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Teepees or Tipi (French pron'n.) belonging to Indians of the plains are sometimes forty feet in diam'tr. The poles of tamarak are of large size to the protruding end of the tallest crossed-out "one" of which is suspended a horses tail as indicating the residence of a principal warrior crossed-out "man" or a chief, the exterior being decorated with diagrams of his principal actions. I know not why, but there is a home feeling about the interior of a teepee. As I have lounged crossed-out "in the twilight" on a buffalo robe by the light of a smouldering fire, it reminds me of my childrens positions on the parlour rug in front of a hickory fire, during the winter evenings. The teepee is rendered very comfortable in the winter by piling straw around the exterior & strewing it within, & laying buffalo robes & furs upon it. Without, the snow soon accumulates above the straw leaving only the upper portions of the tent visible. Closing