THE FRIENDLY ARCTIC 577 



rounds; 1 lantern; 6 lantern globes; 12 wicks; 10 gal. fuel alcohol; 

 1 gasoline stove; 1 boat, complete; 2 sledges. 



Storkerson found in addition 50 lbs. popcorn, 2 axes, 1 shovel, 

 1 pickaxe, 1 horse wagon, 1 steam cooker, 103 yards No. 5 canvas, 

 1 keg 6-penny nails, 1 broom, and a small medicine chest. There 

 was also the following record: 



"C. G. S. Arctic, 

 1st September, 1910. 

 "To whom it May Concern: 



"We finish this day our little house covering this cache, and expect 

 to sail to-morrow morning for our destination. 



"The wind is strong from the North and the ice is going fast to 

 the south. The harbor is clear of ice, and part of the straits. 



"All hands are well. 



"Whoever touches this cache has to inform the Hon. Minister of 

 Marine and Fisheries, Ottawa, Canada, as soon as he can. 



"This cache is intended only for shipwrecked crews in case of 

 bare necessity. 



"Given under my hand this day, the first day of September, Nine- 

 teen Hundred and Ten. 



(Signed) "J. E. BERNIER, 



"Commander." 



I quote from my diary the following comment: "Seeing the pro- 

 vision of this document is such, we shall have to assume the posi- 

 tion of shipwrecked men, for some of the things (kerosene, canvas, 

 sleds, gun and ammunition) we need; and the other things some 

 of us think we need. It would not be possible now for me to keep 

 our tribe from these fleshpots without causing discontent that 

 would hamper our work. 



"The lantern and globes are especially a godsend — with the 

 oil. Now we can travel at night even when there is neither moon 

 nor star, which would have been difficult nearly to impossibility 

 otherwise." 



From the depot Storkerson had brought the following articles 

 across the isthmus to Liddon Gulf, caching most of them there with 

 intent of taking them later up to Cape Grassy: Flour, 250 lbs. 

 kerosene, 12 gallons; milk, 18 cans; dried vegetables, 20 lbs. 

 sugar, 100 lbs.; pilot bread, 125 lbs.; coffee, 40 lbs.; jam, 20 lbs. 

 butter, 20 lbs.; potatoes, 30 lbs.; 1 Ross rifle and 200 cartridges 

 10 fathoms of rope; 8 feet of boards; smoking tobacco, 3 lbs. 

 chewing tobacco, 4 lbs. ; pepper, 2 lbs. ; salt, 5 lbs. ; baking powder, 

 4 lbs.; pemmican, 10 lbs.; and Bovril, 10 lbs. 



This is the list as given me by Storkerson at the time. It can 



