Camp and a One-Room Cabin
129 |
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| XXX. |
The Northland Tilt and Indian Log Tent |
132 |
| XXXI. |
How to Build the Red Jacket, the New Brunswick, and the Christopher Gist |
135 |
| XXXII. |
Cabin Doors and Door-Latches, Thumb-Latches and Foot Latches and How to Make Them |
139 |
| XXXIII. |
Secret Locks |
145 |
| XXXIV. |
How to Make the Bow-Arrow Cabin Door and Latch and the Deming Twin Bolts, Hall, and Billy |
151 |
| XXXV. |
The Aures Lock Latch |
155 |
| XXXVI. |
The American Log Cabin |
161 |
| XXXVII. |
A Hunter's or Fisherman's Cabin |
169 |
| XXXVIII. |
How to Make a Wyoming Olebo, a Hoko River Olebo, a Shake Cabin, a Canadian Mossback, and a Two-Pen or Southern Saddle-Bag House |
171 |
| XXXIX. |
Native Names for the Parts of a Kanuck Log Cabin, and How to Build One |
177 |
| XL. |
How to Make a Pole House and How to Make a Unique but Thoroughly American Totem Log House |
183 |
| XLI. |
How to Build a Susitna Log Cabin and How to Cut Trees for the End Plates |
191 |
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| XLII. |
How to Make a Fireplace and Chimney for a Simple Log Cabin |
195 |
| XLIII. |
Hearthstones and Fireplaces |
200 |
| XLIV. |
More Hearths and Fireplaces |
203 |
| XLV. |
Fireplaces and the Art of Tending the Fire |
206 |
| XLVI. |
The Building of the Log House |
211 |
| XLVII. |
How to Lay a Tar Paper, Birch Bark, or Patent Roofing |
218 |
| XLVIII. |
How to Make a Concealed Log Cabin Inside of a Modern House |
230 |
| XLIX. |
How to Build Appropriate Gateways for Grounds Enclosing Log Houses, Game Preserves, Ranches, Big Country Estates, and Last but not Least Boy Scouts' Camp Grounds |
237 |
Shelters,
Shacks, and Shanties
SHELTERS, SHACKS,
AND SHANTIES
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WHERE TO FIND MOUNTAIN GOOSE. HOW TO PICK AND USE ITS FEATHERS
It may be necessary for me to remind the boys that they must use the material at hand in building their shacks, shelters, sheds, and shanties, and that they are very fortunate if their camp is located in a country where the mountain goose is to be found.
The Mountain Goose
From Labrador down to the northwestern borders of New England and New York and from thence to southwestern Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee, the woodsman and camper may make their beds from the feathers of the "mountain goose." The mountain goose is also found inhabiting the frozen soil of Alaska and following the Pacific and the Rocky Mountains the Abies make their dwelling-place as far south as Guatemala. Consequently, the Abies, or mountain goose, should be a familiar
