the support for
the sides of a species of tray or boat, capable of serving to ferry the
sledge crew across water in an emergency, as well as to keep the
provisions and clothing in it dry. This boat was made in some cases of
gutta-percha, in others of oiled canvas;--

lbs.

And, together with the sledge and drag-ropes, which
were made of horse-hair, to prevent their becoming
hard and brittle from frost, weighed 120

Two fur blankets and spare blanket, two weighed 40

Nine blanket-bags for sleeping in 42

A tent of oblong form, made of a species of
brown holland, supported by four boarding-pikes,
and a line which served as a ridge-rope, and was
set up to any heavy thing that came to hand 55

Mackintosh floor-cloth to spread over the snow
or gravel 12

A shovel to dig out snow for banking-up with 5-1/2

A cooking apparatus, invented by Lieutenant M'Clintock,
capable of cooking a pint apiece of tea, cocoa, or
pemmican, with a spirit lamp, tallow lamp, and spare
kettle 17

Sextant, 1 gun, and gear 10

A bag containing 5 tin pannikins and 5 spoons 5

A knapsack for each man, containing 1 flannel shirt,
1 Guernsey frock, 1 serge frock, 1 pair of drawers,
flannel, 1 pair of boot hose, 1 pair of stockings,
2 pairs of blanket-socks, 1 towel, 1 comb, 1 lb. soap 48

Spare boots, and thick Guernsey frocks for sleeping in 36

A tin case, containing pepper, salt, herbs dried,
lucifer matches, grog-measure, calico and flannel
bandages, plaster adhesive, lint, liniment, eye-wash,
pills, simple ointment, glycerine, lancet, tincture
of opium, pins, needles, and thread 16

Store-bag, containing broom or brush for sweeping the
tent down with, spare boot-soles, wax, bristles, twine,
shoe-tacks, crape awls, slow-match, nettle stuff, and
strips of hide, cylinders for documents, printed
records 11

Spare ammunition, cleaning rods, and wrench 14

Kites and string