"We have timbers and boards here," Tom replied. "If the big snows
are likely to be upon us within a week, then we can't lose any time
in getting our shaft protected. At the same time we must use other
timber for putting up two or three more shacks. The tents will
have to come down until spring."
Harry immediately took eight of the men and started the erection
of three wooden shacks not far from the mine shaft. Ferrers took
the rest of the men and speedily had timbers going up in place
over the mouth of the shaft.
For three hours the snow continued to float lightly down. Then
the skies cleared, but the wind came colder and more biting.
Jim Ferrers and one of the men started for Dugout City with a
two-horse wagon, that the camp might be kept well-supplied with
food.
By night of the day following all of the carpenter work had been
finished, though not an hour too soon, for now the weather was
becoming colder.
"Never put in a winter on the Indian Smoke Range, did you, Mr.
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