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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 May 27th 1875

I crofsed stopped a while with John Hamilton as I was going up and stopped a Little while when I was coming Down he was ploughing Bought of Jo Vipond 7 Loaves of Bread Rope for Lines 1/2 lb Tea Salt 1/2 bushel paper of Pins 5 Bunches of Matches 2 plugs of Tobacco 1 1/2 yds of Blue Cotton for Bismarck Thread 4 lbs of nails thread sold 6 Dozen of Eggs and 11 1/2 lbs of Sugar Got a Paper from Charlie Got a paper from Cornwall got 27 cents cash for the Balance from Jo in to Dinner with Thomas Munroe at the Ashery Heard Donald Sandfield was Governing Ontario Fishing to night Got 4 Sturgeon 5 EEls pikes perch

28th Went to Dundee took a Hide and 5 1/2 lb of Butter 1 Sturgeon 75 American 75 cash I had Gave Mr Baker a sturgeon took Dinner with Robert Bought 11 yds of Wadding and Forgot it 50 lbs of Flour 4 yds at 18 cents 1 1/2 of Black Ribbon 2 skains and 2 spools Brown and 8 lbs of swanton Lime at the Prime seen Bill stopt at Paro'es took supper got a spear pole from Paro got my sliver Broom I Lost on the ice the Mosquitoes Like to eat me going up Got a Bag of Potatoes From Mr Baker Got a Bunch of sweetys from Robert for the children Jo Lemay is Living in Dundee now at J McGreggor threated me to a Glass of ale

29th Royal Oak Day Buoy came Down Gordon and I Tried to Raise it went to the Kit Kit Island towed it some on the shoal Left it took home some Fat Pine ice going Down yet a Party on the Victoria to Lancaster commenced to Rain and Foggy

30th Sunday G.A.R. Decoration Day a Fine Day took some Ticks of Dolly no Steamers went to Day put 10 Ducks Eggs under a hen yesterday

31st putting Manure on in a heap Back of the Barn ploughed the peice at the Barn Planted Potatoes harrowed and Fixed the Fence went to Look for Fat Pine on Na Houtas Island got a Good Load Fishing tonight Got 1 sturgeon 3 EEls 7 Perch a Great Many Boats Going to Day up and Down Tried Trowling to Na Houtas Island did not Get a snap the Manitoba ahead to Day going Down of the Canadian