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and welcomed us heartily & quickly cleared out a one-roomed house for us to occupy.✓ However, some others living nearby insisted that Mr. W. & I should occupy their house so we let our assistants remain [[strikethrough]] there [[strikethrough]] in the first house & we went to the new quarters. We found the houses used for living purposes made of hewn planks with plank floors & usually plank platforms about 3 ft. from floor for sleeping upon. A smaller building of planks to one side or in front of this house across the yard has a dirt floor with a fireplace
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