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Journey in Search of Hans.

Tuesday Apr. 10.

I left the brig at 10 1/2 a.m. with but five
dogs and a load so light as to be hardly felt.
It required some suggestive incident to show us how
we have gradually become assimilated in our habits
to the necessities of our peculiar life - such an inci-
dent I find in my equipment - Compare it with
similar sledge outfits of last winter and you
will see that we are more than half Esquimaux.

1. One small sledge 5.6 x 2.
2. an extra jumper and sack pants for sleeping
3. a ball of raw walrus meat

1. The sledge is portable - and adapted to jump
over the chasms of the land ice - and to overturn
with impunity - save to the luckless driver. It has
two standards - or as we call them "upstanders" which
spring like elbows from its hinder extremity.

[sketch of man driving sled and dogs]

These serve as handles, by which, running
or walking behind, you guide the sledge, lift
it over rugged places - or rest yourself - and
dogs while in mutual progress together.

2. The extra jumper is a bear skin jacket or
rather shirt which after being put on is overlapped
at the waist by a large pair of footed trousers.

[sketch drawing of a man in bear skin jacket]

No winter traveller should be without
these - at temperatures below -25o or
-30o they are invaluable. Added
to a sleeping bag I would strongly
urge them upon Expedition
sledge parties. Blanket bags
are nearly useless below -30o in a
gale of wind, it riddles through them.

3. The ball of raw meat is made by chopping
into inch pieces walrus or other meat, and run-
ning among it hot tallow by which the pieces
are prevented from freezing too hard and you can
readily cut out your meal as required -
a little butter if you have it, - will contribute to soften it: [prevents its
freezing too hard] - olive oil perhaps would be

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