| Summary: | Few Eskimos Use Igloos, Declares Alaskan Airman. Few Eskimos Use Igloos, Declares Alaskan Airman SEATTLE (/P) — Picture books and old school geographies to the contrary, few Eskimos live in snow igloos, says Noel Wien, pioneer Alaska airman. Back from a midwestern business trip, Wien plans to attend an air show at Los Angeles this week preparatory to returning to Fairbanks with Mrs. Wien and their three small children. "Some Eskimos build snow houses when they are caught out on the trails, hunting or trapping or traveling, without a tent," he said. "But most of them live in tents if they haven't wooden huts. "In the winter time, they live in their tents, but build a snow wall around the tent as a windbreak and for warmth. "Why don't they build the snow wall against the sides of the tent? Because snow drifts, and if the wall were against the tent, the snow would drift on top of the tent and soon bury or collapse it. Building the walls three or four feet away leaves a safety margin for drifting In 1924 and 1925, he was the only regular commercial pilot in all Alaska, he said. "Today, there are 30 or 40 fliers in Fairbanks, Anchorage and Nome, alone—all after the business and cutting rates to get it," he declared.
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