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convenient, and the sides made tapering from 

 top to bottom ; or like tlie figure given below, 

 which I think is the better plan ; the lower part 

 being as deep as from the knee to the sole of the 

 foot, the upper part sufficiently deep to completely 

 hide the body of the shooter when in a crouching 

 position. To sink the box, a square hole, a trifle 

 larger than the outside of the larger box, is cut 



in the ice where the box is intended to be 

 placed, and the box then sunk to the desired 

 depth by loading it sufficiently with water. It 

 is now fastened in position to two stout poles, 

 about twelve feet long, which have been previ- 

 ously pushed under the surrounding ice, one 

 along either side, and touching the box. The 

 water used in sinking is now bailed out again, 

 and, after hiding the edges of the box with pieces 

 of ice, it is ready for occupancy. When the 



