Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 93
any boy can do for himself. Simple tent-polescan be put up, and the tent stretched over them,using the side- and end-logs to hold the guy-ropestaut. If a real house-boat is desired, make theframework of saplings and branches, knocking ittogether in a simple way and stretching the tenton it. The… … THE tent in place. inch wire nails are the best for this. Drive themin firmly so there is no danger of the joints be-ing strained loose. There is little chance of this,for the raft is held together by its own weight aswell as by the joints. The weight of the logs and lumber may amountto a thousand…
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