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This daily ration served very well and was quite sufficient, so that 
we could even save a little every day. 
The drawback of this daily ration was that the amount of biscuits 
was a little too small, and I am inclined to think that it would be far 
better if the ration of pemmican was slightly reduced and the difference 
made up by biscuits. 
The dried peas and pork we used to mix with the pemmican, and the 
outcome was a very good thick stew, as the dried peas absorbed the 
grease in the boiling pemmican. 
The chocolate was our daily lunch and was always eaten dry while 
travelling. 
The total amount of provisions transported by the sledge-party was: 
| Provisions for 
Kinds of food. le aa FAE AE ER 
|2 menin 3menin ömenin | 3 men in Total 
|92 days | 32 days | 26 days | 6 days | 
IBEmmIcan EEE UNS ее | 58,88 30,12. | 41,60 + 5,76 136,96 
Пе meri ud aaa samen c'e 23,00 12,00 16,25 | 2,25 58,50 
RETTEN En | 55,20 | 28,80 39,00 | 5,40 128,40 
О eines. | 20,24 10,56 14,30 | 1,98 47,08 
Pred peas S pork: .<...... 6s. | 12,88 6,72 SIO) | 1,26 29,96 
Dried vegetables .............. | 3,68 1:99 | | 2.60 0,36 | 8,56 
В... | 0,46 021 |’ 20,325 0045 1,07 
А a SR Nes | 4,60 | 2,40 3,25 0,45 | 10,70 
She SAT A | 1,38 Om 019750 0135. ет 
Total weight for each party.. | 180,32 | 94,08 | 12440 1, 10.64 | 219,44 
The amount of 419,44 kilo is the weight of all men-provisions, with 
the exception of the provisions meant for the eight days of storm. The 
weight of packing is not included in the above mentioned weight. 
The provisions taken northward from the place, where the support- 
party left the main party, were packed in six different boxes with the 
object of laying depots for the return-journey in convenient places, as 
explained in plan. 
The food was packed as follows: 
In order to reduce the weight of the packing as much as possible, 
all superfluous tins were removed; then the different kinds of food were 
wrapped up in paper, and it was all packed in a tinbox of the required 
size. These large tinboxes were carefully soldered, and the provisions 
were quite safe. However we did not gain so much in weight, as we 
might have done, if it had not been necessary — with the trip west- 
ward into the Peary Channel in view — to pack the provisions in boxes 
for 10, 8 & 6 days, but we managed to get the total percentage of tins, 
in proportion to provisions carried, reduced to 9,0 %. 
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