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the sorting of the provisions, I told them I was quite willing they 

 should still go if they wished, and if they shot anything so much 

 the better. I thought so much eloquence from the mate deserved 

 some reward. So they took their guns and went off, while we 

 eight who were left behind set to work on the weighing out of the 

 provisions. 



First, Isachseh and Hassel's provisions were taken out, 

 then mine, and then what was necessary for the returning 

 party. The biscuit was taken out of the big tin boxes, 



WHEN THE LOAD IS LASHED. 



weighed, and stowed in bags. After that the small 2^-gal. 

 kegs, which we used on journeys, were filled with paraffin. Each 

 of the chief parties was to have two kegs, or five gallons, of oil, 

 while the returning party were to have three kegs, as they had to 

 keep us too in paraffin as long as we were together. 



When everything connected with the provisions had been 

 arranged, and the loads equally distributed, we went through the 

 rest of the equipment, such as tool-bags, private-bags, cooking-pots, 

 etc., to assure ourselves that nothing had been forgotten. 



The Commandant was in great form, and seemed to be one 



