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Mr James Cameron Island

27th of Dec 1892 Fine W Wind Leander crofsed the ice to Hamiltons Got our Mail ice Took Last night in the steamboat channel Drew some Wood Drew some Hay from the stack Grinding the axes Got a Paper From A Hamilton Oswego Foxes around on the ice

28th Fine Day Holy Innocents Day Bismarck here Had the colt in the sleigh to Day Drew some Wood with him works very well Leander and Stanley Fishing EEls got 9 cut a Pole for the Barn door Leander crossed to Hamiltons with Bismarck

29th Our Angus B Day Frosty Fine W Wind Took in a Quarter of Beef to Thaw out Tried for EEls got some

30th Fine Leander crossed to Summerstown Bought of A McDonald Broom 20 Cap 45 Knitting needles 8 ice Rough Heard Barnhart and F Laplant had a Fight or a Quarrel this Week Lewis Drawing Hay with handsleighs From Round Island Stanley and I to Sturgeon Island

31st Fine Drew some Wood Drew the Logs up in the Grove and 1 of the Soft Maple From the Wet Place St Sylvesters Day

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Mr James Cameron Island

1892

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