Secrets of Polar Travel
Secrets of Polar Travel
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The blocks for the bottom layer are sometimes two or three feet long by two feet high, — sometimes smaller, — while those for each succeeding layer are made smaller and less heavy. If the snow is hard, the blocks need to be only six or eight inches thick; but when the snow is soft, they must be thicker in order to hold their shape. Each block is placed on a curve to make an ovoid when all are put together. For a party of three men the in\ terior of an igloo should be about eight by five I feet;... for five men these measurements should be j increased to ten by eight feet to allow for a wider ' bed platform. J If possible a sloping snow-bank is selected for the site of the house, and when enough snow blocks have been cut out, an Eskimo takes his place here, and as the rest bring up the blocks, setting them on edge end to end in an ovoid about him, he fits and joints them with a snow knife.
196 SECRETS OF POLAR TRAVEL The second row is placed on the first with a slight inward slope, each block being held in posi- tion by the one on either side.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The blocks for the bottom layer are sometimes two or three feet long by two feet high, — sometimes smaller, — while those for each succeeding layer are made smaller and less heavy. If the snow is hard, the blocks need to be only six or eight inches thick; but when the snow is soft, they must be thicker in order to hold their shape. Each block is placed on a curve to make an ovoid when all are put together. For a party of three men the in\ terior of an igloo should be about eight by five I feet;... for five men these measurements should be j increased to ten by eight feet to allow for a wider ' bed platform. J If possible a sloping snow-bank is selected for the site of the house, and when enough snow blocks have been cut out, an Eskimo takes his place here, and as the rest bring up the blocks, setting them on edge end to end in an ovoid about him, he fits and joints them with a snow knife.
196 SECRETS OF POLAR TRAVEL The second row is placed on the first with a slight inward slope, each block being held in posi- tion by the one on either side.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Peary, Robert E. (Robert Edwin), 1856-1920 to read onlineMoreLess
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