Mowry, William Augustus, 1829-1917, Mowry, Arthur May, 1862- joint author · New York, Boston [etc.] Silver, Burdett and company · leaf 28
ntry will give some-thing of an idea of how the colonists lived in other sections. Almost the first thing that was necessary for the colonistto do, as soon as he had determined where he was to live,was to build his house; he began at once to fell the trees.The axe was one of the most important of… … PLYING THE AXE 26 AMERICAN INVENTIONS AND INVENTORS. There is a story told of a log house which was built inthe early part of one winter. The trees were cut when theirtrunks were frozen, and were laid in proper position to formthe sides of the cabin. The stone chimney was built, andthe house was…
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