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the measurement of Fire Chiefs' Lodge was taken. The wall then 4 feet thick had stood the near [[?]] of over 25 years.  The inner circle of 7 posts had heavy posts laid in their crotches as beams.

The roof was of long slender poles, 20 to 21 ft. long (long branches could be used for these).  They were secured tied to the stringers in the crotches of the outer circle of poles, & again at the stringers resting in the crotches of the inner circle of large posts.  It is not unlikely these rafters were notched where they were tied to prevent any slippage.  I will try to find that fact out but I think it likely for I have seen notches cut for like purposes, by the Indians. These roof poles were very slender at the end toward the sunken hole.  As the bark was peeled from all the posts & poles, it is not unlikely the end may have been scraped down.  They were twigs almost & doubled over each other [[strikethrough]] a little[[/strikethrough]] on the smoke hole.  There were no crotches at the lower end.  The most difficult task in the making