James Cameron Island Dec the 4th 1866

2 propellers came up I went to Mr Harpers Brought 3 1/2 of Tallow at -/17 1/2 per lb 8/5 1/2 A Treat or 2 paid this and for sweetys went to Williamstown

5th in Williamstown

6th came From Williamstown Bargained with Mr Munroe about 6 sheep on the Halves took Dinner at Thomas Munroes Bought of Mr H 1 Bottle of Whiskey and a Treat paid this) 1 Bag of Flour 4 1/2 1/2 lb Tea 2/6 1/2 lb Mustard -/10 1/2 1/2 lb Ginger -/7 1/2 Glass for Lamp -/7 1/2 3 Quarts of Oil 1/10 1/2 1 Quart of Whiskey and Treat 1/3 an axe handle in my canoe Left By some one and took my tin Basin away no Light in Mr Hills Light house Last night Johnsons and McGee's Lights up yet 2 Boats passed one up with a Tow and a Propeller one went Down Baker Towed up with her the Advance up to Cornwall the Propeller that Went Down got aground the Bruno near the Scow Light House

7th Thomas Munroe came Down with the 6 sheep the 2 Boys with him Packing the Stove in a Box to Fetch to Williamstown Tobacco Pepper 2 pairs of spectacles Hugh Ann's hair {cut off} california Hats stone axe Indian Flints Wild Turnip Alsike cabbage Hooks

8th caught the sheep and the Box took over to Thomas Munroes Left them there took Dinner there Bought of Mr Harper 1/2 lb sleratus or soda and a Treat -/6 paid this) Raining Hard East Wind changed to South Wind A Steamer went Down today {cut off}ght in McGees yet and Johnsons Wild Geese and Ducks plenty

9th Sunday a steamer came up a Barge in Tow a Boat Passed with 4 or 5 men going to Lancaster took the sheep from the head of the Island

10th Whitewashing inside and outside

11th Fixing slats on the Door upstairs very cold went for cedar the Big Ram with Thomas's Sheep since Monday

12th cutting stove Wood a canoe crofsed the gheler 1 man in them

13 This is the Day {illegible} men is to be hung in toronto taking the canoe out of the ice

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Took the 2 young Rams from the Pitt Point cold Frosty weather

15th Drawing Drags cold east Wind and snow through the night

16th Sunday cold to Day

17th cold stormy went to the Head of the Island for the sheep the Big Ram along with them Thomas's sheep feeding the cattle extra turned a little milder Ducks plenty

18th chopping stove Wood

19th stormy Drawing Drags Drew some of the sticks from around the garden to the grove

20th cutting stove Wood Frosty Day and Last night Froze out to the edge of the Rushes Feeding the cattle extra Horses out to Day seen Wild Geese going West cut my Thumb with the Drawing knife Grinding the axe

21st Feeding the 2 young Rams with Good Hay and calf went around the Island ice taken to the Little Island North side its turned warm some or the ice would take This is the First day of Winter and a Fine Day it is. Besides other years east Wind Made 15 candles out of our Tallow as yet Fixing the Dried currants Dried Grapes Dried apples Dried elder Berries and Black Berries Rasberries

22nd Feeding the Horses with carrots cutting stove Wood Fine Day the Ice took from the end of our Rushes to Rofs Island Broke on a new cake of sugar 14 lbs to Day Gordon played in the snow all Day with his sleigh

23rd Cooking Pies

24th Cooking Cakes preparing for Christmas Eve Made a shaft for the sleigh ice Box up

25th Christimas Day A Fine Day it Began snowing towards evening I went out in the small canoe up to the Bay Wind West seen no one on the Water to Day But myself

26th Working the shaft putting it together

27th put the shafts on the sleigh Went to the Bush Gordon and I took home a load of Wood took home a Load of Cedar for Brooms Fixing Canoes water Raising East Wind stormy