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Mr James Cameron Island October 7th 1872

Raining all Day the water Raising Fixing Traps Got a Rat put Blary in the stable to night Manitoba went Down no Tow Letting the Water out of the Barnyard

8th Went to Summertown seen George Renshaw at Hamiltons putting out Manure Bought of Vipond & Bro 1/2 H T 5 cent 1 Box Matches 20 on Credit 85 cents 2 Darning Needles 2 cents paid Got my Boot Fixed 5 cents Gordon not well Putting up Manure

9th Went to Williamstown Brought 1/2 Barrel of Pickled cucumbers & cranberries to Ellen and Doctor Shaver Apples Onions heard the Williamstown Mills were Burnt about 2 Weeks ago Angus in Cornwall the Ruen Raised the River at Williamstown and in the Lake

10th Hugh Anns Birth Day took Dinner at Ellens

11th in Williamstown

12th Came notice train Williamstown Got From Ellen Tea Tobacco soap Bottle of Whiskey soda sweetys Rice Got a Peice of Pork Got the Peice of Pork from Mary Tea shot From Allen {illegible} Bill Morrison Mr Wood nar the Lighthouse stopt on the squaw Island Bill and Mr Woods The L Renaud went Down towing something Like a Raft acrofs into the channill From the South side near Rankins Bay hard Frost and ice Last night set some Traps

13th Raining Done a Great Deal of Pickles coming {illegible} these Days

14th Went up to head of the Island for a Basswood saw log some rain & snow fell for the first Rain Fine Began Banking the West end of the house Fired at a Loon and struck him Bad

15th chopping fire wood in the Bush Made a Fence around the East marsh hay stack cutting the Brush there a Great Deal of shooting to Day high Wind and Raining {illegible} straining the cider seen a Big Fire to night

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Mr James Cameron Island 1872