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Mr James Cameron Island May the 5th 1874

Gordon and I went to the Little Island North side set the m hay on Fire Craig Pi{illegible} his cattle on Francis Island Bill McLeod Put his Bull on the head of the Island and went home with the scow to Hopkins without Saying a work to me about it I tried to Put him Back in the River but he wont go so I tied him to the fence to night and shut in our cows taking the Banking from the house not very well Pleased about that Bull coming

6th Crofsed J Hamilton Putting up a Frame to had his oil at the Light House went to tell W. McLeod to take away his Bull 2 lb of Sugar to AJ Baker Left a cake of 8 lb with Andrew for Peter Bow Grant for the use of his Pot Got 5 Dollars from AJ Baker Paid me for the Sugar Bought of Vipond 1/2 lb Tea Calico Rope 20 Tax 10 Soap 10 Got a Herring Band from him Got a Bushel of Lime from J Grant not Paid yet came Down to Hamiltons Put the Barrel of oil in the oil House John Charlie Roase G Grant a I Bid Good By with E Hamilton as she is Going to Lafrance to morrow on the Boat the First Trip up of the Bohemian to Day the osprey and a Great many Proppellers Going up to Day Digging in the Garden commenced

7th Digging the Garden

8th Digging the Potatoe Ground set some Traps taking the East End Banking From the House Lots of Frost in the Ground

9th Change in the Moon this morning very heavy Rain all kind of changes in the wind Calm Fine Windy the Corinthian went Down for the First time this spring

10th Sunday Blowing

11th Digging Planting Potatoes set the Leech for soap

12th Reg and Pete came for their sugar Brought Gordon a {illegible} Gave them some Butter a Great Lot of Rubbish going down {illegible} spear tonight got Suckers Pike Perch Rock Bass Chub

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Mr James Cameron Island 1874