. Canada : a descriptive text book . 34 CANADA. CHAPTER LUMBERING. ?HE eastern half of Canada was once coveredwith forests, and great tracts are still un-cleared. When the early settlers came,they had to go to work with axes and cleara small patch of land. Then with the logs,roughly squared, they built a house, fillingin the chinks with mortar or clay. At oneend was a stone chimney with a fire-placethat would hold half a dozen big logs. Hereroaring wood fires were built, and no onecould wish a more cheerful place than the*\ living room of one of these log shanties on; a cold winter
. Canada : a descriptive text book . 34 CANADA. CHAPTER LUMBERING. ?HE eastern half of Canada was once coveredwith forests, and great tracts are still un-cleared. When the early settlers came,they had to go to work with axes and cleara small patch of land. Then with the logs,roughly squared, they built a house, fillingin the chinks with mortar or clay. At oneend was a stone chimney with a fire-placethat would hold half a dozen big logs. Hereroaring wood fires were built, and no onecould wish a more cheerful place than the*\ living room of one of these log shanties on; a cold winter night. The settler went towork every winter to clear more of his land Cutting down Trees. ftnd before 1(mg had severaJ gQQ& fields> At first, when he had to get rid of the logs and stumps he burnt them andmade potash from the ashes. But later, saw mills were put up hereand there, for the settlers began to want finer houses and that meantsawn lumber. There was a growing demand also in England for timberand the United States furnished a market for
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