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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-bag, snug 

 and dry. 



Second. — Bundle, or pack, — made up of a light camp- 

 stove, constructed from a plan of my own, ( folding up 

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

 and weighing ten pounds; heavj^ blankets; small, short- 

 handled axe in sheath; landing-net with short handle, — 

 all wrapped and strapped inside of a large piece of enam- 

 eled cloth to be used to spread upon our bed of boughs, in 

 place of rubber blanket. 



Third. — Box containing provisions, weighing sixty-five 

 pounds, — the box fitted with trunk straps with shoulder 

 loops for carrying as a pack. 



Fourth. — Loose articles, — fish basket filled with "sun- 

 dries;" two fiy rods and one bait rod, firndy strapped 

 together; two light, summer overcoats, and two rubber 

 overcoats; and a Stevens' "Hunters' Pet" rifie 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-five pounds, not 

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

 but entire sincerity that this outfit proved to be admirable 

 and complete beyond expectation; and, with added experi- 



