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James Cameron Island

21st of Dec 1898 Rained very very Hard to night 23rd Windy High Thawing Shot a Big owl Got a Rat cut stove wood another mink on the Island

24th Fine spells of Blustering snow Windy West Drew Boards from the Pit Point to the Barn Christmas Eve

25th Fine Day Christmas Day Fernandez crofsed to Hamiltons for the Mail Got a Letter From Dan with a cheque in it Boys went Down to the Kit Kit and Charlies and Rofs's Island Ed Renshaw here Froze some to night

26th Fine E Wind St Stephans Day Anchor Ice going Down Wrote a Letter to Day sent it to the Dundee Post office as the 2 Boys is going To Fort Covington to see their Mink had of them sent a Kansas Paper to Uncle Bill got 2.50 for their 3 Mink Fine night

27th St John the Evangelist Free Masons Day W Wind Windy Snowed Put a Handle in the Axe Froze some to night

28th Holy Innocents {torn away} Windy Frosty ice Making some {torn away} Windy to make {torn away} south side {bottom of page torn away}

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