TEEPEE
The Indian teepee has the great advantage of ventilation and an open fire inside. It has the disadvantage of needing a lot of poles and of admitting some rain by the smoke-hole. It will be fully described later.
NEW STYLE TEEPEE
A new style of teepee, invented by myself some years ago, has been quite successful, since it combines the advantages of teepee and tent and needs only four poles beside the smoke-poles. It is, however, less picturesque than the old style.
This can be got at D. T. Abercrombie & Co., 311 Broadway, New York.
This gives the great advantage of an open fire inside, and good ventilation, while it is quite rainproof.
CAMP-GROUNDS
In selecting a good camp-ground, the first thing is a dry, level place near good wood and good water. If you have horses or oxen, you must also have grass.
Almost all Indian camps face the east, and, when ideal, have some storm-break or shelter on the west and north. Then, they get the morning sun and the afternoon shade in summer, and in winter avoid the coldest winds and drifting snows, which in ..text pokračuje
