What to do and how to do it; the American boys handy book (1920)
Beard, Daniel Carter, 1850-1941 · New York, C. Scribner's sons · leaf 288
wball fVarfare. 259 of the fort can, without crowding each other, take good aim atthe foe. After the four- sides of the square are covered bylarge snowballs, as in Fig. 164, all hands must pack the snowabout the bottom and fill up each crack and crevice until asolid wall is formed. Then with spades… … Fig, 165.—Snow Fort finished. the wall is finished, prepare a mound of snow in the centre ofthe square for the flag-staff. This mound will be very usefulIS a reserve supply in case the ammunition gives out. Aquantity of snowballs should next be piled up, inside thewalls, at the four corners. This…
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