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for two; tin pail which contained cooking and table outfit 

 for four; small hand-bag, containing tly-book well fur- 

 nished, lines, reels and many minor articles, and all the 

 little odds and ends of things which experience had taught 

 me are so convenient in camp, all in the navy hag, SIIUL; 

 and dry. 



Second. Hundle. or pack. made up of a light camp 

 >tove, constructed from a plan of my own, (folding up 

 much like an envelope ); a cotton " A " lent, water-proofed 

 and weighing ten pounds; heavy blankets; small, short 

 handled axe in sheath; landing ncl with short handle, 

 all wrapped and strapped inside of a large piece of enain 

 cled cloth to he used to spread upon our bed of boughs, in 

 place of rubber blanket. 



Third. Box containing provi>ion-, weiirhiim sixty-five 

 pounds. the box filled with trunk straps with shoulder 

 loops for carry ing as a pack. 



frtnrtli. \tKw articles, _fjsh ba-ket rilled with 'sun 

 dries;" two ll\ rods and one bait rod. tirmly strapped 

 together; two light, summer overcoats and t\\o rubber 

 overcoats, and a Steven*' " Hunters' IVt " rifle in a leather 

 case. 



The entire luggage above mentioned being house, stove, 

 cooking and table utensils, provisions (with minor omis- 

 sions) for three persons for two weeks, sporting outfit,, etc.. 

 etc., weighed one hundred and sixty-live pounds, not 

 guessed, but by Fairbanks 1 scales. I add with some pride 

 but entire sincerity that this outfit proved to be admirable 

 and complete beyond expectation; and. with added experi 



