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72 HUNTEB — TRADEIl — THAPPEIt.
The Indian? always make their mills sev
eral sizes too big and have to keep their
hands bent to keep the mitts from falling off.
Then they have Ihe two connected with a
cord Ihat passes over the shoulders and
around the neck, or have them attached to
the coat sleeves with a short cord, so that
when they want to shoot quickly they just
ftralgfeten their hands and let the mittens
fall off, and the cord keeps them from falling
into the snow. No, they don't all do so, but
many of them do.
THE WAY THEY AKE BEWN UP.
My way is to have two pairs and carry
the spare ones in a roomy inside coat pocket
(they will get wet from the snow if carried
in an outside pocket), and if I have to drop
my milts into the snow anil they get snowinside,
I wear the other pair for the remain
der of the day.
Don't make these mitts so big at the top
that they come outside of your coat sleeves;
have the wrists small enough to go inside.
Mackinaw coats (the only kind for the woods
in cold weather) always have big sleeves,
and so there is not likely to be any trouble
from this source. A gauntlet glove is an
abomination, and will lead you to say things
Inconsistent with religion. They gather in
all the snow from the surrounding brush,
also liltle twigs, etc
For spring and early fall you can make
these mittens from old grain bags. They
wear well and arc warm enough at that time
of year. The pattern shown is the easiest to
make, and the best fitting that I know. I
have tried making mittens with the thumb
set in but i: is a mighty hard job to make
it fit
Say you old timers, I am one of the "know
all" kind. I just know 1 have the best way
to do everything. I defy you to show me
better ways, or others just as good. Simply
saying that you know better doesn't go—you
will have to show me. Here's hoping that
you will. Clias. J. Dexter.
—o—
AN EASILY MADE BOAT.
Seeing in ihc H-T-T that a reader wants
to know how to build n duck boat, and if a
fifteen foot boat would be too large for a
small stream, I think the boat you mention
is too large as one could not pu!l it. A 15
ft. boat will require 7 fl. oars, and as the
stream is only 7 ft wide I would advise
you to build a 12 ft. double end boat, as
you will have to use a paddle. One could
not turn a 12 ft. boat in a 7 ft. stream
without a great deal of difficulty. You can
paddle any way with Ihis boat—backwards
or forwards—as you choose.
This boat is very easily built, as follows:
Get two spruce, cedar or pine boards, 13 ft.
long, 16 in. wide and Yi in. thick. By the
way, I would prefer to have the cedar as
it makes a much lighter boat and lasts
longer.
Figure 1 shows bow Ihe sides are made.
Take your two boards and square them on
both ends, measure 5 inches from the lower
comer at each end and draw a jine from
the upper corner to where your 3 inch mea
sure comes to and saw it off. Each end
must be done the same. Now measure half
way at the lower end and then 1 inch up
the side; drive a nail where your 1 inch
comes to, (A), and one at each end I inch
above the lower edge (H & C); take a strip
^ by 2 inches, 13 feet long, and lay it at
the bottom of ihe end nails and at the top
□ f the center nail: now draw a line on the
lower edge of the strip, take a rip saw and
cut after the line.
Next, take two pieces 4x4 inches, 18 in.
long, and with an axe chop it so it will lie
almost three cornered, leaving it wider at
the top than at the bottom, V/i inch wider.
Now plane them smooth and your bow stems
arc completed. Figure 2 will show how this
is done. Now take your stems and lay a
little lamp wick calking on and then take
your side boards and nail only at one end
of the boards. The smaller end of the bow
stem must he at the Imtinm. Figure 3 will
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