THE WINTER JOURNEY Dar 
Ibs. lbs. 
370 
1 Sledging shovel . : : ‘ : 3.5 
3 Reindeer sleeping- -bags, 1 12 lbs. each : : we go 
3 Eider-down ee: bag yee 4 lbs. each. : a Re 
1 Alpine rope . : : 5 
1 Bosun’s bag, containing repairing materials, and 
t Bonsa outfit, containing repairing tools . : : 5 
3 Personal bags, each containing 15 Ibs. spare clothing, SEG E 1) AB 
Lamp box with knives, steel, etc., for seal and penguin . vate 
Medical and scientific box ‘ , j ; : 440 
2 Ice axes, 3 lbs. each - ‘ : 4 
3 Man-harnesses 5 A ; ; ; 5 : ; 3 
3 Portaging harnesses : : : : 3 
Cloth for making roof and door for stone igloo : ; 5 eee 
Instrument box : 4 ; : 7 
3 Pairs ski and sticks (discarded afterwards). : 5 Se 
1 Pickaxe : : : : : : ably oak 
3 Crampons, 2 lbs. A Oz. each : : ‘ 6.5 
2 Bamboos for measuring tide if possible, an feet each ‘ F 4 
2 Male bamboos  . : : : : 4 
1 Plank to form top of door of igloo : 2 
1 Bag sennegrass I 
6 Small female bamboo ends and 
1 Knife for cutting snow block to make igloo. ; : 4 
Packing. 8 420 
79° 
The ‘ Lamp box’ mentioned above contained the following : 
1 Lamp for burning blubber. 
1 Lamp for burning spirit. 
r Tent candle lamp. 
1 Blubber cooker. 
1 Blowpipe. 
The party of three men set out with a total weight of 
757 lbs. to draw, the ski and sticks in the above list being 
left behind at the last moment. 
It was impossible to load the total bulk upon one 12-ft. 
sledge, and so two 9-ft. sledges were taken, one toggled on 
behind the other. While this made the packing and hand- 
ling of the gear much easier, it nearly doubled the friction 
surface against which the party had to pull. 
Fune 22. Midwinter Night. 
A hard night: clear, with a blue sky so deep that it 
looks black: the stars are steel points: the glaciers bur- 
nished silver. The snow rings and thuds to your footfall. 
