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James Cameron Island

1st of January 1898 Fortunate Day New Years Day Windy nor West Frosty Cool not making much ice no Tracks of the Fox Must got off Leander Foot not very well

2nd Fortunate Day very cold South West Wind making some ice Frosty to night the ice all over made some air-holes I think the ice Made New Years night as it was Frosty

3rd Allen's B Day 1853 an Unfortunate Day Frosty Windy air-holes shutting up

4th E Wind Frosty Gordon came had a Letter From Uncle Duncans John in Kansas he had a very hard Time of it with his Bones Broke and having to walk so Far Wrote a Letter to Day to Dan

5th Fine Day Fernandez came Gordon crofsed gave him a Letter to put in the PO to Dan Put ----- Down at the Island on the south side Brok on another Stack

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James Cameron Island

6th of January 1898 Epiphany Fine E Wind soft a Few Drops of Rain Hounds Barking crofsing the ice Down at Tuppers Island Stanley and Fernandez Down at the Kit Kit Fernandez crofsed to the Post Ofice Bought a Lamp Chimney

7th Fine Day Drew some Wood to the camp Heard the Earthquake about 1/2 Past one there is to Be an Eclipse on the Moon to night 35 after Full moon comes in to Day

8th Annie's Birth Day 1866 Fine Rained some Thawing water on the Ice Stanley crofsed for the Mail got a Paper From Kansas ti Looks more Like an Eclipse to night Windy West

9th Fine 2 of Lewis Folks here Gave them a Lot of Papers and the Headstart

10th Fine Day Fernandez went to Fort Covington took 3 Foxes and a Mink council in Dundee

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