Errata and Additions

I have exhausted my knowledge of Alexander and Annie Cameron. Feedback I have received prompts me to correct a few errors.

On the post dated Sunday, August 24, 2008 titled The Groom may kiss the Bride, I stated “Early next day, Annie's belonging were loaded into an oxen-pulled cart and they would spend a long day making their way to Santa Catalina”. I was informed by Tanty Winnie that Uncle Alister told her that Annie belongings filled five (5) carts: quite a haul for a settler.

On the post dated Sunday, September 21, 2008, titled Alexander Cameron came to Chile to join the military, I hypothesized that Alexander suffered from Dupuytren's Disease and this hindered his admittance to the Chilean military schools. Most of my aunts have told me that Alexander fell into a fire as a child which caused severe burns and deformed his hand.

On the post dated Saturday September 27, 2008 and titled “Alexander always carried a rifle to ensure his son John wasn't kidnapped by the Mapuches” I gave several exampled of bandit’s attacks against the settlers. My cousin Eldred recalled a story that Alexander himself was attacked by six (6) bandits when he was returning from Victoria, and was successful in escaping unharmed.

On the post dated Sunday, November 9, 2008, titled El Muelle de Paja (The Haystack) I mentioned that Alexander saw the girls from the train. I have been told that the distance from the tracks was to far, but Tanty Colina discovered the “precocious Woodstock girls” and gave out the appropriate punishments. To bad since I liked better the first version.

My future plans are to document the stories of Alexander Camerons children. I know a fair amount of the life of his oldest son, John and I will tell that story next. Therefore my next few entries will deal with John Cameron and the family of his wife Agnes Rickemberg Green.

I know very little about the life of Alexander Camerons youngest daughter Colina. I will re-tell the few facts I know about Tanty Colina, but I welcome the input from anyone who is more meritorious than I to tell her story