LEAVING THE SHIP BEHIND. 587 



Before lighting any alcohol lamp, the stove is to be placed 

 in a hole in the snow to prevent loss of heat, and a passage 

 way cut to supply air for the flames. The cooks will be 

 changed every Saturday. They are to get meals as rapidly 

 as possible after each halt, going at once to St. Michael's sled 

 for alcohol, and to be sure that the alcohol tin is tightly 

 closed up before returning it. Particular care must be taken 

 in getting ice and snow for cooking. The tops of the highest 

 hummocks only must be used, and scraping is not to go more 

 than an inch below the surface. It will be the duty of the 

 man whose next turn comes to cook to collect the snow or ice, 

 and assist the cook of the week. 



The work of unloading and reloading will be done by the 

 remainder of each sled crew. As long as it is possible to do 

 so, the St. Michael's sled will be sent back each morning to 

 bring up provisions now in this camp, in order that we may 

 not have to break in upon our sled stores. But when we do 

 commence upon our loaded provisions the following will be the 

 ration table: — 



BREAKFAST. DINNER. SUPPER. 



4 oz. pemmican, 8 oz. pemmican, 4 oz. pemmican, 



1 oz. ham, 1 oz. Liebig, 1 oz. tongue, 

 3 pieces bread, \ oz. tea, \ oz. tea, 



2 oz. coffee, | oz. sugar. § oz. sugar, 



| oz. sugar. 1 oz. lime juice, 



\ lb. bread. 



Geo. W. De Long, 

 Lieut. U. S. Navy, Commanding Arctic Expedition. 



During the afternoon the sleds and boats were each 

 supplied with their flags. 



The first cutter Jeannette carries my silk flag. 

 The second cutter Hiram carries flag Hiram. 

 The whaleboat Rosey carries flag Rosey. 

 No. 1 sled carries square blue flag Sylvie. Motto, Nil des- 

 perandum. 



No. 2 sled carries swallow-tail flag Lizzie. 



