22 The Forests of America 



quarters. The settlers, even when building them, 

 were looking forward to better things. Within a 

 few years, the cabins gave place to what were 



BY THE OPEN FIREPLACE 



called "hewed log houses " with clapboards nailed 

 over the chinks, and with glass windows and 

 other improvements. Finally, neat and roomy 

 frame houses, covered with clapboards, took the 

 place of the log-built dwellings. From these early 

 days, American homes have steadily grown larger 

 and better in every way. 



