Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-02

department; Henry Harrison, the aeroio-
gist who divides the meteorological work
with William iCyclonel Haines. silent,
good-natured and tireless; Joe Rucker,
who between making movies losses snow
like veteran: Jack O'Biien, the sur
veyor, dropping caustic bits Of Irish
witticisrn: Charlie L0fgren, the person.
mel officer, who laughs no matter what
happens TO him, and the indefatigable
Mckinley.
Il was cyclone and Taffy who, work
earthed supplies which had been drift
ing over, struck something hard and let
out q whoop Of glee.
All hands had been digging hole
so feet long and 40 wide and about s.
deep, dreary work, and the finds were
getting few and far between as they
neared the end of the task. So actually
to get something as a reward for their
labor was encouraging.
They shoveled and threw snow in all
directions. A bundle Same into view.
1t looked like sticks tied together.
what the deuce is this?" demanded
Cyclone. He shoyeled little more and
deep suspicion began to arise IN MS
mind.
II think-by heck 1t looks like"
A roar Of rage burst from him.
"Great jumping cats, it's a bundle OF
word he buried them again and Jump
ed on the snow. But he had to dig em
up again.
Snow "Quarried" for Plane Hangar.
While the group was working, the
aviation crowd were putting the big
Ford plane to bed for the Winter. They
made huge hole, nearly 10 feet deep,
and with the help of the entire gang
pushed the huge fuselage In there with
the center section and the wing motors
mounted.
Then they erected wall Of snow
blocks around it. This building was the
beginning Of the new method Of cen
struction which is now adopted by the
subway constructors.
With the aid Of ice saws. such as are
used to cut ice in ponds at home, they
sawed down and across and then lifted
the chunks Of hard snow. This snow
Arthur Walden, the veteran Klondike
dog driver, says it is 10 times as hard as
Alaskan snow.
It was a labor of two days getting
this hole ready, and the mechanics and
pilots cid most Of 1t, the mechanics who
have kept the planes going without fall
tering on all these cold weather flights
tall Kennard Bubier and chunky Ben
jamin Roth and E. j. Denas, with the
most disreputable parka in camp. the
penalty Of working around where there
is hot oil.
They lifted blocks until their arms
ached and when they finished the big
ship was slowed away in hangar of
snow. rooted over with a snow-covercd
tarpaulin, and with room enough inside
to permit the men to work on the gas
and oil lines and the motors and other
parts during the Winter night.
And there isn't a wind in Antarctica
which can get hold of enough of that
structure TO bulge 1t, it Is so carefully
designed.
Snow "HoteP Built for 80 Dogs.
The next problem was to care for
| the dogs, so that they would be pro-
| tected in low temperatures. The dog
drivers are the mainstay Of this work
although the aviation crowd help them
also, for to get enough tunnels to hold
nearly 80 dogs is tremendous task.
Trenches similar to those used to con-
meet the houses are being dug, radiating
from the seal pile. which is the food
supply. When trench is finished holes
are cut In the side for dog crates and
then the whole thing is covered Over