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of a roof was the tying on of the willow. These were slender & springy. They were put on at right angles to the rafter poles. [[image - sketch of a round roof over poles]] Each willow was tied by a string of its inner bark.; This was slow work. Over the willows, bundles of grass [[?]] top were laid at right angles to the willows. Over these grass-bundles - prairie sod! Then Earth thrown on & tamped solidly. As to the lacing of the slats like basket work. I do not remember any thing of the kind. Neither does Francis. I will write however and ask. They were not tied - unless there was something of the sort at the top. This is the [[?]] of notes. One never knows if one has all needed data until one works it out. It seems to me that the slabs must have been laced top & bottom to hold in place - If they had been very closely laced as basket work, I would have noticed it. I will write about this,