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Mr James Cameron Island March 18th 1874

George Bosell Got the Loan of the 2 inch augur square adze and the Broad-axe took 30 Troughfs finished to the Bush 24 more not Finished took 2 Bags of Potatoes George Tapt to Day I went over to Help Charlie Rose to Load Brought home Hamiltons Bag and Summers's Bag seen Jim Hopkins taking home Caribous canoe and had the wheel of Smallmans Steamer taking it out to the cars Dan Cameron a Bee Drawing Fire Wood Got a Ride from John McGreggor up to Tom Kennedys at night I stopt with Dunvegan William McLeod and had Quite a nice time and no ways short of the Barley Bru met with everything else he showed me a Belt of an officers sword that a Brother of Sir Walter Scott's sone Took of of an of Dead officer in Egypt with Splendid Brittish Lion Heads on it in Sir Ralph Abercrombie time The Rosseau's run away from McLeods Place Last night

19th Took Breakfast with Dunvegan waiting till Charlie Rose went to come Lavelletts looking for Law for her Daughter Thomas Murry and Ranald Angus there Charlie and John Came went to the Bush a Rainy Day still we Drew some Thomas Munroe came Down Brought a cow From J Hamilton I came home Great Deal of Water on the ice George Made Syrup we got 3 Quarts and 1 Pint Charlie May in here yesterday got a stick for his Thrashing Mill

20th John Hamilton and Charlie Rose came Down with my share of Boards took me a Bushel of Buckwheat took up a Load Chopping First Day of Spring William McLeod Moving his Cook House to Day Charlie Drawing Wood from the Hog Island

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Mr James Cameron Island March 21st 1874

I Made 26 splits of ash for Troughfs cut Brush at the Brush Fence in the Oak Field went around Lower Point the ice Getting Bad close to shores The Thornapple Tree George Gathered about 40 pans of sap John Hamilton and Charlie came Down and he yelled so mighty Loud and so often that I was sure the Horses was in the ice But he was at Lancaster to Day and I think it was some of the Lancaster stimulation was Roaring

22nd Livinia Birth Day seen Wild Geese yesterday seen a Grey Bird to Day Ducks Flying George Boiling in the Bush Got the Moles Took tin {illegible} and Provision to the House took home the sleigh Snowing some this Morning air cold But Fine Made the Moles Full and a 2 Quart Basin Full he took Home and some he made in a Trough got the 1/2 of What was made in the Trough and We are to Get a 2 Quart Basin about 7 lb we are to get Peggy Began to stop

23rd snowing Last night Drifting Blowing Making Troughs Finished 26 in the su{cut off} George helped us some

24th a Fortunate Day George came acrofs Gordon and I working at the Troughs taking them to the Trees 26 of Them 30 and 24 thats 84 Boiling in the Bush very cold Windy crofsing summerss Road yet Made 2 cakes and about 4 lb in the Tin Basin about 28 lbs) to Day

25th Big wind Aikery Burnt out

27th chopping stove Wood

28th John Hamilton and George Renshaw here took the crofscut saw Gave George some hay and a Bottle of Maple syrup George had a Bottle of Brandy Gave John a Bottle of Syrup went up with George Bought of Vipond 100 lbs of Corn meal 2 Dollars 1 lb Tea 65 cents Got a Ride acrofs from John Tyo and Robert Baker a very stormy time Blustering of snow came home

29th George Renshaw came Down with my corn meal I met him at the Head of the Island Peggy here