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portion thick, in order to have the turf of even thickness thro'out the entire lodge covering. Only one person put on the turf, one piece overlappig the other, even on the side as well as above - this made the even thickness. When the turf was all on, their poles were taken and where the pieces were overlapped they were pounded together in order to have no piece falling out.

The [[underlined]] Entrance. [[/underlined]] Stringers - forked posts & slabs were used. strands of bark to wind together - but the roof was formed by split cotton wood slabs. Willows etc. were used exactly as in rest of lodge.

(Are you going to represent the raised beds in lodge?}

When the lodge was done then