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April 28. — North wind. Cold and blowing hard. 



May 1. — South wind. Warm. Sky overcast with smoke. 



Large fire close to fort. Clearing up north 



garden. 



7. — Set four men to dig potatoe ground in south garden. 



Caught one sturgeon, first this spring. 



11. — Cold north wind. Cut the potatoes for planting. 



12. — Planted potatoes in south field and commenced to 



dig the north field for sowing. Sowed beetroot, 

 radish, and lettuce. 

 15. — South wind. Weather cold. Planted north garden 

 with potatoes. 



17. — Still cold. Slight fall of snow in night. 



18. — Wind from north, and cold. Think we are going to 



have a second winter. 



19. — Continues cold. Wind north. 



20. — Weather improving, wind south-west. 



21. — Warm and mild. South wind. 



22. — Warm and fine. 



23. — Warm in morning. Thunder and rain towards 



sunset. 



24. — Warm. Wind south. Clearing up garden. Kiver 



muddy and water rising fast. 

 June 1. — Wind south, and weather warm. 



8. — Wind north, and appearance of cold. Think we are 



going to have a cold summer. Garden herbs 



slow in making their appearance above ground. 

 15. — Weather continues warm. 

 July 1. — Boisterous weather. Wind north. 



10. — Very warm to-day. Bull dogs so numerous, horses 



and cattle had to be kept in stable all day. Man 



hoeing south garden. 

 21. — A very fine day. 



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