In a message dated 8/20/01 8:07:25 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
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<< I am a little confused about the drying house.  Is this built above the
 spring house or is this a separate structure?  How do you know it functioned
 for drying?
  >>

The "drying house" was actually called a "chicken shed" when we first got out
there in 1980 because that was the last use. It is a small rectangular wooden
shed about 75 feet away from the stone spring house. The wood shed has doors
at both ends, a high-pitched shingle roof, and the lower 1/3 is sided with
8-10 inche wide boards. The upper 2/3 has similar boards that were drilled
and cuts sawn down the boards to create ventilation holes (kinda like a
wooden jail). Other folks thought sacks of lima beans, corn or other
vegetables might have dried with the wind flowing through. Anne Stoll
suggested this to be a potting shed. It has been totally restored, but
excavation did not reveal its function.

Ron May
Legacy 106, Inc.