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Sun Riva, June 21 Sunday.
Hard rain in the morning.
Well we have lived through the night
in the camp. Had the best and softest bed in
the regular bunk while at my fat one mine
lay one of the line men. On the floor lay
the other line man and Mr. Brought. The
dogs and horse were outside the camps.
We retired at nine and came a hard rain
set in and as the roof leaked some some
everyone was being drenched on, Known the
boards soon smelled and there was no more
truth for the smoke. As I was the only
man with a blanket the stove had to
keep going and soon again the room was
little an oven. The door was then opened
and the men on the floor got cold and
the door had to be closed. Mr. Brought
to while away the hours smoked his pipe
all the night and between it came last of