Mr James Cameron Island

5th of Dec 1891 very Windy West Went to the head of the Island tried to shoe the Mare windy Broke some Trees

6th Fine Windy Randolph here Germans Day

7th Leander got a Mink some snow E Wind sawing stove Wood Water Raised

8th Piling wood in the Bay at the Beech Tree sawing stove Turned very Windy From the West water very Low Conception oof the Virgin Mary

9th very Windy Drawing Wood W Wind sawing stove wood soft water Low

10th Leander's B Day 1872 Fine West Wind Windy Killed the Bull put the Meat to saok in 2 Barrels of Water no snow

11th Fine Windy Put the Meat to soak in 2 Barrels yesterday cutting Firewood up in the Bay at the Beech Tree Broke the Harness set the Back of the sugar Bush Windy

12th Took out the Meat and Dried it put it in the milkhouse Broke the Woodsaw Leander shot an owl seen a crow

13th W Windy Fine

14th Fine Leander went to Dundee sold his Mink 1.25 sold the Bull skin 2..20 Bought 100 of Flour 2..70 Boots 75 Turned Windy East

15th E Wind snowing stormy cut the Head of Bull put in the 4 Heifers

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Mr James Cameron Island

Dec 16th 1891 Windy West Drifting cutting stove wood Stanleys owl Dead Frosty to night

17th on this Day R.R. McLennans suit to Begin cold Frosty Windy ice not making much Filed the wood saw Stanleys

18th River smoking

19th Leander crofsed for the Mail got a Bag of Grain Randolph came to night

20th very smoky or Foggy E Wind

21st First Day of Winter Broke the Rane of the sleight sawing stove wood a very Fine Day St Thomas Day

22nd very Fine Mr Dan O Burns here for a Ram sold for 4 Dollars got had no change but a 10 sawing wood 1 ashe

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