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fury indescribable. The
billows roll up like hills of water
and the river is white with flying
spray which soars, rolls
and tumbles on the shore with a
sound like thunder all day long,
snow flying. Wind wrenched Niles
barn door off. Niles cattle stood in stable
all day and horses too except the colts
are all day running in out door yard.
Our cattle turned out longe enough
to drink. Freezing quite hard in
p.m. V went to J.N.'s to borrow tea.
Frank Woodman came down to make
a visit, found V gone so didn't stay
long. just after night fall in walked
Mr Hiram Davis looking for voters,
his supper and nights lodging and
breakfast and he gets all and welcome. They
sit up till 10 p.m. spinning yarns
of various kinds. I get sleepy and go to bed.
barometer very low, below 29, two full