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Bartholomew miscellaneous letters, 1874-1900
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but simply laid them on the ground. The most of the 6 miles I had to go over was through dense woods, and two miles of it rougher than any country I ever say in Iowa. Two years ago a cyclone past through here and piled the timber in every direction more timber lying rotting in these woods than there is burned in Linn Co in ten years. Not withstanding this I crawled, rolled, scrambled and slid the 6 miles in 2 1/2 hours, and drove 300 stakes besides I had not scarecely a dry rag on me when I got
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but simply laid them on the ground. The most of the 6 miles I had to go over was through dense woods, and two miles of it rougher than any country I ever say in Iowa. Two years ago a cyclone past through here and piled the timber in every direction more timber lying rotting in these woods than there is burned in Linn Co in ten years. Not withstanding this I crawled, rolled, scrambled and slid the 6 miles in 2 1/2 hours, and drove 300 stakes besides I had not scarecely a dry rag on me when I got
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