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We all had good appetites after crossing Lake Erie, and plenty to eat of venison, wild honey, cranberries, etc. We made our mince pies of pumpkins and cranberries m place of apples, and ate bean porridge instead of bread and milk. Our water for cooking was drawn in a barrel from Mr. Sloat's, two or three miles, the first winter, and used, except as we melted snow or ice. In the spring a well was dug. It was nothing uncommon to hear the wolves howl around our house at night. It seemed there must have been a dozen or more. Deer were plenty in those days and often crossed the plains in droves. Wild turkeys and many kinds of game were also common. A company of hunters drove a large bear out of the woods one day near our house.
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