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Provisions 



The following is accordingly a list of the supplies 

 actually used by four men in twenty-five days: 



Fresh meat, about 135 pounds from game animals 

 and birds; sugar, 35 pounds; beans, 10 pounds; farina, 

 5 pounds; corn meal, 3 pounds; rice, 8 pounds; dried 

 fruit, 15 pounds; oatmeal, 10 pounds; salt, for table and 

 cooking, 5 pounds; potatoes, 50 pounds; onions, 30 

 pounds; canned fruit, 12 cans (2 pounds each); syrup, 

 5 quarts; lard, 10 pounds, in addition to 14 pounds of 

 tallow obtained from game animals; coffee, 7 pounds; 

 bacon, 10 pounds; candles, 40; grapenuts, 6 packages; 

 cake chocolate, 9 pounds; Lenox soap, for washing, 2 

 bars; tar soap, for toilet, 1 bar; canned tongue, 3 cans; 

 canned beef, 3 cans; canned chicken, 4 cans; evaporated 

 milk, 45 cans; butter, 12 pounds; tea, 1 pound; sar- 

 dines, 12 cans; dried salmon, 5 pounds; yeast, 1 package 

 (we used a "starter" for making bread); baking powder, 

 2| poimds; powdered cocoa, 3 pounds; soda, 1 pound; 

 raisins, 3 pounds; eggs, 11 dozen; pickles, 2 pints; 

 vinegar, 1 pint; pepper, 3 ounces; tobacco, 5 plugs, 

 mostly used by Bill; matches, 25 cents worth; salt for 

 skins, 100 pounds; flour, 75 pounds. 



The following is a Ust of the articles actually used on 

 the trip with the exception of the personal bedding and 

 clothing of my three men: 



Personal Outfit 



Two flannel shirts, 2 suits underwear, 1 Duxbak hunt- 

 ing jacket, 1 Burberry raincoat, 2 pairs heavy socks, 

 2 pairs Ught socks, 1 pair shoe pacs (leather uppers on 

 rubber shoes), 1 pair calked boots, 1 cap with ear flaps, 



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