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James Cameron Diary, 1887

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30th of March 1887 Fine Cold Killed an otter Bismarck  Leander Fernandez John and Myself had a hard chase after him with the 2 Dogs Feine and Rovre Length from Tip to Bend of Tail 3 Feet 8 inches
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31st crofsed to Summerstown to Show them all and there was a Lot seen him Bought of J Summers 3 yds Calico  30 Rain Lamb
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1st of April  All Fools Day Made a Board for the otter to put on Mr Ward and Mr Lincoln here offered 6..50 sold 16 Rats 2..40 Mr J McDougall here at night for Butter
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2nd Bismarck got 2 Loads of straw at McDougalls Gordon Boselll for Milk  I sent a Letter to Narcisse Charon
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3 Bought of Mr Ward 1/2 lb Tobbaco 12  Leander took Dinner at Nicholsons ice opening close to shore at the shanty
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3rd Palm Sunday Fine 8 Wild Geese on the ice Robins Blackbirds Hawk came
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4th Ducks came Grass birds Tom Jack and Gordon here Bismarck Drew 2 Loads of Hay from J McDougalls 1/4 of Ton Good Weight Fine
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5th snowing cold Flurries of snow seen 5 cranes
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6th Fine W Wind Gale in Cornwall of Tom Summer's Farm to Day Drawing Wood snow Deep in the Bush Some one Drawing Ice out from Tyo's o Day
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7th Fine W Wind Maunday Thursday Thawing Freezing cutting Brush Taking snow of the Butternut Log  crust 4 Feet of snow in the Bush
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8th Good Friday McDougalls Boys came home with the Ram in the Brush for the cows putting Brush on the Fence Pewits came Fan-Tailed Blackbirds came
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Mr James Cameron Island

30th of March 1887 Fine Cold Killed an otter Bismarck Leander Fernandez John and Myself had a hard chase after him with the 2 Dogs Feine and Rovre Length from Tip to Bend of Tail 3 Feet 8 inches

31st crofsed to Summerstown to Show them all and there was a Lot seen him Bought of J Summers 3 yds Calico 30 Rain Lamb

1st of April All Fools Day Made a Board for the otter to put on Mr Ward and Mr Lincoln here offered 6..50 sold 16 Rats 2..40 Mr J McDougall here at night for Butter

2nd Bismarck got 2 Loads of straw at McDougalls Gordon Boselll for Milk I sent a Letter to Narcisse Charon

3 Bought of Mr Ward 1/2 lb Tobbaco 12 Leander took Dinner at Nicholsons ice opening close to shore at the shanty

3rd Palm Sunday Fine 8 Wild Geese on the ice Robins Blackbirds Hawk came

4th Ducks came Grass birds Tom Jack and Gordon here Bismarck Drew 2 Loads of Hay from J McDougalls 1/4 of Ton Good Weight Fine

5th snowing cold Flurries of snow seen 5 cranes

6th Fine W Wind Gale in Cornwall of Tom Summer's Farm to Day Drawing Wood snow Deep in the Bush Some one Drawing Ice out from Tyo's o Day

7th Fine W Wind Maunday Thursday Thawing Freezing cutting Brush Taking snow of the Butternut Log crust 4 Feet of snow in the Bush

8th Good Friday McDougalls Boys came home with the Ram in the Brush for the cows putting Brush on the Fence Pewits came Fan-Tailed Blackbirds came


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Mr James Cameron Island

1887

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