St Francis went from Lancaster this this morning Began to run Last night a Great many Boats to Day East Wind a Very fine Day 8th Went to F Covingt{on} West Wind Blew hard at Lukes going up took 2 Bushels of Corn to Mill took 53 lb of Butter to Jo Lemay 63 lb Tub) allowed 10 lb for the Tub 14 cents Bought of Jo 4 lb Pork 9 cents a lb 25 lb of salt ¼ lb Pepper 7 cents 1 lb of Tea 40 cents Bought of Parker 6 cents of Worm Losenges took Dinner at Dan Summers Bought of Mr Bordeau 10 yds of Calico at 12 ½ 1..25 3 yds of Overall Stuf 45 Box of Matches 15 cents 2 lb of nails 8 cents ½ lb crackers 5 cents 4 Plates 20 cents Got a Paper from Bill they had to stop and go the scow as they were too heavy Loaded with Barley on the H{Illegible}-a-May coming home high Wind sto{pt} at Lukes all night took Jim Halls wife across very windy my Canoe Leakes Bad 9th took Breakfast at Lukes Raining E Wind and heavy Thunder & sharp Lightning clears of Fine East Wind Wind changed to West Blowed very hard Blew Down some Trees Got home in Good Time Mr James Cameron Island October 10th 1878 HughAnn McMasters Birth Day Windy West and north Drawing wood Working around the shed went to the head of the Island Randolph and I the Fox after the Hens to night 11th Working at the shed putting post under the side peices and Beams A Fine Day East Wind and calm some Grains of snow yesterday a change in the moon Full this Morning a Great Deal of shooting on the south side to Day thers a steamer over there at anchor the Averils 12th Working at the shed 13th Sunny Gordon Came from Hamiltons they have the Mill for thrashing Lashey I seen at the Lower Point the Averils over Buying Fish at the Fishermen at the Lower Point A Fine Day West Wind a Great many men Fishing Pickerel on the Water to Day 14th Working at the shed Boarding it The Front part all shut put the Tobacco in the cellar a very fine Day Seen Wild Geese saturday the 12th 15th Crossed to go to the Store stopt at Hamiltons to help them at the Thrashing Put in the Buckwheat Tom Jack and I Finished the Buckwheat Thrashed some oats 16th Old Mr William McGreggor Departed the Thrashers away for a Waggon I came home this Evening Bought of Ward 31 lbs of salt Bought of J Summers 1 Butter tub 2 lb of nails Hooks & Eyes 2 Window Glass pile 10 yds of Cotton 1 yds of Calico 1 spool of Thread lb of shot Lead pencil Got a Basket of apples crossed Back to Hamiltons in case the Wind would be high in the morning {v}ery warm weather this time �17 Thrashing Wheat {T}om went home with them went up to the store Lecture on the Front the Lost Tribes of Israel very warm Day high south West Wind rained the night Mr Genie here him and Felix 18th {c}ame home took a Bag of Apples raining some {19}th Raining very high Wind this Morning from the East {c}hanged through the Day snowed on the Mountains to night working some at the shed Mr James Cameron Island October 20th 1878 Sunday some snow this Morning north West Wind some high the alma Monoro aground at the Lighthouse Mr Hills Light Got aground Last night one of the old Man's son-in-Law here this Morning Batteance Latour From Valley-Field got a Drink of Milk Gave 5 cents and a cent to John H Gave him 4 Plugs of Tobacco of my own Raising a very Fine man seemingly the Spartan went up Traveller coming up with a Good Tow 21st Working at the shed a very fine Day 22nd at the shed covering it Boarding the North End cut some Marsh hay to cover the Top of the shed Randolp{h} cut 10 Cocks Lots of Wild Geese Flying West 23rd Livinia Birth Day 1868 10 years old To Day Randolp{h} Drew the Hay to Put on Top of the shed Began to Bank the West End of the House E Wind and it Blows very hard to night frome the Wes{t} it Blew through the night Water Raised and a Blowing Raining some old Gabriel got Pepper Killed 2 Rust{ers; as in Roosters} Fixing the Boards on the West End of the Banking of the house took some hay from the Back marsh Stack Got in the sheep so we could catch the Big she{ep} or the Wild South Down I must Kill her as she is the Devil to make the other sheep Bad to Catch 24th Our Hugh's Birth Da{y} Fixing some around the shed Went ar{ound} the Island covering the Little Back shed of a{Illegible} Let out the other sheep emptied the Big Vineg{ar} Jar a Great many Boats going up and Down the Waterfell si{Illegible} East nights Big Blow Frost to {nig}ht near morning Mr James Cameron Island Oct 25th 18{78} My Birth Day St Crispins Day all Shoemakers holds this Day Lots of Boats Going this morning First Ice this Fall this morning ice in my canoe East Wind I crossed to Hamiltons Got Flour Corn-meal and Buckwheat Flour for helping them with the Thrashing got the news of Johnny Summers Killing a Bear on the Island Mrs Hamilton and Tom Jack to Montreal with Butter Last week or the Begginning of this week Seen Andrew Rose went to the store seen the Rhoda May and the T Parry Bought of D Ward 1 Tenneet 1 lb nails ½ lb Soda 1 spool of Thread Pipe Issacc Vipond scowing wood to Renshaws Gordon in Williamstown yesterday 26th Drawing wood cut some in the calf's Pasture {Above it reads: Mr Fulton Departed} Banking the West end putting on chips Raining some Finished the 2 Quilts 27th Sunday Fine Day Calm wind Raised Raining some Gordon Came from Hamiltons stopt all night as the wind is Little high and Raining the old man for Tea got it �27 28th Snowed some wind hight turned fine Gordon crossed Wind West {Above it reads: Mr Fulton Buried to Day} HughAnn went with my mits to Gordon at the head of the Island Killed the Big South Down sheep and {sh}e was Fat my Back took a very bad {p}ain sent a Peice Down to the Fishermen St Simon & St Jude 29th Banking East End {a}nd taking away stones George and Peggy Bosell {ca}me with the yarn spinning 5 lbs of Rolls Gave her {Cut off} lb of Butter and 50 cents cash a Great man{y} Boats a Going to Day churning to Day 30th Genie here Went away E Wind R{Illegible} Mr James Cameron Island Oct 31st 1878 Holy Eve All hallow Eve Drew some wood to the old men Fishing at the Lower Point cutting an Oak out of the Roots Cracking Butternuts to night nust of the Last Year Eating apples Windy and Rain got a sturgeon November the 1st All Saints Day John Cameron and Mr Robishaw Came Fishing EEls Got the Oak Tree Down West Wind and Rain very wet and Windy weather 2nd All Souls Day Drew the oak crook home Drew some Drags they Baited the Line with Duck and Cleaned it High West wi{nd} and Rain Lots of Boats agoing snowed on the Mount{ain} to night Froze some to night 3rd Sunday John Cameron and Robishaw crossed for Provision to Summerstow{n} Bread and Butter to Loaves ½ lb of Butter I went Down to the old mans Lent Avrils Steamer came Last night to hunt anchored at Frashers On the South Side Cold to Day and Fine water some high Wind West 4th Cutting Stove Wood some Grains of snow West Wind Robishaw started to cross this Evening turned Back stopt till Morning took in the apples from the milkhouse as everything freezes putting the milk in the house 5th Guy Fawks Day Robishaw and John Cameron crossed they got no EEls and they are Going over to hunt Rabbits Fixing the stable Door cold Raw Time West Wind 6th Bohemian and St Francis came up and Went Down W Wind Mowed some hay to put on the Banking Don Pedro Broke the Jumper putting the Mare in the stab{le} at night not very well this Evening Windy col{d} 7th Helen's Birth Day snowing stormy W Wind cold and Fine cut the Runner for the Jumper Bismarck and I mowe{d} some Marsh hay Randolph and I Charli{e} Hopkins and a Man from Montreal I think his name is Drummond Blowed pret{ty; Illegible} they crossed to Christees Island Left a {Illegible} snowed and Blowed W Wi{nd} Mr James Cameron Island Nov 8th 1878 Making a Runner for the Jumper chopping Stove Wood put in the young calves to night for the first this fall Livinia Bad with the Tooth-ache seen a Raven in the Bush yesterday churning to Day �working some at the Tobacco these nights north wind to Day some Grains of snow Fell Mr Derishee here for Butter a Good Deal of shooting at Charlies Island Gave Don Pedro a prand of the 4 prong fork to night that made him Run for an acre before he stopt 5 or 6 Steamers passed to Day 9th Drew some Wood for the Fishermen Gave Randolph a sturgeon and a Jacket Pants and Coat a Great many hunting Ducks some-thing wrong with the Black Pig Going to Die wont eat a Good many Boats to Day Wind high a change in the Moon tonight Dont see the Rhoda may crossing this some time no wild Geese Just now 10th Sunday a Few Propellers went up and Down St Francis & Bohemian went Down Sparry crossed to Renshaws wharf another small Boat a hunting steamer came out and went up W Wind cloudy this Evening some Drops of Rain the change of the Moon Dont change the wind much as it Blows as hard as ever Lots of snow on the mountain no snow here on the ground 11th Took up the Line E Wind Took up the Turnips out of the Bean Place Tried for EEls got none put a spear pole on the EEl Spear Raining got some oil Martinmas 12th some hail high W Wind the old man Brought some tea Got a Loaf of Bread Gave him stick for oars taking sticks of the Bean Fence churning the Alexandra went Down a small Steamer with a Barge part Loaded went in to Lancaster a Good many Boats going to Day 13th St Francis and Bohemenian went up and Down Tow Boats and Propellers going up & Down North Wind & West snowing hard Fine sunshine the Men went to Renshaws with their Fish Brought me 1 lb of soda 10 cents Paid them their Bread Back Brought sticks for axe handles to the other man chopping stove Wood Grinding the axes cleaning Tobacco {to} night the cows away Last night took the B{Illegible} Blary 1878 Mr James Cameron Island Nov 14th Drew a ash Tree for oars Drew a pine Log 13 feet Drew some of the cedar out of the swamp seen a Weasel very white West Wind Don Pedro Roaring Mad this Evening Kept in Black to night splitting the Ash in Oar Stuff and Rails Thawing to Day Freezing to night A Fortunate Day 15th Got an Axe helve made Brought Down 9 sticks for Oars Trimed the Butternut Tree Down on the hill piled some of stones on the Stone heap Fixing the Stable Door and the Stall put 1 Door on the sheep shed Fixed the step at the Back shed Let out the small Pig a very fine Day not much wind West a Great Deal of shooting to Day a Good many Boats Going up and Down to Day Drew 2 Loads of Wood wind changed this Evening south East a circle around the Sun to Day 16th Roses came for their Heifers had to go Back for Ropes I crossed stopped at Hamiltons John and I went up to Renshaws for my Bun as he wants it to work at the Bridge helping J Summers to Load his Goods on the scow crossed to Wards Bought of Mr Ward ½ lb Tea 25 cents Horse Shoe nails 10 Oil Pipe Seen Dan Frasher a Talking about the contracts for stones Brought Gordon his Sox and handkerchief he is at AJ Bakers E Wind Rose high crossed over wit{h} George �17th Dan Cameron Missed the Boat and the St Francis would not stop ar call for him 18th crossed to Summerst{own} Raining Blowing 19th Working at the Bridge at Hamiltons spinks John Tommy Jack and I E Wind some cold 20th Working at the Bridge a Great many Indians chopp{ing} cord Wood the 212st Fishermen over Gave my Tea to take home Finished the Bridge came home Got some Flour and Cornmea{l} {Illegible}ohn on this Day of the month Donal{d McMast}er Departed 1846 Mr James Cameron Island Nov 22nd 1878 East Wind very high Raining some hail went around the Island Randolph and I a very ugly Day no Boats up or Down to Day the sparry came out of Salmon Rover and went in something rong with her cylinder yesterday as she stopped coming across the channel St Cecilias Day the winds is Raging to night with Rain its a Took the perch up From the Bottom on the Shore in the Weeds it Rolled up suck Weeds from the Bottom I never seen suck Bunches Broke the Fishermans Sturgeon Pen of Stone and they lost 2 Sturgeon out of it and one they Gaffed outside of the Pen Going off I am Sure there must be accidents other Places 23rd got 4 Oars andxe helves from the Fishermen Old John went Down to Valleyfield to Day Drew them some wood Raining Blowing came from the West the Wind The Bohemian and St Francis went up but not so early as usual as the wind was very high last night 24th Sunday A Change in the Moon high West Wind Snow on the Mountains Last night a Propeller came up this Morning the Bohemian & St Francis went Down went around the Island Bismarck Randolph and I 25th Killing the Pig Banked the {in}side of the cookhouse A Very fine Morning after 12 it began to snow and Blow from the North East putting in the cattle at night and Feeding cows & calves Feeding good hay to the Mare the Sparry came out this Morning a Tug went up with 4 or 5 Barges in Tow 2 Men Fishing EEls at the Sturgeon Island 26th A Small Steamer went Down into {L}ancaster with a Barge or something Like a Yacht in tow W Wind cutting stove Wood to Day snow on the Ground the Tobacco near claned of the stems not Plugged yet {n}ot much Frost 27th The Bohemian & St Francis up and Down the Last Trip for the St Francis to Day Mr Genie came to night Brought me a Bag of Potatoes {a}nd a Bag of Buckwheat Flour But did not Bring my Big Boat the Fishermen went to Lancast{er} with their sturgeon to go on the Bohemian {Illegible} south East wind and Rain to night Mr James Cameron Island Nov 28th, 1878 Wind changed high West Wind Steamer went Down with a Barge in Tow Mr Genie went home Banking the house more Got 3 Pikes from old John to day Drew him some Wood Put Out some �manure the Sparry went in to Lancaster took out Rousseau's scow and had Quite a Job with her this side of the Lighthouse Fine some Rain not Cold very much Bothered with Rheumatism now very windy night Last night 29th Working at Big Shed Door {Above it reads: putting up stones at the oak Log} Chopping Stove Wood 30th fine 30th St Andrew's Day The Festival of the Scotch a Fine Day North East Wind the Sparry crossed to Day Made a Rack in the Big Shed Firing some Good shots set 2 Traps the first I set water high {In the right margin: (Putting up stones at the oak Log yesterday and Let the water run of the Wet Place a Pond below the house)} 1st of December 1st sunday in Advent Froze a Little Last night North East Wind cool and Fine a scow or Barge came up out of Lancaster a Steamer came out of salmon River this morning Randolp{h} and I went around the Island a Great many of those Gannets went up yesterday Flying very high 2nd cutting Drags Raising the Troughfs very high South East Wind Raining some Drew a hicory the wind Blew Down the old man Gabriel here got Buckwheat Flour Soda and Milk Gave me a Paper Rafter & Desmarteau Selling off cheap No Lights up in Mr Hills nor the Floating Light But Johnstons on the Cherry Islands Light is up Did not see any Boats Going to Day But the Sparry Crossed and up to cornwall 3rd a Yacht or scow sailed Down into Landcaster and they all got up their Lights to night Raining and snowing some West Wind Let out the Ram to Day had the ram 3 months in Feeding salted the sheep Cleaned out the calves shed where the Ram was in Lost one of my Traps Chain Broke from the Trap the Muskrat mu{st} be in it Looked but could not find it Mr James Cameron Island December 4th 1878 East Wind snowing Sperry took a scow or yacht out of Lancaster a Tug went up with 4 Barges in Tow no Lights in Mr Hills or the Floating Light But Light on the cherry Light to night the Fishermen took up their Lines to Day going of tomorrow Put in the young Bull Royal Charlie, a sail came across and went up high Wind I went to the Head of the Island took in my Irons piled up the 2 sawLogs put the soft maple Boards in the Barn Some Ducks but no Geese 1 Trap set 1 Leg this morning took up the trap took the Fish Box up on the Bank 5th Gabriel Deroshie and John (his brother the Fishermen) went of to Day Left their Bun and most of their things till the would come next spring North West Wind some snow Randolph and I took up their Boxes and their Fishing Rigging Got a Gallon of Sturgeon oil from them took their Jolly Boat the Lousia with them a Steamer came up out of Lancaster and went Down with a Barge Mr Smallman came across to Day I think this is the Last Trip for him as I think Salmon River will Freeze to night Feeding the cattle No Lights to night only the cherry Island Light is Lit 6th St Nicholas the Festival of the Germans Froze hard Mr Smallman did not come out of Salmon River to Day with the Steamer Sparry NW Wind snowing some Freezing cold Light on Cherry Island �to {n}ight set a Trap in a hole for the Fox but I {d}ont think he comes to it now All the cattle in{Illegible} stabling to night but Don Pedro he is out all alone {to}ok the sheep Down from the upper End of the Island {fi}lled one of the Ticks with wheat straw to Day {to}ok the old Fanning mill out of the stable to the Barn {p}ut the onions from up stairs to the cellar Lots of snow Birds Flying about Dont see any wild Geese some Ducks {7}th Kind of Fine cold NW Wind snowing some some ice near shore Gathered 230 spoils 80 {i}n the milkhouse 150 in the Bush chopping stove {w}ood put the 2 cats down in the Tent for the Rats No Lights in the Lighthouses to night 8 Sunday a Very Fine Day 1878 Mr James Cameron Island Decr 9th Piling 1 ½ Cords of Wood up in the Marsh that was there all Summer cut an Ash for a Little Sleigh Snowing and Blowing East Wind the Hay on the Barn Floor all done to night Commencing to Feed from the East Mow the Sheep comes to the Barn to Feed all the Cattle Picking out in the Day high East Wind to night 10th Leander's Birth Day Drew up the Old Mans Bun And My Canoe very high East Wind Raining water Raising piling up those Long peices near the Stable at the Lower End of the Garden Drew Some Sticks to the Door took a plank up from the Lower Point tryed to saw the crooks of the Little sleigh split them 11th Wind West froze some Last night Went aroun{d} the Island Randolph and I its terrible the Weeds & Dirt and Minnos Frogs & Dirt the high Eas{t} Wind throws up On the shore A Steamer came up I think its the Anderson {Above it reads: it is the Kendrick} or artic its Blowing hard and Snowing {Above it reads: -Kendrick} Blustering with snow Working at the Little hand Sleigh 12th Water Rising West Wind Blowing hard Working at the sleight pretty Cold Lots of Dusks Black Ducks plenty 13th Finished the sleigh West Wind not much wind som{e} set a Fire in the Marsh Burnt a Strip not Much took up the Trap as the Water is Raising seen the Marsh Set Fire over at Mr Bowens I suppose its Luke 14th chopping Stove Wood a fine Day wind East wind Raised high snowed and hailed some to night the 2 Big White Backed Eagles after Ducks some stormy to night I oiled myself for the Rheu{matism} 15 Sunday A Fortunate Day a Fine Day pretty cold W Wind Freezing some in the side of shore Got a Rat in the Trap in the Milkhouse came up from the old Mans Tent 16th put A Runner in the Little old Sleigh went to Pitt Point very cold Frosty and Windy West pretty cold to night with wind �17th W Making a cellar Door Broke on a stack of Marsh ha{y} 2 ½ Tons in it Began to cut hay fine in the Mow a Fine Day but Windy on the Water West Mr James Cameron Island Dec 18th 1878 Drawing Drags of Wood a Fine Day Windy from the West seen the Ram standing still in the field he dont look very well 15th St Thomas cutting Stove Wood Caught the Ram put him in Fixing the hinges on the Door of the Big Shed and its Windy and Frosty Gordons heifer out to night Set 2 Traps for Muskrats to night seen a Track thought it was a Mink or a very Large Weasel 20th Last Day of Fall or Autumn one of the Heifers ON her Back in the Manger of the Big Shed had to Knock Down 6 or 7 Boards to get her out of that but she is all Right Got a muskrat set 2 Traps at the lowe{r} point for Mink or weasel not very well to Day Blowing not very cold Got a young Maskinonge in the Back Bay cut a hole in the ice and struck him with the axe 21st First Day of Winter and fine Morning it is Just time enough to Wheel around turned East and Blows hard {Above it reads: Turned over the Bun} Drew some Wood {Above it reads: shot 2 Ducks got 1} took up the Traps {Above it reads: Put in the sheep} as the wind is breaking up the ice very windy Time Sunday 22nd Got a Weasel in the Tent Drifting and snowing Blowing very hard 23rd Fixing a handle in the Shovel as the Bull & on Don Pedro Broke it somehow or other its very windy time Blows hard every Day the Cattle eats hearty its cold and Wood pile {a}ll Drifted up with snow 24th Christmas Eve {c}utting Stove Wood Feeding the cattle Extra {th}is cold weather something wrong with the Ram nailing a Board in the sheeps place {a}s the Black weather sumps in where I put hay very windy from the West 25th Christmas Day cold Windy Day 26th Cold & Blowing chopping Stove Wood wind fell and {i}t was calm all night what it was not for a month and a half before this St Stephens Day small Pox Bad around Lancaster Mr James Cameron Island Dec 27th 1878 East Wind snowing Fine I crossed not being across since the 21st of november Stopt at J Hamiltons took Dinner caught 14 Turgies Tom Gordon and I for Parisha's Raffle Went up to the store Gordon and I Bought of Mr Ward 1 pair of Boots for HughAnn 3 yds of calico Tea 5 lb of Rice ½ lb soda spool Thread skain Thread Binding to 1 sheep Pelt 40 Rat 10 4 ½ lb of Butter 58 ½ oil J Hamilton and I to the Raffle Geese Turkies and Cutter Raffled John got a Goose Mr Ward sick Got 25 lb of Flour From AJ Baker John and the Minister had some Row crossed on the ice at Roses coming home �28th St Innocents Day Gordon and crossed from Hamiltons Got 40 lb of Flour and 8 lb of cheese Brought over J Hamiltons Axe and a handle as I had it since the 9th of March North West Wind Freezing some told me Mrs Jack Departed heard old Mr Duffeild shot a Mans Horse for not paying for a Bottle of Whiskey in Jail for 6 months Allen McDonald up the Front poorly the Steamer Kendrick went Down from Summerstown on the 27th she came up on the 11th) and I thought it was the Anderson or artic John Vipond Back from California a did not make a Long stay 29th Cold this morning the water all in a skim of ice but after it turns warm and snowed some turned cold after it turns warm and snowed some turned cold at night but windy 30th chopping Stove Wood Gordon fixe{d} the horse saw and sawing stove wood cold and soft W. Wind very windy time 31st Last Day of the year Drawing Wood making a pair of overalls for Gordon Kind of Soft Windy a change in the Moon all the Talk is Jim Grant he Failed and has the creditors in a Terrible way he has Borrowed mone{y} From a Great many ice taken from Rensha{ws} to Summerstown. For more information on James Cameron, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.uoguelph.ca � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> {duplicate of a page transcribed in Cameron's 1877 diary} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron Island Feby 16 1878 Went acrofs took Hamiltons Brush home Bought of J Summers Darning neeld oil 17th Went Down to Kit Kit Island Gordon and Tommy Jack here 18th at home 19th at home 20th Drew some Drags went to Hopkins Ben {illegible}uya there 21st Jim and Charlie for the oxen Fixed shafts on the Jumper Brought Plough Whippletree Strap 22nd Drew some Wood Raining 23rd Drawing Wood Forgot to put Down the Rest of this month 1st of March Jim Hopkins To Lancaster for Boards 2ndJim Took the stove to Lancaster got 6 Tin pans Luke and Galerneau going to Lancaster for saw Dust Very Cold Stopt coming Back to Dinner E Wind Frosty 3rd Raining Gordon here 4th Waiting seeing if they were coming for hay Rob Baker 5th Got I Hamiltons Coat Went to Dundee Election in F Covington for Licquour Licence Bill Anonns Poorly took Dinner and Tea at D Suples Got a Fish from D Baker got a Ride Down from Charlie hopkins got some oil of Whiskey from Mrs Hopkins for my elbow 6th Ash Wednesday Got a Coat from Jim Jim went for a Load of saw Dust to Lancaster I went to Summerstown Bought Cotton Binding Brought Johns coat 7th chopping Drawing Wood 8th I went to Hopkins for the Pots got 2 some Potatoes Gordon came Left his axe Isacc Vipond crofsed with a horse Leading Behind ice Getting Bad 9th I crofsed up to Hamiltons the crack opening met me with Roses 2 pots Got flour & Meal from John Hamilton Bought 1/2 lb Tea very hard work to get Back ewnt around north {illegible} of {illegible} Island Jim McDougall here {illegible} sugar Bush to {illegible} {page two} Mr James Camerson Island March 10 1878 ice Jamming Down hens commenced to Lay Fine Day 11th Cold ice Going Down cutting Wood for the sugar Bush 12th fixing an ear for the Pot put a handle on 13th Raining snowing making cedar shorts 14th cutting soft maple for Troughs 15th Making Troughs Got over 40 made new some Trees Tapt a Fine Day for sap Got a cedar stick in the Bay on the ice 3 or 4 canoes Down of Indians for the first 16th first make of syrup made to Day 118 Tapt now made 2 Gallons to Day put out the canoe to Fish sturgeon St Battiance son sheared 1 at foot of Island to day went Down as far as the Kit Kit seen no fish 17th St Patricks Day East Wind Fine and cold 18th First Ploughing of sod found a nail in the mares hoof Fine Frost in the Ground 19th in the Bush Tapt some making Troughs 20th First Day of spring the Grays here made 6 lbs of Sugar 21st Tapping Gathering Boiling some Gordon and I crofsed heard old Mrs McLennan was Buried one of the oldest Residentery of Williamstown Got an Order from AJ Baker for 2 Dollars on I Summers Mr Geddes at J Hamiltons cold Raw Windy some Brought home John Hamiltons Bag Got some sturgeon oil on my elbow 22nd Livinias Birth Day sugaring Boiling Tapping 23rd Boiling Running well Captain Smallman Went to Lancaster I think he Lost his anchor to day high Wind First Trip 24th in the Bush snowing Blowing Freezing Cold 25th Windy Drifting and Fine I Forgot to put Down 26th John H Birth Day 1st of April All Fools Day Good Friday Henry Bosell here a Fine Day Windy Easter {illegible} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Mr James Cameron Island April 1878 St Marks Raining some and I forgot the rests 1st of May 2nd Went to Hamilton 24th Queens Birth Day at Fences Plough Planting and the Like 30th Old Bushy went for Mrs Bowen him and Gordon Mr Genie came to night at 1:50 from him I and Gordon went to Hamiltons with a Stick Gordon went to store for castor oil 31st Genie went off Ploughing the Potatos 1st of June A very fine calm Day Some Pic nicks very warm the Baby Born the Glorious First of June Went home with Mrs Bowen Randolph and I 2nd Laurie came Dan and Billy Bowen Buck Laurie and Bucky stopt 3rd Laurie Went of I forget the Rest 9th Our Marys Birth Day 1813 22nd Our Dans Birth Day 1st of July Dominion Day Bub and George here yesterday Brought the Pig from Bills Mr and Mrs Bowen here Potato Bus Eating up all our Potatoes shooting all Day P Indepenc Day Fishing 12th of July shooting Firing all Day 26th Dog Days Genin Got a Letter from Day some time this month I got a Letter from London 2 Dollars sent my ashes over 19th July Fernandez Birth Day {second page} Mr James Cameron Island 1st of August 1878 Lammas Day Went to Salmon River with a Tub of Butter had the Old Mans Boat got a Tow Back from Captain Bowen of the steamer Jennie to Hamiltons Island opposition to the Rhoda May Stormy this Evening Kenneth McLaughlin Died some time this month or Last Working at the hay 2nd of August Minnie's Birth Day 6th of Randolph's Birth Day Commenced to cut Marsh hay 19th Bismarck's Birth Day Sometime this month the Viponds Broke Down shut out no'Vote" at Election Sept 3rd Dans Birth Day 1846 Cutting hay and Drawing Firewood Fishing thrashed the Wheat at mill Got a sack of Cornmeal from Ge Renshaw at I Summers Autumn commences 22nd 23rd Cut and put in 10 cocks of marsh hay 24th Went to Hamiltons husking Corn Got 3 Bags from John Lissie Mr Lairds Wife and Mr Harpers Girls up from Below 27th at Viponds Roses Careys Wards got Powder from Tom Summers 28th G Renshaw here Drawing Drags 29th St Michael Day 30th I crofsed Found a Bun Boat of I Summers 2 yds of Lining 40 BR{illegible} 25 Bought of Ward Hook P2 spool thread Matches a very warm Day </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Mr James Cameron Island October 1 1878 Mowing Randolph and I cut 20 Cocks of Marsh hay 2nd put them in the Barn Keeping in the Ram Ram since September 3rd Drawing Wood Thunder & Lightning hail 4th Tearing Down the shed the Great Race on Wednesday Hanlan and Courtney 5 at the shed the old man up from Montreal got a Ride Down with Captain Rankin and G Renshaw helped him Down with his Basket Drawing some Drags Bismarck took up the Turnips as the cattle is coming in 7th Monday Working at the Shed got the crowbar Hugh Ann Watching the Tent Fixing the canoe The St Francis went from Lancaster this this morning Began to run Last night A Great many Boats to Day East Wind a Very fine Day 8th Went to F Covington West Wind Blew hard at Lukes going up took 2 Bushels of Corn to Mill took 53 lbs of Butter to Jo Lemay 63 lb Tub allowed10 lbs for the Tub 14 cents Bought of Jo 4 lbs Pork 9 cents lb 25 lbs of salt 1/4 lb Pepper 7 cents 1 lb of Tea 40 cents Bought of Parker 6 cents of Worm Losenges took Dinner at Dan Summers Bought of Mr Bordeau 10 yds of Calico at 12 1/2 1..25 3yds of Overall Stuf 45 Box of Matches 15 cents 2 lbs of nails 8 cents 1/2 lb crackers 5 cents 4 Plates 20 cents Got a Paper from Bill they had to stop and go the scow as they were too heavy Loaded with Barley on the Houda-a-Nay coming home high Wind stopt at Lukes all night took Jim Halls wife acrofs very windy my Canoe Leakes Bad 9th took Breakfast at Lukes Raining E Wind and heavy Thunder & sharp Lightning clears of Fine East Wind Wind changed to West Blowed very hard Blew Down some Trees Got home in Good Time {second page} Mr James Cameron Island October 10th 1878 Hugh Ann McMasters Birth Day Windy West and north Drawing wood Working around the shed went to the head of the Island Randolph and I the Fox after the Hens to night 11th Working at the shed putting post under the side peices and Beams A Fine DAy East Wind and calm some Grains of snow yesterday a change in the moon Full this Morning A Great Deal of shooting on the south side to Day there a steamer over there at anchor the Averils 12th Working at the shed 13th Sunny Gordon Came from Hamiltons they have the Mill for thrashing Lashey I seen at the Lower Point the Averils Over Buying Fish at the Fishermen at the Lower Point A Fine Day West Wind a Great many men Fishing Pickerel on the Water to Day 14th Working at the shed Boarding at the Front part all shut put the Tobacco in the cellar a very fine Day Seen Wild Geese Saturday the 12th 15th Crofsed to go to the Store stopt at Hamiltons to help them at the Thrashing Put in the Buckwheat Tom Jack and I Finished the Buckwheat Thrashed some oats 16th Old Mr William McGregor Departed the Thrashers away for a Waggon I came home this Evening Bought of Ward 31 lbs of salt Bought of I Summers 1 Butter tub 2 lb of nails Hooks & Eyes 2 Window Glass pile 10 yds of Cotton 1 yds of Calico 1 spool of Thread lb of Shot Lead pencil Got a Basket of apples crofsed Back to Hamiltons In case the Wind would be high in the morning very warm weather this time 17 Thrashing Wheat Tom went home with them went up to the store Lecture on the Front the Lost Tribes of Israel very warm Day high south West Wind raining the night Mr Genie here him and Felix 18th Came home took a Bag of Apples raining some 19th Raining very high Wind this Morning from the East chainged through the Day snowed on the Mountains to night working some at the shed </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Mr James Cameron Island Oct 20th 1878 Sunday some snow this Morning North West Wind some high the Alma Monoro aground at the Lighthouse Mr Hills Light Got aground Last night one of the old Man's son -in-Law here this Morning Batteance Latour From Valley-Field got a Drink of Milk Gave 5 cents and a cent to John H Gave him 4 Plugs of Tobacco of my own Raising a very Fine man seemingly The Spartan went up Traveller coming up with a Good Tow 21st Working at the shed a very fine Day 22nd at the shed covering it Boarding the North End cut some Marsh hay to cover the Top of the shed Randolph cut 10 Cocks Lots of Wild Geese Flying West 23rd Livinia a Birth Day 1868 10 years old To Day Randolph Drew the Hay to Put on Top of the shed Began to Bank the West End of the House E Wind and it Blows very hard to night frome the West it Blew through the night Water Raised and a Blowing Raining some old Gabriel got Pepper Killed 2 Rush Fixing the Boards on the West End of the Banking of the house took some hay from the Back marsh Stack Got in the sheep so we could catch the Big sheep or the Wild South Down I must Kill her as she is the Devil to make the other sheep Bad to Catch 24th Our Hugh's Birth Day Fixing some around the shed Went out the Island covering the Little Back shed of a{torn off} Let out the other sheep emptied the Big Vinegar Jar a Great many Boats going up and Down the Waterfell si{torn off} East nights Big Blow Frost to night near morning {page two} Mr James Cameron Island Oct 25th 1878 My Birth Day St Crispins Day all shoemakers holds this Day Lots of Boats Going this morning First Ice this Fall this morning ice in my canoe East Wind I crofsed to Hamilton Got Flour Cornmeal and Buckwheat Flour for helping them with the Thrashing got the news of Johnny Summers Killing a Bear on the Island Mrs Hamilton and Tom Jack to Montreal with Butter Last weed or the Begginning of this week Seen Andrew Rose went to the stone seen the Rhoda May and the Parry Bought of DG Ward 1 Tenneet 1 lb nails 1/2 lb soda 1 spool of Thread Pipe Issacc Vipond scowing wood to Renshaws Gordon in Williamsown At the calf's Pasture Mr Fulton Departed Banking the WEst end putting on chips Raining some Finished the 2 Quilts 27th Sunday Fine Day Calm wind Raised Raining some Gordon Came from Hamiltons stopt all night as the wind is Little high and raining the old man for Tea got it 28th snowed some wind hight turned fine Gordon Crofsed Wind West HughAnn went with my mits to Gordon at the head of the Island Mr Fulton Buried to Day Killed the Big South Down sheep and she was Fat My Back took a very bad pain sent a Peice Down to the Fishermen St Simon & St Jude 29th Banking East End and taking away stones George and Peggy Bosell came with the yarn spinning 5 lbs of Rolls Gave her lb of Butter and 50 cents cash A Great many Boats a Going to Day churning to day 30th Genie here Went away E Wind Banking </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Mr James Cameron Island Oct 31st 1878 Holey Eve all hallow Eve Drew some wood to the old men Fishing at the Lower Point cutting an Oak out of the Roots cracking Butternuts to night nust of the Last Year Eating apples Windy and Rain got a Sturgeon November the 1st All Saints Day John Cameron and Mr Robishaw came Fishing EEls Got the Oak Tree Down West Wind and Rain very wet and Windy weather 2nd All Souls Day Drew the Oak crook home Drew some Drags they Baited the Line with Duck and Cleaned it High West wind and Rain Lots of Boats agoing snowed on the Mountain to night Froze some to night 3rd Sunday John Cameron and Robeshaw crofsed for Bovision to Summerstown Bread and Butter to Loanes 1/2 lb of Butter I went Down to the old Mans Lent Avrils Steamer came Last night to hunt Anchored at Frasher On the South Side Cold to Day and Fine water some high Wind West Cold to Day and Fine water some high Wind West 4th Cutting Stove Wood some Grains of snow West Wind Robishaw started to crofs this Evening turned Back stopt till Morning took in the apples from the Milkhouse as everything freezes putting the milk in the house 5th Guy Fawks Day Robishaw and John Cameron crofsed they got no EEls and they are Going over to hunt Rabbits Fixing the stable Door cold Raw Time West Wind 6th Bohemian and St Francis came up and Went Down W Wind Mowed some hay to put on the Banking Don Pedro Broke the Jumper puttin the Mare in the stable at night not very well this Evening Windy cold 7th Helen's Birth Day snowing stormy W Wind cold and Fine cut the Runner for the Jumper Bismarck and I mowed some Marsh hay Randolph and I Charlie Hopkins and a Man from Montreal I think his name is Drummond Blowed pretty hard they crofsed to Christies Island Left a {illegible} snowed and Blowed W Wind {page two} Mr James Cameron Island Nov 8th 1878 Making a Runner for the Jumper chopping stove Wood put in the young calves to night for the first this fall Livinia Bad with the Tooth-ache seen a Raven in the Bush yesterday churning to Day working somea the Tobacco thise nights North Wind to Day some Grains of snow Fell Mr Derishee here for Butter a Good Deal of shooting at Charlie's Island Gave Don Pedro a proud of the 4 Prung fork to night that made him Run for an acre before he stopt 5 or 6 Steamers passed to Day 9th Drew some Wood for the Fishermen Gave Randolph a Sturgeon and a Jacket Pants and Coat A Great many hunting Ducks something wrong with the Black Pig Going to Die wont eat A Good many Boats to Day Wind high a change in the Moon tonight Dont see the Rhoda May crofsing this sometime no wild Geese Just now 10th Sunday a Few Propellers went up and Down St Francis V Bohemian went Down Sparry crofsed to Renshaws wharf another small Boat a hunting Steamer came out and went up W Wind cloudy this Evening some Drops of Rain the change of the Moon Dont change the wind much as it Blows as hard as ever Lots of snow on the mountain no snow here on the ground 11th Took up the Line E Wind Took up the Turnips out of the Bean Place Tried for EEls got none put a spear pole on the EEl spear Raining got some oil Martinmas 12th some hail high W Wind the old man Brought some tea Got a Loaf of Bread Gave him stick for oars taking sticks of the Bean Fence churning the Alexandra went Down a small steamer with a Barge part Loaded went in to Lancaster a Good many Boats going to Day 13th St Francis and Bohemenian went up and Down Tow Boats and Propellers going up & Down North Wind & West snowing hard Fine sunshine the Men went to Renshaws with their Fish Brought me 1 lb of soda 10 cents Paid them their Bread Back Brought sticks for axe handles to the other mans chopping stove Wood Grinding the axes cleaning Tobacco to night the cows away Last night took the Bell Blary </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Mr James Cameron Island Nov 14th 1878 Drew a ash Tree for oars Drew a pine Log 13 feet Drew some of the cedar out of the swamp seen a Weasel very white West Wind Don Pedro Roaring Mad this Evening Kept in Black to night splitting the Ash in Oar Stuff and rails Thawing to Day Freezing to night A Fortunate Day 15th Got an Axe helve made Brought Down 9 sticks for Oars Trimed the Butternut Tree Down on the hill piled some of stones on the stone heap Fixing the Stable Door and the Stall put 1 Door on the sheep shed Fixed the step at the Back shed Let out the small Pig a very fine Day not much wind West a Great Deal of shooting to Day a Good many Boats Going up and Down to Day Drew 2 Loads of Wood wind changed this Evening South East a circle around the Sun to Day 16th Roses came for their Heifers had to go Back for Ropes I crofsed stopped at Hamiltons John and I went up to Renshaws for my Bun as he wants it to work at the Bridge helping I Summers to Load his Goods on the scow crofsed to Wards Bought of Mr Ward 1/2 lb Tea 25 cents Horse Shoe nails 10 Oil Pipe Seen Dan Frasher a Talking about the contracts for stones Brought Gordon his sox and handerchief he is at AJ Bakers E Wind Rose high crofsed over with George 17th Dan Cameron Missed the Boat and the ST Francis would not stop or call for him 18th crofsed to Summers Raining Blowing 19th Working at the Bridge at Hamiltons spinks John Tommy Jack and I E Wind some cold 20th Working at the Bridge a Great many Indians chop cord Wood the 21st Fishermen over GAve my Tea to take home finished the Bridge came home Got some Flour and Cornmeal {illegible} John on this Day of the month Donald {illegible} Departed 1846 {page two} Mr James Cameron Island Nov 22nd 1878 East Wind very high Raining some hail went around the Island Randolph and I a very ugly Day no Boats up or Down to Day th Sparry came out of Salmon Rover and went in something rong with her cylinder yesterday as she stopped coming acrofs the channel St Cecelias Day the winds is Raging to night with Rain it s Took the perch up From the Bottom on the shore in the Weeds it Rolled up such Weeds from the Bottom I never seen such Bunches BRoke the Fishermans Sturgeon Pen of Stone and they lost 2 Sturgeon out of it and One they Gaffed outside of the Pen Going off I am Sure there must be accidents other Places 23rd got 4 Oars and schelve from the Fishermen Old John went Down to Valleyfield to Day Drew them some wood Raining Blowing came from the West the Wind The Bohemian and St Francis went up but not so early as usual as the wind was very high last night 24th Sunday A change in the Moon high West Wind Snow on the Mountains Last night a Propeller came up this Morning the Bohemian & St Francis went Down went around the Island Bismarck Randolph and I 25th Killing the Pig Banked the side of the cookhouse A Very fine Morning after 12 it began to snow and Blow from the North East Putting in the cattle to night and Feeding cows & calves Feeding good hay to the Mare the Sparry came out this Morning a Tug went up with 4 or 5 Barges in Tow 2 Men Fishing EEls at the Sturgeon Island 26th A Small Steamer went Down into Lancaster with a Barge or something Like a Yacht in tow W Wind cutting stove Wood to Day snow on the Ground the Tobacco near claned of the stems not Plugged yet not much Frost 27th the Bohemian & St Francis up and Down the Last Trip for the St Francis to Day Mr Genie came to night Brought me a Bag of Potatoes and a Bag of Buckwheat Flour But did not Bring my Big Boat the Fishermen went to Lancaster with their sturgeon to go on the Bohemian {illegible} south east wind and Rain to night </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Mr James Cameron Island Nov 28th 1878 Wind changed high West Wind Steamer went Down with a Barge in Tow Mr Genie went home Banking the house more Got 3 Pikes from old John to day Drew him some Wood put Out some manue the Sparry went in to Lancaster took out Rousseau's scow and had Quite a Job with her this side of the Lighthouse Fine some Rain not Cold very much Bothered with Rheumatism now very windy night Last night 29th Working at Big Shed Door Chopping Stove Wood putting up storest at the oak Log fine 30th St Andrew's Day the Festival of the Scotch a Fine Day North East Wind the Sparry crofsed to Day Made a Rack in the Big Shed Firing some Good shots set 2 Traps the first I set water high (Putting up stones at the oak Log yesterday and Let the water run of the Wet Place a Pond below the house) 1st of December 1st Sunday in Advent Froze a Little Last night North East Wind cool and Fine a scow or Barge came up out of Lancaster a steamer came out of Salmon River this morning Randolph and i went around the Island a Great many of those Gannets went up yesterday Flying very high 2nd cutting Drags Raising the Troughfs very high South East Wind Raining some Drew a hicory the wind Blew Down the old man Gabriel here got Buckwheat Flour Soda and Milk Gave me a Paper Rafter & Desmarteau selling off cheap No Lights up in Mr Hills nor the Floating Light But Johnstons on the Cherry Islands Light is up Did not see any Boats Going to Day But the Sparry crofsed and up to Cornwall 3rd a Yacht or scow sailed Down into Landcaster and they all got up their Lights to night Raining and snowing some West Wind Let out the Ram to Day had the ram 3 months in Feeding salted the sheep cleaned out the calves shed where the ram was in Lost one of my Traps Chain Broke from the Trap the Muskrat must be in it Looked but could not fine it {page two} Mr James Cameron Island December 4th 1878 East Wind snowing Sperry took a scow or Yacht out of Lancaster a Tug ewnt up with 4 Barges in Tow no Lights in Mr Hills or the Floating Light But Light on the Cherry Light to night the Fishermen took up their Lines to Day going of tomorrow Put in the young Bull Royal Charlie. a sail came acrofs and went up high Wind I went to the Head of the Island took in my Irons piled up the 2 saw Logs put the soft maple Boards in the Barn Some Ducks but no Geese 1 Trap set 1 Let this morning took up the trap took the Fish Box up on the Bank 5th Gabriel Deroshie and John his brother the Fishermen went of to Day Let their Bun and most of their things till the would come next spring North West Wind some snow Randolph and I took up their Boxes and their Fishing Rigging Got a Gallon of Sturgeon oil from them took their Jolly Boat the Lousia with them a Steamer came up out of Lancaster and went Down with a Barge Mr Smallman came acrofs to Day I think this is the Last Trip for him as I think Salmon River with Freeze to night Feeding the cattle No Lights to night only the cherry Island Light is Lit 6th St Nicholas the Festival of the Germans Froze hard Mr Smallman did not come out of Salmon River to Day with the Steamer Sparry N W Wind snowing some Freezing cold Light on Cherry Island to night set a Trap in a hole for the Fox but I dont think he comes to it now All the cattle in stabling tonight but Don Pedro his is out all alone Took the sheep Down from the upper End of the Island filled one of the ticks with wheat straw to Day took the old Fanning mill out of the stable to the Barn put the Onions from upstairs to the cellar Lots of snow Birds Flying about Dont see any wild Geese some Ducks 7th Kind of Fine cold NW Wind snowing some ice near shore Gathered 230 spoils 80 in the milkhouse 150 in the Bush chopping stove wood put the 2 Cats down in the Tent for the Rats No Lights in the Lighthouses to night 8 Sunday a Very Fine Day </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Mr James Cameron Island Dec 9th 1878 Piling 1 1/2 Cords of Wood up in the Marsh that was there all Summer cut an Ash for a Little Sleigh Snowing and Blowing East Wind the Hay on the Barn Floor all done to night Commencing to Feed from the East Mow the Sheep comes to the Barn to Feed all the Cattle Picking out in the Day high East Wind tonight 10th Leander's Birth Day Drew up the Old Mans Bun And My Canoe very high East Wind Raining water Raising piling up tose Long peices near the Stable at the Lower End of the Garden Drew some sticks to the Door took a plank up from the Lower Point tried to saw the crooks of the Little Sleigh split them 11th Wind West froze some Last night Went around the Island Randolph and I its terrible the Weeds and Dirt and Minnos Frogs & Dirth the high East Wind throw up on the shore A steamer came up I think its the Anderson or Arctic it it is the Kendrick Blowing hard and snowing Blusterying with snow Working at the Little hand Sleigh 12th Water Rising West Wind Blowing hard Working at the sleight pretty Cold Lots of Dush Black Ducks plenty 13th Finished the sleigh West Wind not much wind some set a Fire in the Marsh Burnt a Strip not Much took up the Trap as the Water is Raising seen the Marsh set Fire over at Mr Bowens I suppose its Luke 14th chopping Stove Wood a fine Day wind East wind Raised high snowed and hailed some to night the 2 Big White Backed Eagles after Ducks some stormy to night I oiled myself for the Rheumatism 15 Sunday A Fortunate Day a Fine Day pretty cold N Wind Freezing some in the side of shore Got a Rat in the Trap in the Milkhouse came up from the old Mans Tent 16th put A Runner in the Little old sleigh went to Pitt Point very cold Frosty and Windy West pretty cold to night with wind 17th Making a cellar Door Broke on a stack of Marsh hay 2 1/2 Tons in it Began to cut hay fine in the Mow a Fine Day but Windy on the Water West {page two} Mr James Cameron Island Dec 18th 1878 Drawing Drags of Wood a Fine Day Windy from the West seen the Ram standing still in the field he dont look very well 15th St Thomas cutting stove wood Caught the Ram put him in Fixing the hinges on the Door of the Big Shed and its Windy and Frosty Gordons heifer out to night Set 2 Traps for Muskrats to night seen a Track thought it was a Mink or a very Large Weasel 20th Last Day of Fall or Autumn Oee of the Heifers ON her Back in the Manger of the Big Shed had to Knock Down 6 or 7 Boards to get her out of that but she is all Right Got a muskrat set 2 Traps at the lower point for Mink or weasel not very well to Day Blowing not very cold Got a young Maskinonge in the Back Bay cut a hole in the ice and struck him with the axe 21st First Day of Winter and fine Morning it is Just time enough to Wheel around turned East and Blows hard Turned over the Bun shot 2 Ducks got Drew some wood took up the Traps as the wind is breaking up the ice very windy Time Sunday 22nd Got a weasel in the Tent Drifting and snowing Blowing very hard 23rd Fixing a handle in the shovel as the Bull Don Pedro Broke it some how or other its very windy time Blows hard every Day the Cattle eats hearty its cold and Wood pile all Drifted up with snow 24th Christmas Eve cutting Stove Wood Feeding the cattle Extra this cold weather something wrong with the Ram nailing a Board in the sheeps place as the Black weather sumps in where I put hay very windy from the West 25th Christmas Day cold Windy Day 26th Cold & Blowing chopping stove wood wind fell and it was calm all night what it was not for a month and a half before this St Stephens Day small Pox Bad around Lancaster </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron Island Dec 27th 1878 East Wind snowing Fine I crofsed not being acrofs since the 21st of November stopt at J Hamiltons took Dinner caught 14 Turgies Fom Gordon and i for Parisha's Raffle Went up to the store Gordon and I Bought of Mr Ward 1 pair of Boots for Hugh Ann 3 yds of Calico Tea 5 lbs of Rice 1/2 lb soda spool Thread skain Thread Binding to 1 sheep Pelt 40 Rat 10 4 1/2 lb of Butter 58 1/2 oil J Hamilton and I to the Raffle Geese Turkies and Cutter Raffled John got a Goose Mr Ward sick Got 25 lb of Flour From AJ Baker John and the Minister had some Row crofsed on the ice at Roses coming home 28th St Innocents Day Gordon and crofsed from Hamiltons Got 40 lbs of Flour and 8 lbs of cheese Brought over J Hamiltons Axe and a handle as I had it since the 9th of March North West Wind Freezing some told me Mrs Jack Departed heard old Mr Duffeild shot a Mans Horse for not paying for a Bottle of Whiskey in Jail for 6 months Allen McDonald up the Front poorly the Steamer Kendrick went Down from Summerstown on the 27th she came up on the 11th and I thought it was the Anderson or artic John Vipond Back from California a did not make a Long stay 29th Cold this morning the water all in a skim of ice but after it turns warm and snowed some turned cold after it turns warm and snowed some turned cold at night but windy 30th chopping stove Wood Gordon fixed the horse saw and sawing stove wood cold and soft W. Wind very windy time 31st Last Day of the year Drawing Wood making a pair of overalls for Gordon Kind of soft Windy a change in the Moon all the Talk is Jim Grant he Failed and has the creditors in a Terrible way he has Borrowed from Many a Great many ice taken from Renshaws to Summerstown. </div> transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/43fe6a13240bc61dc3228475a5109f56.pdf 93853404a9b80ef0d5926ef0c752987d PDF Text Text �� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e22cc1fe93922007c68a88e8df559675.pdf 957d87b6463c0ef3839392a2d29ad17e PDF Text Text James Cameron (1824 - 1912) 1879 Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers This diary depicts some content which some may find offensive. During the diary’s time period, such racial terms and prejudices were commonplace in Canadian society. They are considered wrong today. {In places, this diary is worn from weather and time. On occasion, the tops, bottoms, and edges of the pages are crumbly and moldy, making some words and sentences illegible. In most cases, a note that reads “{Illegible}” refers to this situation.} Mr James Cameron Island Ja ry 1879 New Years Day crossed with Gordon to Hamiltons Landed below the Lighthouse a Good lot of ice Going Down Gordon after the Fox Gordon going to stop at AJ Bakers for a Few Days as AJ is going up West to stop till he comes Back then he is going out to Williamstown to School (to 16 cents) Freezing some got 2 papers at Hamilton Kind of N West Wind 2nd Fixing the Shed Door put in the stack Randolph and I cleaning the stove and Pipes Windy cold the ice would take only its so Windy 3 Breaking the ice 3rd Allens Birth Day chopping Wood around the cattle put Maud in the Big Shed very cold the ice took from the Sturgeon Island over to Christee’s to Day but there is in the Rushes open that wont take with the Wind the ice took across to night to Alexis Island near Morning a Good many Ducks and the White headed Eagle is after Ducks thats wounded or froze in or on the ice Great Banks of Snow Drifts 4th Stormy in the morning got calm snowing some hail West Wind Went Down to Lower Point over to the Pitt Point awful Banks of snow ice not taken across a great many air holes chopping stove Wood Feeding the cattle extra these cold Days 5th sunday cold and Fine 6th Drawing Wood West Wind Went to head of the Island {a}nd its very Frosty Steamboat channel Full of Anchor Ice Going Down but dont Jam snow Deep 7th chopping Drawing Wood Kind of Warm Went to the West End of the Island Lots of ice Going Down the Channel {f}ull of ice 8th HughAnn's Birth Day 13 {y}ears old to Day Went to upper End to see {t}he ice and its all opened out at the h{ead?} snowing Drifting cutting Brush at th{e} Marsh hay stack Mr James Cameron Island January 9th 1879 all open in the steamboat channel not cold West Wind North and South Wind Drawing Wood chopping stove Wood slippery for the Mare where there is ice as she is not shod yet Let out the sheep to Day our yard Full of Snow Banks 1 Stack of Marsh hay Finished �10th cold and Frosty Lots of anchor ice Going Down went to the upper end of the Island to see the ice very Frosty I think it will take in the Steamboat channel to night chopping Wood around the House Broke on the marsh hay stack about 2 Tons in it put the stake holes in the Little sleigh put ashes in the Leech Barrl as the other 3 is Full 11th The ice must have taken through the night as I went to the head of the Island and its taken across went up a peice on it and turned Back as its only a shell but if it Freezes to night it will be Good tommorrow Randolp and I on the north side for cedar chopped the ends of a soft maple for a Log 11 Feet a Fine Day not Freezing much some Freezing to night Finished Making Bismarck’s Coat 12th Sunday a very fine Day the ice taken across to Hamilt{ons} before Daylight Freezing some to night 13th 3 men Fishing EEls Back of the Island I crossed to Hamiltons took Dinner Went up to the stor{e} Got a Letter in the office from Dan with 2 Heard Gordon went to Williamstown put a few small Bushes on my Road Bought 3 lbs of Rice 15 Bought ½ lb Tea 20 2 spools of Thread 8 pipe 1 the ice very Rough took supper at Hamiltons came home the ice is only a shell christopher McRae cross{ed} at Hopkins to Summerstown 14th crossed to Day Brought Gordons Pants to Hamilton exchanged HughAnns Boots 25 on exchanging them Bought of Mr Ward 50 Wt of Flour 21..30 castor oil 10 {Illegible} 12 Bought of summers 3 ½ yds of cotton 28 Go{Illegible} of sugar from Mr Ward {Illegible} night at Hamiltons Frosty Frosty Mr James Cameron Island Jany 15 187{9} A Fortunate Day I came from Hamiltons took part of my Flour as the Ice is very Rough a Frosty Fine morning Broke some of the Jammed Ice Down so to Get through it Fine But turned very Frosty Freezing hard to Day and to night chopping stove Wood Feeding the cattle more than extra as its cold Wrote a Letter to night to sent to Dan 16th very Stormy North East Wind Drifting and snowing Freezing hard Fixing some of the chairs put a Handle in the Little Axe Bismarcks, turned more moderate in the afternoon 17th Drawing Wood Randolph and I some cold some Cutters and Teames crossed Summers's Road for the first Drew a soft Maple Log from the House to the Bank 11 Feet some Water coming in the swamp John Hamilton to Lancaster to Day Lost his cap 18th I crossed to put the Letter in the P.O 3 cents paid JS addressed it for me Bought of Mr Ward 8 cents worth of matches got 2 Bunches a very fine morning snowed a little Turned to Drifting, Blustering Water Raising some near shore John Hamilton to Cornwall early this morning on the Bosure Tom thrashing Took the rest of my Flour over to Day I made 2 halfes of it the other Day so it would not be so heavy on the rough ice and the ice is very Rough a social up at Mr {Illegible}kins Last night made 17 Dollars {T}om Summers Tom Munroe Donald Angus to cornwall to Day pay up J Grants affair {c}utting Stove Wood �19th Sunday a very fine Day the sun came out in the afternoon awful warm went around the Lower Point put the snow out of the canoe and raised it up some Quit milking the cows twice a Day to Da{y} Mr James Cameron Island Janry 20th 1879 most awful Frosty to Day north West Wind and very Frosty to night cutting Drags and Drawing some Feeding the cattle extra this cold Weather crossing a Good Deal on Summers’s Road the Airholes smokes hard to Day our yard all Blocked up with snow-Drifts 21st St Agness Day Frosty Frost Falling snowed some East Wind Bushing the road from the house up around to the Cord Wood Bay put a few Bushes from the Back Bay for the Pitt Point so if any one comes around that Way they wont cut through the Back Marsh cutting hay on the East mow 22nd a Fine Day crossed Wrote a Letter for T Jack to Enterprize Company put it in the P.O Registered it to Boston Mass, 8 cents postage and Registering got a certificate stopt all night at Hamiltons a cold night stormy John Over with cheese to Dundee 23rd Came home {Above it reads: Pig Gone} chopping stove Wood putting out Some Bushes to the Light House James McDougall Crossed over to Hamiltons to night as they expect the Thrashing Mil men tomorrow Bill Cameron there to Day 24th at Hamiltons all Day Bought of JS Summers 5 lb of Rice 25 cents the Mill Did not Come came home this Evening Got from John Flour Drifting to Day Charlie’s Tuppers Birth Day They Bushed it Down to the Lighthouse to Day 25th Robie Burn’s Birth Day and a Fine Day and a Wild Day Thawed Froze wind from Every Quarter Snowed hard some hail Drawing Drags Snow Deep Blowing and Drifting a very Wild night 26th Sunday put in some of the Stack as I am going tomorrow to Hamiltons Cold and Wind{y} Drifting 27th N East Wind I went to Hamiltons to help them as they got the Thrashing mill McCormick & McPherson Cold Day at oats and Wheat 28th Thrashing 29th 2 Indians here Lewis Smoke stopt all night Fishing EEls 30th Thras{hing} 30th Thrashing Fine Weather 31st at oat stack Got Mr William spink to Help a{nd} Mr Bell here for a peice of Rope The Fishermen) Mr James Cameron Island Feby 1st 187{9} �Saturday Done Thrashing about 12 oclock came home took some Wheat oats Barley for the Hens Got ½ lb of Tea from J Summers 20 cents a Fine Day Drifting North West Wind Roughf going on the ice some Water coming on near shore chopping stove Wood Sunday 2nd West Wind Cold snowing Drifting frosty Water Raising on the Marsh This is Candlemass Day so if the Bear comes out to Day he will not see his shadow or the Racoon either the sighn of a hard year when the Dont come out no sunshine to Day George Renshaw no Fire But Whiskey kept him warm very Cold to Day 3rd A Fine Day DPutting Wood of the Bank up on the South Side near the upper Point Dead Basswoods 4th A Fine Day Crossed to Summerstown Got some Flour from J Hamilton and about 6 lb of Cheese AJ Baker promised me 10 Dollars if he would Get his Fortune thats coming to him Burying Mrs Doherty to Day seen A Smallman and A Tyo at Summerss Treated me Rookey wanting me to Trade horses for Cow Got a Letter from J Angus from the House of Assembly Toronto 3 cents in it Postage stamp the Marsh hay stack about Done 5th Broke on the 3 Ton stack in the Back Marsh Drew some of it to Day a Fine Day E Wind snowing some Drift {Illegible}t some seen a Bunch of something Down at the Kit Kit Brash or EEl Fishers 6th 2 Teams Drawing to the Lighthouse to Day and very Busy too made a Good many trips {Illegible}a a Ball at Summers’s to night Drawing Wood Randolph and I from the upper Point Broke a Road in the swamp a very fine Day W West and calm and a most Beautiful night for the Ball Folks Mr James Cameron Island Feby 7th 1879 I crossed to Summerstown Sent a Letter to John Angus Toronto Marlborough House sold 6 lb of Tallow to Mr Ward 8 cents Bought 20 lb of oatmeal 1 Pipe Matches JS Summers took me up to the House to have Dinner and Treated me a Good many at the Ball Last night Mrs Hamilton colouring made me take of my Comforter and she coloured it a Fine Day turning to snow and Blow cold some 8th Gordon's Birth Day cutting and Drawing wood his Heifer calved this Evening a Fine Day Tom Jack to Mill to Day 9th a Stormy Day cold West Wind Drifting 10th Randolph and I to Mr Hamiltons Got a Bag of Flour and a Bag of Grain for the hens Heard Gordie Arman and one of Summers Girls is to Be married Maggie) and Julia was to be married in the spring to an operator Tom Summers mad at Jimmy Grant Got 130 Dollars from his Mother a Fine Day But the wind is from the East Turning Cold and Frosty took Jess across to Day for the first time 11th a Fortunate Day Drew some Marsh hay from the sta{ck} East Wind Snowing and Drifting 12th West Wind snowing Drifting Blowing Working at the clock 13th cold Frosty West Wind got 1 cut of hay to the Bottom of the Mow Making a Fork handle as I Broke the handle this Morning Water on the ice and Lots of snow �14th St Valentine Day very Frosty W Wind Broke a Track up near the Upper End of the Island Broke a Track to the Bus{h} shovelling snow 15th in the Bush Cold turned Stormy 16th Stormy drifting & snowing 17th Cold went to the Bush 18th James Hugh's Birth Day skinned the Ram yesterday Went to the Marsh hay stack snow too Deep all covered went to head of the Island to B{Illegible} A Road took home some Wood Mr James Cameron Island Feby 19th 1879 Randolph Drove me up to the head of the Island snow deep I crossed stopt at hamiltons took Dinner John Harnessed up the horse and we Drove up to the Store Got a Letter from John Angus from Toronto and a Lot of newspapers a very Frosty Day East Wind Bought of Julia ½ lb Tea Got a Peice of Meat from John wrote a Letter to night thinking of of Going to the PO tommorow Got the Book of Moses from Hamiltons 20th Stormy Drifting East Wind cold too cold to cross to Day 21st crossed Got 25 cents from G Renshaw a very cold Day West Wind Drifting Jim Hopkins Working all this Week at Dickinsons Wharf Got a Ride Down from John Hamilton and Tommy Jack with the 2 young colts Jack & Charlie and they go well for the first time they were in a sleigh Bought of Mr Ward 5 lb of Barley Races in Dundee to Day sent A Letter to J Angus to Day Toronto Rooky Moving 22nd cut Down a Dead cherry at the head of the Island Bismarck Randolp and I a Fine Day turned Blustery E Wind Began some of the Marsh hay on the stable Loft put some snow of Made 2 Waterholes 23rd Fine some snow {e}nough to make Drift the Fox came close to the Barn {L}ast night 24th Cold Drifting cutting some firewood in {t}he Bush Drew it home put out Poison in the Back Marsh cutting Stove Wood see a sleigh {c}rossing at the Kit Kit to Lancaster and then there was 3 sleighs came Back this is the first {t}ravelling on that road cant Get in to the Marsh hay stack we Broke on such drifts of {s}now 25th St Matthias) chopping Firewood E Wind {t}urned stormy Blowing hard Drifting Frosty {i}n the Morning cut a Birch to Make a Broom the First one I ever Made 26th Ash Wednesday E Wind turned to Raining some then the Wind changed to the West and Blew very very hard Kind of soft but made a small crust went for a Load of Wood but it Blows too hard clearing snow Drifts made Last night seen a Fox crossing a Good Lot of Travelling to Lancaster on this Road Below the Kit Kit Mr James Cameron Island Feby 27th 1879 Very Frosty and cold �28th Went across got a Ride up From Hamiltons from Tom Got a Letter from John Angus Heard George Renshaws had an other Boy or Girl Last Monday A Bee at Dickinsons Wharf Drawing Stones yesterday matches oil 1st of March St Davids Day came in Like a Lion snowing Blowing wind all around the compass Kind of Soft and cold Went across to Hamiltons Met Gordon coming from Williamstown Got Flour and cornmeal and Beef from Hamiltons had the horse across and the Road is awful Bad with Deep snow heard either Gibson or his wife Died out at the hill John Richards Daughter seen 3 Foxes and a crow to Day First crow seen this Winter Gordon Brought Blue Beard to HughAnnie A change in the Moon this Morning its awful weather this Winter This Day is the Festival of the Welsh 2nd a Fine Day C 3rd Crossed with Gordon to Hamiltons sent some sugar and Sturgeon with Gordon to Williamsto{wn} Gave a small Peice to Hamiltons John and the Wife away to Alexandria took Dinner with Tom Jack Gordon Randolph a{nd} I Got a Paper from John Angus Randolp and I Drawing Wood a very fine Day warm and soft 3rd 4th Killed the calf Fine Raining and Blowing very hard from the West 4th 5th a Fine Day Thawing some cleaning out from before the stable Doors cutting stove wood 6th Stormy snowing 7th I crossed to Summerstown plate of Butter ½ lb Tea 2 spools of Thread ½ lb soda Darning needle Matches to 5 cents cash spent to this John Hamilton & Wife went to Dundee signed Andrew Cameron Bill for to only Run the Mail 1 Trip a Day Heard the officers of the Bohemians wages was cut Down took Dinner at Hamiltons Thomas G Renshaws Marriage Day some year Mr James Cameron Island March 8 1879 East Wind Raw but Fine Great Lightning and some Thunder not very Loud here but must be far south chain lightning it must be heavy in some other Parts as it shows very bright here about 9 oclock till after ten I then went to Bed Drawing Wood to Day Basswoods thats leaning over the Bank 3 men Fishing EEls at the Lower end of Alexis Island then went Down Below the Pine Tree on Christees Island 9th A Fine Day Thawing Raining some to night seen a Fox crows plenty 10th cut Down a Big stump of Basswood split one Log and Randolph and I saw the Butt Log very hard to split went around the head of the Island Down on the north side for cedar for Brooms Randolp got in a crack near shore Broke a Road to the Bottom of the Marsh hay stack as the snow is soft very unwell with a Bad Cold most of us all in the house Down with bad cold Thawing hard to Day 11th cut and took home some Firewood took home some Marsh hay very Bad with a cold not muckh Travelling on the ice Roads Thawing to Day a very fine Day Geordie Annan and Miss Summers Married to Day at Andrew Camerons old Slapford Buried to Day Light all) �12th an Unfortunate Day On this Day of the month McMaster First came to the Island and the ice {o}pened that Day Peter Baker Married to Day to Miss Murchison took over som veal to J Hamilton {a}nd his Bag took Dinner at Hamiltons went up to store {w}ent over with George to see the Barrel Got a Peice of the {W}edding Cake at Hamiltons stopt at Hamiltons all {n}ight Bad Travelling on the Roads now all of us very bad {w}ith cold 13th came from Hamiltons Drawing Wood {1}4th Drew some Wood all Bad with Cold 15th I crossed with Butter 5 lb Bought of J Summers 5 ½ yds Cotton RRR {Radway’s Ready Relief} Bottle Bunch of Matches I owe 13 cents Got J Hamilton to come for ton of Hay for aJ Baker Bought of Mr Ward 18 lb Corn Meal {a}ll he had 2 lb of Barley to this I Paid Mr James Cameron Island March 16th 1879 Very unwell all of us Laid up with bad Cold Gordon came from Williamstown bad with cold had 2 papers of Tea 1 lb of crackers 3 Loaves of Bread TStuff that Donald McDonald Gathered for me a thing I knew any thing at all about took it From Hamiltons where it was Left with a Lot of Other Stuff they told Gordon for me to go after tommorrow Gordon took Coffee and soap from Williamstown 17th St Patricks Day I crossed to Summerstown Brought 1 sheep Pelt 1 calf skin allowed me a Dollar Bought of Mr Ward ½ lb Soda 1 Pail Paid for the Corn Meal and 2 lb of Barley I got saturday Leave a Due Bill of 43 cents St Patricks is Stormy And Wild J Hamilton and Wife to Cornwall the things that Donald McDonald Gathered for me I took from Hamiltons 4 ½ Bushels of Wheat 300 Wt of Flour about 10 lb of Pork 10 lbs of Beef 21 Herring 1..90 or Cash Gordon and I came home Quite a surprise not any thing at all about it nor would I want them to Do that for me Old Mr John the Priest Departed 18th AJ Baker and Peter for Hay Took a Load Gordon crossed with the Bag I got the stuff in cleaned th{e} stove and Pipes splitting sugar Troughfs 25 19th Began to Draw Wood took my Jumper to Rensh{aw} Got Georges sleigh 3 Loads Got 1 Bottle of H Wines from George for the Wife and children sent him a Peice of sugar Brought a Little sleigh Got a new Whiskey Cask from him an awful Bluster of snow from the West Run into Hamiltons took the Taurus Down 20th First Day of spring this Evening Quite a Fine Day skinned the Taurus took up a Load and I went to Hamiltons wi{th} a Bottle of Milk they have a Bee to Day Drawing from Fleickes went wi{th} a Load afternoon Drew some upon the {Illegible} EEl Fishers at Christees Mr James Cameron Island March 21st 18{79} Finished Drawing to Georges Got a Bag of Potatoes from Allen Cameron in the concession 22nd I went to the store with the Hide 37 lbs to Mr Ward Bought of Mr Ward ½ Bus salt 2 lb of nails 4 Bunches of Matches went over with G Renshaws Sleigh Got Tallow and Candles turned very Stormy E Wind came to Hamiltons 2 men Fixing the Lighthouse tinsmith Gordon came from Hamiltons with me could hardly see the way to come home with the East Wind storm Heard One of the McMasters was ggoing to be hung in the Back Hills for shooting a Man very Stormy to Day �snowing Drifting Georgie Bosell and Billie here for the adze to make Troughfs George to cornwall to Day and antwine scotch moon to Day 3 times crazy 23 Sunday a Fine Day 24th Gordon Went for AJ Bakers sleigh and Harness went straight Down the ice to Henery Genies Port Lewis John Stalkers Daughter Departed stopt at the Lake View Hotel Bought 30 55 cents worth of H Wines st annicet) Lablaw) 25th at Henery went Down to Jos Tavern went to see old mr Rankin the Blacksmith and he is Poorly 26th Jim McDougall {h}ere for the sugar Bush Pete Bosell here with the adze We came home from Port Lewis Received From Mr Henery Genie 1 Bag of Wheat 1 Bag of Rye Bag of oats corn & pease Buckwheat 25 lb corn Meal 35 lb 18 lbs of Pork 46 yds Cotton 9 cents 15 yds of Calico 10 cents 3 lb) 3 spools of Thread 15 cents 1 Bag of Flour Boots {Illegible}..50 John H. Birth Day {Illegible}ain Mr James Cameron Island March 27th 1879 Gordon crossed with AJ Bakers Sleigh got a Paper from Charles Tupper Workhouse Walton on the Hill Liverpool England Gordon crossed over to Mr McDougalls to Let them Know about the Sugar Bush cut A Load of Black Oak on the Bank at the Pitt-Point East Wind Drifting and snowing some Rain Freezing some to night Gordon got a Pair of Boots at Mr Wards cutting up the Weeb of Cotton 28th I crossed to J Hamiltons Sacrament on the Front John & Wife went and came Back James & Rorry McDougall here Brought over some of the Sugar Bush Rigging Filling the Barrels with water a very fine Day Ducks Flying plenty 29th Robins came Grey Birds came Blackbirds came Rory came to Cut Wood Running All Day Making spoils and sharpening some of the old spoils have 25 Troughfs new one made at the Door they have their sap Dishes and spoils 2 pots Barrels 30th Sunday snowing E Wind Gordon and Randolph went up to the Bush 31st Gordon and Rory cutting a Buck came over on snowshoes as there is water thats not Froze hard enoughf to carry Drew the Troughfs Barrels Pots chains to the Bush Randolph and I April 1st All Fools Day Gordon and I made {Above it reads: Blary calved} 22 Troughfs to Day soft map{le} Drew some {Above it reads: Wild Geese} stones from the House to the Sugar camp 2nd Gordon to the store Bought of J Summers 2 yds at 40 cents Bought of Mr Ward ½ lb soda 5 cents Thread 5 cents Matc{hes} 3 cents Gordon Kept 5 cents stormy to Day Drif{ting?} 3rd AJ Baker here 2 Galernea and Boy Back from Salmon River 4th St Ambrose Day Ned Santinee for ½ Ton of Hay and cam{e} for my ashes 14 Bushels Peter Rooky here Rory here Gordon to Hamiltons for steelyard 5th making Troughfs Jim Hopkins here 50 c{Cut off} sap not running Tapping Some Mr James Cameron Island april 6th 187{9} �A Fine Day 7th Went with Hamiltons {Above it reads: Maud calved} steelyar{d} home 8th Made 2 Gallons {Above it reads: Raisins pepper} of Mollasses for the first 9th Gordon crossed to the store ½ lb Tea Rope sturgeon oil Matches pipe miss Grant the schoolmam and one of the Mr McDougalls Little Girls in the sugar Bush made 22 lbs and small cake and a Basin of Litere on the snow this is the first Sugar made 10th seen a Team crossing Summers's Road Jim McDougal came with a cake 11 lbs this is out of the 22) Gave him a Taste of Sturgeon {Above it reads: made 22 lbs of sugar} to take home 11th Good Friday Stormy snowing Drifting East Wind Fine all Kinds of Weather to Day Drawing Wood in the sugar Bush 12th crossed with the Horses McDougall this morning and went right Back as the ice is Getting Bad Took a canoe across and hand sleigh & Jim Cox and Rory and Gordon in the Bush Boiling ice opened at the channell straining all they Boiled to Day chopping Stove Wood Keeping in the {Spring Garden?} a Fine Day 2 men Fishing at the Little Island Frosty nights White Frost Last night the 2 stopt to night for the first First cranes came Pheabes or Pe-Wit came Fan Tailed Blackbirds {c}ame 13 Sunday Rory crossed Jim Cox stopt {g}athering sap a Fine Day 14th Jim McDougall {a}nd Rory came across James McDougall stopt all night Lots of ice going Down 15th Drawing Wood Mc in the Bush 16th Drawing marsh hay seen the first swallows Taking {f}ine hay of the Stable Loft putting it in the Barn 17th put the Bull Don Pedro in the stable 18th Our Duncans Birth Day Drawing Wood {1}9th Rory and Miss Grand and Elizabeth Mary Sugared {i}n the Bush to Day 16 lbs Made a Water Troughf for Don Pedro put out the canoe on the 17th Mr James Cameron Island April 20th 187{9} A Fine Day North West Wind Lots of ice going Down and ice at our shore,, 2 Indians Fishing EEls in a Bun at the Little Island Frost Last night Cows crossed the swamp to the Sugar Bush Salted them at the Lower Point got a small (Rock-Bass at the shore) struck him with a stick 21st 2 Indians in the Tent sugared about 40 lb Mr Smallman's steamer sparrys First Trip A Fine Day making Pickets Water coming in to the cellar set Fire to Front Marsh Lots of ice Going Down Loons came Gave the Indians some Hay for their Bed Frogs Began their Music not very well Bad with Rheumatism and corns on my Both Feet gave a Round on 2 at the Lower Point with the Plough �22nd First Laying of Hens Frosty nights Got 3 EEls from the Indians a Great many Fishing EEls from the mud taking the Banking from the East end of the House 23rd St Georges's Day Made Mollasses Gave a small cake to Miss Bella McDougall old Gabriel came and Rivers 24th a Fine Day set nets Got none Got a Rat 25 St Marks Day East Wind cloudy and Fine Mr Genie came and Pickot and Boy Paul Gray and his Boy here all night got a Bag of Potatoes from Genie Got a chain for Don Pedro the Bull 25 26th Genie and I trying for EEls Gave him my 2 Lines Tobacco seeds sold him my Musket to Pickot for chairs Gave Genie his Bags took Hay seed in them made Mollasses to Day Gordon Crossed to McDougalls with James Cox Mr Genie went of{f} 27th E Wind Fine went up around the Island 28th Gord{on} and James Cox came took all their rigging out of the sugar Bush the Boys Boiling 17 Pails West Wind Got a Letter from Dan Got a Rat a Fine Day Rainin{g} a Little W Wind Got a Letter from Dan and a P{aper} from Charlie Tupper England Mr James Cameron Island April 29th 18{79} Black cow calved Gordon Boarding the Tent with Mr Gabriel taking home sugar Bush rigging 30th Gordon and Gabriel the Fisherman crossed to Summerstown I Planted 130 hills of Potatoes Randolph and I Ploughing at the Lower Point 1st of May Gabriel got salt Got 3 pikes from them shingling his Tent Raining Gordon Barked 2 Chairs 2nd Lost their Line Blowing hard Ploughing at Lower Point Gave them some Tobacco Grappling for their Line 3 made a Broom for old Gabriel made a Runner for the Jumper Gordon ploughing at Door and the Bean Fence Garden A Propeller went Down and 2 Tow Boats and St Francis came up Blowing 4th a Fine Day Gordon crossed to Go to Williamstown Randolph And I to Bosells Got a Ducks nest on Frank Island Moses Jessama and Family here George Renshaw sent a Bag of Potatoes Down with Moses to me Algerian went Down Randolp with Gabriel 5th Harrowing working at the Banking Raining 6th Harrowing Planted 80 Hills Raining some Ground his Pepper Spartan went Down 7th Bohemian came up Drawing Dung Got a pike Got a Rat 8 Harrowing the Lower Point Drawing off stones �9th Went to Summerstown with 2 Plates of Butter at 15 cents paid J Summers 33 cents I owed him Bought 4 yds of Cotton 40 cents {Illegible} 4 yds Calico 40 Bought of Mr Ward ½ lb Tea Soda Starch Tin Cup Thread Salts Soap matches cloves oil had 3 Rats got a Letter from Williamstown 10th Sowed near 1 ½ of Wheat at Lower Point harrowed it 11th Randolph Bismarck and I to Sturgeon Island Kit Kit Island to Lizard and Butternut Island Found a copper on the {K}itt Kit Island took Dinner on Butternut Island {T}homas Reesor the Indian here to Buy suga{r} none to sell Mr James Cameron Island May 12th 1879 Ploughing at the peice at the Door Finished Ploughing this Peice Looking at the Fence On the Pitt Pitt Point 13 Harrowing Planting some Potatoes but the Potatoe Bug begins to show himself I'll not Plant no more so I'll put the rest of the Peice in corn 14th Finished Planting the Corn 15th putting Manure on the Garden and on the Potatoes some on the Garden and On the Potatoes some on the Hay ground Bismarck planted 24 hills of Potatoes 16th Henery Bosell here for a stick to make oars Gave Randolph a ¼ taking out manure I got ½ Bushel of Lime from Lancaster 10 cents Gave 15 cents 5 cents of a Mistake of mine 17th Gordon Came across with George Bosell Gave George what sour Milk we had for his Pigs 6 pails went across with Gordon to Summerstown to get his coat Fixed paid Amelia Laplante 50 cents 10 cents for Cotton Bought Mr Ward {Illegible}rick oil 25 8 Bunches of Matches 2 pipe 8 cents Bought a Bag 25 cen{ts} Bought of J Summers 2nd Book for Gordon 25 cen{ts} Settled with AJ Baker for the Hay Rec Payment Got an Overcoat 18th Rogation Sunday A Fine Day Heard Dan was canvassoing and Rayside Francis the Indian he{re} Gave him Dinner Gordon crossed with him Potatoes up some Blades of Corn up 19th St Dustans Ploughing a Peice East of the sho{p?} and Barn and taking out stones fine Day warm working at the Garden Front of the House put in 10 Beds of Top Onions 2 ½ Beds of Potatoe onio{ns} 20th Baking churning scalding the House putting out manure Harrowing Lots a Harrowtooth Let the Calves out in the Lane Digging some in the Garden for Cucumbers and Melons a Fine Day East Wind in the Mor{ning} and West at Night cutting Brush in the {Illegible}er Feild one of these Fishermen that went to {Illegible} Regis to Fish had to Leave Mr James Cameron Island 21st 1879 North Wind New Moon this Morning Whitewashing 22nd Whitewashing the appletrees up in the Hens {Between the lines it reads: Tea From Lancaster 25 cents} as they are at the Corn setting Fire to some heaps of Brush �23rd Frosty Morning Working some at the Lane Fence 24th Queen's Birth Day Randolph and I to Christees Firing some volleys in the Morning hoisted Colours a fine Day Burning Brush in the Evening Great Bonfires St Francis to Montreal 25th Mr Genie and Picott here fishing Perch stopt all night Got a Sturgeon from {Illegible} Darashie the first we Got Let the Mare out for the first time this spring oiled her well and Let her to the Pit Point as the Ticks are Bad Dry Dry weather Thunder to the North but no Rain here high north wind this Evening cold to night 4 Men Supposed to be Drowned near Granadier Island came from Valleyfield to have a Time on the Queens Birth Day 2 Englishmen and 2 Frenchmen 26th Genie and Picott went off early Making a Door for the Milkhouse put a Board on the cookhouse floor 27th Putting a Pile of Manure in to the {y}ard from the Back Stable Door 28 Fixing the Wheat 5 Bushels and 1 ½ of Rye in Bags {Above it reads: Solomon Falkner and Mr Stark here} to get Ready to go to Mill 29th Royal Oak Day Went to Mill Brout 29 lbs of Butter sold to Jo Lemay 14 cents Bought ½ lb Tea 18 ½ lb Tea 23 cents Salt 10 lbs 10 pipes 3 cents Spoon 25 cents Tub 25 2 Tin Basins 2..50 Matches 13 4 yds overalls 64 Bottle of Hatches oil 25 Pink & senna 10 {Illegible}andy heard Emmanuels Girl Departed {t}he Sparry into Lancaster with a Load for {t}he St Francis a very fine Day had Mr Derushie's Boat a Great many Trowling in Salmon River took Dinner {a}t D Summers Got some Garden pease Mr James Cameron Island May 30th 1879 making the Calves Pasture Fence Ploughed the Back Garden over again 31st Plouged and Planted Beans to Day Fixed the Bean Fence George Renshaw here Going Down with Captain Rankin First Trip Gave George a cake of sugar Told me about the st Francis striking the Barges coming out of valleyfield 1st of June The Glorious First of June Rowena's Birth Day 1 year old to Day Whit Sunday Rained some 2nd Drew some Basswood sticks sheared the sheep some cold 3rd Ploughing some Rows of Corn 4 of June old George the 3rd's Birth Day Went to Na-Houstas Island Randolph and I Killed a Large Black Snake with a Large Lizard in his mouth on Na-Houtas Island a Good many Boats a Going and Towing 5 Election Day Dan & Rayside Mr Derushie the Fisherman to Lancaster the old man went to Montreal as his pay did not come up on the Boat Ploughing the West side of the Corn Potato Bugs Plenty Planted Pease in the old Garden and Beans Keeping in the hens Let out the 2 sheep Keeping in the Black wether as he is not smart made a Bonfire to night and Fired a heavy Volley Frost to night Rained some thunder A Meeting at Summerstown yesterday Evening �6th Set the {Leech?} Barrel for soap Raining went around the Island Windy West Frost this morning Dan Elected with a Majority of 50 Heard so 7th George Renshaw here took Down the old Man took my strainer {to} get Fixed to Cornwall 8th Gord{on} with Thomas Munroe and Geor{ge Rens}haw Mr James Cameron Island June 9th 1879 Hoeing Corn Marys Birth Day 1813) 70th Working at the Potatoes and Bugs 11th St Barnabas Went to Hopkins with Milk yesterday the 3 of them Gordon HughAnn and Randolph went to Summerstown Got the strainer and ½ Doz of cups and saucers 40 cents strainer 25 cents Got Lime from George Bought of J Summers Soda 5 cents needles 5 cents Got the Dog snap from Hamiltons Working on the Roads on the Front J Hamilton Path Master 12th Corpus Christie crossed with 28 lb of Butter to Mr Ward Paid for Gordons Boots Bought 3 yds Calico 24 4 yds Cotton 40 2 yds of overalls 40 Pail 25 Soap 6 Caps 10 Got some Hooks and snoods at Hamiltons Working at Corn Bugs 13th Cold night with Frosts most every night Fine 14th Went to the Bush cut a Stick for oars put the Black Weath{er; as in wether} Down in the Brush in the sl{Illegible} Dead yesterday StrawBerries Getting Ripe Keeping in the hens Beans peeping up Potato Bugs Bad 2 Men here yesterday stopt all night Vondell and Johnston Caught a Lunge Thursday Hamiltons Cows eat their Provision Broke thier Rods and Lines 15th Raining some E Wind Mr Genie here Going to Cornwall Gordon went with him Stopt all night here 16th Genie went off took a Tow from the Traveller {a}t the Corn 17th Lots of Trowlers 18th Waterloo a Fine First time this spring I went to Fish caught a Good many perch Mr Tuthill and Dan Summers here to night had a Good many Fish Treated Got a pepper Dish and Mustard and Vinegar from Mr Tuthill Gordon crossed for Buttertub 5 cents hair pins 5 cents 19th the cow Blary suc{Illegible} the Genie Cow Keeping her in 20th a Fine {Day} Indians for oarstuff angus cameron and his Boy here on the 19th Mr James Cameron Island June 21st 1879 Went to Fish Bismarck Leander Fernandez and I to the Back Bay First Day of Summer 22nd Our Dan's Birth Day Mr Genie here Came Last night Brought me 18 lbs of Flour Left his sawLog some strawberries �23rd Cutting weeds for Don Pedro Drawing Wood set 3 Line at the Head of the Island for Mr Derushie Randolph Fishing wit{h} him put out the stove into the cookhouse Gave Genie 16 Harrowteeth Mr Tuthill and Dan Summers had a nice lot of Fish {The bottom half of this page has various lines over the text, though it appears accidental rather than a deliberate strikethrough.} 24th St Johns the Baptiste Day the Masonic Day Jim Hopkins and Kibby and Blood here Jim for a Milk Got some Hooks from Mr Kibby and Blood 25 Let out the Don Pedro Maud with Pedro crossed to Hamiltons for the Bun a very warm Day Heard that Mary and Henerys Girl Departed Sunday and George Grant at Lancas{ter} Finished all the Hoeing of the Potatoes 26th Got a Pair of Oars that the Indians made me 27th Drawing Wood Hoeing Corn taking Beetles of Potatoes Brindle with Pedro 28 Black with Pedro 29th Betsy Bone and Billy here Gave them milk the Old Man Getting Sturgeon now they Bite well 30th Hoeing Corn Digging Tobacco Peice 1st of July Dominion Day Randolph Bism{arck} Leander went to Squaws Island Butternut took Dinner or Pic nick on the 2 Islands Antwine and Wife Ed Jessima and Wife Miss Robideau and another and 2 children made a Pic nick in the Grove Norry with Pedro John Spink went across Line 40 {Illegible} Married a Great Time all over {Illegible} Great Boat Race is over {Bottom line is illegible} {M}r James Cameron Island July 2nd 1879 2 I went to summerstown Bought of Mr Ward 12 cents worth of Coarse Salt pipes Seen Angus Cameron Treated me to a Glass {of} Ale John Summers Building his house Potatoe Bugs Bad took Dinner and Tea at J Hamiltons Got an old Musket Lock from John wind High John Rowed up Tom Jack went to the Springs got the {o}ld Mans Boat Gordon Fishing with Mr Derushie since Monday The Steamer came with the Oil and Supplies to the Lighthouses to Day Heard Jo McPherson Broke his neck 3rd Gordon to Lancaster with Mr Derushie 4th American Independence very windy 5th Gordon and I went to Salmon River took the wool to be carded did not Got {i}t to Day 32 lb of Butter 12 cents a lb Bought of Jo {Le}may 25 lb of Corn Meal Fine salt coarse salt Tea Liquorice Blue Peppermint 2 Spools Left it on counter Matches of 16 of another 5 of another calico 4 yds of overalls Downs Elixir {h}ooks soda soap 6th Sunday Gordon crossed {Illegible; page folded over} Hamiltons took his clothes �7th {Illegible} mowing some in the Gr{Illegible} {Above it reads: hail Rain} {8}th mowing {Illegible} David Bowen for milk 9th put in some {Illegible} {1}0th went for the wool Eggs {Illegible} 2 peices of Rope at {Illegible} ½ Doz Bought of Burdo 2 Rakes 1 Box {Illegible} Hamiltons matches Boots 2 ¼ stone Lock {Illegible} parted in Williamstown Thread did not get the Thread J {Illegible} the Time Before Got a scyth {Illegible} John Hamilton and from Dan Summers Brought {Illegible} Brought {Illegible; Bis}marcks Birth Day {Illegible} Baker some sturgeon to Mr Baker {Illegible} Sent a Big Paper of Sweetys to {Illegible} shirt from John {Illegible} the children 7 ½ lb of Rowls at {Illegible} crossed with {Illegible} cents a lb to any Canada man John {Illegible} Gordon gave {Illegible} Hamilton here for the Bull {Illegible} it Back to him {Illegible} hard here the Bull {Illegible} he did not take as he horned him 20th Buried {Illegible} Day and a Large Funeral {Illegible} cents {Illegible} 2..25R .. 20s 48 {Illegible} Mr James Cameron Island July 11th 1879 Mowing Grinding Scythes Got a scythe fro{m} J Hamilton yesterday 12th Orange-Man's Day Firing heavy shots colour up a Fine Day seen Peter the Indian at the Head of the Island 13th Hall and his woman and Johnny Bowen for Berries 14th Mowing 15th Mowing St Swithin Day Rained some to Day 16th Mowing 17th mowing Put in some 18th Mowing 19th Fernandez Birth Day 5 years old to D{ay} Gathering and cocking hay 36 cocks up Mowed a Road Down on Top of the Hill around the west end of the Wheat 20th Peter Tree here and Family {Illegible} Brought me 2 oars Gave them their Knife they los{t} Last year 21st Put in 36 cocks of Hay first hay on the East side of the mow Mr Durushies Daughter and sonin-Law came from Montreal 22nd Mowing Back of the Barn Rain some 23rd Raining Livinina went to D{own} to see the old Mans Daughter at the Tent �24th They went off The old Man to M{Illegible} with his Daughter I Slept in the Ten{t} with Randolph while he was away Mowing some 25th P Blaw here putting in some 40 cocks hay Windy East Thunder 26th the old came from Montreal Mowing some at the corn John A McDonald Towing a{Illegible} Mowing Below the old Garden Rained ha{iled?} to night the old Mans Daughter sent a{Illegible} up to the Baby Rowena Dogs Days n{Illegible} 27 {amoot?} here 28th Gokey h{ere} 29th putting in Hay {The bottom left corner of the page is torn and folded over. Only partial sentences can be read, but they appear to be from the end of June/beginning of July 1879.} 1879 Mr James Cameron Island July 30th Mr Oxly here Randolph and I to the store he went up Bought ½ lb Tea I stopt at Hamiltons till Randolph went to the store Heard John Aleks wife Departed John Hamilton Lost 1 or 2 of his Cows seen hopkins Hotel up 31st Went to Dundee 37 ½ lb of Butter 6 ½ for the Tub Bought 50 lb and 25 lb of Flour Tea soda salt stone 4 yds of overalls stuff 10 yds of Calico Got scythe & 3 nets from Baker Hooks Tub pipes sweetys made 12 cocks of hay 1 of August Or Lammas Day putting in hay Mowing 2nd Minnie's Birth Day Picnic on the St Francis 3rd 3 Men Stealing cherries Livinia and I to the Head of the Island Amoot and Wife here 4th Mowing 5th Taking in Hay 6th Randolph's Birth Day Mowing 7th Mowing 8th Mowing some 9th mowing 10th Lewis Blondeau and Greeny here �11th Cut the Wheat 12th put in the Wheat 13th Mowing Dan Summers here for Bread the old man for Breads Randolph went Down to stop all night at the Kit Kit 14th Mowing 15 mowing 16 Mowing Lemays Boy at the old Mans wanting to Buy a Line Leaving his Gold King till he would pay him Windy Raining 17th Found 2 peices of Rope at head of the Island it me Be J Hamiltons E Wind Raining Angus Departed in Williamsto{wn} 18th Mowing Mr Oxly and son here E Wind Rain some Ellen McDonald poorly 19th John Hamilton and Gordon come to Give me word angus was Dead {Above it reads: Bismarcks Birth Day} Got a hat and shirt from John {a}s my own was not ironed crossed with {Jo}hn got out to Williamstown Gordon Gave me 50 cents but Gave it Back to him Dan came through the night 20th Buried very warm Day and a Large Funeral 1879 Mr James Cameron Island Augt 20th 21st in Williamstown Allen McDonald Buried to Day in the Roman church for the first time 22nd I Came Home Bought of Mr Ward ½ lb of Tea Janie Spinks Departed I seen her Last Breath as she Left this World pipes and Matches Gordon put me across with Willie Roses Boat Don Pedro went off on the 19th and the oxly Heifer came 23rd putting in Hay Mowing 24th very sick 25th Mowing Fixed the Jumper putting in Bucky here got and old scythe 26th putting in hay 27th Dan Summers here early this morning very unwell 28th Got a Sturgeon and EEls the old Mans Line D Summers took 50 lb of Flour from Dundee for me on credit 29th Got 3 Sturgeon �30th the old Man from Montreal Gokey for Corn and Butter 31st Got a Line and 95 Hooks and snoods from the Old Man Mr Derusher Randolph went with the old man to Fish a Fine Day Let the Cows in shut the Back Door of the Barn yesterday 1st of Sept Mowing in the upper Feild 2nd Taking in corn that Rip cutting Cutting cornstalks 3rd Dan's Birth Day 1846 putting Hay on the Barn Floor helping the old Man with his Lines to set Laurie and Granny Morn's came Henery Bosell and Lashey here with pickerel for the old Man at 12 o clock at night the old man off Henery mad at him 4th Amiot for Butter Laurie went Down to Kit Kit Wind Raised Black cherries Ripe taking in corn 5th – John Angus Birth Day 1850 Mr James Cameron Island Sept 6th 1879 Working at corn and cornstalks cutting in the upper Field Granny Laurie and Dan Summers went home Randolph Bad with a Large Boil sent to Wards for Tea soda 7th Went to head of Island 8th at hay 9th at hay 10th Working at hay in the upper Feild 11th cutting cornstalks 12th Taking in corn 13th putting in hay 14th sunday 15th Got the Boat from Dan Summers at Kit Kit 16th Went to Salmon River Tea Flour soap salt castor oil Salts RRR Matches 4 spools {Above it reads: yeast} 5 yds overalls stuff cotton calico Braces powder shot Hammer Knife Buttons scissors 2 Butter Tubs scythe stone 17th went for nuts 18th at nuts 19th Raining 20th Dan Summers G Renshaw here Andrew Cameron Departed cut the Tobacco �21st Sunday Did not Write Down anything till the 29th 29th Went to Hamiltons Heard the Fellow that Murdered his Father Clark Brown was sentenced to be hung the Last Day of October Heard Liza Vipond was married to the Frenchman that Lived with them Bought of Ward Tea Knitting needles Got from Hamilton 25 cents 1 Bag of apples and crabapples very Bad with my hand poisoned oil 30th at hay 1st of October Did not write anything {Above it reads: 2nd went with wood to Bosells} 5th of October Sunday David Bowen a Fine Lad in Drawing his Gun out of the Boat it went off and shot him Dead about 19 years of Age 6th at hay 7th George Bosell and Wife and 3 children here 8th 9th 10th HughAnn McMaster Birth Day I went to Mill called at Lukes never heard David was Dead till Luke told me and showed me the spot 6 Bushels of corn Bought 15 yds of Cotton 12 yds of Calico 12 yds of Batting 2 yds of overal stuff a pair of Braces 1 lb of Tea 1 lb of shot ½ Quire of Paper Loaf Bread Lead Pencil matches 11th Cutting hay 12th 13th 14 15th 16 17 18 19 20th I wrote nothing in these Days 1879 Mr James Cameron Island Oct 21st Working at hay 22nd Colouring Cotton for Quilts 23rd Livinia Birth Day 1868 11 years old to Day Quilting 24th Our Hugh's Birth Day 25th My Birth Day cleaning out the Big Shed Dan Summers here to night and a Passenger from Lancaster almost Froze that man with him Gave him an old Stove Pipe hat 26th 2 men camped on the Pitt Point from Prescott one of them Keeps a Livery of Boats they are Hunting Ducks �27th Luke Bowen and another man here they have a steam yacht at the Foot of Christees Island covering the shed with marsh hay 28th Mr Derushie the Fisherman went to the Store sent for Soda 1 lb 2 spools of Thread 29th Drawing wood out of the Marsh Back of the Sugar Bush for sugar Bush Wood the Barges the Maxwell Run aground some time ago got off to Day 30th Nory Blawa wanting the grapes to make wine 31st Holy Eve Drawing Wood cracking nuts 1st of November All Saints Day Amiot here for nuts Got a Rice Bag from him Drew the old Man some wood 2nd Sunday Gordon and Tommy Rose here sent some Tobacco to Andrew Rose East Wind Began to snow through the night Put in the calves to night and the Mare 3rd East Wind snowing and Blowing hard shelling the corn nubbings to Day all the Best of the corn shelled before this the cattle all went to the head of the Island with the East Wind Went up for the cattle as its very stormy Feeding the cattle 4th Drew some Wood the old Man Mr Derushie for onions 5th Guy Fawks Day sharpened the saw Mr Durushie the Fisherman to Lancaster sent for Tea and comb taking up the Traps Sawing stove Wood Salmon Rive Froze as the Sperry had hard work to Break Mr James Cameron Nov 6th Island 1879 cold some Drew some Drags plastering the stables Piling up Firewood Tied Royal Charlie the Bull in the Big shed Lots of shooting to the South side 7th Plastering Went Down to the Kit Kit Island Randolph and I took some Fat Pine my old scythe salt Water Very Low East Wind Lots of shooting the Alexandria went up very slow A Fine Day snow Thawing Helen's Birth Day 8th Peggy Bosell here with the yarn paid her to Day 58 cents and Gave her 50 cents when we Brought the wool to her 6 ½ lb of Wool Drew some wood Brought the sheep from the Bush Amiot came from cornwall where he was Fishing lot of Rope from him and gokeys Bake Pot Bohemian came straight up did not go into Lancaster its on account of the water being so Low 9th Sunday Fine Blowing Hard Raining 10th Cutting Drags and Drawing Wood 11th Banking the East end of the House cut some Marsh hay for the Banking 12th Old Hallow Eve or St Martins Banking �13th Went for a Broom of Cedar Amiot making Blinds for Du{Illegible} The Steamer of Avrils went off to Day Wind high 14th Amiot and Nory went off 15th Raining Making Decoy heads 16th Sunday went around the Island Bismarck and I 17th Gabriel Derushie took up his Lines helped him with them Fixing the porch took up.. Boards that Amiot Left 18th snowing stormy East W chopping stove Wood helped the old Man with his nets packing them up 19th Mr Derushie went off helped him with his sturgeon and Pickerel Load up his Boat Left his Bun {h}ere and chest and Rods turned stormy {a}t night south W Wind snowing continued 19th 1879 Mr James Cameron Island Took up his Rigging from his Tent took up his Bun St Francis and Bohemian went Down Together stormy to night Drew some Drags from the Lower Point Seen a Big White owl on the Lower Point Got a Rat Lots of snow on the Mountains Feeding the Milk cows and the Mare and calves the Duck away for 2 Days but came back to the Shore 29 20th stormy snowing South Wind 21st on this Day of the Month Do McMaster Departed 1846 {Above it reads: sparry not out} sharpening the crosscut saw Windy 22nd Went to Look for the sheep cold Windy Broke on the West Marsh hay stack Feeding the cornstalks on the stable loft 23rd Sunday a Boat aground this 2 or 3 Days Below Mr Halls Light one of the Kingston Lumber steamer a Propeller coming up gave her a Jerk and Left her I think its the Kendrick that came Down and took her off Stormy south West Wind snow Big Flakes St Francis and Bohemian went Down the Sparry did not come out since the 20th 24th Chopping and sawing Wood 25th at Wood Tying the Heifers in the shed 26th stormy snowi{ng} cutting and Drawing Wood on the Pitt Point 27th Fixing a Door on the Big shed put King{Illegible} cold some 28th a Fine Morning I crossed Boug{ht} of Mr Ward ½ lb Tea 28 cents ½ lb soda 5 cents Match{es} oil Bought of J Summers Thread 10 Pins Pipe 3 c{ents} Received from G Renshaw 1 Dollar for a �Hemlock stick the Wind Raised stopt at Mr Hamiltons The Kendrick Went Down with a Barge to Valleyfield carrys J Hamiltons and Normans Abrams Wood Sacrament on the Front Mr McNish from Cornwall 29th at J Hamiltons Parisha a Bee Ploughing The Last Day for cattle to go into the stable cold 30th Sunday St Andrews Day came home fr{om} Hamiltons a Boat at Renshaws Wharf Last night continued Mr James Cameron Island Nov 30th 1879 No Light in Mr Hills Lighthouse to night the other 2 Lights of Johnstons Lit up to night cold and Frosty St Andrews Day 1st of December setting the Marshes a Fire Light of Floating Light and Cherry Island Kept in Blary most part of the Day as we think of Killing her Tommorow 2 Killed Blary Light on cherry Island 3rd cutting up the Beef and salting it East Wind 4th and snow cold and Fine Drew up the old Mans Bun in the Grove Drew some Long Peices at the Door and Past of the stable 5th all the Hay Done On the Barn Floor commenced the East Mow of Fine Hay Jim Hopkins here and one of Paul Jes Boys cutting and sawing Stove Wood East Wind cold Lots of Ducks Making Decoys a crust on the snow 6th a Fine Day Drew a couple of Drags snow soft Went to the Head of the Island 7th Sunday Blowing hard not Cold 8th Jim Hopkins Charlie and Billy Bone here was Down at charlies Island got no Ducks Randolph and I set the Decoys Down at the Tent near Bismarcks Bay Fine Day 9th cold some chopping and sawing Stove Wood 10th Leander’s Birth Day 1872 a Fine Day Working at putting up the Petition Boards or the stall not very well 11th cutting up a Buck that fell with the Wind Bad with a pain I took a Good Deal of shooting up the Way of the Hog Island 12th Drew some Drags and 2 Loads of Tops of Beeck {Beech} Limbs Lost my Pipe and Found it Fixing stems in the Pipes Freezing hard to night 13th a Fine Morning East Wind new-Moon a Scotch moon that comes on Saturday is in General a Rough moon that comes in on Saturday Tying a Bushel of Corn took us all Day Wind changed to West Blowing hard some Grains of snow Freezing some to night the cattle picking {o}ut in the Daytime �1879 Mr James Cameron Island Dec 14 Sunday some cold no snow on the Ground E Wind a Good many Ducks this morning not very Well 15th Went to the Bush for the sleigh took home 3 Drags Drew the Fish-Box to the Barn for to put Hayseed that on the Barnfloor in it cleaned up the Barnfloor Kind of Stormy snowing cutting stove Wood 16th Moving the Hay from the West mow to the East mow so to get at the Wheat some cold turned fine in the Evening Frosty to night 17th some snow North West Wind Freezing Cold Frosty to night Began the Wheat to Thrash Thrashed 3 Floors Got the Clock to start it stopted about 2 Weeds Making Bismarck a comforter 18th very cold Windy Thrashing 19th Thrashing very Cold East Wind got Kind of soft through the night 20th snowing West Wind Some cold First Quarter of the Moon this morning Finished the Thrashing put it in 2 Boxes till I can Get it Fanned a Good Deal of ice in the Bays and out to the edge of the Rushes Water Low Windy to night and all the time cold 21st Sunday the Water all in a skim of ice Freezi{ng} hard and calm till near night when the East Wind and snow and Drifting began its an awful night 22nd stormy till near night the ice taken across last night Grea{t} snowbanks and Drifts the Potatoes and squashes Froze in the cellar 23rd some cold I went to try the ice I crossed but its very thin went to Summerstown Bought of Mr Ward ½ lb Tea 20 soap 10 Bought of J Summers matches and pipe 3 cents Got a Letter from Dan a Happy New Years ca{rd} Breaking the Roads Ward Butchering Took J Hamiltons Horse home from the Roads as it is Lame Mrs Hamilton sent a peice of cheese to Livinia and apples to the children 1879 Mr James Cameron Island Dec 24th soft Raining and hailing East Wind Feeding the cattle extra as its Christmas Eve and cold Weather cutting wood 25 Christmas Day Fine but cold West Wind changed at night Keeping to Day as it should be Kept a Holy Day 26th cold East Wind I crossed stopt at Mr Hamiltons then went to Mr Ward Got on credit 100 Wt of Flour 3..50 Bought ½ lb Soda 5 Darning needle 1 Got a Ride Down with Tom Jack a very Frosty Day Bill Morris crossed with a horse I Heard to Day Left my Flour at Hamiltons till I would got tomorrow after it �27th stormy this Morning Turned fine {Above it reads: Broke on a stack of Marsh hay} Randolph and I crossed to Hamiltons for the Flour put out some Bushes for our Road Tom Jack went to Gather ashes to Day East Wind snow sun Draws water 2 Loads crossed the ice to Hopkins I Dont Know what it was 28th Sunday a very Fine Day E Wind and an Eclipse on the Moon and a change in the Moon Full Moon to Day A Great many Fishing EEls over From the squaw Island a Good many air holes But a Great many shut with the stormy night of the 21st 29th Our Angus Birth Day set 4 Traps in the Rushes a Fine Soft Day cut some holes for EEls 30th cold chopping Stove Wood 31st Cold and stormy E Wind Last Day of the year 1st of January New Years Day 1880 a very Fine Day Breaking Roads Drew some Wood W Wind shot a Wood Pecker not Duck shooting 2nd Soft W Wind Randolph and I to pit Point There a Bushing the Road from McPhees to Lancaster {D}rew some Wood Brok a Road up in the swamp seen where the Fox eat a Bluejay 3rd Allen's Birth Day cold Wind Frosty cutting Brush up in cord Wood Bay a good {de}al of crossing Summerstown Road to night commenced to hail Raining Freezing to night 4th Sunday Raining Foggy slippery {Fi}ne W Wind Gordon came From Hamiltons seen a Fox crossing here crossed the sugar Bush Water on to the ice For more information on James Cameron, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.uoguelph.ca � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron Island 1879 January New Years Day crofsed with Gordon to Hamiltons Landed below the Lighthouse a Good lot of ice Going Down Gordon after the Fox Gordon going to stop at AJ Bakers for a Few Days as AJ is going up West to stop till he comes Back then he is going out to Williamstown to School (to 16 cents) Freezing some got 2 papers at Hamiltons Kind of N West Wind 2nd Fixing the Shed Door put in the stack Randolph and I cleaning the stove and Pipes Windy cold the ice would take only its so Windy Breaking the ice 3rd Allens Birth Day chopping Wood around the cattle put Maud in the Big Shed very cold the ice took from the Sturgeon Island over to Christies to Day but there is in the Rushes open that wont take with the Wind the ice took acrofs to night to Alexis Island near Morning A Good many Ducks and the White headed Eagle is after Ducks thats wounded or froze in or on the ice Great Banks of Snow Drifts 4th stormy in the morning got calm snowing some hail West Wind Went Down to Lower Point over to the Pitt Point Awful Banks of snow ice not taken acrofs A great many air holes chopping stove Wood Feeding the cattle extra these cold Days 5th Sunday Cold and Fine 6th Drawing Wood West Wind Went to head of the Island {cut off}nd its very Frosty steamboat channel Full of Anchor Ice Going Down but dont Jam snow Deep 7th chopping Drawing Wood Kind of Warm Went to the West End of the Island Lots of ice Going Down the Channel full of ice 8th Hugh Ann's Birth Day 13 years old to Day Went to upper End to see the ice and its all opened out at the h{illegible} snowing Drifting cutting Brush at the Marsh hay stack </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Mr James Cameron Island January 9th 1879 all open in the steamboat Channel not cold West Wind North and South Wind Drawing Wood chopping stove Wood slippery for the Mare where there is ice as she is not shod yet Let out the sheep to Day our Yard Full of Snow Banks 1 stack of Marsh hay Finished 10th cold and Frosty Lots of Anchor Ice Going Down went to the upper end of the Island to see the ice very Frosty I think it will take in the Steamboat channel to night chopping Wood around the House Broke on the Marsh hay stack about 2 Tons in it put the stake holes in the Little sleigh put ashes in the Leech Barl as the other 3 is Full 11th The ice must have taken through the night as I went to the head of the Island and its taken acrofs went up a peice on it and turned Back as its only a shell but if it Freezes to night it will be Good tommorrow Randolph and I on the north side for cedar chopped the ends of a soft maple for Lott 11 Feet a Fine Day not Freezing much some Freezing to night Finished Making Bismarck's Coat 12th Sunday a very fine Day the ice taken acrofs to Hamiltons before Daylight Freezing some to night 13th 3 men Fishing EEls Back of the Island I crofsed to Hamiltons took Dinner Went up to the store Got a Letter in the office from Dan with 2 Heard Gordon went to Williamstown put a few small Bushes on my Road Bought 3 lbs of Rice 15 Bought 1/2 lb Tea 20 2 spools of Thread 8 Pipe 1 the ice very Rough took supper at Hamiltons came home the ice is only a shell Christopher McRae crofsed at Hopkins to Summerstown 14th crofsed to Day Brought Gordons Pants to Hamiltons exchanged Hugh Anns Boots 25 on exchanging them Bought of Mr Ward 50 Wt of Flour 2..30 Castor oil {illegible} Bought of Summers 3 1/2 yds of cotton 28 {illegible} of sugar from Mr Ward {illegible} night at Hamiltons Frosty Frosty {page two} Mr James Cameron Island Jany 15 1879 A Fortunate Day I came from Hamiltons took part of my Flour as the Ice is very Rough a Frosty Fine morning Broke some of the Jammed Ice Down so to Get through it Fine But turned very Frosty Freezing hard to Day and to night chopping stove Wood Feeding the cattle more than extra as its cold Wrote a Leter to night to sent to Dan 16th very stormy North East Wind Drifting and snowing Freezing hard Fixing some of the chairs put a Handle in the Little Axe Bismarcks, turned more moderate in the Afternoon 17th Drawing Wood Randolph and I some cold some Cutters and Teames crofsed Summers's Road for the first Drew a soft Maple Log from the House to the Bank 11 Feet some Water coming in the swamp John Hamilton to Lancaster to Day Lost his cap 18th I crofsed to put the Letter in the P.O 3 cents paid JS addrefsed it for me Bought of Mr Ward 8 cents worth of matches fot 2 Bunches a very fine morning snowed a little Turned to Drifting Blustering Water Raising some near shore John Hamilton to Cornwall early this morning on the Boture Tom thrashing Took the rest of my Flour over to Day I made 2 halfes of it the other Day so it would not be so heavy on the rough ice and the ice is very Rough a social up at Mr {cut off}kins Last night made 17 Dollars Tom Summers Tom Munroe Donald Angus to Cornwall to Day pay up J Grants affair cutting Stove Wood 19th Sunday a very fine Day the sun came out in the Afternoon awful warm went around the Lower Point put the snow out of the canoe and raised it up some Quit milking the cows twice a Day to Day </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Mr James Cameron Island Jan 20th 1879 Most awful Frosty to Day North West Wind and very Frosty to night cutting Drags and Drawing some Feeding the cattle extra this cold Weather crofsing a Good Deal on Summers Road the Airholes smokes hard to Day our yard all Blocked up with snow Drifts 21st St Agnes Day Frosty Frost Falling snowed some East Wind Bushing the road from the house up around to the Cord Wood Bay put a few Bushes from the Back Bay for the Pitt Point so if anyone comes around that Way they wont cut through the Back Marsh cutting hay on the East mow 22nd A Fine Day crofsed Wrote a Letter for T Jack to Enterprize Company put it in the P.O. Registered it to Boston Mass, 8 cents postage and Registering got a certificate stopt all night at Hamilton a cold night stormy John Over with cheese to Dundee 23rd Pig goneCame home chopping stove Wood putting out Some Bushes to the Light House James McDougall crofsed over to Hamiltons to night as they expect the Thrashing Mil men tomorrow Bill Cameron there to Day 24th at Hamiltons all Day Bought of JS Summers 5 lbs of Rice 25 cents the Mill Did not Come came home this Evening Got from John Flour Drifting to Day Charlies Tuppers Birth DAy They Bushed it Down to the Lighthouse to Day 25th Robie Burn's Birth Day and a Fine Day and a Wild Day Thawed Froze wind from Every Quarter Snowed hard some hail Drawing Drags Snow Deep Blowing and Drifting a very Wild night 26th Sunday put in some of the stack as I am going tomorrow to Hamiltons cold and Windy Drifting 27th N East Wind I went to Hamiltons to help them as they got the Thrashing mill McCormick & McPherson cold Day at oats and Wheat 28th Thrashing 29th 2 Indians here Lewis Smoke stopt all night Fishing EEls 30th Thrash 30th Thrashing Fine Weather 31st at oat stack Got Mr William Spink to Help Mr Bell here for a peice of Rope The Fishermen {page two} Mr James Cameron Island Feby 1st 1879 Saturday Done Thrashing about 12 oclock came home took some Wheat oats Barley for the Hens Got 1/2 lb of Tea from J Summers 20 cents A Fine Day Drifting North West Wind Roughf Going on the ice some Water coming on near shore chopping stove Wood Sunday 2nd West Wind Cold snowing Drifting frosty Water Raising on the Marsh This is Candlemafs Day so if the Bear come out to Day he will not see his shadow or the Racoon either the sighn of a hard year when the Dont come out no Sunshine to Day George Renshaw no Fire But Whiskey kept him warm very cold to Day 3rd A Fine Day Putting Wood of the Bank up on the South Side near the upper Point Dead Basswoods 4th A Fine Day Crofsed to Summerstown Got some Flour from Hamilton and about 6 lbs of Cheese AJ Baker promised me 10 Dollars if he would Get his Fortune thats coming to him Burying Mrs Doherty to Day seen A Smallman and A Tyo at Summers's Treated me Rookey wanted me to Trade horses for Cow Got a Letter from 2 Angus from the House of Assembly Toronto 3 cents in it Postage stamp the Marsh hay stack about Done 5th Broke on the 3 Ton stack in the Back Marsh Drew some of it to Day a Fine Day E Wind snowing some Drift some seen a Bunch of Something Down at the Kit Kit Brash or EEl Fishers 6th 2 Teams Drawing to the Lighthouse to Day and very Busy too made a Good many trips A Ball at Summers's to night Drawing Wood Randolph and from the upper Point I Broke a Road in the swamp a very fine Day W West and calm and a most Beautiful night for the Ball Folks </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Mr James Cameron Island Feby 7th 1879 I crofsed to Summerstown sent a Letter to John Angus Toronto Marlborough House sold 6 lbs of Tallow to Mr Ward 8 cents Bought 20 lbs of oatmeal 1 Pipe Matches JS Summers took me up to the House to have Dinner and Treated me A Good many at the Ball Last night Mrs Hamilton colouring made me take of my comforter and she coloured it a Fine Day turning to snow and Blow cold some 8th Gordon's Birth Day cutting and Drawing wood his Heifer calved this Evening a Fine Day Tom Jack to Mill to Day 9th a Stormy Day cold West Wind Drifting 10th Randolph and I to John Hamiltons Got a Bag of Flour and a Bag of Grain for the hens Heard Gordie Arman and One of Summers Girls is to Be married Maggie and Julia was to be married in the spring to an operator Tom Summers mad at Jimmy Grant Got 130 Dollars from his Mother a Fine Day But the wind is from the East Turning Cold and Frosty took Jefs acrofs to Day for the first time 11th a Fortunate Day Drew some Marsh hay from the stack East Wind snowing and Drifting 12th West Wind snowing Drifting Blowing Working at the clock 13th cold Frosty West Wind got 1 cut of hay to the Bottom of the Mow Making a Fork handle as I Broke the handle this Morning Water on the ice and Lots of snow 14th St Valentine Day very Frosty W Wind Broke a Track up near the Upper End of the Island Broke a Track to the Bush shovelling snow 15th in the Bush cold turned Stormy 16th Stormy drifting & Snowing 17th Cold went to the Bush 18th James Hough's Birth Day skinned the Ram yesterday Went to the Marsh hay stack snow too Deep all covered went to head of the Island to B{cut off} A Ro{illegible} took home some Wood {page two} Mr James Cameron Island Feby 19th 1879 Randolph Drove me up to the head of the Island Snow deep I crofsed stopt at hamiltons took Dawn John Harnefsed up the horse and we Drove up to the store Got a Letter from John Angus from Toronto and a Lot of newspapers A very Frosty Day East Wind Bought of Julia 1/2 lb Tea Got a Peice of Meat from John Wrote a Letter to night thinking of of Going to the PO tommorow Got the Book of Moses from Hamiltons 20th stormy Drifting East Wind cold too cold to crofs to Day 21st crofsed Got 25 cents from G Renshaw a very cold Day West Wind Drifting Jim Hopkins Working all this Week at Dickensons Wharf Got a Ride Down from John Hamilton and Tommy Jack with the 2 young Colts Jack & Charlie and they go well for the first time they were in a sleigh Bought of Mr Ward 5 lbsof Barley Races in Dundee to Day sent A Letter to I Angus to Day Toronto Rooky Moving 22nd cut Down a Dead cherry at the head of the Island Bismarck Randolph and I a Fine Day turned Blustery E Wind Began some of the Marsh hay on the stable Loft put some snow of Made 2 Waterholes 23rd Fine some snow enough to make Drift the Fox came close to the Barn Last night 24th Cold Drifting cuting some firewood in the Bush Drew it home put out Poison in the Back Marsh cutting stove Wood see a sleigh crofsing at the Kit Kit to Lancaster and then there was 3 sleighs came Back this is the first travelling on that road cant Get in to the Marsh hay stack we Broke on such drifts of snow 25th St Matthias chopping Firewood E Wind turned stormy Blowing hard Drifting Frosty in the Morning cut a Birch to Make a Broom the First one I ever Made 26th Ash Wednesday E. Wind turned to Raining some then the Wind changed to the West and Blew very very hard Kind of soft but made a small crust went for a Load of Wood but it Blows too hard clearing snow Drifts made Last night seen a Fox crofsing a Good Lot of Travelling to Lancaster on this Road Below the Kit Kit. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Mr James Cameron Island Feby 27th 1879 Very Frosty and cold 28th Went acrofs got a Ride up From Hamiltons from Tom Got a Letter from John Angus Heard George Renshaws had an other Boy or Girl Last Monday Bee at Dickinsons Wharf Drawing Stones yesterday matches oil 1st of March St Davids Day came in Like a Lion snowing Blowing wind all around the compass Kind of Soft and Cold Went acrofs to Hamiltons Met Gordon coming from Williamstown Got Flour and cornmeal and Beef from Hamiltons had the horse acrofs and the Road is awful Bad with Deep snow heard either Gibson or his wife Died out at the hill John Richards Daughter seen 3 Foxes and a crow to Day First crow seen this winter Gordon Brought Blue Beard to Hugh Annie A change in the Moon this Morning its awful weather this Winter This Day is the Festival of the Welsh 2nd a Fine Day 3rd Crofsed with Gordon to Hamiltons sent some sugar and sturgeon with Gordon to Williamstown Gave a small Peice to Hamiltons John and the wife away to Alexandria took Dinner with Tom Jack Gordon Randolph and I Got a Paper from John Angus Randolph and I Drawing Wood a very fine Day warm and soft 4th Killed the calf Fine Raining and Blowing very hard from the West 4th a Fine Day Thawing some cleaning out from before the stable Door cutting stove wood 6th Stormy snowing 7th I crofsed to Summerstown plate of Butter 1 1/2 lb Tea 2 spools of Thread 1/2 lb soda Darning needle Matches to 5 cents cash spent to this John Hamilton & Wife went to Dundee signed Andrew Cameron Bill for to only Run the Mail 1 Trip a Day Heard the officers of the Bohemian wages were cut Down took Dinner at Hamilton Thomas G Renshaws Marriage Day some year {page two} Mr James Cameron Island March 8 1879 East Wind Raw but Fine Great Lightning and some Thunder not very Loud here but must be far south chain Lightning it must be heavy in some other Parts as it shows very bright here about 9 oclock till after ten I then went to Bed Drawing Wood to Day Basswoods thats leaning over the Bank 3 men Fishing EEls at the Lower end of Alexis Island then went Down Below the Pine Tree on Christies Island 9th A fine Day Thawing Raining some to night seen a Fox crows plenty 10th cut Down a Big stump of Basswood split one Log and Randolph and I saw the Butt Log very hard to split went around the head of the Island Down on the north side for cedar for Brooms Randolph got in a crack near shore Broke a Road to the Bottom of the Marsh hay stack as the snow is soft very unwell with a Bad Cold most of us all in the house Down with bad cold Thawing hard to Day 11th out and took home some Firewood took home some Marsh hay very Bad with a Cold not much Travelling on the ice Roads Thawing to Day a very fine Day Geordie Annan and Mifs Summers Married to Day at Andrew Camerons old Slapford Buried to Day Light all) 12th An Unfortunate Day ON this Day of the month McMaster First came to the Island and the ice opened that Day Peter Baker Married to Day to Mifs Murchison took over some veal to J Hamilton and his Bag took Dinner at Hamiltons went up to store went over with George to see the Barrel Got a Peice of the Wedding Cake at Hamiltons stopt at Hamiltons all night Bad Travelling on the Roads now all of us very bad with cold 13th came from Hamiltons Drawing Wood 14th Drew some Wood all Bad with Cold 15th I crofsed with Butter 5 lbs Bought of J Summers 5 1/2 yds Cotton RRR Bottle Bunch of Matches I owe 13 cents Got I Hamilton to come for a ton of Hay for AJ Baker Bought of Mr Ward 18 lbs Corn Meal all he had 3 lbs of Barley this I Paid </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Mr James Cameron Island March 16th 1879 Very unwell all of us Laid up with bad Cold Gordon came from Williamstown bad with cold had 2 papers of Tea 1 lb of crackers 3 Loaves of Bread Stuff that Donald McDonald Gathered for me a thing I knew anything at all about took it From Hamiltons where it was Left with a Lot of Other stuff they told Gordon for me to go after tommorrow Gordon took Coffee and soap from Williamstown 17th St Patricks Day I crofsed to Summerstown Brought 1 sheep Pelt 1 calf skin allowed me a Dollar Bought of Mr Ward 1/2 lb Soda 1 Pail Paid for the corn Meal and 2 lbs of Barley I got Saturday Leave a Due Bill of 43 cents St Patricks is stormy and Wild J Hamilton and Wife to Cornwall the things that Donald McDonald Gathered for me I took from Hamiltons 4 1/2 Bushels of Wheat 300 Wt of Flour about 10 lbs of Beef 21 Herring 1..90 or Cash Gordon and I came home Quite a surprise not any thing at all about it nor would I want them to Do thatfor me Old Mr John the Priest Departed 18th AJ Baker and Peter for Hay Took a Load Gordon crofsed with the Bag I got the stuff in cleaned the stove and Pipes splitting sugar Troughs 25 19th Began to Draw Wood took my Jumper to Renshaw Got Georges sleigh 3 Loads Got 1 Bottle of H Wines from George for the Wife and children sent him a Peice of sugar Brought a Little sleigh Got a new Whiskey Cask from him an awful Bluster of snow from the West Run into Hamiltons took the Taurus Down 20th First Day of Spring this Evening Quite a Fine Day skinned the Taurus took pu a Load and I went to Hamiltons with a Bottle of Milk they have a Bee to Day Drawing from Fleickes went with a Load afternoon Drew some upon the {illegible} EEl Fishers at Christies {page two} Mr James Cameron Island March 21st 1879 Finished Drawing to Georges Got a Bag of Potatoes from Allen Cameron in the concefsion 22nd I went to the store with the Hide 37 lbs to Mr Ward Bought of Mr Ward 1/2 Bus salt 2 lbs of nails 4 Bunches of Matches went over with G Renshaws sleigh Got Tallow and Candles turned very stormy E Wind came to Hamiltons 2 men Fixing the Lighthouse tinsmith Gordon came from Hamiltons with me could hardly see the way to come home with the East Wind storm Heard ONe of the McMasters was going to be hung in the Back Hills for shooting a Man very Stormy to Day snowing Drifting Georgie Bosell and Billie here for the adze to make Troughfs George to Cornwall to Day and Antwine Scotch moon to Day 3 times crazy 23 Sunday a Fine Day 24th Gordon went for AJ Bakers sleigh and Harnefs went straight Down the ice to Henery Genies Port Lewis John Stalkers Daughter Departed stopt at the Lake View Hotel Bought 55 cents worth of H Wines St Ammcet) Lalelaw) 25th at Henery went Down to Jos Tavern went to see old Mr Rankin the Blacksmith and he is Poorly 26th Jim McDougall here for the sugar Bush Pete Bosell here with the adze We came home from Port Lewis Received From Mr Henery Genie 1 Bag of Wheat 1 Bag of Rye Bag of oats corn & pease Buckwheat 25 lbs corn Meal 35lbs lbs of Pork 46 yds Cotton 9 cents 15 yds of Calico 10 cents 3 spools of Thread 15 cents 1 Bag of Flour Boots {cut off} ..50 John H. Birth Day Rain </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Mr James Cameron Island March 27th 1879 Gordon crofsed with AJ Bakers Sleigh got a Paper from Charles Tupper Workhouse Walton on the Hill Liverpool England Gordon crofsed over to Mr McDougalls to Let them Know about the Sugar Bush cut A Load of Black Oak on the Bank at the Pitt Point East Wind Drifting and snowing some Rain Freezing some to night Gordon got a Pair of Boots at Mr Wards cutting up the Weeb of Cotton 28th I crofsed to J Hamiltons Sacrament on the Front John & Wife went and came Back James & Rorry McDougall here Brought over some of the Sugar Bush Rigging Filling the Barrels with water a very fine Day Ducks Flying plenty 29th Robins came Grey Birds came Blackbirds came Rory came to Cut Wood Running All Day Making spoils and sharpening some of the old spoils have 25 Troughs new one made at the Door they have their sap Dishes and spoils 2 pots Barrels 30th Sunday snowing E Wind Gordon and Randolph went up to the Bush 31st Gordon and Rory cutting a Buck came over on snow hoes as there water thats not Froze hard enough to carry Drew the Troughs Barrels Pots chains to the Bush Randolph and I April 1st All Fools Day Gordon and i made 22 Troughfs to Day soft maple Wild Geese Drew some stores from the House to the Sugar camp 2nd Gordon to the store Bought of J Summers 2 yds 40 cents Bought of Mr Ward 1/2 lb soda 5 cents Thread 5 cents Matches 3 cents Gordon Kept 5 cents stormy to Day {illegible} 3rd AJ Baker here 2 Galernea and Boy Back from Salmon River 4th St Ambrose Day Ned Lantinee for 1/2 Ton of Hay and came for my ashes 14 Bushels Peter Rooky here Rory here Gordon to Hamiltons for Steelyard 5th making Troughfs Jim Hopkins here 50 c{cut off} sap not running Tapping some {page two} Mr James Cameron Island April 6th 1879 A Fine Day 7th Went with Hamiltons steelyard hom Maud calved 8th Gordon crofsed to the store 1/2 lb Tea Rope sturgeon oil Matches pipe Mifs Grant the schoolmam and one of the Mr McDougall little Girls in the sugar Bush made 22lbs and small cake and a Basin of Litere on the snow this is the first Sugar made 10th seen a Team crofsing Summers's Road Jim McDougal came with a cake 11 lbs this is out of the 22) Gave him a Taste of Sturgeon to take home 11th Good Friday stormy snowing Drifting East Wind Fine all Kinds of Weather DAy Drawing Wood in the sugar Bush 12th Crofsed with the Horses McDougall this morning and went right Back as the ice is Getting Bad took a canoe acrofs and hand sleigh & JIm Cox and Rory and Gordon in the Bush Boiling ice opened at the channell straining all they Boiled to Day chopping Stove Wood Keeping in the Jim Gander a Fine Day 2 Men Fishing at the Little Island Frosty nights White Frost Last night the 2 stopt to night for the first First cranes came Pheobe or Pe-Wit came Fan Tailed Blackbirds came 13 Sunday Rory crofsed Jim Cox stopt gathering sap a Fine Day 14th Jim McDougall and Rory came acrofs James McDougall stopt all night Lots of ice going Down 15th Drawing Wood Mc in the Bush 16th Drawing Marsh hay seen the first swallows Taking fine hay of the stable Loft putting it in the Barn 17th Put the Bull Don Pedro in the stable 18th Our Duncans Birth Day Drawing Wood 19th Rory and Mifs Grand and Elizabeth Mary Sugared in the Bush to Day 16 lbs Made a Water Trough for Don Pedro put out the canoe on the 17th </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Mr James Cameron Island April 20th 1879 A Fine Day North West Wind Lots of ice going Down and ice at our shore 2 Indians Fishing EEls in a Bun at the Little Island Frost Last night Cows crofsed the swamp to the Sugar Bush salted them at the Lower Point got a small (Rock Bafs at the shore) struck him with a stick 21st 2 Indians in the Tent sugared about 40 lbs Mr Smallman's steamer Sparrys First Trip A Fine Day making Pickets Water coming in to the cellar set Fire to Front Marsh Lots of ice Going Down Loons came Gave the Indians some Hay for their Bed Frogs Began their Music not very well Bad with Rheumatism and corns on my Both Feet gave a Round on 2 at the Lower Point with the Plough 22nd First Laying of Hens Frosty nights Got 3 EEls from the mud taking the Banking from the East end of the House 23rd St Georges's Day Made Mollasses Gave a small cake to Mifs Bella McDougall old Gabriel came and Rivers 24th a Fine Day set nets Got none Got a Rat 25 St Marks Day East Wind cloudy and Fine Mr Genie came and Pickot and Boy Paul Gray and his Boy here all night got a Bag of Potatoes from Genie Got a chain for Don Pedro the Bull 26th Genie and I trying for EEls Gave him my 2 Lines Tobacco Seeds sold him my Musket to Pickot for chairs Gave Genie his Bags took hay seed in them made Mollasses to Day Gordon Crofsed to McDougalls with James Cox Mr Genie went off 27th E Wind Fine went up around the Island 28th John and James Cox came took all their rigging out of the Sugar Bush the Boys Boiling 17 Pails West Wind Got a Letter from Dan Got a Rat a Fine Day Raining for Little W Wind Got a Letter from Dan and a {illegible} from Charlie Tupper England {page two} Mr James Cameron Island April 29th 1879 Black cow calved Gordon Boarding the Tent with Mr Gabriel takine home sugar Bush rigging 30th Gordon and Gabriel the Fisherman crofsed to Summerstown I Planted 130 hills of Potatoes Randolph and I Ploughing at the Lower Point 1st of May Gabriel got salt Got 3 pikes from them shingling his Tent Raining Gordon Barked 2 Chairs 2nd Lost their Line Blowing hard Ploughing at Lower Point Gave Them some Tobacco Grappling for their Line 3 made a Broom for old Gabriel Made a Runner for the Jumper Gordon ploughing at Door and the Bean Fence Garden A Propeller went Down and 2 Tow Boats and St Francis came up Blowing 4th a Fine Day Gordon crofsed to Go to Williamstown Randolph And I to Bosells Got a Ducks nest on Frank Island Moses Jessama and Family here George Renshaw sent a Bag of Potatoes Down with Moses to me Algerian went Down Randolph with Gabriel 5th Harrowing working at the Banking Raining 6th Harrowing Planted 80 Hills Raining some Ground his Pepper Spartan went Down 7th Bohemian came up Drawing Dung Got a pike Got a Rat 8 Harrowing the Lower Point Drawing off stones 9th WEnt to Summerstown with 2 Plates of Butter at 15 cents paid J Summers 33 cents {illegible} hom Bought 4 yds of Cotton 40 cents {illegible} 4 yds Calico 40 Bought of Mr Ward 1/2 lb Tea Soda Starch Tin Cup Thread Salts Soap matches cloves oil had 3 Rats got a Letter from Williamstown 10th Sowed near 1 1/2 of Wheat at Lower Point harrowed it 11th Randolph Bismarck and I to Sturgeon Island Kit Kit Island to Lizard and Butternut Island Found a copper in the Kit Kit Island took Dinner on Butternut Island Thomas Reesor the Indian here to Buy sugar none to sell </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Mr James Cameron Island May 12th 1879 Ploughing at the peice at the Door Finished Ploughing this peice Looking at the Fence On the Pitt Pitt Point 13 Harrowing Planting some Potatoes but the Potatoe Bug begins to show himself I'll not Plant no more so I'll put the rest of the Peice in corn 14th Finished Planting the Corn 15th putting Manure on the Garden and on the Potatoes some on the Garden and On the Potatoes some on the Hay Ground Bismarck planted 24 hills of Potatoes 16th Henry Bosell here for a stick to make oars Gave Randolpha 1/4 taking out manure I got 1/2 Bushel of Lime from Lancaster 10 cents GAve 15 cents 5 cents of a Mistake of mine 17th Gordon Came acrofs with George Bosell Gave George what sour milk we had for his Pigs 6 Pails went acrofs with Gordon to Summerstown to get his coat Fixed paid Amelia Laplante 50 cents 10 cents for Cotton Bought Mr Ward {illegible}duck oil 25 8 Bunches of Matches 2 pipe 8 cents Bought a Bag 25 cts Settled with AJ Baker for the Hay Rec Payment Got an Overcoat 18th Rogation Sunday A Fine Day Heard Dan was canvassoir and Rayside Francis the Indian here Gave hime Dinner Gordon Crofsed with him Potatoes up some Blades of Corn up 19th St Dustans Ploughing a Peice East of the shop and Barn and taking out stones fine Day warm working at the Garden Front of the House put in 10 Beds of Top Onions 2 1/2 Beds of Potatoe onions 20th Baking churning scalding the House putting out Manure Harrowing Lots a Harrowtooth Let the Calves out in the Lane Digging some in the Garden for Cucumbers and Melons a Fine Day East Wind in the Morning and West at Night cutting Brush in the {illegible}ther Feild one of these Fishermen that went to St Regis to Fish had to Leave {page two} Mr James Cameron Island 21st 1879 North Wind New Moon this Morning Whitewashing 22nd Whitewashing the appletrees up in the Hens as they are at the Corn setting Fire to some heaps of Brush 23rd Frosty Morning Working some at the Lane Fence 24th Queen's Birth Day Randolph and I to Christie's Fireing some volleys in the Morning heisted Colours a Fine Day Burning Brush in the Evening Great Bonfires St Francis to Montreal 25th Mr Genie Got a Sturgeon from {illegible} Darshie he first we Got Let the Mare out for the first time this spring oiled her well and Let her to the Pitt Point {illegible} the Ticks are Bad Dry weather thunder to the North but no Rain here high North wind this Evening Cold to night 4 Men supposed to be Drowned near Granadier Island came from Valleyfield to have a Time on the Queens Birth Day 2 Englishmen and 2 Frenchmen 26th Genie and Picott went off early Making a Door for the Milk house put a Board on the cookhouse floor 27th Putting a Pile of Manure in to the Yard from the Back Stable Door 28 Fixing the Wheat 3 Bushels and 1 1/2 of Rye in Bags to get Ready to go to Mill Solomon Falkner and mr {illegible} here 29th Royal Oak Day Went to Mill Brout 25 lbs of Butter sold to to Lemay 14 cents Bought 1/2 lb Tea 18 1/2 lbs Tea 23 cents Salt 10 lbs 10 Pipes 3 cents Spoon 25 cents Tub 25 2 Tin Basins 2..50 Matches 13 4 yds overalls 64 Bottle of Hatches oil 25 Pink & senna 10 {illegible}ndy Heard Emmanuels Girls Departed The Sparry into Lancaster with a Load for the St Francis a very fine Day had AM Derushie's Boat A Great many Trowling in Salmon River took Dinner at D Summers Got some Garden pease </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Mr James Cameron Island May 30th 1879 making the Calves Pasture Fence Ploughed the Back Garden over again 31st Plouged and Planted Beans to Day Fixed the Bean Fence George Renshaw here Going Down with Captain Rankin First Trip Gave George a cake of sugar Told me about the St Francis striking the Barges coming out of Valleyfield 1st of Jone The Glorious First of June Rowena's Birth DAy 1 year old to Day Whit Sunday Rained some 2nd Drew some Basswood sticks sheared the sheep some cold 3rd Ploughing some Rows of Corn 4 of June old George he 3rd's Birth Day Went to Na Houstas Island a Good many Boats a Going and Towing 5 Election Day Dan & Rayside Mr Deroshie the Fisherman to Lancaster the old man went to Montreal as his pay did not come up on the Boat Ploughing the West side of the Corn Potato Bugs Plenty Planted Pease in the old Garden and Beans Keeping in the hens Let out the 2 sheep Kept in the Black weather as he is not Smart Made a Bonfire to night and Fired a Many Volley Frost to night Rained some thunder A Meeting at Summerstown yesterday evening 6th Set the Beech Barrel for soap Raining went around the Island Windy West Frost this morning Dan Elected with a Majority of 50 Heard so 7th George Renshaw here took Down the Old Man took my strainer to get Fixed to Cornwall 8th Gordon with Thomas Munroe and George Renshaw {page two} Mr James Cameron Island June 9th 1879 Hoeing Corn Marys Birth Day 1813) 70th Working at the Potatoes and Bugs 11th St Barnabas Went to Hopkins with Milk yesterday the 3 of them Gordon Hugh Ann and Randolph went to Summerstown Got the strainer and 1/2 Doz of cups and saucers 40 cents strainer 25 cents Got Lime from George Bought of Summers Soda 5 cents needles 5 cents Got the Dog Snap from Hamiltons Working on the Roads on the Front J Hamilton Path Master 12th Corpus Christie crofsed with 28 lb of Butter to Mr Ward Paid for Gordons Boots Bought 3 yds Calico 24 4 yds Cotton 40 2 yds of Overalls 40 Pail 25 Soap 6 Caps 10 Got some Hooks and snoo{illegible} at Hamiltons Working at Corn Bugs 13th Cold night with Frost most every night Fine 14th Went to the Bush cut a Stick for oars put the Black Weather Down in the Brush in the swamp Dead yesterday Strawberries Getting Ripe Keeping in the hens Beans peeping up Potato Bugs Bad 2 Men here yesterday stopt all night Vondell and Johnston Caught a Lunge Thursday Hamiltons Cows eat their Provision Broke thier Rods and Lines 15th Raining some E Wind Mr Genie here Going to Cornwall Gordon went with him Stopt all night here 16th Genie went off took a scow from the Traveller at the Corn 17th Lots of Trowlers 18th Waterloo Fine First time this spring I went to Fish caught a Good many perch Mr Tuthill and Dan Summers here to night had a Good many Fish Treated Got a pepper Dish and Mustard and Vinegar from Mr Tuthill Gordon crofsed for Butter tube 5 cents hair pins 5 cents 19th the cow Blary sucking the Genie Cow Keeping her in 20th a Fine Day Indians for oarstuff angus Cameron and his Boy here on the 19th </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Mr James Cameron Island June 21st 1879 Went to Fish Bismarck Leander Fernandez and I to the Back Bay First Day of Summer 22nd Our Dan's Birth Day Mr Genie here Came Last night Brought me 18lbs of Flour Let his saw Log some strawberries 23rd Cutting weeds for Don Pedro Drawing Wood set 3 Line at the Head of the Island for Mr Derushie Randolph Fishing with hime put out the stove into the cookhouse Gave Genie 16 Harrowteeth Mr Tuthill and Dan Summers had a nice lot of Fish 24th St Johns the Baptiste Day the Masonic Day Jim Hopkins and Kibby and Blood here Jim for a Milk Got some Hooks from Mr Kibby and Blood 25 Let out the Don Pedro. Maud with Pedro crofsed to Hamiltons for the Bun a very warm Day Heard that Mary and Henerys Girl Departed Sund and George Grant at Lancaster Finished all the Hoeing of the Potatoes 26 Got a Pair of Oars that the Indians made me 27th Drawing Wood Hoeing Corn taking Beetles of Potatoes Brindle with Pedro 28 Black with Pedro 29th Betsy Bone and Billy here Gave them milk the old Man Getting Sturgeon now they Bite well 30th Hoeing Corn Digging Tobacco Peice 1st of Jly Dominion Day Randolph Bismarck Leander went to Squaws Island Butternut took Dinner or Pic nick on the 2 Islands Antwine and Wife Ed Jessima and Wife Mifs Robideau and another and 2 children made a Pic nick in the Grove Norry with Pedro John Spink went acrofs Line 40 {illegible} Married a Great Time all over Great Boat Race is over {rest of page illegible} {page two} Mr James Cameron Island July 2nd 1879 2 I went to Summerstown Bought of Mr Ward 12 cents worth of Coarse Salt pipes Seen Angus Cameron Treated me to a Glass Ale John Summers Building his house Potato Bugs Bad took Dinner and tea at J Hamiltons Got an old Musket Lock from John wind High John Rowed up Tom Jack went to the Springs got the old Mans Boat Gordon Fishing with me Derushie since Monday the Steamer came with the Oil and Supplies to the Lighthouses to Day Heard Jo McPherson Broke his neck 3rd Gordon to Lancaster with Mr Dorushe 4th American Indepence very windy 5th Gordon and I went to Salmon River took the wool to be carded did not Got it to Day 32 lbs of Butter 12 cents a lb Bought of Jo Lemay 25 lbs of Corn Meal Fine salt coarse salt Tea Liquorice Blue Peppermint 2 Spools Let it on counter Matches of16 of another 5 of another calico 4 yds of overall {illegible} soda soap 6th Sunday Gordon crofsed {torn off} Hamiltons took his Clothes 7th {torn off} mowing some in the front {torn off} 8th mowing David Bowen for milk {illegible} out 9th put in some {torn off} 10th went for the wool Eggs {torn off} 1/2 Doz Bought of Burdo 2 Rakes {torn off} matches Boots 2 1/2 store Lock {torn off} Thread did not get the Thread J {torn off} Left the Time Before Got a scyth {torn off} from Dan Summers Brought {torn off} Baker some sturgeon to Mr Baker {torn off} Set a Big Paper of Sweets to {torn off} the children 7 1/2 lb of Rowls at {torn off} cents a lb to any Canada man John {torn off} Hamilton here for the Bull {torn off} Manhard here the Bull he did not take as he horned him </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} {illegible} 2..25R..20s 48 Mr James Cameron Island July 11th 1879 Mowing Grinding Scythes Got a Scythe from J Hamilton yesterday 12th Orange Man's Day Firing heavy shots colour up a Fine Day seen Petes the Indian at the Head of the Island 13th Hall and his woman and Johnny Bowen for Berries 14th Mowing 15th Mowing St Swithen Day Rained some to Day 16th Mowing 17th Mowing Put in some 18th Mowing 19th Fernandez Birth Day 5 years old to Day Gathering and cocking hay 36 cocks up Mowed a Road Down on Top of the Hill around the west end of the Wheat 20th Peter Tree here and Family {illegible} Brought me 2 Oars Gave them their Knife they lost Last year 21st Put in 36 Cocks of Hay first hay on the East side of the mow Mr Durushies Daughter and son-in-Law came from Montreal 22nd Mowing Back of the Barn Rain some 23rd Raining Livinina went to D to see the old Mans Daughter at the Tent 24th They went off The old Man to M with his Daughter Slept in the Ten with Randolph while he was away Mowing some 25th P Blaw here putting in some 40 cocks hay Windy East Thunder 26th the old man Came from Montreal Mowing some at the corn John A McDonald Towing a Mowing Below the old Garden Rained hailed to night the old Mans Daughter sent a {torn off} up to the Baby Rowena Dogs Days 27 amot here 28th Goke yk 29th putting in Hay {page two} Mr James Cameron Island July 30th 1879 Mr Oxly here Randolph and I to the store he went up Bought 1/2 lb Tea I stopt at Hamiltons Randolph went to the Store Heard John {illegible}cks wife Departed John Hamilton Lost 2 of his Cows seen hopkins Hotel up 31st Went to Dundee 37 1/2 lb of Butter 6 1/2 for the Tub Bought 50 lb and 25 lb of Flour Tea Soda salt stone yds of Overalls stuff 10 yeds of Calico Got scythe & 3 nets from Baker Hocks Tub pipes Sweetys Made 12 cocks of hay 1 of August Or Lammas DAy putting in hay Mowing 2nd Minnie's Birth Day Pic nic on the St Francis 3rd 3 Men Stealing cherries Livinia and I to the Head of the Island Amot and Wife here 4th Mowing 5th Taking in Hay 6th Randolph's Birth Day Mowing 7th Mowing some 9th mowing 10th Lewis Blondeau and Greeny here 11th cut the Wheat 12th Put in the Wheat 13th Mowing Dan Summers here for Bread the old man for Breads Randolph went Down to stopt all night at the Kit Kit 14th Mowing 15 Mowing 16 Mowing Lemays Boy at the old Mans wanting to Buy Line Leaving his Gold King till he would pay him Windy Raining 17th Found 2 peices of Rope at head of the Island it me Be J Hamiltons Wind Rainig Angus Departed in Williamstown 18th Mowing Mr Oxly and son here E Wind Rain some Ellen McDonald poorly 19th Bismarcks Birth Day John Hamilton and Gordon came to Give me word Angus was Dead Got a hat and shirt from John as my own was not ironed crofsed with John got out to Williamstown Gordon Gave me 50 cents but Gave it Back to hime Dan came through the night 20th Buried very warm Day and a Large Funeral </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Mr James Cameron Island Augt 21st 1879 in Williamstown Allen McDonald Buried to Day in the Roman Church for the first time 22nd I Came home Bought of Mr Ward 1/2 lb of Tea Janie Spinks Departed I see her Last Breath as she Left this World Pipes and Matches Gordon put me acrofs with Willie Roses Boat Don Pedro went off on the 19th and the only Heifer came 23rd putting in Hay Mowing 24th very sick 25th Mowing Fixed the Jumper putting in Bucky here got and old scythe 26th putting in hay 27th Dan Summers here early this morning very unwell 28th Got a Sturgeon and EEls the old Mans Line D Summers took 50 lb of Flour from Dundee for me on credit 29th Got 3 Sturgeon 30th the old Man from Montreal Gokey for Corn and Butter 31st Got a Line and 95 Hooks and snoods from the Old Man to Fish a Fine Day Let the cows in shut the Back Door of the Barn yesterday 1st of Sept Mowing in the upper Feild 2nd Taking in corn that Rip cutting cutting cornstalks 3rd Dan's Birth Day 1846 putting Hay on the Barn Floor helping the old Man with his Lines to set Laurie and Granny Mom's came Henery Bosell and Lashey here with pickerel for the old Man at 12 o clock at night the old man off Henery mad at him 4th Amiot for Butter Laurie went Down to Kit Kit Wind Raised Black cherries Rip taking in corn 5th John Angus Birth Day 1850 {page two} Mr James Cameron Island Sept 6th 1879 Working at corn and cornstalks cutting in the upper Field Granny Laurie and Dan Summers went home Randolph Bad with a Large Boil sent to Wards for Tea soda 7th Went to head of Island 8th at hay 9th at hay 10th Working at hy in the upper Feild 11th cutting cornstalks 12th Taking in corn 13th putting in hay 14th Sunday 15th Got the Boat from Dan Summers at Kit Kit 16th Went to Salmon River Tea Flour soap salt castor oil Salts RRR Matches 4 spools yeast 5 yds overalls stuff cotton calico Braces powder shot Hammer Knife Butter scissors 2 Butter Tubs scythe stone 17th went for nuts 18th at nuts 19th Raining 20th Dan Summers G Renshaw here Andrew Cameron Departed cut the Tobacco 21st Sunday Did not Write Down anything till the 29th 29th Went to Hamiltons Heard the Fellow that Murdered his Father Clark Brown was sentenced to be hung the Last Day of October Heard Liza Vipond was married to the Frenchman that Lived there Bought of Ward Tea Knitting needles Got from Hamilton 25 cents 1 Bag of apples and crabapples very Bad with my hand poisoned oil 30th at hay 1st of October 2nd went with wood to Bosells Did not write anything 5th of October Sunday David Bowen a Fine Lad in Drawing his Gun out of the Boat it went off and shot him Dead about 19 years of Age 6th at hay 7th George Bosell and Wife and 3 children here 8th 9th 10th Hugh Ann McMaster Birth Day I went to Mill called at Lukes never heard David was Dead till Luke told me and showed me the spot 6 Bushels of corn Bought 15 yds of Cotton 12 yds of Calico 12 yds of Batting 2 yds of overall stuff a pair of Braces 1 lb of Tea 1 lb of shot 1/2 Quire of Paper Loaf Bread Lead Pencil matches 11th Cutting hay 12th 13th 14 15th 16 17 18 19 20th I wrote nothing in these Days </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Mr James Cameron Island Oct 21st 1879 Working at hay 22nd Colouring Cotton for Quilts 23rd Livinia Birth Day 1868 11 years old to Day Quilting 24th Our Hugh's Birth Day 25th My Birth Day cleaning out the Big Shed Dan Summers here to night and a Passenger from Lancaster almost Froze that man with him Gave him an old Stove Pipe hat 26th 2 men camped on the Pitt Point from Prescott one of them Keeps a Livery of Boats they are Hunting Ducks 27th Luke Bowen and another man here they have a steam yacht at the Foot of Christie Island covering the shed with Marsh hay 28th Mr Derushie the Fisherman went to the store sent for Soda 1 lb 2 spools of Thread 29th Drawing wood out of the Marsh Back of the Sugar Bush for sugar Bush Wood the Barges the Maxwell Run aground some time ago got off to DAy 30th Nory Blawa wanting the grapes to make wine 31st Holy Eve Drawing Wood cracking nuts 1st of November All Saints Day Amiot here for nuts Got a Rice Bag from him Drew the old Man some wood 2nd Sunday Gordon and Tommy Rose here sent some Tobacco to Andrew Rose East Wind Began to snow through the night Put in the calves to night and the Mare 3rd East Wind snowing and Blowing hard shelling the corn nubbings to Day all the Best of the corn shelled before this the cattle all went to the head of the Island with the East Wind Went up for the cattle as its very stormy Feeding the cattle 4th Drew some Wood the old Man Mr Derushie for onions 5th Guy Fawks Day sharpened the saw Mr Durushie the Fisherman to Lancaster sent for Tea and comb taking up the Traps Sawing stove Wood Salmon River Froze as the Sperry had hard work to Break {page two} Mr James Cameron Nov 6th Island 1879 cold some Drew some Drags plastering the stables Piling up Firewood Tied Royal Charlie the Bull in the Big shed Lots of shooting to the South side 7th Plastering Went Down to the Kit Kit Island Randolph and I took some Fat Pine My old scythe salt Water Very Low East Wind Lots of shooting the Alexandria went up Very slow A Fine Day snow Thawing Helen's Birth Day 8th Peggy Bosell here with the yarn paid her to Day 58 cents and Gave her 50 cents when we Brought the wool to her 6 1/2 lb of Wool Drew some wood Brought the sheep from the Bush Amiot came from Cornwall where he was Fishing lot of Rope from him and Gokeys Bake Pot Bohemian came straight up did not go into Lancaster its on account of the water being so Low 9th Sunday Fine Blowing Hard Raining 10th Cutting Drags and Drawing Wood 11th Banking the East end of the House cut some Marsh hay for the Banking 12th Old Hallow eve or St Martins Banking 13th Went for a Broom of Cedar Amiot making Blinds for Duck s The Steamer of Avrils went off to Day Wind high 14th Amiot and Nory went off 15th Raining Making Decoy heads 16th Sunday went around the Island Bismarck and I 17th Gabriel Derushie took up his Lines helped him with them Fixing the porch took up Boards that Amiot Left 18th snowing stormy East W chopping stove Wood helped the old Man with his nets packing them up 19th Mr Derushie went off helped him with his sturgeon and Pickerel Load up his Boat Left his Bun here and chest and Rods turned stormy at night south W Wind snowing </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Mr James Cameron Island continued 19th 1879 Took up his Rigging from his Tent took up his Bun St Francis and Bohemian went Down Together stormy to night Drew some Drags from the Lower Point Got a Rat Lots of snow on the Mountains Feeding the Milk cows and the Mare and calves the Duck away for 2 Days but came back to the Shore 20th stomry snowing south Wind 21st on this Day of the Month Doc McMaster Departed 1846 Sperry not out sharpening the crofscut saw Windy 22nd Went to Look for the sheep cold Windy Broke on the West Marsh hay stack Feeding the cornstalks on the stable loft 23rd Sund a Boat aground this 2 or 3 Days Below Mr Halls Light one of the Kingston Lumber steamer a Propeller coming up gave her a Jerk and Left her I think its the Kendrick that came Down and took her off Stormy south West Wind snow Big Flakes St Francis and Bohemian went Down the Sparry did not come out since the 20th 24th chopping and sawing Wood 25th at Wood Tying the Heifers in the shed 26th stormy snowing cutting and Drawing Wood on the Pitt Point 27th Fixing a Door on the Big shed put King {illegible} cold some 28th a Fine Morning I crofsed Bought of Mr Ward 1/2 lb Tea 28 cents 1/2 lb soda 5 cents Matches oil Bought of J Summers Thread 10 Pins Pipe 3 cents Received from G Renshaw Dollar for a Hemlock stick the Wind Raised stopt at Mr Hamiltons the Kendrick Went Down with a Barge to Valleyfield carrys J Hamilton and Normans Abrams Wood Sacrament on the Front Mr McNish from Cornwall 29th at J Hamiltons Parisha a Bee Ploughing the Last Day for cattle to go into the stable cold 30th Sunday St Andrews Day came home from Hamiltons a Boat at Renshaws Wharf Last night continued {page two} Mr James Cameron Island Nov 30th 1879 no Light in Mr Hills Lighthouse to night the other 2 Lights of Johnstons Lit up tonight cold and Frosty St Andrews Day 1st of December setting the Marshes a Fire Light of Floating Island and Cherry Island Kept in Blary most part of the Day as we think of Killing her Tommorrow 2 Killed Blary Light on cherry Island 3rd cutting up the Beef and salting it East Wind 4th and snow cold and Fine Drew up the old Mans Bun in the Grove Drew some Long Peices at the Door and Past of the stable 5th all the Hay Done On the Barn Floor commenced the East Mow of Fine Hay JIm Hopkins here and one of Paul Jes Boys cutting and sawing Stove Wood East Wind cold Lots of Ducks and sawing Stove Wood East Wind cold Lots of Ducks Making Decoys a crust on the snow 6th a Fine Day Drew a couple of Drags snow soft Went to the Head of the Island 7th Sunday Blowing hard not Cold 8th Jim Hopkins Charlie and Billy Bone here was Down at Charlies Island got no Ducks Randolph and I set the Decoys Down at the Tent near Bismarcks Bay Fine Day 9th cold some chopping and sawing Stove Wood 10th Leanders Birth Day 1872 a Fine Day Working at putting up the Petition Boards or the stall not very well 11th cutting up a Buck that fell with the Wind Bad with a pain I took a Good Deal of shooting up the Way of the Hog Island 12th Drew some Drags and 2 Loads of Tops of Beech Limbs Lost my Pip and Found it Fixing stems in the Pipes Freezing hard tonight 13th a Fine Morning East Wind new Moon a Scotch moon that comes on Saturday in General a Rough moon that comes in on Saturday Tying a Bushel of Corn took us all Day Wind Changed to West Blowing hard some Grains of snow Freezing some to night the cattle picking out in the Daytime </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Mr James Cameron Island Dec 14 1879 Sunday some cold no snow on the Ground E Wind A Good many Ducks this morning not very Well 15th Went to the Bush for the sleigh took home 3 Drags Drew the Fish-Box to the Barn for to put Hayseed that on the Barnfloor in it cleaned up the Barn floor Kind of Stormy snowing cutting stove Wood 16th Moving the Hay from the West mow to the East mow so to get at the Wheat some cold turned fine in the Evening Frosty to night 17th some snow North West Wind Freezing Cold Frosty to night Began the Wheat to Thrash Thrashed 3 Floors Got the Clock to start it stoped about 2 Weeds Making Bismarck a comforter 18th very cold Windy Thrashing 19th Thrashing very Cold East Wind got Kind of soft through the night 20th snowing West Wind Some cold First Quarter of the Moon this morning Finished the Thrashing put it in 2 Boxes till I can Get it Fanned A Good Deal of ice in the Bays and out to the edge of the Rushes Water Low Windy to night and all the time cold 21st Sund the Water all in a skim of ice Freeze hard and calm till near night when the East Wind and snow and Drifting began its an awful night 22nd stormy till near night the ice taken acrofs last night Great snowbanks and Drifts the Potatoes and squashes Froze in the cellar 23rd some cold I went to try the ice I crofsed but its very thin went to Summerstown Bought of Mr Ward 1/2 lb Tea 20 soap 10 Bought of J Summers matches and pipe 3 cents Got a Letter from Dan a Happy New Years card Breaking the Roads Ward Butchering Took J Hamiltons Horse home from the Roads as it is Lame Mrs Hamilton sent a peice of cheese to Livinia and apples to the children {page two} Mr James Cameron Island Dec 24th 1879 soft Raining and hailing East Wind Feeding the cattle extra as its Christmas Eve and cold Weather cutting wood 25 Christmas Day Fine but cold West Wind changed at night Keeping to Day as it should be Kept a Holy Day 26th cold East Wind I crofsed stopt at Mr Hamiltons then went to Mr Ward Got on credit 100 wt of Flour 3..50 Bought 1/2 lb Soda 5 Darning needle Got a Ride Down with Tom Jack a very Frosty Day Bill Morris crofsed with a horse Heard to Day Left my Flour at Hamiltons till I would got tomorrow after it 27th Broke a stack of Marsh hay stormy this Morning Turned fine Randolph and I crofsed to Hamiltons for the Flour put out some Bushes for our Road Tom Jack went to Gather ashes to Day East Wind snow sun Draws water 2 Loads crofsed the ice to Hopkins I Dont Know what it was 28th Sunday a very Fine Day E Wind and an Eclipse on the Moon and a change in the Moon Full Moon to Day A Great many Fishing EEls over From the squaw Island a Good many air holes But a Great many shut with the stormy night of the 21st 29th Our Angus Birth Day set 4 Traps in the Rushes a Fine soft Day cut some holes for EEls 30th cold chopping Stove Wood 31st Cold and stormy E Wind Last Day of the year 1st of January New Years Day 1880 a very Fine Day Breaking Roads Drew some Wood W Wind shot a Wood Pecker not Duck shooting 2nd Soft W Wind Randolph and I to Pit Point There a Bushing the Road from McPhees to Lancaster Drew some Wood Brok a Road up in the swamp seen where the Fox eat a Bluejay 3rd Allen's Birth Day cold Wind Frosty cutting Brush up in cord Wood Bay a ood deal of crofsing Summerstown Road to night commenced to hail Raining Freezing to night 4th Sunday Raining Foggy slippery Fine W Wind Gordon came From Hamiltons seen a Fox crofsing here crofsed the sugar Bush Water on to the ice </div> transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9f5af3b4be18560670c37981e58210ae.pdf 0492225a7aa61a136e3efa8ea35d6116 PDF Text Text �� 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During the diary’s time period, such racial terms and prejudices were commonplace in Canadian society. They are considered wrong today. {In places, this diary is worn from weather and time. On occasion, the tops, bottoms, and edges of the pages are crumbly and moldy, making some words and sentences illegible. In most cases, a note that reads “{Illegible}” refers to this situation.} - 1880 Mr James Cameron Island January 5 Crofsed {Crossed} got a Ride up and Down from J Hamilton council at Camerontown Charles Craig Elected for counciller Brought over 5 lb 10 oz of Butter to Mr Ward Bought 1 lb Tea 60 cents RR Relief 25 2 spools of Thread 10 cents Matches Got a Phamplet from Dan Got 3 Papers from AJ Baker the ice very slippery put on my creepers a very fine Day E Wind some cold to night James Grant treated me at Summers 6th Raining some and Hail E Wind 7th E Wind Fine Cold Went to J Hamilto{ns} to help them with Thrashing Grant and Dunn Mill Thrashing Oats Heard Cunningham at the Depot was Dead 8th HughAnn's Birth Day 14 years old to Day me at Hamiltons John Went to Cornwall to Give Back a Book he never signed for 12..50 cents fine Frosty E Wind 9th a Fine Day E Wind a Social at Charles Craig's to night made near 20 Dollars Thrashing Wheat wind changed to West to night and High 10th Fine high West Wind Finished the Thrashers at 12 o clock came Home some Big cracks and Bursts in the ice Tuesday the 6th I heard the ice crack or Burst acrofs {across} the River Down Below Rofs'es {Ross’s} Island it Bursts there every year very slippery Walking for the Road are all ice Hard for Cattle to go to Water 11th Sunday very cold through the night commenced to Rain 12th around the yard and Barn Turning the canoe see the Big White owl 13th Digging the snow of the pile of wood Before the Door cleaning the pipes East Wind 14th E Wind went up to the Bay cut Down a Dead cherry Tree in the Grove cutting stove Wood 15 a very fine Day West Wind cutting Wood ice cracking a Great Deal William McLeod Departed �1880 Mr James Cameron Island January 16th Fine ice slippery Went to Hamiltons E Wind a Little snow Fixing the crack at the Head of the Island John Hamilton to Cornwall about his Book Lost 1 of their pigs a social at Akin's to night and a Dance at Barretts 17th Fine Day snow soft Drew some Wood William McLeod Buried to Day E Wind 2 sleighs with Lumber passed up Before the Door they must come from Lancaster 18th Gordon Came Got an Almanack from Dan From Toronto Gave Gordon a pair of sox and a pair of mits Fine E Wind some Drops of Rain Water on the ice 19th I went to F {Fort} Covington to Get my Boots Fixed Water on the ice Rained some E Wind Fine Lots of Ducks Flying Bought 2 Bars of soap 4 sticks of Licquorice pipes got a Ride from Christopher Larocque up to Mill Mrs Suple sprained her Foot seen Lucretia Macilvwain 20th E Wind snowing Drifting Freezing put the marsh hay from the stack in the Barn Stormy 21st St Agnefs {Agness} Day an unfortunate Day Breaking Roads Drew some Wood seen 1 Cutter crofsing on the Lancaster Road none crofsed this some time a Fine Day W Wind to Day 22nd Princefs {Princess} Louise Leaves England for Canada E Wind stormy Rained and Hailed chopping stove Wood cutting Hay Black and Blary a Hard Fight about even Broke on a pail or Tub of Butter 23rd Rainind south West Wind soft Blustering snowing Fine Drew some Drags 24th Charles Tuppers Birth Day West Wind chopping stove Wood all our Marsh Hay Done some Cold 25th Robie Burn’s Birth Day Fine Day E Wind Sunday 26th crofsed to Hamiltons with the Mare for the First time I took her acrofs took 20 lb and 3 oz of Tallow to Mr Ward Left the Hide at Hamiltons they will take it up got 6 pairs of Boots from AJ Baker Bought Matches and pipes 4 cents for Flour & a Bag of Potatoes from J Hamilton took over My Wheat and 5 ½ of Corn Randolph and I Made 3 Trips acrofs to Day had Dinner & supper at Hamilt{ons} 1880 Mr James Cameron Island Jany 27 Raining E Wind Drew some Drags soft chopping Hay in the Mow Lots crofsing on the East Road �28th W Wnd a Heavy squall or 2 came passed to the South A Fine Day Broke 2 Pains of Glafs {Glass} in the the Window Seen some Ducks in the air-hole went to the Lower Point a Good Deal of Travel on Summers’s Road commenced to Freeze some to night soft all Day chopping Stove Wood 29th Tommy Jack & Gordon here Brought Down the Ram Fanned my Wheat 2 ½ Bushels Filled my Bag so I had 4 Bushels Took my 2 Boxes Down that I had my Wheat in Went up to Mr Wards with the Hide 52 lb at 7 cents Bought of Mr Ward 1 lb of Tea a Fine Day E Wind Toms Dog Towser stopt all night Told Mr Ward to put 25 cents towards the Social Heard an Indian Lost his Team of Horses crofsing up at Grey Creek 26 30th Went to Mill cold E Wind Went to hamiltons took the Dog with me 4 Bushels of Wheat 5 ½ of Corn very Cold going and coming got home at 1 oClock Bought 5 yds of Cotton for Tom at Mr Long's in at Tyo's Got 2 almanacks at Mr Congdons after getting home it got Warm John came Down with my Grist a Big Social at Summers's that Mr Ward is Making Wind changes to the West Raining and Blowing very hard to night it will be a Put Back to the Social 31st Last Day of the month Fine W Wind snowed some in the morning cutting Wood split some Rails Found a nest in the Stable Loft 4 Eggs in it 1st of February stormy W. Wind 2nd Fine Drew some Wood 3 Stormy E Wind snowing Drifting 4th Cutting some Wood Drew some Drifting W Wind some cold) (on the 2nd Candlemas Day the Bear comes out to Day he will see his shadow) 1880 Mr James Cameron Island Feb 3rd John Angus Married to Day Most awful stormy Day high East Wind and Snow Drifting Blustering I did not Water the Cattle to Day the First they mifsed {missed} since I first Watered Cattle An Unfortunate Day 4th cutting Wood Drifting Drew some W Wind cold 5th Cold E Wind cutting Wood 6th Drawing Wood Gordon and Tommy Jack here told me about John Angus being Married 7th an Unfortunate Day Cold E Wind cutting Stove Wood 8th Gordon's Birth Day 1863 High High West Wind Drifting Blew the Water out of the air-hole away Down in the Bay cold to night �9th Unfortunate Day cut some Drags West Wind Very Frosty the air-hole is shut up to Day the one up in the Bay the one at the Sturgeon Island is got short and narrow to Day and it will Get a Pretty hard one to night as its Freezing very hard cut a Waterhole for the Cattle Tied Maud tonight as she opens the Door of her Stable 10th cold Frosty Windy E Wind went to Bush cut one tree Down 11th Ash Wednesday Tom Jack and Gordon came Brought me a Bag of Potatoes Gave them a Bag of Corn for seed Drawing Drags a Fine Day 12th A Fine Day Randolph Drove me up to Hamiltons I went to Williamstown Got a Game Law Bill from Dan Wind High Thawing hard I went to Williamstown seen John Angus's Wife for the first time 13th Came home John Angus Drove me out to Roses Fine Day Bought of Mr Ward 1 lb of soda 4 spool of Thread 15 cents credit Bought Matches paid for Matches took supper at Hamiltons Got a chunk of Cheese from Mrs Hamilton ice slippery snowed to night Janet McDonell poorly with Rheumatism old Mrs Nicholson poorly 14th St Valentines Day Drew some Drags Fine Blowing 15th Gordon came a Fine Day speaking to Gordon about the sugar Bush 1880 Mr James Cameron Island Feb7 17 16 crofsed to Hamiltons Went with John up to Mr John Craigs took Dinner there Bought of Derushie a Darning needle Got a Gazzette & Almanack {Above it reads: crows came} and 5 Globes from Dan the MMP Bought of Mr Ward ½ Bushel of salt comb 1 Candlewick a Ball 4 cents 18th James Hugh's Birth Day 1855 a Fine Morning I went to Hopkins turned to Rain and W Wind Lots of Water on the ice coming home First Time of me being in the new Hotel Got 10 cents from Jim so I would have a Treat for the first time I was there Jim 2 Treats seen a Large Pike Mr Kibby caught this morning Weighing 14 lb some oz Tried the Ice where there going to Build th{e} wharf 19th Young Henery Bosell here for th{e} Sugar Bush Frosty Fine W Wind 20th choppi{ng} Stove Wood Tom Jack after 1 ½ inch Auger got it Going the Ice from Lancaster up around Frashers Point a Horse Runaway acrofs to Fort Covington Wrights chopping and splitting Rails 21st crofsed to Summerstown Bought of Mr Ward 1 lb of Tea 60 2 spools of Thread 10 cents Races to Day and yesterday in Dundee Gray charlie Lost as the Race was Sold Donald Cameron Took a appoplectic Fit coming to Summerstown stopt at John Hamiltons all night 22nd Washingtons Birth D{ay} Sunday Came From Hamiltons a fine Day �23rd In the Bush chopping Firewood Randolph and I Fine 24th Duncan Cameron Departed at Summers's Summerstown Burried in Williamstown 24th chopping Fine 25th Duncan cameron Buried to Day Drawing Wood 26th crofs{ed} to Summerstown Met Miles Leclair and Isacc Blond{eau} going to Fish EEls Bought of Mr Ward castor oil 10 cents Tax paid Kerosene oil Matches paid Got 3 pipes from J Summers {Illegible} got papers fro{m} Dan Races in Lancaster Fine Day Water on ice Mr James Cameron Island Feby 26th 1880 {The left side of this page is cut off} William Morris Archy Smith and Rodney Briggs here {to} night about 9 or 10 oclock coming from Lancaster with a Load of saw Dust their Horses got in and Drowned stopt till Morning 27th Jim Hopkins and Charlie and Waggoner and Bill {A}rchy Smith and Rodney and I went Down with {Ji}ms Team and got the sleigh out and Towed {it} up chopping Stove Wood Fine water on the {i}ce Lots of snow Birds crows Gilbe Laroque came {ove}r from Hopkins on the Road to got to Lancaster {2}8th Seen 3 Wild Geese to Day Raining Fine went {u}p to Bush went to the Lower Point cut an oak {t}ree not feeding much to the cattle as they {ar}e out in the Feilds Picking saving the Hay 29th Intercalary Day Fine Began to Blow and Blowed Hurricane of West Wind 1st of March snowed Fine Splitting Rails and Troughfs 2nd Chopping Wood Fine {3}rd Went to Salmon River Fort Covington Bought 6 yd Cotton {Cut off} cents 3 yds Flannel 90 cents 4 yds of Calico 28 Matches 1 cent soda 10 {Cut off}ap 6 High-Wines 30 cents Sold 14 Rats at 11 cents for 10 Rats {Cut off} for 5 ½ cents a Dollar & 32 cents Got 1 Dollar from Vin Ice {g}lib Going up hard Frost Last night coming home Lots of Water {o}n the Ice Fine Day Jim Hopkins cutting ice for his {i}ce house had a Treat from Judge Wilson and {ve}ry old Friend Mr Meurs Election yesterday F Covington 4th Gordon Came to cut Wood for sugar Bush made some Troughfs 5th Gordon {c}rofsed snowing some Made some Spoils 6th Ice opened Drew in Wood splitting Rails snowing some Horse crofsed Summers's Road Randolph and I to Head of the Island 7th Dog Went off 8th Put the sheep in the Barn {c}utting Brush Frosty E Wind Fine �9th cutting Brush cold 10th set some Traps for the Mink cold E Wind 1880 Mr James Cameron Island March 11 Cold E Wind a Sleigh with one Horse crofsed to Frashers on the South Side passed the Foot of the Island and came Back Drawing Wood 12th On this Day of Month D McMaster First came to the Island cold and Fine a Buggy went up one Driving and 2 Men Trying the ice and a Dog along with them the Buggy came Back and crofsed at the Head of the Island on My Road where they Landed on either side I Dont Know 13th E Wind Drew some Firewood to the camp Randolph and I no Birds nor Ducks though the ice opened so Early very frosty time this is the Earliest it ever opened here But Good goi{ng} outside of the holes a Sleigh one Horse an Indian Came Down the ice crofsed at the Foot of the Island Got a squirrel in the Trap set for Mink a Good Lot of Travelling on the Lancaster Road 14 Sunday Cold in Morning The Baby Born Stanley E Wind 15th Fishing EEls got 1 Bait for the Mink 16th E Wind Morning Fine turned stormy I crofsed A Tyo and Tom Frasher crofsed at the Head of the Island where crofsed in the Morning all Broke up J Hamilton drove me up Bought of Mr Ward 1 lb Tea 60 1 lb of soda 10 Castor oil 10 Pail 25 Soap 2 Bars one 7 and the other 9 on credit Tax paid Matches 5 Met Tom Frash{er} and made him go Between the airholes ice Bad 17th St Patricks Day Janet McDonald Departed Dan McGreggor and Bill Holesworth here sold Maud 20 sold Nory 14 Dollars 34 Dollars for the 2 went up as far John Hamiltons {Above it reads: Paro Bowens house Burned} John sold a cow a Fine Day Got 20 Dollars and John Hamilton will get the Rest as he is Going up 18th crofsed Got 14 Dollars from John H Bought of Mr Ward {Illegible} 2 lb of Barley a paper Pins 8 sweetys Settled up to D{ay} Paid all I owed him to Day continued 1880 Mr James Cameron Island 18 March a sale up at Russels Viponds a Bee Exchanged my Pail Gave Gordon 17 cents Donald Cameron Poorly Mr Ward at cornwall 19th Janet McDonald Buried to Day Drew some Wood a Fine Day Randolph Tapt 7 Trees 20th First Day of Spring Fine snowed some Heard Wild Geese yesterday James Grant here with an account of 3..33 cents But I am of opinion he owes me Drew some stones to the wharf took some �of the sugar Bush Rigging to the Bush Tapt 9 Trees Fixing the Jumper Fine snowed some E W and South Wind 21st Palm Sunday Fine W Wind 4 Men crofsing on the ice came Down the River crofsed above the Head of the Island 22 Livinia's Birth Day a very fine Day Drawing Firewood took home 3 pails of sap 23rd E Wind Fine turned Stormy very Large Flakes of Snow coming Down heavy Cutting stove Wood ice opening some 24th cleaning the Double Barreled Gun chopping Stove Wood 25th Annunciation of Virgin Mary sawing Stove Wood W Wind Blustery 26th John H B Day Good Friday Drawing a very Fine Day W Wind Fishing EEls Lost the axe in one of the EEl holes Drew some wood cleaned the troughfs Tapt 2 Trees some wild Geese 27th Fine Wind high some of the Jambed ice going Down not opening well with hard Frosts every night {2}8th Easter Sunday the Sun Did not Dance this morning but a Fine Day 29th Gordon {c}ame to Tap Tapt to Day 30th Boiling some {Cut off} Gallons of syrup 1st of April all Fools DAy Gordon Crofsed Bought of Ward Handle 10 ½ lb Tea 31st St {Batharice?} & 2 Boys in Sugar Bush took Dinn{er} at Head of the Island Got a Game Law from Dan Mr James Cameron Island April 11th 1880 {The left side of this page is cut off} Snowing Blowing Drifting Boys in the Bush sugarin of what they Boiled yesterday Feeding {Cut off} the stable Loft Fine North West Wind {1}2th Tapt some Trees Wrote a song Down 13th in the Bush Bad with a cold 14th Some Thunder for the first time 2 Boys in the Bush 15th all the Children in the Sugar Bush E Wind {1}6th A Steamer went Down and the Princefs Louisa {c}ame from Dundee to Summerstown High E Wind sugarin in the Bush to night Raining Hailing {S}outh E Wind very unwell Light Lit up on �Cherry Island {to} night Yellow hammers Came Peewits Came shot at a {f}lock of Wild Geese Fixing some Stones at the wharf the Duck began to Lay made 32 lb of Sugar to night {1}7th Princefs Louisa went Down 18th Our Duncans Birth Day Randolph Bismarck and I Down to the Kit Kit {I}sland 20 19th cut a Runner for the Jumper Mr Dunlop an Mr {D}urocher the Fisherman came Gordon crofsed to the store Bought of Mr Ward ½ lb Tea 30 1 lb of soda 10 3 lbs of nails 15 {B}ox of Matches 15 Brought Handle Bottle of Radways 25 95 cents {20}th Making a Runner for the Jumper Windy 21st set a hen Hatch Taking away the Banking from the West End of the House Mr Derushie and Gordon set a net Fine and Windy Put the Tobacco seed in a Dish for Plants set the Back Marsh Lines > Drew some stones to Wharf Mr Hill’s Light and Mr Johnstons in the Floating Light up to {ni}ght for the First and Mr Hamiltons {2}2nd at the Banking putting out manure 23rd St Georges Day {a} Fine Day 24th Jennie Calved Wrote a Letter for Gabriel Dorushie 25th St Marks Day Wind Rain {a}ll Kinds of Weather 26th Raining time Windy {G}ordon crofsed took over all his sugar 27th Drawing Rails Making Picquets Murdoch Murchisons Wife Buried to Day Mrs Currie to Be Buried tommorow Alexandra went Down J Lemays Fishing on the Kit Kit Island Building a Tent 1880 Mr James Cameron Island April 2 Gordon came from Hamiltons Had Potatoes Buckw{heat} Flour 2 Canoes of Indians EEl Fishers stopt in the Tent and when they went of stole some Boa{Cut off} in the Bush 3rd Drawing WStones to the Wharf 4th Fine {Above it reads: Foxby calved to Day Low Sunday} Got 1 of my Traps cut of the ice there is 4 of Them Froze in the ice all winter Gordon took his Boat from the head of the Island Down to the Door 5th in the Bush some Rain some Snow Randolph Made a cacke of his own about 9 lbs a Good lot of ice Going Down A Big Jam Struck on the head of the Island �6th a Fine Day The Steamer Sparry's First starting out to Day Mr Smallman putting out Manure 3 Indians came to night Day an 2 ark{Illegible} Fixed the Canoe put it our Bismarck and I went to the Sturgeon Island shot at a White Owl Did not Get him too far off 7th Livinia not well Blowing hard Indians here cant Fish cold Rain piling Firewood at the Door Made an Axe handle 8th Indians went off Gordon Sugaring in the Bush piling Wood at the Door a Big cake of Ice at the Door went off Wind high West 9th Blowing hard I went up around the Island Found a Canada cent at the Head of the Island set Fire to some of the Ma{rsh} at north side of the Island Gordon and Randol{ph} Sugaring in the Bush a Bother watching the Cows from going to the sugar Bush New Moon to Day those Planets is in conjunction with the Moon and other Planets and Sun that Makes a change in the weather 10th Boiling in the Bu{sh} Drawing Logs to the Bank Drawing Big Stones from the East End of the house E Wind hailed to night 1880 Mr James Cameron Island 28th of April A Fine Day crofsed to Hamiltons Left my canoe went to Summerstown Paid charles Parisha for Flour I got from him crackers 3 cents Crofsed on the Steamer Sperry The Com O's First Trip to Day to Summerstown Mr Woods and Robert Baker on Board went up to Waggoners Hotel as they thought they Flagged her Bought of 3 Pairs of Boots 5.25 Bought of Mr 8 yds of Linsey 1.. Cotton 9 ½ yds 1.. 4 yds of overalls stuff 60 cents Thread 2 cents Bag 28 cents Bought of J Lemay Flour 1..90 ½ lb Tea 20 Soap 25 cents Broom 10 cents 20 cents Tobacco 5 Bought of Tyo 25 cents Billy Bowen took me Down stopt at Lukes all night 29th Got my Canoe Luke Fixed it and I came home Found a Decoy Duck a Fine Morning turned windy {Above it reads: 2 Tow Boats went Down} I Just got home in time as my canoe Lukes bad Borrowed from Hamilton 1 Dollar when going on the Boat sowing Wheat at Hamiltons Planted hills of Potatoes in the Back Garden Raining Blowing 30th Snowing Blowing Trimmed the apple tree{s} Before the Door Trimmed the Hicory the calves Pasture 2 Tow Boats Went Down and 1 up 1st of May Algerian went Down Windy Blowing hard old Man Grinding ax{e} Found a Tick and a Broom on the Back Sugar Bush Marsh set some Fires where it would Burn chopping stove W{ood} Lots of Snow on the Mountains hard Frost Last night very windy Time cold Raw 2nd a Fine Day 3rd Fixing Canoe cleaning the Milkhouse 4th set a hen to hatch with 10 Duck Eggs there is no Drake with her But the Rooster so I am going to try them �5th Making Soap I crofsed to Summerstown Bought of Mr Ward 25 lb of corn meal 50 cents on credit, 2 spools paid 1 lb shot paid 1 lb of nails paid John Summers 2 spools of Thread 10 cents have got Letters for Gabriel Derushie got a Bag of Potatoes at Hamiltons Randolph and I took Dinner there Mr James Cameron Island 6th of May 1880 Taking the Banking out of the cook house took the Box of Ashes {o}ut at the Soap Ascension Day Cold Windy Drew a Load Wood for the old man 7th setting Fires on on the Pitt Point Burning the Ticks went with the old man to his nets North East Wind Got a crane in the Big Trap 8th {Fi}xing the calves Pasture Fence Trimming Trees put the 3 {c}alves together in the East Stable East Wind Lighting and some Thunder this evening 9th Mr Burdo the Fisherman came to Day to Fish with Mr Durushie 10th Digging the Garden 10th Planted 147 hills of Potatoes Dug the East & north side of the old chimney 12th the Lemays here from the Kit Kit for 3 Boxes they Left since Last Fall Making the calves Pasture Larger 13th Killed Spottys calf put the carcafs Down in the swamp 14th Working at Fence 15 Crofsed to Summerstown Bought {o}f J Summers 50 lb of Flour 1..75 ¼ lb of Tea 8 ½ Bought of Ward Bread 28 cents Salt Peter 3 ½ Bushel of Potatoes 15 sent yesterday for ½ lb Tea to Lancaster 25 got 4 Loaves from him 25 cents Mr Lennans wife the Baker at Dundee Departed yesterday Pete Grants Daughter Brought a mefs of Pike to J Hamiltons got the Plough AJ Baker moving his Barn Mr Patterson On the Front mow the Rows 16th Gordon and Tommy Rose here 17th First Ploughing Planted a Strip of Potatoes 18th Ploughing 19 Fixing Fence Drawing Rails 20th Planted 23 Rows of Corn Harrowing tried the Peice at the Lower Point its Rather hard to plough a Fine Day The Spartan went Down with colours up Fixing the Gate Mosquito commenced they are Bad Ticks plenty �21st Making Garden Fence 22nd Planted 8 Rows of corn 23rd a Fine Day high West Wind 24th Quens Birth Day sent Gordons shirt to Hamiltons with Mr Durasher Got a Letter {a}nd 2 Papers from Dan with 2 in it Mr James Cameron Island 25th of May 1880 crofsed to Summerstown Brought a mefs of Fish to J Hamilton Bought of Mr Ward 25 lb of oatmeal 75 cents 25 lb of Cornmeal 50 cents Brush 30 cents on credit to 1 Calfskin and Muskrat ½ lb Tea 30 soda ½ Bushel of salt 25 1 lb of nails 5 cents for the skins 3 lb of Rice 15 cents Paid Worm Candy 10 cents Paid Blue paid Calico Paid 3 ½ yds of Calico 39 cents Got a Bag of Potatoes and seeds mixed at J Hamiltons 26th Planted some Potatoes Before the Door and Planted the Last {Above it reads and below the lines it reads: Hamiltons heifer came Randolph and I to hamiltons} of the Corn on the West Side of the Peice 27th Ploughing the Peice at the Barn harrow it Corpus Christie 28th Planted 115 hills in the Peice at the Barn corn up Potatoes up seen Bugs on the Potatoes Mr Durocher making a smoke house Gave him some Boards Fine Weather 29th Royal Oak Day Fine East Wind shearing the sheep Mr Burdo Went to Ogdensburgh cleaning the corn of Weeds Tethering the 2 Bulls Found a cent in the corn Paid 30th Grand Procefsion 31st trimmed some of the oak Trees 1st of June Rowena's Birth Day 2 years old to Day 2nd crofsed with J Hamiltons Ram a Fine Day 3rd White Washing 4 Went to Na Houta's Island 5th 3 Indians chiefs here John Isaac or Wetya's Christie John Surwates Michael Solomon and Francis Got money from the Fishermen for Fishing 6th Rodney Briggs here 7th Hoeing Windy �8th 9th Our Marys Birth Day 10th I crofsed to Summerstown Mr Tuthill and Mr Howland here to night Bought of J Summers 8 yds of Calico 94 cents 2 lbs of Rope 30 cents x Powder at Wards 40 on credit) ½ ¼ lb of Tea and ¼ at Wards paid the Colt swam to the Genie {Illegible} Island Eggs to Hamiltons 1880 Mr James Cameron Island 11th of June Hoeing 12th hoeing and cutting Weeds 13th Sunday Gordon and Tommy Rose here Gave him a spear and Jack Raining 14th cleaning out the Barn 15th Mr Heron and Mr Hopkins Americans here stopt all night 16th Hoeing and putting out Tobacco plants 17th Went to Little Island Mowed some Weeds Tied the Mare to a stone at the sugar Bush 18th Let the 2 Bulls go McNabb and Royal Charlie the Mare got Fast with the Rope she was tied with and strangled herself 19th Covering the mare with Brush put out the stove 20th First Day of Summer a Fine Day Rain Thunder and Lightning to night 21st the Longest Day and the shortest night Went to Dundee with 2 Tennets of Butter Bought 100 Wt of Flour 3..80 100 lb of {c}orn meal 1..35 Tea 40 1 Pan of Bread 25 soda 8 {T}obacco 20 Matches 15 Tub 20 Basins 40 Blue 5 {E}clectric oil 25 pipes 3 Dipper 10 cloves 2 8 yds of overalls stuff 1..12 Smoothing irons 2..78 2 yds of shirting 22 Paid what I owed on the 28th of april 2..50 22nd Hoeing and Weeding Potatoes came from Luke Bowen's this morning Rained some this Evening Our Dans Birth Day 23rd Hoeing Corn and Potatoes small shower Fine Weather a Good many Boats Passed up and Down to Day the Duck left her nest {a}fter 4 Weeks being on and no chickins Lost the scissors or cant find them wherever they are Gave HughAnn 30 cents 24th St John Baptiste XX Day Midsummer Day Mr Norma{n} Abrams here for his colt swam him acrofs to Hamiltons Island Weeding the Potatoes in the Tobacco {p}lace Fine Warm Writing for the old Man Mr Gabriel Dur-cher Paul Jo son here yesterday Promised a Bushel Baskets to me �1880 Mr James Cameron Island 25th of June Finished hoeing the corn very warm Thunder windy and Fine West Wind Randolph set a small Line got 2 EEls and a Perch St Batteuce here for his Pay from the old man Dr Durocher for fishing Weeding the Onions 26th Warm a Pic Nic at Hamiltons Island Mr White Dr Bergin and Dan McMaster 27th very warm 28th Raining Fine Windy Put out 70 Tobacco Plants Randolph Got an EEl at the Potatoe Bugs 29th St Peter Windy at the Potatoes 30th Randolph and I crofsed to J Hamiltons Brought Pike EEl Got a Bag of Potatoes Bought of J Summers RR{R} 25 cents 3 yds Calico 33 cents Paid Bought of Mr Ward comb 10 cen{ts} Gave Mr Derushie 25 cents for a Knife to take from Tow{Cut off} Bohemian Broke and Canal 1st of July Dominion Day Gabriel to Montre{al} with Fish 2nd East Wind went Trowling Rando{lph} and I went to Jo Lemays Tent took what we thought he would value most 2 Lines snoods hooks oilcan pail pitcher net Decoys Quilt saw oar paddle Tin Basin Left Lots of things as my Canoe Leaks 3rd Keeping the 4th of July the Yankees Fine 4th Sunday Jim Hopkins is here yesterday 5th Our Johns Bi{rth} Day 1803 - 77 years 6th Commenced to mow around the House an{d} Barn put in some to Day 7th Mowing the Grove the old ma{n} Gabriel came away for a Week as he was sick the St Francis up the First Trip since she was Broke sin{ce} the Bohemian Broke the Locks 8th Burdo to Ogdensburgh cut a {ink smudge} for them Down at the Tent Leander's Foot sore July the 9th 1880 Mr James Cameron Island Mowing 10th Randolph crofsed to the store Bought of Mr Ward ½ lb Tea Tobacco 10 cents Got a Basket of cakes from J Hamilton Randolph stopt all night �11th Randolph came home 12th of July Orangeman's Day I crofsed to Summerstown {Above it reads: Bought 7 yds of calico 77 cents} John and I up to the store Dishaw here for some {Above it reads: Towels} of his things I took from the Kit Kit Bought of Wards salt 15 cents stopt at Hamiltons all night 13th high E Wind came home 14th cutting and putting in hay 15th St Swithens Day Went to Dundee Got Mr Burdo's Boat Bought of Mr Long hayfork 50 cents Bottle of oil 25 Rakes 15 1 scythe stone 10 cents Bought {of} Burdo 1 scythe stone 10 Bought of 1 lb of Tea 40 starch 10 soap 10 cents Butter Tub 25 Tobacco 5 Fine salt 20 cents Hops from Fr{Illegible}r 15 hair pins 5 cents Essence of Peppermint 10 pan of Bread for Mr Burdo 25 cents Got 2 Forks fixed at the Blacksm{ith} 40 cents Got the Present of a Book from Mr Tuthill of Fort Covington Brought my clock to Get Fixed Brought mr Tuthills his cup he Forgot went he was down Fishing Got a Lot of Papers from Mr Baker 16th Mowing and Taking in 17th Mowing AJ Baker Wife not very well 18 Writing for Mr Durushie 19th Fernandez Birth Day 1874 Mowing 20th at hay 21 Mowing 22nd crofsed to Summerstown {Above it reads: calico 4 yds 25 cent HughAnn} Bought of J Summerstown {Above it reads: Dan McDougall Buried} 1 scythe 90 cents 23 24 George Renshaw here 25th Fine 26th Storm of South West Wind and moved the Barn Broke Down cherry Trees hicory Butternut Basswood Levelled the corn Flat on the Ground Broke the End of the Cookhouse in 27th Mowing some 28th Raining and hailing Mr 29th Mr Dishaw here for Butter Got Plain saw Pitcher �30th Mowing Putting in 40 cocks Peter Back here {3}1st Traded for Horse with Peter Back 1880 Mr James Cameron Island Augt 1st Mowing 2nd Minnie's Birth Day 1864 {Illegible due to an ink smudge and multiple words written overtop one another} here Brought the Clock and ½ Dozen of Tin Pans Got a Plug of Tobacco Gave him a stump of Pine for Fishing Raining some and Wind 3rd Mowing 4th Making cocks and mowing Burdo settling Got 7 ½ Dollars from Mr Durushie Dissolved Partnership him and Burdo in Fishing 5th John Hamilton and Mifs Jack here I crofsed with them Tom and I went to Find the Horse Got him up near Cornwall 6th Randolphs Birth Day 1867 I went from Hamiltons to St Regis on the steamer Sperry Passage going and coming only 25 cents went to Hogan-burgh in Mr Fultons Store took Dinner at Peter Trees seen Mr Powell Miss Jack and Gordon came Down home with me and she Rowed the Boat all the way Down Mr Howland here Fishing Lost his Bottle which he Greatly Lamented 7th Taking in hay an Poles Mowed a Little 8th Bushie came Went to the head of the Island 9th Got a Bark Line from Bushie Traded Knifes Gordon and 2 of Roses here on Sunday yesterday Gave him my Gold Buttons Got 50 cents Found a Knife that had Been Lost for 22 years 10th Annie Jack and Gord{on} here with a Letter for Burdo to my care 11th Jo Lemay here for Green{Illegible} Gave it to him Peter Back here Gave him a 1..50 cents to have no more to Do with his horse Roy McDouga{ll} Departed 1880 Mr James Cameron Island Augt 12th The Greatest heat I Felt this summer its most awful hot this same Date in 1876 was also very hot {Between the lines it reads: Randolph to Summerstown salt 15 Bread 25 soap nails} 13th some fire at the head of the Island had to get pails to put it out very windy A Drudge went up �14th Went to Dundee with 32 ¾ of Bul{Illegible} Bough Flour 50 lb 1..87 ½ Graham Flour 90 cents Tea 25 Tea 20 soda 8 cotton 1..10 shot 12 ½ Tub 25 paid for the clock 50 paid for the Basins ½ Doz 1..35 ..1.50 pipe 1 Got ½ lb of 50 cent Tea from Is for the corn stopt at Lukes had supper Mrs Burdo here The Avrills Down with their steamer a good Breeze sailing acrofs to Day 15th Sunday a Lot in the Long Black Berries of those folks on Hamiltons Island 16th Mowing Plums Ripening 17th putting in Hay on Poles 18th James McKenna here to trade a Horse went Down at night with the old Man to take up his Box of Fish out of the Water Mowing on the Lower Point 19th Bismarcks Birth Day 1870 Raining before Daylight heavy Thunder and Lightning Windy fine rain West Wind Mr Derushie Towed up from Lancaster with the Princefs Louis{e} Mowing 20th Fine Went to Hopkins got the Loan of the scow from Jim Got the horse Jim McKenna Luke and Billy came Down with the Horse Brought up the 2 Cows spotty and Black Brought some corn to Luke 21st Wind Rain Thunder Lightning the Big Race at Dickinsons Island Hanlon and for 100 Dollars at head of the Island the Boys Hughann Livinia 1880 Mr James Cameron Island 22nd Augt Sunday Mr Burdo & Peggy Bosell and Burdo here got Butter 23rd Putting in hay 24th Warm Mr Scroyer came yesterday Let out the Calves from their Pasture 25th Mowing in the upper Feild 26th Mowing Gathering 27th husking Corn 28 at corn husking corn Mowing 29th Emmanuel Morris here came Last night Mrs Burdo Peggy and Mr Burdo here 30th Mowing 31st at hay from Toronto �1st of September cloudy 2nd putting in hay 3rd Dan's Birth Day MPP Randolph and I to Fish at Christees 4th Drawing Wood 5th John Angus Birth Day 1850 6th Mowing in the Back Marsh 7th Put in some 8th Mowing Back Marsh 9th putting in hay 10th Mr Genie here I went to hamiltons at their Thrashing I stopt to help them Randolph came home had Mr Scryer Boat 11th at Hamiltons Gordon came Down with me stopt all night 12th Gordon and his Mother went to Mr Luke Bowens and the Baby a very warm Day I crofsed with Gordon to Mr Hamiltons 13th at hamilt{ons} Finished the Thrashing 14th came home Gordon put me to the head of the Island g{ot} the Loan of the scythe Tom Ploughing f{or} Fall Wheat Spreading manure yeste{rday} and commenced Ploughing 15 Mowing 15th Dan Married to Day to Mifs Jane Sandfiled McDonald of Lancaster Fine Windy 16th Mowing and Gathering 17th put in 104 cocks of marsh hay 18 Randolph crofsed Bought salt Bread pipe Match{es} Drawing Wood put in 36 cocks Bismarc{k} and I 19th Sunday 1880 Mr James Cameron Island Sept 20th �Digging Potatoes at the Barn shelling corn 21st cut the Tobacco cut some on the Last of the cornstalks put them in 22nd Took in the Stove at the Potatoes 23rd put in some hay on the cornstalks 24th Went to Lancaster with the Wool paid it 1..35 cents came home Indians on Susie Island had about 50 Rats caught in 2 nights stopt on the squaw Island as the Wind is pretty high 25th Randolph crofsed to Summerstown Bought 2 yds of Calico 28 cents Bread 28 cents Matches pipe Got apples at Hamiltons The old Man Mr Derushies son here from Chicago for to take the old Man up with him offered all his Fishing Rigging to me for 30 Dollars The Princefs Louise at Pic nic on Dickinson Island to Day The Great Exhibition in Montreal these Days 26th Sunday J Hamilton Mrs Hamilton and Gordon here a Fine Day the old man and son here Gave his Pan and Broom to Livinia 27th Mr Derushie went off Windy taking up Rubbish from the Tent put out some Manure from Back of the Barn where we are going {Above it reads: Raining shelling corn} to build the stack 28th Mowing at the upper end of the Marsh 29th St Michael or Michaelmas Day very Windy Rain Fine Drawing Wood shelling some of the Loose corn and nebbins 30th Drawing Firewood Began to pile {illegible} went Down 1st of October Windy cutting the Last of the Marsh hay piling wood at the Door shelling corn at night pealing apples 2nd 1880 Mr James Cameron Island October Crofsed to J Hamiltons took Breakfast John and I up to Summerstown in the Tot Fine Day East and south Wind Bought of Mr Ward ½ lb Tea 30 cents Pan of Bread 28 cents paid this Bought of J Summers 10 yds of Cotton 1 Dollar 14 lbs of Fine salt 14 2 spools of Thread 10 cents 1 pair of Boots 1..45 sold John Summers 8 Doz of Eggs at 12 cents 96 Got 2 Bags of Apples from J Hamilton sold Mr McPherson Below Lancaster 13 Bushels of Apples Mr Mowat from the Branch there Taking up their Potatoes Gordon and Tom a Good many Boats going to Day 3rd 3rd Fine Heavy Thunder and Lightning to night 4th Gordon Came for Randolph and HughAnn to help Hamiltons with their Potatoes Raining and Wind putting out manure Bismarck and I �5th Haying in the Marsh piling Wood 6th at the stack Bismarck and I Windy Raining 7th at the Stack Making cocks Windy 8th Finished the stack 3 ½ Tons 9th HughAnn and Randolph Gordon came from Hamiltons Got about 10 Bushels of apples for Being working at the Potatoes Lent Gordon my short Gun at their Buckw{heat} at hamiltons Putting it in Elizabeth Hamilton up from Montreal 10th HughAnn McMaste{r} Birth Day 1844 Randolph Bismarck and I went to the Kit Kit Island charlies Island Rofs's Island Gull and Lizard Island stopt at scriers on the Sturgeon Island Found a Broad Board {ink smudge} of the spring calves Died to Day Fine W 11th Skinned the calf at Wood 12th cutting and Drawing Wood Mr Burdo the Fisherman here 13th cutting and Drawing Wood the Bohemian Began going Down the same Day she came up Randolph Watching scryers tent while he is at Lancaster putting his Fish on t{he} Boat Billy Bone here and one of Avrils 1880 {The bottom left corner of this page is missing} Mr James Cameron Island Oct 14th Fine EWest Wind turned to East Mr scryer here Brought a Sturgeon Drawing Wood commenced to Bank the West End of the house Made a Round or 2 with the Plough Mowed a few cocks of marsh hay the Cows stopt away one night Working some at the Tobacco Pealing apples and stringing some cut the Boys hair 15th Windy at Wood 16th Crofsed to Summerstown Randolph stopt at Hamiltons sold Butter to Mr Ward Got the cash 18 cents Bought of Mr Ward ½ Bushel of salt 25 4 Loaves of Bread 26 cents Pepper ¼ lb of Pe 8 pipe 1 Bought of John Summers 6 yds of overalls stuff 20 cents a yd 1..20 spools 10 4 yds of Calico 50 John Hamilton Went Down yesterday to pilot the Hunting steamer to Point Muiza came up through the night By Land and Went to Cornwall to Day the Steamer Emprefs of India went Down 2 men here wanting to Tent Nory Lafere and another Raining 17th Sunday Windy Got Papers from Dan of the Latter End of {Septem}ber Date 18th cutting Wood 19th Drawing Wood {ink smudge} St Luke �20th at Wood Fanning corn ice this morning First ice at Wood 21st Made 2 Beetles at the Banking cold some Windy 22nd Fine Turned cold E Wind Raining A Good Lot of shooting a Good many Ducks went Down to Day in the Rushes Randolph and I Looking if there was any working of Rats 23rd Livinias Birth Day 1868,, 24th our Hughs Birth Day our Hughs Birth Day Fine 25th My Birth Day Fine 26th at Wood 27th at Wood {Duplicate of previous page, but bottom of second page is now legible and transcribed on previous page} 28th – 1880 Mr James Cameron Island Oct Put 3 Bottom Logs at the East End of the hou{se} 29th Randolph Crofsed to Summerstown Bought of J Summers ½ lb of Tea 25 cents RR Relief 25 cents Bought of Mr Ward shingles nails 2 cents Matches 14 cents pipe 1 cents Got a Bag of Apples from Hamiltons Dishaw for Jo Lemays Decoys 7 of Them 30th Fine Mr David Baker's Wife Departed 31st all Hallows or Holy Eve Windy Raining Rodney Briggs and Johnny Bone came up from Tuppers Island hunting no Ducks no Grub Johny Bone Gave me some caps and shot Took Dinner cracking nuts Keeping the Halloeen the night Butternut since Last Year some Beech and Hicory and Oak and Hazael 1st Day of November All Saints Day very high Wind started to crofs turned Back Mr David Bakers Wife Buried to Day Billy Bone & Doctor Bridges Lanced Leanders Leg Raining Treated me at their Bo{Cut off} 2nd all Souls Day Gordon Left Hamiltons I crofsed for apples got 9 Bushels Potatoes 1 Bushel McCrimmon there John and Gordon over to F Covington yesterday Bought of Ward 2 cents of matches Heard Rory McDougal came home oil Forgot my Coat 3rd scryer for Butter Borrowed the 1 inc{h} augur Randolph and I to sturgeon Island Painted the Decoys �4th Paul Grey Jacob and 2 more Isndians here lent them my EEl spear stopt here all night got 2 suck{ers} 5th Guy Fawks Day Randolph Crofsed for the Wool got it at J Wards Got 2 Bushel of Potatoes from {Ha}miltons 80 Mr James Cameron Island Nov 6th 1880 Mr Henery Genie here a Fine Day Raining East Wind a Great Lot of Shooting Putting a Runner in the Jumper {a}s I Broke one of them 7th Helen's Birth Day High West Wind Knocked Down Trees tore the Roof of the cookhouse the Traveller Let go 4 Barges and their in the Rushes 8th the Princefs Louis{e} went for the Barge to the Kit Kit and towed her {i}nto Lancaster 9th Fixing the Door on the {c}alves Place taking up some of the traps Windy {1}1th at Wood 12th St Martinmas 12th Banking some 13th Drawing Wood 14th Sunday Angus Cameron here Gave 2 or 3 Loads of shot snowing some fine 15th Randolph and I to the Kit Kit Scryer Left yesterday took home my augur 16th Went to see if I could Borrow a Boat stopt at Hamiltons up to the store 17th Went to Antwines see if I could Borrow a Boat But I got Charlies Craig's Bun Bought of Mr Ward 1 lb Rice 2 cents of Matches pipe Hamiltons sending of their {Illegible}gies Tom Drawing Manure from Roses Got a Bag of Potatoes from John 18th Stormy snowing hard 19th chopping stove Wood J Hamiltons for the 5 Heifers Frank {L}aplante Ed Santinee and Tom had Dickinsons Cow Got Kind of Sick to night all night 20th not very well Randolph Drawing Wood Snowing Drifting Sparry Breaking the {i}ce yesterday out to Lancaster to Day �21st On this Day of the Month D M M {Donald McMaster} Departed 1846 no Boat out of Dundee today {Bottom is torn off page, revealing the bottom of the next page - to be transcribed on next page} {First line of the page is illegible} Frosty cutting Stove Wood 23rd 3 Boats went up Hiram Calvin one of them Cold 24th no Boats to Day Drawing up Canoes and Bun Fish Boxes 25th St Catherine Mr Hill no Ligh{ts} to night Taking Marsh Hay of the Fine hay 26th a Fine Day seen a Steamer Below Rofss Island crofsing or Going Down Crofsed to J Hamiltons with 8 ½ Bushels of corn for them to take to mill for me Bismarck for the First Time to crofs to Hamiltons Randolph to the store Bought of J Summers ½ lb of Tea 25 cents 2 cents for matches at Mr Wards Got 2 Bags of Potatoes at J Hamiltons Got Yarn for Gordons sox Broug{ht} the 10 Balls of yarn to Get Twisted a Frosty night Floating Light no Light to night 27th cherry Island no Light cutting Wood Fine Windy a Boat with 3 in it to Lancas{ter} 28th Sunday a Boat went Down at Day light this morning a Fine Day West Wind East Wind the Big White owl coming around Ducks Plenty 29th Drawing Wood 30th Tom Jack came for me to help him to skin a cow that Died cherry Island Lit up St Andrew's Day at Hamiltons to nig{ht} 1st of December Stormy E Wind 2nd Fine Frosty wen{t} to Williamstown with 8 ½ Bushels of Corn Tom Jack came 3rd came home Margaret Hamilton poorly a steam-Boat went Down 4th 2 steam tugs went up to Day Fine 5th Raining turned Cold to night 6 St Nick Day Windy Cold 7th cold Frosty 8th Mr Ptolemy & Brother here Kind of astray on Christees Island a very Frosty night took a small Breakfast Gave 50 cents Bought Ran{Cut off} 6 Rats 60 cents had a Heavy Load of Licquors & Fix{ed} the Chimney �9th Fixing the Handsleigh stormy co{ld} a sail crofsed to summerstown 10th Leander's Birth Day 187{Cut off} Freezing Ice going Down took acrofs to the south side 11th soft at Stove Wood {Bottom of page torn off - writing from previous page visible, but transcribed on previous page} Mr James Cameron Island Dec 12th 1880 soft 13th chopping Fine 14th crofsed to Summerstown Bought of Ward Tea Soda oil candy Glafs thread needles Pipes matches 15th Whitewashing 16th cold Blowing got a weasel 17th the Cat got in my Trap at the Lower Point Drawing wood 18th at Wood 19th cold ice going Down 20th Cutting Drags Frosty Drew the Bun Down from the Bay 21st First Day of Winter Ice took to Christees south side 22nd Ice took acrofs Drawing Wood 23rd crofsed to Hamiltons Lots of air holes put a few small Bushes out very crooked 24th Cold Frosty and Fine cutting stove Wood 25th Christimas Day 26 Cold 27 Cold 28 29 our Anguss Birth Day �30th Cold 31st Frosty 1st of January New Years Day Broke on the Marsh Hay stack Back of the Barn Windy cold West Wind 2nd Fine soft Day Gordon here had 4 shirts to make I Gave him a Pipe seen a Fox crofsing 3rd crofsed to Summerstown Council Day Dan Frasher Elected Bought of Julia ½ lb Tea Matches Ann Spinks poorly Bushing the Road acrofs at Summerstown Angus Cameron and Thomas Summers A Fine Day cold to night Mr The Rev Dallerson Married Last Week Seen in a Kingston Paper Bushing the Lower Road to Lancaster 4th very Frosty came from Hamiltons expecting the Thrashers at Hamiltons Jim McDougall made a Track up the ice as he is going to take {B?}ushes to Fort Covington a Ball in Williamstown to night Mrs Summers a Bee at Wood {5}th Drawing Wood 6th snowing E Wind Warm {cu}tting Wood putting Marsh hay in the Barn {7}th Drawing Wood 8th HughAnns Birth Day 1866 9th Cold E Wind 10th snowing stormy turned fine For more information on James Cameron, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.uoguelph.ca � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James Cameron Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource 19th Century Rural Ontario Diaries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Cameron Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of the Archives of Ontario Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1854-1902 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century, Glengarry County, McMaster's Island Township, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. 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Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Mr James Cameron Island January 5 1880 Crofsed got a Ride up and Down from J Hamilton council at Camerontown Charles Craig Elected for counciller Brought over 5 lbs 10 lz of Butter to Mr Ward Bought 1 lb Tea 60 cents RR Relief 25 2 spools of Thread 10 cents Matches Got a Phamplet from Dan Got 3 Papers from AJ Baker the ice very slippery put on my creepers a very fine Day E Wind some cold to night James Grant treated me at Summers 6th Raining some and Hail E Wind 7th E Wind Fine Cold Went to J Hamiltons to help them with Thrashing Grant and Dunn Mill Thrashing Oats Heard Cunningham at the Depot was Dead 8th Hugh Ann's Birth Day 14 years old to Day me at Hamiltons John Went to Cornwall to Give Back a Book he never signed for 12..50 cents fine Frosty & Wind 9th a Fine Day E Wind a Social at Charles Craig's to night made near 20 Dollars Thrashing Wheat wind changed to West to night and High 10th Fine high West Wind Finished the Thrashers at 12 O clock came Home some Big cracks and Bursts in the ice Tuesday the 6th I heard the ice crack or Burst acrofs the River Down Below Rofs'es Island it Burets there every year very slippery Walking for the Road are all ice Hard for Cattle to go to Water 11th Sunday very Cold through the night commenced Rain 12th around the yard and Barn Turning the canoe see the Big White owl 13th Digging the snow of the pile of wood Before the Door cleaning the pipes East Wind 14th E Wind went up to the Bay cut Down a Dead cherry Tree in the Grove cutting stove Wood 15 a very fine Day West Wind cutting Wood ice cracking a Great Deal William McLeod Departed {page two} Mr James Cameron Island January 16th 1880 Fine ice slippery Went to Hamiltons E Wind a Little snow Fixing the crack at the Head of the Island John Hamilton to Cornwall about his Book Lost 1 of their pigs a social at Akin's to night and a Dance at Barretts 17th Fine Day snow soft Drew some Wood William McLeod Buried to Day E Wind 2 sleighs with Lumber passed up Before the Door they must come from Lancaster 18th Gordon Came Got an Almanack from Dan From Toronto Gave Gordon a pair of sox and a pair of mits Fine E Wind some Drops of Rain Water on the ice 19th I went to F Covington to Get my Boots Fixed Water on the ice Rained some E Wind Fine Lots of Ducks Flying Bought 2 Bars of soap 4 sticks of Licquorice pipes got a Ride from Christopher Laroque up to Mill Mrs Suple sprained her Foot seen Lucretia Macilwain 20th Wind snowing Drifting Freezing put the marsh hay from the stack in the Barn Stormy 21st St Agnefs Day an unfortunate DAy Breaking Roads Drew some Wood seen 1 Cutter crofsing on the Lancaster Road none crofsed this some time a Fine Day W Wind to Day 22nd Princefs Louise Leaves England for Canada E Wind stormy Rained and Hailed chopping stove Wood cutting Hay Black and Blary a Hard Fight about even Broke on a pail or Tub of Butter 23rd Rainind south West Wind soft Blustering Snowing Fine Drew some Drags 24th Charles Tuppers Birth Day West Wind chopping stove Wood all our Marsh Hay Done some Cold 25th Robie Burns Birth Day Fine Day E Wind Sunday 26th crofsed to Hamiltons with the Mare for the First time I took her acrofs took 20 lbs and 3 oz of Tallow to Mr Ward Left the Hide at Hamiltons they will take it up got 6 pairs of Boots from AJ Baker Bought Matches and pipes 4 cents for Flour & a Bag of Potatoes from J Hamilton took over My Wheat and 5 1/2 of Corn Randolph and I Made 3 Trips acrofs to Day had Dinner & supper at Hamiltons </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Mr James Cameron Island Jany 27 1880 Raining E Wind Drew some Drags soft chopping Hay in the Mow Lots crofsing on the East Road 28th W Wnd a Heavy squall or 2 came passed to the South A Fine Day Broke 2 Pains of Glafs in the the Window seen some Ducks in the air hole went to the Lower Point a Good Deal of Travel on Summers Road commenced to Freeze some to night soft all Day chopping Stove Wood 29th Tommy Jack & Gordon here Brought Down the Ram Fanned my Wheat 2 1/2 Bushels Filled my Bag so I had 4 Bushels Took my 2 Boxes Down that I had my Wheat in Went up to Mr Wards with the Hide 52 lbs at 7 cents Bought of Mr Ward 1 lb of Tea a Fine Day E Wind Toms Dog Towser stopt all night Told Mr Ward to put 25 cetns toward the Social Heard an Indian Lost his Team of Horses crofsing up at Grey Creek 30th Went to Mill cold E Wind Went to Hamiltons took the Dog with me 4 Bushels of Wheat 5 1/2 of Corn very cold going and coming got home at 10 Clock Bought 5 yds of Cotton for Tom at Mr Long's in at Tyo's Got 2 almanacks at Mr Congdons after getting hom it got Warm John came Down with my Grist a Big Social at Summers's that Mr Ward is Making Wind changes to the West Raining and Blowing very hard to night it will be a Put Back to the Social 31st Last Day of the Month Fine W Wind snowed some in the morning cutting Wood split some Rails Found a nest in the stable Loft 4 Eggs in it 1st of February stormy W. Wind 2nd Fine Drew some Wood 3 Stormy E Wind snowing Drifting 4th Cutting some Wood Drew some Drifting W Wind some cold) ( on the 2nd Candlemas Day the Bear comes out to Day he will see his shadow) {page two} Mr James Cameron Island Feb 3rd 1880 John Angus Married to Day Most awful stormy Day high East Wind and Snow Drifting Blustering I did not Water the Cattle to Day the First they mifsed since I first Watered Cattle An Unfortunate Day 4th cutting Wood Drifting Drew some W Wind cold 5th Cold E Wind cutting Wood 6th Drawing Wood Gordon and Tommy Jack here told me about John Angus being Married 7th an Unfortunate Day Cold E Wind cutting stove Wood 8th Gordon's Birth Day 1863 High High West Wind Drifting Blew the Water out of the air-hole away Down in the Bay cold to night 9th Unfortunate Day cut some Drags West Wind very Frosty the air-hole is shut up to Day the one up in the Bay the one at the Sturgeon Island is got short and narrow to Day and it will Get a Pretty hard one to night as its Freezing very hard cut a Waterhole for the Cattle Tied Maud tonight as she opens the Door of her stable 10th cold Frosty Windy E Wind went to Bush cut one tree Down 11th Ash Wednesday Tom Jack and Gordon came Brought me a Bag of Potatoes Gave them a Bag of Corn for seed Drawing Drags a Fine Day 12th A Fine Day Randolph Drove me up to Hamiltons I went to Williamstown Got a Game Law Bill from Dan Wind High Thawing hard I went to Williamstown seen John Angus's Wife for the first time 13th Came home John Angus Drove me out to Roses Fine Day Bought of Mr Ward 1 lb of soda 4 spool of thread 15 cents credit Bought Matches paid for Matches took supper at Hamiltons Got a chunk of cheese from Mrs Hamilton Ice slippery snowed to night Janet McDonell poorly with Rheumatism old Mrs Nicholson poorly 14th St Valentines Day Drew some Drags Fine Blowing 15th Gordon came a Fine Day speaking to Gordon about the sugar Bush </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Mr James Cameron Island Feb 16 1880 crofsed to Hamiltons Went with John up to Mr John Craigs took Dinner there Bought of Derushie a Darning needle Got a Gazzette the Almanack and 5 Globes from Dan the MMP crows came Bought of Mr Ward 1/2 Bushel of Salt comb Candlewick a Bll 4 cents 18th James Hough's Birth Day 1855 A Fine Morning I went to Hopkins turned to Rain and W Wind Lots of Water on the ice coming home First Time of me being in the New Hotel Got 10 cents from Jim so I would have a Treat for the first time I was there Jim 2 Treats seen a Large Pike Mr Kibby caught this morning Weighing 14 lbs some oz Tried the Ice where there going to Build the wharf 19th Young Henery Bosell here for the Sugar Bush Frosty Fine W Wind 20th chopped Stove Wood Tom Jack after 1 1/2 inch Auger got it Going the Ice from Lancaster up around Frashers Point a Horse Runaway acrofs to Fort Covington Wrights chopping and splitting Rain 21st crofsed to Summerstown Bought of Mr Ward 1 lb of Tea 60 2 spools of Thread 10 cents Races to Day and yesterday in Dundee Gray Charlie Lost as the Race was sold Donald Cameron Took a appoplectic Fit coming to Summerstown stopt at John Hamiltons all night 22nd Washingtons Birth Day Sunday Came From Hamiltons a fine Day 23rd In the Bush chopping Firewood Randolph and I Fine Duncan Cameron Departed at Summers's Summerstown Burried in Williamstown 24th chopping Fine 25th Duncan Cameron Buried to Day Drawing Wood 26th Crofsed to Summerstown Met Miles Leclair and Jaco Bl{illegible} going to Fish EEls Bought of Mr Ward castor oil 10 cents Tax paid Kerosene oil Matches paid Got 3 pipes from J Summers got papers from Dan Races in Lancaster Fine Day Water {illegible} {page two} Mr James Cameron Island Feb 26th 1880 William Morris Archy Smith and Rodney Briggs here to night about 9 or 10 oclock coming from Lancaster with a Load of saw Dust their Horses got in and Drowned stopt till Morning 27th Jim Hopkins and Charlie and Waggoner and Bill Jacky Smith and Rodney and I went Down with Jims Team and got the sleigh out and Towed up chopping Stove Wood Fine water on the ice Lots of snow Birds crows Gilbe Laroque came over from Hopkins on the Road to got to Lancaster 28th Seen 3 Wild Geese to Day Raining Fine went up to Bush went to the Lower Point cut an oak tree not feeding much to the cattle as they are out in the Feilds Picking saving the Hay 29th Intercalary Day Fine Began to Blow and Blowed Hurricane of West Wind 1st of March snowed Fine Splitting Rails and Troughs 2nd Chopping Wood Fine 3rd Went to Salmon River Fort Covington Bought 6 yd Cotton cents 3 yds Flannel 90 cents 4 yds of Calico 28 Matches 1 cent soda 10 {cut off}ap 6 High Wines 30 cents Sold 14 Rats at 11 cents for 10 Rats for 5 1/2 centa a Dollar & 32 cents Got 1 Dollar from Vin Ice Pile Going up hard frost Last night coming home Lots of Water on the Ice Fine Day Jim Hopkins cutting ice for his ice house had a Treat from Judge Wilson and very old Friend Mr Meurs Election yesterday F Covington 4th Gordon Came to cut Wood for Sugar Bush made some Trousers 5th Gordon crofsed snowing some Made some Spoils 6th Ice opened Draw in Wood splitting Rails snowing some Horse crofsed Summers's Road Randolph and I to Head of the Island 7th Dog Went off 8th Put the sheep in the Barn cutting Brush Frosty E Wind Fine 9th cutting Brush cold 10th set some Traps for the Mink cold E Wind </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Mr James Cameron Island March 11 1880 Cold E Wind a Sleigh with one Horse crofsed to Frashers on the South Side passed the Foot of the Island and came Back Drawing Wood 12th On this Day of Month Dell McMaster First came to the Island cold and Fine a Buggy went up one Driving and 2 Men Trying the ice and a Dog along with them the Buggy came Back and crofsed at the Head of the Island on My Road where they Landed on either side I Dont Know 13th E Wind Drew some Firewood to the camp Randolph and I no Birds nor Ducks though the ice opened so Early very frosty time this is the Earliest it ever opened here But Good going outside of the holes a Sleigh one Horse an Indian Came Down the ice crofsed at the Foot of the Island Got a squirrel in the Trap set for Mink a Good Lot of Travelling on the Lancaster Raod 14 Sunday Cold in Morning The Baby Born Stanley E Wind 15th Fishing EEls got 1 Bait for the Mink 16th E Wind morning Fine turned stormy I crofsed A Tyo and Tom Frasher crofsed at the Head of the Island where crofsed in the Morning all Broke up J Hamilton drove me up Bought of Mr Ward 1 lb Tea 60 1 lb of soda 10 Castor oil 10 Pail 25 Soap 2 Bars one 7 and the other 9 on credit Tax paid Matches 5 Met Tom Frasher and made him go Between the airholes ice Back 17th St Patricks Day Janet McDonald Departed Dan McGreggor and Bill Hosesworth here sold Maud 20 sold Nory 14 Dollars 34 Dollars for the 2 went up as far John Hamiltons John sold a cow a Fine Day Got 20 Dollars and John Hamilton will get the Rest as he is Going up 18th Crofsed Got 14 Dollars from John H Bought of Mr Ward {illegible} lbs of Barley a paper, pins & Sweetys Settled up to H Paid all I owed him to Day continued {page two} Mr James Cameron Island 18 March 1880 a sale up at Russels Viponds a Bee Exchanged my Pail Gave Gordon 17 cents Donald Cameron Poorly Mr Ward at Cornwall 19th Janet McDonald Buried to Day Drew some Wood a Fine Day Randolph Tapt 7 Trees 20th First Day of Spring Fine snowed some Heard Wild Geese yesterday James Grant here with an account of 3..33 cents But I am of opinion he owes me Drew some stones to the wharf took some of the sugar Bush Rigging to the Bush Tapt 9 Trees Fixing the Jumper Fine snowed some E W and South Wind 21st Palm Sunday Fine W Wind 4 Men crofsing on the ice crofsed above the Head of the Island came Down the River 22 Livinia's Birth Day a very fine Day Drawing Firewood took home 3 pails of sap 23rd E Wind Fine turned Stormy very Large Flakes of snow coming Down heavy Cutting stove Wood ice opening some 24th cleaning the Double Barreled Gun chopping Stove Wood 25th Annunciation of Virgin Mary sawing Stove Wood W Wind Blustery 26th John H B Day Good Friday Drawing a very Fine Day W Wind Fishing EEls Lost the axe in one of the EEl holes Drew some wood cleaned the troughs Tapt 2 Trees some wild Geese 27th Fine Wind high some of the Jambed ice going Down not opening well with hard Frosts every night 28th Easter Sunday the Sun Did not Dance this morning but a Fine Day 29th Gordon came to Tap Tapt to Day 30th Boiling some {cut of} Gallons of syrup 1st of April all Fools DAy Gordon Crofsed Bought of Ward Handle 10 1/2 lb Tea 31st St Bath{illegible} & 2 Boys in Sugar Bush took Dinner at Head of the Island Got a Game law from Dan </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Mr James Cameron Island April 11 1880 Snowing Blowing Drifting Boys in the Bush sugarin of what they Boiled yesterday Feed of the stable Loft Fine North West Wind 12th Tapt some Trees Wrote a song Down 13th in the Bush Bad with a cold 14th Some Thunder for the first time 2 Boys in the Bush 15th all the Children in the Sugar Bush E Wind 16th A Steamer went Down and the Princefs Louisa came from Dundee to Summerstown High E Wind Sugarin in the Bush to night Raining Hailing South E Wind very unwell Light Lit up on Cherry Island to night Yellow hammers Came Peewits Came shot at a flock of Wild Geese Fixing some Stones at the wharf the Duck began to Lay made 32 bs of Sugar tonight 17th Princefs Louisa went Down 18th Our Duncans Birth Day Randolph Bismarck and I Down to the Kit Kit Island 19th cut a Runner for the Jumper Mr Dunlop an Mr Derushie the Fisherman came Gordon crofsed to the store Bought of Mr Ward 1/2 lb Tea 30 1 lb of soda 10 3 lbs of nails 15 Box of Matches 15 Brought Handle Bottle of Radways 25 95 cents 20th Making a Runner for the Jumper Windy 21st set a hen Hatch Taking away the Banking from the West End of the House Mr Derushie and Gordon set a net Fine and Windy Put the Tobacco Seed in Dish for plants set the Back Marsh Lines Drew some stones to Wharf Mr Hills Ligh and Mr Johnstons in the Ho{illegible} light up to night for the First and Mr Hamilton s 22nd at the Banking putting out manure 23rd St Georges Day Fine Day 24th Jennie Calved Wrote a Letter for Gabriel Derushie 25th St Marks Day Wind Rain all Kinds of Weather 26th Raining the Windy Gordon crofsed took over all his sugar 27th Drawing Rails Making Picquets Murdock Murchisons Wife Buried to Day Mrs Currie to Be Buried tommorow Alexandra went Down Lemays Fishing on the Kit Kit Island Building a Tent {page two} Mr James Cameron Island April 2 1880 Gordon came from Hamiltons Had Potatoes Buchwheat Flour 2 Canoes of Indians EEl Fishers stopt in the Tent and when they went of stole some Boa{cut off} in the Bush 3rd Drawing Stones to the Wharf 4th Foxby calved to Day Low Sunday Fine Got 1 of my Traps cut of the ice there is 4 of Them Froze in the ice all winter Gordon took his Boat from the head of the Island Down to the Door 5th in the Bush some Rain some Snow Randolph Made a cacke of his own about 9 lbs a Good lot of ice Going Down A Big Jam Struck on the head of the Island 6th a Fine Day The steamer Sparry's First starting out to Day Mr Smallman putting out Manure 3 Indians came to ight Day an Qark{illegible} Fixed the Canoe put it our Bismarck and I went to the Sturgeon Island shot at a White Owl Did not Get him too far off 7th Livinia not well Blowing hard Indians here cant Fish cold Rain piling Firewood at the Door Made an Axe handle 8th Indians went off Gordon Sugaring in the Bush piling Wood at the Door a Big cake of Ice at the Door went off Wind high West 9th Blowing hard I went up around the Island Found a Canada cent at the Head of the Island set Fire to some of the Marsh at the North side of the Island Gordon and Randolph Sugaring in the Bush a Bother watching the Cows from going to the sugar Bush New Moon to Day those Planets is in conjunction with the Moon and other Planets and Sun that Makes a change in the weather 10th Boiling in the Bush Drawing Logs to the Bank Drawing Big Stones from the East End of the house E Wind hailed to night </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Mr James Cameron Island 28th of April 1880 A Fine Day crofsed to Hamiltons Left my Canoe went to Summerstown Paid Charles Parisha for Flour I got from him crackers 3 cents Crofsed on the Steamer Sperry The Com O's First Trip to Day to Summerstown Mr Woods and Robert Baker on Board went up to Waggoners Hotel as they thought they Flagged her Bought of 3 Pairs of Boots 5.25 Bought of Mr 8 yds of Linsey 1.. Cotton 9 1/2 yds 1..4 yds of overalls stuff 60 cents Thread 2 cents Bag 28 cents Bought of J Lemay Flour 1..90 1/2 lb Tea 20 Soap 25 cents Broom 10 cents 20 cents Tobacco 5 Bought of Tyo 25 cets Billy Bowen took me Down stopt at Lukes all night 29th Got my Canoe Luke Fixed it and I came home Found a Decoy Duck a Fine Morning turned windy I Just got home in time as my canoe Lukes bad Borrowed from Hamilton 1 Dollar when going on the Boat sowing Wheat at Hamiltons Planted hills of Potatoes in the Back Garden Raining Blowing 2 Tow Beauty went Down 30th Snowing Blowing Trimmed the apple trees Before the Door Trimmed the Hicory the calves Pasture 2 Tow Boats Went Down and up 1st of May Algerian went Down Windy Blowing hard old Man Grinding {illegible} Found a Tick and a Broom on the Back Sugar Bush. Marsh set some Fires where it would Burn chopping stove Wood Lots of Snow on the Mountains hard Frost Last night very windy Time cold Raw 2nd a Fine Day 3rd Fixing Canoe claning the Milkhouse 4th set a hen to hatch with 10 Duck Eggs there is no Drake with her But the Rooster so I am going to try them 5th Making soap I crofsed to Summerstown Bought of Mr Ward 25lbs of corn meal 50 cents on Credit, 2 spools paid 1 lb shot paid 1 lb of nails paid John Summers 2 spools of Thread 10 cents have got Letters for Gabriel Derushie got a Bag of Potatoes at Hamiltons Randolph and I took Dinner there. {page two} Mr James Cameron Island 6th of May 1880 Taking the Banking out of the cook house took the Box of Ashes out at the Soap Ascension Day Cold Windy Drew a Load of Wood for the old man 7th setting Fires on on the Pitt Point Burning the Ticks went with the old man to his nets North East Wind Got a crane in the Big Trap 8th Fixing the calves Pasture Fence Trimming Trees put the 3 calves together in the East Stable East Wind Lighting and some Thunder this evening 9th Mr Burdo the Fisherman came to Day to Fish with Mr Dureshie 10th Digging the Garden 10th Planted 147 hills of Potatoes Dug the East & North side of the old chimney 12th the Lemays here from the Kit Kit for 3 Boxes they Left since Last Fall Making the calves Pasture Larger 13th Killed Spottys calf put the carcafs Down in the swamp 14th Working at Fence 15 Crofsed to Summerstown Bought of J Summers 50 lbs of Flour 1..75 1/4 lb of Tea 8 1/2 Bought of Ward Bread 28 cents Salt Peter 3 1/2 Bushel of Potatoes 15 sent yesterday for 1/2 lb Tea to Lancaster 25 got 4 Loaves from him 25 cents Mr Lemans wife the Baker at Dundee Departed yesterday Pete Grants Daughter Brought a mefs of Pike to J Hamiltons got the Plough AJ Baker moving his Barn Mr Patterson On the Front move the Rest 16th Gordon and Tommy Rose here 17th First Ploughing Planted a Strip of Potatoes 18th Ploughing 19 Fixing Fence Drawing Rails 20th Planted 23 Rows of Corn Harrowing tried the Peice at the Lower Point its Rather hard to plough a Fine Day The Spartan went Down with colours up Fixing the Gate Mosquitos commenced they are Bad Ticks plenty 21st Making Garden Fence 22nd Planted 8 Rows of corn 23rd a Fine Day high West Wind 24th Queens Birth Day sent Gordons shirt to Hamiltons with Mr Durasher Got a Letter and 2 Papers from Dan with 2 in it. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Mr James Cameron Island 25th of May 1880 crofsed to Summerstown Brought a mefs of Fish to J Hamilton Bought of Mr Ward 25 lbs of oatmeal 75 cents 25 lbs of Cornmeal 50 cents Brush 30 cents on credit to 1 Calfskin and Muskrat 1/2 lb Tea 30 Soda 1/2 Bushel of salt 25 1 lb of nails3 cents for the skins 3 lbs of Rice 15 cents Paid Worm Canda 10 cents Paid Blue paid Calico Paid 3 1/2 yds of Calico 39 cents Got a Bag of Potatoes and seed mixed at J Hamiltons 26th Planted some Potatoes Before the Door and Planted the Last of the Corn on the West Side of the Peice 27th Ploughing the Peice at the Barn harrowed it Corpus Christie 28th Planted 115 hills in the Peice at the Barn corn up Potatoes up seen Bugs on the Potatoes Mr Durocher making a smoke house Gave him some Boards Fine Weather 29th Royal Oak Day Fine East Wind shearing the sheep Mr Burdo Went to Ogdensburgh cleaning the corn of Weeds Tethering the 2 Bulls Found a cent in the corn Paid 30th Grand Procefsion 31st trimmed some of the oak Trees 1st of June Rowena's Birth Day 2 years old to Day 2nd crofsed with J Hamiltons Ram a Fine Day 3rd White Washing 4 Went to Na Houta's Island 5th 3 Indians chiefs here John Isaac or Wetya's Christie John Surwates Michael Solomon and Francis Got money from the Fisherman for Fishing 6th Rodney Briggs here 7th Hoeing Windy 8th 9th Our Mary's Birth Day 10th I crofsed to Summerstown Mr Tuthill and Mr Howland here to night Bought of J Summers yds of Calico 94 cents 2 lbs of Rope 30 cents Powder at Wards 40 on credit 1/4 lb of Tea and 1/4 at Wards paid the Colt swam to the Genie Island Eggs to Hamiltons {page two} Mr James Cameron Island 11th of June 1880 Hoeing 12th hoeing and cutting Weeds 13th Sunday Gordon and Tommy Rose here Gave him a spear and Jack Raining 14th cleaning out the Barn 15th Mr Heron and Mr Hopkins Americans here stopt all night 16th Hoeing and putting out Tobacco plants 17th Went to Little Island Mowed some Weeds Tied the Mare to a stone at the Sugar Bush 18th Let the 2 Bulls go McNabb and Royal Charlie the Mare got Fast with the Rope she was tied with and strangled herself 19th Covering the mare with Brush put out the stove 20th First Day of Summer a Fine Day Rain Thunder and Lightning to night 21st the Longest Day and the shortest night Went to Dundee with 2 Tennets of Butter Bought 100 Wt of Flour 3..80 100 lbs of corn meal 1..35 Tea 40 1 Pan of Bread 25 soda 8 Tobacco 20 Matches 15 Tub 20 Basins 40 Blue 5 Eclectric oil 25 pipes 3 Dipper 10 cloves 2 8 yds of overall stuff 1..12 Smoothing irons 2..78 2 yds of shirting 22 Paid what I owed on the 28th of April 2..50 22nd Hoeing and Weeding Potatoes came from Luke Bowen's this morning Rained some this Evening Our Dans Birth Day 23rd Hoeing Corn and Potatoes small shower Fine Weather a Good many Boats Passed up and Down to Day the Duck left her nest after 4 Weeks being on and no chickens Lost the scissors or cant find them whereever they are Gave Hugh Ann 30 cents 24th St John Baptiste A Day Midsummer Day Mr Norman Abrams here for his colt swam him acrofs to Hamiltons Island Weeding the Potatoes in the Tobacco place Fine Warm Writing for the old Man Mr Gabriel Durocher Paul Jo son here yesterday Promised Bushel Baskets to me. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Mr James Cameron Island 25th of June 1880 Finished hoeing the corn very warm Thunder windy and Fine West Wind Randolph set a small Line got 2 EEls and a Perch St Batteau here for his Pay from the old man Dr Durocher for fishing Weeding the Onions 26th Warm a Pic Nic at Hamiltons Island Mr White Dr Bergin and Dan McMaster 27th very warm 28th Raining Fine Windy Put out 70 Tobacco Plants Randolph Got an EEl at the Potatoe Bugs 29th St Peter Windy at the Potatoes 30th Randolph and I crofsed to J Hamiltons Brought Pike EEl Got a Bag of Potatoes Bought of J Summers RRR 25 cents 3 yds Calico 33 cents Paid Bought of Mr Ward comb 10 cents Gave Mr Derushie 25 cents for a Knife to take from Tow{cut off} Bohemian Broke and Canal 1st of July Dominion Day Gabriel to Montreal with Fish 2nd East Wind went Trowling Randolph and I went to J Lemays Tent took what we thought he would value most 2 Lines snoods hooks oil can pail pitcher net Decoys Quilt saw oar paddle Tin Basin Left Lots of things as my Canoe Leaks 3rd Keeping the 4th of July the Yankees Fine 4th Sunday Jim Hopkins is here yesterday 5th Our Johns Birth Day 1803 - 77 years 6th Commenced to mow around the House and Barn put in some to Day 7th Mowing the Grove the old man Gabriel came away for a Week as he was sick the St Francis up the First Trip since she was Broke since the Bohemian Broke the Locks 8th Burdo to Ogdensburgh cut a {illegible} for them Down at the Tent Leander's Foot sore {page two} Mr James Cameron Island July the 9th 1880 Mowing 10th Randolph crofsed to the store Bought of Mr Ward 1/2 lb Tea Tobacco 10 cents Got a Basket of cakes from J Hamilton Randolph stopt all night 11th Randolph came home 12th of July Orangeman's Day I crofsed to Summerstown Bought 7 yds of Calico 77 cents John and I up to the store Dishaw here for some of his things I took from the Kit Kit towels Bought of Wards salt 15 cents stopt at Hamiltons all night 13th high E Wind came home 14th cutting and putting in hay 15th St Swithens Day Went to Dundee Got Mr Burdo's Boat Bought of Mr Long hayfork 50 cents Bottle of oil 25 Rakes 15 1 scythe stone 10 cents Bought of Burdo 1 scythe stone 10 Bought of 1 lb of Tea 40 Starch 10 soap 10 cents Butter Tub 25 Tobacco 5 Fine salt 20 cents Hops from Mar 15 hair pins 5 cents Essence of Peppermint 10 pan of Bread for Mr Burdo 25 cents Got 2 Forks fixed at the Blacksmith 40 cents Got the Present of a Book from Mr Tuthill of Fort Covington Brought my clock to Get Fixed Brought Mr Tuthills his cup he Forgot went he was down Fishing Got a Lot of Papers from Mr Baker 16th Mowing and Taking in 17th Mowing AJ Baker Wife not ver well 18 Writing for Mr Durushie 19th Fernandez Birth Day 1874 Mowing 20th at hay 21 Mowing 22nd crofsed to Summerstown Calico 4 yds 25 cents Hugh Ann Bought of J Summerstown 1 scythe 90 cents 23 24 George Renshaw here 25th Fine 26th storm of South West Wind and movd the Barn Broke Down cherry Trees hicory Butternut Basswood Levelled the corn Flat on the Ground Broke the End of the Cookhouse in 27th Mowing some 28th Raining and hailing Mr 29th Mr Dishaw here for Butter, Got Plain saw Pitcher 30th Putting in 40 cocks Peter Back here 31st Traded for Horse with Peter Back </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Mr James Cameron Island Augt 1st 1880 Mowing 2nd Minnie's Birth Day 1864 Lundy here Brought the Clock and 1/2 Dozen of Tin Pans Got a Plug of Tobacco Gave him a stump of Pine for Fishing Raining some and Wind 3rd Mowing 4th Making Cocks and mowing Burdo settling Got 7 1/2 Dollars from Mr Durushie Dissolved Partnership hime and Burdo in Fishing 5th John Hamilton and Mifs Jack here I crofsed with them Tom and I went to Find the Horse Got hime up near Cornwall 6th Randolphs Birth Day 1867 I went from Hamiltons to St Regis on the steamer Sperry Passage going and coming only 25 cents went to Hoganburgh in Mr Fultons store took Dinner at Peter Trees seen Mr Powell Miss Jack and Gordon came Down home with me and she Rowed the Boat all the way Down Mr Howland here Fishing Lost his Bottle which he Greatly Lamented 7th Taking in hay and Poles Mowed a Little 8th Bushie came Went to the head of the Island 9th Got a Bark Line from Bushie Traded Knifes Gordon and 2 of Roses here on Sunday yesterday Gave him my Gold Buttons Got 50 cents Found a knife that had Been Lost for 22 years 10th Annie Jack and Gordon here with a Letter for Burdo to my care 11th J Lemay here for Green{illegible} Gave it to hime Peter Back here Gave him a 1..50 cents to have no more to Do with his Horse Roy McDougal Departed {page two} Mr James Cameron Island Augt 12th 1880 The Greatest heat I Felt this summer its most awful hot this same Date in 1876 was also very hot Randolph to Summerstown salt 15 Bread 25 soap nails 13th some fire at the head of the Island had to get pails to put it out very windy A Drudge went up 14th Went to Dundee with 32 3/4 of Bul{illegible} Bough Flour 0 lbs 1..87 1/2 Graham Flour 90 cents Tea 25 Tea 20 soda 8 cotton 1..10 shot 12 1/2 Tub 25 paid for the clock 50 paid for the Basins 1/2 Doz 1..35 ..1.50 pipe 1 Got 1/2 lb of 50 cent Tea from Is for the corn stopt at Lukes had supper Mrs Burdo here the Avrills Down with their steamer a good Breeze sailing acrofs to Day 15th Sunday a Lot in the Long Black Berries of those folks on Hamiltons Island 16th Mowing Plums Ripening 17th putting in Hay on Poles 18th James McKenna here to trade a Horse went Down at night with the old Man to take up his Box of Fish out of the Water Mowing on the Lower Point 19th Bismarcks Birth Day 1870 Raining before Daylight heavy Thunder and Lightning Windy fine rain West Wind </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Mr James Cameron Island 22nd Augt 1880 Sunday Mr Burdo & Peggy Bosell and Burdo here got Butter 23rd Putting in hay 24th Warm Mr Scroyer came yesterday Let out the calves from their Pasture 25th Mowing in the upper Feild 26th Mowing Gathering 27th husking Corn 28 at Corn husking corn Mowing 29th Emmanuel Morris here came Last night Mrs Burdo Peggy and Mr Burdo here 30th Mowing 31st at hay 1st of September cloudy 2nd putting in hay 3rd Dan's Birth Day {illegible} Randolph and I to Fish at Christies 4th Drawing Wood 5th John Angus Birth Day 1850 6th Mowing in the Back Marsh 7th Put in some 8th Mowing Back Marsh 9th putting in hay 10th Mr Genie here I went to Hamiltons at their Thrashing stopt to help them Randolph came home had Mr Scryer Boat 11th at Hamiltons Gordon came Down with me stopt all night 12th Gordon and his Mother went to Mr Luke Bowens and the Baby a very warm Day I crofsed with Gordon to Mr Hamiltons 13th at hamiltons Finished the Thrashing 14th came home Gordon put me to the head of the Island got the Loan of the scythe Tom Ploughing for Fall Wheat Spreading manure yesterday and commenced Ploughing 15 Mowing 15th Dan Married to Day to Mifs Jane Sandfiled McDonald of Lancaster Fine Windy 16th Mowing and Gathering 17th put in 104 cocks of marsh hay 18 Randolph crofsed Bought salt Bread pipe Matches Drawing Wood put in 36 cocks Bismarck and I 19th Sunday {page two} Mr James Cameron Island Sept 20th 1880 Digging Potatoes at the Barn shelling corn 21st cut the Tobacco cut some on the Last of the cornstalks put them in 22nd Took in the stove at the Potatoes 23rd put in some hay on the cornstalks 24th Went to Lancaster with the Wool paid it 1..35 cents came home Indians on Susie Island had about 50 Rats caught in 2 nights stopt on the Squaw Island as the Wind is pretty high 25th Randolph crofsed to Summerstown Bought 2 yds of Calico 28 cents Bread 28 cents Matches pipe Got apples at Hamiltons The old Man Mr Derushies son here from Chicago for to take the old Man up with him Offered all his Fishing Rigging to me for 30 Dollars The Princefs Louise at Pic nic on Dickenson Island to Day the Great Exhibition in Montreal these Days 26th Sunday J Hamilton Mrs Hamilton and Gordon here a Fine Day the old man and son here Gave his Pan and Broom to Livinia 27th Mr Derushie went off Windy taking up Rubbish from the Tent put out some Manure from Back of the Barn where we are going to build the stack Raining shelling corn 28th Mowing at the upper end of the Marsh 29th St Michael or Michaelmas Day very Windy Rain Fine Drawing Wood shelling some of the Loose corn and nebbins 30th Drawing Firewood Began to pile {illegible} went Down 1st of October Windy cutting the Last of the Marsh hay piling wood at the Door shelling corn at night pealing apples </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Mr James Cameron Island October 2nd 1880 Crofsed to J Hamiltons took Breakfast John and I up to Summerstown i nthe Tot Fine Day East and south Wind Bought of Mr Ward 1/2 lb Tea 30 cents Pan of Bread 28 cents paid this Bought of J Summers 10 yds of Cotton 1 Dollar 14 lbs of Fine salt 14 2 spools of Thread 10 cents 1 pair of Boots 1..45 sold John Summers 8 Doz of Eggs at 12 cents 96 Got 2 Bags of Apples from J Hamilton sold Mr McPherson Below Lancaster 13 Bushels of Apples Mr Mowat from the Branch there Taking up their Potatoes Gordon and Tom a Good many Boats going to Day 3rd Fine Heavy Thunder and Lightning to night 4th Gordon came for Randolph and Hugh Ann to help Hamiltons with their Potatoes Raining and Wind putting out manure Bismarck and I 5th Haying in the Marsh piling Wood 6th at the stack Bismarck and I Windy Raining 7th at the stack Making cocks Windy 8th Finished the stack 3 1/2 Tons 9th Hugh Ann and Randolph Gordon came from Hamiltons Got about 10 Bushels of apples for Being working at the Potatoes Lent Gordon my short Gun at their Buckwheat at hamiltons Putting it in Elizabeth Hamilton up from Montreal 10th Hugh Ann McMaster Birth DAy 1844 Randolph Bismarck and I went to the Kit Kit Island Charles Island Rof's Island Gull and Lizard Island stopt at Scriers on the Sturgeon Island Found a Broad Board One of the spring calves Died to Day Fine W 11th Skinned the calf at Wood 12th cutting and Drawing Wood Mr Burdo the Fisherman here 13th cutting and Drawing Wood the Bohemian Began going Down the same Day she came up Randolph Watching Scryers tent while he is at Lancaster putting his Fish on the Boat Billy Bone here and one of Avrils {page two} Mr James Cameron Island Oct 14th 1880 Fine West Wind turned to East Mr Scryer here Brought a Sturgeon Drawing Wood commenced to Bank the West End of the house Made a Round or 2 with the Plough Mowed a few cocks of marsh hay the cows stopt away one night Working some at the Tobacco Pealing apples and stringing some cut the Boys hair 15th Wind at Wood 16th Crofsed to Summerstown Randolph stopt at Hamiltons sold Butter to Mr Ward Got the cash 18 cents Bought of Mr Ward 1/2 Bushel of salt 25 4 Loaves of Bread 26 cents Pepper 1/4 lb of Pe 8 pipe 1 Bought of John Summers 6 yds of overalls stuff 20 cents a yd 1..20 spools 10 4 yds of Calico 50 John Hamilton Went Down yesterday to pilot the Hunting steamer to Point Muiza came up through the night By Land and Went to Cornwall to Day the steamer Emprefs of India went Down 2 men here wanting to Tent Nory Lafere and another Raining 17th Sunday Windy Got Paper from Dan of the Latter End of September Date 18th cutting Wood 19th Drawing Wood St Luke 20th at Wood Fanning corn ice this morning First ice at Wood 21st Made 2 Beetles at the Banking cold some Windy 22nd Fine Turned cold E Wind Raining A Good Lot of shooting a Good many Ducks went Down to Day in the Rushes Randolph and I Looking if there was any working of Rats 23rd Livinias Birth Day 1868,, 24th our Hughs Birth Day our Hughs Birth Day Fine 25th My Birth Day Fine 26th at Wood 27th at Wood </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {duplicate of previous page, but bottom of second page is now legible and transcribed on previous page} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Mr James Cameron Island Oct 28th 1880 Put 3 Bottom Logs at the East End of the house 29th Randolph crofsed to Summerstown Bought of J Summers 1/2 lb of Tea 25 cents RR Relief 25 cents Bought of Mr Ward shingles nails 2 cents Matches 14 cents pipe 1 cents Got a Bag of Apples from Hamiltons Dishaw for Jo Lemays Decoys 7 of Them 30th Fine Mr David Baker's Wife Departed 31st all Hallows or Holy Eve Windy Raining Rodney Briggs and Johnny Bone came up from Tuppers Island hunting no Ducks no Grub Johny Bone Gave me some caps and shot Took Dinner cracking nuts Keeping the Hallo een the night Butternut since Last Year some Beech and Hicory and Oak and Hazael 1st Day of November All Saints Day very high Wind started to crofs turned Back Mr David Bakers Wife Buried to Day Billy Bones & Doctor Bridges Lanced Leanders Leg Kaming Treated me at ther Bo{cut off} 2nd All Souls Day Gordon Left Hamiltons I crofsed for apples got 9 Bushels Potatoes 1 Bushel McCrimmon there John and Gordon over to F Covington yesterday Bought of Ward 2 cents of matches Heard Rory McDougall came home oil Forgot my Coat 3rd Scryer for Butter Borrowed the 1 inch augur Randolph and I to sturgeon Island Painted the Decoys 4th Paul Grey Jacob and 2 more Indians here lent them my EEl spear stopt here all night got 2 suckers 5th Guy Fawks Day Randolph Crofsed for the Wool got it at J Wards Got 2 Bushel of Potatoes from Hamiltons {page two} Mr James Cameron Island Nov 6th 1880 Mr Henery Genie here a Fine Day Raining East Wind a Great Lot of Shooting Putting a Runner in the Jumper as I Broke one of them 7th Helen's Birth Day High West Wind Knocked Down Trees tore the Roof of the cookhouse the Traveller Let go 4 Barges and their in the Rushes 8th the Princefs Louise went for the Barge to the Kit Kit and towed her into Lancaster 9th Fixing the Door on the calves Place taking up some of the traps Windy 10th at Wood 11th Martinmas 12th Banking some 13th Drawing Wood 14th sunday Angus Cameron here Gave 2 or 3 Loads of shot snowing some fine 15th Randolph and I to the Kit Kit Scryer Left yesterday took home my augur 16th Went to see if I could Borrow a Boat stopt at Hamiltons up to the store 17th Went to Antwines seed if I could Borrow a Boat But I got Charlies Craig's Bun Bought of Mr Ward 1 lb Rice 2 cents of matches Tom Drawing Manure from Roses Got a Bag of Potatoes from John 18th Stormy snowing hard 19th chopping stove Wood J Hamiltons for the 5 Heifers Frank Laplante Ed Santinee and Tom had Dickinsons Cow Got Kind of Sick to night all night 20th not very well Randolph Drawing Wood Snowing Drifting Sparry Breaking the ice yesterday out to Lancaster to Day 21st On this Day of the Month D Meddo Departed 1846 no Boat out of Dundee today {Bottom is torn off page, revealing the bottom of the next page - to be transcribed on next page} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Mr James Cameron Island November 1880 {illegible} Frosty cutting Stove Wood 23rd 3 Boats went up Hiram Calvin one of them Cold 24th no Boats to Day Drawing up Canoes and Bun Fish Boxes 25th St Catherine Mr Hill no Lights to night Taking Marsh Hay of the fine hay 26th a Fine Day seen a Steamer Below Rofs Island crofsing or Going Down Crofsed to J Hamiltons with 8 1/2 Bushels of Corn for them to take to mill for me Bismarck for the First Time to crofs to Hamiltons Randolph to the store Bought of J Summers 1/2 lb of Tea 25 cents 2 cents for matches at Mr Wards Got 2 Bags of Potatoes at J Hamiltons Got Yarn for Gordons sox Brown the 10 Balls of yarn to Get Twisted a Frosty night Floating Light no Light to night 27th cherry Island no Light cutting Wood Fine Windy a Boat with 3 in it to Lancaster 28th Sunday a Boat went Down at Day light this morning a Fine Day West Wind East Wind the Big White owl coming around Ducks Plenty 29th Drawing Wood 30th Tom Jack came for me to help him to skin a cow that Died cherry Island Lit up St Andrew's Day at Hamiltons to night 1st of December Stormy E Wind 2nd Fine Frosty went to Williamstown with 8 1/2 Bushels of Corn Tom Jack {illegible} 3rd came home Margaret Hamilton poorly a steam Boat went Down 4th 2 steam tugs went up to Day Fine 5th Raining turned Cold to night 6 St Nick Day Windy Cold 7th cold Frosty 8th Mr Ptolemy & Brother here Kind of astray on Christie's Island a very Frosty night took a small Breakfast Gave 50 cents Bought Ran{cut off} 6 Rats 60 cents had a Heavy Load of Licquors & Fixed the Chimney 9th Fixing the Handsleigh stormy Cold a sail crofsed to Summerstown 10th Leander's Birth Day 187{cut off} Freezing Ice going Down took acrofs to the south side 11th soft at Stove Wood {bottom of page torn off - writing from previous page visible, but transcribed on previous page} {page two} Mr James Cameron Island Dec 12th 1880 soft 13th chopping Fine 14th crofsed to Summerstown Bought of Ward Tea Soda oil candy Glafs thread needles Pipes matches 15th Whitewashing 16th cold Blowing got a weasel 17th the Cat got in my Trap at the Lower Point Drawing wood 18th at Wood 19th cold ice going Down 20th Cutting Drags Frosty Drew the Bun Down from the Bay 21st First Day of Winter Ice took to Christie's south side 22nd Ice took acrofs Drawing Wood 23rd crofsed to Hamiltons Lots of air holes put a few small Bushes out very crooked 24th Cold Frosty and Fine cutting stove Wood 25th Christimas Day 26 Cold 27 Cold 28 29 our Anguss Birth Day 30th Cold 31st Frosty 1st of January New Years Day Broke on 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In most cases, a note that reads “{Illegible}” refers to this situation.} 1st of January New Years Day Broke on the Marsh hay Stack Back of the Barn Windy cold West Wind 2nd Fine Soft Day Gordon here had 4 shirts to make Gave him a Pipe seen a Fox crofsing {crossing} 3rd crofsed to Summerstown Council Day Dan Frasher Elected Bought of Julia ½ lb Tea Matches Mr Spinks poorly Bushing the Road acrofs {across} at Summerstown Angus Cameron and Thomas Summers A Fine Day cold to night Mr The Rev Patterson Married Last Week Seen in a Kingston Paper Bushing the Lower Road to Lancaster 4th very Frosty came from Hamiltons expecting the thrashers at Hamiltons Jim McDougall made a Track up the ice as he is going to take ashes to Fort Covington A Ball in Williamstown to night Mrs Summers a Bee at Wood {5}th Drawing Wood 6th snowing E Wind Warm {cu}tting Wood putting Marsh hay in the Barn {7}th Drawing Wood 8th HughAnns Birth Day 1866 9th Cold E Wind 10th snowing stormy turned fine Mr James Cameron Island January 11th 1881 Went to Summerstown Bought Soda spinks poorly Fine a Ball of yarn from Hamiltons Frosty and very Foggy to night went up with Hector to Rac{es?} 12th Races in Dundee Frosty Day Fine 13th cold and Fine 14th J Hamilton came for me as they expect the Thrashing Mill to Day took the yarn Down with him very cold Thrashing Pease �15th Thrashing oats a very cold Frosty Day E Wind Froze my Fingers a very Frosty night Mrs Carey Poorly 16th came Down took the Horse and Cutter took 1 Bushel of Pease and apples home 17th Thrashing Frosty 18th Frosty Thrashing 19th Finished Tom Drove me home got a Bag of Potatoes Mrs Carey Departed 20th not well Fine 21st at Wood 22nd Drawing Wood 23 23rd Cold 24th crofsed Hamiltons going to Mill I went with them a very cold Day Bought Randolph a pair of Boots 2 Dollars I owe 50 cents on them 1 lb of Tea from Jo Lemay on credit 40 cents 25th Randolph to Hamiltons Bismarck and I Drawing Wood 26th Hugh Munroe here to Buy a Bull I crofsed with him Bought Soda 27th Fixing the ashes on the 26th Bought of Mr Ward soda 28th Bought of Mr Ward Flour axe Handle salt John Hamilton drove me home FLeft my axe so he would fix the handle in it 29th chopping Stove Wood W Wind Frosty Frosty 30th E Wind Drifting 31st Frosty Frosty 1st of February crofsed with Mr Wards 2 Bags Got a Bag of Potatoes from Hamil{ton} Got some clothes took the Hood By mistake in to see Mr spinks 2nd The Bear can come out to Day as he can see his shadow the sun shines sharp sharp Cold Wind candlemas Day Mr James Cameron Island Feby 3rd 1881 Cold cold 4th Drawing Wood �5 crofsed to hami{ltons} with the Hood Got a Bag of Potatoes Kind of Fine 6th Fine 7th went to the store John Hamilton in Cornwall went to store Bought matches cleaning the pipes a fine Day Marsh hay Done 8 Gordons B Day 1863 J Hamilton and I to Mr Oxleys Got a Bag of Potatoes some clothes a peice of Pork took Dinner Got an organ from Mrs Hamilton Fine soft hauling 9th Raining Gathering for Donald suple Yorkey Baker here for my ashes 28 Bushels at 7 cents a Bushels Got 45 cents to Get the Rest when I crofs Raining Fine soft Drawing Wood Bismarck and I 10th HughAnn and I to Hamiltons Raining JTommy Began to Draw Paid Johny Summers for the Tea I got from Julia 25 cents Bought 2 yds 20 and 2 yds 26 Bar of Soap 10 2 pipes 2 Matches 1 Gave 5 cents to Livinia 45 thats 50 11th Tom Jack here I crofsed Bought 4 yds Got Pay for the Ashes from charlie Parisha 12th Raining 13th Cold 14th Fixing a Runner in the Jumper very cold 15th Drawing and chopping very fine 16th Bill Morris here Going Down for Is Lemays shanty foggy 17 18th James Hugh's Birth Day 1855 19 crofsed Bought of Mr Ward ½ lb of Tea Bought of J Summers 1 ½ yds Calico 15 cents pipe 12 crackers 2 oil stopt at Hamiltons 20th came from Hamil{tons} 2 Bags of Potatoes 21st Fine Hugh Munroe here Bought the White Bull 10 Dollars Allen and Rebbecca came and Hugh to take the Bull 22nd Washingtons B Day a Fine Day Jim McDougall here 23rd cutting in the Bush cold 24th Cold �25th Fine St Matthias Day chopping and Drawing Mr James Cameron Island February 26th 1881 Settled up to this Date with J Summers 1 Dollar for scythe Bought 10 yds 2 Dollars 15 yds 1..50 2 Bottles 50 1 spool 5 ½ Quire paper 12 ½ 2 pens 2 cents Matches 1 5..20 ½ Settled up till to Day with Mr Ward the hide Wood J Grant to stand for me which makes us clear till to Day I Bought to Day commencing a new account 50 lb of B Wheat 1..37 ½ ½ lb Tea 30 Soda 10 alum 3 copperas 5 3 lbs Rice 18 Pepper ½ lb 10..2..13 ½ Mr Patterson and Misses at Hamiltons Tom Kennedy got a Ride Down from Johns cold East Wind Randolph came home John Andrew Camerons Child Departed yesterday and the other not expected to Live 27 A Fine Day Raining some 28th chopping soft at the Bun 1st of March St Davids Day Stormy came in Like a Lion Drifting the Trees all Bent with Snow Keeping the Cows a Browsing in the Bush cold 2nd Ash Wednesday Fine Blowing Drifting chopping Stove Wood some cold 3rd William Henery Shadgate Cameron's Birth Day a very fine Day Drew some Wood Foggy in the Morning 4th East Wind Kind of soft in the Morning Wind turned high Blew very hard Randolp Drove me up to Mr Hopkins Filling his Ice house with ice a Pedlar tinsmith there I Bought of him 7 Peices of Tins 2 Bread Pans 3 Tin Basins Tea Pot Wash Basin 1..35 I went to Fort Covington with 3 Pairs of Boots Paid Mr Streeter 1..50 Boots all Paid at Minklers for Lunch 14 cents sticking Plaster or Court Plasters 8 cents got an almanack at Mr Gilliss camphor ½ oz 5 Paid J Lemay what I owed him only took 25 cents ½ lb Tea 25 Soda 8 Soap 9 cents candy 2 Matches 2 Bottle 15 cents 3..98 cents got a Ride Down from Charles Parisha to Hopkins an awful Blow of East Wind and Drifting stopt at Hopkins all night Mr Streeter to send the 2 pairs of Boots over to Mr Wards next week Got 1 Pair Mended took home Fine Mr James Cameron Island 5th of March 1881 Took Breakfast at Mr Hopkins a very Fine Morning Turned Stormy East Wind but not cold Bad with my Rheumatism to Day Drew a Load of Wood cows a Browsing in the Bush going up on the ice on my Track thats Bushed Randolp turned them Back 6th Snowing Fine Thawing Gordon here Brought home my short Gun some Powder caps and shot 7th Fine crofsed to Summerstown Bought of J Summers coarse comb 12 ½ Bought of Mr Ward 1 pan of Bread 26 cents on credit 1 Spool of Thread 5 cents paid in to see Mr Spinks Got 2 Bags of Potatoes from Hamiltons Got some papers from AJ Baker the Measeles Bad on the Front and all over sawing ice up the Front 1 Bag of Oats at Hamiltons 1st oats the Horse eat this Winter as I am Going away Tomorrow �8th Mr W Spinks Departed Randolph Went for AJ Bakers Sleigh and Harnefs {harness} Bought Tax 2 cents candy 1 cent A Fine Day Randolph and I to Port Louis to see Mr Henery Genie stopt in St Annicet met Mr Genie there went Down with him had a Treat and Got a Bottle full took Dinner at Genies Got 3 Bags of oats 1 Bag of Potatoes a Herring Barrel some Barley and 50 Wt of oatmeal 54 Tin Buckets for Sugarmaking Horse shoe steeles for hanging the Buckets Jo Genie Departed this Winter Henerys Brother came home stopt at St Annicet Bought crackers and pipe Got home about 8 o clock a Fine night 9th Randolph went Home with the sleigh Fixing the Harnefs 10th Went to Mr Spinks Funeral got a Ride up with J Hamilton Got 2 pairs of Boots Mr Streeter mended at J Summerss Snowing E Wind 11th cutting Brush Barking Chairs cows Browsing in the Bush on Trees I am cutting for them Mr James Cameron Island 12th of March 1881 On this Day of the month D McMaster First came to the Island Fine E Wind Randolph crofsed Got 50 lb of Flour at Mr Wards Got the Loan of Mr Charlie Craigs Sugar Pot Cutting Wood and Brush for the Cows got 2 papers at J Hamiltons Drew some Wood cutting stove Wood 13th Fine E Wind air cool Sap Runs as Randolph has a Tree Tapped Took Medicine to Day 14th Stanley's Birth Day 1880 Fine Randolph and I up to see the Sugar Bush cut a Pole Fixing the Barrels and Pots and chains to have them all Ready Sent Randolph over to see young Henery Bosell to see if he wanted the sugar Bush 15th Henery came said he would take the Bush going to Day to Look for a Team for to Draw wood for the camp J Hamilton here a Fine Day James McDougall here and son for the Bush and I told them I gave it to Henery 16th Fine Day cutting brush for the cows 18 17th chopping Went to Hamiltons E W 18th cutting Brush to Day Rained hard to night not a Stormy Day st Patricks 18th in the Bush a Fine Day sloppy in the swamp 19th a Fine Day E Wind Went to Summerstown Bought Mr Ward 100 wt of Flour 3..25 ½ lb Tea 25 ¼ lb Tea 15 Pail 20 5 lbs of nails 25 Matches Pipe Bought of J summers RRR 25 sweetys Got 2 Bags of Potatoes from Hamiltons The Czar Emperor of Russia Killed Little Jim McDougalls neice Departed in Moira I heard Mr Craigs Boys Frank Laplantes and St Dennis's Boys Run away caught some of them in Fort-Covington ice Melting on the Top and Wearing under I suppose Heard a Team got Drowned up opposite Mr Martins a Man from Bangor Lost them Ducks crows Black Birds came Mr James Cameron Island 20th of March 1881 Raining Snowing E Wind First Day of Spring �21st Fine Randolph crofsed to Bosells for {hops?} George sent his Boy to J McDougalls to tell him young Henery or Wall Eye was not going to take the sugar Bush so he said he would come tommorow some fo the hens commenced to Lay for the first a Large Flock of wild Geese went Down past colose to the Barn 22nd Livinia's Birth Day (Senior) Rory Willie and James Cox came to Draw Wood for the sugar Bush Drawing stones to make a Place for an arch in place of Logs 23rd Tapt some for the first putting out some Manure Fine Weather 24th Gathering and Boiling all night 25th Annunciation of the Virgin Mary Made the first sugar about 60 lbs the Boys Randolph and Bismarck a Great Feast in the Bush Brought Lettere to the house ice about opening at Francis Island where it always opens first 26th John H Birth Day a Fine Day 1876 sugaring to Day about 26 lbs Did not come well of the moles Jim Cox and Willie McDougall stopt to night for the first had their tick with them 27th Sunday Jim & Willie here all Day snowed some Thawed some Gathered about 30 pails 28th Fine Wind high Raw Boiling cutting Brush a cutter crofsed Summers Road this Morning Rory McDougall came acrofs and went Back shot a squirrel 29th About the Time James Williams Departed on the Kings Road chopping stove Wood 30th Ice opening slowly sugaring in the Bush 31st in the Bush cutting Wood for the camp about the 28th Jo Viponds Child Departed Mr James Cameron Island April 1st 1881 All Fools Day In the Sugar Bush Sap Running well cutting wood at the camp a very Fine Day 2nd in the Bush sugaring off all Day took home a Load of sugar James Cox and Willie turned Back as the wind is high Rory making oars Got the Loan of Mine to crofs took over our Moles Full took their share of syrup and I got mine yesterday Hard Frost not Running cold some Windy 3rd Rory and Donald John came acrofs and Jim and Willie went acrofs with them took over one of their cakes 11 lb wind high Ice Jamming before the Door 4th chopping Brush in the upper Field for the cows Windy snowing Blustering 5th cutting Brush Windy fine Boiling them in the Bush Freezing 6th HughAnn went off stopt with at J McDougalls to night The Rev Mr Watsons Daughter Departed �7th Drawing Manure to the Lower Point north side 8th crofsed with J McDougall to the Foot of Hamiltons Island as he is going to Mifs Watsons Funeral Buried her Before the Door J Hamilton in Cornwall Bought of Mr Ward 100 lb of Flour Bought 10 cents of crem of Tartar paid Bought of J Summer pins 5 cents pipe got a Ride Down from Hamilton Sap Running well Fine Day Great Jamming of Ice going Down a Big Pine Tree Drove on the Head of the Island with the Force of the Ice Tom Jack getting over the Measels 9th On this Day of the Month I was Married 1862 .. 19 years to Day Sap Running well Sugaring 66 lbs to Day Raising Bee at Factory came from Hamiltons Randolph and I took a cap in my coat put it up in the sugar Bush Mr James Cameron Island 10th of April 1881 Boiling Rory and Willie and the Boys a Fine Day ice going Down ice in a Jam 11th Sugaring of to Day all Day Began to snow very Blustering turned fine Brought me a paper Mr MDougall the Witnefs 12th Sugaring to Day took all their suga{r} home 13th Making Mollasses 14th Mr McDougall here with Dan Camerons Boat {Above it reads: Duck commenced to Lay} as he is going to Salmon River to Morrow {Above it reads: Killed 9 snakes} Peter Backe here stopt all night Fishing EEls something at the hens I Fired a shot Back of the Barn to Frighten the Fox as he is Left on the Island 15th Good Friday Peter Back went of J McDougall and Willie went to Fort Covington crofsed over to Fraser on the South Side and walked up as it is much shorter a Fine Day Randolp took the Handle from the Bush that Rory made me yesterday Fine spells of high south W Wind calm Taking the Banking out of the cookhouse putting out the iron Boxes Breaking some of the ice close to shore Drew the Bun out of the ice on the Bank Made Mollasses Mr McDougall and Willie took it acrofs and Rory crofsed alone 16th no one in the Bush to Day sap Running I took up the ashes Bismarck and I to the head of the Island seen where the Fox Killed a Goose Randolp ploughed a Few Rounds set Fire to some of the Marsh seen a crane for the First set 2 Traps Randolph Fixing the Canoe Killed 9 snakes this Week of the 14th Mr James Cameron Island April 17th 1881 17th Easter Sunday the Sun Dances this morning came up Fine sighn of a good year cold north Wind Fine Sap Running Ducks Plenty Fan-tailed-Black Birds came - 6 or 7 of the hens Laying now watching the Cows from Going to the Sugar Bush which is not an easy Job 18th our Duncans B Day Jane McDougalls Birth Day her here to Day Bismarck went off to Day Stopt with Mr McDougall Making Mollasses Minkey Calved �19th Oxly Calved Sandy Fraser here with McDougalls Bismarck at McDougalls with Rory at the Boat Got a stick for an oar 20th Made some Mollasses Cows to the Bush took the Dishes from the Trees sap running well Made the Syrup at the House 21st I and Randolph crofsed to Hamiltons for my canoe John Boiling in the Bush Got 2 Bags of Potatoes Fine Day 22nd Lilly and Genie Calved Killed the oxly calf 23rd Randolph crofsed withe 3 Doz of Eggs Bought Tea {Above it reads: St Georges Day} Matches Thread set Traps for Wild Geese 24th Sunday High Wind Fine 25th St Marks Day E Wind high Fine Ploughing Planting Potatoes got a Potato Bug A Propeller Went up Lights Lit up in the Lower Lighthouses set 2 Hens to hatch 1 with 10 Duck Eggs Hen Eggs 14 Gordon Making a Paddle 26th Raining putting out Manure 27th A Foggy Morning E Wind St Francis First Trip up and the First Trip for the Princefs Louise Gordon and I to Fort Covington a Deacon skin Muskrat cat skin 90 cents Got my Boots Fixed 45 cents Dinner 25 Bought of – Flour 1..50 Tea 40 Tea 50 cents ½ lbs Castor oil 10 soap 9 cents soda 8 cents 20" pipe 25 1 cent stopt at Lukes had supper Water high snow melting of the Mountains Mr Smith Poorly called at Mayvilles wind high got Lower Fine Gordon and Randolph to Fish to night Mr James Cameron Island 28th of April 1881 Mr James McDougall Willie and Alexander here had Rory's new Boat took home the sugar Bush Rigging planted 4 Rows of Potatoes acrofs took home the ashes and the Barrel and the Pot A Fine Day 29th Fixing the Gate Rained some hailing cleaning around the Gate 29th 30th Fine crofsed to Hamiltons with Gordon sent Randolph to the store with 10 ½ lbs of Sugar at 9 cents Bought of J summer 9 ½ yds of Calico shingles nails got 3 Bags of Potatoes at hamiltons Got a Letter and 2 Papers from Charles Tupper Liverpool England Workhouse Walton on the Hill squally Rain some snow Grains a Good many Boats to Day 1st of May Sunday Fine E Wind Rained some Leander John H and I to the Sturgeon Island 2nd Ploughing in the Garden 3rd Rory McDougall here took home the Drawing Knife Algerian Went Down Ploughing in the Garden �4th the Bohemian up for the First Trip the Como came up went into Salmon River the Bohemian took Fire in Cornwall throwed the Cotton Bags OverBoard to save her Planting some 5th Randolph and I to the Butternut Island Rofs's Island Kit Kit Lots of Ducks Wild-Geese Plenty Seen Lashey & Velmuve at Charlie's Island setting their sturgeon Lines seen a Place on Rofs's Island where there was a hole Dug Last summer all covered over Got a Goose the 3 Boys On the Pit Poin{t} supposed to be Killed By the Fox Killed a Black Snake on Rofs Island 6th crofsed to Mr Wards Bought 1 Pair of Lace Boots 1..60 salt 10 lb Fine to may account 47 lb of sugar at 10 cents 4..70 Randolph Bought Cloves and Tax Found a Lot of Cotton Bags that was Thrown of the Bohemian 2 Bags of Potatoes at Hamiltons the Como into Summerstown Mr James Cameron Island 7th of May 1881 Shoras Came Planted Corn Fixing the Fence 8th Henery Bosell and Antwines wife and children here E Wind Fine 9th Randolph crofsed with a pair of the Boots I took from Mr Wards Thunder some Rain Windy Fixing the calves Pasture Fence 10th Working at the Grove 11th Mr Burdo here came to Henerys Last night working at Fence Randolph put some of those weeds that Blows out of the Bottom of the River on the Potato Ground Gave those men 50 cents to take up Bread from Montreal cleaning their sturgeon Got the Gizzard from them they say its Good Eating 12th Ploughing the Back peice Harrowing the Bean Place 13th Harrowing putting up Fence Went ot the Kit-Kit for the Bun Fine Day the Passport went Down 14th Planted the Californias Potatoes or what they call Michinites or some name like that at the Barn a Man up from Valley-Feild slept on the Bank he is Buying cordwood went to christee Island and Na-Houta's Island Shora took 4 Loaves 6 lb a Peice from Montreal 25 cents Lots of Boats a Going now Mosquitoes Bad Making a smudge for them every night E Wind Rained Heavy to night thunder Lightning Ducks Plenty Loons Gulls Wild Geese {Illegible} Oriole came this Week 15th Windy 16th E W Wind Princefs Louisa aground at the Mouth of Salmon River 17th E Wind high 18th Making Fence a Scow here for Sand from Lancaster got 2 Dollars from them and Promised me another �19th Fixing the Fence on the Pitt Point 20th Planted the Garden Back of the house with Potatoes Mr James Cameron Island 21st of May 1881 went to Summerstown John Hamilton with us Bought of Mr Ward 25 lb of Flour 87 ½ Salt 15 pan of Bread 24 Corinthian went Down 22nd Rogation sunday Angus Cameron and wife and 2 Boys and the Girl Had a Loaf of Bread 23rd Went to Na-Houtas Island sheared the 2 sheep a very warm Day Let the Horse out oiled him on account of the Ticks 24th The Queens Birth Day Let out the 3 calves to Pasture Firing some good volleys Cutting Weeds in the Potatoes 25th Cleaning the Weeds in the corn and Hoeing it 26th Mr Genie here him and Johnny Brought me a Bag of Potatoes Gave him a Stick for spear Pole putting Manure on the Potatoes and on the hay A fine Day 27th Crofsed to Summerstown Bought of Mr Ward 20 lb of Flour 65 ½ lb of Tea 30 got a Bag of Potatoes at Hamiltons and 50 lb of Flour All settled 35 cents a Bushel for Potatoes 31 Bushels I got John Painting the Lighthouse Seen Margaret Rose a Big Fight at Nicholsons Biddy Matty and Mary 28th Hoeing and cutting Weeds Gray comes in at night Fine E Wind Bugs Bad Eating the Potatoes Trimmed the cherry trees 29th Royal Oak Day or oakapple Day E Wind Raining Angus Cameron Down to the Fishermen to Buy Fish got a Sturgeon and 3 Pikes owes 40 cents on the fish Got 50 cents from the Fishermen Bought 2 lb of Butter 50 cents 30th Hoeing 31st J Hopkins Charlie and Johnny here with the Big Boat they found Mr James Cameron Island 1st of June 1881 John Hamilton and Gordon here Fishermen Shora went off Rowena's Birth Day 1878 2nd Cutting Weeds 3rd John Hamiltons Heifers came Dr Dickinson here Left a Bottle of Medicine E Wind Putting the Plough through the Potatoes 4th Went to Dickinsons Island got a Powder and 2 Pills from Dr Gono Bought of J Summers 6 yds of Cotton 60 ¼ Tea 15 needles 4 cents Nutmegs 3 Bought of Ward ¼ 15 cents took Dinner at �Charlie Roses and they showed me every Room in the Hotel and Treated me besides Giving me a Glafs of scotch Whiskey John Hamilton making a Gate Thomas Mulverhill here to night 2 womans and a Man name Jones stopt here all night 5th Mulverhill went of Raining 6th went to Margaret Camerons or Rather Mr McMillians to see about the Fisheries with Mr Shora took Dinner there wind high at the Potatoes 7th at Potatoes 8th at Potatoes and corn 9th our Mary B Day 1813 10th Mr Spencer and Howland here Got a Trowling spoon from Mr Spencer as would take no pay for their Trouble 11th Trowling got a Pike sent it to J Hamilton Randolph and the Fisherman crofsed for the mail got none very warm to Day 12th Livinia and I to the Upper Point 13th Gordon Tom Jack 2 of Sam Dennis Boys here Fisherman went of 13 Went to Charty Island Randolph Fernandez and I warn 14th hoeing Weeding 15 crofsed Bought of Ward Salt 5 cents working at the Wharf Building Tents on the Hamiltons Island 16th took up a Load of slabs from Lower Point 17th Put out a Line crofsed to Frashers with Sam Conger got 35 cents warm Mr James Cameron Island 18th of June 1881 Randolph crofsed Bought Tea 25 cents 2 spools of Thread Hooks Fishing Perch for Bait Rained some 19th Tom Summers and 2 of Angus Cameron's Boys here for Fish this is the Day the Planets is to Fall and to Destroy all on the earth Thunder Raining hard in some Places Grand Procefsion a Fine Day Princefs Louise to St Regis the Watertown went Down with a Raft Stopt at the Lighthouse Did not put any thing Down hardly this month 20th 21st �22nd our Dan's Birth Day 23 23 25 25 26 27 28 29 30th 1st of July Dominion Day 2nd Killed a calf Randolph to Mr Lukes 3rd Gordon here 4th Mr Leslie and Jim Hopkins here charlie and Tom came for the Bull 5th Our Johns B Day 6th Went Down to Rankins Bay Randolph and I to see P Bla{Cut off} seen caskenett got a Pike Trowling 7th went to Dundee Mr Smart Departed Bought Flour 1..65 Meal 75 Tea 40 Soaps 9 Calico 15 Scythe 1.. Thread 10 Rope 30 Tubs 50 Rake 15 Pink Root 10 Elixer 25 Dinner 25 candy & Randolphs calfskin to 80 Boot Mended 10 8th Jim Hopkins and charlie Fixing the Barn 9th Taking some of the stones from under the Barn so to Let it come Level The Fisherman came got their Licence in Montreal Did not write any thing Down for some time 19 Fernandez Birth Day 1874 not writing anything Down 31 Gordon and Tommy Rose here August 1st 2nd Minnies Birth Day 1864 3rd Dr Dickinson and Charlie Rose Looking for a Boat that was stole on the Dr putting in hay 14th scryer came to night 15th Mowing 16th Randolph crofsed 17th Mr Genie here put in {Illegible} 18th Mowing {M}r James Cameron Island Augt 19th 18801 �Bismarck's Birth Day 1870 Mowing 20th very warm putting in 42 cocks of hay not writing Down Evan Frasher Departed this month Angus suple Departed this month McArthur and Raysides Steam saw mill Burned 31st I Went to Williamstown (28) J McDougal Mr McDonald and Willie here going to F Covington to see his sister as she is not well – Bought out to Williamstown 12 lb cake of sugar Got a Present of a suit from Dan an awful Warm Day Great Smoke Big Fires somewhere Back (Bought Glass Powder shot caps soap Wash Boar{d?} nails hair pins Downs Elixor RR Relief chair cotton Matches pipes spools Tea soap Worm Candy Tea soap 1st of Sept came from Williamstown Minnie came 2nd Mowing {Illegible} 3rd Dan's Birth Day {Below it reads: 1846} Minnie to Hamiltons helped to unload a Load of hay with Gordon and Tom 4th James McDougall and Frashers Boys here Gordon came from Hamiltons with Minnie 5th John Angus Birth Day 1850 6th Mowing 7th putting in 8 Mowing Done Mowing in the upper Field 9th Minnie and I to Williamsto{wn} Dan there and Mr Hector McRae at the Meeting to night McLennan & McMaster 10th Came from Williamstown Bought of J Summers a Dish Matches E Wind Smoky for the Boats helping John to put in the Stoves in the Bush Most all the campers gone took Toms coat by mistake of the nail for my own Pic nic from Valley Field to Dr Dickinsons Island on the Bohemian 11th Sunday Rained some Fine 12th Pete Grant here putting in hay Randolph crofsed Bought Tea soda Matches commenced to stack put 50 cocks in it to night Mr James Cameron Island Sept 123th 1881 Raining commenced the Back Marsh to mow Mr McDonald F son of the Late Donald F and Mr Shield here about the Island very Fine men Treated me with a good Drop of Gin Thomas Munroe along with them 14th Took up some Potatoes Left them in a Box outside cutting hay in the Back Marsh put up 75 cocks Foggy or smoky E Wind �15th Finished the Stack put 114 cocks in it went Down with the Fishermen to get up their seine as it is Fast in a Big Log in the Bottom had to have 2 Boats Randolph and I helping them South West Wind put cornstalks at ever Ton in the stack 17th crofsed stopt at Hamiltons {Between the lines it reads: 16th Mowing put in 33 cocks} had a Talk with Mr Garfield & McAllister campers at Hamiltons got the Loan of J Hamiltons hand saw took my augur home Went to Summerstown John and I seen Dan Got a Present of 1 lb of Tea 2 lb of sugar Tobacco Bought of Mr Ward 4 Hinges and screws Barrel ½ Bushel of salt 50 Wt of Flour 13 yds of Ticking Worm Candy Pair of Boots a Pair of Laces Glass oil High Wines stopt at the Lighthouse with John Scryers wife came up and Daughterinlaw and son Lashey at the Tent 18th very warm to Day Mrs Scryer here Mr Garfield & McAllister here Lewis Benedict the Indian Rowing them 19th Rained some this morning took up some Potatoes took some some Wood got 2 sticks for to make a Jumper Mrs Scryer Washing her mens clothes Fixing the hinges on the Door Lashey Bought Scryers Big Bun 20th at the Jumper Mowing at Potatoes 21st Fine putting in cornstalks Last Day of Summer 22nd First Day of Fall Rain Thunder Wind calm Fine Working at the Jumper Mr Creamer or Cliner Wife Boy Girl Mrs Morris Billy and Johnnie Scyer Left here yesterday Mr James Cameron Island Septr 23rd 1881 Finished the Jumper Raining 24 Rain Thunder Fine E Wind taking up Potatoes took up the ashes about 7 Bushels of them took home some Wood with the Jumper 25th Sunday south West Wind high captain Rankin did not come up with Fran Laplante Black Cherries Falling 26th Digging the Peice of Potatoes at the Barn a Great many of them Rotting Made a heap outside Randolp mowing the Marsh 27th Randolph and I crofsed to Hamiltons Brought a Drake to Tom Bought of Mr Ward Livinias Boots 1.25 3 spools of Thread spruce Tub 30 Bought of J Summers Tobacco 25 1 pair of Braces 35 Matches Seen Bismarck and Mrs Chisholm at Summerstown gave him 25 cents got some apples at Hamiltons got Gordons hat 28th Got Ready to crofs got acrofs with Henery and Mr Burdo took Tea at antwines Walked to Lancaster stopt at Henery Lavellette's all night �29th St Michael Day got on Board the Bohemian I am for Montreal 25 cents in Montreal at about half Past 1 - slept on Board of the Steamer 30th Left Montreal Went to Dans office seen David Fraser Met with Robert Jack Started for home on the Bohemian Bought 2 Towels and 2 Hand Kerchiefs Seen George Bosell seen Murdoch McDonald on the Point on the Boat 1st of October in Lancaster up with the Fisherman stopt at Bosells Raining Windy Fine cut some Tobacco 2nd Gordon Randolph and I to Murdoch McDonalds got Dinner some Hops apples 3rd Mr Ward Mrs Ward Mrs Williams and son here Telling us of Hunters son being Lost so he Left home yesterday Taking up the Potatoes Cut all the Tobacco Drew up the Bun Mr James Cameron Island Oct 4th 1881 Mowing in the Marsh Froze hard to night 5th Ice this Morning {Above it reads: George Bosell a young Daughter} took in the stove High Wind Drew some Wood Burdo and Henery the Fishermen went to Lancaster meet the Boat hard Frost Last night 6th Mowing in the upper end of the Marsh 19 cocks in the stack yesterday cut 19 of Blue Joint to Day went around the Island to Day Fernandez and I got a Lot of sweet Hicorys Water very Low Falling every Day Black cherries Falling 7th Finished the stack 82 cock in it 2 ½ Tons in it 8th Raining Windy Drew some Wood took some Butternuts home in the Bun Puffer had to Leave here Barges 2 of them the Wind so high 9th Fine Windy Water Low Beeck nuts Plenty Grapes Plenty 10th HughAnn's McMasters Birth Day 1844 put 15 cocks of Blue Joint in the Barn Drew some Wood Made 15 cocks in the Marsh put the Tobacco in the stable Gathered a Basket of Grapes some Grains of Snow Fell to day First snow that came Fine 11th a Fine Day Got Ready to crofs but did not go on account of Randolph crofsed Bought of J Summers 1 lb Tea 50 Flour 50 Wt 1..88 Matches Randolph picking Potatoes at Hamiltons Got apples took up some of our Potatoes to Day Leander Fernandez and John H 11 Bushels Froze hard Last night Averills Steamer went off this Evening Mrs Burdo on her 12th at Potatoes 13th at Potatoes haying 14th at Potatoes �15th Raining Charles Rose and Holesworth here I went up with them Went up to Holesworths to see his stove sold the cows for 34 Dollars 8 Dollars for the Stove to take 4 Bushels of Wheat at 1..25 Boug{ht} 1 pint of H Wines Andrew Rose poorly Captain Rankin's children not well Mr James Cameron Island Oct 16th 1881 came from Hamiltons Gordon and I and I went Back with him to be there at the Thrashing 17th Cold and Wet Raining All Day took in their stove as it kind of cold 18th commenced to Thra{sh} 19th Thrashing came for the cattle Left 13 Dollars 20th a Dizzinefs came in my head almost Falling Down when it takes me Thrashing 21st at Hamiltons Thrashing 22nd Thrashing 23rd Livinia Birth Day 1868 Raining Gordon came Down from Hamiltons with me Apples a Bag and Basket 24th our Hugh's Birth Day Taking 14 Bushels I had in a Bin and 15 I had in a heap covered of Potatoes that over 100 Bushels in the cellar now Drew some wood 25th My Birth Day cut a Hicory Fire on some Ducks 26th Windy 5 Men here one of the Men is the Flour Inspector in Montreal Mr Boyer St Dennis Boat gave me 35 cents to send it home Treated me to some old Rye had 27th Windy Made some cheese Fixing a Box for Ashes to hold the Traveller sunk By the Passport 28th crofsed with St Dennis Boat Randolph and I Bought J Summers 10 yds of Cotton 10 yds of Linsey 2 yds of Calico Tea 2 Bars of Soap RRR Powder shot Ginger Matches a Box pipe 3 pens Bought of Mr Ward ½ Bushel of coarse salt peck Fine salt 36 lbs of Line{Cut off} ½ lb Tea Elbow and 2 Links needles sulpher nails 7 lb of Sugar pipe Butter Tub Gave 4 Dollars to Mr Ward to be put to my account East Wind Stopt at Hamiltons all night 29th Raining came home Randolph and I Mrs Hamilton came of the Boat from Montreal got a 100 lb of Flour from Tom got some apples craigs for the scow holisworths bad with Diptheria Mr James Cameron Island Oct 30th 1881 Lots of Boats on the Water hunting a Fine Day West Wind Mr Lambert here stopt all night �31st Holy Eve Fine Lambert went off taking home wood Leander found a cushion in the Bay Keeping Holy Eve cracking nuts till Late Randolph Livinia Leander Fernandez John H Rowena and Stanley all at nuts Beech Butternut Bitter & sweet hicory Oak and Hazael 1st of November The Harvest Month of Death All Saints Day 2nd Randolph crofsed to Hamiltons came with the scow for the Heifers Gordon Tommy Jack Randolph and Alexander Rose East Wind all Souls Day got the Boat to Go to Lancaster 3rd Randolph and I to Lancaster 11 lb of our Weight in Lancaster 9 lb paid $1..5 cents very windy Rained some all wet {Above it reads: Bought of Cons Bread Lozenges 12 cents} 4th cleaning up stairs Randolph crofsed with J Hamiltons Boat went Down with tom to Evans Frashers about a Holy Eve scrape Viponds Gate plastering the stable Gordon Left Hamiltons salted 11 Dozen and a Half of Eggs shelled 2 Bushels of corn 5th Guy Fawks Day Banking E End of the House Mr Burdo here Phillip Brought me an overshirt from Montreal 1..25 put some manure {Above it reads: under} around the apple Trees on the Lower Point Frose hard Last night Fine wind changed to East almost in snow the Rain that fell 6th Henery Bosells & Burdo here got Milk James McDougall and the 2 Girls Jane and Annie and the 2 Boys Alex Peter and Donald John Tommy Rose and alexander Rose in the Bush at nuts Fine Rained some West Wind Mr James Cameron Island Nov 7th 1881 Helens Birth Day a Transit of Mercury over the Disc of the Sun Mr Rofs and Tate here hunting 8th East Wind Randolph and I to Rofs's Island charlies and the Kit Kit Island seen George Bosell Fishing Dorry 9th Plastering and Banking Fishermen Went to Montreal got 2 suckers from them high Wind 10th Whitewashing 11th Drawing Wood Drew a Load to the Fisherman Frost Last night 12th 1st snow storm East Wind the Fisherman came Rained some snow went of to night Wind changed to West a Great Robbery on the cars at ogdensburg 2 coarse coffins came up on the Bohemian from St Annicet 13th Windy Leander and I up around the Island Phillip the Fisherman crofsed to Bosells The Princefs Louise Made 2 Trips to Lancaster 14th Took about a Ton of hay out of the Marsh put in the west of the 3 stacks Mowed some in the Marsh Banking some Fine Windy �15th snowing West Wind The Fishermen went off Left all their Rigging nets sturgeon Line stove 2 Pipes elbo Boxes Gave me his oilskin coat chopping stove wood 16th Randolph and I crofsed to Summersto{wn} Donald McDonald a sale of all his things house Furniture cattle hay Grain got a Treat of Cider at Hamiltons took Dinner There got 2 young Kittens Bought of J Summers 1 pair Boots 1..45 2 yds cloth 80 cents 2 yds Linsey 25 6 yds Cotton 60 ½ lb Tea 25 3 lb Rope 50 Bought of Ward 1 pair Boots 2..25 1 pair 1..10 1 pair 65 1 lb Soda 10 nails 10 oil some soap this is the St Francis Last Trip Mr James Cameron Island 17th of November 1881 Banking the House some took up the Fishermens Boxes from the Lower Point a very Fine Day E Wind Warm Set 4 Traps for the First setting wind change to South West Blowing Hard to night a Good many Boats a going to Day some Shooting some Few Ducks in the Cord Wood Bay 2 Stationary Planets to Day this Makes chane in Wind and Weather the Sun Draws Rain Rained some tonight 18th Fixing the shed hen house and calve stable no Boats went up or Down to Day a Bun went up passed the Door hunters stopt in the Bay and at the Hicory Trees 19th cold some high East Wind some Grains of snow set Fire in the Marsh Dont Burn well Randolph got 3 Rats for the first Fed the cattle in to night for the First put in the Calves snowed some to night Wind changed through to West water raised some to Day Made cheese to Day Took the Milk out of the Milk house Making Tobbacco Plugs to night 20 West Wind Fine cold some 21st on this Day of the Month D McMaster Departed 1846 Drawing Wood high Wind got a Rat Made 3 Muskrat Moles for stretching them on Freezing to night Eclipse to Day 22 Ground hard with Frost Last night I Dont think that the Princefs Louise came out of Salmon River to Day Fixing the Calves Door of their stable took some of the rough stuff of the Bottom of the canoes Got a Rat ice up in the Rushes tied 3 of the cattle in to night set the Back Marsh a fire to night Freezing to night a Fine Day cold no Boats went to Day 23rd Bohemian and St Francis up and Down the Bohemian went straight Down the channel for the Last Trip set Fire in the upper part of the front Marsh 24th set Fire to the East End of the Marsh West 2 Men here Left there Boat thought this was Frashers Point snowing Working at the hen house so{Page folded over} to Day Mr James Cameron Island 25th of Nov 1881 Banking in the cookhouse cold Frosty turned fine in the Evening wind changed to South E then changed to South West no Boats to Day Lights all up Feeding the cattle putting them in cutting Stove wood �26th high South West Wind a Tug went Down with 2 Barges snowed a Little not cold snow Melting some Drops of Rain Drawing Drags seen a Mink Track at the Foot of the Island set 4 Traps to night for him I suppose the Burning of the Marshes on Both sides Drove him here Ducks not Plenty seen a Flock of Wild Geese yesterday Warm Marshes Burning on the south side Well 27th snow and Rain 28th cutting Wood 29th high Wind 30th St Andrews Day The Festival of the Scotch Firing some shots Killed 2 Roosters Drew some Wood a Fine Day 1st of December Went to Summerstown Bought of Mr Ward ½ Bushel of salt 25 8 lb of Pork 1..24 Pins 8 Tax 1 cent ½ lb Tea 25 Soap 8 3 lb of nails 12 Bought of J Summers Tea 25 Broom 25 Blue 2 nutmegs 3 spools 10 Raining high Wind stopt at Hamiltons all night a Light on cherry Island to night 2nd came home got 50 lb of Flour 22 lb or Pork 1 Bushel of Pease Heard James Hugh came home Heard James MacIlvains Daughter Died 3 got a Mink Fine snowing raining 4th Gordon here Brought my short gun home he is thrashing with Charlie Parisha Brought a Drefs from Bismarck to Sissy Mr James Cameron Island 5th of Dec 1881 Windy Drawing Wood piling old Wood Fine 6th the Festival of the Germans St Nicholas Fixing the step of the Door Fixing around the sheds high Wind calm Rain Randolph not well Rowena not well cattle pick-ing out in the Daytime 7th Raining E Wind changed to West Randolph and I to Lancaster for the yarn 7 lb 24 skains paid 1.5 cents paid when I Left the wool Went to Mr Dunlops took Dinner Randolp and I Bought of Mr McCrimmon 1 pair of Boots for Rowena 1..10 Bought a Pair for Myself 3..10 cents came up along shore as the Wind is high as far as Frashers Point then cut acrofs and we had a hard time crofsing as the Wind was very high Left the canoe at the Lower Point as the Wind is high to take it around to the Door all wet snowed to night 8th cold Blowing Feeding Cattle cutting stove Wood 9th a Fine Day thawing Windy Drawing Drags a sail Down at the Kit Kit 10th Leanders Birth Day 1872 Fine Day Drawing Drags 11th Sunday cold and Fine �12th Went to Howlesworth's got the stove and 4 Bushels of Wheat Drove it Down to J Hamiltons for me in the Waggon Bought of Mr Ward ½ lb Tea 30 Tax 2 cents Brought 3 Rats to John Hamilton John & Tom Jack to Lancaster with a Load of Buckwheat Roads Roughf Left my wheat at Hamiltons till they would be going to mill Big wind to night 13th went for the stove to Hamiltons got John's Boat Raining took a Drake to Hamiltons took the Boat out of the Boat house for me put out the Double stove put up the cooking stove to night had a Bottle of Wine 14th Raining Wind choppin stove Wood {M}r James Cameron Island 15th of Dec 1881 Started to crofs Did not go as it Look like a storm of snow snowed a Little went to the Bush raising up Troughfs all raised Fixing a hinge on the stable Door cutting wood Windy cold some Freezing some to night 16th Went home with J Hamiltons Boat to the Store Oil 40 cents got a Bag of apples from J Hamilton got a cornwall paper Fine E Wind Freezing some tonight Let our canoe Down near the Oak-log as the ice dont Freeze so much as our Landing-Place shot an owl yesterday as he is Looking for the Hens 17th Cutting and Piling stove-wood put a Lot in the celler Put out some manure took the soft-Maple Boards out of the stable into the Barn Trying if the Marsh would Burn 18th Sunday 19th Took the stick ashore and Trying to take it up 20th cutting stove wood Mr J McDougall here a Fine Day Told me Lewis Blondeau was Buried yesterday Thomas Summer Married 21st crofsed to Hamiltons a very Fine Day Bought of J Summers ½ lb Tea 1 ¾ yds of Calico John away got a Parcel from Mrs AJ Baker and papers stopt at Hamiltons all night Election time for councillers and Reeves Mr P Purcell going for Reeve 22nd came from Hamiltons got a Bottle of Wine and a Bottle of Cider Raining some E Wind Froze some to night 23rd chopping Stove Wood high E Wind Water Raised some 24th Fine Frosty north West Wind some cold Raising the stick Down at the River chopping stove Wood Mr James Cameron Island Dec 25th 1881 �Christmas Day Sunday High West Wind Fine Leander John H and I to the upper Point all around the north side of the Island 26th set fire in parts of the Marshses made a pile of Wood over in the North Marsh clearing and cleaning up the Marsh as there is splendid Blue Joint growing in it Commenced to Rain St Stephen's Day 27th St John The Evangelist Day Fine Calm wind Changed to West East Wind Randolph and I went Down the way of the Kit Kit for EEls got none Drew up the stick at the River some the Fine Hay all Done on the Barn Floor Besides a good Deal on the East Mow and Marsh hay in the upper stack used 28th Holy Innocents Day Fine Calm Tried for EEls got none got the stick On the Balance at the River another of the Cats got into the Trap at the Lower Point wind changed to West Kind of Warm seen a Lot of Black Ducks in the Back Bay and at the Lower Point about 26 of them lots of snow Birds every Day But no snow 29th Our Angus's Birth Day East Wind some Rain Fine Randolph crofsed to Summerstown Heard Little J McDouga{ll} Departed yesterday Bought of Mr Ward ½ lb of Tea Tax a Ball to Be at Summers's on Friday 30th Snowing this Morning turned Fine high W Wind {c}utting Wood and Brush in the Upper Field Randolph putting out Manure Drew some Wood Raised the End of the stick at the shoe one of the cats Died that got in the Trap 31st Last Day of the Year Froze Last night snowing hard West Wind Fine Filled the straw Tic Water Raising For more information on James Cameron, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.uoguelph.ca � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James Cameron Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource 19th Century Rural Ontario Diaries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Cameron Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of the Archives of Ontario Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1854-1902 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century, Glengarry County, McMaster's Island Township, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. 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January 1, 1881 UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr James Cameron Island 1st of January New Years Day Broke the Marsh hay stack Back of the Barn Windy cold West Wind 2nd Fine Soft Day Gordon here had 4 shirts to make Gave him a Pipe seen a Fox crofsing 3rd crofsed to Summerstown Council Day Dan Frasher Elected Bought of Julia 1/2 lb Tea Matches Jim Spinks poorly Busting the Road acrofs at Summerstown Angus Cameron and Thomas Summers A Fine Day cold to night Mr The Rev Patterson Married Last Week Seen in a Kingston Paper Bushing the Lower Road to Lancaster 4th very Frosty came from Hamiltons expecting the thrashers at Hamiltons Jim McDougall made a Track up the ice as he is going to take ashes to Fort Covington A Ball in Williamstown to night Mrs Summers a Bee at Wood 5th Drawing Wood 6th snowing E Wind Warm Cutting Wood putting Marsh hay in the Barn 7th Drawing Wood 8th Hugh Anns Birth Day 1866 9th Cold E Wind 10th snowing stormy </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Mr James Cameron Island January 11th 1881 Went to Summerstown Bought Soda Spinks poorly Fine a Ball of yarn from Hamiltons Frosty {illegible} very Foggy to night went up with Hector St Rae 12th Races at Dundee Frosty Day Fine 13th cold and Fine 14th J Hamilton came for em as they expect the Thrashing Mill to Day took the yarn Down with him very cold Thrashing Pease 15th Thrashing oats a very cold Frosty Day E Wind Froze my Fingers a very Frosty night Mrs Carey Poorly 16th came Down took the Horse and Cutter took 1 Bushel of Pease and apples home 17th Thrashing Frosty 18th Frosty Thrashing 19th Finished Tom Drove me home got a Bag of Potatoes Mrs Carey Departed 20th not well Fine 21st at Wood 22nd Drawing Wood 23rd Cold 24th crofsed Hamiltons going to Mill I went with them a very cold Day Bought Randolph a pair of Boots 2 Dollars I owe 50 cents on them 1 lb of Tea from Is Lemay on credit 40 cents 25th Randolph to Hamiltons Bismarck and I Drawing Wood 26th Hugh Munroe here to Buy a Bull I crofsed with him Bought Soda 27th Fixing the ashes on the 26th Bought of Mr Ward soda 28th Bought of Mr Ward Flour axe Handle salt John Hamilton drove me home Left my axe so he would fix the handle in it 29th chopping Stove Wood W Wind Frosty Frosty 30th E Wind Drifting 31st Frosty Frosty 1st of Febuary crofsed with Mr Wards 2 Bags Got a Bag of Potatoes from Hamilton Got some clothes took the Hood By mistake in to see Mr Spinks 2nd The Bear can come out to Day as he can see his shadow the sun shines sharp sharp Cold Wind Candlemas Day {page two} Mr James Cameron Island Feby 3rd 1881 Cold cold 4th Drawing Wood 5 crofsed to hamiltons with the Hood Got a Bag of Potatoes Kind of Fine 6th Fine 7th went to the store John Hamilton in Cornwall went to store Bought matches cleaning the pipes a fine Day Marsh hay Done 8 Gordons B Day 1863 J Hamilton and I to Mr Oxleys Got a Bag of Potatoes some clothes a peice of Pork took Dinner Got an organ from Mrs Hamilton Fine soft hauling 9th Raining Gathering for Donald suple Yorkey Baker here for my ashes 28 Bushels at 7 cents a Bushel Got 45 cents to Get the Rest when I crofs Raining Fine soft Drawing Wood Bismarck and I 10th Hugh Ann and I to Hamiltons Raining Tommy Began to Draw Paid Johny Summers for the Tea I got from Julia 25 cents Bought 2 yds 20 and 2 yds 26 Bar of Soap 10 2 pipes 2 Matches 1 Gave 5 cents to Livinia 45 thats 50 11th Tom Jack here I crofsed Bought 4 yds Got Pay for the Ashes from Charlie Parisha 12th Raining 13th Cold 14th Fixing a Runner in the Jumper very cold 15th Drawing and chopping very fine 16th Bill Morris here Going Down for Is Lemays shanty foggy 17 18th James Hugh's Birth Day 1855 19 Crofsed Bought of Mr Ward 1/2 lb of Tea Bought of J Summers 1 1/2 yds Calico 15 cents pipe 12 crackers 2 oil stopt at Hamiltons 20th came from Hamiltons 2 Bags of Potatoes 21st Fine Hugh Munroe here Bought the White Bull 10 Dollars Allen and Rebbecca came and Hugh to take the Bull 22nd Washingtons B Day a Fine Day Jim McDougall here 23rd cutting in the Bush cold 24th Cold 25th Fine St Matthias Day chopping and Drawing </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Mr James Cameron Island February 26th 1881 Settled up to this Date with J Summers 1 Dollar for scyth Bought 10 yds 2 Dollars 15 yds 1..50 2 Bottles 50 1 spool 5 1/2 Quire paper 12 1/2 2 pens 2 cents Matches 1 5..20 1/2 Settled up till to Day with Mr Ward the hide Wood I Grant to stand for me which makes us clear till to Day Bought to Day commencing a new account 50 lbs of B Wheat 1..37 1/2 1/2 lb Tea 30 Soda 10 alum 3 copperas 5 3 lbs Rice 18 Pepper 1/2 lb 10..2..13 1/2 Mr Patterson and Misses at Hamiltons Tom Kennedy got a Ride Down from Johns cold East Wind Randolph came home John Andrew Camerons Child Departed yesterday and the other not expected to Live 27 A Fine Day Raining Some 28th chopping soft at the Bun 1st of March St Davids Day Stormy came in Like a Lion Drifting the Trees all Bent with Snow Keeping the Cows a Browsing in the Bush Cold 2nd Ash Wednesday Fine Blowing Drifting chopping Stove Wood some cold 3rd William Henery Shadgate Cameron's Birth Day a Very fine Day Drew some Wood Foggy in the Morning 4th East Wind Kind of soft in the Morning Wind turned high Blew very hard Randolph Drove me up to Mr Hopkins Filling his Ice house with ice a Pedlar tinsmith there I Bought of him 7 peices of Tins 2 Bread Pans 3 Tin Basins Tea Pot Wash Basin 1..35 I went to Fort Covington with 3 Pairs of Boots Paid Mr Streeter 1..50 Boots all Paid at Minklers for Lunch 14 cents sticking Plaster or Court Plasters 8 cents got an almanack at Mr Glliss campher 1/2 oz 5 Paid I Lemay what I owed him only took 25 cents 1/2 lb Tea 25 Soda 8 Soap 9 cents candy 2 Matches 2 Bottle 15 cetns 3..98 cents Got a Ride Down from Charles Parisha to Hopkins an awful Blow of East Wind and Drifting stopt at Hopkins all night Mr Streeter to sent the 2 pairs of Boots over to Mr Wards next week Got 1 Pair Mended took home Fine {page two} Mr James Cameron Island 5th of March 1881 Took Breakfast at Mr Hopkins a very Fine Morning Turned Stormy East Wind but not cold Bad with my Rheumatism to Day Drew a Load of Wood cows a Browsing in the Bush going up on the ice on my Track thats Bushed Randolph turned them Back 6th Snowing Fine Thawing Gordon here Brought home my short Gun some Powder caps and shot 7th Fine crofsed to Summerstown Bought of J Summers coarse comb 12 1/2 Bought of Mr Ward 1 pan of Bread 26 cents on credit 1 spool of Thread 5 cents paid in to see Mr Spinks Got 2 Bags of Potatoes from Hamiltons Got some papers from AJ Baker the Measeles Bad on the Front and all over sawing ice up the Front 1 Bag of Oats at Hamiltons 1st oats the Horse eat this Winter as I am Going away Tomorrow 8th Mr W Spinks Departed Randolph Went for AJ Bakers Sleigh and Harnefs Bought Tax 2 cents candy 1 cent A Fine Day Randolph and I to Port Louis to see Mr Henery Genie stopt in St Amicet met Mr Genie there went Down with him had a Treat and Got a Bottle full took Dinner at Genies Got 3 Bags of oats 1 Bag of Potatoes a Herring Barrel some Barley and 50 Wt of oatmeal 54 Ten Buckets for Sugarmaking Horse shoe steeles for hanging the Buckets Is Genie Departed this Winter Henerys Brother came home stopt at St Amicet Bought crackers and pipe Got home about 8 oclock A Fine night 9th Randolph went Home with the sleigh Fixing the Harnefs 10th Went to Mr Spinks Funeral Got a Ride up with J Hamilton Got 2 pairs of Boots Mr Streeter Mended at Summerss Snowing E Wind 11th cutting Brush Barking chairs cows Brousing in the Bush on Trees I am cutting fo them </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Mr James Cameron Island 12th of March 1881 On this Day of the month D McMaster First came to the Island Fine E Wind Randolph crofsed Got 50 lb of Flour at Mr Wards Got the Load of Mr Charlie Craigs Sugar Pot Cutting Wood and Brush for the Cows got 2 papers at J Hamiltons Drew some Wood cutting stove Wood 13th Fine E Wind Air Cool Sap Runs as Randolph has a Tree Tapped Took Medicine to Day 14th Stanley's Birth Day 1880 Fine Randolph and I up to see the Sugar Bush cut a Pole Fixing the Barrels and Pots and Chains to have them all Ready Sent Randolph over to see Young Henery Bosell to see if he wanted the Sugar Bush 15th Henery came said he would take the Bush going to Day to Look for a Team for to Draw wood for the camp J Hamilton here a Fine Day James McDougall here and son for the Bush and I told them I gave it to Henery 16th Fine Day cutting brush for the cows 17th chopping Went to Hamiltons E W St {illegible} Day cutting Brush {illegible} Rained hard to night not a Stormy Day St Patricks 18th in the Bush a Fine Day sloppy in the swamp 19th a Fine Day E Wind Went to Summerstown Bought Mr Ward 100 cwt of Flour 3.25 1/2 lb Tea 25 1/4 lb Tea 15 Pail 20 5 lbs of nails 25 Matches Pipe Bought of J Summers RRR 25 Sweetys Got 2 Bags of Potatoes from Hamiltons The Czar Emperor of Russia Killed Little Jim McDougalls neice Departed in Moira I heard Mr Craigs Boys Frank Laplantes and St Dennis Boys Run away caught some of them in Fort Covington ice Melting on the Top and Wearing under I suppose Heard a Team got Drowned up opposite Mr Martins a Man from Bangor Lost them Ducks crows Black Birds came {page two} Mr James Cameron Island 20th of March 1881 Raining Snowing E Wind First Day of Spring 21st Fine Randolph crofsed to Bosells for hors George sent his Boy to J McDougalls to tell him Young Henery or Wall Eye was not going to take the Sugar Bush so he said he would come tomorrow some fo the hens commenced to Lay for the first a Large Flock of Wild Geese went Down past colose to the Barn 22nd Livinia's Birth Day (Senior) Rory Willie and James Cox came to Draw Wood for the sugar Bush Drawing stones to make a Place for an arch in place of Logs 23rd Tapt some for the first putting out some Manure Fine Weather 24th Gathering and Boiling all night 25th Annunciation of the Virgin Mary Made the first sugar about 60 lbs the Boys Randolph and Bismarck a Great Feast in the Bush Brought Lettere to the house ice about opening at Francis Island where it always opens first 26th John H Birth Day a Fine Day 1876 sugaring to Day about 26 lbs Did not come well of the moles Jim Cox and Willie McDougall stopt to night for the first had they tick with them 27th Sunday Jim & Willie here all Day snowed some Thawed some Gathered about 30 pails 28th Fine Wind high Raw Boiling cutting Brush a cutter crofsed Summers Road this Morning Rory McDougall came acrofs and went Back shot a squirrel 29th About the Time James Williams Departed on the Kings Road chopping stove wood 30th Ice opening slowly sugaring in the Bush 31st in the Bush cutting Wood for the camp about the 28th Is Viponds Child Departed </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Mr James Cameron Island April 1st 1881 All Fools Day In the Sugar Bush Sap Running well cutting wood at the camp a very Fine Day 2nd in the Bush sugaring off all Day took home a Load of Sugar James Cox and Willie turned Back as the wind is high Rory making Oars Got the Loan of Mine to crofs took over our Moles Full took their share of syrup and I got mine yesterday Hard Frost not Running cold some Windy 3rd Rory and Donald John came acrofs and Jim and Willie went acrofs with them took over one of their cakes 11 lb wind high Ice Jamming before the Door 4th chopping Brush in the upper Field for the cows Windy snowing Blustering 5th cutting Brush Windy fine Boiling them in the Bush Freezing 6th Hugh Ann went off stopt with Mr J McDougalls to night The Rev Mr Watsons Daughter Departed 7th Drawing Manure to the Lower Point North side 8th Crofsed with J McDougall to the Foot of Hamiltons Island as he is going to Mifs Watsons Funeral Buried her Before the Door Hamilton in Cornwall Bought of Mr Ward 100 lbs of Flour Bought 10 cents of crem of Tartar paid Bought of J Summer pens 5 cents pipe got a Ride Down from Hamilton Sap Running well Fine Day Great Jamming of Ice going Down a Big Pine Tree Drove on the Head of the Island with the Force of the Ice Tom Jack getting over the Measels 9th On this Day of the Month I was Married 1862 19 years to Day Sap Running well Sugaring 66 lbs to Day Raising Bee at Factory came from Hamiltons Randolph and I took a cap in my coat put it up in the sugar Bush {page two} Mr James Cameron Island 10th of April 1881 Boiling Rory and Willie and the Boys a Fine Day ice going Down ice in a Jam 11th sugaring of to Day all Day Began to snow very Blustering turned fine Brought me a paper Mr MDougall the Witnefs 12th Sugaring to Day took all their sugar home 13th Making Mollasses 14th Mr McDougall here with Dan Camerons Boat as he is going to Salmon River to Morrow Peter Backe here stopt all night Fishing EEls something at the hens I Fired a shot Back of the Barn to Frighten the Fox as he is Left on the Island Duck commenced to Lay 15th Good Friday Peter Back went of J McDougall and Willie ewnt to Fort Covington crofsed over to Fraser on the South Side and walked up as it is much shorter a Fine Day Randolph took the Handle from the Bushe that Rory made me yesterday Fine spells of high south W Wind calm Taking the Banking out of the cookhouse putting out the {illegible} Boxes Breaking some of the ice close to shore Drew the Bun out of the ice on the Bank Made Mollasses Mr McDougall and Willie took it acros and Rory crofsed alone 16th no one in the Bush to Day sap Running I took up the ashes Bismarck and I to the head of the Island seen where the Fox Killed a Goose Randolph ploughed a Few Rounds set Fire to some of the Marsh seen a crane for the First set 2 Traps Randolph Fixing the Canoe Killed 9 snakes this Week of the 14th </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Mr James Cameron Island April 17th 1881 17th Easter Sunday the Sun Dances this morning came up Fine sighn of a Good Year cold North Wind Fine Sap Running Ducks Plenty Fan-tailed Black Birds came 6 or 7 of the hens Laying now watching the Cows from Going to the Sugar Bush which is not an easy Job 18th Our Duncans B Day Jane McDougalls Birth Day her here to Day Bismarck went off to Day Stopt with Mr McDougall Making Mollasses Minkey Calved 19th Oxly Calved Sandy Fraser here with McDougalls Bismarck at McDougalls with Rory at the Boat Got a stick for an oar 20th Made some Mollasses Cows to the Bush took the Dishes from the Trees sap running well Made the Syrup at the House 21st I and Randolph crofsed to Hamiltons for my canoe John Boiling in the Bush Got 2 Bags of Potatoes Fine day 22nd Lilly and Genie Calved Killed the Oxly calf 23rd St Georges Day Randolph crofsed withe 3 Doz of Eggs Bought Tea Matches Thread set Traps for Wild Geese 24th Sunday High Wind Fine 25th St Marks Day E Wind high Fine Ploughing Planting Potatoes got a Potato Bug A Propeller Went up Lights Lit up in the Lower Lighthouses set 2 Hens to hatch 1 with 10 Duck Eggs Hen Eggs 14 Gordon Making a Paddle 26th Raining putting out Manure 27th A Foggy Morning E Wind St Francis First Trip up and the First Trip for the Princefs Louise Gordon and I to Fort Covington a Deacon skin Muskrat cat skin 90 cents Got my Boots Fixed 45 cents Dinner 25 Bought of Flour 1..50 Tea 40 Tea 50 cents 1/2 lb Castor Oil 10 soap 9 cents soda 8 cents 20" pipe 1 cent stopt at Lukes had supper Water high snow melting of the Mountains Mr Smith Poorly called at Mayvilles wind high got Lower Fine Gordon and Randolph to Fish to night {page two} Mr James Cameron Island 28th of April 1881 Mr James McDougall Willie and Alexander here had Rory's new Boat took home the sugar Bush Rigging planted 4 Rows of Potatoes acrofs took home the ashes and the Barrel and the Pot A Fine Day 29th Fixing the Gate Rained some hailing cleaning around the Gate 30th Fine crofsed to Hamiltons with Gordon sent Randolph to the store with 10 1/2 lbs of sugar at 9 cents Bought of J Summer 9 1/2 yds of Calico shingles nails got 3 Bags of Potatoes at Hamiltons Got a Letter and 2 Papers from Charles Tupper Liverpool England Workhouse Walton on the Hill squally Rain some snow Grains a Good many Boats to Day 1st of May Sunday Fine E Wind Rained some Leander John H and I to the Sturgeon Island 2nd Ploughing in the Garden 3rd Rory McDougall here took home the Draiving Knife Algerian Went Down Ploughing in the Garden 4th the Bohemian up for the First Trip the Como came up went into Salmon River the Bohemian took Fire in Cornwall throwed the Cotton Bags OverBoard to save here Planting some 5th Randolph and I to the Butternut Island Rofs's Island Kit Kit Lots of Ducks Wild Geese Plenty Seen Lashey & Velhuve at Charlie's Island setting their sturgeon Lines seen a Place on Rofs's Island where there was a hole Dug Last summer all covered over Got a Goose the 3 Boys On the Pit Point supposed to be Killed By the Fox Killed a Black Snake on Rofs Island 6th crofsed o Mr Wards Bought 1 Pair of Lace Boots 1..60 salt 70 lbs Fine to may account 47 lbs of sugar at 10 cents 4..70 Randolph Bought Cloves and Tax Found a Lot of Cotton Bags that was Thrown of the Bohemian 2 Bags of Potatoes at Hamiltons the Como into Summerstown </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Mr James Cameron Island 7th of May 1881 Shoras Came Planted Corn Fixing the Fence 8th Henery Bosell and Antiones wife and children here E Wind Fine 9th Randolph crofsed with a pair of the Boots I took from Mr Wards Thunder some Rain Windy Fixing the calves Pasture Fence 10th Working at the Grove 11th Mr Burdo here came to Henerys Last night working at Fence Randolph put some of those weeds that Blows out of the Bottom of the River on the Potato Ground Gave those men 50 cents to take up Bread from Montreal cleaning their sturgeon Got the Gizzard from them they say its Good Eating 12th Ploughing the Back peice Harrowing the Bean Place 13th Harrowing putting up Fence WEnt ot the Kit Kit for the Bun Fine Day the Passport went Down 14th Planted the Californias Potatoes or what they call Michinites or some name like that at the Barn a Man up from Valley Feild slept on the Bankd he is Buying Cordwood went to Christee Island and Na-Houta's Island Shora took 4 Loaves 6 lbs a Peice from Montreal 25 cents Lots of Boats a Going now Mosquitoes Back Making a smudge for them every night E Wind Rained Heavy to night thunder Lightning Ducks Plenty Loons Gulls Wild Geese yellow Oriole came this Week 15th Windy 16th E W Wind Princefs Louisa aground at the Mouth of Salmon River 17th E Wind high 18th Making Fence a Scow here for Sand from Lancaster got 2 Dollars from them and Promised me another 19th Fixing the Fence on the Pitt Point 20th Planted the Garden Back of the house with Potatoes {page two} Mr James Cameron Island 21st of May 1881 went to Summerstown John Hamilton with us Bought of Mr Ward 25 lb of Flour 87 1/2 Salt 15 Pan of Bread 24 Corinthian went Down 22nd Rogation Sunday Angus Cameron and wife and 2 Boys and the Girl Had a Loaf of Bread 23rd Went to Na-Houtas Island sheared the 2 sheep a very warm Day Let the Horse out oiled him on account of the Ticks 24th The Queens Birth Day Let out the 3 calves to Pasture Firing some good Vollesy Cutting Weeds in the Potatoes 25th Cleaning the weeds in the corn and Hoeing it 26th Mr Genie here heim and Johnny Brought me a Bag of Potatoes Gave him a Stick for spear Pole putting Manure on the Potatoes and on the hay A fine Day 27th Crofsed to Summerstown Bought of Mr Ward 20 lbs of Flour 15 1/2 lb of Tea 30 Got a Bag of Potatoes at Hamiltons and 50 lbs of Flour All settled 35 cents a Bushel for Potatoes 31 Bushels I got John Painiing the Lighthouse Seen Margaret Rose a Big Fight at Nicholsons Bidy Matty and Mary 28th Hoeing and cutting Weeds Gray comes in at night Fine E Wind Bugs Bad Eating the Potatoes Trimmed the cherry trees 29th Royal Oak Day or Oak apple Day E Wind Raining Angus Cameron Down to the Fishermen to Buy Fish got a Sturgeon and 3 Pikes owes 40 cents on the fish Got 50 cents from the Fishermen Bought 2 lbs of Butter 50 cents 30th Hoeing 31st J Hopkins Charlie and Johnny here with the Big Boat they found </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Mr James Cameron Island 1st of June 1881 John Hamilton and Gordon here Fishermen Shora went off Rowena's Birth Day 1878 2nd Cutting Weeds 3rd John Hamilton's Heifers came Dr Dickinson here Left a Bottle of Medicine E Wind Putting the Plough through the Potatoes 4th Went to Dickinsons Island got a Powder and 2 Pills from Dr Gono Bought of J Summers 6 yds of Cotton 60 1/4 Tea 15 needles 4 cents Nutmegs 3 Bought of Ward 1/4 15 cents took Dinner at Charlie Roses and they sowed me every Room in the Hotel and Treated me besides Giving me a Glafs of scotch Whiskey John Hamilton making a Gate Thomas Mulverhill here tonight 2 womans and a Man name Jones stopt here all night 5th Mulverhill went of Raining 6th went to Margaret Camerons or Rather Mr McMullens to see about the Fisheries with Mr Shora took Dinner there wind high at the Potatoes 7th at Potatoes 8th at Potatoes and corn 9th our Mary B Day 1813 10th Mr Spencer and Howland here Got a Trowling spoon from Mr Spencer as would take no pay for their Trouble 11th Trowling got a Pike sent it to J Hamilton Randolph and the Fisherman crofsed for the mail got none very warm to Day 12th Livinia and I to the Upper Point 13th Gordon Tom Jack 2 of Sam Dennis Boys here Fisherman went of 13 Went to Charly Island Randolph Fernandez and I warn 14th Hoeing Weeding 15 Crofsed Bought of Ward Salt 5 cents working at the Wharf Building Tens on the Hamilton Island 16th took up a Load of slabs from Lower Point 17th Put out a Line crofsed to Frasher with Sam Conger got 35 cents warm {page two} Mr James Cameron Island 18th of June 1881 Randolph crofsed Bought Tea 25 cents 2 spools of Thread Hooks Fishing Perch for Bait Rained some 19th Tom Summers and 2 of Angus Cameron's Boys here for Fish this is the Day the Planets is to Fall and to Destroy all on the earth Thunder Raining hard in some Places Grand Procefsion a Fine Day Princefs Louise to St Regis the Watertown went Down with a Raft Stopt at the Lighthouse Did not Put any thing Down hardly this month 20th 21st 22nd our Dan's Birth Day 23 23 25 25 26 27 28 29 30th 1st of July Dominion Day 2nd Killed a calf Randolph to Mr Lukes 3rd Gordon here 4th Mr Leslie and Jim Hopkins here Charlie and Tom came for the Bull 5th Our Johns B Day 6th Went Down to Rankins Bay Randolph and I to see P Bl{cut off} seen caskenett got a Pike Trowling 7th went to Dundee Mr Smart Departed Bought Flour 1.65 Meal 75 Tea 40 Soaps 9 Calico 15 Scythe 1.. Thread 10 Rope 30 Tules 50 Rake 15 Pink Root 10 Elexer 25 Dinner 25 Randy & Randolph 1o calfskin to 80 Boot Mended 10 8th Jim Hopkins and Charlie Fixing the barn 9th Taking some of the stones from under the Barn so to Let it come Level The Fisherman came got their Licence in Montreal Did not write any thing Down for some time 9 Fernandez Birth Day 1874 not writing anything Down 31 Gordon and Fanny Rose here August 1st 2nd Minnies Birth Day 1864 3rd Dr Dickinson and Charlie Rose Looking for a Boat that was stole on the Dr putting in hay 14th Scryer came to night 15 Mowing 16 Randolph crofsed 17th Mr Genie here put in {illegible} 18th Mowing </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Mr James Cameron Island Augt 19th 1881 Bismarcks Birth Day 1870 Mowing 20th very warm putting in 42 cocks of hay not writing Down Evan Frasher Departed this month Angus suple Departed this month MF Arthur and Raysides Steam saw mill Burned 31st I Went to Williamstown (28) J McDougal Mr McDonald and Willie here going to F Covington to see his sister as she is not well Bought out to Williamstown 12 lb cake of sugar Got a Present of a suit from Dan an awful Warm Day Great Smoke Big Fires somewhere Back Bought Glass Powder shot caps soap Wash B{illegible} nails hair pins Downs Elexor RR Relief chair cotton Matches pipes spools Tea soap Worm Candy Tea soaps 1st of Sept came from Williamstown Minnie came 2nd Mowing 3rd Dan's Birth Day 1846 Marry to Hamiltons helped to unload a Load of hay with Gordon and Tom 4th James McDougall and Frashers Boys here Gordon came from Hamiltons with {illegible} 5th John Angus Birth Day 1850 6th Mowing 7th putting in 8 Mowing Don Mowing in the upper Field 9th Minnie and I to Williamstown Dan there and Mr Hector McRae at the Meeting to night McLennan V McMaster 10th Came from Williamstown Bought of J Summers a Dish Matches E Wind Smoky for the Boats helping John to put in the Stoves in the Bush Most all the campers gone took Toms coat by mistake of the nail for my own Pic nic f{illegible} Valley Field to Dr Dickinsons Island on the Bohemian 11th Sunday Rained {illegible} Fine 12th Pete Grant here putting in hay Randolph crofsed Bought Tea soda Matches commenced to stack put 50 cocks in it to night {page two} Mr James Cameron Island Sept 13th 1881 Raining commenced the Back Marsh to mow Mr McDonald F son of the Late Donald F and Mr Shield here about the Island very Fine men Treated me with a good Drop of Gin Thomas Munroe along with them 14th Took up some Potatoes Left them in a Box outside cutting hay in the Back Marsh put up 75 cocks Foggy or smoky E Wind 15th Finished the Stack put 114 cocks in it went Down with the Fishermen to get up their seine as it is Fast in a Big Log in the Bottom had to have 2 Boats Randolph and I helping them south West Wind put cornstalks at ever Ton in the stack 17th crofsed stopt at Hamiltons had a Talk with Mr Garfield & McAllister campers at Hamiltons got the Loan of J Hamiltons hand saw took my augur home Went to Summerstown John and I seen Dan Got a Present of 1 lb of Tea 2 lb of sugar tobacco Bought of Mr Ward 4 Hinges and screws Barrel 1/2 Bushel of salt 50 wt of Flour 13 yds of Ticking Worm Candy Pair of Boots a Pair of Laces Glass oil High Wines stopt at the Lighthouse with John Scryers wife came up and Daughter in law and son Lashey at the Tent 18th very warm to Day Mrs Scryer here Mr Garfield & McAllister here Lewis Benedict the Indian Rowing them 19th Rained some this morning took up some Potatoes took some some Wood got 2 sticks for to make a Jumper Mrs Scryer Washing her mens clothes Fixing the hinges on the Door Lashey Bought Scryers Big Bun 20th at the Jumper Mowing at Potatoes 21st Fine putting in cornstalks Last Day of Summer 22nd First Day of Fall Rain Thunder Wind calm Fine Working at the Jumper Mr Creamer or Cliner Wife Boy Girl Mrs Morris Billy and Johnnie Scyer Left here yesterday </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Mr James Cameron Island Sept 23 1881 Finished the Jumper Raining 24 Rain Thunder Fine E Wind taking up Potatoes took up the {illegible}ies about 7 Bushels of them took home some Wood with the Jumper 25th Sunday south West Wind high Captain Rankin did nt come up with Fran Laplante Black Cherries Falling 26th Digging the Peice of Potatoes at the Barn a Great many of them Rotting Made a heap outside Randolph mowing the Marsh 27th Randolph and I crofsed to Hamiltons Brought a Drake to Tom Bought of Mr Ward Livinias Boots 1.25 3 spools of Thread spruce Tub 30 Bought of J Summers Tobacco 25 1 pair of Braces 35 Matches Seen Bismarck and Mrs Chisholm at Summerstown Gave him 25 cents got some apples at Hamiltons got Gordons hat 28th Got Ready to crofs got acrofs with Henery and Mr Burdo took Tea at Antwons Walked to Lancaster stopt at Henery Lavellette's all night 29th St Michael Day got on Board the Bohemian I am for Montreal 25 cents in Montreal at about half Past 1 slept on Board of the Steamer 30th Left Montreal Went to Dans office seen David Fraser Met with Robert Jack Started for home on the Bohemian Bought 2 Towels and 2 Handkerchief Seen George Bosell Seen Murdock McDonald on the Point on the Boat 1st of October in Lancaster up with the Fisherman stopt at Bosells Raining Windy Fine cut some Tobacco 2nd Gordon Randolph and I to Murdock McDonalds got Dinner some Hops apples 3rd Mr Ward Mrs Ward Mrs Williams and son here Telling us of Hunters son being Lost so he Left home yesterday Taking up the Potatoes cut all the Tobacco Drew up the Bun {page two} Mr James Cameron Island Oct 4th 1881 Mowing in the Marsh Froze hard to night George Bosell a young Daughter 5th Ice this Morning took in the stove High Wind Drew some Wood Burdo and Henery the Fishermen went to Lancaster meet the Boat hard Frost Last night 6th Mowing in the upper end of the Marsh 19 cocks in the stack yesteday cut 19 of Blue Joint to Day went around the Island to Day Fernandez and I got a Lot of sweet Hicorys Water very Low Falling every Day Black Cherries Falling 7th Finished the stack 82 cock in it 2 1/2 Ton in it 8th Raining Windy Drew some Wood took some Butternuts home in the Bun Ruffer had to Leave here Barges 2 of them the Wind so high 9th Fine Windy Water Low Beech nuts Plenty Grapes Plenty 10th Hugh Annws McMasters Birth Day 1844 put 15 cocks of Blue Joint in the Barn Drew some Wood Made 15 cocks in the Marsh put the Tobacco in the stable Gathered a Basket of Grapes some Grains of Snow Fell to day First snow that came Fine 11th a Fine Day Got Ready to crofs but did not go on account of Randolph crofsed Bought of J Summers 1 lb Tea 50 Flour 50 W 1..88 Matches Randolph picking Potatoes at Hamiltons Got Apples took up some of our Potatoes to Day Leander Fernandez and John H 11 Bushels Froze hard Last night Averills Steamer ewnt off this Evening Mrs Burdo on her 12th At Potatoes 13th at Potatoes haying 14th at Potatoes 15th Raining Charles Rose and Holesworth here I went up with them Went up to Holesworths to see his stove sold the cows for 34 Dollars 8 Dollars for the Stove to take 4 Bushels of Wheat at 1..25 Bought Spirit of H Wines Andrew Rose poorly Captain Rankin's children not well </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Mr James Cameron Island Oct 16th 1881 came from Hamiltons Gordon and I and I went Back with him to be there at the Thrashing 17th Cold and Wet Raining All Day took in their stove as it kind of cold 18th Commenced to Thrash 19th Thrashing came for the cattle Left 13 Dollars 20th a Dizzinefs came in my head almost Falling Down when it takes me Thrashing 21st At Hamiltons Thrashing 22nd Thrashing 23rd Livinia Birth Day 1868 Raining Gordon came Down from Hamiltons with me Apple a Bag and Basket 24th our Hugh's Birth Day Taking 14 Bushels I had in a Bin and 15 I had in a heap covered of Potatoes that over 100 Bushels in the cellar now Drew some wood 25th My Birth Day cut a Hicory Fire on some Ducks 26th Windy 5 Men here one of the Men is the Flour Inspector in Montreal Mr Boyer {large open space} had H Downs Boat gave me 35 cents to send it home Treated me to some old Rye 27th Windy Made some cheese Fixing a Box for Ashes to hold the Traveller sunk By the Passport 28th Crofsed with St Dennis Boat Randolph and I Bought J Summers 10 yds of Cotton 10 yds of Linsey 2 yds of Calico Tea 2 Bars of Soap RRR Powder shot Ginger Matches a Box pipe 3 pens Bought of Mr Ward 1/2 Bushel of coarse salt peck Fine salt 36 lbs of Line{cut off} 1/2 lb Tea Eblow and 2 Links needles sulpher nails 7 lbs of Sugar pipe Butter Tub Gave 4 Dollars to Mr Ward to be put to my account East Wind stopt at Hamiltons all night and I Mrs Hamilton came of the Boat from Montreal got a 100 lb of Flour from Tom got some apples Craigs for the scow holisworths bad with Diptheria 29th Raining came home Randolph {page two} Mr James Cameron Island Oct 30th 1881 Lots of Boats on the Water hunting a Fine Day West Wind Mr Lambert here stopt all night 31st Holy Eve Fine Lambert went off taking home wood Leander found a cushion in the Bay Keeping Holy Eve cracking nuts till Late Randolph Livinia Leander Fernandez John H Rowena and Stanley all at nuts Beech Butternut Bitter & Sweet hicory Oak and Hazel 1st of November The Harvest Mothn of Death All Saints Day 2nd Randolph crofsed to Hamiltons came with the scow for the Heifers Gordon Tommy Jack Randolph and Alexander Rose East Wind all Souls Day got the Boat to Go to Lancaster 3rd Randolph and I to Lancaster 11 lbs of our Weight in Lancaster 9 lb paid $1..5 cents very windy Rained some all wet Bought of Cons Bread Lozenges 12 cents 4th cleaning up stairs Randolph crofsed with J Hamiltons Boat went Down with tom to Evans Frashers about a Holy Eve scrape Viponds Gate plastering the stable Gordon Left Hamiltons salted 11 Dozen and a Half of Eggs shelled 2 Bushels of corn 5th Guy Fawks Day Banking E End of the House Mr Burdo here Phillip Brought me an overshirt from Montreal 1..25 put some manure under around the apple Trees on the Lower Point Frose hard Last night Fine wind changed to East almost in snow the Rain that fell 6th Henery Bosells & Burdo here got a {illegible} James McDougall and the 2 Girls Jane and Annie and the 2 Boys Alex Peter and Donald John Tommy Rose and Alexander Rose in the Bush at nuts Fine Rained some West Wind </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Mr James Cameron Island Nov 7th 1881 Helens Birth Day a Transit of Mercury over the Disc of the Sun Mr Rofs and Tate here hunting 8th East Wind Randolph and I to Rofs's Island Charlies and the Kit Kit Island seen George Bosell Fishing Dorry 9th Plastering and Banking Fishermen Went to Montreal got 2 suckers from them high Wind 10th Whitewashing 11th Drawing Wood Drew a Load to the Fisherman Frost Last night 12th 1st snow storm East Wind the Fisherman came Rained some snow went of to night Wind changed to West a Great Robbery on the cars at Ogdensburg 2 coarse coffins came up on the Bohemian from St Annicet 13th Windy Leander and Tup around the Island Phillip the Fisherman crofsed to Bosels The Princefs Louise Made 2 Trips to Lancaster 14th Took about a Ton of hay out of the Marsh put in the west of the 3 stacks Mowed some in the Marsh Banking some Fine Windy 15th snowing West Wind The Fishermen went off Left all their Rigging nets Sturgeon Line stove 2 Pipes elbo Boxes Gave me his oilskin coat chopping stove wood 16th Randolph and I crofsed to Summerstown Donald McDonald a sale of all his things house Furniture cattle hay Grain got a Treat of Cider at Hamiltons took Dinner There got 2 young kittens Bought of J Summers 1 pair Boots 1..40 2 yds cloth 80 cents 2 yds Linsey 25 6 yds Cotton 60 1/2 lb Tea 28 3 lbs Rope 50 Bought of Ward 1 pair Boots 2..25 1 pair 1..10 spair 65 1 lb Soda 10 nails 10 oil some soap {page two} Mr James Cameron Island 17th of November 1881 Banking the House some took up the Fishermens Boxes from the Lower Point a very Fine Day E Wind Warm Set 4 Traps for the First setting wind changed to South West Blowing Hard to night a Good many Boats a going to Day some Shooting some Few Ducks in the Cord Wood Bay 2 Stationary Planets to Day this Makes chane in Wind and Weather the Sun Draws Rain Rained some tonight 18th Fixing the shed hen house and calve stable no Boats went up or Down to Day a Bun went up Passed the Door hunters stopt in the Bay and at the Hicory Trees 19th cold some high East Wind some Grains of snow set Fire in the Marsh Dont Burn well Randolph got 3 Rats for the first Fed the cattle in to night for the First put in the Calves snowed some to night Wind changed through to West water raised some to Day Made cheese to Day Took the Milk out of the Milk house Making Tobbacco Plugs to night 20 West Wind Fine cold some 21st on this Day of the Month D McMaster Departed 1846 Drawing Wood high Wind got a Rat Made 3 Muskrat Moles for stretching them on Freezing to night Eclipse to Day 22 Ground hard with Frost Last night I Dont think that the Princefs Louise came out of Salmon River to Day Fixing the Calves Door of their stable took some of the rough stuff of the Bottom of the canoes Got a Rat ice up in the Rushes tied 3 of the cattle in to night set the Back Marsh a fire to night Freezing to night a Fine Day cold no Boats ewnt to Day 23rd Bohemian and St Francis up and Down the Bohemian went straight Down the channel for the Last Trip set Fire in the upper part of the front Marsh 24th Set Fire to the East End of the Marsh West 2 Men here Left there Boat thought this was Frashers Point snowing Working at the hen house so{folded over} to Day </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Mr James Cameron Island 25th of Nov 1881 Banking in the cookhouse cold Frosty turned fine in the Evening wind changed to South E then changed to South West no Boats to Day Lights all up Feeding the cattle putting them in cutting stove wood 26th high South West Wind a Tug went Down with 2 Barges snowed a Little not cold snow Melting some Drops of Rain Drawing Drags seen a Mink Track at the Foot of the Island set 4 Traps to night for him I suppose the Burning of the Marshes on Both sides Drove him here Ducks not Plenty seen a Flock of Wild Geese yesterday Warm Marshes Burning on the south side Well 27th snow and Rain 28th cutting Wood 29th high Wind 30th St Andrews Day The Festival of the Scotch Young some shots Killed 2 Roosters Drew some Wood a Fine Day 1st of December Went to Summerstown Bought of Mr Ward 1/2 Bushel of salt 25 8 lbs of Pork 1..24 Pins 8 Tax 1 cent 1/2 lb Tea 25 Soap 8 3 lb of nails 12 Bought of J Summers Tea 25 Broom 25 Blue 2 nutmegs 3 shools 10 Raining high Wind stopt at Hamiltons all night a Light on Cherry Island to night 2nd came home got 50 lb of Flour 22 lb or Pork 1 Bushel of Pease Heard James Hugh came home Heard James MacIlvains Daughter Deid 3 got a Mink Fine snowing raining 4th Gordon here Brought my short gun home he is thrashing with Charlie Parisha Brought a Drefs from Bismarck to Sissy {page two} Mr James Cameron Island 5th of Dec 1881 Windy Drawing Wood piling old Wood Fine 6th the Festival of the Germans St Nicholas Fixing the step of the Door Fixing around the sheds high Wind calm Rain Randolph not well Rowena not well cattle picking out in the Daytime 7th Raining E Wind changed to West Randolph and I to Lancaster for the yarn 7 lbs 24 skains paid 1.5 cents paid when I Left the wool Went to Mr Dunlops took Dinner Randolph and I Bought of Mr McCrimmon 1 pair of Boots for Rowena 1..10 Bought a Pair for Myself 3..10 cents came up along shore as the Wind is high as far as Frashers Point then cut acrofs and we had a hard time crofsing as the Wind was very high Left the canoe at the Lower Point as the Wind is high to take it around to the Door all wet snowed to night 8th cold Blowing Feeding Cattle cutting stove Wood 9th a Fine Day thawing Windy Drawing Drags a sail Down at the Kit Kit 10th Leanders Birth Day 1872 Fine Day Drawing Drags 11th Sunday cold and Fine 12th Went to Howleseworth's got the stove and 4 Bushels of Wheat Drove it Down to J Hamiltons for me in the Waggon Bought of Mr Ward 1/2 lb Tea 30 Tax 2 cents Brought 3 Rats to John Hamilton John & Tom Jack to Lancaster with a Load of Buckwheat Roads Roughf Left my wheat at Hamiltons till they would be going to mill Big wind to night 13th went for the stove to Hamiltons got John's Boat Raining took a Drake to Hamiltons took the Boat out of the Boat house for me put out the Double stove put up the cooking stove to night had a Bottle of Wine 14th Raining Wind choppin stove Wood </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Mr James Cameron Island 15th of Dec 1881 Started to crofs Did not go as it Look like a storm of snow snowed a Little went to the Bush raising up Troughs all raised Fixing a hinge on the stable Door cutting wood Windy cold some Freezing some to night 16th Went home with J Hamiltons Boat to the Store Oil 40 cents got a Bag of apples from J Hamilton got a cordial & Paper Fine E Wind Freezing some tonight Let our canoe Down near the Oak log as the ice dont Freeze so much as our Landing Place shot an owl yesterday as he is Looking for the Hens 17th Cutting and Piling stove-wood put a Lot in the celler Put out some manure took the soft Maple Boards out of the stable into the Barn Trying if the Marsh would Burn 18th Sunday 19th Took the stick ashore and Trying to take up 20th cutting stove wood Mr J McDougall here a Fine Day Told me Lewis Blondeau was Buried yesterday Thomas Summer Married 21st crofsed to Hamiltons a very Fine Day Bought of J Summers 1/2 lb Tea 1 3/4 yds of Calico John away got a Parcel from Mrs AJ Baker and papers stopt at Hamiltons all night Election time for councillers and Reeves Mr P Purcell going for Reeve 22nd came from Hamiltons got a Bottle of Wine and a Bottle of Cider Raining some E Wind Froze some to night 23rd chopping stove Wood high E Wind Water Raised some 24th Fine Frosty north West Wind some cold Raising the stick Down at the River chopping stove Wood {page two} Mr James Cameron Island Dec 25th 1881 Christmas Day Sunday High West Wind Fine Leander John H and I to the upper Point all around the north side of the Island 26th set fire in parts of the Marshes made a pile of Wood over in the North Marsh clearing and cleaning up the Marsh as there is splendid Blue Joint growing in it Commenced to Rain St Stephen's Day 27th St John the Evangelist Day Fine Calm wind Changed N West East Wind Randolph and I went Down the way of the Kit Kit for EEls got none Drew up the stick at the River some the Fine Hay all Done on the Barn Floor Besides a good Deal on the East Mow and Marsh hay in the upper stack used 28th Holy Innocents Day Fine Calm Tried for EEls got none got the stick On the Balance at the River another of the Cats got into the Trap at the Lower Point wind changed to West Kind of Warm seen a Lot of Black Ducks in the Back Bay and at the Lower Point about 26 of them lots of snow Birds every Day But no snow 29th 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https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ecf6a151ca604398099f2e468afd6551.pdf e0f6ae08ce01699d9e0133f79ac6a537 PDF Text Text �� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/33ace6dcfd8c9bb096c205026f1bdeb5.pdf c7e174fd847dde652aa29af3072a4d43 PDF Text Text James Cameron (1824-1912) 1882 Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers {In places, this diary is worn from weather and time. On occasion, the tops, bottoms, and edges of the pages are crumbly and moldy, making some words and sentences illegible. In most cases, a note that reads “{Illegible}” refers to this situation.} 1882 {M}r James Cameron Island 1st of January New Years Day Sunday West Wind cold Randolph and Leander went to Try to catch perch in the Back Bay as they seen a good many under the ice got none 2nd cutting Firewood and clearing Brush next the Marsh Back of the Barn cold north west wind 3rd North East Wind cold Frosty snowing {Between the lines it reads: allens B Day} Livinia not well put the Bottom of the Marsh hay stack in the Barn the West one of the 3 stacks raised the stick at the River as the water is raising hard Frost to night but the wind is too high for the ice to take stopt up till 4 o clock as Livinia is not well put the 3 oars on top of the Fence as they were Laying on the Ground 4th cold north West wind high Freezing hard Randolp {the ‘ph’ of this name are merged into one letter} seen a Minks Track in the cord Wood Bay I set a Trap for him at the Lower Point Fixing the Handsleigh wind too high for the ice to take a good deal of anchor ice going Down Frosty to night But warm house and good Fires 5th ice took this Morning East Wind cold some a great many airholes and poor ice as the wind was too high before it Fell it was then it commenced to take Drawing Wood went to the head of the Island Just Like glass took acrofs {across} in some places 6th snowing E Wind Drawing wood Fixing shafts on the Jumper 7th not cold West Wind Drawing Wood Brok{e} on the Marsh hay stack East one got a Rat {muskrat} Mr James Cameron Island January 8th 1882 HughAnn's Birth Day 18{ink smudge; below it reads: 1866} Sunday got a Rat Kind of soft Began to rain raining ice commenced to open to night 1 �9th got a Rat skinned 2 Rast Kind of soft Drew the stick acrofs the Warfh at the river ice opening and a going Down Windy to night W Wind 10th Cutting Brush in the cord Wood Bay Drew the 2 canoes Down to Bismarcks-Bay as its open close to shore Fine West Wind ice going Down 11th Stormy snowing East Wind Drifting Wind changed to north West hard for to Water the cattle 12th Kind of Fine NW Wind cutting Firewood seen the Minks Track Fresh cutting hay in the stack put some in the Barn ice going Down 13th stormy E Wind Livinia very unwell cold set a Trap for the Mink turned the canoes 14th Fine Turned Windy North W Wind turd {Above are the letters: ne} Frosty ice making in some places the Wind too high to make to night Drew some hay out of the stack into the Barn went to the head of the Islan{d} Livinia not well ice going Down some 15th South West wind Drifting ice not making 16th Kind of Fine Drawing Wood 17th some cold Windy ice took acrofs to night 18th began to move about 10 o clock Windy breaking the ice some north and south Wind Fine Frosty went to head of the Island cutting and Drawing wood Frosty Last night 19th cutting Wood Fine cutting Rails 20th cold some crofsed {crossed} on the ice to Hamiltons got ashore at the Lower end of Hamiltons John came to meet us as its open only took this morning Randolp went to Summerstown Bought of Mr Ward ½ lb Tea 27 cents Box of Blackning 6 spool of Thread 5 got an Almanac and 1 From J Hamilton and a Lot of newspapers got a Letter from Dan with 2 Dollars in it took some of my Flour from Hamiltons Heard the Rev Mr McPherson's Wife Departed of Lancaster Mr James Cameron Island January 21st 1882 St Agnefs {Agnes’s} Fine in the Forepart of the Day Drawing Wood Turned stormy East Wind snowing put 7 or 8 Bushes up in Bay on our Road 22nd West Wind Stormy Drifting Frosty got a Rat 23rd very Frosty W West cold air holes smoking and a good many of them shutting up 24th Frosty Frosty Wind West charlie Tuppers Birth Day 2 �25th Robie Burns B Day East Wind I crofsed to Hamiltons to help them with the Thrashing charlie Parisha came with his new Mill cold some Gordon with him 26th Thrashing 27th Thrashing 28th Thrashing Hunter up the Front Departed 29th I stopt at Hamiltons Gordon came Down sent a Bottle of RR Relief with him cold Windy sunday 30th Thrashing {Below it reads: Randolp at hamiltons} 31st Thrashing 1st of February a Fine Day at 12 o clock of the Thrashing came home to 1 Gal of oil Solomon Falkener taking his Tent from Hamiltons that he had for Takeing Likenefses ice Slippery not very well this Week at hamiltons Races in Dundee Bismarck and HughAnn came James M Dougall came acrofs with them Bella McDougall got Married some weeks ago to Hewards The Stack Finished 2 Candlemas Day The Bear if he comes out to Day he can see his Shadow some says the Raccoon comes out too the sun Shines fine soft day West Wind Randolp went to James McDougall with Bismarck I went as Far as Francis Island with them ice Slippery Drew some Wood Crofsing on the Lower Road 3rd West Wind Went to Hamiltons for our Flour Tom Jack and Mr McCrimmon over the River Races in Dundee the crack in the ice not good 4th E Wind cold Frosty and Stormy not very well with Rheumatism Broke on another Marsh hay stack 2 ½ Tons Mr James Cameron Island Feby 5th 1882 Gordon here Fine E Wind and changed to West Drifting some 6th HughAnn Randolph and I crofsed to Hamiltons took home the Flour and the Bran {Above it reads: Mr McDougall Drawing stones} from Hamiltons West Wind Fine 7th unfortunate Day E Wind high very stormy snowing hail Cattanach and Dr Cameron Married to Day and a Stormy Day they have the young Bull Dead skinned him a Donation Party at the Rev Mr Patterson's to night hailing 8th Gordons Birth Day 1863 crofsed to Summerstown Brought Mr Holesworth 2 Bags Left them at Mr Wards Bought of J Summers 18 yds of Cotton 1..62 2 ½ of Linsey 25 1 spool of 3 �Thread 5 Box of Matches 12 ½ Bought of Mr Ward 2 Bars of soap 10 1 Bunch of matches Got 2 Bushels of Oats at Hamiltons 9th Randolph Went to F {Fort} Covington with his own Boots and Livinia's to be Fixed 70 Bought 2 lb of Tea 40 {Above it reads: sold 9 Rats 12 ½ 1..8} and 50 a lb 10 cents for crackers and candy Drew 2 Loads of wood John H got in the crack of ice close to shore a very Fine Day very warm 10th A cheese Meeting in Lancaster went to Summerstown sold a Mink to John Summers 1..50 Bought of J Summers 2 spools of Thread 10, 4 pens 4 pipe 1 Bought of Mr Ward stick of Worm Candy 12 ½ Lamp Chimney 10 John Hamilton to Lancaster I Fixed the crack in the Ice took the Horse part of the way acrofs to day a very fine Day 11th a Fine Day at Wood 12th Sunday a Fine Day Rained to night 13th putting out Manure commenced to Rain 14th Fine Day St Valentine cutting Wood 2 Men here in a Cutter wanting Elm {Between the lines it reads: St Valentines} took Dinner Fed Horse hay Gave 27 cents 15th I crofsed to Summerstown J Hamilton Drove up Bought of J Summers 2 yds of Calico 25 R R Relief 25 Book 5 Lead pencil 3 cents a Fine Day no snow on the Roads ice Getting Bad seen J Hopkins Treated me Nicholson and Parisha a Lawsuit at Duncan G's HughAnn 5 cents Mr James Cameron Island 16th of Feby 1882 Fine Warm {Illegible} Cutting stove Wood Randolph crofsed to Mr Holesworth for Money got none Bought of Mr Ward Worm Candy 10 cents Tax 5 cents castor oil 10 cents Parisha Lost the suit had to pay Nicholson 10 Dollars very warm Seen a Robin to Day a Gull went east Duc{ks} going Down ice not very good opening in those Bursts and Large cracks McDougall Drawing to Day 17th chopping in the Bush cutting hay in the mow 18th cutting stove Wood 19th Windy cold 20th a Fine Day Randolph crofsed got 5 Dollars in Gold from Mr Holesworth Bought Salts 4 cents shirt Buttons 3 cents 21st Srove Tuesday a very stormy Day E Wind Drifting Snowing and Blowi{ng} 22nd Ash Wednesday Washington's Birth Day very Stormy E Wind 4 �23rd a very Fine Day Drawing Wood Began to Feed all the cattle Fine hay Keeping in the White Bull crofsed over to Antwine Bosells to see how the ice Was heard Jim McDougall Lost his sleigh and crowBars and things that was on his sleigh when his horses got in heard Steward Died and was opened {Below it reads: Angus McLellan Departed} a Great Deal of crofsing on the upper and Lower Roads to Day 24th A very Fine Day HughAnn Went to Mrs Peter Chisholm's in the Gore and I went to Williamstown {Above it reads: a Bottle of Wine} 25th Angus McLellan Buried to Day a very Large Funeral Went to Bur{Illegible} a very Fine Day came home called at Mrs Chish-olm in the Gore to see Bismarck and HughAnn took Dinner there got a Ride From sawlogs and then From John Angus McLaughlin and then From Allen Munroe walked the Rest of the Way Very Tired James Hugh thinking of going of about the 11th 26th Sunday Gordon here gave him my comforter a Fine Day Mr James Cameron Island Feb 27th 1882 a very Fine Warm Day put a Ton of Marsh hay in the Barn the Last of the stack Drew some wood cut some cedars on the north side of the Island for Rails cutting stove Wood seen some Grass Birds a good deal of crofsing on the East and West Road not very well Freezing to night Thomas Munroe Departed 28th crofsed to Hamiltons went up to night to the Wake stopt all night Randolp to Mr Wards salt 15 cents Darning needle 1 Solomon Falkener wanting a place to Fish Did not let him have it 1st of March came in very Rainy and Wet all Day Thomas Munroe Buried Went up to Nicholsons John Hamilton and I Rain ceased and we came to Hamiltons Gordon and Tom acrofs the River Gordon went out with Charlie Parisha to night 2nd Fine came from hamiltons Ducks Plenty water on the ice water Raising near shore warm 3rd Fine William Slenery Shadgate's Birth Day Uncle John's eldest Boy Raining Wind seen Wild Geese for the first this spring 4th Fine Day warm put out some Manure ploughe{d} 2 or 3 Rounds but there is Frost in the Ground cutting Stove Wood 13 Wild Geese in the air hole ice Wearing close to shore seen 2 cutters on the Lower Road 5th Fine Day hailed at night 6th Made 5 Troughfs Raining Snowing Foggy snowed some to night ice wearing opening close to shore Horse and cutter came up the ice on J McDougalls Road think its J McDougall sun Warm 5 �7th ice opening at the airholes A Man came up the ice afoot on J McDougalls Road Randolph Drawing Wood to the sugar camp a Fine Day got a crow in the Trap 1882 Mr James Cameron Island 8th of March Seen J McDougall going Down to Johnsons Light and coming Back Lots of crofsing on the Road to Lancaster some Men afoot 3 of Them cutting and Drawing Wood for the Sugar Bush Seen a Fire about ½ past 10 o clock at night Down the way of Captain Rankins and seen a Fire or Large smoke up West ice opening and a spot opened at Francis Island Livinia not well Tom Jacks 2 Dogs came here seen them in the Bush Fine Day Froze some Last night took some cranberries from the Bush 9th cutting Drags for the Sugar Bush 10th snowing hard 11th a Fine Day ice going some Drawing Wood to the house 12th On this Day of the Month D McMaster came to the Island E Wind snowing went to the Pitt Point to see how the ice was in the channel 13th Made 8 Troughfs chopping stove wood a Big Jam before the Door and it moved away a Peice took 13 Troughfs to the Bush 14th Stanley's Birth Day 1880 Fixing the canoe to put it out tomorrow Drew it Down to the Lower Point Froze very hard tonight ice going Down Cutting hay on the West Mow 15th a Fine Day in Lots of ice going Down E Wind commenced to Raise Landed at the Foot of Hamiltons Island at the Maple Tree got 50 lb of Flour and 2 Bushels of Oats John Borrowed of Craig Randolph to the Store got 3 Dollars Fro{m} Howlsworth which makes us clear Bought 2 lb of soda of Ward Tom Jack and J Vipond had some Words heard the Queen was Fired at By one R McLean got some Pearl Buttons from Mrs Hamilton Heard Jim Hopkins was going away Monday coming - 20th) John Hamilton {Illegible} to the L{illegible} End of the Island with our {Illegible} 1882 James Cameron Island March 16th East Wind Fine got a small canoe going Down amongst the ice set some Traps as I seen a Mink Track Made some Troughfs wind changed South West 17th St Patricks Day the Festival of the Irish high East Wind Fine Cold ice going Down Broke the crowbar working at the ice at shore Drew the small canoe from the Lower Point cutting some Firewood 6 �18th got a Mink at the Lower Point high E Wind ice going Down not Moving from shore Much Cold but Fine cutting hay in the Mow 19th Fine Thawing 20th Spring commences West Wind Found a Basswood Canoe Taking the Boxes of Irons out of the Cookhouse took 3 Sap Barrels to the River to soak them took 2 Pots and chains and 8 Troughfs up to the sugar Camp wheater we will make sugar or not 21st E Wind Fine Turned Stormy from the South East snowing Found a Bun up in the Bay turned Bottom side up Randolph and I around the Island ice Breaking side of shore and Jamming a canoe Down below the East End of the Island in a Jam of ice But its too Stormy to where she is the waves smashed the sturgeon Pen 22nd Livinia Birth Day Senior E Wind cold Freezing some Fine went Down to the Jam at the East End of the Island and got the Canoe out of it put some Pins in the Bows of 3 canoes spoiled my axe knocked the Face of it Grinding the axes 23 chopping {Above it reads: high Wind to night} 24th Fine Day 25th Annunciation of Virgin Mary Genny cow Calved 26th Fine 27th S Wind Rain High south Wind Randolph and I crofsed to Hamiltons in the Basswood {Above it reads: John H Birth Day 1876} canoe stopt at hamiltons all night Tom and Gordon Thrashing at Robert Jacks 28th got 100 Wt of Flour from Hamiltons Got a Letter from Burdo wrote 4 Letters to Day 1 to charlie Burdo Genie Sh{Illegible} Fine ice going Down {M}r James Cameron Island 29th of March 1882 Crofsed to Summerstown Sold Mr Ward 34 lb of Butter Tennet and all settled on My account up to this Date Bought of Mr Ward Tea 28 Broom 20 soap 7 2 Bars 12 salt 30 starch 7 Barley 3 lb 18 oil 40 paid this Bought on Credit rope halter 30 4 ;b of nails 16 Bought of John Summers 4 yds Cotton 32 4 yds of shirting 50 2 yds of Overalls 50 Tea 30 Thread 5 Knife 45 Sold to John Summers 1 Mink got 1 Dollar Cash Got 3 Bushels of Potatoes Sent of 4 Letters One to Charles Tupper England One to Paschal Burdo Ogdens-burgh 1 to Henery Genie St Annicet 1 To Narcifse Shora Longuiet Chambly Lower Canada postage 15 cents EW Fine had a hard Job with the Jam of ice at the head of Hamiltons Island Mr Streeter and Solomon Falkner came acrofs in a Boat they went to Lancaster John Hamilton to Lancaster him and Gordon for Saw Dust for the ice house Jim Hopkins Left his compliments with G Renshaw for me 7 �30 chopping Raw Weather these Days 31 Windy Fine Raw cold Found some sticks at the Pitt Point north Wind 1st of April all Fools Day The Wind is shifting all round E Wind snowed and Thawed Randolph took a stick from Pit Point cutting Wood Cutting hay Lots of Ducks some Wild Geese on the edge of the ice Tobacco seed Planted in a Basin for Plants 2nd Raining 3rd Princefs Louise commenced to Run Randolph crofsed Bought of J Summers 1 spool of Thread 5 cents got the Budget speech Tapt 35 Trees Fine Day 4th Thunder Rained some Boiling First Molasses Tapt 17 Trees Paid Gray Fishing 5th Tapt 41 Thats 93 in all 6th Boiling 7th Good Friday Peter Back here stopt all night all Kinds of Wind 8 {Illegible} Laplante here for sand Princefs {Illegible} Went to Lancaster made 2 Gallons 1882 Mr James Cameron Island 9th of April 10th 11th and all the Week in the Bush 16th Gordon here Randolp Boiling sap 17th in the Bush Made syrup 18th Our Duncan's Birth Day crofsed to Summerstown John Hamilton Tom and Gordon went to Dundee 40 Brought 4 lb of Butter Bought of Mr Ward Tea 30 Soda 10 Hops 8 Lock 20 soap 19 Got 100 of Flour 2 of oats from Hamiltons E Wind Henery Genie came up 3 Bags of Potatoes Jim Summers off to California yesterday 19th Fixing hay seed in the Bags Windy 20th Genie making oars Raining Windy 21 Genie went off took home the sugar Bush Rigging Genie got 2 Tame Ducks to take home windy Rain Fine Gathering Manure and putting it in a heap 22nd Fixing the Fence at the foot of the Lane Windy Massena went into salmon River first Trip 8 �23rd St George's Day Fine the Steamer Sparry came up from Valley-Field Lights Lit up 24th Taking away the Banking from the East End of the House Mr James McDougall and his 2 Boys Here Gave them 2 Bottles of syrup a Fine Day 25th St Marks Day a Fine Day all kinds of wind Taking the Banking from the West end of the house fixing the Little shed Roof at the Mill house Lost the Big Hook of chain Ploughing a Little at the Door 26th Went to alexis Island shot a Blue Bill the Algoma in to Salmon River a steamer went Down the Artic setting Fire to the Lower-Point Lots of Ducks not much Pike coming in to shore 27th Went to Kit Kit Island E Wind 28th Went to Rof's and Charlies Island Found a Good Barrel and no Bottom to it seen a Lot of Stones James McDougall had piled up Last Fall 29th St Francis Came up First Trip Raining hailing {3}0th Bohemian came up First Trip East and West Wind Went to Sturgeon Island Randolp Leander Fernandez John H and M{Illegible} Mr James Cameron Island 1st of May 1882 Oxley Calved Ploughing taking up stones set Fire to the Pit Point Lower and Wind high West 2nd Ploughed a Ridge putting out Manure high Wind Snowe{d} hard and hailed Blustering Freezing hard to night 3rd Fixing Fence upper Feild I went around the Island Seen a Ducks nest high West Wind the 2 Boats went up St Francis Kind of Late Feeding the cattle yet 4th Went with Butter and Eggs to Mr Wards Bought 3 yds of Cotton 27 ½ lb Tea 30 shot 10 Gimlet 8 Bought of J Summers 4 yds of calico 40 Thread 5 paper 12 ½ Curry Comb 10 Got 100 Wt of Flour.. 2 Bushels of Oats at hamiltons settled to Day and made a Mistake in Making up of a Month 5th Planting and Plouging James Grant here going to Cazzouville {Above it reads: John Cameron Departed} spoke to the Man about the manure 6th putting out Manure and Planting Potatoes 7th Willie McDougall and Donald John up from Rofs's Island 8th Randolp Went to the Kit Kit for a Plank we Drew up there working 9th 10th 11th at Fences Burning Brush putting out manure 9 �12th clearing some Brush on the Lower Point 13th The Fishermen the Charros came high E Wind 14th a Fine Day 15th Ploughing 16th Randolph and I crofsed Bought of Mr Ward on Credit ½ lb Tea 30 2 papers of seeds 10 cent Brought of J Summers 8 yds of overalls 2 Dollars 18 yds of Calico 12 ½Thread 20 cents on credit Got a Bag of Potatoes for seeds 17th at Corn Genie came Filled 3 Bags of Hay seed Gave Carraway and {Illegible}sey E Wind Gave him a canoe 19th Genie went off Ploughing 20th EW Planted Back Peice with Potatoes Fixing the yard Fence and the Fence around the Potatoes Peice Got 50 cents from the Fishermen 1882 Mr James Cameron Island 21st of May E Wind Livinia Leander and I to he Upper Point 22nd Planted about 60 or 80 hills of Potatoes this Morning Narcifse and I to Summerstown all Election talk Bought of Mr Ward ½ lb Tea 30 straw hat 10 cents on credit Bought of J Summers ½ lb Tea 20 cents changed a Five Dollar Gold Peice at John Hamiltons E Wind Rain commenced after 12 and is much wanted Fernandez John H and I went to the Bush to Look for John H's axe as he Lost it Laid it Down when Looking for Pepper-root and cant Find it Ticks Plenty Mosquitoes Plenty Frog Music enoughf Oriolles or hanging Bird came and all the Feathered inhabitants of the air no Potato Bugs yet Potatoes up 23rd Raining 24th Queen's Birth Day Alexandra up with soldiers to cornwall Fixing the irons in the Big Bun Fixing all the Rubbish of Boards and B{Illegible} 25th Fixing the Lane Fence East Side Fixing the Barn some taking Down the stack Rails got 2 Sturgeon on their Line Killed one 26 at Lane Fence cut some Brush high West Wind 27th Went to Summerstown Bought of J summers 11 lb of Swanton Lime 33 Bought of Ward 2..25 lbs sacks of Flour 94 cents a peice 1..88 Bought nails for Narcisse 2 ½ for had narcisses 10 �Bun Great Meeting to night in Summerstown Dan and McLennan John Hamilton Bad with a sore Foot a Rusty Fork went in it Got 50 cents from Narcifse Rained some 1882 Mr James Cameron Island 28th of May A Fine Day Whit Sunday East Wind Rained some Willie McDougall and the Boys here Mr Genie came Fishing to night got 13 Sturgeon Besides pike EEls suckers perch Brought me a Dog Raining tonight Ticks plenty potatoes up 29th Royal Oak Day or Oak apple Day Raising sand Mr Wright here from F Covington Mr Genie went of early this morning Seen McDougalls going with the scow to Rofs's Island N West Wind Fine cool Raft went Down in tow 30th at sand Windy raised an old pile of sand at Bell Bay that I had piled up over 23 year and its good yet 31st Went to Christees Island to get Fat Pine seen Burdo a Frenchman that Lives up near Cornwall Found a Bun Turned Bottom side up Drew it ashore and Left it high E Wind Raising Troweled some got none seen some Black snakes Fishermen went to Lancaster to night with their Fish 1st of June The Glorious First of June Rowena's Birth Day 1878 E Wind Rain changed to high West Wind Fixing the calves pasture Fence at the shore pealed an Elm for Bark Fishermen Phillip got Bread cold Corsican Late going Down 2nd Working at a new calve Pasture at the old Garden Fine Day 3rd Fine Windy Algoma aground above Wells's the Sparry and Princefs Louise working at her claring at the shore Landing windy to nigh{t} 4th Old George the 3rd's Birth Day Trinity Sunda{y} Raining Went to the Bush got Kind of Faint not well the Traveller had to stop with the wind Last night the algoma got away this morning 5th St Boniface cleaning out the sheds Partly Raining Fine cutting Weeds out of the Potatoes corn coming up 6th crofsed to Summersto{wn} took the shears to J Hamilton to sharpin John Summers Wife a young Daughter at 4 o Clock this morning Boug{ht from Sum}mers Tea 20 2 Dollar to Smallman for Flour Letter from Mary Mrs Baker Poorly June Mr James Cameron Island 7th June 1882 11 �at Hamiltons Bought of Mr Ward 25 lbs of Corn Meal 55 very Windy came home the Sparry did not call with the Wind 8th Put the calves in the new Pasture Made a shed for them for the Rain cut crotches sheared the sheep Randolph and Narcifse crossed got the Flour I sent for by smallman Gave Randolp a Dollar for a pair of Boots too small for him Dinner Party at Mr P Purcells to night as he is Leaving for the old country heavy Thunder and Lightning to night Rain Randolph staying with Narcifse while Phillip is away 9th Our Mary's Birth Day 1813 Let out the sheep Windy cutting weeds in Potatoes Ticks Plenty some Mosquitoes Meeting at Summerstown to night Donald Sandfield 10th got 100 Wt of Flour from montreal Phillip took it up 3..50 Rain Cold Tying the Grey horse out 11th Fine Brindle calved {c}arried it home on hand Barro or Box a heifer Calve 12th {Illegible} the Beds from up stairs 13th Went to christees Island and the Kit Kit Fine 14th at Potatoes couring Narcisse went with his Fish Box to Lancaste{r} Whitewashing a Fine Day 15th 3 Men at the Lower Point {F}ishing had Fat Pine Fixing the Stair-Door Rainy Windy {1}6th Trimming Trees in the Grove Randolph to Mr Wards Bought of Mr Ward ½ lb Tea 25 Soap 7 Hat 10 got Papers from J Hamilton Sent Back the Cornwall paper {17}th Cleaning out the Milk house put the Plough through the Weeds in the Potatoes and Corn very Warm Rain to night heavy Thunder and Lightning the Boys came Back from the Barn as they were going to Bed with a Heavy clap that came Just as they were in 18th The River Memorable Waterloo Chico{Illegible} went into Dundee {th}is Evening for the first time E Wind W Wind Rain Thunder Fine cows {Illegible} to night Gates not shut 19th Rain Fine Windy 3 Men Passed up {Illegible} Boat and had a Wheel Barrow on the Bow of the Boat {Th}under Lightning at the Garden Weeding 1882 Mr James Cameron Island 20th of June This is Election Day Between D A McDonald and D MacMaster Fine Windy a Race the Sparry and Chicoutimi {Below it reads: or Fairy} The Dr's Boat ahead Dan Gained for Fairy the Election Fine Day 12 �21st First Day of Summer the Longest Day and Shortest night Great Shooting and Fires Bonfires a Big one on Hamiltons Island I had 3 Big ones here Fired only 1 shot as my Great Gun was out of order 22nd our Dan's Birth Day Washing the Wool Trowling got none Windy Hoeing at Corn and Potatoes 23rd Crofsed to Summerst{own} took 4 Doz of Eggs Bought of Mr Ward 15 cents a Doz Salt 20 soap 17 Pepper 15 Blue 5 Bread cash 28 Tea ½ lb on credit 25 Fine salt on credit 10C 15 Bought of John Summers Hoe 60 ½ lb Tea 25 Doz Buttons 15 cents Sacrament on the Front By Rev Abe Patterson Got the news of the Election at Hamilton took home she{ep}-shears Got Papers Got the Flag with National Polic{y?} Home Industry and National Policy Raining hot Hoeing 24th John the Baptiste Went to Dundee and Fort Covington Brought 20 Doz of Eggs 18 cents 3..60 a calf skin 1 Dollar Bought of Smallman 51 ½ yards of Cotton atlantic {Illegible} 8 cents 4..63 2 pairs of Boots 2 ½ ½ lb Tea 25 2 yds of Tweed 50 Bought of Mr Burdo T Pots 30 Dipper 15 Sauce Pan 40 Tin Basin 15 3 Plugs of Tob 6 2 Pipes 2 a Bottle of RRR on Credit 25) Lilly Calved to Day Got the Kettle strainer Fixed at Mr Granges 25 Bought a small Tin cup 5 got another for nothing Got some papers and Books from Mr David Baker got a Ride up from Dundee to the Fort from Nicholas Farling Mr Callanagh the Minister Left Dundee very warm Day J McKenna shearing his sheep 25 a Boat crew at the Fishermens shanty Rain Thunder Fine Wind Young Ducks all out 1882 Mr James Cameron Island 26th of June some parts Keeping John the Baptiste Day Hoeing and Weeding Fixing Line on Rods went to Sturgeon Island to the Fish perch got 7 Windy stormy Thunder Rain WN and East Winds 27th Fine Windy Burdo and Henerys Fisherm{en} passed up Hoeing the Potatoes in the Bean Place and it is howed well tied the Hops put Hoeing and Weeding in the Back place Grubs Bad Bugs eggs plenty Hens Tearing Down the Hoeing Knocked 1 stiff this morning but got her alive again oiled the Hoe handle and 3 prung Fork and the shovel handle and you cannot handle them but the Sturgeon oil sticks to your hands so I have to wash it off soar with Rheumati{sm} 28th Fixing Buoy's out at Francis Island and at the squaw Island heavy Rain Windy Thunder at hoeing 29th Went to J Hamiltons took John H with us the First time ever he was there a colt at Hamiltons Tom got pigs from his father I went to the store Brought up some eggs for Hamiltons got Tea and cinnamon Bought at John Summers's a paper of needles 5 eac{h} 13 �Bought at Mr Wards 1 cents of needles Great shooting at Lancaster Last night St Peter's Day a Lawsuit John Summers and Maxwell Down going out to Dan Campbells about it 30th hoeing fine Fishing shower 1st of July Dominion Day Great Demonstration {i}n Cornwall to Day Sir J A McDonald and Sir Hector Langevin there to Day Raining East Wind and Turned to West a Good many Boats Antwine Bosells wife a young son 1882 Mr James Cameron Island 2nd of July Windy rain Fine 3rd put the Plough Through the Potatoes Passport and Corsican went Down West Wind Fine 4th of July American Independence a Fine Day Hoeing put out Tobacco plants 42 Randolph and Livinia went to Bosells got Tobacco 10 cents worth Hoeing Potatoes and corn 5th Our John's Birth Day 1803 Fine E Wind Rained some Livinia Randolph and Rowena went to Antwine Bosells had Narcifse's Boat sailed over and Back 6th sent with Fishermen for Flour to Montreal Narcisse took the sail to Lancaster Gordon here Trowling Gave Narcisse 28 cents for Bread as he is going to Summerstown for Bread for himself East Wind Rainy Changed to West Raining Fine Bad with Rheumatism Leander Traded hats with Gordon Potatoes corn onions Turnips Looks well Tobacco small Grass very poor Bottom 7th Went to Dundee with 3 lbs of Butter and 3 ½ Doz of Eggs 20 cents for Butter 18 cents for Eggs Bought of Smallman Scythe 60 snath 60 Rake 20 Stone 8 ½ Doz of Cups & saucers 50 3 lb of Double 10” nails 12 3 yds of Tweed 75 Canvafs 12 Lining 10 Thread 5 Buttons 15 Boots 1.. pipe 2 cent Boug{ht} of Mr Burdo 4 Basins 1.. and Paid 25 cents for a Bottle of RRR I got Before Paid Is Lemay 90 cents I owed him since Winter Hooks 3 ½ lb Tea 15 Bar of soap 25 pipe 29 Bought of Mr Long Awl 2 Caps 10 Seen Mr Tuthill Treated me senn Laurie stopt at Mr Lukes got some Hops from her Moses Miller Buried to Day 8th crofsed to Summerstown Bought of Mr Ward 100 Wt of Flour 3.75 paid 1..90 Bought Tobacco 10 paid Giving Jobs out on the Roads seen Mr Oxly and Mr McPhee putting young Cattle on Board the Steamer Fairy Games in Cornwal{l} to Day and a Boat Race Stopt at Hamiltons all night set Livinia a Towel 9th came from Hamiltons Fine 10th Fishing and Hoeing and Fixing the Barn with Double 10 nails 14 �Mr James Cameron Island 11th of July 1882 Commenced to Mow around the Barn and House and {Between the lines it reads: high Wind high Wind} at Road to the River putting out Turnips and Tobacco plants 12th of July Orangeman's Day Firing some shots had our colours up Mowed the Calves Pasture very heavy hay a Fine Day 13th Mowing the Grove and along the Bank of the River a Fine Day Windy Windy 5 Girls here in the Wind Brought Livinias Drefs stopt all night 3 Paro's Mrs Green antwines Girl and stopt all night 14th Henery here for Mrs Paro and Mrs Green and 3 more I Wrote a Letter for Henery for Licence Gathering Raking hay Making cocks 40 Randolp crofsed to get his coat cut By Mrs Paro Gave them 1 ½ of Butter a Good many Fishing EEls on top of the Water to night something Like a Gun Boat anchored at the Lighthouse coming up 15th St swithen Day a very Fine Day warm no rain to Day Scotch Moon to Day put in 47 cocks of hay went to Fish got 23 perch and R Bass Picnick on St Francis Lost my Knife on he 12th Lots of Fishing Lights out to night put out Tobacco Plants 16th Sunday Fine Day 17th Mowing- high Wind - Back of the Barn 18th Raining Thunder Lightning Fishing Randolp crofsed for his coat 19th Mrs Paro here got 3 lb of Butter Burdo here The Tomas came on Alexis Island 20th Putting in hay Mowing 21st Went to the head of the Island Rasberries getting Ripe 22nd putting in hay got 108 cocks in the Barn now Mowed a Road Down on the Middle of the hill a Robbey to night on the Fishermen of cat Fish Perch and 20 EEls Tomas here sening this Morning I put them off the place put the 2 young Bulls out to the Pasture with the Cows Great Display of Fireworks at hamiltons Island Began the Week a Pic Nic to Day 23rd Sunday a Fine Day had Cucumbers to Day Rasberries Ducks Laying Narcifse Sharron we{nt} to Lancaster with his Boat for the Bohemian White swallow White swallow 1882 Mr James Cameron Island 24th of July Monday {Above it reads: Francis and Wife here} Putting in Mowing Windy cucumbers plenty Potatoes some 15 �25th St James The Apostle's Day Went to Dundee a Fine Day Windy 24 lbs of Butter and 8 Doz of Eggs Bought of Smallman Flour .. 1..90 Salt 80 Tea 35 Matches 10 3 ½ yds of Tweed 87 ½ 8 yds of Calico 64 Buttons 10 Tobacco 5 Bought 54 lbs of Corn me{al} of Jo Lemay and 1 lb of Tea 1..26 cents for credit Tobacco 7 soda 8 Bought of Mr Long Tobacco 5 pipe Bought of Burdo Stone 10 To 1 Pint of Whiskey 10 Salts 10 Races in Lancaster Tyo's horse and Grey Charlie Tyos Gained the Race high Wind coming home took Dinner at Luke's stopt on Alexis Island as we take in Water 26th Putting in 160 cocks in now Mowing 27th Mowing St Joseph of Arimathea's Day Warm 28 Mowing Thunder Rain Lightning Great many Boats a Going and Lots of Towing those Days {Above it reads: Burdos in the Berries got Bread}Lots of Ducks in Flocks and its very early for them to Flock Dans Gordon Douglas Buried to Day at Williamstown 29th Narcisse Wife came to Day taking an odd Mefs of Potatoes 30th Garfield and McAllister here got 50 cents for cooking For Them James McDougal{l} Mrs McDougall and Mifs Caty McDougall here 31st Mowing 1st of Augt or Lammas Day The Cows Milked to Day By Some one 2 Mo{wing?} Jim McDougall Jane McDougall {Above it reads: Minnies Birth Day} Annie McD and Elizabeth Chisholm here put out the stick of Timber 3rd Narcifse wife and Boys went of to Montreal Francis Girl here with 2 Basket 2 lbs of Butter 4th Mowing 5th very warm Burdo here for a Box that narcisse took up for him 6th Randolph's Birth Day 1867 a very very very warm warm Day John H & Leander and I went to Christees Island 3 Thieves going around 7th Mowing Raining Bill Morris and Bush Looking for 3 ment that stole 250 Dollars from a widow woman Raining 1882 Mr James Cameron Island 8th of August Mowing 9th at Hay 16 �10th Mr Heron & Hopkins here Fishing 11th crofsed to Summerstown Gave J Summers 4 Dollars to my account Bought Linsey Thread {Below it reads: Paid Paid} Tea Pot RRR {Below it reads: Paid} Stone Fork Rake {Below it reads: Paid}Tobacco Bought of Mr Ward Paid Oil Hops Cloves Broom Paid Worm Candy Tax paid mr Ward this to 4 5 ½ Doz of Eggs Windy Rained some stopt at Hamiltons Rode Down with Tom at the Lighthouse a spell with the Rain 12th Mowing Wood Roy and Indian here Bought 2 Baskets from his Girl Babcock A Mullen here Fishing Windy 13th Mr Genie here Brought me 2 or 3 lb of Tea and 20 lbs of Barley Gordon and Tommy Rose here took his pants to be made 14th 2 men Fishing that came up with the men 15th Mowing 16th 1 of those men went off 17th Rained very very hard wind cold 18th Finished mowing Lower Point Fine cold not well got a Channel cat from Phillip Gathering 19th Mr John Morris came up putting in hay Burdo got his Lines Stole Bismarcks Birth Day 1870 Mr David Baker here and Robinson stopt all night 20th Mr Baker went off Mr Morris here corn good to Eat 21st Went with Mr Morris and Narcifse over to Frashers he went to Dundee took the Road and {c}ame Back by Boat Bosells put him acrofs mowing 22 Mr Morris Phillip and I crofsed to Frashers met Mr Baker had Breakfast on the small Island out From Frashers and a Drop of good Stuff of Gin came home Mowing 23rd Mr Morris and Phillip and I seized on 3 Men in a Boat Liddle McLaurin Wageant Let them go Raining they Promised to com{e} Down but did not come 1882 Mr James Cameron Island Augt 24th Mr Morris and I crofsed to South side of Christees Island with Canoe then went to Summerstown Bought of J Sum{mers} 50 lb of Flour 1..87 ½ cents on credit Bought of Mr Ward Pan of Bread 28 cents and 1 Pound of Putty 6 cent Met Mr Baker at the head of our Island had a Round Wind high Mowing 17 �25th Mowing Canal of Beauh{omes?} Broke about the Time 26th Mr Morris took cars for Montreal Phillip said on Thursday night Putting in all we had cut in the Upper Field 27th Sunday the Boats began to come up the canal must be Fixed Gordon here Got his pants Lots of Shooting 28th Mowing Warm heavy shower East wind sprang up quick 29th went to Dundee very Foggy took 25 lb of Butter 8 ½ Doz of Eggs Bought of smallman 24 yds of Calico pair of Boots for myself a pair for Randolph 2 ½ yds of Tweed 32 lbs of salt Box of Matches 4 Bars of soap 2 Butter Tennets Scythe and snath stone 2 ½ lbs of shingle nails 3 Boxes of Blue Bought of Mr Longspoon ½ lb of Powder Bought of Mr Burdo 1 lb of Tobacco pipe Bought of Lemay ½ lb of Soda Brought home Tyos Bottle got Books and papers from Mr Baker Stopt at Lukes had Dinner Down the River with Josy Galerneau stopt at Plum Island had a coo with Josey Mowing in the upper Field with new scythe hay good taking up the onions and stershions {?} the sunflowers getting Ripe 30th Mowing upper Field 31 Mowing making cocks 1st of September Shooting Bee on the south side Fine some Rain 2nd Mowing Rain Fine Mowed in Front Marsh some caught 13 Cat Fish to night St Francis into Dundee 13 - September - 1882 Mr James Cameron Island 3rd of September D McMaster's Birth Day 1846 Fine Raining hard 4th put in about 30 cocks of hay Raining Fine Thunder Lightning East and West wind Blackbirds at the Corn shot a squirrel cleaned my Guns taking the Buds of the Tobacco 5th John Angus's Birth Day 1850 Turning hay in the Upper Field 6th putting in some 7th cut the calfs Pasture 2nd crop 8th Mowing Back Marsh 9th Williams from Longuiel here hunting Lent my canoe to him Made 45 cocks in Back Marsh Gave narcisse a Dollar to to for Bread for himself Paid it 18 �10th Mr and Mrs Hamilton here going to Francis Island to salt the cattle A Fine Day Lucia here for Potatoes Lashey here got a Line and Minnoe hook from him Williams Went off to Lancaster to be Ready for the Boat wanting to Buy Fat Cattle 11th made a stack put 83 cocks in it E Wind Fine 12th Traded the Basswood Canoe with Mr Lashey for his Boat Gave Boot 50 cents cash 3 lb Butter 3 Bushels of Botatoes Mowing in the Back Marsh 13th Raining Mowing gathering Randolph he crofsed to Get the Tub of Butter Weighed 21 ½ lbs at the Wards 14th High south West Wind Rained heavy Broke Down the Tobacco some 15th Mowing 16th Mowing and Making cocks in the Front Marsh Made 80 Killed 2 of the Tame Ducks Got Pay for the Tub of Butter 17th Mr & Mrs Gatbeau here he comes out to take the Fresh air on the Lake has their Lunch at the head of the Island took the wife and I up to treat us Princefs Louise Made 2 Trips to Lancaster to Day - 18th 1882 Mr James Cameron Island Sept Raining Thunder Lightning went to alexis Island no cattle on the Island Fine and Raining put some shingles on the Roof 19th Went to the Bush up around the Island Windy Raining Thunder and Lightning Randolph to the Little Island North Side East & West Wind Exhibition in Montreal commenced this week and a ugly Time they have with all Kinds of Weather 20th Digging some of the Potatoes 20th Digging Potatoes Taking in Corn Raining and Fine 21st First Day of Autumn Fall E Wind Rain Fine Taking in corn cut all the cornstalks 2 men here for Potatoes Let the Cows in to the Lower Point Sun crofsing the Line 22nd E Wind Fine changed to South West Blew hard and Raining took up some Potatoes Wind knocking Down the Apples Drew some Drags Killing some of the Ducks and young Roosters hens Laying Pealing Apples and Drying them 23rd Randolph crofsed to Summerstown Bought of Mr Ward a pan of Bread 28 cents paid what Phillip got sunday 60 cents a spool of Thread 5 pipe 1 cent heard that John Richard 19 �Grants Barn was Burnt with Lightning this Week taking up Potatoes at the apple Tree Gave Lashey a peck of Potatoes and a Pound of Butter Fine Day 24th Fine Day the Princefs Louise went Down the Back channel to St Annicet then over to Lancaster Foggy some 25th commenced the stack put in 78 cocks in it to Day Fine Wind East calm Took up some Potatoes Ploughed some Roes Mr James Cameron Island Sept 26th 1882 Fine to Day North E Wind Went to Dundee Brought 12 Doz of EEgs at 22 cents Bought of Allen Smallman 2 Sacks of Flour 3..75 2 Butter Tubs 22 & 25 46 lbs of Salt 46 4 Bars of soap 20 Bought of Mr Burdo plates 40 shot 10 Knitting needles 4 Bought of Tyo HW 35 Treat 10 Bought of Jo Lemay 1 lb of Tea 30 paid Jo for Corn meal and Tea I got from him some time ago seen George Morris Young Luke Pare is moving Down to Mr Wells's to Live Jo Lemay Fixed my Pipe for nothing Wind high coming home Antwine Galineau Married yesterday 27th at Potatoes E. Wind 28th Crofsed to Hamiltons John crofsed a passenger the Minister's Brother in Dundee Bought of John Summers 1 Peck Measure Imperial 60 cents 2 Spools of Thread 10 cents high E Wind Fine Got a Lot of Papers From John 2 From J Summers 29th St Michaels Day put more hay on the Middle stack put 40 in the West Stack at the Potatoes 30th E Wind at Potatoes Broke the Jumper yesterday in the Marsh Oct 1st E Wind Fine EW 2nd Ploughing the Potatoes and Taking them up Making them in heaps in the field so to pick them over on account of the Rot put a Few cocks of Hay on the Stack put corn stalks in the Barn Gathered some Grapes to make wine 3rd Randolph and J H went to Hamiltons to pick Potatoes Fine Frost Last night took up the Potatoes in the Back Place Leander & Fernandez 8 Bushels all the Rest are Rotten took up the squashes Mr Dubois the Fish Market Man came to night Mr W Dunlop took him here 1882 Mr James Cameron Island 4th of Oct The comet in the East Looks Large Mr Dubois here I went Down with him to the Shanty and he Treated me he Boug{ht} over 100 Dollars worth of Fish this Trip cleaned and Moved the stove took up the Potatoes in the Bean Place 6 Bushels a good many Rotten put 8 Bushels in for a Beginning Mr Dubois Gave Stanley 25 cents cut all the Tobacco to Day The St 20 �Francis commenced to go Down the Day she comes up got a small sturgeon From Narcisse Water Falling commenced to Rain shelling corn 5th Taking in Potatoes all the Potatoes up only not in the cellar all yet Narcifse took me Down to Treat me Cut Some of the Tobacco 6th Randolp John & Bismarck From Hamiltons took some Apples Took in Potatoes all the Potatoes in about 80 Bus{hels} put in the Tobacco in the Barn put some Hay on the West stack Lashey got ½ Bushel of Potatoes all paid for his Trade for the Boat & canoe Mr Stickler here Bought the sand Gave me {Illegible symbol} 2..25 Gave me a smal{l} vial of Good stuff 7th Bismarck went off Rain Thunder and Fine W Wind at Tobacco 8th Sunday Fine Windy 9th Mowing Front Marsh High Wind West 10th Hugh Ann's Birth Day 1844 Mowing Marsh hay wind West high Went to Hamiltons got a Bag of Apples Randolph came home I stopt for the Bee Tommorow Court-Day in Lancaster to Day 11th Nomination Day for Members the Bee at Hamiltons Taking stonesto the Bridge a Dance to night at hamiltons 18{82} Mr James Cameron Island Oct 12th at Hamiltons E Wind went up to the store Bought of Mr Ward 10 lb of sugar paid paid John Summers for Pipe came home from Hamiltons John sent me home got a Basin of Pies and a Roast Ducks and a Bottle of good stuff seen Mr Wilson the Lawyer or Judge of Fort Covington Wanting to have a place to stop if he comes Down to hunt 13th E Wind cloudy some Rain made 70 cocks of Hay prefsing Grapes for wine the Bigh Pot Full and 22 lb of sugar in it 14th Killing 2 of the Ducks Hanging up some Tobacco in the Barn Randolp & Leander Picking Grapes {Ink smudge: 15th Fine} Sunday 16th Went to Summerstown Bought of Ward pair of Boots on credit 75 or returned if they Dont fit (Bought ½ lb Tea 25 paid this Tea put the Horse in the stable for some womons Brought of Julia Summers 1 Quart Hight Wines 70 cents for the Grapes Brought ashes to Hamiltons to make soap and a Basket of Grapes to make wine Got apple high E Wind Phillip Shora Down with us Bought Matches 3 cents worth 21 �17th Caught the Horse commenced the East stack Gordon came Helped to make the stack Brought an overshirt to make stopt till night and I crofsed with him and then he went to James McDougalls Husking Bee Bought of Mr Ward the Boots I got and took another pair 90 cents but they are small too pipe 18th Election Day for Mr Rayside & McArthur Rayside Elected Picking apples Mrs Laird up J Purcell & Craig a Quarrel 1882 Mr James Cameron Island 19th of October at Hamiltons picking apples and putting them on the Wharf for the Princefs Louise to take acrofs to Fort Covington to have them made into Cider John went too about 32 Bags of Apples Tom Jack in Cornwall Getting his ½ of the Land that his Father Bought Betwe{en} them but they have to go Tommorro and Bring Roberts wife to sighn it a Big Fire somewhere Back we could see it from Hamiltons 20th Gordon came home with me from Ham{il}-tons Brought 7 6 Bushels of apples got his watch and my own got his overshirt went with the Gun shot squirrels an{d} Woodpeckers Randolph went to the Head of the Island with him in the Boat Making Fence at the stack Bottling the Wine 26 Bottles and 2 Jars in all now about 7 Gallons He Killing the Roosters Frost to night 21st at Hay to cover the sheds very Fine Day W Wind Evening East this morning White Frost Fixing Big shed Door Took in Turnips 22nd Sunday E Wind changed South W Randolp and I to Kit Kit Rofs's and Butternut or charles Isla{nd} Americans hunteing on Charles Island the Treated me Went to Squaw Island wind changed to south West Blew hard 23rd Livinia Birth Day 1868 Fixing Floor in sheep place 24th Our Hugh's Birth Day cleaning Big shed 25th My Birth Day St Chrispins Shoemakers Day cleaning Big shed got a Treat of Wine on my B Day 26 Banking the West End of the house got a Sturgeon from Phillip 1882 Mr James Cameron Island 27th of October Finished the Big shed took a large stone out of it and smashed the Door off Mr Wilson of Fort Covington a Lawyer By Profession came Down for a Hunt at Ducks his son and Billy 22 �Morris Treated me had 4 or 5 Rounds and went off in the Morning Left the Wife a Dollar in silver Gave me a chunk of Tobacco Banking the House 28th Randolph and Phillip crofsed to Summerstow{n} Brought the Little Boots Back again took another Pair {Above it reads: 85 cents} and took a pair for his Mother 1..40 on credit Bought 1 lb Tea 50 paid 2 lbs of nails 10 paid putting out manure aroun{d} the apple trees 29th Sunday Went to the Kit Kit Rofs's and Butternut or charlies Island {3 ameri?} and squaw Island wind changed to South West and Blew hard 30th Made cheese Fixing Milkhouse shed Bottled 2 Gallons of Wine cut some Mars{h} hay 31st Holy Eve cracking nuts Eating {o}f apples Reading Burns's Halloween Banking {Above it reads: Lightning Rain} inside the cookhouse and Milkhouse shed Randolp to the Kit Kit for a Board 1st of November The Harvest month of Death All saint Day Fishermen went off High wind Left their seine Lines hooks as they {t}hink they will come Back again {c}utting the Boys hair or heads Bad {w}ith a cold 2nd All Souls Day Bad with my head a very Bad cold Frost Last night snowed some Grains Steamer Maud stopt at Lower Point put more hay on the sheds piling Firewood at {t}he Door Killed 2 young Roosters Filled the straw Tick 1882 Mr James Cameron Island 3rd of November set for Rats 4th cutting Runners for the Jumper Leander and I 5th Guy Fawks Day Livinia and I Down at the Shora's his Son-in-Law there Windy 6th in the Bush cutting Wood 7th Helen's Birth Day Making a Runner 8th hunting in the Bay before the house got 2 9th Prince of Wales Birth Day hunting 10th Went to Dundee I sold 2 Tennets of Butter and 8 Doz of Eggs Bought 3 lb of Tea 90 6 Bars of Soap 47 nutmegs 8 1 lb of Starch 10 Salt 45 Gun 25 8 yds of Ticking 1..60 Broom 25 Matches 10 Thread 5 Boots 18 Boots 2..25 Lunch 25 Flour 3..15 Cotton 1.. Overalls 1..44 Linsey 1.. 18 yds Calico 1..44 Candy crackers stopt at Lukes had supper some wind coming got the clock to start to Day 23 �11th Randolph to Wards Blacking pipe and Glass 12th sunday 13th Narcisse came and his nephew 14th went off the Black Kitten Lost 15th Bill Morris and a constable from Beauhornois hunting Ducks 16 Bad with Rheumatism 17th Rheumatism 18th at Wood 19 Pare Bone here 20th Bad with Rheumatism 21st on this Day of the Month D McMaster Departed 1846 I got a Letter to Day from Dan Letting me Know his wife was poorly and AV Randolph crofs to o{Cut off} Fixing the Stable Door 22nd Went to Williamstown the Massenna Breaki{ng} the Ice up Salmon River 23 in Willia{mstown} 24 in Williamstown Mrs Dunlop there from Lancaster 25 in Williamstown 26th in Williamstown 27th came home from Williamstown J Hamilton put me acrofs Henery Bosell here 1882 Mr James Cameron Island 28th of November a Tug went Down with a Dredge at Wood 29th cut some hay in the Marsh for Bedding for the cattle put the squashes out in the stable 30th St Andrews Day The Festival of the Scotch Firing cracking nuts nothing but Wine for a Scotch Drink Fine snowed a Little set Fires Randolph shot a Squirrel 24 �1st of December some snow Fine Cutting and Drawing No Lights in Mr Hill's or Johnston's in the Floating Light But Light on the cherry Island Lots of Ducks in Flocks at the Lower end of the Rushes at the Foot of the Island putting in the calves at night and 3 of the cows Plastering Killed all the Ducks But 3 we are Keeping Killed 12 of them Killed 7 Roosters Keeping 30 hens 2nd East Wind snowing water Raising Done making cheese Making curds now cutting alders and Willows in the swamp Back of the Barn or what we call the oak Feild cows going out to Feed in the Day time 3rd 1st Sunday in Advent cold Freezing East Wind Began to Feed the cattle 4th chopping Stove Wood Broke on the West stack of hay Back of the Barn Fixed a hinge on the calves Door cold Freezing made a good bit of ice in the Back Bay 2 Large Gulls chasing Ducks 5th snowing some cutting alders and Willows Windy 6th Venus on the sun cloudy Fine West Wind Frosty Drawing and cutting Willows 7th very Windy cold 8th cold Freezing high Wind Princefs Louise Went up the Sny 9th the Princefs crofsed and Went up Fine some Wind snowing some ice Froze out to the Rushes Drew some Wood For more information on James Cameron, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.uoguelph.ca 25 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Mr James Cameron Island 1st of January 1882 New Years Day Sunday West Wind cold Randolph and Leander went to Try to catch perch in the Back Bay as they seen a good many under the ice got none 2nd cutting Firewood and clearing Brush next the Marsh Back of the Barn cold north West wind 3rd North East Wind cold Frosty snowing Allens B Day Livinia not well put the Bottom of the Marsh hay stack in the Barn the West one of the 3 stacks raised the stick at the River as the water is raising hard Frost to night but the wind is too high for the ice to take stopt up till 4 o clock as Livinia is not well put the 3 oars on top of the Fence as they wre Laying on the Ground 4th cold North West wind high Freezing hard Randolph seen a Minks Track in the cord Wood Bay I set a Trap for him at the Lower Point Fixing the Handsleigh wind too high for the ice to take a good deal of anchor ice going Down Frosty to night But warm house and good Fires 5th ice took this Morning East Wind cold some a great many airholes and poor ice as the wind was too high before it Fell it was then it commenced to take Drawing Wood went to the head of the Island Just Like glass took acrofs in some places 6th snowing E Wind Drawing wood Fixing shafts on the Jumper 7th not cold West Wind Drawing Wood Broke on the Marsh hay stack East one got a Rat {page two} Mr James Cameron Island January 8th 1882 Hugh Ann'es Birth Day 1866 Sunday got a Rat Kind of soft Began to rain raining ice commenced to open tonight 9th got a Rat skinned 2 Rast Kind of soft Drew the stick acrofs the Warfh at the river ice opening and a going Down Windy to night W Wind 10th cutting Brush in the cord Wood Bay Drew the 2 canoes Down to Bismarcks Bay as its open close to shore Fine West Wind ice going Down 11th Stormy snowing East Wind Drifting Wind changed to North West hard for to Water the cattle 12th Kind of Fine NW wind cutting Firewood seen the Minks Track Fresh cutting hay in the stack put some in the Barn ice going Down 13th stormy E Wind Livinia very unwell cold set a Trap for the Mink turned the Canoes 14th Fine Turned Windy North W Wind turned Frosty ice making in some places the Wind too high to make to night Drew some hay out of the stack into the Barn went to the head of the Island Livinia not well ice going Down some 15th south West wind Drifting ice not making 16th Kind of Fine Drawing Wood 17th some cold Windy ice took acrofs to night 18th Began to move about 10 o clock Windy braking the ice some north and south Wind Fine Frosty went to head of the Island cutting and Drawing wood Frosty Last night 19th cutting WoodFine cutting Rails 20th cold some crofsed on the ice to Hamiltons got ashore at the Lower end of Hamiltons John came to meet us as its open only took this morning Randolph went to Summerstown Bought of Mr Ward 1/2 lb Tea 27 cents Box of Blacking 6 spool of Thread 5 got an Almanac and 1 From J Hamilton and a Lot of newspapers got a Letter from Dan with 2 Dollars in it took some of my Flour from Hamiltons Heard the Rev Mr McPherson's Wife Departed of Lancaster </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Mr James Cameron Island January 21st 1882 St Agnes Fine in the forepart of the Day Drawing Wood Turned stormy East Wind snowing put 7 or 8 Bushes up in Bay on our Road 22nd West Wind stormy Drifting Frosty got a Rat 23rd very Frosty W West cold air holes smoking and a good many of them shutting up 24th Frosty Frosty Wind West I crofsed to Hamiltons to help them with the Thrashing Charlie Parisha came with his new Mill cold some Gordon with him 26th Thrashing 27th Thrashing 28th Thrashing Hunter up the Front Departed 29th I stopt at Hamiltons Gordon came Down sent a Bottle of RR Relief with him cold Windy Sunday 30th Thrashing Randolph at hamiltons 31st Thrashing 1st of Febuary a Fine Day at 12 o clock of the Thrashing came home to 1 Gal of oil Solomon Falkener taking his Tent from Hamiltons that he had for Takeing Likenefses ice Slippery not very well this week at Hamiltons Races in Dundee Bismarck and Hugh Ann came James M Dougall came acrofs with them Bella McDougall got Married some weeks ago to Hewards The Stack Finished 2 Candlemas Day The Bear if he comes out to Day he can see his Shadow some says the Raccoon comes out too the sun Shines fine soft day West Wind Randolph went to James McDougalls with Bismarck I went as Far as Francis Island with them ice Slippery Drew some Wood Crofsing on the Lower Road 3rd West Wind Went to Hamiltons for our Flour Tom Jack and Mr McCrimmon over the River Races in Dundee the crack in the ice not good 4th E Wind cold Frosty and Stormy not very well with Rheumatism Broke on another Marsh hay stack 2 1/2 ton {page two} Mr James Cameron Island Feby 5th 1882 Gordon here Fine E Wind and changed to West Drifting some 6th Hugh Ann Randolph and I crofsed to Hamiltons took home the Flour and the Bran from Hamiltons West Wind Fine Mr McDougall Drawing stones 7th unfortunate Day E Wind high very stormy snowing hail Cattanach and Dr Cameron Married to Day and a stormy Day they have the young Bull Dead skinned him a Donation Party at the Rev Mr Patterson's to night hailing 8th Gordons Birth Day 1863 crofsed to Summerstown Brought Mr Holesworth 2 Bags Left them at Mr Wards Bought of J Summers 18 yds of Cotton 1..62 2 /12 of Linsey 25 1 spool of Thread 5 Box of Matches 12 1/2 Bought of Mr Ward 2 Bars of soap 10 1 Bunch of matches Got 2 Bushels of Oats at Hamiltons 9th Randolph Went to F Covington with his own Boots and Livinia's to be Fixed 70 sold Rats 12 1/2 1..8 Bought 2 lb of Tea 40 and 50 a lb 10 cents for crackers and candy Drew 2 Loads of wood John H got in the crack of ice close to shore a very Fine Day very warm 10th A cheese Meeting in Lancaster went to Summerstown sold a Mink to John Summers 1..50 Bought of J Summers 2 spools of Thread 10 4 pens 4 pipe 1 Bought of Mr Ward stick of Worm Candy 12 1/2 Lamp Chimney 10 John Hamilton to Lancaster I Fixed the crack in the Ice took the Horse part of the way acrofs to day a very fine Day 11th a Fine Day at Wood 12th Sunday a Fine Day Rained tonight 13th putting out Manure commenced to Rain 14th Fine Day St Valentine cutting Wood 2 Men here in a Cutter wanting Elm took Dinner Fed Horse hay Gave 27 cents 15th I crofsed to Summerstown J Hamilton Drove up Bought of J Summers 2 yds of Calico 25 R R Relief 25 Book 5 Lead pencil 3 cents a Fine Day no snow on the Roads ice Getting Bad seen J Hopkins Treated me Nicholson and Parisha a Lawsuit at Duncan G's Hugh Ann 5 cents </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Mr James Cameron Island 16th of Feby 1882 Fine Warm day Cutting stove Wood Randolph crofsed to Mr Holesworth for Money got none Bought of Mr Ward Worm Candy 10 cents Tax 5 cents castor oil 10 cents Parisha Lost the suit had to pay Nicholson 10 Dollars very warm Seen a Robin to Day a Gull went east Ducks going Down ice not very good opening in those Bursts and Large cracks McDougall Drawing to Day 17th chopping in the Bush cutting hay in the mow 18th cutting stove Wood 19th Windy cold 20th a Fine Day Randolph crofsed got 5 Dollars in Gold from Mr Holesworth Bought Salts 4 cents shirt Buttons 3 cents 21st Grove Tuesday a very stormy Day E Wind Drifting Snowing and Blowing 22nd Ash Wednesday Washington's Birth Day very Stormy E Wind 23rd a very Fine Day Drawing Wood Began to Feed all the cattle Fine hay Keeping in the White Bull crofsed over to Antwine Bosells to see how the ice was heard Jim McDougall Lost his sleigh and crowBars and things that was on his sleigh when his horses got in heard Steward Died and was opened Angus McLellan Departed a Great Deal of Crofsing on the upper and Lower Roads to Day 24th A very Fine Day Hugh Ann Went to Mrs Peter Chisholm's in the Gore and I went to Williamstown a Bottle of Wine 25th Angus McLellan Buried to Day a very Large Funeral Went to Bur{illegible} a very Fine Day came home called at Mrs Chisholm in the Gore to see Bismarck and Hugh Ann took Dinner there got a Ride From sawlogs and then from John Angus McLaughlin and then From Allen Munroe walked the Rest of the Way Very Tired James Hugh thinking of going of about the 11th 26th Sunday Gordon here gave him my comforter a Fine Day {page two} Mr James Cameron Island Feb 27th 1882 very Fine Warm Day put a Ton of Marsh hay in the Barn the Last of the stack Drew some wood cut some cedars on the North side of the Island for Rails cutting stove wood seen some Grass Birds a Good deal of crofsing on the East and West Road not very well Freezing to night Thomas Munroe Departed 28th crofsed to Hamiltons went up to night to the Wake stopt all night Randolph to Mr Wards salt 15 cents Darning needle 1 Solomon Falkner wanting a place to Fish Did not let him have it 1st of March came in very Rainy and WEt all Day Thomas Munroe Buried Went up to Nicholsons John Hamilton and I Rain ceased and we came to Hamiltons Gordon and Tom acrofs the river Gordon went out with Charlie Parisha to night 2nd Fine came from Hamiltons Ducks plenty water on the ice water Raising near shore warm 3rd Fine William Henry Shadgate's Birth Day Uncle John's eldest Boy Raining Wind seen Wild Geese for the first this spring 4th Fine Day warm put out some Manure ploughed 2 or 3 Rounds but there is Frost in the Ground cutting Stove Wood 13 Wild Geese in the air hole ice Wearing close to shore seen 2 cutters on the Lower Road 5th Fine Day hailed at night 6th Made 5 Troughfs Raining Snowing Foggy snowed some to night ice wearing opening close to shore Horse and cutter came up the ice on McDougalls Road think its J McDougall sun Warm 7th ice opening at the airholes A Man came up the ice afoot on J McDougalls Road Randolph Drawing Wood to the sugar Camp a Fine Day got a crow in the Trap </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Mr James Cameron Island 8th of March 1882 Seen J McDougall Down to Johnsons's Light and coming Back Lots of crofsing on the Road to Lancaster some Men afoot 3 of Them cutting and Drawing Wood for the Sugar Bush Seen a Fire about 1/2 past 10 o clock at night Down the way of Captain Rankins and see a Fire or Large smoke up West ice opening and a spot opened at Francis Island Livinia not well Tom Jacks 2 Dogs came here seen them in the Bush Fine Day Froze some Last night took some cranberries from the Bush 9th Cutting Drags for the Sugar Bush 10th snowing hard 11th a Fine Day ice going some Drawing Wood to the house 12th On this Day of the Month D McMaster came to the Island E Wind snowing went to the Pitt Point to see how the ice was in the channel 13th Made 8 Troughfs chopping stove wood a Big Jam before the Door and it moved away a Peice took 13 Troughfs to the Bush 14th Stanley's Birth Day 1880 Fixing the canoe to put it out tomorrow Drew it Down to the Lower Point Froze very hard tonight ice going Down cutting hay on the West Mow 15th a Fine Day in Lots of Ice going Down E. Wind commenced to Raise Landed at the Foot of Hamiltons Island at the Maple Tree got 50 lbs of Flour and 2 Bushels of Oats John Borrowed of Craig Randolph to the Store got 3 Dollars From Howlesworth which makes us clear Bought 2 lbs of soda of Ward Tom Jack and J Vipond had some Words heard the Queen was Fired at By one R McLean got some Pearl Buttons from Mrs Hamilton Heard Jim Hopkins was going away Monday coming 20th John Hamilton Frove to the {illegible} End of the Island with our {illegible} {page two} Mr James Cameron Island March 16th 1882 East Wind Fine got a small canoe going Down amongst the ice set some Traps as I seen a Mink Track Made some Troughfs wind changed to South West 17th St Patricks Day the Festival of the Irish high East Wind Fine Cold ice going Down Broke the crowbar working at the ice at shore Drew the small canoe from the Lower Point cutting some Firewood 18th got a Mink at the Lower Point high E Wind ice going Down not Moving from shore Much cold but Fine cutting hay in the Mow 19th Fine Thawing 20th Spring Commences West Wind Found a Basswood Canoe Taking the Boxes of Irons out of the Cookhouse took 3 Sap Barrels to the River to soak them took 2 Pots and chains and 8 Troughfs up to the sugar Camp wheater we will make sugar or not 21st E Wind Fine Turned Stormy from the South East snowing Found a Bun up in the Bay turned Bottom side up Randolph and I around the Island ice Breaking side of shore and Jamming a canoe Down below the East End of the Island in a Jam of ice But its too Stormy to where she is the waves smashed the sturgeon Pen 22nd Livinia Birth Day Senior E Wind cold Freezing some Fine went Down to the Jam at the East End of the Island and got the Canoe out of it put some Pins in the Bows of 3 Canoes spoiled my axe knocked the Face of it Grinding the axes 23 high Wind to night chopping 24th Fine Day 25th Annunciation of Virgin Mary Genny cow calved 26th Fine 27th S Wind Rain High south Wind Randolph and I crofsed to Hamiltons in the Basswood canoe stopt at Hamilton all night Tom and Gordon Thrashing at Robert Jacks 28th got 100 Wt of Flour from Hamiltons Got a Letter from Burdo wrote 4 Letters to Day 1 to Charlie, Burdo Genie Sh{cut off} Fine ice going Down John H Birthday 1876 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Mr James Cameron Island 29th of March 1882 Crofsed to Summerstown Sold Mr Ward 34 lbs of Butter Tennet and all settled on My account up to this Date Bought of Mr Ward Tea 28 Broom 20 soap 7 2 Bars 12 salt 30 starch 7 Barley 3 lb 18 oil 40 paid this Bought on Credit rope halter 30 4 yds of sheeting 50 2 yds of Overalls 50 Tea 30 Thread 5 Knife 45 Sold to John Summers 1 Mink got 1 Dollar Cash Got 3 Bushels of Potatoes Set of 4 Letters One to Charles Tupper England One to Paschal Burdo Ogdenburgh 1 to Henery Genie St Ammicet 1 To Narcifse Shora Longuiet Chambly Lower Canada postage 15 cents EW Fine had a hard Job with the Jam of ice at the head of Hamiltons Island Mr Streeter and Solomon Falkner came acrofs in a Boat they went to Lancaster John Hamilton to Lancaster him and Gordon for Saw Dust for the ice house Jim Hopkins Left his compliment with G Renshaw for me 30 chopping Raw Weather these Days 31 Windy Fine Raw Cold Found some sticks at the Pitt Point North Wind 1st of April all Fools Day the Wind is shifting all round E Wind snowed and Thawed Randolph took a stick from Pit Point cutting Wood Cutting hay Lots of Ducks some Wild Geese on the edge of the ice Tobacco seed Planted in a Basin for Plants 2nd Raining 3rd Princefs Louise commenced to Run Randolph crofsed Bought of J Summers 1spool of Thread 5 cents got the Budget speech Tapt 35 Trees Fine Day 4th Thunder Rained some Boiling First Molasses Tapt 17 Trees Paid Gray Fishing 5th Tapt 41 Thats 73 in all 6th Boiling 7th Good Friday Peter Back here stopt all night all Kinds of Wind 8 {illegible} Laplante here for sand Princefs Louise Went to Lancaster made 2 Gallons {page two} Mr James Cameron Island 9th of April 1882 10th 11th and all the Week in the Bush 16th Gordon here Randolph Boiling sap 17th in the Bush Made syrup 18th Our Duncan's Birth Day crofsed to Summerstown John Hamilton Tom and Gordon went to Dundee 40 Brought 4 lbs of Butter Bought of Mr Ward Tea 30 Soda 10 Hops 8 Lock 20 soap 19 Got 100 of Flour 2 goats from Hamilton E Wind Henery Genie came up 3 Bags of Potatoes Jim Summers off to California yesterday 19th Fixing hay seed in the Bags Windy 20th Genie making oars Raining Windy 21 Genie went off took home the sugar Bush Rigging Genie got 2 Tame Ducks to take home windy Rain Fine Gathereing Manure and putting it in a heap 22nd Fixing the Fence at the foot of the Lane Windy Massena ewnt into Salmon River first Trip 23rd St George's Day Fine the Steamer Sparry came up from ValleyField Lights Lit up 24th Taking away the Banking from the East Side of the House Mr James McDougall and his 2 Boys Here Gave them 2 Bottles of syrup a Fine Day 25th St Marks Day a Fine Day all kinds of wind Taking the Banking from the West end of the house Fixing the Little shed Roof at the Mill house Lost the Big Hook of chain Ploughing a Little at the Door 26th Went to Alexis Island shot a Blue Bill the Algoma in to Salmon River a steamer went Down the Artic setting Fire to the Lower Point Lots of Ducks not much Pike coming in to shore 27th Went to Kit Kit Island E Wind 28th Went to Rof's and Charlie Island Found a Good Barrel and no Bottom to it seen a Lot of Stones James McDougall hya piled up Last Fall 29th St Francis Came up First Trip Raining hailing 30th Bohemian came up First Trip East and West Wind Went to Sturgeon Island Randolph Leander Fernandez John H and M{illegible} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Mr James Cameron Island 1st of May 1882 Oxley Calved Ploughing taking up stones set Fire to the Pit Point Lower and Wind high West 2nd Ploughed a Ridge putting out Manure high Wind Snow hard and hailed Blustering Freezing hard to night 3rd Fixing Fence upper Feild I went around the Island seen a Ducks nest high West Wind the 2 Boats went up St Francis Kind of Late Feeding the cattle yet 4th Went with Butter and Eggs to Mr Wards Bought 3 yds of Cotton 27 oil 6 Tea 30 shot 10 Gimlet 8 Bought of J Summers 4 yds of Calico 40 Thread 5 paper 12 1/2 Curry Comb 10 Got 100 Wt of Flour 2 Bushels of Oats at Hamiltons settled to Day and made a Mistake in Making up of a Month 5th Planting and Ploughing James Grant here going to Cazzouville spoke to the Ma abou the manure John Cameron Departed 6th putting out Manure and Planting Potatoes 7th Willie McDougall and Donald John up from Rof's Island 8th Randolph Went to the Kit Kit for a Plank we Drew up there working 9th 10th 11th at Fences Burning Brush putting out manure 12th clearing some Bruch on the Lower Point 13th the Fishermen the Charros came high E Wind 14th a Fine Day 15th Ploughing 16th Randolph and I crofsed Bought of Mr Ward on Credit 1/2 lb Tea 30 2 papers of seeds 10 cent Brought of J Summers 8 yds of Overalls 2 Dollars 18 yds of Calico 12 1/2 Thread 20 cents on credit Got a Bag of Potatoes for seeds 17th at Corn Genie came Filled 3 Bags of Hay seed Gave Carraway and {illegible} E Wind Gave him a canoe 19th Genie went off Ploughing 20th EW Planted Back Peice with Potatoes Fixing the yard fence and the Fence around the Potatoes Peice Got 50 cents from the Fishermen {page two} Mr James Cameron Island 21st of May 1882 E Wind Livinia Leander and I to he Upper Point 22nd Planted about 60 or 80 hills of Potatoes this Morning Narcifse and I to Summerstown all Election talk Bought of Mr Ward 1/2 lb Tea 30 straw hat 10 cents on credit Bought of J Summers 1/2 lb Tea 20 cents changed a Five Dollar Gold Peice at John Hamiltons E Wind Rain commenced after 12 and is much wanted Fernandez John H and I went to the Bush to Look for John H's axe as he Lost it Laid it Down when Looking for Pepper-root and cant Find it Ticks Plenty Mosquitoes Plenty Frog Music enough Oriolles or hanging Bird came and all the Feathered inhabitants of the air no Potato Bugs yet Potatoes up 23rd Raining 24th Quee's Birth Day Alexandra up with soldiers to Cornwall Fixing the irons in the Big Bun Fixing all the Rubbish of Boards and B{illegible} 25th Fixing the Lane Fence East side Fixing the Barn some taking Down the stack Rails got 2 Sturgeon on their LIne killed one 26 at Lane Fence cut some Brush high West Wind 27th WEnt to Summerstown Bought of J Summers 11 lbs of Swanton Lime 33 Bought of Ward 2.25 lbs sacks of Flour 94 cents a peice 1..88 Bought nails for Narcisse 2 1/2 for had Narcisses Bun Great Meeting to night in Summerstown Dan and McLennan John Hamilton Bad with a sore Foot a Rusty Fork went in it Got 50 cents from Narcifse Rained some </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Mr James Cameron Island 28th of May 1882 A Fine Day Whit Sunday East Wind Rained some Willie McDougall and the Boys here Mr Genie came Fishing to night got 13 Sturgeon Besides pike EEls suckers Perch Brought me a Dog Raining tonight Ticks plenty potatoes up 29th Royal Oak Day or Oak apple Day Raising sand Mr Wright here from F. Covington Mr Genie went of early this morning Seen McDougalls going with the scow to Rof's Island N West wind Fine cool Raft went Down in tow 30th at sand Windy raised an old pile of sand at Bell Bay that I had piled up over 23 year and its good yet 31st Went to Christees Island to get Fat Pine seen Burdo a Frenchman that Lives up near Cornwall Found a Bun Turned Bottom side up Drew it ashore and Left it high E Wind Raising Troweled some got none seen some Black snakes Fishermen went to Lancaster to night with their Fish 1st of June The Glorious First of June Rowena's Birth Day 1878 E Wind Rain changed to high West Wind Fixing the calves pasture Fence at the shore pealed an Elm for Bark Fishermen Phillip got Bread cold Corsican Late going Down 2nd Working at a new calve Pasture at the old Garden Fine Day 3rd Fine Windy Algoma aground above Wells's the Sparry and Princefs Louise working at her claring at the shore Landing windy to night 4th Old George the 3rd's Birth Day Trinity Sunday Raining Went to the Bush got Kind of Faint not well the Traveler had to stop with the wind Last night the algoma got away this morning 5th St Boniface cleaning out the sheds Partly Raining Fine cutting Weeds out of the Potatoes corn coming up 6th crofsed to Summerstown took the shears to J Hamilton to sharpin John Summers Wife a young Daughter at 4 o Clock this morning Bought from Summers Tea 20 2 Dollar to Smallman for Flour Letter from Mary Mrs Baker Poorly {page two} Mr James Cameron Island 7th June 1882 at Hamiltons Bought of Mr Ward 25 lbs of corn Meal 55 very Windy came home the Sparry did not call with the Wind 8th Put the calves in the new Pasture Made a shed for hem for the Rain cut crotches sheared the sheep Randolph and Narcifse crossed got the Flour I sent for by Smallman Gave Randolph a Dollar for a pair of Boots too small for him Dinner Party at Mr P. Purcells to night as he is Leaving for the old country heavy thunder and Lightning to night Rain Randolph staying with Narcifse while Phillip is away 9th Our Mary's Birth Day 1813 Let out the sheep Windy cutting weeds in Potatoes Ticks Plenty some Mosquitoes Meeting at Summerstown to night Donald Sandfield 10th got 100 Wt of Flour from Montreal Phillip took it up 3..50 Rain Cold Tying the Grey horse out 11th Fine Brindle calved carried it home on hand Barro or Box a heifer Calve 12th {illegible} the Beds from upstairs 13th Went to Christees Island and the Kit Kit Fine 14th at Potatoes couring Narcisse went with his Fish Box to Lancaster Whitewashing a Fine Day 15th 3 Men at the Lower Point Fishing had Fat Pine Fixing the stair Door Rainy Windy 16th Trimming Trees in the Grove Randolph to Mr Wards Bought of Mr Ward 1/2 lb Tea 25 Soap 7 Hat 10 got Papers from J Hamilton Sent Back the Cornwall paper 17th Cleaning out the Milk house put the Plough through the Weeds in the Potatoes and Corn very Warm Raining to night heavy Thunder and Lightning the Boys came Back from the Barn as they were going to Bed with a Heavy clap that came Just as they were in 18th The River Memorable Waterloo Chicorytown went into Dundee this Evening for the first time E Wind W. Wind Rain Thunder Fine cows in to night Gates not shut 19th Rain Fine Windy 3 Men Passed up {illegible} Boat and had a Wheel Barrow on the Bow of the Boat Thunder Lightning at the Garden Weeding </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Mr James Cameron Island 20th of June 1882 This is Election Day Between DA McDonald and D MacMaster Fine Windy a Race the Sparry and Chicoutimi the Dr's Boat ahead Dan Gained for Fairy the Election Fine Day 21st First Day of Summer the Longest Day and Shortest night Great Shooting and Fires Bonfires a Big one on Hamiltons Island I had 3 Big ones here Fired only 1 shot as my Great Gun was out of order 22nd Our Dan's Birth Day Washing the Wool Trowling got none Windy Hoeing at Corn and Potatoes 23rd Crofsed to Summers took 4 Doz of Eggs Bought of Mr Ward 15 cents a Doz Salt 20 soap 17 Pepper 15 Blue 5 Bread cash 28 Tea 1/2 b on credit 25 Fine salt on credit 10C15 Bought of John Summers Hoe 60 1/2 lb Tea 25 Doz Buttons 15 cents Sacrament on the Front By Rev Abe Patterson Got the news of the Election at Hamilton took home sheap shears Got Papers Got the Flag with National P{illegible} Home Industry and National Policy Raining hot Hoeing 24th John the Baptiste Went to Dundee and Fort Covington Brought 20 Doz of Eggs 18 cents 3..60 a calf skin 1 Dollar Bought of Smallman 51 1/2 yards of Cotton Atlantic {illegible} 8 cents 4..63 2 pairs of Boots 2 1/2 1/2 lb Tea 25 2 yds of Tweed 50 Bought of Mr Burdo T Pots 30 Dipper 15 Sauce Pan 40 Tin Basin 15 3 Plugs of Tob 6 2 Pipes 2 a Bottle of RRR on Credit 25 Lilly Calved to Day Got the Kettle strainer Fixed at Mr Granges 25 Bought a small Tin cup 5 got another for nothing Got some papers and Books from Mr David Baker got a Rede up from Dundee to the Fort from Nicholas Farling Mr Callanagh the Minister Left Dundee very warm Day J McKenna shearing his sheep 25 a Boat crew at the Fishermens shanty Rain Thunder Fine Wind Young Ducks all out {page two} Mr James Cameron Island 26th of June 1882 some parts keeping John the Baptiste Day Hoeing and Weeding Fixing Line on Rods went to Sturgeon Island to the Fish perch got 7 Windy stormy Thunder Rain WN and East Winds 27th Fine Windy Burdo and Henerys Fishermen passed up Hoeing the Potatoes in the Bean Place and it is howed well tied the Hops put Hoeing and Weeding in the Back place Grubs Bad Bugs eggs plenty Hens Tearing Down the Hoeing Knocked 1 stiff this morning but got her alive again oiled the Hoe handle and 3 prung Fork and the shovel handle and you cannot handle them but the sturgeon oil sticks to your hands so I have to wash it off soar with Rheumatism 28th Fixing Buoys out at Francis Island and at the squaw Island heavy Rain Windy Thunder at hoeing 29th Went to J Hamiltons took John H with us the First time ever he was there a colt at Hamiltons Tom got pigs from his father I went to the store Brought up some eggs for Hamiltons got Tea and cinnamon Bought at John Summers's a paper of needles 5 each Bought at Mr Wards 1 cents of needles Great shooting at Lancaster Last night St Peter's Day a Lawsuit John Summers and Maxwell Down going out to Dan Campbells about it 30th hoeing Fine Fishing shower 1st of July Dominion Day Great Demonstration in Cornwall to Day Sir JA McDonald and Sir Hector Langovin there to Day Raining East Wind and Turned to West a Good many Boats Antwine Bosells wife a young son </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Mr James Cameron Island 2nd of July 1882 Windy rain Fine 3rd put the Plough Through the Potatoes Passport and Corsican went Down West Wind Fine 4th of July American Independence a Fine Day Hoeing put out Tobacco plants 42 Randolph and Livinia went to Bosell's got Tobacco 10 cents worth Hoeing Potatoes ad corn 5th Our Johns Birth Day 1803 Fine E Wind Rained some Livinia Randolph and Rowena went to Antwine Bosells had Narcifses Boat sailed over and Back 6th sent with Fishermen for Flour to Montreal Narcisse took the sail to Lancaster Gordon here Trowling Gave Narcisse 28 cents for Bread as he is going to Summerstown for Bread for himself East Wind Rainy Changed to West Raining Fine Bad with Rheumatism Leander Traded hats with Gordon Potatoes corn onions Turnips Looks well Tobacco small Grass very poor Bottom 7th Went to Dundee with 3 lbs of Butter and 3 1/2 Doz of Eggs 20 cents for Butter 18 cents for Eggs Bought of Smallman Scythe 60 snath 60 Rake 20 Stone 8 1/2 Doz of Cups & saucers 50 3 lb of Double 10 nails 12 3 yds of Tweed 75 Canvafs 12 Lining 10 Thread 5 Buttons 15 Boots 1.. pipe 2 cent Bought of Mr Burdo 4 Basens 1.. and Paid 25 cents for a Bottle of RRR I got Before Paid Is Lemay 90 cents I owed him since Winter Hooks 3 1/2 lb Tea 15 Bar of Soap 25 pipe 2 Bought of Mr Long Awl 2 Caps 10 Seen Mr Trithill Treated me senn Laurie stopt at Mr Leeks got some Hops from her Moses Miller Buried to Day 8th crofsed to Summerstown Bought of Mr Ward 100 Wt of Flour 3.75 paid 1..50 Bought Tobacco 10 paid Giving Jobs out on the Roads seen Mr Oxly and Mr McPhee putting young Cattle on Board the Steamer Fairy Games in Cornwall to Day and a Boat Race Stopt at Hamiltons all night set Livinia a Towel 9th came from Hamiltons Fine 10th Fishing and Hoeing and Fixing the Barn with Double 10 nails {page two} Mr James Cameron Island 11th of July 1882 Commenced to Mow around the Barn and House and at Road to the River putting out Turnips and Tobacco plants high Wind high Wind 12th of July Orangeman's Day Firing some shots had our colours up Mowed the Calves Pasture very heavy hay a Fine Day 13th Mowing the Grove and along the Bank of the River a Fine Day Windy Windy 5 Girls here in the Wind Brought Livinias Drefs stopt al night 3 Paros Mrs Green Antwines Girl and stopt all night 14th Hoeing here for Mrs Paro adn Mrs Green and 3 more I Wrote a Letter for Henery for Licence Gathering Raking hay Making cocks 40 Randolph crofsed to get his coat cut By Mrs Paro Gave them 1 1/2 of Butter a Good many Fishing EEls on top of the Water to night Something Like a Gun Boat anchored at the Lighthouse coming up 15th St Swithen Day a very Fine Day warm no rain to Day Scotch Moon to Day put in 47 cocks of hay went to Fish got 23 perch and R Bass Picknick on St Francis Lost my Knife on he 12th lots of Fishing Lights out to night put out Tobacco Plants 16th Sunday Fine Day 17th Mrs Paro here got 3 lbs of Butter Burdo here The Tomas came on Alexis Island 20th Putting in hay Mowing 21st Went to the head of the Island Raspberries getting Ripe 22nd putting in hay got 108 cocks in the Barn now Mowed a Road down on the Middle of the hill a Robbey tonight on the Fishermen of cat Fish Perch and 20 EEls Tomas here sening this Morning I put them of the place put the 2 young Bulls out to the Pasture with the Cows Great Display of Fireworks at Hamiltons Island Began the Week a Pic Nic to Day 23rd Sunday a Fine Day had Cucumbers to Day Rasberries Ducks Laying Narcifse Sharron went to Lancaster with his Boat for the Bohemian. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} White swallow White swallow Mr James Cameron Island 24th of July 1882 Francis and Wife here Monday Putting in Mowing Windy Cucumbers plenty Potatoes some 25th St James The Apostle's Day Went to Dundee a Fine Day Windy 24 lbs of Butterand 8 Doz of Eggs Bought of Smallman Flour 1..90 Salt 80 Tea 35 Matches 10 3 yds of Tweed 87 1/2 8 yds of Calico 64 Buttons 10 Tobacco 5 54 lbs of Corn meal of Is Lemay and 1 lb of Tea 1..26 cents for credit Tobacco 7 Soda 8 Bought of Mr Long Tobacco 5 pipe Bought of Burdo Stone 10 To 1 Pint of Whiskey 10 Salts 10 Races in Lancaster Tyo's horse and Grey Charlie Tyos Gained the Race high Wind coming home took Dinner at Luke's stopt on Alexis Island as we take in Water 26th Putting in 160 cocks in now Mowing 27th Mowing St Joseph of Arimathea's Day Warm 28 Mowing Thunder Rain Lightning Great many Boats a Going and Lots of Towing those Days Lots of Ducks in Flocks and its very early for them to Flock Dans Gordon Douglas Buried to Day at Williamstown Burdo in the Berries got Bread 29th Narcisse Wife came to Day taking an odd Mefs of Potatoes 30th Garfield and McAllister here got 50 cents for cooking For Them James McDougall Mrs McDougall and Mifs Caty McDougall here 31st Mowing 1st of Aug or Lammas Day The Cows Milked to Day By some one 2 Mon{cut off} Jim McDougall Jane McDougall Annie Mr Dr and Elizabeth Chisholm here put out the stick of Timber Minnies Birth Day 3rd Narcifse wife and Boys went of to Montreal Francis Girl here with 2 Basket 2 lbs of Butter 4th Mowing 5th very warm Burdo here for a Box that Narcisse took up for him 6th Randolph's Birth Day 1867 a very very very warm warm Day John H & Leander and I went to Christees Island 3 Thieves going around 7th Mowing Raining Bill Morris and Bush Looking for 3 ment that stole 250 Dollars from a widow woman Raining {page two} Mr James Cameron Island 8th of August 1882 Mowing 9th at Hay 10th Mr Heron & Hopkins here Fishing 11th crofsed to Summerstown Gave J Summers 4 Dollars to my account Bought Linsey Thread Tea Pot RRR stone Fork Rake Tobacco Bought of Mr Ward Paid Oil Hops Cloves Broom Paid Worm Candy Tax paid Mr Ward this to 5 1/2 Doz of Eggs Windy Rained some stopt at Hamiltons Rode Down with Tom at the Light house a spell with the Rain 12th Mowing Wood Roy and Indian here Bought 2 Baskets from his Girls Babcock & Mullen here Fishing Winday 13th Mr Genie here Brought me 2 or 3 lb of Tea and 20 lbs of Barley Gordon and Tommy Rose here took his pants to be made 14th 2 Men Fishing that came up with the men 15th Mowing 16th 1 of those men went off 17th Rained very very hard wind cold 18th Finished mowing Lower Point Fine cold not well got a channel cat from Phillip Gathering 19th Mr John Morris came up putting in hay Burdo got his Lines Stole Bismarcks Birth Day 1870 Mr David Baker here and Robinson stopt all night 20th Mr Baker went off Mr Morris here corn good to Eat 21st Went with Mr Morris and Narcifse over to Frashers he went to Dundee took the Road and came Back by Boat Bosells put him acrofs mowing 22 Mr Morris Phillip and I crofsed to Frashers met Mr Baker had Breakfast on the small Island out From Frashers and a Drop of good stuff of Gin came home Mowing 23rd Mr Morris and Phillip and I seized on 3 Men in a Boat Liddle McLaurin Wageant Let them go Raining they Promised to come down but did not come </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Mr James Cameron Island Augt 24th 1882 Mr Morris and I crofsed to South side of Christees Island with Canoe then went to Summerstown Bought of J Summers 50 lb of Flour 1..87 1/2 cents on credit Bought of Mr Ward Pan of Bread 28 cents and 1 Pound of Putty 6 cent Met Mr Baker at the head of our Island had a Round Wind high Mowing 25th Mowing Canal of Beauhomes Broke about the Time 26th Mr Morris took cars for Montreal Phillip said on Thursday night Putting in all we had cut in the Upper Field 27th Sunday the Boats began to come up the canal must be Fixed Gordon here Got his pants Lots of Shooting 28th Mowing Warm heavy shower East wind sprang up quick 29th went to Dundee very Foggy took 25 lbs of Butter 8 1/2 Doz of Eggs Bought of smallman 24 yds of Calico pair of Boots for myself a pair for Randolph 2 1/2 yds of Tweed 32 lb of salt Box of Matches 4 Bars of soap 2 Butter Tennets Scythe and snath stone 2 1/2 lbs of shingle nails 3 Boxes of Blue Bought of Mr Longspoon 1/2 lb of Powder Bought of Mr Burdo 1 lb of Tobacco Pipe Bought of Lemay 1/2 lb of Soda Brought home Tyos Botttle got Books and papers from Mr Baker Stopt at Lukes had Dinner Down the River with Josy Galerneau stopt at Plum Island had a coo with Josey Mowing in the upper Field with new scythe hay good taking up the onions and stershions {nasturtiums?} the sunflowers getting Ripe 30th Mowing upper Field 31 Mowing making cocks 1st of September Shooting Bee on the south side Fine some Rain 2nd Mowing Rain Fine Mowed in Front Marsh some caught 13 Cat Fish to night St Francis into Dundee 13 {page two} Mr James Cameron Island 3rd of September 1882 D McMasters Birth Day 1846 Fine Raining hard 4th put in about 30 cocks of hay Raining Fine Thunder Lightning East and West wind Blackbirds at the corn shot a squirrel cleaned my Guns taking the Buds of the Tobacco 5th John Angus's Birth Day 1850 Turning hay in the Upper Field 6th putting in some 7th cut the calfs Pasture 2nd crop 8th Mowing Back Marsh 9th Williams from Longuiel here hunting Lent my canoe to him Made 45 cocks in Back Marsh Gave Narcisse a Dollar to to for Bread for himself Paid it 10th Mr and Mrs Hamilton here going to Francis Island to salt the cattle A Fine Day Lucia here for Potatoes Lashey here got a Line and Minnoe hook from him Williams Went off to Lancaster to be Ready for the Boat wanting to Buy Fat Cattle 11th made a stack put 83 cocks in it E Wind Fine 12th Traded the Basswood Canoe with Mr Lashey for his Boat Gave Boot 50 cents cash 3 lb Butter 3 Bushel of Potatoes Mowing in the Back Marsh 13th Raining Mowing gathering Randolph he crofsed to Get the Tub of Butter Weighed 21 1/2 lbs at the Wards 14th High south West Wind Rained heavy Broke Down the Tobacco some 15th Mowing 16th Mowing and Making cocks in the Front Marsh Made 80 Killed 2 of the Tame Ducks Got Pay for the Tub of Butter 17th Mr & Mrs Gatbeau here he comes out to take the Fresh air on the Lake has their Lunch at the head of the Island took the wife and I up to treat us Princefs Louise Made 2 Trips to Lancaster to Day </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Mr James Cameron Island Sept 18th 1882 Raining Thunder Lightning went to Alexis Island no cattle on the Island Fine and Raining put some shingles on the Roof 19th Went to the Bush up around the Island Windy Raining Thunder and Lightning Randolph to the Little Island North Side East & West Wind Exhibition in Montreal commenced this week and a ugly Time they have with all kinds of Weather Digging some of the Potatoes 20th Digging Potatoes Taking in Corn Raining and Fine 21st First Day of Autumn Fall E Wind Rain Fine Taking in corn cut all the cornstalks 2 men here for Potatoes Let the Cows in to the Lower Point Sun crofsing the Line 22nd E Wind Fine changed to South West Blew hard and Rainig took up some Potatoes Wind knocking Down the Apples Drew some Drags Killing some of the Ducks and Young Roosters hens Laying Pealing Apples and Drying them 23rd Randolph crofsed to Summerstown Bought of Mr Warda pan of Bread 28 cents paid what Phillip got Sunday 60 cents a spool of Thread 5 pipe 1 cent heard that John Richard Grants Barn was Burnt with Lightning this Week taking up Potatoes at the apple Tree Gave Lashey a peck of Potatoes and a Pound of Butter Fine Day 24th Fine Day the Princefs Louise went Down the Back channel to St Annicet then over to Lancaster Foggy some 25th commenced the stack put in 78 cocks in it to Day Fine Wind East calm Took up some Potatoes Ploughedsome Roes {page two} Mr James Cameron Island Sept 26th 1882 Fine to Day North E Wind Went to Dundee Brought 12 Doz of EEgs at 22 cents Bought of Allen Smallman 2 Sacks of Flour 3..75 2 Butter Tubs22 & 25 46 lbs of Salt 46 4 Bars of Soap 20 Bought of Mr Burdo plates 40 Shot 10 Knitting needles 4 Bought of Tyo HW 35 Treat 10 Bought of Is Lemay 1 lb of Tea 30 paid Is for Cornmeal and Tea I got from him some time ago seen George Morris Young Luke Pare is moving Down to Mr Wells's to Live Is Lemay Fixed my Pipe for nothing Wind high coming home Antwine Galineau Married yesterday 27th at Potatoes E. Wind 28th crofsed to Hamiltons John crofseda passenger the Minister's Brother in Dundee Bought of John Summers 1 Peck Measure Imperial 60 cents 2 spools of Thread 10 cents high E Wind Fine Got a Lot of Papers From John 2 From J Summers 29th St Michaels Day put more hay on the Middle stack put 40 in the West Stack at the Potatoes 30th E Wind at Potatoes Broke the Jumper yesterday in the Marsh Oct 1st E Wind Fine E W 2nd Ploughing the Potatoes and Taking them up Making them in heaps in the field so to pick them over on accout of the Rot put a Few cocks of Hay on the stack put corn stalks in the Barn Gathered some Grapes to make wine 3rd Randolph and i He went to Hamiltons to pick Potatoes Fine Frost Last night took up the Potatoes in the Back Place Leander & Fernandez 8 Bushels all the Rest are Rotten took up the squashes Mr Dubois the Fish Market Mancame to night Mr W Dunlop took him here </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Mr James Cameron Island 4th of Oct 1882 The comet in the East Looks Large Mr Dubois here I went Down with him to the Shanty and he Treated me he Bought over 100 Dollars worth of Fish this Trip cleaned and Moved the stovetook up the Potatoes in the Bean Place 6 Bushels a good many Rotten put 8 Bushels in for a Beginning Mr Dubois Gave Stanley 25 cents cut all the Tobacco to Day The St Francis commenced to go Down the Day she comes upgot a small sturgeion from Narcisse Water Falling commenced to Rain shelling corn 5th Taking in Potatoes all the Potatoes up only not in the cellar all yet Narcifse took me Down to Treat me Cut some of the Tobacco 6th Randolph John & Bismarck From Hamiltons took some Apples took in Potatoes all the Potatoes in about 80 Bushels put in the Tobacco in the Barn put some Hay on the West stack Lashey got 1/2 Bushel of Potatoes all paid for his Trade for the Boat & canoe Mr Stickler here Bought the sand Gave me $2..25 Gave me a small vial of Good stuff 7th Bismarck went off Rain Thunder and Fine W Wind at Tobacco 8th Sunday Fine Windy 9th Mowing Front Marsh High Wind West 10th Hugh Ann's Birth Day 1844 Mowing Marsh hay wind West high Went to Hamiltons got a Bag of Apples Randolph came home I stopt for the Bee Tommorrow Court Day in Lancastr to Day 11th Nomination Day for Members the Bee at Hamiltons Taking stonesto the Bridge a Dance to night at Hamiltons {page two} Mr James Cameron Island Oct 12th 1882 at hamiltons E Wind went up to the store Bought of Mr Ward10 lbs of sugar paid paid John Summers for Pipe came home from Hamiltons John sent me homegot a Basin of Pies and a Roast Ducks and a Bottle of good stuff seen Mr Wilson the Lawyer or Judge of Fort Covington Wanting to have a place to stop if he comes Down to hunt 13th E Wind cloudy some Rain made 70 cocks of Hay preping Grapes for wine the Big Pot Full and 22 lb of sugar in 14th Killing 2 of the Ducks Hanging up some Tobacco in the Barn Randolph & Leander Picking Grapes 15th Fine Sunday 16th Went to Summerstown Bought of Ward pair of Boots on credit 75 or returned if they Dont fit Bought 1/2 lbTea 25 paid this Tea put the Horse in the stablefor some womons Brought of Julia Summers 1 Quart High Wines 70 cents for the Grapes Brought ashes to Hamiltons to make wine Got apple high E Wind Phillip Shora Down with us Bought Matches 3 cents worth \ 17th Caught the Horse commenced the East stack Gordon came Helped to make the stack Brought an overshirt to make stopt till nightand I crofsed with him and then he went to James McDougalls Husking Bee Bought of Mr Ward the Boots I got and took another pair 90 cents but they are smalltoo pipe 18th Elections Day for Mr Rayside & McArthur Rayside Elected Picking apples Mrs Laird up J Purcell & Craig a Quarrel </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Mr James Cameron Island 19th of October 1882 at Hamiltons picking apples and putting them on the Wharf for the Princefs Louise to take acrofs to Fort Covington to have them made into Cider John went too about 32 Bags of Apples Tom Jack in Cornwall Getting his 1/2 of the Land that his Father Bought Between them but they have to go Tommorrow and Bring Roberts wife to sighn it a Big Fire somewhere Back we could see it from Hamiltons 20th Gordon came home with me from Hamiltons Brought 6 Bushels of apples got his watch and my own got his overshirt went with the Gun shot squirrels and woodpeckers Randolph went to the Head of the Island with him in the Boat Making Fence at the stack Bottling the Wine 26 Bottles and 2 Jars in all now about 7 Gallons He Killing the Roosters Frost to night 21st at Hay to cover the sheds very Fine Day W Wind Evening East this morning White Frost Fixing Big shed Door Took in Turnips 22nd Sunday E Wind changed south W Randolph and I to Kit Kit Rof's and Butternut or Charles Island Americans hunting on Charles Island the Treated me Went to Squaw Island wind changed to south West Blew hard 23rd Livinia Birth Day 1868 Fixing Floor in sheep place 24th Our Hugh's Birth Day cleaning Big shed 25th My Birth Day St Crispins Shoemakers Day cleaning Big shed got a Treat of Wine on my B Day 26 Banking the West End of the house got a sturgeon from Phillip {page two} Mr James Cameron Island 27th of October 1882 Finished the Big shed took a large stone out of it and smashed the Door off Mr Wilson of Fort Covington a Lawyer By Profession came Down for a Hunt at Ducks his son and Billy Morris Treated me had 4 or 5 Rounds and went off in the Morning Left the Wife a Dollar in silver Gave me a chunk of Tobacco Banking the House 28th Randolph and Phillip crofsed to Summerstown Brought the Little Boots Back again took another Pair 85 cents and took a pair for his Mother 1..40 on credit Bought 1 lb Tea 50 paid 2 lb of nails 10 paid putting out manure around the apple trees 29th Sunday Went to the Kit Kit Rof's and Butternut or Charlies Island 3 ameri and squaw Island wind changed to South West and Blew hard 30th Made cheese Fixing Milkhouse shed Bottled 2 Gallons of Wine cut some Marsh hay 31st Holy Eve cracking nuts Eating of apples Reading Burns's Halloween Banking inside the cookhouse and Milkhouse shed Randolph to the Kit Kit for a Board Lightning Rain 1st of November The Harvest month of Death All Saints Day Fishermen went off High wind Left their seine Lines hooks as they think they will come Back again cutting the Boys hair or heads Bad with a cold 2nd All Souls Day Bad with my head a Very Bad cold Frost Last night snowed some Grains Steamer Maud stopt at Lower Point put more hay on the sheds piling Firewood at the Door Killed 2 young Roosters Filled the straw Tick </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Mr James Cameron Island 3rd of November 1882 set for Rats 4th cutting Runners for the Jumper Leander and I 5th Guy Fawkes Day Livinia and I Down at the Shora's his son-in-law there Windy 6th in the Bush cutting Wood 7th Helen's Birth Day Making a Runner 8th hunting in the Bay before the house got 2 9th Prince of Wales Birth Day hunting 10th Went to Dundee I sold 2 Tennets of Butter and 8 Doz of Eggs Bought 3 lbs of Tea 90 6 Bars of Soap 47 nutmegs 8 1 lb of Starch 10 Salt 45 Gun 25 8 yds of Ticking 1..60 Broom 25 Matches 10 Thread 5 Boots 18 Boots 2..25 Lunch 25 Flour 3..15 Cotton 1.. Overalls 1..44 Linsey 1.. 18 yds Calico 1..44 Candy crackers stopt at Luke's had supper some wind coming got the clock to start to Day 11th Randolph to Wards Blacking pipe and Glass 12th Sunday 13th Narcisse came and his nephew 14th went off the Black Kitten Lost\ 15th Bill Morris and a constable from Beauhorners hunting Ducks 16 Bad with Rheumatism 17th Rheumatism 18th at Wood 19 Pare Bone here 20th Bad with Rheumatism 21st on this Day of the Month D McMasterDeparted 1846 I got a Letter to Day from Dan Letting me know his wife was poorly and A.V Randolph crofs to o{cut off} Fixing the Stable Door 22nd Went to Williamstown the Massenna Breaking the Ice up Salmon River 23 in Williamstown 24 in Williamstown Mrs Dunlop there from Lancaster 25 in Williamstown 26th in Williamstown 27th came home from Williamstown J Hamilton put me acrofs Henery Bosell here {page two} Mr James Cameron Island 28th of November 1882 a Tug went Down with a Dredge at Wood 29th cut some hay in the Marsh for Bedding for the cattle put the squashes out in the stable 30th St Andrews Day The Festival of the Scotch Firing cracking nuts nothing but Wine for a Scotch Drink Fine snowed a Little set Fires Randolph shot a Squirrel 1st of December some snow Fine cutting and Drawing No Lights in Mr Hills or Johnstons in the Floating Light But Light on the cherry Island Lost of Ducks in Flocks at the Lower end of the Rushes at the Foot of the Island putting in the calves at night and 3 of the cows Plastering Killed all the Ducks But 3 we are Keeping killed 12 of them Killed 7 Roosters keeping 30 hens 2nd East Wind snowing water Raising Done making cheese Making curds now cutting Alders and Willows in the swamp Back of the Barn or what we call the oak Feild cows going out to Feed in the Day times 3rd 1st Sunday in Advent cold Freezing East Wind Began to Feed the cattle 4th chopping Stove Wood Broke on the West stack of hay Back of the Barn Fixed a hinge on the calves Door Cold Freesing made a good bit of ice in the Back Bay 2 Large Gulls chasing Ducks 5th snowing some cutting alders and Willows Windy 6th Venus on the sun cloudy Fine West Wind Frosty Drawing and cutting Willows 7th very Windy cold 8th cold Freezing high Wind Princefs Louise Went up the Sny 9th the Princefs crofsed and Went up Fine some Wind snowing some ice Froze out to the Rushes Drew some Wood </div> transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/24236de87d6b74cb1bd19904e0d6b2af.pdf 239c7eea54a13ca36d74eb32fa1787d7 PDF Text Text �� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8d78356beb9758ed08a23300b64506d1.pdf 154994446b40544d2498f84e4aa3aed1 PDF Text Text �� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f5bad17208142c6e6114230a77171ce6.pdf b254a99461296634e59ad140c237f257 PDF Text Text James Cameron (1824-1912) 1883 Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers {In places, this diary is worn from weather and time. On occasion, the tops, bottoms, and edges of the pages are crumbly and moldy, making some words and sentences illegible. In most cases, a note that reads “{Illegible}” refers to this situation.} 1882 Mr James Cameron Island Dec 28th Holy Innocents Day Fine Some Wind and cold Snowing making a Jumper some crust on the snow 29th Our Angus's Birth Day Working some at the Jumper Randolp {the ‘ph’ of this name are merged into one letter} went to the Bush for the 2 sheep got one of them home put her in then went for the other Brought her home but Did not get her in she went Back in the Bush cold some 30th Randolp went for the sheep seen her but could not Drive here so left her then went with the Little sleigh and could not Find her we thought she must of taken the water and got Drowned as she was on the edge of the ice the crust is so Bad in the Bush they dread to Travel on the crust if she took the water she must have sunk {Above it reads: cleaned one of my Guns} Kind of soft to day 31st Last Day of the year Sunday Fine W Wind snowed some Windy this Evening Feeding the cattle Extra there is a small Grass bird stops around the Barn and stacks all this Winter all the cattle Poultry Horse and all hearty Wild Ducks some the Fox around cant Get a chance on him Sea Gulls Plenty 1st of January News Years Day 1883 Fixing the sleigh chopped some Wood 2nd Went to the Bush Broke the off corner of my axe cut Down an old Dead Birch cold Fine Drew some Wood 3rd Fine wind changed to the West could hear it coming {Above it reads: allens Birth Day} for a long time before it reached here very very high Wind broke up what ice that was made 4th ice Taken north Wind cold Freezing Draw some wood cutting stove Wood Feeding the cattle extra))) 3rd Allen's Birth Day 1853 1883 1 �Mr James Cameron Island January 5th High E Wind Freezing very hard cold put a crank in the Grindstone Feeding the cattle a Little Extra the airhole at the Door is Breaking upwards with the high EW 6th E Wind Blowing hard cold and Frosty airholes plenty snowed a Little Randolph to the Upper Pint to see how the ice was taken Good Fire cattle hearty and smart took my sail of the mast as I think I will have no use for it any more this Winter the ice must be good enough to crofs {cross} a foot 7th Sunday Kind of Mild snowed some 8th HughAnn's Birth Day 1866 crofsed the ice fo the First put out some Bushes Randolph and I a Great many airholes our Road is crooked with going around those airholes and cracks snowed some John Hamilton Gave me a Ride up with his Colt as he is only Breaking her in she Goes well went up as Far as Mr Purcell's Store the First time I was there Bought of Mr McDonald a Bottle of Eclectric oil 25 ½ lb of Pepper 15 9th Reading papers E Wind Frosty 10th Frosty seen a cutter crofsing Summers's Road cutting wood 11th in the Bush Leander and I Kind of Fine but Frosty Randolph putting out manure 12th Went to Summerstown seen Mr Wells a he Treated me seen Tyo Paro Bone Bought of John Summers ½ lb Tea 25 ¼ lb 11 Tax 3 cents all this I paid Gave him 3 Dollars to my account I owe him now 3..74 cents John Hamilton to Cornwall seen the Track of a Mink crofsing the ice to Hamiltons Island 13th cutting Wood in the Bush Leander Randolph and I cold some Frosty E Wind all Day changed in the Evening to South Blowed very hard to night Thawing some a Big Flurry of snow this morning 1883 Mr James Cameron Island January 14th Snowed and Drifted this morning turned Fine Gordon came West Wind Took Mrs Partingtons Carpet Bag of Fun with him 15th cutting and drawing Firewood cutting some of the Trees thats Tearing the Bank Down cutting ash for Rails What came Home but the other sheep and I was sure she took the River and was Lost as when we was Looking for her could not Find her Track we gave her up for Lost till she came home herself this Evening Seen Cutters crofsing on the East Road on the ice to Lancaster coming From the South side a Fox crofsed from Christees Island to our Island Fine and Frosty to night 2 �16th Bushing the Road at the Kit Kit acrofs {across} from the South Side Randolph went to Fort Covington with my Boot to be mended McCartney mended it 15 cents Bought a Lock 15 cents Bought 12 yds of Cotton $1.. Bought of Jo Lemay 1 lb 25 and 1 lb 40 of Tea 3 Bars of Soap 15 thats on Credit 80 cents I owe him Seen 2 of the Bosells Fishing below Sturgeon Island a very fine Day The Cow Oxley and the Bull Bruno had a Wicked Fight to Day for a Quiet Cow She is awful savage she wont give in although the Bull put her Down Different times 17th in the Bush Turned stormy E Wind Blowing and snowing Blustery the Bull and oxley another Fight to Day Kept here in all Day 18th W Wind Drifting some Fine Bruno & oxly another fight but I Kept them apart as she chases him all over 19th cutting Willows and alders cold Frosty 1883 Mr James Cameron Island 20th of January Broke on a 3 Ton Marsh hay stack E Wind turned Stormy to night snow Drift and Rained took home some Wood 21st St Agnefs West Wind Blew very hard 22nd high West Wind Frosty and Fine the oxley is afraid of Bruno the Bull as she Keeps out of his way 23rd Windy Frosty cold Feeding the cattle little extra 24th Charlie Tuppers Birth Day he is about 83 years old Fine very Cold and Frosty and Wind 25th Robie Burn's Birth Day W Wind Frosty and Fine I crofsed seen Mr Gotchie and Bosho at John Hamiltons buying apples John Hamilton went to Lancaster to get his mare shod I to Summersto{wn} Bought of Mr Ward oil 35 paper of Pins 8 Box of Tax 10 pipe Bought of John Summers Worm Candy 12 ½ pipe 1 cent got 2 papers at Hamiltons got some apples 26th Fine Day Frosty I went to Luke Bowen's Randolph and I young Luke Fine going pretty Frosty coming Back E Wind Mr James McDougall here to see my ashes and is coming tommoro for them 27th E Wind Blowing Snowing Rain in Sleet turned Fine Mr McDougall and the 2 Boys came took the Ashes at 8 cents had 51 Bushels called it 50 paid me 2..60 there is 1..40 yet took home some Wood my Fingers and Toes Froze this Frosty Weather 28th Fine Day 3 �29th Randolph went to Paro Bone's took the sticks for the shafts and the inch augur and the 2 Cats a Fine Day E Wind 30th Went to Summerstown Gave Mr Ward Tallow 35 lb at 7 cents 2..45 Hide 56 at 6 cents 3..36 and 1 Dollar Cash 6..81 Bought 50 lb of Flour 1..62 ½ on Credit) Bought RRR 25 paid this Bought of J Summers 2 pipes 2 cents Gordon at Hamiltons a very Fine Day Froze some to night 31st change in the Moon high W Wind Raining snowing Drifting Blowing put 2 Handles in the Knives Blowing hard to night 1883 Mr James Cameron Island 1st of February Cold Fine W Wind cutting Willows and Alders in the oakfeild Donald John McDougall here came with the rest of the pay of the Ashes 1..50 he tells me they have to water their Cows at the River as the creek is Dry and no water in their well their Cows and Mr Frasers bad with the Scours it seems as its a Kind of Desease 2nd Candlemafs Day If the Bear comes out to Day he will see his shadow as the sun shines Some says about the Raccoon too that he comes out too Drawing alders and Willows Cold but Fine WW 3rd E Wind high Stormy snowed Drifting 4th Quinquasim {Quinquagesima} Sunday Drifting Blowing snowing E Wind hailing 5th Windy Clearing in the Oakfield 6th chopping alders and Willows in the oakfield Windy 7th Ash Wednesday Stormy snowing W Wind Turned Warm and Fine Drew some Wood turned windy Drifting Randolph to Paro Bone's for the sleigh Brought them a Tennet of Milk they sent some Buckwheat Flour with him 8th Gordon's Birth Day 1863 Fine Turned Windy Drifting Snowing Making a Pair of Shafts This new Moon is more on its Back than any Moon I have seen for years cutting the West Mow Down to the Beam seen the Fox crofsing this Morning to christees Island 9th cut a Load of Wood 10th a Fine Day Went to Summerstown Bought of Mr Ward Salt 40 or 30 cents {Above it reads: Sweetys 2 cents paid} Broom 25 needle 1 cent Bought of Mr Purcell 50 lb Flour 25 lb of Buck-Wheat ½ lb of Tea 1 ½ yds of cloth $3..60 paid this got an Almanac and paper From Mr Angus McDonald at Mr Purcells Got some Papers from AJ Baker got an Almanack from 4 �John Hamilton Mr Ward poorly heard of Charlie Parisha's Lofs of his horse cow and Mill Seen Long John Heard John James came home E Wind Freezing hard to night 11th Sunday E Wind cold Drifting snowed some to night 12th chopping stove Wood Fine Day 1883 Mr James Cameron Island 13th of February cutting Stove Wood Windy 14th St Valentine's Day a fine Day Went to Hamiltons for Grain got 2 Bushels of Barley would take no pay Gave me 1 ½ Doz of Herrings wind changed to the East turning cold and commenced to blow hard Gordon at Kenneth's helping them to Thrash Heard mr Streeter is on his Last EEl Fishers on the ice 15th E Wind Blowing hard snowed Drifted hailed cutting stove Wood 16th E Wind Fine commenced to Rain Kind of Warm cut some Wood Drew some snow soft 17th cutting Stove Wood 18th James Hugh's B Day 1855 Fine Day 19th Cutting Wood Cold 20th Randolph went to Fort Covington with 15 Rats 13 cents a peice {Above it reads: nomination Day} 1..94.. Bought of Jo Lemay 2 lb of Tea at 40 cents 80 cents Soda 8 cents on credit Bought of Mr Burdo RRR 25 Almanack 5 Bought of Smallman ½ lb Tea 13 cents Bar of Soap 6 Lunch 3 cents 5 cents Missing got a Ride part of the Way From D Baker the rest of the Way to the Front From AJ Baker stopt at Hamiltons all night the Thrashing mill came to Hamilton I went to help them to Thrash Windy Drifting 22nd Washington's B Day a Fine Day at the Thrashing George Fergusons Son went to Be Married over to Fort Covington to one McIntyre girl Tom Jack went with Them Gordon took a Bottle of Down's Elixir from Wards for me on credit 25 cents not well 23rd a Fine Day Done Thrashing came home Gordon went to Thrash again with Parisha 24th St Matthias Day Cold Fine Drifting E Wind Foggy Randolp went to Wards Got Flour at Hamiltons Livinia not well cutting a Quarter of Beef cutting a cake of Sugar 2 years old sugar 25 Randolph went to Mr McDougalls Thawing Windy Mr Carpenter took my Road for the Road to Lancaster turned Back 1883 5 �Mr James Cameron Island 26th of Feby Randolph Came from Mr McDougalls him and Aleck went to see the cars and the Rail-Road the First Time he ever seen them ice slippery 27th Election Day for Ray-side and McLennan Rayside got in cold and Blowing 28th Mr Streeter Buried to Day in Fort Covington 2 Men here Mr Cunningham and Mr Howlesworth Randolph to Mr McDougalls for oil 1st of March St Davids Day the Festival of the Welsh I went to Summerstown Bought of Mr Ward 1 pair of Boots 3..75 10 lb of Oatmeal 36 Pail 20 Bought of J Summers 1 Box of Radway Pills 23 1 Box of Worm Losenges 25 {Above it reads: paid this} Races in Dundee 2nd Randolp to Hamiltons for Cornell Farlinger there a Fine Day 3rd Crofsed to Mr Wards with a Tennet of Butter 36 lb pail and all 25 cents Bought of Mr Ward 50 lb of Flour 1..62 ½ Boots for John 95 on credit Bought of J Summers 2 yds of Linsey 30 cents paid this spool of Thread got a Ride Down to hamiltons with John McLauglin 4th Came from Hamiltons Fine Frosty 5th Randolp went to the Gore fort HughAnn to come home Fine Fros{ty} Randolph came Back to Mr McDougalls stopt all night there cutting wood and hay in the Mow 6th HughAnn and Randolph came home Windy cold some and Fine E Wind Bad with my shoulder its paining me hard put Eclectric oil Duck oil and RR Relief on it mixed them all together Drifting to night 7th cutting hay cold 8th Cold Windy Freezin{g} 9 Mr McDougall here Got a Print of Butter 8 or 9 lbs Got 1..50 this is the time we expect the Big Wind {go}t my Boot crows Mr James Cameron Island FMarch 10th 1883 Went to Summerstown East Wind Fine Snowing Blowing Kind of soft Rain Wind changed through night to West 11th Snowing Drifting West Wind Crows came this must be the crow Winter 12th On this Day of the month D McMaster First came to the Island West Wind cold Drifting some snow Barked 2 chairs to day HughAnn Making a Drefs for Livinia 13th cutting Basswood on the Bank Thawing Fine warm 6 �14th J McDougall here 75 cent on the Balance of the Butter cut some on the Bank at the Pitt Point 14th Stanley's Birth Day 1880 15th Cold Frosty went to the Bush Dug up some Troughfs made 2 Troughfs at the Door 16th Cold Fine Went to Summerstown Bought of J Summers soda 5 Worm Candy 12 ½ paid this Bought at Hamiltons 50 Wt of Flour 1..50 John Summers got a Lot of Books and Tea to Sell a Prize of a nice Book by Buying 6 Packages of Tea ½ lb in each Packet 25 cents for Package Got an Almanack Mr Patterson a Bee at Isacc Viponds cutting Firewood J Hamilton not very well Heard Jo Duckett went to Hopkins Point And the Fitspatricks came to Dr Dickinsons Island heard Mr Wells took his wife away from Billy Bone taking the Hay of the stable Loft Stanley very sick Wigglers coming in the Waterholes snow Deep in the Bush Tom Jack and Mrs Hamilton Went to Fort Covington to Day 17th St Patricks Day Fine West Wind Turned Stormy The Festival of the Irish Races in Dundee Randolph to Summerstown ½ pint of Highwines 15 cents high Wind to night Stanley not well 18th Palm Sunday Raining snowing to night windy Stanley very sick {Above it reads: Princefs Louise Birth Day 1848} water on the ice some W Wind 19th E Wind Blowing hard Snowing Drifting 20th Spring cold in the Morning in the Evening when spring came in very Fine Vernal Equinox 1883 Mr James Cameron Island 21st of March a very Fine Day cutting and Drawing Wood Breakin our Roads snow Deep a Good Lot of snow on the ice Froze hard to night Fixing a Board in the Floor went around the Pitt Point Stanley getting Better 5 Days without eating any thing, wigglers in the River 22nd Livinia Birth Day Fernandez and Leander not well Cold some Fine Day 1 Hen Dead taking snow away from the yard at the Doors where they Drifted Livinia not well 23rd Good Friday went to Summerstown Bought of Mr Ward RRR 25 Cold Drifting E Wind Got Flour cornmeal and a Bag of Potatoes from J Hamilton 24th at Wood 25th Easter Sunday Lady Day Fine Gordon here gave him 2 Shirts his Mother made 7 �26th John Hamiltons Birth Day 1876 I and Randolph went to Jo Ducketts got a Big Cooler a Treat 15 cents H Wines 15 cents a Fine Day John Hamilton cutting ice for the ice house 27th Went to Summerstown {Above it reads: S Jack came home} Bought of J Summers 3 lb of tea 1..50 and a Book with it 4 spools of Threa{d} 20 cents paid the Thread Bought of Mr Ward castor oil 15 cents Hinges 12 ½ on credit) Screws a Doz 4 cents paid soap 20 nails 5 28th Drawing Wood snow Deep in the Bush 29th a Fine day HughAnn & Randolph went to Dundee and Fort Covington Randolph g his Boots Fixed 70 cents {Above it reads: a Dance at Jo Duckett to night} Bought of Smallman 24 yds of Calico 2.. 5 yds of Cotton 40 5 cents for crackers Drove them up to Hopkins Point and went and met them at night 30th Went to Hamilton's a Fine day commenced to Make Troughfs Killing Hogs at Hamiltons Seen Robins for the First 31st Randolph crofsed to the store a Bee at Jo Ducketts Drawing wood Working at Troughfs a very Fine Day Mr James Cameron Island 1st of April 1883 All Fools Day so called, Low Sunday Fine 2nd Fine cleaning out the cellar went up to the camp snow Deep 3rd Went to Summertown Fine Bought of Mr Ward 1 lb of soda 10 Paid this Bought of John Summers Thread 5 paid this got a sample of 70 cent Tea 4th Gordon here Mr J McDougall came to Tap and Draw Wood took over 51 Troughfs of Ash he Made himself Tapt 120 to Day soaking the barrels seen 5 Wild-Geese very high up Ducks Blackbirds and Robins 5th Bill Morris here going to Lancaster for oats Raining Foggy Tapping 6th J Hamilton and Gordon here Fine 7th Snowing Stormy E Wind 8th Sunday Fine 9th Randolph and I to Hamiltons got 100 Wt of Flour 2 Bushels of oats 2 Bunches of Matches John in Cornwall seeing about Getting the Deed for the Manse Duncan McDonald the Blacksmith's Daughter Buried today cutter crofsed Summers's Road ice Getting Bad close to shore in the Bush 10th in the Bush Fine 8 �11th George Bosells Boy with them in the Bush 12th Oxley Calved Took over the Horse took the Boat with them Mifs Kppin the SchoolTeacher along with them in the Bush She Built a cairn of Stones on the Hill at the Sugar Bush Sugared of Twice a Feast for us all Sugared about 60 lb the Last crop crofsing with the Horse 13th made 36 lbs to Day Wild Geese Plenty ice opening at the shores 14th J McDougall and Willie came acrofs had the handsleigh ice open at Francis Island ice opening in spots open before the Door sugared 30 lbs to Day stopt to night 15th Sunday ice going Down Mr McDougall Willie and Donald John crofsed Drew the Boat to the head of the Island Found a Pail on the ice going up very Fine 16th ice Jamming Lots going Down Put out our Boat took the Stick of Timber ashore Sugared 36 lbs to Day shoved a Large Cake of ice from the Shore Foggy Rained some 1883 Mr James Cameron Island 17th of April Boiling in the Bush Heaping up Manure put the Sheep in the East end the Barn very warm Taking the Banking from the cookhouse put out the old irons Weaned the calf The Cattle hard to Keep from Going to the Sugar-Bush a very warm Fine Day Great Jamming of ice a Good Deal of shooting setting Fires to the Marshes on the South Side Ducks Plenty 18th HughAnn and Sissy Went acrofs to Mr McDougalls Windy 19th Snow Storm E Wind James Cameron The Rev Buried to Day 20th Drawing Logs up From the River Boiling in the Bush 21st in the Bush Fixing around the Wood 22nd Went to the Upper Point Gordon Tommy Rose christy Ann Rose and Maggie and Lilly Baker Walters Girls 23rd setting Fires in the Marsh St Georges Day The Festival of the English Windy 24th Livinia and HughAnn came home from Mr McDougalls Shot a Duck 25th St Marks Day Windy cold cutting Brush Minkey Calved Ploughed a Little 26th Indians Fishing EEls Taking the Banking away from E End of the house 9 �27th Mr McDougalls took home their sugar cold and syrup Windy Randolph Boiled a Barrel of sap Took up the Pans and Buckets one of the craigs Departed James Craigs Daughter or Buried to Day 28th Went to Summerstown Bought of Mr Summers RRR 25 Cents {Above it reads: 100 Wt Flour J Hamiltons} Bought of Mr Ward Matches 15 caps 22 hat{Cut off} sold 3 Doz of Eggs 45 I paid soap caps hat spools Matches needles + 32 cents 29th Randolph HughAnn and Livinia went to Sturgeon Island and the Kit Kit Island Fine Lots of ice going down Rogation Sunday + 32 cents I owe 1883 Mr James Cameron Island 30th of April Fine Fishing at night did not see any Fish Killed Minkeys Calf gave the carcafs to Feine ploughing 1st of May Taking the Banking from the East End of the House Froze very hard putting straw on the places I cut the Brush at the Plumb Trees Took home the Pots and Barrels from the Bush a Fine Day piling Manure 2nd a Fine Day commenced to Rain at night set the Barrel for the Making of soap setting Fires Making the Fence in the Lane 3rd Ascension Day Holy Thursday East Wind Raining Cold set a Hen to Hatch Lots of very Big cakes of ice going Down a Big cake stopt anchored opposite the Lower Point in the steamboat channel got a nest with 11 Eggs in it a Ducks nest working at the Brush in the upper Field 4th Massena into Salmon River at the soap putting out Manure Randolp not well 5th 2 Tugs went Down with Tow's Thunder Raining all Bad with colds 6th Fine A Raft Towed down Bohemian's First Trip up 7th Ploughing Taking away the Banking from the North side of the house Lots of ice going Down Rain Fine Drew some stones took 2 Bun Loads of Floating wood from along the shore Bohemian went Down 8th went around the Island Fixing Brush Fence a cold commencing on me hurted my wrist carrying a stone taking away the Rails that was around the stacks Fixed 3 Lines for Leander Fernandez and John H Windy Made a cheese yesterday all sick with cold a Boat went up to night it must be one of the Through Line Boats Water high to Day Some water came in the cellar 10 �9th Fine Planted 110 Hills of Leanders apple Potatoes Harrowing ice going Down Leander caught a Perch at the soap 10th Planted Potatoes from the chimney up to the Grafs Fine High East Wind Rain Thunder and Lightning this Evening Fixing the Stick at the shor{e n}ot very cold and Wet which will not help my col{d} 1883 {M}r James Cameron Island 11th of May Working at Fence on the Pitt-Point high Wind Fine ice going Down Did not sleep all night with a Bad cold Lots of Boats going to night 12th Fine But cold Windy Boys at Fence taking the old irons out of the Bun so I could move it to another place not well Livinia Junior Bad Bad with cold 13th Fine 14th Went to Summerstown Brought 2 Doz of Eggs ½ lb of Tea paid this) Bought of Mr Ward 25 lb Sack of Corn meal on credit Got a Package of newsPapers from Dan from Ottawa Walter Baker Blasting at Hamiltons a very Fine Day Ploughed the Garden 15th Planting and at the Garden Digging the Garden some of it Raised the Flat Stone and put some crockery under it its Level now A Fine Day 16th Harrowing Planting Onions Planted some Potatoes Fine 17th Fine set a hen to Hatch Planted a Few Potatoes the Horse his shoulder is Bad as the collar hurts him 18th Went to Summerstown Blasting and Hamiltons Brought a cake of Tallow did not sell it a very Warm Fine Day Planted Potatoes 19th Went to Fort Covington and Dundee Fisherman came Went to Dundee to see about their Licence for sening {seining?} Bought of Jo Lemay 100 Wt of Flour and 25 of Corn meal 50 Wt on credit meal on credit 2..37 ½ and 45 cent (Tea 25 soda 8 paid this Gave Jo 10 Doz of Eggs at 14 cents 1..40 Sold Smallman Tallow 7 ¾ lb at 7 cents 44 cents Bought 6 yds of Cotton crackers 10 cents Bought of Mr Long 1 ½ yds of overalls 37 ½ cents Got my Boot Fixed By McCartney 5 Randolp paid for his Boots 40 cents Randolp Bought cloth 45 cents Seen Hamiltons Barn on Fire as we were coming from Salmon River Sent Randolp over to see Fisherman set their Line got Papers from Mr Baker 20th Angus Cameron Wife & Boy here Gordon here Lashey Fishing at Butter-nut Island Mr James Cameron Island 21st of May 1883 11 �High East Wind and Rain Narcifse to Montreal with first Fish and to Get his Licence 22nd Raining E Wind high Narcifse came from Montreal 23rd Raining E Wind got up Present of a Prize Narcifse got on the cars Writing Paper Pen and holder Envelopes 2 Buttons a Map & songs 24th Queen's Birth Day and Corpus Christie Phillip to Montreal with Fish Chiticoume or Fairy went Down in to Lancaster Cannons Firing got a Sturgeon from Narcisse Fine Rained some 25th Went to Christee seen Keezar and Cline Looking for his son that was Drowned 26th Ploughed the Bean place piling the Logs at the side of the Fence Drew some of the Logs out of the Grove 27th Fine Windy Randolph HughAnn and Livinia went to Christees and Alexis Island {th}e Raft went Down Fisherman stringing their Fish to send on the Boat in the Morning 28th Fixing the Fence the Back Peice of the Barn Trimming the small appletrees through the Field put Hop Poles to the Hops White Winged Woodpecker Building in the Grove and Fan Tailed Blackbirds Robins Oriole or Hanging Bird or the Golden Robin Yellow-hammer {s}wallows Kingbird and they have Battles Fine Rained some 29th Raining change in the Moon Dull cloudy South W Wind Royal Oak Day or Oak-Apple Day some Potatoes up 30th Went to Summerstown Bought of Mr Ward ½ Bushel of Salt 25 cents Did not settle to Day stopt at Hamiltons planting Potatoes Got a Bag of Long Johns from John Spinks's Boy there got paper & Pictures from Dan George Bosell and Antwine at Summers's chimney 31st High E Wind cold Rain 1st of June Gloriouse 1st of June Rowena's Birth Day 1878 cold Blowing 2nd Planted 50 hills & 24 hills in the Back Garden Lilly Calved Mr Richardsons son Drowned Steamer Maxwell pleasure party into Dundee Fishing perch for the First caught 8 Mr James Cameron Island 3rd of June 1883 Fine Some Wind {Above it reads: put the calf in the pasture} Mr Genie hee and Boy Mr James McDougall and the Boys and Mifs Kippin here up from Rofs's Island 4th of June Old George the 4ths Birth Day Sheared the sheep high Wind Rained Fine water in the cellar yet Keeping in the White Bull at night 5th cutting Weeds in the Potatoes cleaning the East End of the Barn where the sheep was in Let the sheep go this Morning took the calve from Lilly Last night and he Drinks well 12 �raising Stones in the Back Garden ploughing it and took some Manure out of it for the Last the Boys Got a Turtle the Alexandra went Down I suppose Burdo the Fisherman came from Ogdensburgh, not yet {Above it reads: got a Sturgeon from narcifse} 6th Went to Dundee HughAnn Randolph and I Brought 8 ½ Doz of Eggs 1..19 Brought a small Sturgeon to David Baker Bought of Lemay 50 W of Flour paid this got 50 Wt on Credit 1..50 sold Eggs to Smallman Bought ½ lb Tea 20 8 yds of Calico 64 2 yds for Stanley 30 2 yds & 4 yds of Calico Hat 10 Comb 5 Bought of Mr Burdow 4 Dishes on Credit 50 Kelly here Looking at the Fisherman's nets or Seine 7th Fixing Fence and planting corn 8th Windy 9th Our Marys Birth Day 1813 Jinny Calved Genie came Weeding Potatoes Trowling commenced Lashy came E Wind 10th Genie here {Above it reads: Rose Sunday} E Wind Raining Fine 11th Very high West Wind Genie here Rained St Barnaba{s} 12th Genie Went off Rain W Wind Fine Weeding Potatoes and Garden Lashey on the squaw Island with that Big Wind the other Day 13th Henery Bosell at the Fishermen's the Steamer Maxwell went Down to Day to go on the Dry Dock at the Garden and Potato{es La}shey came to Fish Mr James Cameron Island 13th 14th of June 1883 at the Potatoes 15th went to Trowl to charlies Island Killed a Lot of Black snakes and one good sized one Fine 16th Fine one of the calves got out and he is hard to catch set a Line got 2 EEls hoeing 17th went to get some Perch got 31 Fine 18th The Ever Memorable Battle of Waterloo Rain Fine Wind Thunder and Lightning to night at Potatoes and Weeds put the Plough through some of them 19th First EEls eats this spring Randolph got 4 Tethering the Horse Fixing the Cookhouse got a paper of Hooks from Narcisse 20th putting out Manure and piling some in the yard Rain W Wind Fine young Ducks out 21st First Day of Summer Fine West Wind Villneuve here at Fishermens cleanin{g} the House First Tub of Butter Full at Hoeing 13 �22nd Our Dan's Birth Day Went to Dundee with a Tub of Butter 31 lbs {Above it reads: Money calved} Bought of J Lemay 40 lb of Rags 9 ½ of Eggs 100 Wt of Flour Paid this Flour) on credit 23 of Camphor Soap 4 Bars 24 1 lb of Tea 25 ½ lb of Tea 20 Paid What I owed before this 5 Dollars & ½ cent clear up to this Date Paid Burdow 50 cents on Dishes 10 cents I owe him for Matches Bough{t} 2 ½ of Pink 2 spools of Thread 5 yds of Shirting Wistard Binding Paid all this But Matches hooks I Bought of Mr Long 25 cents of Fine salt 3 yds of overalls 60 Randolp got his Mothers Boots Tapt 50 And a Bought a pair for himself 1..35 cents on credit Fine Day Stopt at Lukes Seen Billy Bone's Wife for the First time or Wells's wife Passed the Grenada at Lukes Prescott {T}yos shearing their sheep 23rd at the potatoes Weeding {2}4 a Fine Day St John the Babtiste Day John Hamilton here got the 1 ¼ Augur 25th a Fine Day {Above it reads: Mr Burdo here} Hoeing {2}6th Set the Line Rained some 27th Hoeing and Weeding The Prince Arthur commencing to Run here 28th Fine East Wind Rain hot sun {2}9th Went to Summerstown Settled with Ward 6..14 I ow{ed B}ought Butter Tub 28 cents paid Bought of J Summers RRR paid {s}topt at Hamiltons for their Bee H very hot Rain {M}r James Cameron Island 30th of June 1883 at Hamiltons a Bee 12 Teams Drawing Lumber for their Barn Heard Dans wife was very low Fine Day HughAnn Went to Williamstown Randolph put her acrofs Mr Purcell sent 3 Waggon Loads of Boards and 4 casks of Nails to Hamiltons for their Buildings the Manitoba stopt at the Wharf with Pic Nic But could not get ashore as the harf is not Fixed 1st of July Dominion Day Sunday came home From Hamiltons Gordon took me Down Fine Windy Rained Heay Sunday night Thunder and Lightning 2nd at Potatoes Put out 36 Plants of Tobaco Rained Thunder Lightning Hoeing the corn Killing Potato Bugs 3rd Windy at Potatoes Rained Thunder Lightning to night 4th American Independence Raining Fine Manitoba went in to Dundee for the Pic nic Party Brindle calved a Heifer Took him home in the Boat from the Bay 5th Our John's Birth Day 1803 Hoeing Digging for a Peice of Tobacco Fishing 6th a Fine Day Minnie and HughAnn came From Williamstown got Hamiltons Boat Randolph and the Boys Fishing 14 �7th Fine Commenced to Rain heavy Lightning Thunder young Folks here caught in the storm Mifs Congdon Mifs Gillis Mr Stewart Mr Mathews Gave them a Going Over about {Above it reads: The Boat with supplies came up} B Bark Put out Tobacco Plant Mowed around the Grounds to{Cut off} hill water Raised very Quick and high E Wind 8th Sunday A Fine Day Minnie HughAnn and Randolph went home with Hamiltons Boat Fishing some Dan Frasher and Wife and Boy Bought a sturgeon from the Fisherm{en} and paid a Dollar for it Minnie HughAnn & Randolp on Francis Island Lashey here 9th Fixing around the Barn 10th Mowing a Little 11th Fine 12th went to Dundee Orangemans Day Bought Flour Tea Tobacco scythe snaith Rakes pipe Tin pans 2 Tin plates got a Dipper a present from Tom Culverhill signed for a paper for 3 Months Taylor Part{Illegible} of the Governeur Paper some Rain Thunder Mr James Cameron Island July the 12 1883 Continued from the Left hand page Orangeman's Day a Fine Day 2 Butter tubs shirting seen John Cameron Carpenter from Chicago paid Mr Burdo for Matches had 2 Tubs of Butter 13th Mowing 14th Minnie and HughAnn went to Williamstown 14th Sunday John Angus and Gordon and McDonald Boy here St Swithen's Day it Rained to Day 16th Mowed some 17th Crofsed to Hamiltons Randolp to the store 18th at Hamiltons the Bee Raising the Barn about 82 People 19th Fernandez Birth Day 1874 Narcifse mowing Fine Warm 20th putting in hay Fine cutting hay 21st Went to Hamiltons putting on the Rafters Fine calm very warm 22nd Fine Windy Berries cherries May Berries Ripe 23rd Mowing 24th Working at Hay putting in 15 �25th at hay 26th at hay 27th put in 60 cocks Fine Warm 28 Mowing Rain heavy Thunder and Lightning to night 29th Thomas Rose Johny Rose Lilly Baker 2 young girls after Berries Fine Windy Rained thunder 30th Mowing at the Back Garden and Behind the Barn Rained Windy Thunder Lightning Found hen in the Bush had only 2 chickens 31st {Illegible}ing {Ra}ndolp crofsed to Summerstown Bought of Mr Ward 1 spoll of Threat 3 of Hops scythstone matches got 2 Dollars from Gordon to get his Watch from Jo Lemay Mowing turning hay gathering hay 1st of August or Lammas Day Mowing putting in from {th}e Lower Point the Fishermen's Boys went off Fine Day rained {to} night 2nd Minnie's Birth Day 1864 Fine Day Rained some {th}under Lightning went to Dundee took 2 Tennets of Butter Doz of Eggs 1 calf skin paid Burdo what I owed hime 1..72 ½ {Cut off}ight Salt 53 lb 45 Matches 12 ½ Stone 10 from Long Cotton 52 yards 5 yds of cloth 40 Flour 3 Dollars ½ lb Hops 15 3 Butter Tubs 45 {Ca}lico 25 Randolp paid for his Boots 1..35 pair of Boots on credit 1..10 {T}reat 15 Tea 40 got papers from Mr Smith and Mr Baker {a}nd From Mr McCartney 1883 Mr James Cameron Island 3rd of August Mowing Back of the Barn Rained Thunder Lightning Windy the Steamer Alexandra aground at the Lighthouse above it the Steamer took took her off 4th Mowing Rained Thunder Lightning Windy St Francis went up Phillip came the cows got in the Feild through the night and made a smash of things Berries yet cherries-choke getting Ripe 4th 5th 6th Randolph Birth Day 1867 Forgot to Write those Dates Left out 15th Mr Genie here came for the calf Gave me 2 Dollars Brought HuckleBerries LCucumbers at Hay Fine 16 �16th Randolp to Summerstown Bought ½ lb Tea 25 cents comb 12 putty 12 Hooks no paper Thread 5 17th Mowing 18th Went to Fort Covington & Dundee 2 Tennets of Butter to Jo Lemay got all but 5 Dollars Bought 20 yds of Calico 1..80 2 Towels 20 Boots 2..20 Flour 3..15 3 Tennets 45 2 lb Tea 1 Dollar ¾ of Tobacco 32 ½ Scythe 1 Dollar Umbrella 50 Salt 20 lb 20 Blue 7 Cloves 10 Powder ½ lb & 2 lb of shot Salt 60 +I owe+ Mr Burdo) Licquor 20 Crackers chees{e} and Ginger Bread 20 got Tobacco From Mr Baker got Papers 2 ¼ yds of Tweed 56 cents Bottle of Peppermint 10 2 spoons 10 stopt at Lukes had supper Fine Day 19th Bismarck's Birth Day 1870 Fine Day 20th Mowing Fine Randolph and Leander went to Tuppers Island yesterday to see old Gabriel Derushie 21 Mowi{ng} 22 commenced to put the hay on the Barn Floor Fine To night it Rained Thunder Lightning Wind 23rd Mowing Began a stack 24th Mowing 25 put some in the Barn 26th Fine Windy Long Black Berries Ripe Went to upper Point Randolph and Leander Went to Plum Island 27th Mowing 28th Made a stack 29th Went to Fish 30th Mr J McDouga{ll} and Willie here Done Mowing Lower Point Mr James Cameron Island 31st of Augt 1883 Began the Third Stack a Fine Day 1st of September a very very warm Day Mowing in the Upper Field 2nd Fine Rained some windy at night Randolph Leander to charlies and Rofs's Island the old man Revr {Reverend?} a went off this morning 17 �3rd D McMaster's Birth Day 1846 Fine Windy some cold Mowing in the upper Field got 2 small sturgeon from Narcisse sent them Potatoes Lashey came to Fishing Let Narcisse have my short Gun Gave him Powder shot caps horn and Pouch corn good 4th Mowing 5th John Angus Birth Day 1850 6th Mowing and gathering 7th at Hay 8th at Hay Raining 9th Fine 10th Norman Oxly here Began the Stack in the upper field put 3 Tons in it to Day 11th Finished the stack put 5 Tons in it good measure 12th taking up Few hills of Potatoes 13th Randolph crofsed to Summerstown Bought 2 lb of nails 8 cents 4 spools 20 Bought for Fishermen Bread Tobacco 14th Went to the Butternut Island got nuts 15th Went to Dundee Bought of Mr Burdo 10 yds of Ticking 2 Dollars 2 yds 35 5 yds of Tweed 1..25 Gallon of oil 15 {c}astor oil 15 Braces 25 2 spoons 10 (Boots for Leander {Cutoff} Dollars on credit) Bought of Mr Long Lamp 50 cents Shot 10.. 6 spons 18 Bought of Smallman Flour {Cut off}..20 Broom 25 Bought of Jo Lemay Tea 1 lb 40 Tea {Cut off} lb 12 ½ Soda 2 papers 16 2 Bars 10 4 Bars of soap 24 pipe {Cut off}0 Tobacco 10 Mustard 10 Jo paid me 4 Dollars and owes {m}e 1 yet BHH Wines 35 paid Burdo 60 cents Paid McCartney 1..65 Randolps Boots mended 15 Butter tub {Cut off}2 cents 1 plug Tobacco 8 had 2 small Tennets of {B}utter and 12 Dozen of Eggs heard Sam Mc{Illegible}vaine Poisened himself 2 Days ago I Dont know when D McMasters Wife Departed Taken to Lancaster to Day I heard Must of Died on the 14th Sunday 16th Gordon and Tom Rose here Saved Gave a to Gordon package of Tobacco 1883 Mr James Cameron Island 17th Sept Thunder Lightning and Rain Last night Taking up Potatoes Mowing in Back Marsh Taking in Bea{ns?} cut some cornstalks the Girls and Leander went to Francis Island 18th Mowing Marsh Fine {Above it reads: Bismarck came} 18 �19th Made a stack of 2 ½ or 3 Tons Most Fine and Marsh hay Fine Weather 20th Fine very warm crofsed to Summerstown Paid John Summers 5 Dollars Bought a chisel 30 cents Bought of Mr Ward Writing copy paper 10 Tax 10 Bought for Phillip oil and Bread 21st Mowing in Back Marsh High East Wind Dan Frasher and David Frasher and D McMaster here Took Dinner Dan Brought me 5 Traps paper envelopes sweetmeats Tea crackers Bisquits went up the Front to Mr Purcells gave his Aunt 2 Dollars 22nd at Taking up Potatoes Leaving them in heaps in the Field till we have them all up a fine Day East and West Wind 23rd this is the First Day of Autumn or Fall and a very Fine Day it is HughAnn and Livinia Went to Mr Luke Bowens with Milk The 3 Boys Leander Fernandez and Randolph Went to Francis Island Hog Islan{d} Black Horse Island and Plum Island The sun crofsing the Line Equinoxial Gales about this time 24th Went to J Hamiltons got 50 cents from John very warm Thunder Rained some taking up Potatoes Rain and high Wind tonight 25th Rain Wind Making a pair of oars Let the cows in to the Lower Point the First night the sheep stopt away all summer 26th at Potatoes Phillip got the oars 27th at Potatoes 28th at Potatoes 29th St Michael Finished taken in the Potatoes {Ph}illip got a stove gave Lashey a pail of Potat{oes Ran}dolph and Leander to Charlies Island {Mc}Dougalls and Frashers Boys here Mr James Cameron Island 1st of October 1883 {M}owing in the Front Marsh Windy Livinia not {we}ll Narcifse Phillip and Randolph went for {M}rs Bowen the Baby Tonia Born 2nd Randolp and Livinia went home with Mrs {B}owen Gave here a Dollar {Illegible} Raining 3rd Mowing {so}me Grains of snow 4th some ice Randolph crofsed {wi}th Phillip to Summerstown Bought Salt 25 cents Highwines 35 got a paper Lent Phillip 50 cents Mowing Front Marsh put out Manure Fine Windy 5th Making Cocks Fine Windy 19 �6th Began Marsh Hay stack 3 Tons in it A Fine Day 7th {G}ordon here {Above it reads: seen First Wild Geese} Randolph crofsed with him to help them at their straw 8 Drawing Wood put a few more cocks on the marsh hay stack 9th Making Fence around the 2 stacks in the upper Field Fine Day 10th HughAnn McMaster's Birth Day at Fence cutting Rails Thunder and Lightning to night Rained to night Bohemian Late coming up to Day 11th putting out manure {F}ine E Wind a Great many Boats went up and Down to Day Leander went to Sleep with Narcifse to night shot a Duck Killed one of the Roosters got 2 small scargoes from Phillip John {G or S?} here got sweetmilk and a Tennet of Buttermilk for Mrs Bowen Plucked the Ducks 12th putting Manure {a}round the small appletrees Narcifse put a Handle in {o}ne of my Hammers Drew some Wood this is the Time {eve}ry 3 Months of the Governeure Free Prefs is up 13th Rained Thunder to night and Heavy Rain Drew some Drags 14th Rain Fine Windy Mr Genie here Brought a Bottle of Honey to Livinia from his Woman took Medicine to Day 15 Cold Fine Windy some Grains of Snow Fell Drew some {Illegible} Fixing the Fence at the stacks in the Upper Fiel{d} 1883 Mr James Cameron Island 16th of October Drawing Wood Prefsing Grapes Fine 17th Drawing Wood cut the Big Elm at Cherry Grov{e} shot a Duck Trapt squirrels at the Butternut Tree at the River climbed the Tree for the Boys and put Down all the nuts for them 18th St Luke's Day High South West Wind turned Fine Randolph came from Hamiltons Had apples Flour was there since the 7th Mowed some in the March 19th Went to Dundee and Fort Covington Johnny Bone up with us from their Place Seen Mr Wilson the Lawyer or Judge of Fort Covington seen Mr Tuthill and Mr Mears Bought of J-YC 30 lb of Sugar 3 Butter Tubs sold 30 lb of Butter Bought of J Lemay 4 lb of Tea 1..42 5 lb of Pork 50 Tobacco 10 ½ lb Pepper 15 Soap 5 Ginger 20 Lamp chimney 10 starch 10 Sold Jo 29 lb of Butter paid me a Dollar he owed me Bought of Mr Long a Pair of Boots 2 ½ paid a 20 �Dollar on them nails 5 Pins 5 Forgot them on the Counter Bought of Mr Burdo 25 lb of Fine Salt 25 2 ½ yds of Gingam 30 Mits 50 Boots Johns 1..50 Stanleys 1 Rowena's 90 Paid what I owed 2 Cap 75 Flour 6..85 oil 15 Comb 15 High Wines 1..40 Seen Mr Walter Colohoun Sundries 20th Raining E Wind some cold put sugar in the Grapes Wine got a coat and Jacket fro{m} Narcifse set Traps 21st E Wind Fine 22nd East Randolp crofsed with J Hamiltons Boat Angus Cameron and Alexander here Bought his Boat Gave him5 Dollars crofsed him over to Frashers Point 1883 Mr James Cameron Island 23rd of October Fine Day Livinia Birth Day 1868 Banking Mr Genie came had a Bag of Potatoes 24th Our Hugh's Birth Day a Fine Day Mr Genie here {g}ave me his fat Pine Digging stones Mowed marsh hay Began the West End of the house to Bank 25th My Birth Day St Crispin's Day all Shoemakers Day Mr Genie went off Gave me some Buckshot powder shot Gave him a Small Sturgeon Banking E Wind 26th Banking Bottled the Wine part of it 9 Gallons to Day Ducks Getting plenty one of the Drakes taken away to night it must be the Owl Made a Few plugs of tobacco Shelled all the corn 3 Bushels cant Find my Trowel The Boys killing a Lot of Squirrels {Illegible} Day Warners Boat Hunting at Frashers anchored at the Point and then small steamer running all over and acrofs Towing the small Boats 27th 2 Hunters came up From Montreal with Narcifs Randolp and I made a Blind up in Cord Wood Bay did not Get any Ploughed a Peice in the Potatoe Ground Drew some Wood wind changed to Day its Being East since the 19th Warm to Day 28th Fine Phillip the Fisherman took the 2 Hunters to Lancaster 29th Thunder Narcifse made me an axe handle 30th Thunder Rain Windy 31st Holy Eve or All Hallow's Thunder cracking nuts cutting Brush in the oak-Field 2 Fishermen went to Montreal this Trip Lashey here shot 2 Ducks 1st of November all Saints Day The Harvest month of Death hailed Windy cutting Brush and Wood Steamer Hastings went Down she Looks like a new one she {is} Going to Tow up the Steamships 21 �1883 Mr James Cameron Island 2nd of Nove chopping Brush in the oak field some {Illegible} of hail north W Wind A Great Deal of shooti{ng} Randolph went to Summerstown Bought of John Summers High Wines 15 7 ½ yds of Cotton 75 cents Matches at Wards 5 cents Corinthian went Dow{n} 3 Tows 3 propellers a Great Deal of shooting All Souls Day 3rd On this Day of the Month Granda Departed 1857 Drawing Wood Fine 4th Fine caught a very small owl 5th Guy Fawkes Day or the Gun Powder Plot Began the Stable at the West End of the Barn 6th at the stable high West Wind the Fisherm{en} Down at Charlies Island all Day with the wind {Above it reads: Steamship went up Hastings John a Tug} 7th Helen's Birth Day in the Bush at the stable {Above it reads: Steamship 4 Tugs Towing} Mr Genie Came FWent to Fish got a Sturgeon E Wind 8th at the stable Genie went off high E Wind 9th Thunder Lightning Rain Prince of Wales Birth Day 19th Randolph Crofsed to Renshaws and Summerstown Bought of Ward nails 5 cents Salt 10 cen{ts} 11th Fine Fishermen Narcifse and Phillip went off Got a Large Pickerel from them 2 Fishing Lights out to night the wind raised Blew hard Martinmafs 12th very high Wind cutting Poles for the cow stable The Grenada did not come out to Day from Dundee as the wind is awful high froze some last night 13th The Grenada came out wind high got calm commenced to snow and Blow putting Poles on the Stable Drew some poles some shooting cattle picking out Feeding the horse took up the Turnips and the Ground Froze hard 1883 Mr James Cameron Island Nov 14th Blustery Weather Drifting snowing windy Fine {15}th cold Windy snow Feeding the cattle 16th {co}ld snowing Windy 22 �17th Went up around the {Is}land cold turned some Warm working at the West Stable {18}th Fine snow melting 19th Fine Mr James McDougall and Donald John here crofsing to Frashers south side Working at the stable making the Door got Kind of unwell 20th in Bed no smoking or eating the Boys Plastering Fine Day rained to night Froze Last Night chinking E Wind 21st On This Day of the Month D McMaster Departed 1846 a Good many Boats a Going Bohemian wen{t} up Raining snow most all gone cattle Feeding out 22nd high high Wind 23rd at the stables and sheds manure Drawing Rubbish thats Laying around Big shooting at Christees 24th Randolp went to Dundee with 28 lbs of Butter 5..60 and 8 Dozen of Eggs 1..76 Bought of Mr Burdo Boots 1..25 Bottle oil 25 12 yards of Winces 1..50 12 ½ yds of Cotton 1.. got Cash 3..36 Bought of F Frasher 100 Wt of Flour Pins 5 Bought of Smallman Oil 15 Heard Mike Bannon Died 25th Randolph and Leander went to Christees Island East Wind 26th Fixing the sheds and stables Feeding the cows Rained hard to night and snowed a Little 27th no Boats went to Day Windy Randolp and I set out the Decoys shot a Good many only got one Fine a Big Fire yesterday in the Marsh on the south side 28th Massena went into came out from Salmon River Windy Cold 29th seen Cherry Island Light did not see Mr Hills or the Floating Light smoaky 1883 Mr James Cameron Island 30th of Novemb{er} St Andrews Day The Festival of the Scotch Firing in honour of the Day nothing But Wine for a Scotch Drink cold snowing all the Lights up a Tug went Down a Barge in tow smoky Feeding the Cattle extra 1st of December snow EW Cold Lights all up Took the Pine to the Wharf 2nd snow W Wind no Lights up to night 23 �3rd Cold Windy Freezing Took the Sail of the Big Boat of the Mast Took in the Water Barrel and Giving the Bull an extra good Bit by himself cut 2 Elems in the swamp or oak-Field cattle Hearty good Fires a Mock-sun on the south side of the sun and a Long Tail to the sun this Evening 4th in the Bush A very Fine Day Drawing Wood 5th Crofsing to Summerstown Gave J Hamilton some Envelops took Dinner there Heard of Mr Dunlop Departed Last Week Broug 6 lbs of Butter to Mr Ward Bought Rope Salt shot Broom 4 spools of Thread Bought of John Summ{ers} Flour 3..50 Hinges & screws 25 Axe 95 Matches 25 paid 50 cents of what I owed him on the old account Got a Letter From Davidson got 2 papers from Dan 6th Fine Day Fixing the hinges on the stable Door 7th Fine Day Killed the Bull 8th Wrote a Letter to Dan and sent Mr Davidsons Letter to him put out the Decoys Randolp Crofsed with the Letter A Fine Day I thought I heard a clap of Thunder this morning 8th Fine Blowed Some 10th Leander's Birth Day 1872 Raining Snowing soft Windy Hay Done on the Barn Floor chopped Down a Dead Maple chopped a hemlog Log at the River 1883 Mr James Cameron Island 11th of December high West Wind Frank Laplante went Down with Captain Rankin {Above it reads: AJ Baker} Calm Turned to East Wind Freezing Snowing Blowing Broke on a 4 Ton stack put the soft Maple Boards in the Barn put in some hay out of the stack chopping seen one of the small small owls in the Bush 12th Cutting and Drawing some snow last night high E Wind to night 13th cutting Wood at the Door and Piling Whitewashing set fire to the Back marsh Burns splendid to night a very fine night 2 Fishing Lights out to night no snow on the Ground rained to night or near morning 14th Rain Fine Drew the Pine Stick up on the Wharf Drew Some Wood no snow on the Ground cattle out in the Feilds but that dont save Feed Turned awful Frosty and Cold to night 15th E Wind very Frosty and cold 16th very Frosty Cold Windy E Wind 24 �17th Pretty Cold Fixing one of the Big Heifers in the West Stable Tied the Bull in the Big shed chopping some Hemlog Logs at the River in stove Wood 18th cutting Brush south W Wind snowed some wind high not cold Randolp Found his Knife in the Barn Lost it in the summer 19th Fine cutting Brush 20th cutting Logs at the River took the Boat to the Lower End 20th John Sandfields Birth Day 1812 set Fires to the Front Marsh upper End of it Turned over the Boat the Lady Woolsey Windy 21st Frist Day of Winter Fine calm Went to John Hamiltons Randolph to the Store Bought of John Summers 1 lb of Tea credit 1 Bottle of RRR 25 paid this Mr Charles Craigs Wife very Poorly Wind Raised Snowed some Turned Cold Freezing hard to night Blowing hard 1883 Mr James Cameron Island Dec 22 Shortest Day in the year West Wind Frosty Cold ice Meaking ice Jamming to night Freezing Seen the White-Backed Eagle Looking for Ducks ice Took acrofs here 23 Ice acrofs some air-holes a good many the one in Front of the House as usual but not so Large as it used to be Randolph to the Head of the Island seen the Fox Tracks that came acrofs 24th cold snowing and Drifting E Wind Broke another Stack the other stack Done 25th Christmas Day a Fine Day EW and calm kind of Warm got 2 Moles on the ice 26th St Stephens Day crofsed the Ice to Hamiltons our Road is very crooked as there is a Great many air-holes ice very thin put out a few Bushes but its a Going to thaw and it will break up in some places came home Quick Drew som{e} Wood as I think we will have a Thaw seen a Mink track 27th St John the Evangelist Drawing and chopping Wood warm E Wind 28th Holy Innocents Day Rained Last night hard Began to snow through the night Windy Frosty cold The White Backed Eagle up in the Bay after a Saw-Beak he got him and Flew Down opposite the Door in the Rushes and Dropped him Livinia Run after it and got the Duck some of the air-holes shut up to Day with this Snow Drifting and hard Frost set a Trap or 2 for the Mink 2 Mock suns one on Each side of the Sun 29th Fine Frosty W Wind Just a Few Bushes up in the Bay where we came of the ice new Moon a scotch Moon Generally Stormy E Wind to night Our Angus's B Day 25 �30th Snowing cold Fine a Man and a Dog crofsing to Summerstown 31st Last Day of the year Snowing Blowing E Wind cutting Stove Wood Leap Year 1884 Mr James Cameron Island 1st of January {N}ew Years Day Fine E Wind sun shining Randolph and I crofsed to Hamiltons took Dinner Randolph stopt to help them to Thrash tomorrow I put out a few Bushes Water Rising on the Marsh Fired a Few shots this Morning put in the Bottom of the stack John H and Leander 2nd Randolph at Hamiltons E Wind snowing Drifting Blowing hard Frosty 3rd Allen's Birth Day 1853 cold Frosty W Wind Blowing hard Blustery Blizzardy cut a Waterhole for the cattle 4th cold Windy Gordon and Randolph came from Hamiltons Sent a Bottle of Wine with Gordon to Mrs Hamilton took a Letter to me from Dan it came on the 23rd with 2 Dollars in it for his Aunt Gordon to my Bladed Knife 5th cold Windy cutting stove Wood 6th Ephiphany Fine cold 7th The Water is Raising near shore Drew the 2 Boats and canoe up as the water is near them 8th HughAnns Birth Day 1866 Randolph and I to Summerstown Bought of John Summers 2 Tickets paid for 1..50 the other on credit 50 cents Bought Needles 5 Thread 5 oil 60 Bought of P Purcell 1 lb of Tea 25 paid paid for needles and Thread EW turned stormy Drifting Blowing snowing a awful night stopt at Hamiltons John Went to Cornwall to mill did not come Back to night Heard Bella Wright Departed or Mrs Annan) 9th came home high EW Brought 2 Balls of yarn for Gordons sox 10th Began to Draw hay from the upper Field 11th Drew the Rest of the stack cleaned the pipes EW snowing went for a Load of Wood 12th Fine EW Frosty Drew some wood 13th Fine EW Snowed hard Frosty For more information on James Cameron, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.uoguelph.ca 26 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James Cameron Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource 19th Century Rural Ontario Diaries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Cameron Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of the Archives of Ontario Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1854-1902 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century, Glengarry County, McMaster's Island Township, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1883 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Cameron Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of the Archives of Ontario Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century, Glengarry County, McMaster's Island Township, Ontario Date Created Date of creation of the resource. January 1, 1883 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. James Cameron Diary Collection Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> {first page} Mr James Cameron Island Dec 28th 1882 Holy Innocents Day Fine Some Wind and cold Snowing making a Jumper some crust on the snow 29th Our Angus's Birth Day Workind some at the Jumper Randolph went to the Bush for the 2 sheep got one of them home put her in then went for the other Brought her home but Didn get her in she went Back in the Bush cold some 30th Randolph went for the sheep seen her ut could not Drive here so left her then went with the Little sleigh and could not Find her we thought she must of taken the water and got Drowned as she was on the edge of the ice the crust is so Bad in the Bush they dreat to Travel on the crust if she took the water she must have sunk cleaned one of my Guns Kind of soft to day 31st Last Day of the Year Sunday Fine W Wind snowed some Windy this Evening Feeding the cattle Extra there is a small Grass bird stopt around the Barn and stacks all this Winter all the cattle Poultry Horse and all hearty Wild Ducks some the Fox around cant Get a chance on him Sea Gulls Plenty 1st of January News Years Day 1883 Fxing the sleigh chopped some Wood 2nd Went to the Bush Broke the off corner of my axe cut Down an old Dead Birch cold Fine Drew some Wood 3rd Fine wind changed to the West could hear it coming for a ong time before it reached here very very high Wind broke up what ice that was made Allens Birth Day 4th ice Taken north Wind cold Freezing Draw some wood cutting stove Wood Feeding the cattle extra 3rd Allen's Birth Day 1853 {second page} Mr James Cameron Island January 5th 1883 High E Wind Freezing very hard cold put a crank in the Grindstone Feeding the cattle a Little Extra the airhole at the Door is Breaking upwards with the high EW 6th E Wind Blowing hard cold and Frosty airholes plenty snowed a Little Randolph to the Upper Pint to see how the ice was taken Good Fire cattle hearty and smart took my sail of the mast as I think I will have no use for it any more this Winter the ice must be good enought to crofs a foot 7th Sunday Kind of Mild snowed some 8th Hugh Ann's Birth Day 1866 crofsed the ice fo the First put out some Bushes Randolph and I got a Great many airholes our Road is crooked with going around those airholes and cracks snowed some John Hamilton Gave me a Ride up with his Colt as he is only Breaking her in she goes well went up as Far as Mr Purcells Store the First time I was there Bought of Mr McDonald a Bottle of Eclectric oil 25 1/2 lb of Pepper 15 9th Reading papers E Wind Frosty 10th Frosty seen a cutter crofsing Summer's Road cutting wood 11th in the Bush Leander and i Kind of Fine but Frosty Randolph putting out manure 12th Went to Summerstown seen Mr Wells a he Treated me seen Tyo Paro Bone Bought of John Summers 1/2 lb Tea 25 1/4 lb 11 Tax 3 cents all this I paid Gave him 3 Dollars to my account I owe him now 3..74 cents John Hamilton to Cornwall seen the Track of a Mink crofsing the ice to Hamiltons Island 13th cutting Wood in the Bush Leander Randolph and I cold some Frosty E Wind all Day changed in the Evening to South Blowed very hard to night Thawing some a Big Flurry of snow this morning </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {first page} Mr James Cameron Island January 14th 1883 Snowed and Drifted this morning turned Fine Gordon came West Wind Took Mrs Partingtons Carpet Bag of Fun with him 15th cutting and drawing Firewood cutting some of the Trees thats Tearing the Bank Down cutting ash for RailsWhat came Home but the other sheep and I was sure she took the River and was Lost as when we was Looking for her could not Fine her Track we gave her up for Lost till she came home herself this Evening Seen Cutters crofsing on the East Road on the ice to Lancaster coming From the south side a Fox crofsed from Christees Island to our Island Fine and Frosty to night 16th Bushing the Road at the Kit Kit acrofs from the South Side Randolph went to Fort Covington with my Boot to be mended McCartney mended it 15 cents Bought a Lock 15 cents Bought 12 yds of Cotton $1.. Bought of Jo Lemay 1 lb 25 and 1 lb 40 of Tea 3 Bars of Soap 15 thats on Credit 80 cents I owe him Seen 2 of the Bosells Fishing below Sturgeon Island a very fine Day The Cow Oxley and the Bull Bruno had a Wicked Fight to Day for a Quiet Cow She is awful savage she wont give in although the Bull put her Down Different times 17th in the Bush Turned stormy E Wind Blowing and snowing Blustery the Bull and Oxley another Fight to Day Kept here in all Day 18th W Wind Drifting some Fine Bruno & Oxley another fight but I kept them apart as she chases hime all over 19th cutting Willows and alders cold Frosty {second page} Mr James Cameron Island 20th of January 1883 Broke on a 3 Ton Marsh hay stack E Wind turned stormy to night snow Drift and Rained took home some Wood 21st St Agnefs West Wind Blew very hard 22nd high West Wind Frosty and Fine the Oxley is afraid of Bruno the Bull as she keeps out of his way 23rd Windy Frosty cold Feeding the cattle little extra 24th Charlie Tuppers Birth Day he is about 83 years old Fine very cold and Frosty and Wind 25th Robie Burns Birth Day W Wind Frosty and Fine I crofsed seen the Gotchie and Bosho at John Hamiltons buying apples John Hamilton went to Lancaster to get his mare shod I to Summerstown Bought of Mr Ward oil 35 paper of Pins 8 Box of Tax 10 pipe Bought of John Summers Worm Candy 12 1/2 pipe 1 cent got 2 papers at Hamiltons got some apples 26th Fine Day Frosty I went to Luke Bowen's Randolph and I Young Luke Fine going pretty Frosty coming Back E Wind Mr James McDougall here to see my ashes and is coming tomorrow for them 27th E Wind Blowing Snowing Rain in Sleet turned Fine Mr McDougall and the 2 Boys came took the Ashes at 8 cents had 51 Bushels called it 50 paid me 2..60 there is 1..40 yet took home some Wood my Fingers and Toes Froze this Frosty Weather 28th Fine Day 29th Randolph went to Paro Bone's took the sticks for the shafts and the inch augur and the 2 Cats a Fine Day E Wind 30th Went to Summerstown Gave Mr Ward Tallow 35 lbs at 7 cents 2..45 Hide 56 at 6 cents 3..36 and 1 Dollar Cash 1..81 Bought 50 lbs of Flour 1..62 on Credit Bought RRR 25 paid this Bought of J Summers 2 pipes 2 cents Gordon at Hamiltons a very Fine Day Froze some to night 31st change in the Moon high W Wind Raining Snowing Drifting Blowing put 2 Handles in the Knives Blowing hard to night </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {first page} Mr James Cameron Island 1st of February 1883 Cold Fine W Wind cutting Willows and Alders in the oakfield Donald John McDougall here came with the rest of the pay of the Ashes 1..40 he tells me they have to water their cows at the River as the creek is Dry and no water in their well their cows and mr Frasers bad with the Scours it seems as its a Kind of Desease 2nd Candlemafs Day If the Bear comes out to Day he will see his Shadow as the sun shines some says about the Raccoon to that he comes out too Drawing alders and Willows Cold but Fine W W 3rd E Wind high Stormy snowed Drifting 4th Inquasion Sunday Drifting Blowing snowing E Wind hailing 5th Windy clearing in the Oakfield 6th chopping alders and Willows in the Oakfield Windy 7th Ash Wednesday Stormy snowing W Wind Turned Warm and Fine Drew some Wood turned Windy Drifting Randolph to Paro Bone's for the sleigh Brought them a Tennet of Milk they sent some Buckwheat Flour with him 8th Gordon's Birth Day 1863 Fine Turned Windy Drifting Snowing Making a Pair of Shafts This new Moon is more on its Back than any Moon I have seen for years cutting the West Mow Down to the Beam seen the Fox crofsing this Morning to Christees Island 9th cut a Load of Wood 10th a Fine Day Went to Summerstown Bought of Mr Ward Salt 40 or 30 cents Sweetys 2 cents paid Broom 25 needles 1 cent Bought of Mr Purcell 50 lbs Flour 25 lbs of BuckWheat 1/2 lb of Tea 1 1/2 yds of cloth $3..60 paid this got an Almanac and paper From Mr Angus McDonald at Mr Purcells Got some Papers from AJ Baker got an Almanack from John Hamilton Mr Ward poorly heard of Charlie Parisha's Lofs of his horse cow and Mill Seen Long John Heard John James came home E Wind Freezing hard to night 11th Sunday E Wind cold Drifting snowed some to night 12th chopping stove Wood Fine Day {second page} Mr James Cameron Island 13th of February 1883 cutting Stove Wood Windy 14th St Valentine's Day a Fine Day Went to Hamiltons for Grain got 2 Bushels of Barley would take no pay Gave me 1 1/2 Doz of Herrings wind changed to the East turning Cold and commenced to blow hard Gordon at Kenneth's helping them to Thrash Heard Mr Streeter is on his Last EEl Fishers on the ice 15th E Wind Blowing hard snowed Drifted hailed cutting stove Wood 16th E Wind Fine commenced to Rain Kind of Warm cut some Wood Drew some snow soft 17th cutting Stove Wood 18th James Hugh's B Day 1855 Fine Day 19th Cutting Wood Cold 20th Randolph went to Fort Covington with 15 Rats 13 cents a peice 1..94 nomination Day Bought of Jo Lemay 2 lbs of Tea at 40 cents 80 cents Soda 8 cents on credit Bought of Mr Burdo RRR 25 Almanack 5 Bought of Smallman 1/2 lb Tea 13 cents Bar of Soap 6 Lunch 3 cents 5 cents Missing got a Ride part of the Way From D Baker the rest of the Way to the Front From AJ Baker stopt at Hamiltons all night the Thrashing mill came to Hamiltons I went to help them to Thrash Windy Drifting 22nd Washington's B Day a Fine Day at the Thrashing George Fergusons sone went to Be Married over to Fort Covington to one McIntyre girl Tom Jack went with Them Gordon took a Bottle of Down's Elixir from Wards for me on credit 25 cents not well 23rd a Fine Day Done Thrashing came home Gordon went to Thrash again with Parisha 24th St Matthias Day Cold Fine Drifting E Wind Foggy Randolph went to Wards Got Flour at Hamiltons Livinia not well cutting a Quarter of Beef cutting a Cake of Sugar 2 years old sugar 25 Randolph went to Mr McDougalls Thawing Windy Mr Carpenter took my Road for the Road to Lancaster turned Back </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {first page} Mr James Cameron Island 26th of Feby 1883 Randolph Came from Mr McDougalls him and Aleck went to see the cars and the RailRoad the First Time he ever seen them ice slippery 27th Election Day for Rayside and McLennan Rayside got in cold and Blowing 28th Mr Streeter Buried to Day in Fort Covington 2 Men here Mr Cunningham and Mr Howlesworth Randolph to Mr McDougalls for Oil 1st of March St Davids Day the Festival of the Welsh I went to Summerstown Bought of Mr Ward 1 pair of Boots 3..15 10 lbs of Oatmeal 36 Pail 20 Bought of J Summers 1 Box of Radway Pills 23 1 Box of Worm Losenges 25 paid this Races in Dundee 2nd Randolph to Hamiltons for Cornell Farlinger there a Fine Day 3rd Crofsed to Mr Wards with a Tennet of Butter 36 lb pail and all 25 cetns Bought of Mr Ward 50 lbs of Flour 1..62 1/2 Boots for John 95 on credit Bought of J Summers 2 yds of Linsey 30 cents paid this spool of Thread got a Ride Down to Hamiltons with John McLauglin 4th Came from Hamiltons Fine Frosty 5th Randolph went to the Gore fort Hugh Ann to come home Fine Frosty Randolph came Back to Mr McDougalls stopt all night there cutting wood and hay in the Mow 6th Hugh Ann and Randolph came home Windy cold some and Fine E Wind Bad with my shoulder its paining me hard put Eclectric oil Duck oil and RR Relief on it mixed them all together Drifting to night 7th cutting hay cold 8th Cold Windy Freezing 9 Mr McDougall here Got a Print of Butter 8 or 9 lbs Got 1..50 this is the time we expect the Big Wind got my Boot crows {second page} Mr James Cameron Island March 10th 1883 Went to Summerstown East Wind Fine Snowing Blowing kind of soft Rain Wind changed through night to West 11th Snowing Drifting West Wind Crows came this must be the crow Winter 12th On this Day of the month D McMaster First came to the Island West Wind cold Drifting some snow Barked 2 chairs to day Hugh Ann Making a Drefs for Livinia 13th cutting Basswood on the Bank Thawing Fine warm 14th J McDougall here 75 cent on the Balance of the Butter cut some on the Bank at the Pitt Point 14th Stanley's Birth Day 1880 15th Cold Frosty went to the Bush Dug up some Troughs made 2 Troughfs at the Door 16th Cold Fine Went to Summerstown Bought of J Summers soda 5 Worm Candy 12 1/2 paid this Bought at Hamiltons 50 wt of Flour 1..50 John Summers got a Lot of Books and Tea to Selll a Prize of a nice Book by Buying 6 Packages of Tea 1/2 lb in each Packet 25 cents for Package Got an Almanack Mr Patterson a Bee at Isacc Viponds cutting Firewood J Hamilton not very well Heard Jo Duckett went to Hopkins Point and the Fitspatricks came to Dr Dickinsons Island heard Mr Wells took his wife away from Billy Bone take the Hay of the stable Loft Stanley very sick Wigglers coming in the Waterholes snow Deep in the Bush Tom Jack and Mrs Hamilton Went to Fort Covington to Day 17th St Patricks Day Fine West Wind Turned Stormy The Festival of the Irish Races in Dundee Randolph to Summerstown 1/2 pint of High wines 15 cents high Wind to night Stanley not well 18th Palm Sunday Raining snowing to night windy Stanley ver sick water on the ice some Princefs Louise Birth Day 1848 W Wind 19th E Wind Blowing hard snowing Drifting 20th Spring cold in the Morning in the Evening when spring came in very Fine Vernal Equinox </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {first page} Mr James Cameron Island 21st of March 1883 a very Fine Day cutting and Drawing Wood Breakin our Roads snow deep a Good Lot of snow on the ice Froze hard to night fixing a Board in the Floor went around the PitT Point Stanley getting better 5 days without eating anything wigglers in the river 22nd Livinia Birth Day Fernandez and Leander not well Cold some Fine Day 1 Hen dead taking snow away from the yard at the Doors where they Drifted Livinia not well 23rd Good Friday went to Summerstown Bought of Mr Ward RRR 25 Cold Crifting E Wind got Flour cornmeal and a Bag of Potatoes from J Hamilton 24th at Wood 25th Easter Sunday Lady Day Fine Gordon here gave him two shirts his mother made 26th John Hamiltons Birthday 1876 I and Randolph went to Jo Duckett's got a Big Cooler a Treat 15 cents H Wines 15 cents a Fine Day John Hamilton cutting ice for the Ice House 27th went to Summerstown Bought of J Summers 3 lb of tea 1..50 and a Book with it 4 spools of thread 20 cents paid the Thread Bought of Mr Ward castor oil 15 cents Hinges 12 1/2 on credit Screws a Doz 4 cents paid soap 20 Nails 5 S Jack came home 28th Drawing Wood snow deep in the bush 29th a Fine day Hugh Ann & Randolph went to Dundee and Fort Covington Randolph g his boots fixed 70 cents a Dance at Jo Duckett to night Bought of Smallman 24 yds of Calico 2..5 yds of Cotton 40 5 cents for crackers Drove them up to Hopkins point and went and met them at night 30th Went to Hamilton's a Fine day commenced to Make Troughfs Killing Hogs at Hamilton's seen Robins for the First 31st Randolph crofsed to the store a Bee at Jo Duckett's Drawing wood working at Troughfs a very Fine Day {second page} Mr James Cameron Island 1st of April 1883 All Fools Day so called Low Sunday Fine 2nd Fine cleaning out the cellar went up to the camp snow Deep 3rd went to Summertown Fine Bought of Mr Ward 1 lb of soda 10 paid this Bought of John Summers thread 5 paid this got a sample of 70 Cent Tea 4th Gordon here Mr J McDougall came to Tap and Draw Wood took over 51 Troughfs of Ash he made himself Tapt 120 to Day soaking the barrels seen 5 Wild Geese very high up Ducks Blackbirds and Robins 5th Bill Morris here going to Lancaster for oats raining foggy topping 6th J Hamilton and Gordon here Fine 7th Snowing Stormy E Wind 8th Sunday Fine 9th Randolph and I to Hamilton's got 100 wt of Flour 2 Bushels of Oats 2 Bunches of Matches John in Cornwall seeing about getting the deed for the Manse Duncan McDonald the Blacksmith's daughter Buried today cutter crofsed Summers road ice getting Bad close to shore in the Bush 10th in the bush Fine 11th George Bosell's boy with them in the bush 12th Oxley calved took over the horse took the boat with them Miss kitten the school teacher along with them in the bush she built a Karen of stones on the hill at the Sugar Bush sugared of twice A Feast for us all sugaring about 60 lb the last crop Crofsing with the horse 13th made 36 lb to Day Wild Geese Plenty ice opening at the shores 14th J McDougall and Willie came acrofs had the hand sleigh Ice open at Francis Island Ice opening in spots open before the door sugar 30 lb today stop to night 15th Sunday ice going down Mr McDougall Willie and Donald John crofsed Drew the Boat to the head of the Island found a Pail on the ice going up very Fine 16th ice Jamming Lots going down put out our Boat took the Stick of Timber ashore Sugared 36 lb today shoved a Large Cake of ice from the shore Foggy Rained some </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {first page} Mr James Cameron Island 17th of April 1883 Boiling in the Bush Heaping up Manure put the sheep in the East end the Barn very warm taking the Banking from the Cookhouse put out the old irons Weaned the calf The Cattle hard to keep from Going to the Sugar Bush a very warm Fine Day Great Jamming of ice a Good Deal of shooting setting Fires to the Marshes on the South Side Ducks Plenty 18th Hugh Ann and Sissy Went acrofs to Mr McDougall's Windy 19th Snow storm E Wind James Cameron The Rev Buried to Day 20th Drawing logs up From the River Boiling in the Bush 21st in the Bush Fixing around the Wood 22nd went to the Upper Point Gordon Tommy Rose Christy Ann Rose and Maggie and Lily Baker Walters Girls 23rd setting Fires in the Marsh St George's Day The Festival of the English Windy 24th Livinia and Hugh Ann came home from Mr McDougall's Shot a Duck 25th St Mark's Day Windy cold cutting Brush Minkey Calved Ploughed a Little 26th Indians Fishing EEls taking the Banking away from East End of the house 27th Mr McDougall took home their sugar cold and syrup Windy Randolph Boiled a Barrel of sap Took up the Pans and Buckets one of the Craig's Departed Amos Craig's Daughter or Buried to Day 28th went to Summerstown Bought of Mr Summers RRR 25 cents 100 wt flour J Hamilton's Bought of Mr Ward Matches 15 caps 22 hat sold 3 Doz of eggs 45 by hard soap caps hat spools Matches needles plus 32 cents 29th Randolph Hugh Anne and Livinia went to Sturgeon Island and the Kit Kit Island Fine Lots of ice going down Rogation Sunday + 32 cents I owe {second page} Mr James Cameron Island 30th of April 1883 Fine Fishing at night did not see any Fish Killed Minkeys calf gave the carcafs to Feine ploughing 1st of May Taking the Banking from the East End of the house Froze very hard putting straw on the places I cut the Brush at the Plumb Trees took home the Pots and Barrels from the Bush a Fine Day piling Manure 2nd a Fine Day commenced to Rain at night set the Barrel for the Making of soap setting Fires Making the Fence in the Lane 3rd Ascension Day Holy Thursday East Wind Raining set a Hen to Hatch Lots of very Big cakes of ice going Down a Big cake stopt anchored opposite the Lower Point in the steamboat Channel got a nest with 11 eggs in it a Duck nest working at the Brush in the upper Field 4th Massena into Salmon River at the soap putting out Manure Randolph not well 5th 2 tugs went Down with tows Thunder Raining all Bad with colds 6th Fine a Raft Towed down Bohemian's First Trip up 7th Ploughing taking away the Banking from the North side of the house lots of ice going Down rain Fine Drew some Stones took 2 Bun loads of floating Wood from along the shore Bohemian went Down 8th went around the Island Fixing Brush Fence a cold commencing on me hurted my wrist carrying a stone taking away the Rails that was around the stacks fixed 3 Lines for Leander Fernandez and John H Windy made a cheese yesterday all sick with cold a Boat went up to night it must be one of the Through Line Boats Water high to Day some water came in the cellar 9th Fine Planted 110 Hills of Leander's apple Potatoes Harrowing ice going Down Leander caught a Perch at the soap 10th Planted Potatoes from the chimney up to the Grafs Fine High East Wind Rain Thunder and Lightning this Evening Fixing the stick at the shore not very cold and Wet which will not help my cold </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {first page} Mr James Cameron Island 1883 11th of May 1883 Working at Fence on the Pitt Point high Wind Fine ice going Down did not sleep all night with a Bad cold Lots of Boats going to night 12th Fine But cold Windy Boys at Fence taking the old irons out of the Bun so I could move it to another place not well Livinia Junior Bad Bad with cold 13th Fine 14th Went to Summerstown Brought 2 Doz of Eggs 1/2 lb of tea paid this Bought of Mr Ward 25 lb Sack of Corn meal on credit Got a Package of newsPapers from Dan from Ottawa Walter Baker Blasting at Hamilton's a very Fine Day Ploughed the Garden 15th Planting and at the Garden Digging the Garden some of it Raised the flat stone and put some Crockery under it it's Level now A Fine Day 16th Harrowing Planting Onions Planted some Potatoes Fine 17th Fine set a hen to Hatch Planted a few Potatoes the Horse his shoulder is Bad as the collar hurts him 18th Went to Summerstown Blasting and Hamilton's Brought a cake of Tallow did not sell it a very Warm Fine Day Planted Potatoes 19th Went to Fort Covington and Dundee Fisherman came went to Dundee to see about their License for seining Bought of Jo Lemay 100 wt of flour and 25 of Corn meal 50 wt on credit meal on credit 2..37 1/2 and 45 cents Tea 25 soda 8 paid this Gave Jo 10 Doz of Eggs at 14 cents 1..40 sold Smallman Tallow 7 3/4 lb at 7 cents 44 cents Bought 6 yds of Cotton crackers 10 cents Bought of Mr Long 1 ½ yds of overalls 37 1/2 cents got my Boot fixed by McCartney 5 Randall paid for his Boots 40 cents Randolph Bought cloth 45 cents Seen Hamilton's Barn on Fire as we were coming from Salmon River Sent Randolph over to see Fisherman set their Line got Papers from Mr Baker 20th Angus Cameron wife and Boy here Gordon here Lashey Fishing at Butternut Island {second page} Mr James Cameron Island 21st of May 1883 High East Wind and Rain Narcifse to Montreal with first Fish and to get his License 22nd Raining E Wind high Narcifse came from Montreal 23rd Raining E Wind got up Present of a Prize Narcifse got on the cars Writing Paper Pen and holder Envelopes 2 Buttons a Map & songs 24th Queen's Birth Day and Corpus Christee Phillip to Montreal with Fish Chiticoume or Fairy went Down into Lancaster Cannons Firing got a Sturgeon from Narcifse Fine Rained some 25th Went to Christee seen Keezar and Cline looking for his son that was Drowned 26th Ploughed the Bean Place piling the Logs at the side of the Fence Drew some of the Logs out of the Grove 27th Fine Windy Randolph Hugh Ann Livinia went to Christees and Alexis Island the Raft went Down Fisherman stringing their Fish to send on the Boat in the Morning 28th Fixing the Fence the Back Peice of the Barn Training the small apple trees through the Field put Hop Poles to the Hops White-Winged Woodpecker building in the Grove and Fan tailed Blackbirds Robins Oriole or Hanging Bird or the Golden Robin Yellow hammer swallows Kingbird and they have Battles Fine Rained some 29th Raining change in the Moon Dull cloudy South W Wind Royal Oak Day or Oak Apple Day some Potatoes up 30th Went to Summerstown Bought of Mr Ward 1/2 Bushel of salt 25 cents Did not Little to Day stopt at Hamilton's Planting Potatoes got a Bag of Long Johns from John Spinks's Boy there got paper & Pictures from Dan George Bosell and Antwine at Summers's chimney 31st High E Wind cold Rain 1st of June Glorious 1st of June Rowena's Birth Day 1878 cold Blowing 2 Planted 50 Hills & 24 Hills in the Back Garden Lilly Calved Mr Richardsons son Drowned steamer Maxwell pleasure party into Dundee fishing perch for the First caught 8 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {first page} Mr James Cameron Island 3rd of June 1883 Fine Some wind Put the calf in the Pasture Mr Genie hee and Boy Mr James McDougall and the Boys and Mifs Kippin here up from Rofs's Island 4th of June Old George the 4ths Birth Day Sheared the sheep high Wind Rained Fine water in the cellar yet Keeping in the White Bull at night 5th cutting Weeds in the Potatoes cleaning the East End of the Barn where the sheep was in Let the sheep go this Morning took the calve from Lilly Last night and he Drinks well raising stones in the Back Garden ploughing it and took some Manure out of it for the Last the Boys Got a Turtle the Alexandra went Down I suppose Burdo the Fisherman came from Ogdensburgh not yet Got a Sturgeon from Narcifse 6th Went to Dundee Hugh Ann Randolph and I Brought 8 1/2 Doz of Eggs 1..19 Brought a small sturgeon to David Baker Bought of Lemay 50 W of Flour paid this got 50 Wt on Credit 1..50 sold Eggs to Smallman Bought 1/2 lb Tea 20 8 yds of Calico 64 2 yds for Stanley 30 2 yds & 4 yds of Calico Hat 10 Comb 5 Bought of Mr Burdow 4 Dishes on Credit 50 Kelly here Looking at the Fisherman's nets or Seine 7th Fixing Fence and planting corn 8th Windy 9th Our Marys Birth Day 1813 Jinny Calved Genie came Weeding Potatoes Trowling commencd Lashy came E Wind 10th Rose Sunday Genie here E Wind Raining Fine 11th very high West Wind Genie here Rained St Barnabas 12th Genie Went off Rain W Wind Fine Weeding Potatoes and Garden Lashey on the squaw Island with that Big Wind the other Day 13th Henery Bosell at the Fishermen's the Steamer Maxwell went Down to Day to go on the Dry Dock at the Garden and Potates Lashey came to Fish {second page} Mr James Cameron Island 14th of June 1883 at the Potatoes 15th went to Trowl to Charlie Island Killed a Lot of Black snakes and one good sized one Fine 16th Fine one of the calves got out and he is hard to catch set a Line got 2 EEls hoeing 17th went to get some Perch got 31 Fine 18th The Ever Memorable Battle of Waterloo Rain Fine Wind Thunder and Lightning to night at Potatoes and Weeds put the Plough through some of them 19th First EEls eats this spring Randolph got 4 Tethereing the Horse Fixing the Cookhouse got a paper of Hooks from Narcisse 20th putting out Manure and piling some in the yard Rain W Wind Fine young Ducks out 21st First Day of Summer Fine West Wind Villeneuve here at Fishermens cleaning the House First Tub of Butter Full at Hoeing 22nd Our Dan's Birth Day Wet to Dundee with a Tub of Butter 31 lbs Bought of J Lemay 40 lbs of Rags 9 1/2 of Eggs 100 Wt of Flour Paid this Flour on Credit 23 Money calved of Camphor Soap 4 Bars 24 1 lb of Tea 25 1/2 lb of Tea 20 Paid What I owed before this 5 Dollars & 1/2 cent clear up to this Date Paid Burdow 50 cents on Dishes 10 cents I owe him for Matches Bought 2 1/2 of Pink 2 spools of Thread 5 yds of Shirting Wistard Binding Paid all this But Matches hooks I Bought of Mr Long 25 cents of Fine salt 3 yds of Overalls 60 Randolph got his Mothers Boots Tapt 50 And a Bought a pair for himself 1..35 cents on credit Fine Day stopt at Lukes Seen Billy Bone's Wife for the First time or Wells's wife Passed the Grenada at Lukes Prescott Tyos shearing their sheep 23 at the potatoes Weeding 24 a Fine Day St John the Babtiste Day John Hamilton here got the 1 1/4 Augur 25th a Fine Day Mr Burdo here Hoeing 26th Set the Line Rained some 27th Hoeind and Weeding the Prince Arthur commencing to Run here 28th Fine East Wind Rain hot sun 29th Went to Summerstown Settled with Ward 6..14 {illegible} Bought Butter Tub 28 cents paid Bought of J Summers RRR paid stopt at Hamiltons for their Bee H very hot Ram </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {first page} Mr James Cameron Island 30th of June 1883 at Hamiltons a Bee 12 Teams Darwing Lumber for their Barn Heard Dans wife was very low Fine Day Hugh Ann Went to Williamstown Randolph put her acrofs Mr Purcell sent 3 Waggon Loads of Boards and 4 Casks of Nails to Hamiltons for their Buildings the Manitoba stopt at the Wharf with Pic Nic But could not get ashore as the wharf is not Fixed 1st of July Dominion Day Sunday came home From Hamiltons Gordon took me Down Fine Windy Rained Heavy Sunday night Thunder and Lightning 2nd at Potatoes Put out 36 Plants of Tobacco Rained Thunder Lightning Hoeing the corn Killing Potato Bugs 3rd Windy at Potatoes Rained Thunder Lightning to night 4th American Independence Raining Fine Manitoba went in to Dundee for the Pic Nic Party Brindle calved Heifer Took him home in the Boat from the Bay 5th Our John's Birth Day 1803 Hoeing Digging for a Peice of Tobacco Fishing 6th a Fine Day Minnie and Hugh Ann came From Williamstown got Hamiltons Boat Randolph and the Boys Fishing 7th Fine commenced to Rain heavy Lightning Thunder young Folks here caught in the storm Mifs Congdon Mifs Gillis Mr Stewart Mr Mathews Gave them a Going Over about The Boat with supplies came up B Bark Put out Tobacco Plant Mowed around the Grounds to{cut off} hill water Raised very Quick and high E Wind 8th Sunday A Fine Day Minning Hugh Ann and Randolph went home with Hamiltons Boat Fishing some Wm Frasher and Wife and Boy Bought a sturgeon from the Fishermen and paid a Dollar for it Minnie Hugh Ann & Randolph on Francis Island Lashey here 9th Fixing around the Barn 10th Mowing a Little 11th Fine 12th went to Dundee Orangemans Day Bought Flour Tea Tobacco scythed snaith Rakes Knife Tin Pans 2 Tin plates got a Dipper a present from Tom Culverhill signed for a paper for 3 Months Taylor Party {illegible} of the Governeur Paper some Rain Thunder {second page} Mr James Cameron Island July the 12 1883 Orangeman's Day a Fine Day 2 Butter tubs shirting seen John Cameron Carpenter from Chicago paid Mr Burdo for Matches had 2 Tubs of Butter 13th Mowing 14th Minnie and Hugh Ann went to Williamstown 14th Sunday John Angus and Gordon and McDonald Boy here St Swithen's Day it Rained to Day 16th Mowed some 17th crofsed to Hamiltons Randolph to the store 18th at Hamiltons the Bee Raising the Barn about 82 People 18th Fernandez Birth Day 1874 Narcifse mowing Fine Warm 20th putting in hay Fine cutting hay 21st Went to Hamiltons putting on the Rafters Fine calm very warm 22nd Fine Windy Berries Cherries May Berries Ripe 23rd Mowing 24th Working at Hay putting in 25th at hay 26th at hay 27th put in 60 cocks Fine Warm 28 Mowing Rain heavy Thunder and Lightning to night 29th Thomas Rose Johny Rose Lilly Baker 2 young girls after Berries Fine Windy Rained Thunder 30th Mowing at the Back Garden and Behind the Barn Rained Windy Thunder Lightning Found hen in the Bush had only 2 chickens 31st {illegible}ing Randolph crofsed to Summerstown Bought of Mr Ward 1 spoll of Threat 3 of Hops scythstone matches got 2 Dollars from Gordon to get his Watch from Jo Lemay Mowing turning hay gathering hay 1st of August or Lammas Day Mowing putting in from the Lower Point the Fishermen's Boys went off Fine Day rained to night 2nd Minnie's Birth Day 1864 Fine Day Rained some Thunder Lightning went to Dundee took 2 Tennets of Butter Doz of Eggs 1 calf skin Paid Burdo what I owed hime 1..72 1/2 {cut off}ight Salft 53 lbs 45 Matches 12 1/2 Stone 10 from Long Cotton 52 yards 5 yds of cloth 40 Flour 3 Dollars 1/2 lb Hops 15 3 Butter Tubs 45 Calico 25 Randolph paid for his Boots 1..35 pair of Boots on credit 1..10 Treat 15 Tea 40 got papers from Mr Smith and Mr Baker From Mr McCartney </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {first page} Mr James Cameron Island 3rd of August 1883 Mowing Back of the Barn Rained Thunder Lightning Windy the Steamer Alexandra aground at the Lighthouse above it the Steamer took her off 4th Mowing Rained Thunder Lightning Windy St Francis went up Phillip came the Cows got in the Feild through the night and made a smash of things Berries yet cherries-choke getting Ripe 4th 5th 6th Randolph Birth Day 1867 Forgot to Write those Dates Left Out 15th Mr Genie here came for the calf Gave me 2 Dollars Brought HuckleBerries Cucumbers at Hay Fine 16th Randolph to Summerstown Bought 1/2 lb Tea 25 cents comb 12 putty 12 Hooks no paper Thread 5 17th Mowing 18th Went to Fort Covington & Dundee 2 Tennets of Butter to Jo Lemay got all but 5 Dollars Bought 20 yds of Calico 1..80 2 Towels 20 Boots 2..20 Flour 3..15 3 Tennets 45 2 lb Tea 1 Dollar 3/4 of Tobacco 32 1/2 Scythe 1 Dollar Umbrella 50 Salt 20 lb 20 Blue 7 Cloves 10 Powder 1/2 lb & 2 lb of shot Salt 60 * I owe Mr Burdo* Licquor 20 Crackers cheese and Ginger Bread 20 got Tobacco From Mr Baker got Papers 2 1/4 yds of Tweed 56 cents Bottle of Peppermint 10 2 Spoons 10 stopt at Lukes had supper Fine Day 19th Bismarcks Birth Day 1870 Fine Day 20th Mowing Fine Randolph and Leander went to Tuppers Island yesterday to see old Gabriel Derushie 21 Mowing 22 Commenced to put the hay on the Barn Floor Fine To night it Rained Thunder Lightning Wind 23rd Mowing Began a stack 24th Mowing 25 put some in the Barn 26th Fine Windy Long Black Berries Ripe Went to upper Point Randolph and Leander Went to Plum Island 27th Mowing 28th Made a stack 29th Went to Fish 30th Mr J McDougall and Willie here Done Mowing Lower Point {second page} Mr James Cameron Island 31st of Augt 1883 Began the Third Stack a Fine Day 1st of September a very very warm Day Mowing in the Upper Field 2nd Fine Rained some windy at night Randolph Leander to Charlies and Rofs's Island the old man Rev{illegible} went off this morning 3rd D McMaster's Birth Day 1846 Fine Windy some cold Mowing in the upper Field got 2 small sturgeon from Narcisse sent them Potatoes Lashey came to Fishing Let Narcisse have my short Gun Gave him Powder shot caps horn and Pouch corn good 4th Mowing 5th John Angus Birth Day 1856 6th Mowing and gathering 7th at Hay 8th at Hay Raining 9th Fine 10th Norman Oxly here Began the Stack in the upper field put 3 Tons in it to Day 11th Finished the stack put 5 Tons in it good measure 12th taking up Few hills of Potatoes 13th Randolph crofsed to Summerstown Bought 2 lb of nails 8 cents 4 spools 20 Bought for Fishermen Bread Tobacco 14th Went to the Butternut Island got nuts 15th Went to Dundee Bought of Mr Burdo 10 yds of Ticking 2 Dollars 2 yds 35 5 yds of Tweed 1..25 Gallon of oil 15 castor oil 15 Braces 25 2 spoons 10 Boots for Leander Dollars on credit Bought of Mr Long Lamp 50 cents Shot 10..6 spons 18 Bought of Smallman Flour 1..20 Broom 25 Bought of Jo Lemay Tea 1 lb 40 Tea lb 12 1/2 Soda 2 papers 16 2 Bars 10 4 Bars of soap 24 pipe {cut off}0 Tobacco 10 Mustard 10 Jo paid me 4 Dollars and owes me 1 yet HH Wines 35 paid Burdo 60 cents Paid McCartney 1..65 Randolphs Boots mended 15 Butter tub {cut off}2 cents 4 plug Tobacco 8 had 2 small Tennets of Butter and 12 Dozen of Eggs heard Sam McHavaine Poisened himself 2 Days ago I Dont know when D McMasters Wife Departed Taken to Lancaster to Day I heard Must of Died on the 14th Sund 16th Gordon and Tom Rose ere Saved Razor to Gordon package of Tobacco </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {first page} Mr James Cameron Island 17th Sept 1883 Thunder Lightning and Rain Last night Taking up Potatoes Mowing in Back Marsh Taking in Beans cut some cornstalks the Girls and Leander went to Francis Island 18th Bismarck came Mowing Marsh Fine 19th Made a stack of 2 1/2 or 3 Tons Most Fine and Marsh hay Fine Weather 20th Fine very warm crofsed to Summerstown Paid John Summers 5 Dollars Bought a chisel 30 cents Bought of Mr Ward Writing copy paper 10 Tax 10 Bought for Phillip oil and Bread 21st Mowing in Back Marsh High East Wind Dan Frasher and David Frasher and D McMaster here Took Dinner Dan Brought me 5 TRaps paper envelopes sweetmeats Tea Crackers Bisquits went up the Front to Mr Purcells gave his Aunt 2 Dollars 22nd at Taking up Potatoes Leaving them in heaps in the Field till we have them all up a fine Day East and West Wind 23rd this is the First Day of Autumn or Fall and a very Fine Day it is Hugh Ann and Livinia Went to Mr Luke Bowens with Milk The 3 Boys Leander Fernandez and Randolph Went to Francis Island Hog Island Black Horse Island and Plum Island The sun crofsing the Line Equinoxial Gales about this time 24th Went to J Hamiltons got 50 cents from John very warm Thunder Rained some taking up Potatoes Rain and high Wind tonight 25th Rain Wind Making a pair of oars Let the cows in to the Lower Point the First night the sheep stopt away all summer 26th at Potatoes Phillip got the oars 27th at Potatoes 28th at Potatoes 29th St Michael Finished taken in the Potatoes all in got a stove gave Lashey a pail of Potatoes Randolph and Leander to Charlies Island McDougalls and Frashers Boys here {second page} Mr James Cameron Island 1st of October 1883 Mowing in the Front Marsh Windy Livinia not well Narcifse Phillip and Randolph went for Mrs Bowen the Baby Tonia Born 2nd Randolph and Livinia went home with Mrs Bowen Gave here a Dollar {illegible} Raining 3rd Mowing some Grains of snow 4th some ice Randolph crofsed with Phillip to Summerstown Bought Salt 5 cents High Wines 35 got a paper Cent Phillip 50 cents Mowing Front Marsh put out Manure Fine Windy 5th Making Cocks Fine Windy 6th Began Marsh Hay stack 3 Tons in it A Fine Day 7th Gordon here Randolph crofsed with him to help them at their straw see First Wild Geese 8 Drawing Wood put a few more cocks on the Marsh hay stack 9th Making Fence around the 2 stacks in the upper Field Fine Day 10th Hugh Ann McMaster's Birth Day at Fence cutting Rails Thunder and Lightning to night Rained to night Bohemian Late coming up to Day 11th putting out manure Fine E Wind a Great many Boats went up and Down to Day Leander went to Sleep with Narcifse to night shot a Duck Killed one of the Roosters got 2 small scargoes from Phillip John S here got sweetmilk and a Tennet of Buttermilk for Mrs Bown Plucked the Ducks 12th putting Manure around the small apple tres Narcifse put a Handle in one of my Hammers Drew some Wood this is the Time every 3 Months of the Governeure Free Prefs is up 13th Rained Thunder to night and Heavy Rain Drew some Drags 14th Rain Fine Windy Mr Genie here Brought a Bottle of Honey to Livinia from Mrs Norman took Medicine to Day 15 Cold Fine Windy some Grains of Snow Fell Drew some {illegible} Fixing the Fence at the stacks in the Upper Field </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {first page} Mr James Cameron Island 16th of October 1883 Drawing Wood Preping Grapes Fine 17th Drawing Wood cut the Big Elm at Cherry Grove shot a Duck Trapt Squirrels at the Butternut Tree at the River climbed the Tree for the Boys and put Down all the nuts for them 18th St Luke's Day High South West Wind turned Fine Randolph came from Hamiltons Had apples Flour was there since the 7th Mowed some in the March 19th Went to Dundee and Fort Covington Johnny Bone up with us from their Place Seen Mr Nelson the Lawyer or Judge of Fort Covington seen Mr Tuthill and Mr Mears Bought of J-A-C 30 lbs of Sugar3 Butter Tubs sold 30 lbs of Butter Bought of J Lemay 4 lb of Tea 1..42 5 lb of Pork 50 Tobacco 10 1/2 lb Pepper 15 Soap 5 Ginger 20 Lamp Chimney 10 starch 10 Sold Jo 29 lbs of Butter paid me a Dollar he owed me Bought of Mr Long a Pair of Boots 2 1/2 paid a Dollar on them nails 5 Pins 5 Forgot them on the Counter Bought of Mr Burdo 25 lb of Fine Salt 25 2 1/2 yds of Gingam 30 Mits 50 Boots Johns 1..50 Stanleys 1 Rowena's 90 Paid what I owed 2 Cap 75 Flour 6..85 oil 15 Comb 15 High Wines 1..40 seen Mr Walter Colohoun Sundries 20th Raining E Wind some cold put sugar in the Grape Wine got a coat and Jacket from Narcifse set Traps 21st E Wind Fine 22nd East Randolph crofsed with J Hamiltons Boat Angus Cameron and Alexander here Bought his Boat Gave him5 Dollars crofsed him over to Frashers Point {second page} Mr James Cameron Island 23rd of Octobe 1883 Fine Day Livinia Birth Day 1868 Banking Mr Genie came had a Bag of Potatoes 24th OUr Hugh's Birth Day a Fine Day Mr Genie here gave me his fat Pine Digging stones Mowed marsh hay Began the West End of the house to Bank 25th My Birth Day St Crispin's Day all Shoemakers Day Mr Genie went off Gave me some Buckshot powder shot Gave him a Small Sturgeon Banking E Wind 26th Banking Bottled the Wine part of it 9 Gallons to Day Ducks Getting plenty one of the Drakes taken away to night it must be the Owl Made a Few plugs of tobacco Shelled all the corn 3 Bushels cant Find my Trowl The Boys killing a Lot of Squirrels {illegible} of Warners Boat Hunting at Frashers anchored at the Point and then small steamer running all over and acrofs Towing the small Boats 27th 2 Hunters came up From Montreal with Narcifs Randolph and I made a Blind up in Cord Wood Bay did not Get any Ploughed a Peice in the Potatoe Ground Drew some Wood wind changed to Day its Being East since the 19th Warm to Day 28th Fine Phillip the Fisherman took the 2 Hunters to Lancaster 29th Thunder Narcifse made me an axe handle 30th Thunder Rain Windy 31st Holy Eve or All Hallow's Thunder cracking nuts cutting Brush in the oak Field 2 Fishermen went to Montreal this Trip Lashey here shot 2 Ducks 1st of November all Saints Day The Harvest month of Death hailed Windy cutting Brush and Wood Steamer Hastings went Down she Looks like a new one she is Going to Tow up the Steamships </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Mr James Cameron Island 2nd of November 1883 chopping Brush in the oak field {illegible} of hail north W Wind A Great Deal of shooting Randolph went to Summerstown Bought of John Summers High Wines 15 7 1/2 yds of Cotton 75 cents Matches at Wards 5 cents Corinthian went Down 3 Tows 3 propellers a Great Deal of shooting All Souls Day 3rd On this Day of the Month Granda Departed 1857 Drawing Wood Fine 4th Fine caught a very small owl 5th Guy Fawks Day or the Gun Powder Plot Began the Stable at the West End of the Barn 6th at the Stable high West Wind the Fishermen Down at Charlies Island all Day with the wind Steamship went up Hastings John A Tug 7th Allen's Birth Day in the Bush at the stable Mr Genie Came Went to Fish got a Sturgeon E Wind Steamship 4 Tugs Towing 8th at the stable Genie went off high E Wind 9th thunder Lightning Rain Prince of Wales Birth Day 19th Randolph crofsed to Renshaw and Summerstown Bought of Ward nails 5 cents Salt 10 cents 11th Fine Fishermen Narcifse and Phillip went off Got a Large Pickerel from them 2 Fishing Lights out to night the wind raised Blew hard Martinmafs 12th very high Wind cutting Poles for the cow stable The Grenada did not come out to Day from Dundee as the winds is awful high froze some last night 13th The Grenada came out wind high got calm commenced to snow and Blow putting Poles on the Stable Drew some poles some shooting cattle picking out Feeding the horse took up the Turnips and the Ground Froze hard {page two} Mr James Cameron Island November 14th 1883 Blustery Weather Drifting snowing windy Fine 15th cold Windy snow Feeding the cattle 16th cold snowing Windy 17th Went up around the Island cold turned some Warm working at the West Stable 18th Fine snow melting 19th Fine Mr James McDougall and Donald John here crofsing to Frashers south side Working at the stable making the Door got Kind of unwell 20th in Bed no smoking or eating The Boys Plastering Fine Day rained to night Froze Last Night chinking E Wind 21st On This Day of the Month D McMaster Departed 1846 A Good many Boats a Going Bohemian went up Raining snow most all gone Cattle Feeding out 22nd high high Wind 23rd at the stable and sheds manure Drawing Rubbish thats Lying around Big shooting at Christees 24th Randolph went to Dundee with 28 lbs of Butter 5..60 and 8 Dozen of Eggs 1..76 Bought of Mr Burdo Boots 1..25 Bottle oil 25 12 yards of Winces 1..50 12 1/2 yds of Cotton for got Cash 3..36 Bought of F Frasher 100 Wt of Flour Pins 5 Bought of Smallman Oil 15 Heard Mike Bannon Died 25th Randolph and Leander went to Christees Island East Wind 26th Fixing the sheds and stables Feeding the cows Rained hard to night and snowed a Little 27th no Boats went to Day Windy Randolph and I set out the Decoys shot a Good many only got one Fine a Big Fire yesterday in the Marsh on the south side 28th Massena went into came out from Salmon River Windy Cold 29th seen Cherry Island Light did not see Mr Hills or the Floating Light smoaky </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {first page} Mr James Cameron Island 30th of November 1883 St Andrews Day The Festival of the Scotch Firing in honour of the Day nothing But Wine for a Scotch Drink cold snowing all the Lights up a Tug went Down a Barge in tow smoky Feeding the Cattle extra 1st of December snow E W Cold Light all up Took the Pine to the Wharf 2nd snow W Wind no Lights up to night 3rd Cold Windy Freezing Took the Sail of the Big Boat of the Mast Took in the Water Barrel and Giving the Bull an extra good Bit by himself cut 2 Elems in the swamp or oak-Field cattle Hearty good Fires a Mock-sun on the south side of the sun and a Long Tail to the sun this Evening 4th in the Bush A very Fine Day Drawing Wood 5th Crofsing to Summerstown Gave J Hamilton some Envelops took Dinner there Heard of Mr Dunlop Departed Last Week Broug 6 lbs of Butter to Mr Ward Bought Rope Salt shot Broom 4 spools of Thread Bought of John Summers Flour 3..50 Hinges & screws 25 Axe 95 Matches 25 paid 50 cents of what I owed him on the old account Got a Letter From Davidson got 2 papers from Dan 6th Fine Day Fixing the hinges on the stable Door 7th Fine Day Killed the Bull 8th Wrote a Letter to Dan and sent Mr Davidsons Letter to him put out the Decoys Randolph Crofsed with the Letter A Fine Day I thought I heard a clap of Thunder this morning 8th Fine Blowed Some 10th Leander's Birth Day 1872 Raining Snowing Soft Windy Hay Done on the Barn Floor chopped Down a Dead Maple chopped a hemlog Log at the River {second page} Mr James Cameron Island 11th of Decemer 1883 high West Wind Frank Laplante went Dwon with Captain Rankin AJ Baker Calm Turned to East Wind Freezing Snowing Blowing Broke on a 4 Ton stack put the soft Maple Boards in the Barn put in some hay out of the stack chopping seen one of the small small owls in the Bush 12th Cutting and Drawing some snow last night high E Wind to night 13th cutting Wod at the Door and Piling Whitewashing set fire to the Back Marsh Burns splendid to night a very fine night 2 Fishing Lights out to night no snow on the Ground rained to night or near morning 14th Rain Fine Drew the Pine stick up on the Wharf Drew some Wood no snow on the Ground cattle out in the Feilds but that dont save Feed Turned awful Frosty and Cold to night 15th E Wind very Frosty and cold 16th very Frosty Cold Windy E Wind 17th Pretty Cold Fixing one of the Big Heifers in the West Stable Tied the Bull in the Big Shed chopping some Hemlog Logs at the River in stove Wood 18th cutting Brush south W Wind snowed some wind high not cold Randolph Found his Knife in the Barn Lost it in the summer 19th Fine cutting Brush 20th cutting Logs at the River took the Boat to the Lower End 20th John Sandfields Birth Day 1812 set Fires to the Front Marsh upper End of it Turned over the Boat the Lady Woolsey Windy 21st Frist Day of Winter Fine calm Went to John Hamiltons Randolph to the store Bought of John Summers 1 lb of Tea credit 1 Bottle of RRR 25 paid this Mr Charles Craigs Wife very Poorly Wind Raised Snowed some Turned Cold Freezing hard to night Blowing hard </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {first page} Mr James Cameron Island Dec 22 1883 Shortest day in the year West Wind Frosty Cold ice Jamming tonight Freezing Seen the White Backed Eagle Looking for Ducks ice Took across here 23 ice acrofs some air - holes a good many the One in Front of the House as usual but not so Large as it used to be Randolph to the Head of the Island seen the Fox Tracks that came acrofs 24th cold snowing and Drifting E Wind Broke another Stack the other stack Done 25th Christmas Day a Fine Day EW and calm kind of Warm got 2 Moles on the ice 26th St Stephens Day crofsed the Ice to Hamiltons our Road is very crooked as there is a Great many air-holes ice very thin put out a few Bushes but its a Going to thaw and it will break up in some places came home Quick Drew some Wood as I think we will have a Thaw seen a Mink track 27th St John the Evangelist Drawing and chopping Wood warm E Wind 28th Holy Innocents Day Rained Last night hard Began to snow through the night Windy Frosty cold The White Backed Eagle up in the Bay after a Saw-Beak he got him and Flew Down opposite the Door in the Rushes and Dropped him Livinia Run after it and got the Duck some of the air-holes shut up to Day with this Snow Drifting and hard Frost set a Trap or 2 for the Mink 2 Mock suns one on Each side of the Sun 29th Fine Frosty W Wind Just a Few Bushes up in the Bay where we came of the ice New Moon a scotch Moon Generally stormy E Wind tonight Our Angus's B Day 30th Snowing cold Fine a Man and a Dog crofsing to Summerstown 31st Last Day of the year Snowing Blowing E Wind cutting Stove Wood {second page} Mr James Cameron Island 1st of January 1884 New Years Day Fine E Wind sun shining Randolph and I crofsed to Hamiltons took Dinner Randolph stopt to help them to Thrash tomorrow I put out a Few Bushes Water Rising on the Marsh Fired a Few shots this Morning put in the Bottom of the stack John H and Leander 2nd Randolph at Hamiltons E Wind snowing Drifting Blowing hard Frosty 3rd Allen's Birth Day 1853 cold Frosty W Wind Blowing hard Blustery Blizzardy cut a Waterhole for the cattle 4th cold Windy Gordon and Randolph came from Hamiltons Sent a Bottle of Wine with Gordon to Mrs Hamilton took a Letter to me from Dan it came on the 23rd with 2 Dollars in it for his Aunt Gordon to my Bladed Knife 5th cold Windy cutting stove Wood 6th Epiphany Fine cold 7th The Water is Raising near shore Drew the 2 Boats and canoe up as the water is near them 8th Hugh Anns Birth Day 1866 Randolph and I to Summerstown Bought of John Summers 2 Tickets paid for 1..50 the other on credit 50 cents Bought Needles 5 Thread 5 oil 60 Bought of P Purcell 1 lb of Tea 25 paid paid for needles and Thread EW turned stormy Drifting Blowing snowing a awful night stopt at Hamiltons John Went to Cornwall to mill did not come Back to night Heard Bella Wright Departed or Mrs Annan 9th came home high EW Brought 2 Balls of Yarn for Gordons sox 10th Began to Draw hay from the upper Field 11th Drew the Rest of the stack cleaned the pipes EW snowing went for a Load of Wood 12th Fine EW Frosty Drew some wood 13th Fine EW Snowed hard Frosty </div> transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c5d1753d05dc954279ff3dc93e043216.pdf 908a3b5978a06a02367eca79039f34a5 PDF Text Text ^z Z/VWZ 7/ ^ /^7/ '77 ^7<7 7 lyyy^ f^^ 7 "^7/7 7/ "V'7 ^/7'^f/ 7 7/^'^ ^^7 j^y (^t ^7^^ ^77 i < t/y ^^^ ^’"^ > '7> ^ >/ /^7? 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They are considered wrong today. {first page} Mr James Cameron Island 1st of January 1884 New Years Day Fine E Wind sun shining Randolph and I crofsed to Hamiltons took Dinner Randolph stopt to help them to Thrash tomorrow I put out a Few Bushes Water Rising on the Marsh Fired a Few shots this Morning put in the Bottom of the stack John H and Leander 2nd Randolph at Hamiltons E Wind snowing Drifting Blowing hard Frosty 3rd Allen's Birth Day 1853 cold Frosty W Wind Blowing hard Blustery Blizzardy cut a Waterhole for the cattle 4th cold Windy Gordon and Randolph came from Hamiltons Sent a Bottle of Wine with Gordon to Mrs Hamilton took a Letter to me from Dan it came on the 23rd with 2 Dollars in it for his Aunt Gordon to my Bladed Knife 5th cold Windy cutting stove Wood 6th Epiphany Fine cold 7th The Water is Raising near shore Drew the 2 Boats and canoe up as the water is near them 8th Hugh Anns Birth Day 1866 Randolph and I to Summerstown Bought of John Summers 2 Tickets paid for 1..50 the other on credit 50 cents Bought Needles 5 Thread 5 oil 60 Bought of P Purcell 1 lb of Tea 25 paid paid for needles and Thread EW turned stormy Drifting Blowing snowing a awful night stopt at Hamiltons John Went to Cornwall to mill did not come Back to night Heard Bella Wright Departed or Mrs Annan 9th came home high EW Brought 2 Balls of Yarn for Gordons sox 1 �10th Began to Draw hay from the upper Field 11th Drew the Rest of the stack cleaned the pipes EW snowing went for a Load of Wood 12th Fine EW Frosty Drew some wood 13th Fine EW Snowed hard Frosty {first page} Mr James Cameron Island January 14th 1884 Fine turned Frosty cutting Stove wood cut a Basswood on the Bank 15th very very Frosty W Wind the Islands all snow very close this morning the air-hole before the Door shut up greatly with this Frost 16th Went to the Bush very Frosty Fine W Wind Drew some Wood snow Deep in the Bush My Feet stands no Cold 17th Randolph Went to F Covington turned stormy south West W Blustery Drifting paid Mr Long for Boots. 1..50 got Leanders Boot Fixed 10 cents sold his Rats 1..60 Lunch at Minkler 10 sweetys 2 cents got 2 pens from Mr Long got a Ride Down on a Load of Hay to jo Ducquets got an Almanack and 6 cards from Mr Congdon cold some chopping in the Bush 18th cold Drawing Wood snowing Drifting Wind changed to East Began the hay on the East side of the Barn yesterday Blustery 19th E Wind Cold Drifting Blizzardy Blustery Weather a very cold month since it came in as we have a Saturday Moon change 20th E Wind cold Frosty 21st St Agnefs W Wind Frosty cutting hay in the Barn chopping stove Wood John Summers shot himself and a Big Fire in Cornwall 22nd W Wind Drifting snowing Sun Draws water 23rd Fine Turned stormy EW Drifting snowing cutting stove Wood 2 �24th Charlie Tuppers & Jim McDougall's Birth Day Snowing Blowing Drifting Randolph to Mr Purcells for Tea 25 the Mill at Hamiltons got 2 Papers from Dan Jim McDougall fo ashes 22 Bushels 1..76 Told Mr Duncan the Bailiffe was Dead and Long John was Dead and others Duncan Murchison Dead gave Jim McDougall the Hide to sell for me (Flora Murchison and Thomas Jack and so on) {second page} Mr James Cameron Island January 25th 1884 Robie Burns Birth Day W Wind cold Frosty cutting in the East Mow snowbirds Lots of them Northern Lights Merry Dancers to night cut a Quarter of Beef to Day snowing Drifting Blowing E Wind changed to West to some hay cut a Beefhead Great Banks snow all around 27th Fine cold E Wind 28th Stormy E Wind Frosty 29th Fine Kind of soft put in a stack of hay from Back of the Barn taking the snow of the sheds 30th E Wind Rain went to Hamiltons snow Deep and Water on the ice under the snow this is a January Thaw got 2 Bushels of Oats From Hamilton First time to crofs with a Horse heard old Mrs McMartin up the Front Departed wind very high to night changed to the West Raining 31st Rain turned Fine W Wind Went to the Bush to Break Roads as the snow is very Deep Thawing parts of the Feild Bare lots of water on the ice 1st of February chopping stove Wood W Wind 2nd Candlemas Day if the Bear dont see his shadow it will be a Fine year cloudy E Wind snowing the sun peeped a Little out about 10 oclock but could see no shadow Went to Summerstown Bought of J Summers a spool of Thread 5 paid Ward got the pay of the hide from James McDougall 3..50 gave him a Dollar for to end the Globe heard about Thomas 3 �Jack being sued for 400 Dollar scrape (Woman) hide Weighed {illegible} stopt at hamiltons all night 3rd I came home from Hamiltons Fine E Wind 4th Frosty Windy E Wind Drifting cutting Stove Wood {first page} Mr James Cameron Island Feby 5th 1884 Grinding the Axes E Wind Raining hailing Working at the stick in the ice at the shore cutting hay in the Barn Randolph making a hand sleigh the Foxes is Barking around in this soft Weather\ 6th cutting the ice around the stick got it Loose got it pryed up a Little but had to Leave it with the Drifting E Wind Kind of Thawing snowing Teams goind on the Kit Kit Island Road to Day 7th Got the stick out of the ice to Day Fine Day 8th Gordons Birth Day Went to the Bush E Wind Randolph crofsed for the Globe it did not come Bought Tea 25 cents paid Heard Richardson and 3 men got Killed on the Rail-Road Gordon Working at Mr P Purcells Mill J Summers getting Better 9th E W Snowing Hailing Went to Hamiltons got a Ride up to Summerstown with J Hamilton Bought of J Summers 100 Wt of Flour 3..50 on Credit Bought 1/2 lb of Tea 25 Spool of Thread 5 cents paid this got 2 Buttons to be Returned Seen the Rev Mr Cameron after coming from the Carnival seems to e a very Fine Man John Hamilton Drove me Home Got the Globe for the First one Brought over a pair of sox for Gordon to Hamiltons Got the yarn that was Left Back not cold 10th Randolph Hugh Ann Livinia went to Mr James McDougalls Fine W Wind 11th E Wind some Frost Drew some Wood south 1/2 of E Mow Done Began to cut on the North East side 12th E Wind Drifting Fine Hailing to night Blowing the youngest of the 3 calves got Fast in the Manger not very well 4 �13th in the Bush Gordon at Mr Purcells {second page} Mr James Cameron Island Feby 14th 1884 Valentines Day Raining W Wind 15th EW Drawing Wood 16th Randolph crofsed for the Globe EW Fine ice Slippery an Indian here Lewis David Bought Tax 5 cents at Mr Wards 17th Gordon here EW and Indian passed up the ice a Fine Day traded pipes 18th James Hugh's Birth Day 1855 W Raining Raising the stick of Timber at the River men in a cutter passed down to the Little Island their Fishing EEls 19th E Wind Fine Thawing went to the Bush 2 Indians came for ash for oars Peter David then an Indian and a Boy came Down the ice and went around the north side A man crofsed over to Frasers the south side Looking for a Friend of his named Donald Frasher heavy Rain to night and high Wind 20th High W Wind Rain Snowing Drifting 21st Went to Summerstown Bought of John Summers 100 Wt of Flour 3..50 1/2 lb Tea 30 stopt at Hamiltons all night stormy to night Church 50 22nd Broke on the stack of 5 tons Broke the sleigh Burtons Burnt out 23rd Randolph crofsed took a sack of the Flour from Hamiltons Bought of Mr Ward a Testament 10 cents paid 24th Fine and cool 25th Randolph Went to F Covington with my Boots to get Fixed 35 cents Buttons 20 cents 2 yds of overalls stuff 36 got a Ride Back from J McDougall and he crofsed over from McDougalls 5 �26th I went to Williamstown Brought Wine and sugar Fine 27th Ash Wednesday in Williamstown 28th in Williamstown 29th Stormy in Williamstown Cold very stormy Drifting 1st of March St Davids Day the Festival of the Welsh stormy the Lottery at J Summers to night My Prize a pair of Boots 2nd in Williamstown 3rd Came from Williamstown stopt at J McDougalls the First Time that ever I was there Randolph at Summerstown got John B{cut off} 5 cents got the paper {first page} Mr James Cameron Island 4th of March1884 Went to Summerstown Bought of J Summers 100 lb of Flour 3..50 1/2 lb Tea 25 cent Bought 2 spools 10 cents paid spools West Wind Drifting Blustery got a Ride up from J Hamilton and he Drove me Down home to the Bay Tom took Down my Flour and I Left it there got 2 Bushels of Oats from Tom to Day Randolph took it home got the Prize My Ticket Drew a Pair of Boots John Summer's Wife went off to Day 5th Took in the Last of the stack a very fine Day Drew some Wood Randolph went to Hamiltons for the Flour left there Brought over a Board I Promised her for her Cheese Box seen Crows to Day 6th E Wind changed to West snowing Went to Mr Jo Ducquets took Dinner there Randolph and I Charles Rose there Drawing sawdust for the icehouse Bought H Wines Fine Day Making a Runner for the sleigh the Weasel killing our Hens Wrote a Letter for to send tomorrow to Williamstown 7th Randolph went for the Mail got it went up to Purcells Posted the Letter for Williamstown the storm commenced near morning 8th shovelling shown cows did not go to Drink to Day stormy Drifting EW 6 �9th stormy EW Drifting Began the hay on the sticks though there is a Ton in the the East Mow yet 10th Kind of Fine Drawing away snow out of the yard all the Doors all shut up with snow awful Bankings of snow this is the worst storm we had yet Drew some wood {second page} Mr James Cameron Island 11th of March 1884 Wind Drifting and snowing some Hail turned soft went to the Bush seen a Drove of Cattle crofsing 12th On this Day of the Month D McMaster {illegible} came to the Island Fine turned to Raining W Wind very high took down the snow some Drew some Drags Clearing away snow from around the Stable and shed water coming into the stable with the snow melting and Rain shovelling snow 13th Making Troughs cutting stove Wood Fine 14th Stanley's Birth Day 1880 Mr Hugh Munroe here I crofsed to Hamiltons with him to see the Bull he wants to buy him Randolph crofsed for the Paper Bought of John Summers 1 lb of Tea 50 con credit 15th a Fine Day Randolph went to Fort Covington to get his Boot and Leanders Fixed 26 cents Bought Court Plasters 10 Canday 5 cents got a Ride From P McDougall I crofsed to Summerstown took Dinner Tea with Summers and he has a splendid House The First Time I was in it Bought a Pipe 1 Mr Charles Craig here wanting to Buy a Cow I stopped at Hamiltons to night 16th I Came from Hamiltons this Morning good walking on the ice Minkey calved to Day Ducks Flying West 17th St Patricks the Festival of the Irish snowing hailing Raining Fine Wind Mr J McDougall came to see if I had ashes as he is going with a Load to Fort Covington Randolph crofsed to see Mr Craig to Tell him about the cow he is to come to see her 18th Princefs Louise Birth Day 1848 working the stick of Timber out of the ice at the shore Mr Jo Douquet and John Bone here took the big cooler I got from him Looking at the cattle 7 �{first page} Mr James Cameron Island 19th of March 1884 The very Rev Mr Cameron and Mr Hamilton here Took Down the names of the children Read the 8th chapter of Acts and Prayer Gave all the children Sunday school Papers He seems to e a very Fine Man Fine E Wind Drew some Wood turned to Raining in the Evening and snowed some through the night this is the Last Day of Winter 20th This the First Day of Spring stormy in the Morning EW Snowing Drifting and Blowing Turned Fine and very Warm the Buckley Taurus and Brindle had a Battle to Day Put a Fire in the Double stove to Burn out spoils 21st Mr John Tyo and Mr Douquet here Bought 5 Head of Cattle 75 Dollars a Fine Day Had a Bottle of old Rye Randolph went with them to Drive the Cattle 22nd I crofsed got a Ride from John Hamilton to F Covington Bought a pair of Boots for Fernandez 1..50 Bought a pair for Livinia 1..50 10 yds of Calico 80 yd of overalls1.8 Tea Pot 25 snack 10 pipe 1 Tobacco 9 Treat 25 John Drove me Down ice Soft Oxley calved Paid Summers 10 Dollars 23rd Raining seen Wild Geese the Boys Killed a muskrat with the Dog 24th Went to Summerstown Bought of John Summers 100 Wt of Flour3..50 Tea on Credit 5 lb 2.. pair of Braces 50 soap 35 pipe 1 2 spools 10 paid this Bought of Mr Ward pail 25 RRR 25 Tobacco 10 Shingle nails 7 ink 3 axe handle 15 Bought of J Hamilton 100 Wt of Flour 3 1/2 Burying Old Mrs Shetla to Day Andy Cameron wanting to Buy the Bull 19 Dollars I want ice all Water and slush Teams crofsed to Day {second page} Mr James Cameron Island 25th of March 1884 Lady Day Annunciation of the Virgin Mary a Fine Day warm Took the sugar Rigging to the Bush cutting and piling stove Wood Wild Geese and Ducks Plenty Blackbirds Robins came ice opening around the Points 26th Raining E Wind Went to go acrofs the ice is so slushy we turned Back piling Manure cutting Stove Wood Black Ducks came Wild Geese Plenty cant fine any holes in the ice 8 �laying on the ice John Hamiltons Birth Day 1876 change in the Eclipse on the sun Neptune in Conjunction with Venus 27th Tapt a Few Fine 28th Tapping Fine soft 29th I crofsed to Hamiltons heard Tom had to pay 300 Dollars Woman Froze some last night Randolph Boiled 12 pails of sap 30th Fine 31st J McDougall here came to tell me he could not take the Bush But that I could have all the rigging gave him a Bottle of Syrup and a Bottle of Wine the Boys crofsed with him for the Pot Randolph Leander Fernandez he came to the Head of the Island and went Down for me to go to Salmon River Horse and Cutter and Donald John went to Douquet took Boat from the mouth of Salmon River John Bone Rod Briggs and one of Bills Boys went up Bought of M{illegible} 10 yds Calico 80 Buttons 4 Doz 28 Basket 10 Thimbles 10 Bought of Smallman 6 yds of Cotton 48 Bought of Mr Burdo Bag 25 2 Tin Basins 20 1/2 lb Tobacco 20 Matches pipe 1 Gordon here to Day Gave him my vest Randolph Bought a Hat from him 75 cents Got a Letter from Narcifse Sharo 1st of April all Fools Day I crofsed to Summerstown Went to PO with a Letter to Narcifse Charo care of Mr William Dubois got my Paper Bought J Summers pail 25 Paid this Bought of Mr Ward 2 Doz of Herrings 50 cents Paid this 2nd Chopping Wood at the sugar camp Fine {first page} Mr James Cameron Island 3rd of April 1884 snowing Tapt 60 Trees gathered 34 pails chopping Wood at the camp 4th This is the Day those Men was to be Hung at Regina Boiling and sugared of about 27 lbs a Feast for the Boys Fine sap run some Tapt some Livinia came to the Bush to sugar off 5th Boiling 6 Ice opening Palm Sunday Lily calved a Fine Day sugared off 9 �7th Running Killed the First snake snakes coming out of their holes running well 8th Boiling running well running over Stanley and Rowena in the Bush 9th this Day of the Month I was Married 1862 suggared of Twice to Day 10th Boiling cutting Wood Blowed hard and Fine 11th Good Friday Fine snowed Rain sugared Twice W Wind 12th ice Going Down water high put out the Boat Lots of Rubbish going Down Tapt 16 Trees Frost Last night the Frogs commenced their music 13th Gordon and Willie Rose here Randolphs hat 14th 3 Men Passed up in a Boat and went Back P Purcell's Sale to Day Fine E Wind clearing out the cookhouse Boys Boiling in the Bush Piling Stove Wood 15th Sugared of 43 lbs Rained E Wind Went out in the Black Boat 16th EW Rained some made a Gallon of Syrup Rowena Made 2 lb of sugar cleaning out the cellar cutting the ice out of the Milkhouse Drawing sticks of the Potato Field Grenada's First Trip out of Dundee swallows came got a Rat put a Lock on the shanty Taking away the Banking {second page} Mr James Cameron Island April 17th 1884 at the Banking piling Wood at the Door pushing away loos ice at the shore 18th Our Duncans Birth Day E W Foggy Raining Went to Summerstown had Butter Bought of Mr Ward Salt a sack 1..10 3 Doz of Herring 75 1/2 lb Powder 10 1/2 lb Tobacco 12 1/2 Blue 5 thread 25 Hats 40 Bought of J Summers 10 yds of Cotton I paid this Heard John Barrett Departed in Winnepeg heard Mary Boui Peter Grants sister Died about the 9th or 10th Stopt a Hamiltons to night Took 50 Wt of Flour 19th came from Hamiltons Working at the Banking got Papers from Dan Randolph got a Pike in the Marsh Boys gathered 15 pails of sap Fine EW 20th Foggy Fine 10 �21st Ginny calved Boiled the sap a Gallon of Syrup heaping up manure Windy Frost to night 22nd Windy some Grains of snow Tapt 13 Trees got 6 pails of sap set some of the Front Marsh a Fire near Shore a Bother Keeping the cattle from the Bush Randolph shot a squirrel Water commencing to come in the cellar 23 Took away the Sugar Bush Rigging as the cows is hard to keep from the Bush 24th Mr McDougall and Catherine here a Fine Day Gave him a Cake of sugar 25th St Marks Day a Fine Day The Steamer Charlotte came up Randolph went to Salmon River Bought on Credit From Mr Bordeau a pair of Boots 1.. Sack of Flour 1..30 a pair of Boots for himself 1..10 Rowena's Boots Fixed 15 cents Left his own to be mended 2 1/2 yds of Cloth 57 cents Mr Hills and Johnstons Lights Lit up to night a very fine Day E Wind 26th Mr Genie came Fine Randolph crosed oil pipes Laces 40 {first page} Mr James Cameron Island 27th of April 1884 Mr Genie went off E Wind Gordon and Tommy Rose here a fine Day 28th high Wind Keeping in the 2 Bulls Raising stones and Ploughing cold to night took away the Banking from the shed north side heard Thunder tonight J Hamilton Lit up to night snowed through the night Dan McLean Departed 29th crofsed with a Letter to PO for Genie Postage 3 got Paint and oil for the Bun Stove a Hole in the Big Boat turned Back and took the Bun speaking to Robinson about the Bull 30th Ploughing Painting Fine Day Ogdensburgh Boat came Last night to Dundee stopt at Jo Duquetts Wharf all night Lots of ice going Down to Day 1st of May St Phillips & St James Lots of ice going Down Leander and I went around the Island The steamer Grenada coming acrofs Turned Back a Little way and Let the steam whatever was wrong I dont Know yet the John A or Hiram Calvin going Down in the a Raft the First this Season set Fires cutting Brush 2nd very high Wind West Painting the cubboard Door Windows 11 �3rd cutting and Grubbing in the upper Field made the Fence at the Wet Place Let out the young Bull W Wind very high The McArthur went Down with a Raft 4th Fine Randolph Went to Christies Stanley Leander Sissy and other 4 went to Sturgeon Island Grenada went to Lancaster with a party of Masons {first page} Mr James Cameron Island 5th of May 1884 Fine Day Went to J Hamiltons with the Boat to Fix it Heard Dr Dickinson Departed last week 6th Fixing around the shanty putting stones here the water is wearing the Bank E Wind Alexandra Went Down First trip 7th Fine E Wind some Rain Blew hard Went to Fort Covington Bought of Smallman Flour 3 Boots 1..30 Fine salt Matches 15 Doz of Cups 4 Saucers 80 Red stuff 15 Bought of A Tyo Lime Tobacco 35 Cucumbers 5 Bought of Mr Long Hooks 2 pails 5 Pipes 2 Brush on credit 3.5 got the Strainer Kettle Mended 20 3 yds Calico 24 Warm Syrup 25 hoarhound 1 paid Randolph Boots 85 took Dinner at Mr P Buchanan Old Mr Congdon Taken on the Boat Grenada from Cornwall Bought of Tyo Flask 30 Sale at Elliots Mr Burdo's store closed got papers from Mr McCartney sailed going and Coming south Wind 8th The Bohemian First Trip the Fishermen Came Rain E Wind Fine Mr Congdon Buried to Day Randolph making a Harrow 9th putting up Manure Fixing the Logs aroun the Door commenced to rain to night Boats aground Tugs Lots of Tugs going to Day 10th Raining Windy N West ice going Down Wild Geese plenty on Plum Island 11th Bohemian went up Leander & Hugh Ann went to Hamiltons Fine Windy Rained some Phillip got the Black Boat to go to Bosells some ice Going Down 12th Harrowing First Planting Potatoes Ploughed the Garden and the Bean Place Fine Let out the calves in the yard they went with their Fish 1st Time {first page} 12 �Mr James Cameron Island 13th of May 1884 Planting Potatoes Ploughed in Drills Phillip to the store took my Paper from the Office Fine E Wind Rained to night Tying the Bull Buckley out put the Ring in his nose John Tyo scowing his cattle yesterday and to Day to scowing his cattle yesterday and to Day to Alexis Island Wild Geese Plenty 14th High South West Wind the Grenada did not come out from Dundee Walter Bakers Girl to Be Married to Day Fine cold some Drops of Rain cuting Brush in the upper Feild Fixing the calves Fence a Race the Bohemian & McArthur the McArthur took Down a Raft 15th Found a stick of Oak Randolph to Charlies Island 16th at Fences 17th cutting Brush 18th Randolph to Alexis Island and Round Black Island Found a Tin Stove in the Water 19th Went to Summerstown Bought of Mr Ward a Herring Barrel 25 Took Dinner with John S Summers Randolph and I Fine to Pens 2 got a Scotch paper 20th Planted Potatoes in the Back Garden Finished Making the soap 21st Warm Went to Hamiltons to Fix the Boat John in Cornwall 22 at the Boat Ascension Day Holy Thursday Bought of J Summers Tax 10 cents Raining Windy came home set a hen to hatch 23rd Planted Potatoes Pumpkins cucumbers up at the Cherry Tree the Sounding Place 24th Queen's Birth Day Ploughin corn Growing Makind Bon Fires to night 25th Fine {second page} Mr James Cameron Island 26th of May 1884 Planted corn the Barn Harrowin the Potatoes Fine 13 �27th Fixing the Milkhouse Peter Tree and Wife here Piling Manure cold 28th Fixing the Cookhouse cold North Wind Lots of ice and snow under the Manure in the Barnyard 29th Royal Oak Day or Oak Apple Day Windy 30th W Wind Cold and Fine Went to Dundee with a Tennet of Butter Sold to A Tyo 20 cents Bought of Tyo 100 Wt of Flour Tea 3 lb 1 cornmeal 60 Tobacco 18 Pipe 25 Plug 5 Raisins 10 2 Packages of Soda 16 12 Boxes Blue 15 Saw 75 crackers 10 paid Mr Long for Brush 35 2 lbs of Nails 25 2 pair of spectacles 50 Lock 10 Bought Smallman 3 yds of Calico 25 Bought 2 Tubs 40 Paid Jo Lemay 1 Dollar on the Watch got a Ruster & Bull-Ring from Bill Returned Tyo's Flask 31st Randolph crofsed to Summerstown Got a Paper from the Rev Hugh Cameron in the office the Presbiterian got 2 Globes screws 2 cents Bought Bread cutting Brush put ashes on the Potatoes and corn a Big Fire somewhere up the Front an Indian and a Squaw here its James Grants Barn children set it a fire The Fosters 1st of June the Glorious First of June Rowena's Birth Day 1878 2nd {illegibel} Lancaster 3rd Went to Hamiltons Heard Isabella Chisholm's Departed Buried to Day cleaned the Boat so to paint her on the inside came home sheared the sheep 4th Washed the Wool Fine working around the Barn Old George the 4ths Birth Day Went to Lancaster with the Wool 20 lbs Gave him 1 Dollar on the Wool 5th Francis Wife here and Daughter 6th Went to Summerstown Hamiltons shearing their sheep Bought spool of Thread 5 A Letter from Gordon {first page} Mr James Cameron Island 7th of June 1884 John Summers and Tommy Rose here Trowling Treated me and Left me the Remains of the Bottle Went to Hamiltons for the Bo{cut off} wrote a Letter to Gordon 5 14 �Went up in the Waggon with John and Tom Drawing stones to the Bridge took a Ladder to Mr Charles Craig's 8th Fine seen Genies going up in Front of the Island going to set out the Buoy at Francis Island 9th Our Mary's Birth Day 1813 Fine high E Wind Water Raised Lashey Came setting Fires to Brush Heaps a Lot of Boats going to Day Weeding Potatoes Hens Rooted out all the Corn must put Beans in it 10th Making Jumper Fine EW set Fires to sugar Bush ashes put some Paint on the inside of the Boat Let out Buckley (the Bull) Potato Bugs Bad Grubs Bad 11th Working at the Jumper 12th Fine Rained hard got a Line from Narcisse Wind high Working some at the Jumper 13th Randolph crofsed to Summerstown paid Mr Ward for Narcisse 65 cents Bought 2 Hats 1/2 lb Tobacco 12 1/2 cents Fixing snoods for a Line took over the Big Boat EW 14th Went to Dundee & Fort Covington Bought of Mr Long a suit for Randolph 6 Dollars paid 4) 52 yds of Cotton 4.. ten yds of stuff 120 salt Peter 5 1 lb of Tea 25 Brought 25 Bought of A Smalldon pipe Tobacco 5 cents 20 Calico 25 Bought of A Tyo 3 sacks of Flour 4..50 soap 25 crackers Tobacco 1/2 lb 15 Bought Tin Pans 1..50 Tin pans 45 Butter Tubs 70 15th Fine {first page} Mr James Cameron Island 16th of June 1884 Put hay at the End of the Potatoes so we would not {cut off}il the hay with the Plough hoeing Potatoes 17th Went Down sunk in the Rapids Bought Mr Ward Hoe 60 stone 8 Thread had 6 Doz Eggs 18th The Ever Memorable Battle of Waterloo Young Ducks at Hamiltons 19th Working at Tobacco plants {cut off}00 Ground 20th Randolph came from Hamiltons put out Tobacco plants & Turnips Weeding Potatoes 15 �21st put in First hay pic nic Randolph to Pic nic Mowed calf Pasture took ashes home Narcisse down with Captain Rankin 22 Our Dan's Birth Day {nothing more on page, page badly torn} {first page} Unfortunate Days Mr James Cameron Island January 7 Days 3rd, 4,6,13..14..20..21 Feby 7, 3" 7,9,12..16..23 March 8 Days 1,,2..3..8..12..16..28..29 April 2 Days 24..25 May 5 Days 17..20..27..29..30 June 8 Days 3..10..17..18 July 4 Days 3..10 ..17..18 August 2 Days 15..20 September 2 Days 9,,16 October 6 Days 4..9..11..17.27.31 November 4 Days 3..9..10..21 December 2 Days 14..21 {on right hand side written vertically} 4 Days for Shaving Thursday Friday Monday Wednesday and mauspicious the other 3 are Evil {rest of page is from preceding page and is transcribed there} 16 �{second page} Mr James Cameron Island {first page} Mr James Cameron Island Sept 1st 1884 cutting Marsh Hay 2nd I making a stack 3rd D McMaster's Birth Day 1846 Fishing Let in the Cows 4th put 30 cocks of Marsh hay in the Barn 5th John Angus's B Day 1850 6th Fishing Livinia not well very warm time 7th Randolph and Leander to Mr Jo Ducketts 8th our Tame Ducks taken away 8 of Them cleaning Tobacco the Buds 9th Phillip crofsed Bought a Bottle of Pain Killer Stanley not well shot a Duck Made Fence around the stacks Barnhart with a Raft of Boards 10th very hot pulled the Hops and Beans shot 2 Ducks 11th Mr J McDougall for the Boat Mr Heron here Windy shot a Pigeon Mowing Marsh shelling Beans 12th Mrs Burdo here and Mrs Lesperance Took out the Big stone at the Door as its in the way 13th Drawing Wood 14th Took Apples of the Grove Tree 17 �15th Drawing Wood Randolph for Mail Bought crackers and Matches 16th Windy 17th cutting Marsh hay cutting Tobacco 18th Went to Hamiltons for the 2 Rams J McDougall came home with the Boat Took home their sugar Pot 22nd First Day of Fall sun crofses the Line Equinoxial Gales 29th Michaelmass Day {bottom of page torn away, exposing page previously transcribed} {second page} Mr James Cameron Island Oct 1st 1884 Tonia Birth Day 1883 Hugh Annes McMaster B Day 1844 Livinia Birth Day 1868 Hugh's Birth Day 4th James B Day 25th 31st Halloween Harvest Month of Death November 1st all saints Day 2nd all souls Day 7th Helen's Birth Day 9th Prince of Wales B Day 11 or 12th 18 �Martinmas Day 25th St Catherine Day 30th St Andrew's Day The Festival of the Scotch 21st of November D McMaster Senior Departed 1846 {first page} Mr James Cameron Island 17th of Nov 1884 Went to Dundee very Foggy on the River Gave to Mr Long 2 Tennets of Butter to Amount of {illegible} $7..19 " 18 " 37 to Cash 5..12..19..6..8 To Randolph To Balance on Boots 50 Knife 30 Scotch cap 70 To 1 Sack of Fine Salt 6.5 2 pair of Hinges 30 1 lb of Wrought nails 7 Rope 23 Axe 90 2 lb of cut nails 8 1 lb of Powder 40 3 lb of shot 25 paper of needles 5 cash 1 1 Bit stock 80 Auger Bit 30 all this settled Bought on credit 53 yds of Cotton at 9 cents a yard 4..77 Bought of Mr Smallman Flour 3 20 yds of Calico 1 12 yards of Calico 1 oil 15 Settled with Alexander Tyo up to this Date Bought of A Tyo crackers soda 8 1 Box of Blue 5 1 Box of Blue 10 Pipe 50 1 Doz of close pins 4 Matches 8 Thimble 2 paid all this Bought of Mr Long Broom 25 paid this Windy stopt at Luke Bowens All night Traded Caps with Billy 18 came home 19th chopping cutting Brush in the oak Feild 20 Brushing 21st On This Day of the Month D McMaster Departed 1846 22nd J Hamilton J Craig T Jack and Mr Adam's here after their Ram's took 1 of Them Let the other high EW 23rd Sunday Windy 24th Bohemian Went Down on her Last Trip chopping on the Pitt Point Found a Weasel in a Dead Tree Dead 25 Snowing Windy put in cattle to night a steamer went up to night 19 �26th The Massena stopt with the ice on the Mouth of Salmon River Turned Back to Jo Ducquets Warf stopt all night a steamer went up Feeding Cattle 27th Massena Broke the ice in to Salmon River came out to Day snowing 28th Randolph crofsed for Ma{cut off} Bought of Mr Ward on credit a Lock 25 no Lights up to night to 2 spools of Thread 10 paid this Diptheria Raging 29th at stove Wood 30th St Andrews Day the Festival of the Scotch 1st Sunday in Advent 1st of December Keeping St Andrews Day our Patron Saint all the Boys had had shooting a Pigeon came on the 25th {second page} Mr James Cameron Island 2nd of December 1884 Chopping Logs for Boards setting handlines for Perch 3rd Drew 3 Logs to the Grove put the calves in their own stable 4th put Hings on 2 Doors clearning the Trees and Brush away at he Tent Windy but Fine warm snow abou gone Freezing some to night not many Ducks but a great Lot went East this Evening in Flocks the Boys got a small Lunge and Pike 1 Perch in the Back Bay 5th a very fine Day clearing Brush on the Lower Point water low 6th Cutting and Brushing in the oak field Back of the Barn Randolph making a Board sleigh high E Wind got a Rat 7th West Wind Rained Hard to night snow some water Raised 8th snowing Blowing Brushing some Tied the Jennie put shafts on the Board sleigh a small Blue Bird following the cows and will light on their Backs and Keeps close to them when they a Feeding in the Field or in the Barn-yard he was here 3 or 4 Days last week Look like a small Blackbird 20 �9th cleaned the Pipes 10th Leander's Birth Day 1872 Gave him a Silver Dollar cutting Brush a Boat crofsing to Lancaster Below Butternut Island Drawing Wood 11th stormy snowing soft Tied the calves went around the Island Lots of Dead little Fish Like minnows around the shore it must be those Fish they put in the River Like Whitefish or Manhattan 12th Drawing Wood 13th Cutting Brush in the oak Field 14th Fine 15th cutting on the Pitt Point scattered trees E Wind changed to High West Wind Drew some Wood Hay all Done on the Barn floor 16th a Boat Passed with 2 in it going Down to C Rankin {first page} Mr James Cameron Island Dec 17th 1884 snowing calm Windy whitewashing Drew some Wood put out manure wind changed every way New Moon came in to Day Freezing to night 18th cutting in the Oakfield cows eating Brush a Light to night on the south side it Looks like a Fishing Light Frosty Fine some Windy ice made out Last night to the edge of the Rushes and a good Bit made in the Back Bay 19th Frosty Cold Windy ice a making though its Windy Drew some Wood 20th ice Took acrofs in some places North Wind changed to East Windy 21st First Day of Winter Snowing Drifting cold 22 E Wind Rained and hailed made a crust changed to West Wind and Blew very hard all night Turned to Freezing through the night Drew some Drags Shortest Day in the year 21 �23 very cold and Frosty Windy put in a Part of a stack of Fine hay Broke on it to Day cutting stove Wood Leander seen 10 Wild Geese going West Randolph to the head of the Island seen a Fox Track made before the crust made water Raising near shore the ice must a Taken to Day Between here and Hamiltons 24th E W stormy Drifting snowing Cattle did not Drink to Day Broke a peice out of the new Axe Frosty 25th Christmas Day Fine Frosty West Wind seen the Weasels Track at the River Cattle hearty Good Fires nothing but Wine and its good 2 Mock-Suns this Morning and a Tail to the Sun air holes shut up pretty well with the storm Last night {second page} Mr James Cameron Island Dec 26th 1884 Randolph and I crofsed to Hamiltons Randolph to the PO got a Letter from Dan got the Papers and a Record from the Rev Mr Cameron Bought of J Summers lb of Tea and Four plates the Prize Tea a Great many Dying with Diphtera Hamiltons cutting on Duncan G's Bush Timber for a Building Bought RRR 25 and Eclectrick oil 25 Kerosene oil very Frosty E Wind Mr Harpers 2 Girls and Mrs Laird came to Hamiltons seen George Annan at Hamiltons 27th Frosty E W Drawing Wood 28 Holy Innocents Fine Thawing 29 Our Angus B Day Fine E Wind Thawing Killed Buckley 30th Fine Thawing Drew some Wood put out Manure put in the rest of the Fine hay stack put the sawlogs on a Roleway 31st Last Day of the year Fine Thawing Raining E Wind now near all gone seen a Man crofsing summers Road My wrist very sore ice getting Bad Randolph put bushes on Bay 1st of January New Years Day 1885 Fine Freezing snowing a Little Windy Firing some Volleys Fields Bare of snow a Good many holes opened in the ice water the ice water high Freezing hard to night Burning the Front Marsh cut a Load of Wood alders and Willows John H and I on the Pitt Point 22 �2nd cutting alders and Willows clearing in the oakfield Cold Windy Frosty Randolph got a Mink Drew some wood set Fire to part of the Back Marsh 3rd Allen's Birth Day 1853 Tried to go Acrofs too slippery for my Boots Randolph crofsed Bought of Ward a Darning needle got papers from OUr Mail Windy the crack in the ice Bursting open Heard Sandy Alec Departed 4th Fine Thawing 5th Windy crofsed to Hamiltons Meeting of Councillor to Day Kind of soft snowed a Little Randolph Bought of J Summers 1 of Tea Prize a Pitcher Thread 4 spools needles ice Breaking at airholes Broke in a Marsh hay stack For more information on James Cameron, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.uoguelph.ca 23 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata 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Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1884 UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> {first page} Mr James Cameron Island 1st of January 1884 New Years Day Fine E Wind sun shining Randolph and I crofsed to Hamiltons took Dinner Randolph stopt to help them to Thrash tomorrow I put out a Few Bushes Water Rising on the Marsh Fired a Few shots this Morning put in the Bottom of the stack John H and Leander 2nd Randolph at Hamiltons E Wind snowing Drifting Blowing hard Frosty 3rd Allen's Birth Day 1853 cold Frosty W Wind Blowing hard Blustery Blizzardy cut a Waterhole for the cattle 4th cold Windy Gordon and Randolph came from Hamiltons Sent a Bottle of Wine with Gordon to Mrs Hamilton took a Letter to me from Dan it came on the 23rd with 2 Dollars in it for his Aunt Gordon to my Bladed Knife 5th cold Windy cutting stove Wood 6th Epiphany Fine cold 7th The Water is Raising near shore Drew the 2 Boats and canoe up as the water is near them 8th Hugh Anns Birth Day 1866 Randolph and I to Summerstown Bought of John Summers 2 Tickets paid for 1..50 the other on credit 50 cents Bought Needles 5 Thread 5 oil 60 Bought of P Purcell 1 lb of Tea 25 paid paid for needles and Thread EW turned stormy Drifting Blowing snowing a awful night stopt at Hamiltons John Went to Cornwall to mill did not come Back to night Heard Bella Wright Departed or Mrs Annan 9th came home high EW Brought 2 Balls of Yarn for Gordons sox 10th Began to Draw hay from the upper Field 11th Drew the Rest of the stack cleaned the pipes EW snowing went for a Load of Wood 12th Fine EW Frosty Drew some wood 13th Fine EW Snowed hard Frosty </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {first page} Mr James Cameron Island January 14th 1884 Fine turned Frosty cutting Stove wood cut a Basswood on the Bank 15th very very Frosty W Wind the Islands all snow very close this morning the air-hole before the Door shut up greatly with this Frost 16th Went to the Bush very Frosty Fine W Wind Drew some Wood snow Deep in the Bush My Feet stands no Cold 17th Randolph Went to F Covington turned stormy south West W Blustery Drifting paid Mr Long for Boots. 1..50 got Leanders Boot Fixed 10 cents sold his Rats 1..60 Lunch at Minkler 10 sweetys 2 cents got 2 pens from Mr Long got a Ride Down on a Load of Hay to jo Ducquets got an Almanack and 6 cards from Mr Congdon cold some chopping in the Bush 18th cold Drawing Wood snowing Drifting Wind changed to East Began the hay on the East side of the Barn yesterday Blustery 19th E Wind Cold Drifting Blizzardy Blustery Weather a very cold month since it came in as we have a Saturday Moon change 20th E Wind cold Frosty 21st St Agnefs W Wind Frosty cutting hay in the Barn chopping stove Wood John Summers shot himself and a Big Fire in Cornwall 22nd W Wind Drifting snowing Sun Draws water 23rd Fine Turned stormy EW Drifting snowing cutting stove Wood 24th Charlie Tuppers & Jim McDougall's Birth Day Snowing Blowing Drifting Randolph to Mr Purcells for Tea 25 the Mill at Hamiltons got 2 Papers from Dan Jim McDougall fo ashes 22 Bushels 1..76 Told Mr Duncan the Bailiffe was Dead and Long John was Dead and others Duncan Murchison Dead gave Jim McDougall the Hide to sell for me (Flora Murchison and Thomas Jack and so on) {second page} Mr James Cameron Island January 25th 1884 Robie Burns Birth Day W Wind cold Frosty cutting in the East Mow snowbirds Lots of them Northern Lights Merry Dancers to night cut a Quarter of Beef to Day snowing Drifting Blowing E Wind changed to West to some hay cut a Beefhead Great Banks snow all around 27th Fine cold E Wind 28th Stormy E Wind Frosty 29th Fine Kind of soft put in a stack of hay from Back of the Barn taking the snow of the sheds 30th E Wind Rain went to Hamiltons snow Deep and Water on the ice under the snow this is a January Thaw got 2 Bushels of Oats From Hamilton First time to crofs with a Horse heard old Mrs McMartin up the Front Departed wind very high to night changed to the West Raining 31st Rain turned Fine W Wind Went to the Bush to Break Roads as the snow is very Deep Thawing parts of the Feild Bare lots of water on the ice 1st of February chopping stove Wood W Wind 2nd Candlemas Day if the Bear dont see his shadow it will be a Fine year cloudy E Wind snowing the sun peeped a Little out about 10 oclock but could see no shadow Went to Summerstown Bought of J Summers a spool of Thread 5 paid Ward got the pay of the hide from James McDougall 3..50 gave him a Dollar for to end the Globe heard about Thomas Jack being sued for 400 Dollar scrape (Woman) hide Weighed {illegible} stopt at hamiltons all night 3rd I came home from Hamiltons Fine E Wind 4th Frosty Windy E Wind Drifting cutting Stove Wood </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {first page} Mr James Cameron Island Feby 5th 1884 Grinding the Axes E Wind Raining hailing Working at the stick in the ice at the shore cutting hay in the Barn Randolph making a hand sleigh the Foxes is Barking around in this soft Weather\ 6th cutting the ice around the stick got it Loose got it pryed up a Little but had to Leave it with the Drifting E Wind Kind of Thawing snowing Teams goind on the Kit Kit Island Road to Day 7th Got the stick out of the ice to Day Fine Day 8th Gordons Birth Day Went to the Bush E Wind Randolph crofsed for the Globe it did not come Bought Tea 25 cents paid Heard Richardson and 3 men got Killed on the Rail-Road Gordon Working at Mr P Purcells Mill J Summers getting Better 9th E W Snowing Hailing Went to Hamiltons got a Ride up to Summerstown with J Hamilton Bought of J Summers 100 Wt of Flour 3..50 on Credit Bought 1/2 lb of Tea 25 Spool of Thread 5 cents paid this got 2 Buttons to be Returned Seen the Rev Mr Cameron after coming from the Carnival seems to e a very Fine Man John Hamilton Drove me Home Got the Globe for the First one Brought over a pair of sox for Gordon to Hamiltons Got the yarn that was Left Back not cold 10th Randolph Hugh Ann Livinia went to Mr James McDougalls Fine W Wind 11th E Wind some Frost Drew some Wood south 1/2 of E Mow Done Began to cut on the North East side 12th E Wind Drifting Fine Hailing to night Blowing the youngest of the 3 calves got Fast in the Manger not very well 13th in the Bush Gordon at Mr Purcells {second page} Mr James Cameron Island Feby 14th 1884 Valentines Day Raining W Wind 15th EW Drawing Wood 16th Randolph crofsed for the Globe EW Fine ice Slippery an Indian here Lewis David Bought Tax 5 cents at Mr Wards 17th Gordon here EW and Indian passed up the ice a Fine Day traded pipes 18th James Hugh's Birth Day 1855 W Raining Raising the stick of Timber at the River men in a cutter passed down to the Little Island their Fishing EEls 19th E Wind Fine Thawing went to the Bush 2 Indians came for ash for oars Peter David then an Indian and a Boy came Down the ice and went around the north side A man crofsed over to Frasers the south side Looking for a Friend of his named Donald Frasher heavy Rain to night and high Wind 20th High W Wind Rain Snowing Drifting 21st Went to Summerstown Bought of John Summers 100 Wt of Flour 3..50 1/2 lb Tea 30 stopt at Hamiltons all night stormy to night Church 50 22nd Broke on the stack of 5 tons Broke the sleigh Burtons Burnt out 23rd Randolph crofsed took a sack of the Flour from Hamiltons Bought of Mr Ward a Testament 10 cents paid 24th Fine and cool 25th Randolph Went to F Covington with my Boots to get Fixed 35 cents Buttons 20 cents 2 yds of overalls stuff 36 got a Ride Back from J McDougall and he crofsed over from McDougalls 26th I went to Williamstown Brought Wine and sugar Fine 27th Ash Wednesday in Williamstown 28th in Williamstown 29th Stormy in Williamstown Cold very stormy Drifting 1st of March St Davids Day the Festival of the Welsh stormy the Lottery at J Summers to night My Prize a pair of Boots 2nd in Williamstown 3rd Came from Williamstown stopt at J McDougalls the First Time that ever I was there Randolph at Summerstown got John B{cut off} 5 cents got the paper </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {first page} Mr James Cameron Island 4th of March1884 Went to Summerstown Bought of J Summers 100 lb of Flour 3..50 1/2 lb Tea 25 cent Bought 2 spools 10 cents paid spools West Wind Drifting Blustery got a Ride up from J Hamilton and he Drove me Down home to the Bay Tom took Down my Flour and I Left it there got 2 Bushels of Oats from Tom to Day Randolph took it home got the Prize My Ticket Drew a Pair of Boots John Summer's Wife went off to Day 5th Took in the Last of the stack a very fine Day Drew some Wood Randolph went to Hamiltons for the Flour left there Brought over a Board I Promised her for her Cheese Box seen Crows to Day 6th E Wind changed to West snowing Went to Mr Jo Ducquets took Dinner there Randolph and I Charles Rose there Drawing sawdust for the icehouse Bought H Wines Fine Day Making a Runner for the sleigh the Weasel killing our Hens Wrote a Letter for to send tomorrow to Williamstown 7th Randolph went for the Mail got it went up to Purcells Posted the Letter for Williamstown the storm commenced near morning 8th shovelling shown cows did not go to Drink to Day stormy Drifting EW 9th stormy EW Drifting Began the hay on the sticks though there is a Ton in the the East Mow yet 10th Kind of Fine Drawing away snow out of the yard all the Doors all shut up with snow awful Bankings of snow this is the worst storm we had yet Drew some wood {second page} Mr James Cameron Island 11th of March 1884 Wind Drifting and snowing some Hail turned soft went to the Bush seen a Drove of Cattle crofsing 12th On this Day of the Month D McMaster {illegible} came to the Island Fine turned to Raining W Wind very high took down the snow some Drew some Drags Clearing away snow from around the Stable and shed water coming into the stable with the snow melting and Rain shovelling snow 13th Making Troughs cutting stove Wood Fine 14th Stanley's Birth Day 1880 Mr Hugh Munroe here I crofsed to Hamiltons with him to see the Bull he wants to buy him Randolph crofsed for the Paper Bought of John Summers 1 lb of Tea 50 con credit 15th a Fine Day Randolph went to Fort Covington to get his Boot and Leanders Fixed 26 cents Bought Court Plasters 10 Canday 5 cents got a Ride From P McDougall I crofsed to Summerstown took Dinner Tea with Summers and he has a splendid House The First Time I was in it Bought a Pipe 1 Mr Charles Craig here wanting to Buy a Cow I stopped at Hamiltons to night 16th I Came from Hamiltons this Morning good walking on the ice Minkey calved to Day Ducks Flying West 17th St Patricks the Festival of the Irish snowing hailing Raining Fine Wind Mr J McDougall came to see if I had ashes as he is going with a Load to Fort Covington Randolph crofsed to see Mr Craig to Tell him about the cow he is to come to see her 18th Princefs Louise Birth Day 1848 working the stick of Timber out of the ice at the shore Mr Jo Douquet and John Bone here took the big cooler I got from him Looking at the cattle </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {first page} Mr James Cameron Island 19th of March 1884 The very Rev Mr Cameron and Mr Hamilton here Took Down the names of the children Read the 8th chapter of Acts and Prayer Gave all the children Sunday school Papers He seems to e a very Fine Man Fine E Wind Drew some Wood turned to Raining in the Evening and snowed some through the night this is the Last Day of Winter 20th This the First Day of Spring stormy in the Morning EW Snowing Drifting and Blowing Turned Fine and very Warm the Buckley Taurus and Brindle had a Battle to Day Put a Fire in the Double stove to Burn out spoils 21st Mr John Tyo and Mr Douquet here Bought 5 Head of Cattle 75 Dollars a Fine Day Had a Bottle of old Rye Randolph went with them to Drive the Cattle 22nd I crofsed got a Ride from John Hamilton to F Covington Bought a pair of Boots for Fernandez 1..50 Bought a pair for Livinia 1..50 10 yds of Calico 80 yd of overalls1.8 Tea Pot 25 snack 10 pipe 1 Tobacco 9 Treat 25 John Drove me Down ice Soft Oxley calved Paid Summers 10 Dollars 23rd Raining seen Wild Geese the Boys Killed a muskrat with the Dog 24th Went to Summerstown Bought of John Summers 100 Wt of Flour3..50 Tea on Credit 5 lb 2.. pair of Braces 50 soap 35 pipe 1 2 spools 10 paid this Bought of Mr Ward pail 25 RRR 25 Tobacco 10 Shingle nails 7 ink 3 axe handle 15 Bought of J Hamilton 100 Wt of Flour 3 1/2 Burying Old Mrs Shetla to Day Andy Cameron wanting to Buy the Bull 19 Dollars I want ice all Water and slush Teams crofsed to Day {second page} Mr James Cameron Island 25th of March 1884 Lady Day Annunciation of the Virgin Mary a Fine Day warm Took the sugar Rigging to the Bush cutting and piling stove Wood Wild Geese and Ducks Plenty Blackbirds Robins came ice opening around the Points 26th Raining E Wind Went to go acrofs the ice is so slushy we turned Back piling Manure cutting Stove Wood Black Ducks came Wild Geese Plenty cant fine any holes in the ice laying on the ice John Hamiltons Birth Day 1876 change in the Eclipse on the sun Neptune in Conjunction with Venus 27th Tapt a Few Fine 28th Tapping Fine soft 29th I crofsed to Hamiltons heard Tom had to pay 300 Dollars Woman Froze some last night Randolph Boiled 12 pails of sap 30th Fine 31st J McDougall here came to tell me he could not take the Bush But that I could have all the rigging gave him a Bottle of Syrup and a Bottle of Wine the Boys crofsed with him for the Pot Randolph Leander Fernandez he came to the Head of the Island and went Down for me to go to Salmon River Horse and Cutter and Donald John went to Douquet took Boat from the mouth of Salmon River John Bone Rod Briggs and one of Bills Boys went up Bought of M{illegible} 10 yds Calico 80 Buttons 4 Doz 28 Basket 10 Thimbles 10 Bought of Smallman 6 yds of Cotton 48 Bought of Mr Burdo Bag 25 2 Tin Basins 20 1/2 lb Tobacco 20 Matches pipe 1 Gordon here to Day Gave him my vest Randolph Bought a Hat from him 75 cents Got a Letter from Narcifse Sharo 1st of April all Fools Day I crofsed to Summerstown Went to PO with a Letter to Narcifse Charo care of Mr William Dubois got my Paper Bought J Summers pail 25 Paid this Bought of Mr Ward 2 Doz of Herrings 50 cents Paid this 2nd Chopping Wood at the sugar camp Fine </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {first page} Mr James Cameron Island 3rd of April 1884 snowing Tapt 60 Trees gathered 34 pails chopping Wood at the camp 4th This is the Day those Men was to be Hung at Regina Boiling and sugared of about 27 lbs a Feast for the Boys Fine sap run some Tapt some Livinia came to the Bush to sugar off 5th Boiling 6 Ice opening Palm Sunday Lily calved a Fine Day sugared off 7th Running Killed the First snake snakes coming out of their holes running well 8th Boiling running well running over Stanley and Rowena in the Bush 9th this Day of the Month I was Married 1862 suggared of Twice to Day 10th Boiling cutting Wood Blowed hard and Fine 11th Good Friday Fine snowed Rain sugared Twice W Wind 12th ice Going Down water high put out the Boat Lots of Rubbish going Down Tapt 16 Trees Frost Last night the Frogs commenced their music 13th Gordon and Willie Rose here Randolphs hat 14th 3 Men Passed up in a Boat and went Back P Purcell's Sale to Day Fine E Wind clearing out the cookhouse Boys Boiling in the Bush Piling Stove Wood 15th Sugared of 43 lbs Rained E Wind Went out in the Black Boat 16th EW Rained some made a Gallon of Syrup Rowena Made 2 lb of sugar cleaning out the cellar cutting the ice out of the Milkhouse Drawing sticks of the Potato Field Grenada's First Trip out of Dundee swallows came got a Rat put a Lock on the shanty Taking away the Banking {second page} Mr James Cameron Island April 17th 1884 at the Banking piling Wood at the Door pushing away loos ice at the shore 18th Our Duncans Birth Day E W Foggy Raining Went to Summerstown had Butter Bought of Mr Ward Salt a sack 1..10 3 Doz of Herring 75 1/2 lb Powder 10 1/2 lb Tobacco 12 1/2 Blue 5 thread 25 Hats 40 Bought of J Summers 10 yds of Cotton I paid this Heard John Barrett Departed in Winnepeg heard Mary Boui Peter Grants sister Died about the 9th or 10th Stopt a Hamiltons to night Took 50 Wt of Flour 19th came from Hamiltons Working at the Banking got Papers from Dan Randolph got a Pike in the Marsh Boys gathered 15 pails of sap Fine EW 20th Foggy Fine 21st Ginny calved Boiled the sap a Gallon of Syrup heaping up manure Windy Frost to night 22nd Windy some Grains of snow Tapt 13 Trees got 6 pails of sap set some of the Front Marsh a Fire near Shore a Bother Keeping the cattle from the Bush Randolph shot a squirrel Water commencing to come in the cellar 23 Took away the Sugar Bush Rigging as the cows is hard to keep from the Bush 24th Mr McDougall and Catherine here a Fine Day Gave him a Cake of sugar 25th St Marks Day a Fine Day The Steamer Charlotte came up Randolph went to Salmon River Bought on Credit From Mr Bordeau a pair of Boots 1.. Sack of Flour 1..30 a pair of Boots for himself 1..10 Rowena's Boots Fixed 15 cents Left his own to be mended 2 1/2 yds of Cloth 57 cents Mr Hills and Johnstons Lights Lit up to night a very fine Day E Wind 26th Mr Genie came Fine Randolph crosed oil pipes Laces 40 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {first page} Mr James Cameron Island 27th of April 1884 Mr Genie went off E Wind Gordon and Tommy Rose here a fine Day 28th high Wind Keeping in the 2 Bulls Raising stones and Ploughing cold to night took away the Banking from the shed north side heard Thunder tonight J Hamilton Lit up to night snowed through the night Dan McLean Departed 29th crofsed with a Letter to PO for Genie Postage 3 got Paint and oil for the Bun Stove a Hole in the Big Boat turned Back and took the Bun speaking to Robinson about the Bull 30th Ploughing Painting Fine Day Ogdensburgh Boat came Last night to Dundee stopt at Jo Duquetts Wharf all night Lots of ice going Down to Day 1st of May St Phillips & St James Lots of ice going Down Leander and I went around the Island The steamer Grenada coming acrofs Turned Back a Little way and Let the steam whatever was wrong I dont Know yet the John A or Hiram Calvin going Down in the a Raft the First this Season set Fires cutting Brush 2nd very high Wind West Painting the cubboard Door Windows 3rd cutting and Grubbing in the upper Field made the Fence at the Wet Place Let out the young Bull W Wind very high The McArthur went Down with a Raft 4th Fine Randolph Went to Christies Stanley Leander Sissy and other 4 went to Sturgeon Island Grenada went to Lancaster with a party of Masons </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {first page} Mr James Cameron Island 5th of May 1884 Fine Day Went to J Hamiltons with the Boat to Fix it Heard Dr Dickinson Departed last week 6th Fixing around the shanty putting stones here the water is wearing the Bank E Wind Alexandra Went Down First trip 7th Fine E Wind some Rain Blew hard Went to Fort Covington Bought of Smallman Flour 3 Boots 1..30 Fine salt Matches 15 Doz of Cups 4 Saucers 80 Red stuff 15 Bought of A Tyo Lime Tobacco 35 Cucumbers 5 Bought of Mr Long Hooks 2 pails 5 Pipes 2 Brush on credit 3.5 got the Strainer Kettle Mended 20 3 yds Calico 24 Warm Syrup 25 hoarhound 1 paid Randolph Boots 85 took Dinner at Mr P Buchanan Old Mr Congdon Taken on the Boat Grenada from Cornwall Bought of Tyo Flask 30 Sale at Elliots Mr Burdo's store closed got papers from Mr McCartney sailed going and Coming south Wind 8th The Bohemian First Trip the Fishermen Came Rain E Wind Fine Mr Congdon Buried to Day Randolph making a Harrow 9th putting up Manure Fixing the Logs aroun the Door commenced to rain to night Boats aground Tugs Lots of Tugs going to Day 10th Raining Windy N West ice going Down Wild Geese plenty on Plum Island 11th Bohemian went up Leander & Hugh Ann went to Hamiltons Fine Windy Rained some Phillip got the Black Boat to go to Bosells some ice Going Down 12th Harrowing First Planting Potatoes Ploughed the Garden and the Bean Place Fine Let out the calves in the yard they went with their Fish 1st Time </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {first page} Mr James Cameron Island 13th of May 1884 Planting Potatoes Ploughed in Drills Phillip to the store took my Paper from the Office Fine E Wind Rained to night Tying the Bull Buckley out put the Ring in his nose John Tyo scowing his cattle yesterday and to Day to scowing his cattle yesterday and to Day to Alexis Island Wild Geese Plenty 14th High South West Wind the Grenada did not come out from Dundee Walter Bakers Girl to Be Married to Day Fine cold some Drops of Rain cuting Brush in the upper Feild Fixing the calves Fence a Race the Bohemian & McArthur the McArthur took Down a Raft 15th Found a stick of Oak Randolph to Charlies Island 16th at Fences 17th cutting Brush 18th Randolph to Alexis Island and Round Black Island Found a Tin Stove in the Water 19th Went to Summerstown Bought of Mr Ward a Herring Barrel 25 Took Dinner with John S Summers Randolph and I Fine to Pens 2 got a Scotch paper 20th Planted Potatoes in the Back Garden Finished Making the soap 21st Warm Went to Hamiltons to Fix the Boat John in Cornwall 22 at the Boat Ascension Day Holy Thursday Bought of J Summers Tax 10 cents Raining Windy came home set a hen to hatch 23rd Planted Potatoes Pumpkins cucumbers up at the Cherry Tree the Sounding Place 24th Queen's Birth Day Ploughin corn Growing Makind Bon Fires to night 25th Fine {second page} Mr James Cameron Island 26th of May 1884 Planted corn the Barn Harrowin the Potatoes Fine 27th Fixing the Milkhouse Peter Tree and Wife here Piling Manure cold 28th Fixing the Cookhouse cold North Wind Lots of ice and snow under the Manure in the Barnyard 29th Royal Oak Day or Oak Apple Day Windy 30th W Wind Cold and Fine Went to Dundee with a Tennet of Butter Sold to A Tyo 20 cents Bought of Tyo 100 Wt of Flour Tea 3 lb 1 cornmeal 60 Tobacco 18 Pipe 25 Plug 5 Raisins 10 2 Packages of Soda 16 12 Boxes Blue 15 Saw 75 crackers 10 paid Mr Long for Brush 35 2 lbs of Nails 25 2 pair of spectacles 50 Lock 10 Bought Smallman 3 yds of Calico 25 Bought 2 Tubs 40 Paid Jo Lemay 1 Dollar on the Watch got a Ruster & Bull-Ring from Bill Returned Tyo's Flask 31st Randolph crofsed to Summerstown Got a Paper from the Rev Hugh Cameron in the office the Presbiterian got 2 Globes screws 2 cents Bought Bread cutting Brush put ashes on the Potatoes and corn a Big Fire somewhere up the Front an Indian and a Squaw here its James Grants Barn children set it a fire The Fosters 1st of June the Glorious First of June Rowena's Birth Day 1878 2nd {illegibel} Lancaster 3rd Went to Hamiltons Heard Isabella Chisholm's Departed Buried to Day cleaned the Boat so to paint her on the inside came home sheared the sheep 4th Washed the Wool Fine working around the Barn Old George the 4ths Birth Day Went to Lancaster with the Wool 20 lbs Gave him 1 Dollar on the Wool 5th Francis Wife here and Daughter 6th Went to Summerstown Hamiltons shearing their sheep Bought spool of Thread 5 A Letter from Gordon </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {first page} Mr James Cameron Island 7th of June 1884 John Summers and Tommy Rose here Trowling Treated me and Left me the Remains of the Bottle Went to Hamiltons for the Bo{cut off} wrote a Letter to Gordon 5 Went up in the Waggon with John and Tom Drawing stones to the Bridge took a Ladder to Mr Charles Craig's 8th Fine seen Genies going up in Front of the Island going to set out the Buoy at Francis Island 9th Our Mary's Birth Day 1813 Fine high E Wind Water Raised Lashey Came setting Fires to Brush Heaps a Lot of Boats going to Day Weeding Potatoes Hens Rooted out all the Corn must put Beans in it 10th Making Jumper Fine EW set Fires to sugar Bush ashes put some Paint on the inside of the Boat Let out Buckley (the Bull) Potato Bugs Bad Grubs Bad 11th Working at the Jumper 12th Fine Rained hard got a Line from Narcisse Wind high Working some at the Jumper 13th Randolph crofsed to Summerstown paid Mr Ward for Narcisse 65 cents Bought 2 Hats 1/2 lb Tobacco 12 1/2 cents Fixing snoods for a Line took over the Big Boat EW 14th Went to Dundee & Fort Covington Bought of Mr Long a suit for Randolph 6 Dollars paid 4) 52 yds of Cotton 4.. ten yds of stuff 120 salt Peter 5 1 lb of Tea 25 Brought 25 Bought of A Smalldon pipe Tobacco 5 cents 20 Calico 25 Bought of A Tyo 3 sacks of Flour 4..50 soap 25 crackers Tobacco 1/2 lb 15 Bought Tin Pans 1..50 Tin pans 45 Butter Tubs 70 15th Fine </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {first page} Mr James Cameron Island 16th of June 1884 Put hay at the End of the Potatoes so we would not {cut off}il the hay with the Plough hoeing Potatoes 17th Went Down sunk in the Rapids Bought Mr Ward Hoe 60 stone 8 Thread had 6 Doz Eggs 18th The Ever Memorable Battle of Waterloo Young Ducks at Hamiltons 19th Working at Tobacco plants {cut off}00 Ground 20th Randolph came from Hamiltons put out Tobacco plants & Turnips Weeding Potatoes 21st put in First hay pic nic Randolph to Pic nic Mowed calf Pasture took ashes home Narcisse down with Captain Rankin 22 Our Dan's Birth Day {nothing more on page, page badly torn} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {first page} Unfortunate Days Mr James Cameron Island January 7 Days 3rd, 4,6,13..14..20..21 Feby 7, 3" 7,9,12..16..23 March 8 Days 1,,2..3..8..12..16..28..29 April 2 Days 24..25 May 5 Days 17..20..27..29..30 June 8 Days 3..10..17..18 July 4 Days 3..10 ..17..18 August 2 Days 15..20 September 2 Days 9,,16 October 6 Days 4..9..11..17.27.31 November 4 Days 3..9..10..21 December 2 Days 14..21 {on right hand side written vertically} 4 Days for Shaving Thursday Friday Monday Wednesday and mauspicious the other 3 are Evil {rest of page is from preceding page and is transcribed there} {second page} Mr James Cameron Island </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {first page} Mr James Cameron Island Sept 1st 1884 cutting Marsh Hay 2nd I making a stack 3rd D McMaster's Birth Day 1846 Fishing Let in the Cows 4th put 30 cocks of Marsh hay in the Barn 5th John Angus's B Day 1850 6th Fishing Livinia not well very warm time 7th Randolph and Leander to Mr Jo Ducketts 8th our Tame Ducks taken away 8 of Them cleaning Tobacco the Buds 9th Phillip crofsed Bought a Bottle of Pain Killer Stanley not well shot a Duck Made Fence around the stacks Barnhart with a Raft of Boards 10th very hot pulled the Hops and Beans shot 2 Ducks 11th Mr J McDougall for the Boat Mr Heron here Windy shot a Pigeon Mowing Marsh shelling Beans 12th Mrs Burdo here and Mrs Lesperance Took out the Big stone at the Door as its in the way 13th Drawing Wood 14th Took Apples of the Grove Tree 15th Drawing Wood Randolph for Mail Bought crackers and Matches 16th Windy 17th cutting Marsh hay cutting Tobacco 18th Went to Hamiltons for the 2 Rams J McDougall came home with the Boat Took home their sugar Pot 22nd First Day of Fall sun crofses the Line Equinoxial Gales 29th Michaelmass Day {bottom of page torn away, exposing page previously transcribed} {second page} Mr James Cameron Island Oct 1st 1884 Tonia Birth Day 1883 Hugh Annes McMaster B Day 1844 Livinia Birth Day 1868 Hugh's Birth Day 4th James B Day 25th 31st Halloween Harvest Month of Death November 1st all saints Day 2nd all souls Day 7th Helen's Birth Day 9th Prince of Wales B Day 11 or 12th Martinmas Day 25th St Catherine Day 30th St Andrew's Day The Festival of the Scotch 21st of November D McMaster Senior Departed 1846 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {first page} Mr James Cameron Island 17th of Nov 1884 Went to Dundee very Foggy on the River Gave to Mr Long 2 Tennets of Butter to Amount of {illegible} $7..19 " 18 " 37 to Cash 5..12..19..6..8 To Randolph To Balance on Boots 50 Knife 30 Scotch cap 70 To 1 Sack of Fine Salt 6.5 2 pair of Hinges 30 1 lb of Wrought nails 7 Rope 23 Axe 90 2 lb of cut nails 8 1 lb of Powder 40 3 lb of shot 25 paper of needles 5 cash 1 1 Bit stock 80 Auger Bit 30 all this settled Bought on credit 53 yds of Cotton at 9 cents a yard 4..77 Bought of Mr Smallman Flour 3 20 yds of Calico 1 12 yards of Calico 1 oil 15 Settled with Alexander Tyo up to this Date Bought of A Tyo crackers soda 8 1 Box of Blue 5 1 Box of Blue 10 Pipe 50 1 Doz of close pins 4 Matches 8 Thimble 2 paid all this Bought of Mr Long Broom 25 paid this Windy stopt at Luke Bowens All night Traded Caps with Billy 18 came home 19th chopping cutting Brush in the oak Feild 20 Brushing 21st On This Day of the Month D McMaster Departed 1846 22nd J Hamilton J Craig T Jack and Mr Adam's here after their Ram's took 1 of Them Let the other high EW 23rd Sunday Windy 24th Bohemian Went Down on her Last Trip chopping on the Pitt Point Found a Weasel in a Dead Tree Dead 25 Snowing Windy put in cattle to night a steamer went up to night 26th The Massena stopt with the ice on the Mouth of Salmon River Turned Back to Jo Ducquets Warf stopt all night a steamer went up Feeding Cattle 27th Massena Broke the ice in to Salmon River came out to Day snowing 28th Randolph crofsed for Ma{cut off} Bought of Mr Ward on credit a Lock 25 no Lights up to night to 2 spools of Thread 10 paid this Diptheria Raging 29th at stove Wood 30th St Andrews Day the Festival of the Scotch 1st Sunday in Advent 1st of December Keeping St Andrews Day our Patron Saint all the Boys had had shooting a Pigeon came on the 25th {second page} Mr James Cameron Island 2nd of December 1884 Chopping Logs for Boards setting handlines for Perch 3rd Drew 3 Logs to the Grove put the calves in their own stable 4th put Hings on 2 Doors clearning the Trees and Brush away at he Tent Windy but Fine warm snow abou gone Freezing some to night not many Ducks but a great Lot went East this Evening in Flocks the Boys got a small Lunge and Pike 1 Perch in the Back Bay 5th a very fine Day clearing Brush on the Lower Point water low 6th Cutting and Brushing in the oak field Back of the Barn Randolph making a Board sleigh high E Wind got a Rat 7th West Wind Rained Hard to night snow some water Raised 8th snowing Blowing Brushing some Tied the Jennie put shafts on the Board sleigh a small Blue Bird following the cows and will light on their Backs and Keeps close to them when they a Feeding in the Field or in the Barn-yard he was here 3 or 4 Days last week Look like a small Blackbird 9th cleaned the Pipes 10th Leander's Birth Day 1872 Gave him a Silver Dollar cutting Brush a Boat crofsing to Lancaster Below Butternut Island Drawing Wood 11th stormy snowing soft Tied the calves went around the Island Lots of Dead little Fish Like minnows around the shore it must be those Fish they put in the River Like Whitefish or Manhattan 12th Drawing Wood 13th Cutting Brush in the oak Field 14th Fine 15th cutting on the Pitt Point scattered trees E Wind changed to High West Wind Drew some Wood Hay all Done on the Barn floor 16th a Boat Passed with 2 in it going Down to C Rankin </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {first page} Mr James Cameron Island Dec 17th 1884 snowing calm Windy whitewashing Drew some Wood put out manure wind changed every way New Moon came in to Day Freezing to night 18th cutting in the Oakfield cows eating Brush a Light to night on the south side it Looks like a Fishing Light Frosty Fine some Windy ice made out Last night to the edge of the Rushes and a good Bit made in the Back Bay 19th Frosty Cold Windy ice a making though its Windy Drew some Wood 20th ice Took acrofs in some places North Wind changed to East Windy 21st First Day of Winter Snowing Drifting cold 22 E Wind Rained and hailed made a crust changed to West Wind and Blew very hard all night Turned to Freezing through the night Drew some Drags Shortest Day in the year 23 very cold and Frosty Windy put in a Part of a stack of Fine hay Broke on it to Day cutting stove Wood Leander seen 10 Wild Geese going West Randolph to the head of the Island seen a Fox Track made before the crust made water Raising near shore the ice must a Taken to Day Between here and Hamiltons 24th E W stormy Drifting snowing Cattle did not Drink to Day Broke a peice out of the new Axe Frosty 25th Christmas Day Fine Frosty West Wind seen the Weasels Track at the River Cattle hearty Good Fires nothing but Wine and its good 2 Mock-Suns this Morning and a Tail to the Sun air holes shut up pretty well with the storm Last night {second page} Mr James Cameron Island Dec 26th 1884 Randolph and I crofsed to Hamiltons Randolph to the PO got a Letter from Dan got the Papers and a Record from the Rev Mr Cameron Bought of J Summers lb of Tea and Four plates the Prize Tea a Great many Dying with Diphtera Hamiltons cutting on Duncan G's Bush Timber for a Building Bought RRR 25 and Eclectrick oil 25 Kerosene oil very Frosty E Wind Mr Harpers 2 Girls and Mrs Laird came to Hamiltons seen George Annan at Hamiltons 27th Frosty E W Drawing Wood 28 Holy Innocents Fine Thawing 29 Our Angus B Day Fine E Wind Thawing Killed Buckley 30th Fine Thawing Drew some Wood put out Manure put in the rest of the Fine hay stack put the sawlogs on a Roleway 31st Last Day of the year Fine Thawing Raining E Wind now near all gone seen a Man crofsing summers Road My wrist very sore ice getting Bad Randolph put bushes on Bay 1st of January New Years Day 1885 Fine Freezing snowing a Little Windy Firing some Volleys Fields Bare of snow a Good many holes opened in the ice water the ice water high Freezing hard to night Burning the Front Marsh cut a Load of Wood alders and Willows John H and I on the Pitt Point 2nd cutting alders and Willows clearing in the oakfield Cold Windy Frosty Randolph got a Mink Drew some wood set Fire to part of the Back Marsh 3rd Allen's Birth Day 1853 Tried to go Acrofs too slippery for my Boots Randolph crofsed Bought of Ward a Darning needle got papers from OUr Mail Windy the crack in the ice Bursting open Heard Sandy Alec Departed 4th Fine Thawing 5th Windy crofsed to Hamiltons Meeting of Councillor to Day Kind of soft snowed a Little Randolph Bought of J Summers 1 of Tea Prize a Pitcher Thread 4 spools needles ice Breaking at airholes Broke in a Marsh hay stack </div> transcribed