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of leaves, then one of sand.  He was now topping off the nearly completed
one.  The entire kiln is completed, but so arranged that a piece in the
middle <s>of</s> over the hole in the centre may be raised and fire started by 
throwing <s>fire</s> burning wood into this hole, and then closed.  The burning
requires 10-14 days. Greenwood is used.  The charcoal-burner lives near
his kilns, and for this purpose has built himself a rude hut --wigwam
like -- out of log poles plastered on the outside with mud.  In this place
he eats, sleeps and cooks his meals.  On the opposite side from the 
door is his bed.  In front of the bed and towards the right was the stove
toward the left was his table and a stool, both made by driving 
pieces of wood into the ground and placing a board over the top; the
bed too was made in this rude fashion.  The smoke from the stove
found exit through an opening over the door.  He said his home is very
dry & warm, but that he was so troubled by [with] mice.  It seems that
this is a general complaint throughout the country.  We now continued
on our way and in a short time again found ourselves on the same path we took one day
during the summer - the path leading along the branch.  It is a much longer
route than the one along the road but it is far more interesting.  On
our way we had several fine opportunities of testing the truth of the
theory I advanced in the bulletin of Dir. C. of the G.M.B.C.A.A. that
        