263. A
stick was nailed across the end of each spoke and the bail of the pail was
held by a screw eye threaded into this stick. The pails would hang
straight, holding all the water without spilling a drop until the
receiving trough was reached. This trough was fastened high enough to
strike the bottom of the pails as they went by, tipping them over and
emptying them of their contents. From the trough the water ran directly
into a large cider barrel and from here was carried through a pipe to Mr.
Halliday's barn. A stopcock was here provided so that he could turn the
water on or off as he desired. The use of pails was a great improvement on
tin can buckets. Fully three times as much water was poured into the
receiving trough, because not a drop was spilled out on the way up.
[Illustration: Fig. 263. Mr. Halliday's Water Wheel.]
CHAPTER XXII.
THE LOG CABIN.
Immediately after fitting out Jim Halliday with his water wheel we set to
work on our log cabin. As a model we had a photograph of a log hut which
Uncle Ed had sent us. As the cabin was designed particularly for use in
winter time, we decided that it should be located where it would be
sheltered from the northern winds and would be exposed to the sun.
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