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Mr James Cameron Island April 17th 1874

Cutting Brush Knocking around

18th Our Duncans Birth Day

19th in the Bush Frank Laplante here Got Gordon and I in the Bush Boiling 2 Barrels Windy snowing and Raining

21st George came gave him a Pipe

22nd Made Mollasses the Janet crofsed to Summerstown on her First Trip

23rd St Georges Day I crofsed in a canoe to Summerstown Brought 28 lb of Sugar to Viponds Bought of Vipond 12 yds of Coton 2 spools 2 combs 1 Box of Matches 1 lb of Tea Soda Tobacco Pipes 3 Quarts of Kerosene oil Salt 1/2 lb Powder 1 lb Shot at AJ Bakers Andrew in Williamstown at a Sale Went over with George Renshaw to Fix his Stick George and I came Down to Hamilton together John Vipond crofsed to Dundee

24th Sap Running no one in the Bush to Day on this Day of the Month Granny Departed 1869 set Fires at the Wet Place on the hill below the Camp Put out the Boat towed a Flat Peice of Hemlock in to shore set Traps on the stump Keeping in the Cattle 2 men and 2 Women passed close to shore up to Salmon River

25th St Marks Day Granny Bosell here Pete and Peggy in the Bush the old Woman stopped Fine and East Wind some say the Kind of Weather you have to Day you will have for 40 Days but its St Swithens I use to Look to the air is cold Froze {illegible} hard Last night Got A Rat for the First this spring the Janet crofsed twice to Day

26th Sunday a heavy North East Storm of Snow to day snowing hard stopt in the afternoon

27th Boiling in the Sugar Bush made about 3 Gallons George Renshaw here Wanting me to Go tommorrow to Lancaster with him sold George a Gallon of Mollasses then old Woman crofsed with Peggy and Pete to the {illegible} snowing acrofs cutting Brush on the Lower Point

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Mr James Cameron Island 1874