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26oCAMPING AND WOODCRAFT1 have boiled water in such a vessel by setting itdirectly on the coals, and covering all around itsbottom with ashes, so no flame could reach the sides.For your first trial it will be better to build a littlecircular fireplace of stones, with a draught hole atthe bottom, and cover the top with flat rocks, leavingan opening of about three inches diameter forthe bottom of j^our kettle.and chink with mud, soFill this with live coals,that no flame can get out.It might seem impossible to melt snow in such abark utensil, but the thing can be done when youknow how. Place the kettle in the snow before thefire, so it will not warp from the heat. In front ofit set a number of little forked sticks, slanting backwardover the kettle, and on each fork place asnowball. Thus let the snowballs melt, into thekettle until the vessel is filled as nearly as you wantit. Then set the kettle on the coals, cover aroundit with ashes to keep flame from the sides, and thewater will boil in a few minutes.Bark Utensils.—Vessels to hold water or otherliquids can be made, as above, of any size, square orFig. 89.— Bark waterbucketFig.90.—Bark troughor basinrectangular. You soon will learn the trick of foldingthe corners without preliminary folding andcreasing. Since the top of a cubical bark vessel