Mr James Cameron Island

11th of Dec 1889 high West Wind hay Don on the Barn Floor cows out a Picking not many Ducks Plugging 13 Plugs of Tobbacco

12th Cut Down a Beech set Fire to the Marsh dont Burn Began to Make a handsleigh Broke on a stack 2 1/2 tons put some in the Barn Floor Court in Cornwall

13th at the handsleigh set Fire to the Marsh Burns in spots East Wind Freezing to night

14th unfortunate Day Leander and John caught another of those small owls but he got out of his Box and got away East Wind snowed some Freezing cold

15th Sunday a Fortunate Day Fine

16th Fine Day John and Leander took over Gordons Boat to Hamiltons Got a Bag of Oats From J Hamilton some apples Heard J Craig & Durushie is to go to Toronto to the Workhouse Working at the handsleigh

17th at the sleigh Mr Humes and Barnhart Hunting

18th Working the sleigh

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Mr James Cameron Island

19th Dec 1889 Finished the sleigh Mr Hume here stopped all night and Barnhart went home to come {cut off}r the morning W Wind Fine

20th Fortunate Day Mr Hume went off Barnhart came Gave 50 cents cut the Beef salted it E Wind Raised very high Blowing hard Leander Shot a Duck Wounded a Loon commenced to Rain hard some snow tonight water Raising

21st St Thomas First Day of Winter cutting stove Wood W Wind Freezing a Little Fine

22nd Fine

23rd cutting stove Wood Took in the Bottom of the stack on the Barn Floor The Young Black Bull something wrong with him

24th Fine Leander crofsed to Hamiltons some shooting

25th Christmas Day W Wind Fine Leander shot an Owl with a Ball Found a Decoy

26th E Wind high Turned to West very high Found another Decoy to Day Rained and snowed St Stephens Day churning Made the cellar Door