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Mr James Cameron Island Dec 2nd 1873

Cold snowing Hailing East Wind Mending my Boot

3rd a very fine Day took up the Line Rained some getting Wood Wetyas and another cheif here to night

4th Wetyas went acrofs Pretty windy But the Wind is raising in a Hurricane most awful Blowing I never seen such hills and hollows in the Lake as I stand Looking at them Knocked down some Trees in the Bush and the Top of a Hicory in in the Grove Rained some working at the Ash stick at the shore

5th Fixing the shed went through the Bush

6th Bought of Vipond and B. 1/2 lb Tea 2 Bushels of Pease 75 cents a Bushel

7th a Fine Day

8th Took My Mink and 7 Weasels to AJ Baker he is Going to Bring them to Montreal to sell for me Andrew in Cornwall to Mill Took a Bushel of Onions to L Bosell Gave me 1 Dollar Bought 8 yds of Cotton Paid this 1 Dollar

9th chopping

10th Leanders Birth Day 1872 working at the Ash

11th Fine Set Fire in the Front Marsh turned to snowing chopping

12th Fine at J Hamiltons at AJ Bakers got 88 lbs of Flour and 4 Dollars in Bills seen his young son Andrew 1 leaving his harnefs Gave 4 Dollars to John Vipond Bought of Vipond Boots 1..85 Boots 2..25 18 yds of Calico 2..70 7 yds Cotton 98.3 yds 27 cloth 2..70 spools 10 Pork 1.96 Lamp Glove 10 Tea 25 Tob 17 Mal pipes Salt 75 Tea Pot 45 14 Doz of Cups 20 Tallow 20 m 16.89

13th very Stormy E Wind and snowing Jack the Blackbird Dead

14th Blowing Drifting Gordon Trying his scates

15th chopping Old Dick in the Bush

16th Chopping a Foggy Morning cleared off

17th Went to Viponds very Fine Day a Robin here and its must be astray with all the storms Bought of Vipond To 1 axe 1..25 1 1/2 yds of cloth 1..35 electric oil 25 1/2 yd s cotton 28 2 Bars Yellow Soap 20 1/2 Quire of Papers 12 1/2 1/2 lb {illegible}

18 chopping with the New Axe at the oak stick in the Rushes

19 stormy snowing

20th chopping a Fine Day

21st cold Blowing Drifting Killed the 2 Hogs Lewis, Henery Bosell hurted at J Gr{cut off{

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Mr James Cameron Island December the 23rd 1873

A Fine Day went to Summerstown ice in the Little channel Bought of Vipond 1/2 lb Tea 25 1/2 lb Tob 20 1/2 lb Powder 20 Pipes all at 4 1/2 Gal oil 25 94 cents and what I got on the 17th 3..50 Makes 4.44 cents

24th Blowing some Fixing the shed chopping Christmas Eve

25 Christimas Day a very Fine Day

26th cold Windy chopping

27th Drawing wood snowing stormy E Wind

28th Sunday cold

29th Our Angus B Day Stormy High Wind

30th cold Blowing high West Wind chopping

31st Warmer Great Lots of ice going Down New Years Eve Firing Water Raising very high

1st of January 1874 a very Fine Day Shooting spearing EEls in the Back Bay Gordon and I

2nd chopping E Wind snowing thawing

3rd Allen's Birth Day 1853 at hamiltons Got a Bag of Potatoes Seen A Hamilton and his Wife and Child Got Johny Semo to come Down to hamiltons Bridge with a Bag of Ho{cut off} Seen Mr Campbell the Weaver had New Years from him in Davids Shed Bought of Vipond to 100 wt Flour 3.50 1/2 lb Tea 25 2 spools of Thread 10 2 pipes 2 1/2 lb Tobacco 20 4..7 cents

4th Sunday

5th chopping in the swamp cold Frosty

7th Raining Fixing the Hinges on the Roan Door

8th Hugh Ann Birth Day 1866 chopping Raining snowing at the oak stick

9th a very Fine Day Took the oak stick out of the ice to the Front of the Door and got it up on the ice left it for to night

10 Lewis Lorren here gave him an ash to make Baskets Rain some Fine

11th Preaching on the Front snowing and Fine

12th Fine high Wind turned cold

13th St Hilery Fine calm Freezing some East Wind ice Making some got the Oak stick Brodiside to the Bank high Wind Breaking the ice

14th Stormy E Wind Drifing Snowing ice Making and ice Breaking Duck Plenty Fishhawks Diving Down on them and the Eagle after them the ice took acrofs here through the night or Before day light this Morning of the Fifteenth

15 ice acrofs at the Foot of Francis Island Went to head of the Island Gordon and I cold Frosty Nor West Wind Ice Jamming comeing Down the channel taken acrofs to Christees Taken about the middle of the Island at 10 oclock