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Transcription
"are panelled round square floors,
but as very few remain the central
portion of the town all in a very deep
sand.
The general ornamentation of the
houses and particularly the older ones
are the porches grand objects are
built of iron. Some of these old
homes remind of Albert houses.
Many of the fences are of the same
architecture as the circular porch
and occasionally we see iron
cerath in the upper corner of
windows.
Everywhere the city does not
possess. The gutters are deep
and are wet and sometime
extremely dirty.
The houses of distinction
and some public places are