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though tea and coffee were among the lost stores, the 
whole party declared they had never sat down to a better 
breakfast than Teddy's salmon, some hard biscuit, which 
luckily had been brought ashore, and glacier water from 
the river. 
As soon as the meal was over, preparations were made 
for an immediate start. 
"First of all," said Mr. Button, "let us know exactly 
what we have for provisions and other baggage. Ted, 
take up one thing at a time, and let me write them 
down." 
The list, when complete, was as follows : — 
Two Winchester rifles. 
One Ballard shotgun. 
Two hundred cartridges for the former, and half that 
number loaded paper shells for the Ballard. 
About forty-eight pounds pilot-bread. 
About one-half peck Indian meal. 
About one pint salt. 
Two cotton-drilling tents. 
One mosquito-bar tent. 
Every one of the party had a pocket-knife, and two 
had small tin dippers on their belts. Mr. Button pro- 
duced his compass, which was now to be their guide, in 
company with the river, to Fort Selkirk. 
The two Indians packed and shouldered the tents, and 
the provisions were distributed as fairly as possible among 
the rest, according to their strength. 
