James Cameron Island 7th of March, 1902 On this day of the month, Uncle John departed 1893 in New York. Very fine day. Boys in sugar bush. I went over to the other house round to the Soven Point the back bay. Ice moved out a little but the east wind moves it back. Made blund on the bay to have in the boat & the wind cool. 2 of the boys out in the back bay after the blue bills got in for part of the day afternoon in the bush training. Stanley finding the lines. Bob took Sonia a bad bite. Took home about 16 gallons of syrup today. Eclipse today & some say their heard loons. Very windy tonight, east north. On this day of the month I was married in 1862, 46 years married today. East wind, rained some. Ice jamming, rats, windy tonight. A fortunate day, Randolph here. Away the banking, took 10 ducks, took some of the sugar bush. Things some bottling syrup. He and Miss, M Lean departed.

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James Cameron Island 11th of April. Fine, went over to the old house. Stanley went out for the time since the 11th of March a month. Leander went with a steamer, went down today. The first made a hail of the mill from the east, cleaning. 12th, buckets rained tonight & east wind. 3 laps of (?), rained, hailing. Randolph here. 13th Sunday, 2 went hunting, got 6 ducks. Gordon came, north winds, kind of squall. Randolph brought the (?). 14th Monday, killed about 90 at the barn and stacks 2 stack not thrashed. Fine feed for the fowls of the air and the mice vermin went in the camp. Lots of syrup, lots in a barrel to make V. Fixed my powder shot and a yacht passed close in back bay. Loading shell, but the buckets in the sap. Lots sowed turnip seed. Lilly Renshaw and Poorly Lincoln.