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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 April 28th 1874

Went to Lancaster with George Renshaw Mr Heill's Light and the Johnstons Light Lit to night for the First time this spring George Landed me at the Pitt Point Gave me a Dollar for the syrup had crackers and Brandy at Big Dan Point above Allen Roys sap Running no one in the Bush to Day Lost of ice going Down

29th A Propeller went Down this Evening anchored at the Lighthouse Snowing hard to Day working at the Banking putting Manure on the Garden

30th 2 Proppellers and Tow Boat and the Alexandra went Down to Day high North West wind Fixing my Decoys

1st of May St Phillip and St James high Wind Froze hard snowing cold Went to the upper Point seen a Mink Track set at the Lower Point for him shot a Wood Pecker Put out the Decoys 2 Proppellers went Down the America and East cutting Brush at the south side of the Lower Point cut the Plum Trees Down Put them on the shore side Full Moon to Day the Weather very cold and Raw

2nd a Fine Day Gordon and I to the Sturgeon Island Made a Blind set the Decoys shot 2 Ducks heard something Like an earthquake this Evening Bismarck Laying on the Floor said it was going to shake him Down set some Traps

3rd Sunday Gordon Began to Boil and Gather as they have not Been here since Monday and its running all Week Bismark and Livinia and I went to the Upper Point George Bosells Wife came to see about the Bush they could not Get Pete to come to the sugar Bush A very fine Day Killed a Good many snakes

4th crofsed stoped at J Hamiltons Got my Bitters some of the Liquor of the Bee seen Mrs Cunningham Elizabeth seen John She{cut off} took Dinner there Got a Bag of Potatoes from John AJ Baker and I and George Renshaw Measuring Wood Sold 23 lb at 12 cents Bought Socks 50 yds Calico at 12 1/2 Tob 1/2 lb Castor oil 10 helping G Renshaw with the store house Laying the Foundation the Clara came in Got Top Onions From G Renshaw