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Mr James Cameron Island Dec 22 1874

East Wind I thought the ice was taken and I crofsed to Hamiltons John told me where I crofsed it had not taken at 12 oclock Last night and its open all above that ice very thin my Road acrofs is very crooked took Dinner at Hamiltons Mrs Carey Poorly Got a Peice of Tobacco from John

23 Began to thaw some tonight the ice dont look any too Good crofsed but its very bad went to Viponds Bought on Credit from Jo 1/2 lb of Tea 30 cents) ( Bought and Paid for 2 Hanks of Black Thread 2 pack of matches 1/2 lb Soda paid this Got 2 Papers from Dan Got 2 Papers from Joe John Hamilton Killing his Hogs Frank Leplante Rockys Boy Willie Rose Charlie and John Got some Buckwheat from John and he Divided his Flour with me as their is none at the store the Ice coming Back very Bad Opened this evening B{cut off}

24th Drawing Drags the Ice all going away Jamming going Down Christmas Eve set up a Good while to night seen a Fire it must be a chimney at the Depot or in Meadow B on Fire Freezing some to night seen the Fox to night the Eagle On to Tree on the Pitt Point Gave the cattle a Christmas Eve supper this Evening Feeding Reddy Pretty well

25th Christmas Day Friday Pleasant but cold Wind West went the Lower Point Keeping this Day as Sunday ice Going Down some the River open

26th St Stephens Day Chopping at the Door

27th Went to the Sturgeon Island in the canoe ice Jammed up to the Sturgeon Island Went to Pitt Point

28th Killed the Bull Reddy Raining

29th cutting up the Beef 3/4 Weighed 228 lbs 1 Qu in the Milkhouse put the Boat up high in the Barn as the cows Broke some out on the Barn Floor

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Mr James Cameron Island 1874