{page one} Got the Kansas Paper on the 25th James Cameron Island

23rd of March 1898 Rained some Last night Fine W Wind Boys in the Bush Moses Lemay Hattie John Dishaw here a Feast at Taffy in the Bush ad at the House Bought a Gallon of Syrup Freezing to night

24th Fine Froze Hard Last night in the sugar Bush Leander crofsed Took 2 Gallons of Syrup to Put out the Boat Fortunate Day Killed a snake for the First

25th Put out the Boat went with 2 cans of Syrup to Summerstown E Wind Froze hard Last night Randolph here Gave Him Bismarcks Direction to Brittish Columbia John Renshaw is Going there Lady Day

26th John H B Day 1876 Lots of Shooting to Day Began to gather ashes for Soap

27th Fine E Wind John Morris Min George Charlie Brought the Forks Scates and rest of the Things Dan Spink Eddy Renshaw all in the sugar Bush Gordon came

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James Cameron Island

28th of March 1898 Unfortunate Day Fine in the Sugar Bush Rained some ice at the shore yet and the Back Bay some Banks of snow in spots in the Field

29th Unfortunate Day Rained West Wind Bottling Syrup

30th fine Froze some Last night sap Running some to Day went up around the south side Found Tibbie laid out up in the Bay sent 2 Papers to John Cameron Junction City Kansas Leander to Summerstown Put in the Pig in his Place Letting the Water Run in Different Places Got the Parcel 2 Parasols For MC From Dan a Letter too

31st Fine Last Day of March a very Fine March From the First to the Last Set Fire at the Lower Point a calf to DAy

1st of April Unfortunate Day Fine All Fools Day Windy cool Frosty at nights in the sugar Bush Read{torn off} Mr Donald Mr Gillis Departed on the 31st of March at Meadow {rest torn off}

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