34 Tue Aroostook Woops. 

cuts from the spruce number one, it being the larger, his fore- 
sticks and back logs. From spruce number two, he cuts 
about fourteen feet from off the large end, raises the smaller 
end to rest securely against his chimney, six or seven feet 
high from and over his fire place, the large end resting upon 
the ground to windward, near the rocky bluff. This is ridge 
pole, rafters and frame. 
Now if any snow is upon the ground he cleans it out, using 
his snow-shoe for a shovel, handled by the toe strap and the 
trail end. If deep and crusty he may tramp it down level 
and solid with the snow-shoes upon his feet. If bark is 
handy, he lays in a dry flooring and covers it with the small 
boughs of fir, always to be found. He will now shingle his 
roof by taking the largest spruce limbs at the first. He com- 
mences a few feet from his fire place and hangs them on each 
side of his ridge pole, the thick, close ends resting upon the 
ground, so enclosing his oven shaped camp. Then the 
smaller shingled on over these, and had he the time, could 
add enough in this manner to shed the rain. Consulting his 
watch he finds it is just fifty-nine minutes since he stood 
quietly thinking beside the old pine log. It is getting near 
dark. After his supper he will be up and about, picking up 
handy by-wood, occasionally eyeing his temporary home with 
much satisfaction. He puts on his coat for a moment, now 
his hurry is over, lights his fire, and soon the large birch tree 
adds its share of heat, which, if a cold night, is an advantage, 
as it throws the heat directly in his camp. Placing a seat by 
the fire, he opens his knapsack, lays. aside his blanket (which 
was packed next his shoulders) spreads his tuncheon out upon 
his snow-shoes or a piece of bark, fills his dipper from the 
brook, adds a little tea and places it upon the coals to steep, 
