Canoe 18 feet, guide's special,
Oldtown, canvas. Weight about 80. Tent--miner's tent, pole in
front, balloon silk, weight 6 lbs., dimensions 6 1/2 x 7. Three
pairs 3-lb. blankets; two tarpaulins about 6 x 7; three pack
straps; two 9-inch duck waterproof bags, hold 40 lbs. each; three
12-inch bags; 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 kodak; 30 rolls films, one dozen
exposures each, in tin cases with electrician's tape water-
proofing; one dozen small waterproof bags of balloon silk, for
sugar, chocolate, note-books and sundries. Wallace and I each have
one extra light weight 45-70 rifle, smokeless powder. Also one
pistol each, diamond model, 10-inch barrel, for partridges. For
grub we have four 45-lb. sacks of flour; 30 lbs. bacon; 20 lbs.
lard; 30 lbs. sugar; 14 lbs. salt; 3 or 4 lbs. dried apples from
home; 10 lbs. rice; 20 lbs. erbswurst; 10 lbs. pea flour in tins;
10 lbs. tea; 5 lbs. coffee; 6 chocolate; 10 hardtack; 10 lbs. dried
milk. Put all in canoe, got in ourselves, and found we could carry
it 0.K.
Wednesday, July 8th.--Took observation at noon. Lat. 54 degrees 28
minutes. Steve Newell, a liveyere from Winter's Cove, offered to
take us to Rigolette for fifteen dollars.
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