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Camps and Tramps About Ktaadn 



KTAAUN LAKE FROM THE SLIDE IN THE BASIN. 



surprisingly useful. We brought in cheap 

 crockery plates, mugs, cups and saucers, 

 and left them. The guides will, of course, 

 have plenty of axes and guns. A one- 

 and-a-half inch auger and a draw-shave 

 are often very useful. A shovel is con- 

 venient, but not indispensable. The pro- 

 visions and utensils are most conveniently 

 transported in bags. 

 It is a great mistake to take other than stout clothing. Adapta- 

 tion of clothing to the great variations of temperature may be 

 readily made by " doubling up." The rubber cloth should be 

 permanently lined with the half of one blanket to lie on, the 

 other half of the blanket and the sides of the rubber cloth form- 

 ing a cover. The foot of this bed should be made, by means of 

 straps and buckles, into a bag, so that the occupant may roll 

 about, bed and all, without pulling the clothes off or getting them 

 wet when it rains. This bag of bedding, rolled into a bundle 

 forms its own water-proof case. The clothing is transported in a 

 rubber bag, made like a mail-bag, and having an inside flap. To 

 this outfit each person will add the implements of his specialty. A 

 few quires of heavy paper, both for wrapping and for preserving 

 leaves, are of use to all. Pencils, pocket-knives, and such indispen- 



