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We slung the kettle and two metal cups by the 

 handles. 



We took a change of socks, and so on — ' for the 

 evening.' I could not find anything better than a pair 

 of canvas shoes, but Hyland had some Norwegian fur 

 boots I had got for him in Vardo, and I am afraid I 

 greatly envied him these. 



Also I carried my telescope, flask and cup, pocket 

 microscope and test-tubes, knives, watch, revolver, 

 money, note-books, sponge-bag, soap, tooth-powder 

 and brush. 



Then we had of course our guns, and 125 cartridges 

 each. 



We weighed these things with the steel-yard, except 

 the cartridges. Reckon each cartridge at 2 oz. and it 

 comes to 15^ lbs. a- piece ; of food we had 18 lbs. a-piece ; 

 of extra clothing about 5 lbs., and our guns weighed 

 . between 6 and 7 lbs. each. Altogether we each carried 

 a good big 50 lbs. weight, and rather more. 



We intended to try and walk in india-rubber boots. 

 But as I was very doubtful about the wisdom of this, we 

 each carried at starting a pair of shooting-boots slung 

 round our necks. These, however, we soon discarded. 



Now this looks, as one reads it over, a funny list of 

 things. But I think it is worth giving, for this reason, 

 namely, that with the exception of the boots, some of the 

 medicine, and many of the cartridges, there was literally 

 not an item too much or too little. I f I had to take the same 



