128 THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE KARLUK 
camp they had passed the doctor and his com¬ 
panions, all in good spirits and looking forward to 
any but the unhappy fate that was to overtake 
them. 
Before the doctor’s party left they handed me 
the following letter: 
Canadian Arctic Expedition, 
Sunday, Feb. 1st, 1914. 
Captain Robert Bartlett, 
Sir: We, the undersigned, in consideration of 
the present critical situation, desire to make an at¬ 
tempt to reach the land. We ask you to assist us 
by issuing to us from the general stores all neces¬ 
sary sledging and camping provisions and equip¬ 
ment for the proposed journey as per separate 
requisition already handed to you. On the under¬ 
standing that you do so and continue as heretofore 
to supply us with our proportional share of pro¬ 
visions while we remain in camp, and in the event 
of our finding it necessary to return to the camp, 
we declare that we undertake the journey on our 
own initiative and absolve you from any responsi¬ 
bility whatever in the matter. 
A. Forbes Mackay H. Beuchat 
James Murray S. S. Morris 
Their supplies consisted of the following: one 
Nome sledge, one Burberry tent, 96 pounds of 
Underwood pemmican, 112 pounds of Hudson’s 
Bay pemmican, 188 pounds of biscuit, four tins of 
Horlick’s malted milk, 30 pounds of sugar, four 
boxes of tabloid tea, 16 tins of cocoa, 52 cakes of 
