THE HEART OF THE ANTARCTIC 



3 pairs ski-boots 

 9 pairs finnesko^ 2^4 lb. each 

 Charts and tin case . 

 Dram case of paper . 

 SO lb. of personal gear 

 6 lb. of bags. 



Prickers, nipples, and washers for Primus 

 S hanks sennegrass ..... 



3 bags for drying sennegrass 

 Medical bag ...... 



Depot flags, jack, and poles 

 Sledge harness. 

 Sledge ropes and toggles. 

 Small set of tools. 

 Books : 



Field note-books. 



" Magnetic Memoir of Discovery Expedition." 

 Sketch-book. 



Northern Party's Consumable Load 



Plasmon biscuit: 1 lb. per man per day = 3 lb. per day. 

 93 days X 3 = 279 lb. 

 Substitute for oatmeal, 1 lb. 3 oz. for 3 men per 



week X 13 = 14 lb. 10 oz : 



Pemmican: 7.5 oz. per man per day X 3 X 93 = 2092 

 oz. .......... : 



Emergency rations (checked by Marshall): 1^^ oz. per 



man per day X 3 X 93 = 4181^ oz. 

 Sugar (lumps) : 3.8 oz. per man per day X 3 X 93 . - 

 Tea (twice a day) : a little less than half a tin per week : 

 Rowntree's Sweet Chocolate: 



8 oz. per man per week = normal allowance. 

 4% " do. = substitute for honey. 



Weight. 

 Lb. Oz. 



12 0 



20 

 1 

 1 



121/2 oz. do. 



121/2 X 3 X 13 = 487 oz 



Cocoa: 14% oz. for three men per week (once a day for 



dinner). I4I/2 X 13 = 188 oz 



Out of this plasmon cocoa available for 6 weeks. 



82 



4 

 0 

 0 



0 



0 8 



4 8 

 0 8 



5 0 

 4 0 



Lb. Oz. 



294 



131 



26 

 70 

 9 



0 



0 



0 

 0 

 0 



32 0 

 12 0 



