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was very solioitous for everybody's welfare and they were ready
with advice and aid.

After making several trips with settlers looking for
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land, some from Minnesota, some from the Red River Valley? I
was left in charge at Dundurn and father returned home, where

he arranged for an auction sale 0: all his personal property
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that he did not intend to use? I erected some buildings,

purchased feed, seed, hay, lumber and did what was necessary to
house and protect man and beast when they would arrive in the
early spring of 1902.

Arrangements were also made with t . Richardson to
keep the temperature during the winter and advise us at
Windom. See Mr. Richardson’s letters December 27th, 1901.

" I have bee waiting some time for a Hor.west
Farmer to send with report but I have received none
since you left. Sinclair went East for the winter
a week ago. —There are a few of the ranchers feeding
but the most of the cattle are feeding out yet.

Your granary burst on the west side but I got it
fixed up so that there will be no loss.

You will see by report that the weather with
the exception of about a week has been grand, there
has been no storms of any kind with a light fall of
snow on the 18th hardly enough for sleighingfl

"Blowing a Chinook".