OUTFIT DESCRIBED. 



at the same time with one hand, whilst he holds 

 the air-ball attached to the pneumatic tube in the 

 other and presses directly a suitable opportunity 

 presents itself. Our indiarubber tubing measures 

 about one hundred feet in length, and is joined in 



OUR OUTFIT. 



five or six places by hollow pieces of metal, so 

 that almost any length can be used, according to 

 circumstances. 



Our climbing ropes are two hundred feet each 

 in length, and an inch and a half and two inches, 

 respectively, in circumference. They were specially 

 manufactured for us from the best Manilla hemp, 



