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<br />, <br />. <br /> <br />?f) <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />He had almost no money when he came, but with hard <br />work and odd jobs he survived. Later he started farming, <br />raising vegetables and cattle (29:277, 278). The cabin <br />built in 1864, was his home until he died in 1904. The <br />1904 flood of the Cache La Poudre caused him to flee his <br />home for higher ground. In doing so, he was <br />caught against a fence in the rushing water and later <br />died of exposure. He is recognized as one of the <br />first pioneers of this area (46). <br />The cabin is unoccupied and run down, but the exterior <br />has not been changed much over the years. <br />Buss House. George E. Buss was one of the soldiers, <br />who after being stationed at Ft. Collins, returned to make <br />it his home. In 1866, he brought his wife and daughter to <br />his farm on the Poudre. His wife kept a diary of her <br />journey to the west and her first year in Ft. Collins. In <br />it she tells of the many hardships of pioneer life. The <br />worst seemed to be the lack of. neighbors and a church. <br />Other problems she mentions include fear of Indians, <br />not knowing which were friendly, the wind and dust, her <br />husband's frequent two to three day trips to get wood in the <br />mountains, and the lack of other conveniences. She was <br />extremely happy when her husband finally built a privy. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />(46) . <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />After his first wife's death in 1882, Mr. Buss married <br /> <br />Hattie A. Treat. She was known throughout the area for her <br /> <br />delicious cheese, which was so good that a creamery in Ft. <br /> <br />. <br />