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men can secure such supplies as they need. Camps of this 
character are found in the Northwest. 
Portable houses must be of a size that can be loaded and trans- 
ported on log cars. Strength in construction is an important 
factor, because of the frequent handling to which they are sub- 
jected. 
The buildings vary in size and in mode of construction. In the 
South they often are 12 by 14 or 10 by 20 feet, with a door at each 
end and a window on each side. The framework on which the 
Fig. 4. — A Portable-house Logging Camp. The large building in the rear 
is the camp store. Arkansas. 
floor joists rest is made of heavy timbers, and the side bracing, 
floor joists and rafters of 2- by 4-inch material. The siding may 
be 4-inch dressed and matched material, and the interiors of the 
better houses are ceiled with f-inch ceiling. A cheap grade of 
flooring is used. The roof is covered with sheet iron or some 
patent roofing material. 
A house of this character 10 by 20 feet in size requires ap- 
proximately 2200 feet of lumber, 230 square feet of roofing, 4 
window sashes, 4 pairs of hinges, 2 doors and 2 doorknobs. It 
can be built ])y four carpenters in two days. If kept in good re- 
pair and painted at intervals it will last for many years. 
Portable houses are loaded on log cars either by aniinals or 
log loaders. In loading a house with the aid of animals, the log 
