[…] by what is called a wammikin, consisting of a raft of […]
1879, Nathaniel Willis, Daniel Sharp Ford, The Youth's Companion, page 287:
For the bear plainly meant to stick to the wammikin;
1884, Charles M. Green, The Friend of All: A Cyclopaedia of Practical Information for the Housekeeper, the Gardener, the Farmer, the Artisan, the Business Man, and the Young Folks, page 555:
At night the men seek their several wammikins for supper, sleep and breakfast, and when the drive finally arrives at its destination, the timber of these ...
1914, The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language
wammikin (wä'mi-kin), n. [Prob. from a Maine Indian dialect (Passamaquoddy?). Compare also *wanigan and *wangan, which are forms of the same word.] A raft of square timber or long logs, on which is built a shanty with cooking and sleeping facilities, used by lumbermen in Maine. Bartlett.
