1913] NORTHWARD HO! 3 



Into the hold of the Diana had gone but a fraction 

 of the equipment, yet it included: 10,000 pounds of 

 biscuit; 5,000 of flour; 1,500 of beans; 1,400 of de- 

 hydrated vegetables; 1,000 each of rolled oats, corned 

 beef, salt pork, and tobacco; 600 of evaporated apples; 

 500 each of yellow meal and prunes; 350 of coffee; 300 

 each of tea and codfish; 10,000 gallons of kerosene oil, 

 and 1,000 each of gasolene and alcohol; 2,400 tins of 

 condensed milk; 1,500 of hash, 1,000 of baked beans, 

 800 of sweet corn; 700 of tomatoes; and 500 of salmon. 



As the Diana passed under the stern of a U. S. N. 

 receiving-ship, Hancock, the band assembled on the 

 quarter-deck and struck up, "Hail, the Conquering 

 Hero Comes," followed by "Auld Lang Syne," "In 

 the Good Old Summer-time," and "The Girl I Left 

 Behind Me." Commander Ryan was evidently well 

 aware of the fact that one of my men had been married 

 only one week, two others w^ere engaged, and one wanted 

 to be. The strains of "In the Good Old Summer-time" 

 failed utterly to call forth the least feeling of regret 

 that we were leaving the dust, dirt, and prostrating 

 heat of city life for the pure, clear air and clean snows 

 of the far North. 



Our state-rooms looked like the interior of a huge grab- 

 bag — boxes, bundles, books, and packages of all shapes 

 and sizes, out of which oozed stuffed dates and chocolate 

 frosted cake. My bed was filled with salted peanuts, 

 my pillow was covered with — I never knew what it was ! 



" Crocker Land," under a thick layer of white frosting, 

 rested upon the table in the main saloon. Proudly 

 scaling its heights with banners flying was an "intrepid 

 band of Arctic explorers," the conception of Artist 

 Operti, an Arctic enthusiast. And amid the chaos 



