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Mr James Cameron Island March 31st 1872

Easter Sunday very stormy snowing Blowing East Wind set eggs to Day change in the Moon

April the 1st All Fools Day so called stormy snowing and Drifting all Day

2nd a Fine Day cut a new Waterhole seen a Large Flock of Wild Geese Flying very low Going West in the Evening Trapt a crow pulled the Tail out of him and let him go Got a Muskrat that was running on the ice set 2 Traps for the Fox as he was Last night in the Barn yard Williams in the Sugar Bush Drawing Wood to the camp Great snow Banks with the Drifts of snow

3rd of April First Gathering of sap after being Tapt since Last Thursday no Gathering till to Day 2 Cranes and a Flock of Ducks Going West the cranes seems Bewildered or Lost Gordon and I to the Bush Gave them the Rigging for the Bush Chains hooks Trammels 2 Barrells to Day 2 Pails Hammer

4th First Fire made in the Bush to Day Got the cloth strainer had 109 Trees tapt tapping more to Day Mr Crippin Came got 10 Dollars Cash settled all up Let me an order for 24..69 cents after settling all up which was Due me gave him a Load 1500 he said that what was in it to Day Got 1/2 Gallon 1 pint for our share of Mollasses 15 pails Gathered yesterday this made paid Henery 30 cetns for Potatoes I Got

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Mr James Cameron Island April 5th 1872

5th Seen 2 Cranes on the 4th yesterday seen Robins and Blackbirds to Day Ducks plenty seen a Miller Flying Caterpillars on the snow crawing Heard one of the McRaes Below Dundee was Dead old Lashombe Departed yesterday Mr McRae to Be Buried in Cornwall Heard George Bosell sold his Horse Got the Load of Mr Spinks 2 Pots Henery William took them Down crofsed over with George Renshaw wrote a Letter for him concerning the steamer Adolphus in at Peter Grants about a cow took over the Hollow adze to Hamiltons for Charlie Rose Promised AJ Baker 1/2 Ton of Hay the ice opening Down to Flanagans Point George Renshaw taking some of his Potatoes from Hamiltons Jim Hopkins Drawing wood with the oxen snowBirds Plenty Promised AJ Baker to go up tommorow for to Go to Couriers

6th A Fortunate Day Not Very well John Hamilton took 2 Bags of Flour and 1 Barrel of Herring paid AJ Baker 4. 3/4 for the Herring or L1..3..9 went up with John Gave AJ Baker 25 Dollars American Money 22.50 cent its stand to our money to Look up a cow for me Got 1 From Charlie Rose he says Bought Ten yds Ticking 2..50 Thread 10 10 or 12 yd Cotton 15 Cents 1..80 1/2 lb Tob 20 Postage 3 Sundries 15 Gave him 1/2 Ton Hay the Nicholsons came down with me and Got it Made Sugar to Day for the first about 36 all soft it wont come out of the Moles took 30 soft Maple Troughfs from the House to the Bush Gordon all Day in the Bush Lent them 8 lbs of Flour 209 Trees Tapt now