
‘‘Fishing 
T’S true, the fishing’s o’er 
| —the shooting done—but! 
—what about the “‘narrow 
ski,” the ‘“‘webbed shoe,” and 
the “slender sled,” with the 
upturned end? Then, what 
about camping? — “In the 
Snow?” “Sure and 
comfort!” 
through the ice, in 
shanty - boat com- 
fort? If not, you 
have a treat in store 
for you. 
Such a craft, 7x7 
front, 7x5 sides, 
and? Vex Deatear, eis 
shown in No. 1 (in 
other words, 7’ long 
and high, in front 
7 deep, and 5’ high 
iInereaL) ee ehourmoL 
us have crowded 
into it, but I origi- 
nally built it for my 
partner and self, to 
be used on a_ so- 
called “Lost Lake,” 
where we had _ to 
pack, or rather, to- 
boggan, our duffle 
in, and it is a com- 
bination of a sort of 
“cabin” and tent; 
but—such a one as 
could be anchored 
any place on the 
lake, where we could 
Gasmip en Gl este 
Hshine rupees herd 
changed, then up 
and away, until we 
had located another 
runway, without 
taking down our 
tent, or gding to the 
trouble of “rolling 
our packs!” 
The accompany- 
ing sketches show 
this “ice shanty- 
boat,” in detail, along with the gear 
that we made to go with it, as we 
on the Jce—in 
Did you ever try fishing 
Thru the Ice in Shanty Boat Comfort’ 
IRWIN 
By HARRY 
“The Tapered Line is Oiled, Dressed, Coiled and Dried: 
The Rods!—Fly, Bait and Surf, lay side-by-side; 
While across the case, on the other wall, 
Hang the grease swathed guns, used in the Fall. 
Tis hard to keep with the Law’s intent, 
For it’s the ‘Winter of Our Discontent. ” 
were, at the time, some distance’ to the 
from a source of supplies, and any- 
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how—we like to “Tinker Tents, and 
Tackle,’ and thus utilize our’spare time. 
Sleeve 
of old deer hides at night. 
were hung at the foot of the bunks, 
After we had moved in, we 
added a seat, No. 17, merely a 
rough plank, having 1’ 6” legs 
at one end and crotch legs at 
the other to hook over the rail 
of the lower bunk; a “drop 
down” table (dining) hinged 
front side of the shanty, like 
the smaller table, No. 18, rope hinged 
to the side rail of 
the shanty proper. 
This was for the 
use of the cook, who, 
when having them 
in operation, closed 
the “spearing hole” . 
with a cover of 
halved saplings, 
which had stop 
blocks on the under 
side to prevent its 
“slippini7 1644 Lome 
with the cook” 
into the hole. The 
“spearing seat” 
was located as 
indicated. in 
No. 3, and was) 
made of canvas, as 
shown in No. 15, 
while alongside 
of it was a place 
for the “easy chair,” 
No. 16. A ground 
cloth, used as a pack 
cover to the tobog- 
gan, was laid under 
the lower bunk, on 
which to store sup- 
plies, which were 
placed at each end 
to avoid the “sag.” 
Another strip of 
“bundle cloth” was 
laid under the spear- 
ing seat for storage, 
while a 2’ 6” x 4’ 6” 
ground cloth was 
laid over the floor 
and hole, on which 
were spread a couple 
Our packs 
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