Manitoba and North west Territories . No. 1.—A log shanty, the cheapest and easiest building erected,made of light logs, saddled (that is notched) at the corners, two smallwindows and a door. Usually there is a division, one room beingfitted with a bed and set of shelves, the other having a stove andtable and a couple of stools. As will be seen by the illustration, theroof is composed t f poles, all sloping one way. On them hay is laid,and over that sod. The spaces between the logs forming the wallsare carefully clinked with pieces of wood, and are then plastered overwith clay, and if properly
Manitoba and North west Territories . No. 1.—A log shanty, the cheapest and easiest building erected,made of light logs, saddled (that is notched) at the corners, two smallwindows and a door. Usually there is a division, one room beingfitted with a bed and set of shelves, the other having a stove andtable and a couple of stools. As will be seen by the illustration, theroof is composed t f poles, all sloping one way. On them hay is laid,and over that sod. The spaces between the logs forming the wallsare carefully clinked with pieces of wood, and are then plastered overwith clay, and if properly done the shanty is warm and entire work can be done by the settler himself, though he will dowell to secure the assistance of a Canadian neighbour. The logs beingprobably close at hand, the outlay in cash will be for the windows andplanks for the floor and door, with some nails. The entire cost neednot be over $10, say £ No. 2.—A log-house. 26 NORTH-WESTERN CANADA. No. 2.—A log-house. For a married man this is to be preferred tothe shanty, and will of course cost more. A set of logs must be cutin the bush and drawn up to the building site, after which they shouldbe hewn, that is, flattened with a broad-axe on two sides. This donethe walls have to be raised. If there are many settlers in the neigh-bourhood they will have what is called a raising bee, and eight orten men will come over and with axe and saw, dove-tail and fit thecorners of the logs, and in the course of the day finish the walls,leaving them ready for the roof. With the assistance of some onehandy with tools the settler can, in the course of a couple of weeks,finish the house, making it warm and comfortable. Such a house, insize say 12 feet by 16, can be divided into two bed-rooms upstairs anda kitchen and sitting-room downstairs. The lowest cost of such abuilding would be simply the cash outlay on boards and nails for floor-ing, door
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