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Mr James Cameron Island May 16th 1875

16 Sunday

17th Lots of ice Going Down to Day went to Jim Hopkins with his Boat seen Josey Galerneau on Alexis Island Got a Plough from Jim and the spear some Melons and Top Onions seeds The Victoria went Down with a Raft of Cord Wood from the Racket put the sheep in yesterday thinking they were coming for them to Day Began to Plough the potato Ground Fishing to night got a Lunge about 15 lbs a Fine Day Spotty calved

18th Finshed the Potato Ground Made a harrow Fixing the Back Peice of Fence at the Barn Piling the scantling Working at the Garden put in 5 1/2 Beds of Top Onions scowing 3 Loads of Cattle to Alexis Island

19th Planting wheat seeds I had about 1/2 of the Peice put the Early Rose at the Back of the Pile of stones and some at the East side Began to Rain cannot get hardly too Dry Days together Fixing a Board in the Floor as its wore out a Great many Boats going up the Bay went Down without a Two the Jennie and another Boat went in together to Salmon River the Jennie showing her the Road got a Lunge 15 lb I dont Know whats her name Let Dolly out on the Grass for the first time she was on the Grass the Phebe has here nest in the Barn again this year

20 Fixing the Logs around the Potatoes

21st I went to Hamiltons for the Tin Kettle Strainers Got 2 Bags of Potatoes from John Planted some Potatoes Fishing tonight

22nd Gordon Went to Hamiltons with Fish Got some Pork and Fat Pine from John

23rd Sunday Frank Laplante and Family here Gordon and I to the Little Island north side set Fire in the Back Sugar Bush Marsh run in the Leaves some

24th Queen's Birth Day shooting Fishing Perch Got 6 with the Line Making the Garden

25th Fixing the Gate and the Fence around the Gate Fishing to night

26th George Renshaw here with a Man wanting hicory Gordon to Hamiltons got more pine

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Mr James Cameron Island 1875