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James Cameron Diary, 1892

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Mr James Cameron Island

11th of June 1892 Fine Day W Wind Bohemian From Cornwall with a Pleasure Party The Boys Leander and Randolph went to Lancaster with the Wool Stanley and I at the Potatoes Left so much wool for stocking yarn Paid with the Wool

12th Fine Gordon and D Spinks here Randolph and Leander to Jo Ducquetts

13th Began hoeing Down on the Hill Potatoes a Good many Beetles on the Potatoes cleaning out the cow stable Fixing the Brush Fence Narcisse to Bushel of Potatoes 40 very Warm and Windy

14th Fine Warm Turned very Windy Blowing hard S West Thunder at the Potatoes Alexandra Went Down Trowling not very Good

15th a very Fine Day Leander Trowling Fishermans smoke house took Fire Stanley and I put it out as they are away Leander to Batteau Creek Trowling Mr Genie came Leander and him went spearing Put the calves out in their Pasture cleaned the Barn the West End Fixing the Syrup as its Foaming Boiled it well the Wind made Leaves Wilter Bugs Bad caterpillars Bad put Frame around onions

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Mr James Cameron Island

16th of June 1892 Corpus Cristie W Wind Uncle Bill and the 2 Boys and Rufus and Charlie Creamer and Mary here They went to the Kit Kit to see those Fishermen about seanning very Heavy Rain and Wind Bill and Billy went home and the rest stopped

17th Fine the Boys Fishing got a Lot Rained very heavy Blew hard 2 here From Malone stopt all night D Spink and Leander Fishing Mr Genie and Billy and another Fishing

18th The Ever Memorable Battle of Waterloo they all went of Gordon here C Rose here to see Gave a Razor to R Leander to Dundee E Wind Deer Flies commenced Mr Genie here Rain

19th Raining Lewis the Indian here Grand Procession to Day Rained hard Fox Dead

20th very Heavy Rain torrents of it Genie Fishing Leander to Summerstown Bought of Mr Ward pan of Bread 25 paid the Water Raising salted the cattle Lots of Water with the Rain in the cellar E Wind W Wind Beetles Plenty Fixing the Logs at the shore

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