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37 an im p o r ta n t m easure o f in d e p e n d e n c e o f s k i l l e d tra d e sm e n and r e q u i r e d l i t t l e o r no c a s h o u t l a y . The same s t a t e m e n t c o u l d , o f c o u r s e , be made o f lo g , i f one l i v e d n e a r th e s o u r c e o f good t r e e s . But i n a r e a s where lo g s w ere i n l i m i t e d s u p p l y , adobe was c h e a p e r t h a n l o g , a s was n o te d by th e Mormons from t h e v e ry b e g i n n i n g . An o r i g i n a l p i o n e e r , W illia m C la y to n , s t a t e d i n 1847, "A lo g house 16 by 15 would c o s t 40 d o l l a r s and one o f adobe h a l f a s much" (C la y to n , 3 3 7 ). With th e r i s e o f th e adobe y a rd s i n th e new s e t t l e m e n t s , a d o b e s made a t th e y a r d s c o n tin u e d t o be in g r e a t e r s u p p ly th a n wood and a t lo w er p r i c e s , e s p e c i a l l y i f t h e l o g s had t o be h a u le d f o r lo n g d i s t a n c e s . T h i s s e e m in g ly e n d l e s s s u p p ly o f lo w - c o s t ad o b es p e r m i t t e d a r a p i d e r e c t i o n o f d w e llin g s and b u i l d i n g s , and b e c a u s e o f adobe newly fo un d ed s e t t l e m e n t s q u i c k l y to o k on t h e a i r o f perm anency. The c o s t o f b u i l d i n g w ith adobe i s r e d u c e d f u r t h e r by t h e f a c t t h a t t h e l a y i n g o f t h e b r i c k does n o t r e q u i r e th e use o f a s p e c i a l lim e o r cement m o r t a r . The b r i c k s a r e s im p ly l a i d i n t h e same mud from which th e y a r e made, e x c e p t t h a t s t r a w i s e x c lu d e d . Winburn p o i n t s o u t t h a t adobe r e q u i r e s s im p le t r e a t m e n t : Adobe was a s i m p l e , n a t u r a l m a t e r i a l and l e n t i t s e l f most a p p r o p r i a t e l y t o s im p le t r e a t m e n t s . [F ire d ] b ric k may be s e t i n t o fa n c y l i n t e l s and c o r n i c e s and l a i d i n t o v a r i o u s b o n d s , E n g l i s h , F le m is h , s t a c k e t c . T h i s i s n o t t r u e o f a d o b e . B ecause adobe h a s p o o r r e s i s t a n c e t o w e a t h e r i n g i t e n d u r e s b e s t when t h e minimum o f i t s s u r ­ f a c e i s e x p o s e d , i . e . , l a i d i n a f l a t w a l l . With l i t t l e o r no c o l o r o r t e x t u r a l d i f f e r e n c e b etw een th e adobe b r i c k and t h e m o r t a r , l i t t l e u se c o u ld be made o f any u n u s u a l bond. (W inburn, 21) Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission.