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James Cameron Diary, 1902

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James Cameron Island

3rd Feb. 1902 Unfortunate day. Windy changed to west. Drifting, blowing and ugly time. Not very well tonight.

4th, Fine mild wind. Misty. Leander went to the hill, seen the Fox Running Right up to him. Put out pills and they eat them.

5th, a very fine day. Leander to the poison, they eat it but got none of them.Harnefsed the horses to break the road to the river. This is St. Agatha's Day. Grey bird not seen since the storm.This storm was awful Bad. Most every place had to turn with the M{illegible}. In Summerstown Montreal, had a big storm and lots of other places.

6th, fine day. Randolph here, Leander and him went Fishing perch in the bay, got none. No foxes. Gordon came, had his axe not very well.Shot an owl in the grove.

7th, Unfortunate Day. Fine. Leander got a fox. a dog took Pill the measles in Summerstown. Gordon chopping stove wood at the door. Snowing, kind of soft, took over the wheat from the old house. Skinned the fox sno {torn away}

8th, Gordon's Birthday.{torn away} 39 years old today. Drifting, blowing. Leander for the mail, got 4 papers. Sunday, Unfortunate Day{torn away} Drifting {rest of page illegible}

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James Cameron Island

10th Feb 1902 West wind fine, fair, frosty. Gordon at stove wood. Leander got a Fox.

11th Fortunate day. Fine, drifting, windy. Snowed tonight, cold.

12th Ash Wednesday. Unfortunate Day. I eat no meat today. Wrote a letter to Winners Magazine. Winners Magazine 122 B. St. Louis, Mo. U.S.A Put in 10 cents in the Letter. Leander and Gordon crofsed to Summertown. Brought 5 lbs of sugar, 25 cents. Ugly going on the ice. Water on the ice.

13th Fine Day Randolph here on snowshoes Gets no Foxes Gordon at Stove wood Gave the Letter to Randolph to put in the office and 2 cents to Pay Postage The election for Mayor in Cornwall is going on today. Mr. Lamoureux and Derushie . Heard Lamoureux got in Majority.

14th, Valentine’s Day. Leander and Gordon crossed to Summertown. Bought a stove pipe with a keg in it for the stove. Fine day, sunshine. Got the Gleaner and Fort Covington Sun one half of the Month Past.

15th Very fine day. Gordon ran the post. Leander went to Cornwall to Mill with 20 bushels of wheat, got a good return of flour from Mack’s Mill. Bought For Springs 90 cents. Shovel for snow, 50 cents. Gordon Bought Boots, 2 pair. Shirt and a Bottle of good stuff pipe the Cow not very smart Seen flocks of ducks pass come to at this air-hole

Bought nails

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