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Mr James Cameron Island

March 11 1880 Cold E Wind a Sleigh with one Horse crofsed to Frashers on the South Side passed the Foot of the Island and came Back Drawing Wood

12th On this Day of Month Dell McMaster First came to the Island cold and Fine a Buggy went up one Driving and 2 Men Trying the ice and a Dog along with them the Buggy came Back and crofsed at the Head of the Island on My Road where they Landed on either side I Dont Know

13th E Wind Drew some Firewood to the camp Randolph and I no Birds nor Ducks though the ice opened so Early very frosty time this is the Earliest it ever opened here But Good going outside of the holes a Sleigh one Horse an Indian Came Down the ice crofsed at the Foot of the Island Got a squirrel in the Trap set for Mink a Good Lot of Travelling on the Lancaster Raod

14 Sunday Cold in Morning The Baby Born Stanley E Wind

15th Fishing EEls got 1 Bait for the Mink

16th E Wind morning Fine turned stormy I crofsed A Tyo and Tom Frasher crofsed at the Head of the Island where crofsed in the Morning all Broke up J Hamilton drove me up Bought of Mr Ward 1 lb Tea 60 1 lb of soda 10 Castor oil 10 Pail 25 Soap 2 Bars one 7 and the other 9 on credit Tax paid Matches 5 Met Tom Frasher and made him go Between the airholes ice Back

17th St Patricks Day Janet McDonald Departed Dan McGreggor and Bill Hosesworth here sold Maud 20 sold Nory 14 Dollars 34 Dollars for the 2 went up as far John Hamiltons John sold a cow a Fine Day Got 20 Dollars and John Hamilton will get the Rest as he is Going up

18th Crofsed Got 14 Dollars from John H Bought of Mr Ward {illegible} lbs of Barley a paper, pins & Sweetys Settled up to H Paid all I owed him to Day continued

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Mr James Cameron Island

18 March 1880 a sale up at Russels Viponds a Bee Exchanged my Pail Gave Gordon 17 cents Donald Cameron Poorly Mr Ward at Cornwall

19th Janet McDonald Buried to Day Drew some Wood a Fine Day Randolph Tapt 7 Trees

20th First Day of Spring Fine snowed some Heard Wild Geese yesterday James Grant here with an account of 3..33 cents But I am of opinion he owes me Drew some stones to the wharf took some of the sugar Bush Rigging to the Bush Tapt 9 Trees Fixing the Jumper Fine snowed some E W and South Wind

21st Palm Sunday Fine W Wind 4 Men crofsing on the ice crofsed above the Head of the Island came Down the River

22 Livinia's Birth Day a very fine Day Drawing Firewood took home 3 pails of sap

23rd E Wind Fine turned Stormy very Large Flakes of snow coming Down heavy Cutting stove Wood ice opening some

24th cleaning the Double Barreled Gun chopping Stove Wood

25th Annunciation of Virgin Mary sawing Stove Wood W Wind Blustery

26th John H B Day Good Friday Drawing a very Fine Day W Wind Fishing EEls Lost the axe in one of the EEl holes Drew some wood cleaned the troughs Tapt 2 Trees some wild Geese

27th Fine Wind high some of the Jambed ice going Down not opening well with hard Frosts every night

28th Easter Sunday the Sun Did not Dance this morning but a Fine Day

29th Gordon came to Tap Tapt to Day

30th Boiling some {cut of} Gallons of syrup

1st of April all Fools DAy Gordon Crofsed Bought of Ward Handle 10 1/2 lb Tea

31st St Bath{illegible} & 2 Boys in Sugar Bush took Dinner at Head of the Island Got a Game law from Dan