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The depots along the coast and their contents at that time are 

 shown in the above table, which at the same time mentions how 

 Koch intended to make use of them during the journey up. 



From the ship they took altogether 5 boxes of dog pemmican, 

 75 kg. of American dog-pemmican, 4 hters of spirit and 3 provision 

 cases ^, the contents of which were as follows: 



Case I and II. 



Bread in linen bags 7.5 kg. 



A tin of butter 2.0 



Oatmeal 0.75 - 



Mustard 0.025 - 



Salt 0.30 - 



Curry powder 0.025 - 



2 tins of milk 0.50 - 



Liver-pie 0.125 - 



2 tins of potted ham 2.00 - 



Sardines 0.06 - 



Lime-juice lozenges 0.50 - 



Meat chocolate 2.00 - 



Blood pudding 2.00 - 



Peasemeal with bacon 3.50 - 



4 boxes of pemmican 6.00 - 



Cinnamon 0.03 - 



3 bundles of vegetables 0.375 - 



1 parcel of patent coffee 0.50 - 



Ground sugar in linen bags 1.25 - 



1 packet of matches 0.06 - 



29.50 kg. 



Case III. 



5 kg. of pemmican, 10 kg. of peasemeal with bacon, 0.5 kg. salt, 

 1 kg. tea, 3 kg. tobacco, 2 packets of matches, 10 wax-candles, need- 

 les, canvas needles, thread, yarn, knives and several other small ar- 

 ticles. 



With a daily consumption of 0.75 kg. per man the above-men- 

 tioned provisions would be able to last about 50 days. 



With a daily consumption of ca. 0.65 kg. per dog the dog-food 

 would last about 16 days. 



Provisions and luggage were loaded on 3 sledges, 2 of which were 

 of Eskimo construrtion while the third was a small Nansen long-sledge. 



' Ttie contents of the cases were partly determined by what they had on- 

 board, but the composition represents approximately what such an experienced 

 arctic traveller as Коси considered most suitable. 



