The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-17
WINTER IN THE WOOD
joys Of the Hunter Who Seeks the
Haunts of Mink and Beaver.
MORE SPORT THAN IN SUMMER
a Log Cabin to Suit the Canadian
Climate-Camping i'm the Snow at
Night Hunting, ice Fishing,
Trapping. the Attractions.

Copyright. 1896. by Bachelor. johnson &
Bacheller).
Ii is not necessary to enlarge upon
the pleasure and sport to be found by
those who seek the woods. one has
but to listen to the tales of the favored
ones who have enjoyed IL, as they sit
around the rudy fire during the long
winter evenings, and recall the joys of
that previous summer outing.
But, instead of recounting the pleas
ures of the summer in the woods by
the winter fire at home, why not spend
a winter deep in the Businesses OF the
forest? Here locate your comfortable
log cabin. that bids defiance TO snow
and cold. Seek sport i'm hunting and
fishing in the cold. bracing air when
the weather permits; seek the fire of
blazing logs TO dream and read away
the hours, when the storm king holds
sway.
Such an undertaking. winter in the
woods-was talked over and finally car
ried into effect year or two ago, by
party of two; two for companionship.
as half breeds and Indian guides, with
their patois of mixed Indian and poor
French. are difficult to understand eX-
cept from much practice. Naturally
the locality and point at which to To-
cate was OF vital Importance. Investi-
cation finally led to the selection of a
place in the Triton Trast, that is locat-
ed something over one hundred miles
north from Quebec, on the line OF the
Quebec & Lake st. John railroad.
beautiful lake, fully a mile long,
situated about four miles from the club
station, was selected, and a camp To-
Gated on the northwestern shore. I'M
mediately i'm the rear was a huge cliff,
rising abruptly fully 900 feet A bet
ter spot for shelter could not have been
into nnh ain xr~a-
built.
A winter camp or cabin is peculiar in
some respects, on account of the ex-
IRENE cold of that season in Northern
Canada.A building eighteen feet square
divided into two rooms was erected.
Logs Of spruce the full length of the
building, and roughly squared upon
three sides, formed the material. Nor
tised at the corners to hold firmly in
place. they were built up to a height of
eigh feet. Small logs well squared, and
fitting closely, were laid fiat across the
top, covered with layers of birch bark.
and this, in turn, TO a depth of several
inches. with sand from the lake shore.
Above this. the roof proper was laid.
1t was composed of logs split in half,
with the fiat sides followed out and
laid alternately round side up and
down as tiles are laid. This makes an
absolutely water tight roof, and the
sand prevents the escape of heat from
the interior. Sand was banked high up
around the outside, and the chinks be-
tween the logs tightly filed with moss
and moistened clay-the squared inte-
rior surface of the logs was afterwards
completely covered with sheets of beau
tifully figured birch bark. Two win
dows with double glass sashes. and a
close fitting door of riven boards COM
pleted the structure. One room was
used for sleeping, and the other and
larger one, for a living. cooking and
dining apartment. A large sheet iron
stove served all purposes of cooking
and heating, and well it performed its
functions. Bunks or berths were pro-
Ntded with light, springy poles in lieu
as springs. and comfortable bedding
Tables and chairs with one or two eX-
ceptions, were made by the guides.
As for the guides themselves, they
preferred TO live Indian fashion in a