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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 May the 13th 1874

Pope {illegible} the 9th Born on this Day of the Month William McLeod and his Farmer after their Bull Made the Barrel of Soft Soap Rafts going Down John James his Raising yesterday

14th Fixing the Floor in the cookhouse Went to J Hopkins Got his spear as mine is not Fixed yet he has no coal {illegible} Ploughing for Pease Froze hard to night Livinia at her Garden Planted 3 Beds of Top Onions Wind Raised as I was coming home

15th Planted some Potatoes {illegible} at the Garden 5 Beds of Top Onions 3 Bags of Potatoes Planted Charlies Tomato seeds From England {illegible} Cayene Pepper

16th East Wind and West Blew hard to night and Rained Fixed the sticks around the Potatoes Fixing some at the Calf Pasture Bismarck and Livinia went up in the Bay only 5 of the Hens Laying Ticks Bad cutting some Fat Pine shot a Red headed Wood Pecker there is 4 of them came to the {cut off} to Day every year regular there was always one came splitting rails a Raft this side of Renshaws Wharf

17th Sund the Sp{cut off} Went Down the Bay went Down without a Tow West Wind the air is cool to Day Salted the cows up on the hill Water high Found a Bottle on the Water I think its ink that was in it 3 of Calvins Men here to supper half staved slept in the stable loft in the hay

18th took their Breakfast and Dinner Gave me 1.75 cents and I put them to the Raft they stopt on the raft all night raining

19th came Back 2 of them stop in the Morning the other went with the {illegible} Plots Majore is his name had 6 Meals Gave me a Dollar as they had no More

20th Went to Summerstown Mrs Summers wanting some Potato onions John Hamilton William McLeod and I in Davids Bought of Viponds 25 lb of Corn Meal 1/2 lb Tea Broom Hoe Soda 3 yds of Calico 1 3/4 Tweed for Gordon 35 a yd Tob Pipe

21st Plastering Lashey and Laduke came stopt for Dinner they went of up to Smarts Bay came Back to night and it is raining heavy got their supper had a Bottle this Morning

22nd Lashey and Laduke wet of Gave me 9 Dollars Gave Livinia 75 cents Working at the Soap this is the 2nd time at the soap 23 cents Summerstown Brought the summer {illegible} onions and some of the english Tomato seeds to Angus Suple at J Hamiltons Bill Morris and Q Suple took us over Fishing to night got 8 Fish Tom Sumers got a Maskinonge 35 lb