The National tribune., 1902-07-10
TRIBUNE WASHINGTON c., THURSDAY,

follow roads and trails, hence it is well
! to have the camp in secluded nook. The
wisest plan is to explore the district
| thoroughly in advance and so avoid the
error of pitching camp in some fairly good
spot and later finding an ideal site within
a half mile or so. If a very early start
will enable you to reach the ground by
noon. or earlier, make it. You will then
| be able to get the camp well arranged
before nightfall.
The spot for the tent should be safe.
dry, convenient, and command n pleasing
view. A point on a lake OF stream is apt
to be breezy and comparatively free from
mosquitoes. Sleepy looking, grassy hol-
lows are bad. Mosquitoes haunt them
and they are liable to a flooding by heavy
rain. An elevated spot, beyond any pos
sible danger from falling timber. is the
very place. And remember that. while
| nearly all timber is beautiful and shade
| producing. it is liable to shed big limbs or
come down during some fierce thunder
storm, and it may also attract lightning.
1t also falls by night as well as by day,
and few tons of tree trunk can make
Il circus poster out of snowy tent and
Il few well nurtured fellows.
| Make Il workmanlike job of putting up
the tent for care exercised now will prove
its value before the outing is over. Green
logs or rocks will add security to the
pegs. Should there be too much brush
about the tent, thin it out by cutting be
| low the surface. Stubs are unsightly and
| liable to trip somebody. Drag the cut
brush well away; otherwise it will ap-
pear unsightly and also furnish shelter
| for insects. Insist upon clean. tidy
camp. Scraps attract insects and are
otherwise offensive. Dig a deep hole at
a proper distance to serve as IL receptacle
| for all Offal, over which throw some of
| the loose earth. This will keep every
thing sweet. Lastly, dig a small trench
around the back and sides of the tent if
there be any chance of surface water.
Only one important thing remainS-the
| fire. A big, roaring pile is precisely what
you do not want; what you do want is
a moderate fire which will be safe in a
change of wind and will throw heat into
the tent. The principle of the oldfash-
iOned fireplace-the best for throwing
heat forward-may be initiated as fol-
lows:
Cut and point two stout stakes. which
should be long enough to project about
three feet when firmly driven. Drive
them a yard apart and six or eight feet
from the entrance of the tent; they should
slant slightly from the tent. Cut a four
foot log. about one foot thick, and place
1t against the stakes. Upon it place a
log of slightly less diameter and upon
this place Il third and smaller log They
difference III size. aided by the cant of
the stakes, will keep them in position
They form the back of the fireplace Cut
two short green logs and place them end
on against the backlog; these are to serve
as fire dogs. Across these lay two or
three dry logs. put dry. small stuff under
and in the chnks and you may start
fire that will burn steadily and for Il long
time. The same scheme of back log and
fire dogs, of course. may be initiated b. a
structure of big stones, but the slow burn
ing log back gives the better heat This
fire is for comfort and cheer, and while
it will serve for making tea or coffee and
simple cooking, there should be separate
cooking fire.
For this. dig a trench six inches deep
and triie narrower than the bottom of
your fry pan. Along either side lay a
six foot green pole at each end of the
trench drive a forked stick, and in the
forks rest a pole to hold pot and pail
at the proper hight above the fire. Either
burn bark and small stuff in the trench,
or better, fill it with chunks and Goals
from the campfire. The fry pan can be
placed upon the poles, which afford plenty
of room for several utensils, and also for
keeping warm any food. One of the best
features about this fire is that you can
increase or decrease heat at will by rak-
ing Goals to or from any part of the