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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

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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