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James Cameron Diary, 1884
James Cameron Diary, 1884 (6).pdf
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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