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Mr James Cameron Island

17th of March 1894 St Patrick's Day The Festival of the Irish W Wind a very Fine day Drawing Wood to the camp Tapt 30 Trees Letting the water Run off the Plouged Ground Boiling in the Bush a Big Flock of Wild Geese went Down seen 2 Rigs crofsing on a Summerstown Road hard Frost Last night it was Monica and Jo Douquet

18 St Joseph's Day on this Day of the Month Vicky Departed 1887 Fine Leander shot a Duck Boiling in the Bush Frank Laplante here about selling his Horse

19th John H crofsed Took the Horse home Rained windy Bought Thred Tobacco ice opened to Day Randolph Breaking up the Bun

20th First Day of Spring the 2 of Lewis here got Syrup and Tea Piling Stove Wood Taking the Tobacco Fence away and Making a Fence of stove-wood Froze to night Eclipse commences to Day

21 Fine some Rain Piling stove wood took 5 Gallons came in to Day the Boys Shooting at the sturgeon Island got 1 Bird

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Mr James Cameron Island

22 March 1894 Livinia senior Birth Day Fine North E Wind ice Jamming Before the Door Made about 28 lbs of sugar in the House and Taffy First churning of Butter Piling some Boards John H and Stanley Boiling in the Bush Rained and Froze Last night went to try for EEls got one wind too high

23rd Good Friday E Wind and west and North snowed Rained and hailed Got 4 Duck Leander went with one of those Hunters from Jo Douquets took 5 Gallons of syrup home Froze hard to night

24 Fine Fortunate Day E Wind Drew 2 Loads of hay from the stack Drew some of the Wood off the Potato Ground 3 Men at the sturgeon Island Hunters for Ducks

25th Easter Sunday high W Wind Randolph to Rofs's Island Mr Cameron From Montreal and Leander with him Shot 24 Ducks the Best Days Shooting Done yet Gave Randolph $1 very high Wind Lots of ice going Down cold John H and Stanley in the sugar-Bush Lots of Egss for Easter Annunciation of the Virgin Mary