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Mr James Cameron Island Sept 24th 1872

very unwell this morning at the Potatoes {illegible} 3 People passed close in a Boat 2 men and a Woman and a Dog and tommorow the Boat Passed up this morning with I think one of the Salemeaus in it

25 Went around the Island Found a Bottle the Renaud Began turning Back from Cornwall the same Day and stopping all night at Lancaster went to the head of the Island took home a Load of Wood heavy Rain and wind got all wet Pairing apples at night

26th Cleaning the stove pipes cleaned the onions yesterday 5 Bushels of Potatoe onions and 1 1/2 or 2 of Top Onions Drawing wood With the Horse the first time I put harnefs on him Drew 3 Jags of Marsh hay took the Birch Log up on the Bank the Boy Towed Down a Raft

27th Gathering Grapes and Cranberries a Good Deal of shooting evenly some the Mice very Plenty now

28th Went with the wool to Mrs Rose Bought (6 Windows of Glass 18 cents 1 lb of putty 7 cents on credit) 1/2 lb of Cut Tobacco paid matches paid Mrs Summers 10 cents for a Treat I had on the 14th Mr Spinks and I Fishing Perch at G Renshaws for a 15 Gallon cask for Mrs Summers Movedon the Front hunting Kenneth McDonald poorly A Fine Day Henery Bosell Getting Timber afloat

Sunday 29 St Michael or Michallmas East Wind Rain F. one{illegible} S West

30th Fixing Glafs in the Windows High West wind Gordon and I went out for a Pine stick took it to the sturgeon Island

1st of October Mowing colouring yarn Broke {illegible} scythe Made 17 18 cocks in Back in the {illegible} marsh

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Mr James Cameron Island Oct 2nd 1872

Drew in the marsh hay Drew some Wood went for a Peice of Pine 12 Foot Long the wind too high from the North and had to go to Na Houtas Island and Let it there Some Rain high North Wind Drew the Boards from the Sugar Bush Drew up the Long Pine Log at the River Manitoba went up a Propeller Towing a Schooner Magnet went Down Renaud went up and Down

3rd Went to Na Houtas Island for the stick south West Wind some Rain First setting of Traps 6 in the Front Marsh Toop up the Last of the Potatoes about 60 Bushel of Good Measure of Good Potatoes But there is a Great many Rotten ones Left out

4th Got 2 Rats and 1 Foot First time Gordon skinned a Rat Fixing my Traps set six in the Back Marsh Fixing Traps at night Piling up Wood

5th Went down to the Sturgeon Island for the stick I left there Gordon and I took it home To {illegible} manure put some on the Rol{ink blot} Ground very heavy Thunder and sharp Lightning not much rain here got a Rat First Frost this morning East Wind turned to West Renaud went up a Great Deal of Towing Ducks not plenty seen no Wild Geese yet

6th a very Fine Day some wind and calm The Osprey and Manitoba coming up the Manitoba turned at the Light house and took a Large square sail Barge in town that stopt the Race with the Osprey very heavy Lightning and Thunder to night and Rain 2 men passed up in a Bun came from Rofs Island Got a Rat took Salts