. Hunters of the great north . Building a SnowhouseAll the men in this picture are young Americans, members ofone of Stefanssons Campmaking in Winter LEARNING TO BUILD A SNOWHOUSE 159 stove and around the stovepipe. The stovepipe hole didincrease in size gradually as the flames shot up the pipemaking it red to where it disappeared through the was a certain amount of melting of the snow wallback of the stove and, indeed, the entire interior of thehouse melted more or less. But as the snow was gradu-ally turned into water, it was soaked blotter-fashion intothe dry snow o
. Hunters of the great north . Building a SnowhouseAll the men in this picture are young Americans, members ofone of Stefanssons Campmaking in Winter LEARNING TO BUILD A SNOWHOUSE 159 stove and around the stovepipe. The stovepipe hole didincrease in size gradually as the flames shot up the pipemaking it red to where it disappeared through the was a certain amount of melting of the snow wallback of the stove and, indeed, the entire interior of thehouse melted more or less. But as the snow was gradu-ally turned into water, it was soaked blotter-fashion intothe dry snow outside of it. In the roof this processcontinued until the four-inch blocks had been thaweddown to perhaps two inches. By that time the roof wasdamp and had become a good conductor of heat, ascompared with the porous snow. This gave the intensecold outside a chance to penetrate in and meet the heatfrom the interior, stopping the thawing and turning thedamp snow blocks into ice. Thus the thickness of theroof is automatically regulated. It thaws thinner andthinner until a balance is reached between the outer coldand the inner heat. It is o
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