In fact, it's bolted to the
sills."
Both living room and sleeping room were arranged so that the Painted Desert
could be seen from one window, and on the other side the whole of the San
Francisco Mountains. Both rooms were to have open fireplaces. Carley's idea
was for service and durability. She thought of comfort in the severe
winters of that high latitude, but elegance and luxury had no more
significance in her life.
Hoyle made his suggestions as to changes and adaptations, and, receiving
her approval, he went on to show her what had been already accomplished.
Back on higher ground a reservoir of concrete was being constructed near an
ever-flowing spring of snow water from the peaks. This water was being
piped by gravity to the house, and was a matter of greatest satisfaction to
Hoyle, for he claimed that it would never freeze in winter, and would be
cold and abundant during the hottest and driest of summers. This assurance
solved the most difficult and serious problem of ranch life in the desert.
Next Hoyle led Carley down off the knoll to the wide cedar valley adjacent
to the lake. He was enthusiastic over its possibilities. Two small corrals
and a large one had been erected, the latter having a low flat barn
connected with it.
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