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Mr James Cameron Island Feb 19th 1875

A Fine Day John Hamilton Brought a Bag of Potatoes from Charlie Rose Gave John 2 Boards for to make a Sleigh Box he had his young Colt with him Goes very steady seen a Mink Track my Head Got awful some this afternoon its cold in my head

20th Fine soft Began to snow East Wind Sent Gordon to Viponds with 5 Dollars Bought 1 Dollars worth of Pork Bottle of Eclectric oil Plug of Tobacco Got 3 Dollars of Canada Money Back Got a stick of Candy from John Vipond set 2 Traps for the Mink not very well wind changed to night for to Drift more as it Just snow enough to make a Drift

21st Sunday a strange Dog Black and curly came to the Barn and around the House tried to coax him but he would not come near us run out on the ice and came Back again and something Strange came Down Whirling on the ice Gordon chased it for a While but the N West Wind was so high he turned Back Drifting and Blowing hard what the thing was I don Know without it was a Basket or an umbrella or Muff it was something perhaps neither of the things I mentioned a Blustering Day

22nd Washingtons Birth Day I crofsed to John Hamiltons Charlie Roses Wife not Well Went to Viponds Got a Ride Down from Kenneth McLaughlin told me the Dog I seen Sunday was Nickolsons name Whute took Dinner and Tea to Day at Hamiltons Mrs Rose and Mrs Summers there Charles Wife a Miscarriage tonight Got a Lot of Newspapers from John a Fine Day Jim Nickolson Here to see about the Dog then came to Hamiltons where I was

23rd Cut Down a Dead Hicory Tree in the Grove Sawed part of it Down Snowing Soft Charlie came Down with 3 Bags of Potatoes from John Hamilton

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Mr James Cameron Island 1875