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James Cameron Island

24th of Dec 1897 Christmas Eve a very cold Day Nor West Wind Drifting Fine Randolph came Down with our Mail Sent a Letter with him to Put in the P Office took with him from here 2 Hocky Sticks Livinia make cakes Gordon chopping stove wood Leanders Foot not very well Stanley and Ionia Knocking about Livinia Reading and Knitting 2 Mocksuns around the sun on the north side and 1 on the south Broke on another Stack at the North Door

25th Christmas Day Fine Day ice making not much Wind and not Frost but a Big Skim of ice Leander and Stanley to sturgeon Island with the Boats

26th Fine S of snow

27th St John the Evangeist Day Colder Windy oiling Harnefs

28th Fine W Wind ice is making a Skim acrofs took home the Sheep

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James Cameron Island

1897