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bark shingles taken from spruce trees. Shaved shingles, 
however,' may take the place of the bark shingles, and are 
much more lasting. The bark, however, gives the camp 
a much more rustic appearance. 
The rafters and floor timbers are made of small logs, 
the floor is laid of any %in. matched stuf?. The roof 
boards are %in. thick and 4in, wide, spaced to match _ 
the shingles, the shingles being laid sin. to the weather. " 
The window frames are fitted with a swinging variety 
of sash, hinged and hdd closed with hooks and staples, 
and open with a wooden bar. 
The interior has the plank walls, covered with white 
birch bark, put on in panels, with rustic work over the 
joints. The base to the room is made of a wide inch 
board, with burnt or charred ornaments, made with a 
wood-burning instrument recently devised for this pur- 
pose. This ornament perhaps will be omitted by the 
usual woodsman. 
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The fireplace is made of common brick. If a stove is 
used it may be connected to the chimney above the 
fire opening. The rustic screen at each side of the 
fireplace, and the rustic work forming panels, make 
good work and amusement for rainy days. 
The timber showing on the outside of the cabin, such 
as sills, posts, plates and porch work, is left with the 
bark on, while the rustic work on the interior is peeled. 
The sleeping spaces back of the fireplace may be fitted 
with beds or bunks. In this case the bunks are made of 
small saplings placed lengthwise of the bunk and covered 
with layers of hemlock boughs, put on in such a manner 
that the butt ends come next to the saplings; thus they 
do not stick into the sleeper's back, but make a soft, 
springy bed. 
Such a camp as this, well fitted out, will be found to 
contain a vast amount of comfort. The boughs on the 
bunks, a kit of tin dishes^ cooking pans, etc., any 
camper knows about— and the comforts too; they are 
many; no one appreciates them as does a lover of nature. 
The material for such a camp need not cost more 
than $75; the work probably $125 more. The ideal way to 
construct such a lodge is for the campers to do it them- 
selves; but if they are not so disposed a couple of car- 
penters will be able to put it together for the sum 
stated. The fireplace too may be laid up by the car- 
penters, although a mason might do it a little more 
quickly, and a trifle better. The camp illustrated was 
built entirely by the owners, and they report great sport 
in carrying out the work. The first season they built 
the sleeping cabin; the second season the dining and 
cooking cabin, and next season they are to construct a 
duplicate sleeping cabin. They state they never found 
so much interest before in any project undertaken. 
Wm. S. Wicks, 
PuFrui,o N. Y, 
