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Mr James Cameron Island May 3rd 1872

Cold some this morning Fixing the sticks at the Door the Osprey went Down the Dominion went up went to the Upper Point and around the north side of the Island Planted the Back Garden with over 50 hills of Earley Roses and the Rest in Goderich Potatoes Found a straw Hat in the Water at the Pit Point set out some Fires Lots of Cakes of ice Going Down Horses Came Dan McGreggor and John Hamilton with the Bull Left the scow

4th Fixing the chairs Raining some seen the Horses salted them

5th set the Big Traps set Fire to the marsh in spots The L Renaud came up her First Trip

6th Got a Dog Fish Gathered Some old staves of the Bottom a Fine Day John Hamilton and Young Jack here with the scow for hay Planted some Potatoes about 90 hills of Long Johns

7th Lots of ice Going Down Planting and Digging Planted 1 Row of Garnet Chilies 1 Row of Goderich on the west side of the chilies Looking for Ducks nest up in the Bay Got none New Moon to Day Fine Day wind South West Planted 5 Beds of Potato Onions and put in some squash amongst the Potatoes the Osprey and Indian went up

8 Lashey here got 3 or 4 staves Fishing to night Got 2 Sturgeon 1 Pickerel 4 Pike 5 Perch 3 succours Planted and Digging The Bay of Quinte Touring here

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Mr James Cameron Island May 9th 1872

Holy Thursday Ascension Day Taking the sods of the Peice Before the old House took up the step the Big Flat stone that Mary Laid as a step Before the Door Lashey Fishing Perch in the Bay wind Raising salted the Cows in the Near the sugar Camp Lightning Thunder some Rain set Fires to some Brush Back of the Barn

10th shot a Duck Went to Gather some fat Pine Fixing the Gate drew the Big Plank to the Apple Tree Planted some Potatoes at the sod at the old House and squashes Fishing to night Got 3 EEls 1 Perch 1 Sturgeon Fish scarce to night Pine not very Good Steersman not much Better

11th Walter Baker Moved to the Front Raining to night

12th First Raft went Down Towed By the Bay of Quinte

13th not very well went to Christees for fat Pine Fishing to night Got a Good many wind raised some

14th went to Summerstown Brought a Rat 1/3 Bought of Vipond 1/2 lb Tea 25 1 Bot of Pain Killer 25 5 cents of cut Tob Box of Matches 1 cent 50 cents for Onions Postage and Paper 5 sent Ewing and Brothers 100 lb McGill street Montreal helping Andrew to Fill the Bags with Pease had a Treat at Summers Gave a Ride up to Mrs Hamilton had a Treat at Sumers Gave a Ride up to Mrs Hamilton had Got 5 lb and 2 oz of Butter from John Hamilton took my Dinner at Isacc Blondeaus Got oil from D. McGreggor and salt for the colts