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Page 76
... including tents , blankets , rations , etc. , were purchased at Seattle . Rations for ten men for one hundred days , on the basis of the subsistence furnished by the United States Geological Survey , were purchased and suitably ...
... including tents , blankets , rations , etc. , were purchased at Seattle . Rations for ten men for one hundred days , on the basis of the subsistence furnished by the United States Geological Survey , were purchased and suitably ...
Page 77
Four seven - by - seren tents , with ridge ropes , and two pyramidal nine - by - nine center - pole tents ... a sheet made of light duck , seren feet square , to protect his blankets and to be used as a shelter - tent if required .
Four seven - by - seren tents , with ridge ropes , and two pyramidal nine - by - nine center - pole tents ... a sheet made of light duck , seren feet square , to protect his blankets and to be used as a shelter - tent if required .
Page 82
About noon on the first day we pitched our tents on a strip of shingle skirting the shore of the mainland to the east of Knight island . The Pinta's boats spread their white wings and sailed away to the southward before a freshening ...
About noon on the first day we pitched our tents on a strip of shingle skirting the shore of the mainland to the east of Knight island . The Pinta's boats spread their white wings and sailed away to the southward before a freshening ...
Page 84
Supper was served in one of the large tents , and we all rolled ourselves in our blankets for the night . The next day , July 1 , we abandoned Camp 1 , passed by Camp 2 , and late in the afternoon reached the northwestern side of ...
Supper was served in one of the large tents , and we all rolled ourselves in our blankets for the night . The next day , July 1 , we abandoned Camp 1 , passed by Camp 2 , and late in the afternoon reached the northwestern side of ...
Page 85
The drift - wood along the shore furnished abundant fuel for a blazing camp - fire ; our tents were pitched , and once more we felt at home . Two canoes were dispatched , in care of Doney , to the camp on the opposite shore ( Camp 2 ) ...
The drift - wood along the shore furnished abundant fuel for a blazing camp - fire ; our tents were pitched , and once more we felt at home . Two canoes were dispatched , in care of Doney , to the camp on the opposite shore ( Camp 2 ) ...
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