240."] Sometimes each married man will have a hut for himself, his wives, and family, including perhaps occasionally his mother, or some other near relative.

At other times, large long huts are constructed, in which, from five to ten families reside, each having their own separate fire.

Young unmarried men frequently unite in parties of six or eight, and make a hut for themselves.

The materials of which the huts are composed, are generally small branches or boughs of trees, covered in wet weather with grass, or other similar material.

At other times, and especially if large, or made in wet weather, they are formed of thick solid logs of wood, piled and arranged much in the same way as the lighter material, but presenting an appearance of durability that the others do not possess.