The ranchhouse where I lived and the view from my House

Duckwater is a small reservation occupied by Shoshone families. The economy is basically cattle ranching. Back in the late 60s when I lived there, there was no electricity (unless you generated your own), no television, and only a third-class postoffice (a building about 10 feet square that received mail only once a week).

The people were wonderfull, and I was allowed to live in the old ranch house rent free! After about three months I decided one day out of curiosity to see where my drinking water came from. I traced the pipe to a cement cystern across the road from the house. When I opened the lid, frogs jumped in every direction. After some pondering, I decided that since it hadn't killed me to drink the water so far I might as well continue to do so.

Since there was no hot water in the house, I used the community bathing spot for baths, a wonderful hotspring about a quarter of a mile north of the house.

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