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Ordinary wall tents (without flys) of ten ounce duck were used, 

 one for the men and one for the chief of party with his American 

 help. As a rule the cook also stayed in this latter tent. At first 

 a third tent for wangan was carried, but these were soon given up 

 on account of bulk and weight. Everything possible was sacri- 

 ficed to lightness and compactness, as so much moving over step 

 long hauls had to be made. 



We used the regulation box stoves, those made with a small 

 oven for cooking purposes. So far as these latter with ovens are 

 concerned a better arrangement is the one found in Alaine, where 

 box stoves are made with a rod across the top, on which are hung 

 the ordinary open baker for ovens. The ovened stove has of 

 necessity a small fire box, which is, to say the least, a nuisance 

 on cold wet nights. With the simple box stove, pitched on six 

 feet of snow, after the tent was well boughed down, we were 

 warm and comfortable. Cold was not a hardship to be reckoned 

 with, outside of a nipped nose or ear now and then. 



Sleeping bags are not so satisfactory as the ordinary lumber- 

 man's spread, and are much more expensive. Mr. Lyford, of the 

 Riordan Paper Co., informs me that he uses down robes with 

 gratifying results. These latter are expensive, but would be 

 recommended for the heads of party and their chief assistants. 

 The native help in our district furnished their own blankets. 



Our provision list has been reduced to the following statement, 

 per man, per week. It is based on about 6,000 meals, and we 

 think is fairly reliable for winter work, when meat can be taken 

 and kept indefinitely by freezing. 



