James Cameron Island 6th January

Unfortunate day, Gordon crossed laying the floor in the kitchen loft. Banned some council in Williams Town. Sacrament yesterday in Salem Church. Fernandez and Captain. Morris took the train for St John's Military school 2nd R.B. 50th Regiment. Laid the floor as far as the pipe from the north side. 7th & wind some frosty. Some logs Leander crowd got 25 cents for tea. Got a letter from Dan sending a box. I can't read the letter as I am bad with my sight. Got a package of writing paper from John Cameron of the rough ugly paper I sent him in my last letter. Got the mail. Sent 2 papers to Fernandez at St. John's. 8th January Annie Birthday 1866 Mrs. George Creamer of Dundee age 36. William S. Morris and 2 young boys came to fish perch in the Bay. First horse to cross from the south side. Jim and Angus Mayville here with Bell left minnows here. Got eels. Leander to Summerstown took the Hand-Sleigh got the star. 9th very fine not so windy today nor so frosty. The 2 boys in the bush sowing. Leander crossed to Summerstown. Put out some bushes. Got the box. Benny Nyland's boy died on the 8th as I heard. Frank Laplant crossed with a horse. 10th wind. Stanley and Leander in bush shot a white owl on the {?}

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James Cameron Island 26th January

Fortunate day. Gordon came. Randy and Stanley came for Elm Bark for Lady Renshaw. Wrote a letter for Randy for Toronto. Maple hills rained tonight. Fine windy. Rained tonight. Made loads to the Wood and Banks as the crust is bad. Gordon not well. Sent 3 letters and 2 papers. Windy night. Getting ice at to Douguette today. 28th cold wind. Fine day. Drew loads today to Douguette. Cold tonight. 29th Mr. Kinley's Birthday. They are keeping it today in the stables. Fine, cold and frosty. Drew 2 loads today to Douguette. Bought 50 cents of sugar. Meeting at Salem Church. Cool. 30th fine day. Leander went for oil. Frosty tonight. 31st fine, fair, frosty. Shot an owl last night in the Grove. Letter from Fernandez and Minnie. Letters sent off to Doumachell about the scrims. Borrowed 25 cents from Sonia. 1st of February 1902 The Black Month, St. Bridget's Day. It used to be called East Wind {?} Drifting fox passed here. Randolph. 2nd Candlemas. The Sun did not shine today, so the Bear and the Badger will not see. Wind blowing drifting. Gates through a Minister's