The Indianapolis journal., 1884-04-26

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be taken along. The former will be choice selected
fresh oysters, put up in pound, hermetically
sealed tins. The latter will be fried in pure lard
olive oil. Spced mackerel spiced salmon, bologna
sausage and sardines will all be taken and extract of
beef and sweet chocolate will be found in no small
quantities in the storerooms of each vessel; the
pickles, also will not be forgotten for picked cab
bage and sauerkraut very popular among naval
officers. Engineer Melville is said to be particularly
fond of the latter and he eats it in large quantities
while in the north. Among the delcacies that have
been ordered for the expedition might name the fol
lowing: English lum pudding mince meat, evapor
ated apples and ounces apple and peach
peel tamarinds figs, citron dried
cherries backberries whortleberries piums and
raisins. The pemmcan is now being prepared for US
in New York. Each pound of it will consist of one
half pound of dried beef, which must be reduced
from two pounds of the best lean raw beef taken
from the round and runp, and onehaf pound Of pure
best leaf tallow To every forty-ive pounds of penn
mican one pound of the best brown sugar and one
pound of the best Iante currants will be added The
pemmcan for the dogs will consist of two pounds of
tallow to one of dried beef. The pemmican will be
the food used for and dogs during the long sledge
journeys"
few figures will give notion of the cost of such
an expedition The three vessels take between them
SO 900 pounds of salt pork, % 900 pounds of salt
beef Ia, 900 pounds of ham, IA, 500 pounds OF pre-
served beef and mutton, 81 800 pounds of sugar;
loOOo pounds of butter 1000 pounds of tea 2OOo
pounds of condensed milk 80 900 pounds of pemm
can for the men and 81 900 pounds for the dogs.
FOR THE OUTER MAN.
When it comes to keeping the outer man warm, the
provision is about as ample. Inspector Clark took
me to what he called complete arctic outfit en-
cased in which could feel easy when the mer
curry dropped out at the bottom of the thermometer
He took me to his Office and pointed to of OBJ
jects about big a cotton bale. "There" he said
1T is. Look at this article which hold in my hand
lisa reindeerskin jacket of the best quality and
dressed with the hair on; make with slit in the front
sufficiently large to admit the head, and the slit
covered with flap buttoned at the throat the of
the front closed fitted with rendeer-skin hood with
oval opening for the face securely sewed to the
collar, hair the outside and the inside lined with
blue annel skirt of jacket extending to within three
inches of the knee-cap. Here, again, is reindeer
skin sleeping bag also of fine quality and dressed with
the hair 1t is eight feet long with broad flap to
cover the head and made with the hair inside. Our
specifications call for either calf deersn; the deer
skin is much the best, but if we can't get it we
want calfskin, made up in all respects like this bag,
with the addition of inside lining of heavy soft all
wool California banketing This is one of the SOU
westers. 1t has earhaps, you see, and strong tape
strings to tie under the chin and the brim is deeper
at the back than the front to thoroughly protect the
back of the neck. Here some navy-blue flannel
overshirts, best quality double the. chest,
double to the waist and fastened with wellmade but
tonhoes and buttons; skirts descending to the knee,
sleeves OF single thickness, with snug fitting cuffs
three inches wide and of double thickness. Here
pair of the trousers best quality of heavy dark blue
doeskin CLOTH all wool well sponged and shrunken,
tight fitting from the knees down to avoid unnecessary
bulk in tueking them inside boots moccasns This,
now, is monkey jacket best quality. all wool wool
dyed, indigo blue pilot cloth, made double breasted.
five buttons each side and buttoning up to
the throat skirts coming to the knee and the whole
lined with all wool navyblue flannel. Here are some
imported navyblue double zephyr worsted knitted
hoods to fit snugy to the head with oval opening for
the face and chest guard nine inches long Here are
socks of peculiar character. They are made of
superior woodressed lambskn with the wool inside,
extending two-thirds to the knee and having draw
strings at the top.
"How is this for STYLE now-sealskin gauntlet nit
tens, extending two-thirds to the elbow and lined
throughout with finely dressed lambskin, the Innings
made like separate mitten to be drawn out for dry
ngl Here deerskn trousers, reindeer skin, with
the hair the outside and draw strings at the waist
Here is pair of seaskn boots, best quality, extend
ing four inches above the knee soes made of oogoog
skins, without heels seams in the middle Here
have some fine, thick woolen mittens with thumb and
forefnger free, and extending four inches above
the wrist. Here have of the goggles
which we expect will protect the eyes of
our men and prevent that snow blindness which is
common in the north They are green, blue and
smoke color and tied with silk cords. This,
you see, is army blanket of weldressed reindeer
skins just feel these inner soles for mems boots
They are made of three thicknesses of soft Atwood
blanket with thickness of heavy at the bot
TOM the four soes stitched strongly together Here
is waistb of soft cafskin with substantial Rass
buckle and leather case for sheath knife. Here we
have Elsinore skull caps of finely dressed soft calf
skin to fit closely to the head and TO be trimmed with
black astrachan CLOTH These things sealskin
casins, of the finest seaskn. with the hair uppers
extending to the knee drawing strings at the top and
soles of the same material the uppers. Here
oogjoog skins, with tendons for sewing the
same You see our boys may have to do some tailor
ing before they come back. These fawn-
skin socks, hair on outside and
seams on the bottom. Here you snow-shoes, of
best Canadian pattern and with substantial fasten-
ings. These footnips, cut low, like Indian
sins, and having draw-strap to them at the
ankles. Here again rubber sandals of the best
quality, of heavy rubber with extra stout soles
heavily corrugated rubber door-mats usually are
with toe and instep straps and heel shields the soles
to be perfectly fat without heel lifts Nowl you see
just what warmth preserving equipments expedi-
ton will carry with it, and guess how the men
must look when in full dress. Why, rugged up as
these fellows will be would between sixty and
hundred pounds of clothing and the thickness would
be great that he might let polar bear chew his
all day and never feel it.
THE MEN EAGER TO GO.
Lieutenant Coweu tells that the men are just as
anxious to get off if the trip to be pleasure ex
cursion instead of dangerous expedition in which the
chances of getting back and of not getting back are
about even. 1.-TWO years from now" he said with "a
laugh 'you may be here talking with other fell
lows getting ready to look for the Bear and her crew.
The matter made joke, although he knew better
than how little of joke it may become. This spirit
of cheerful eagerneSs to go upon dangerous business