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among the pines, is picturesquely situated.  The ground is thickly covered
with the pine needles.  We sat on the ground and found it very dry and
not at all cold.  The place was so very pretty in the bright sunshine
that we decided to camp for a little while.  So much wood was
lying about that we thought we might try the new method, I had read
about, of making a fire.  Two water-soaked logs were laid parallel
on the ground;  across these were placed, first 3 thick pieces of wood close together, 
then on top of these, two other pieces parallel with them, all
fitting as closely together as possible.  The fire is now built on top of
this pile.  We found it to work finely, the fire worked its way downward
gradually, threw out much heat and made little smoke.  While here
I collected a few Pine seeds, only a few could be collected for
most of them had already fallen from the cones; still a few can
be found near the base of nearly all the cones as the lower scales do not
open inside enough to allow the seeds to drop.  Seeds can be found, too, in
those cones, which are prevented from turning completely around, generally by one or more
cones growing from the same place with it.  There are two seeds on each 
scale, they are somewhat triangular in outline and are winged by a
thin delicate scale, which breaks away from the seed so smoothly
that one notices no trace of it.  After our experiment with the fire
        