Note to Transcriber: Please begin transcribing at January 1st 1862. The year 1861 has already been transcribed.

JANUARY The 1st 1862

Shooting away the old year or Should be Shooting in the new year put out the Basswood canoe Went to the Little Island south side got some corn Went with the canoe to the {Hexad?} of the Island turned it over so to have {ready} wind changed Raining Began to Blow very hard took a {sleep} at night almost Blew the house down mending my coat Blowed in the Master {illegible}

the 2nd 1862 Mr James Cameron Island January the Wind Last night {just?} Down the Plaster fixing Boards on the cracks stuffing the cracks with Rags + Paper very frosty if it holds on the ice will take {slippery?} walking Put the Blanket on Gray cold NorWest Wind Seen the {illegible} Wish if there was no wind the ice would take

3rd Allens Birth Day, a cold Day the ice is thinking to take anchor ice commenced going down I Believe it is taken Between here and {christies} tonight not taken on the north side only little past the little Island I seen this evening what I did not Believe before that is the Sun Moon and Star I seen the 3 of them a little Before Sunset water raising close to shore a frosty night

4 Ice made {a crop} to {chuster?} Went to Head of the Island caught a Live Duck Bitter cold Anchor ice going Down Drew some {illegible} holes Before the Door But small foxes crossed last night from {} went in the Evening to the Little Island put out 3 or 4 bushes I think the channel will Jam to night open on Both sides of the Hog Island the Wind high and cold Mending sox

5 The Ice took Last night I crossed to Henrys took supper there Saluted about being married some { } holes Found a Black Duck on the ice at the head of the Island Drawing my canoe Water Raising very High