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James Cameron Diary, 1884

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Mr James Cameron Island

3rd of April 1884 snowing Tapt 60 Trees gathered 34 pails chopping Wood at the camp

4th This is the Day those Men was to be Hung at Regina Boiling and sugared of about 27 lbs a Feast for the Boys Fine sap run some Tapt some Livinia came to the Bush to sugar off

5th Boiling

6 Ice opening Palm Sunday Lily calved a Fine Day sugared off

7th Running Killed the First snake snakes coming out of their holes running well

8th Boiling running well running over Stanley and Rowena in the Bush

9th this Day of the Month I was Married 1862 suggared of Twice to Day

10th Boiling cutting Wood Blowed hard and Fine

11th Good Friday Fine snowed Rain sugared Twice W Wind

12th ice Going Down water high put out the Boat Lots of Rubbish going Down Tapt 16 Trees Frost Last night the Frogs commenced their music

13th Gordon and Willie Rose here Randolphs hat

14th 3 Men Passed up in a Boat and went Back P Purcell's Sale to Day Fine E Wind clearing out the cookhouse Boys Boiling in the Bush Piling Stove Wood

15th Sugared of 43 lbs Rained E Wind Went out in the Black Boat

16th EW Rained some made a Gallon of Syrup Rowena Made 2 lb of sugar cleaning out the cellar cutting the ice out of the Milkhouse Drawing sticks of the Potato Field Grenada's First Trip out of Dundee swallows came got a Rat put a Lock on the shanty Taking away the Banking

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Mr James Cameron Island

1884

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