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Mr James Cameron Island June the 1st 1875

The Glorious First of June Put the Calves out in their Pasture Fixing their Fence cleaning out up stairs cut some Pine sent Gordon up for J Hopkins and then called him Back as I seen 2 Men Working at the Buoy East Wind a Good many on the Water to Day at Fire at the Brush Heap at the Bank and set Fire at the Wit Place Below the House Gordon Fixing Logs to Draw the Boat up on plastered a note up stairs

2nd Gordon started to go to Hopkins and Turned Back Isacc and John Vipond came to see the sheep picked out 4 of them the 2 Black one the one that Lost her Lamb and the Biggest of Last years Lambs they said they would send Jo Day after tomorrow to Shear them

3rd Got a Basswood saw Log cutting pine Whitewashing the House

4 of June old George the 3rds Birth Day S Got the sheep sheared ours and Marked the right Ear all But one Marked the Lambs Rofs Briggs and Graud Trowling Fixing some of the Fence at the Wet Place Kept in their sheep and Let ours go some Windy Rained a Little

5th Went around the Island Got some pine speared a succour Looking at the sheep on the Kit Kit Point The Manitoba up First and then went and Towed a small Tug up From Below Charlies Island Tried to Fish Perch Before the Door they wont Bite yet Made a Round of Trowling got no Bits Took a sleep in the Barn to Day the White hen has out her chickens Found the 2 Pronged Fork that was Lost since Last Fall in the stable Loft Windy to Day in spells a Great many Boats went up to Day Thunder Rain shot a Duck Rainbow to night The Potatoes up some squashes up

6th Sunday Fishing tonight

7th Rained some

8th Went to Dundee with 4 Sturgeon Left at home sold to Paro Bones a Large one Got 50 cents out of R Bakers Store from him sold 16 B {cut off} Got 50 cents sold 2 to Tyo Got 50 cents had 3 Dozen Eggs Bought 1/2 lb Tea 50 lb of Flour Matches Got My Bat{illegible} I Forgot Bought Bordeau 1 Plugg Tob took Dinner at Bells Got my Butternut Pa{cut off}

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Mr James Cameron Island 9th of June 1875