. Northward over the "great ice" [microform] : a narrative of life and work along the shores and upon the interior ice-cap of northern Greenland in the years 1886 and 1891-1897 : with a description of the little tribe of Smith-Sound Eskimos, the most northerly human beings in the world, and an account of the discovery and bringing home of the " Saviksue" or great Cape-York meteorites. Scientific expeditions; Expéditions scientifiques. •«». ,. TYPICAL CROSS-SECTION OF PEAKY ARCTIC HOUSE SHOWING PRINCIPLES OF CONSTRUCTION. I. Double floor, tongued and grooved, with tarred
. Northward over the "great ice" [microform] : a narrative of life and work along the shores and upon the interior ice-cap of northern Greenland in the years 1886 and 1891-1897 : with a description of the little tribe of Smith-Sound Eskimos, the most northerly human beings in the world, and an account of the discovery and bringing home of the " Saviksue" or great Cape-York meteorites. Scientific expeditions; Expéditions scientifiques. •«». ,. TYPICAL CROSS-SECTION OF PEAKY ARCTIC HOUSE SHOWING PRINCIPLES OF CONSTRUCTION. I. Double floor, tongued and grooved, with tarred paper between. 2, 2, 2, 2. Inner sheathing, tongued and grooved, and lined with blankets or felt. 3, 3. Double windows. 4. Overhead sash to prolong Arctic d-ay as much as possible, ccivered witli hay in winter. 3i S. 5. 5- Outer sheathing, tongued and grooved, with tarred paper nailed to it inside and out, and outer joints covered with battens. 6. Lantern or skylight. 7. 7i 7. 7- •^•r spaces between inner and outer sheathing, from i to 3 feet wide. 8, 8, Corridors, 5 to 6 feet wide, and 6 to 7 feet high, extending entiiely round house, and serving botli as a protection from cold and as storehouses. 9, 9. Walls formed of the boxes of supplies, enclosing these corridors. These boxes are all opened and laid on tiieir sides so that their contents can be removed as from so many shelves. 10, 10. Snow embankments ; blanketing tlie corridors. If necessary this snow blanket can be carried over the roof as shown by tlie dotted lines. 308. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Peary, Robert E. , 1856-1920. New York : F. A. Stokes
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