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Mr James Cameron Island Dec 16th 1875

in the Bush cut 2 Beeches the channel all open and then came Down a Jam and very near stuck acrofs between this and Francis Island but its moved off I was watching it seen a Boat crofing and it turned Back could not get acrofs

17th a Fine Morning then turned windy hard Blow from the West in the swamp cut a Birch Drew 2 Loads of Wood the Ice will be apt to take to night as its very frosty

18th ice taken acrofs here this morning cold and Frosty Windy West Wind Broke on the Marsh hay stack at the Back of the Barn Great smoke from the air holes chopping stove Wood Hens a Freezing some Drifting some no Foxes crofsed yet without they will crofs to night

19th cold and Frosty Windy

20th Wind high Drifting hard Frost cut a Birch stump Drew a Load of it with the Bun

21st First crofsing on the ice for me Mr Streeter crofsed with horse Isacc Vipond crofsed and G Renshaw with horse stopt at Renshaws to night heard John Cattanack Died and Duncan McDougall in Nevada and John M Intosh in Montreal ice Pretty good 5 inches George took over from Hopkins McCauls things to Viponds

22nd First Day of Winter I came Down to Hamiltons Got some Herrings from George Began to thaw Last night got the Whitewash Brush from George Renshaw Began to Whitewash a Fine warm Day

23 Thawing and Raining cutting in the Bush took the Bark of the Basswood saw Log Began to Freeze to night hard and cold

24th Cold East Wind I crofsed took the sleigh to Hamiltons very cold Frosty and high Wind took 2 Rats to Viponds 16 cents a peice Bought 1/2 lb Tea I owe 4 cents on it Jim Grant and Tom Summers Treated for Christmas old Jo Robideau Buried to Day a Big Fire Last night the way of Bombay stopt at Hamiltons took Dinner came home and its awful cold

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Mr James Cameron Island 1875