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The Art of Travel - Shifts and Contrivances Available in Wild Countries by Francis Galton
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Pack saddles, spare saddlery (see chapter on Harness);
bags for packing.........................................
Water-vessels (see chapter on Water for Drinking)...........
Heavy ammunition for sporting purposes. (1 lb. weight
gives 10 shots. Otherwise each armed man is supposed
to carry a long double-barrelled rifle of a very small
bore, say of 70, and ammunition for these is allowed
for below)...............................................
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Total weight of various heavy stores...............

Stationery: --
Two ledgers; a dozen note-books (see chapter on
Memoranda and Log-Books); paper..............................9
Ink; pens; pencils; sealing-wax; gum.............................2 1/2
Board to write upon...........................................2
Books to read, say equal to six vols. the ordinary size
of novels; and maps..........................................7 1/2
Bags and cases...................................................3
Sketching-books, colours, and pencils............................6
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Total weight of stationery............................30


Mapping: --
Two sextants; horizon and roof; lantern; two pints of
oil; azimuth compass; small aneroid; thermometers;
tin-pot for boiling thermometers; watches (see
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