Show HOUSE COSTING 80 TWO STORY STRUCTURE COM PORTABLE FOR TABLE AND NEAT residence of settler in new country that leaves nothing to be desired plans showing how the two floors are laid out the home of mr ernest white fish valley thirty miles from port arthur on the duluth branch of the canadian northern railway rall Aay is shon in the accompanying plans mr has served in the capacity of land guide gulde e for throe three vears ears and has helped t to 0 establish the colony his residence is 16 by 20 feet two stories lite high ah it has lias two doors five windows lown town stairs and two upstairs his lvie lv iw pa 0 ta S 10 Y KITCHEN AND da ditski ra a Q gj s ground floor plan agg acres when nhen selected was inas in a hooded NIlder wilderness ness the construction on ot 11 mr air house is described as follows follon s the material used in the construction of the building was nas cut within 90 0 bards of whore the structure stands ei ever er thing 0 in was as lie hewed ed on the ground after the building spot had been selected the trees and Eli shrubbery rubbery were cut ut down stumps taken out and the ground leveled A cellar 12 by 16 feet was dug at the depth of 6 feet rock was struck and no better flooring could be had the cellar was walled up alth ath hewed tamarac ta marac the cracks between the logs were filled with nith lime in starting the foundation for this house large tamarac logs b were flattened on two sides and laid on e cedar colar posts sunk into the ground this X 1 RIK boota X ao 0 tj 0 upper floor man pan constituted the foundation all the logs that had been prepared for tho the h house ouse were skidded and on a designated day the neighbors came and assisted in the raising four expert corner men were secured and the building was put up straight glit and true the walls malls were nere made 15 feet high the sleepers and joists were made on the ground by the settlers the rafters were made of peeled spruce one inch boards were used for cheating sh eating and this tills NN was as cov covered cred with mith metal shingles 9 the metal shingles are used in preference to the wooden as they prove a great protection against agatin st forest fires the tile two floors are made of ot Mat matched lebed lumber the slight cracks left between the logs were ere filled with cedar slivers then ath mortar so perfectly was this work accomplished that the walls inside are almost q smooth very cry few depressions being the lime cost cos about bout 5 about aboia 1500 f feet act ot 01 turner la in the ere construction ot 01 the the rho chimney Is mado male ot t brick cil which was thrown ft the theo was terraced around the house ar ing a gentle slope this za bialt ed eddows down bias been beens seed aveo thing into con tion this Is olie of the 11 considers sidera hean V est pst ings to be found in III the belld colony entire cost not excelling ding 75 or the I 1 do not think this tilts home could be chased from its N ir omidi for 2000 0 though it was fico flee 4 ba friant ant years ago lam an four f uv |