Sledge No. 3—continued

Lbs.Oz.Kilos.
Waterproof kayak overcoat of sealskin231.0
Fur gaiters07.30.21
Two reserve pieces of wood09.80.28
Two tins of petroleum (about 5 gallons)400.618.2
Several reserve snow-shoe fastenings015.10.43
Lantern for changing plates, etc.11.20.49
Artificial glass horizon010.20.29
Bag with cords and nautical almanac04.60.13
Pocket sextant013.70.39
Two packets of matches013.70.39
One reserve sheet of German silver (for repavingplates under sledge-runners)07.40.21
Pitch03.50.1
Two minimum thermometers in cases07.40.21
Three quicksilver thermometers in cases04.90.14
One compass08.80.25
One aluminium compass08.40.24
One aluminium telescope18.60.7
“Sennegraes” or sedge for Finn shoes070.2
Bag with cartridges26111.85
Leather pouch with reserve shooting requisites, partsfor gun-locks, reserve cocks, balls, powder, etc.311.4
Leather pouch with glass bottle, one spoon, and fivepencils010.60.3
Bag with navigation tables, nautical almanac, cards,etc.271.1
Tin box with diaries, letters, photographs,observation-journals, etc.3101.65
One cap for covering hole in deck of kayak080.23
One sack of meat-chocolate17108.0
One bag of soups6103.0
One bag of cocoa763.35
One bag of fish flour3121.70
One bag of wheat flour200.90
One bag of chocolate462.0
One bag of oatmeal462.0
One bag of vril-food462.0
As grips under the sledge were:
One sack of oatmeal29113.2
One sack of pemmican115152.3
One sack of liver pâté1111250.8

A list of our dogs and their weights on starting may be of interest:

Lbs.Kilos.
Kvik7835.7
Freia5022.7
Barbara49½22.5
Suggen61½28.0
Flint59½27.0
Barrabas61½28.0
Gulen60½27.5
Haren61½28.0
Barnet3917.7
Sultan6831.0
Klapperslangen59½27.0
Blok5926.8
Bjelki3817.3
Sjöliget4018.0
Katta45½20.7
Narrifas4621.0
Livjægeren38½17.5
Potifar5726.0
Storræven7031.8
Isbjön61½28.0
Lilleræven5926.7
Kvindfolket3726.0
Perpetuum6328.6
Baro60½27.5
Russen5826.5
Kaifas6931.5
Ulenka5726.0
Pan6529.5


[1] The crossbars on the sledge that connect the perpendicular supports of the runners with each other.

[2] The sledge runners were connected in front by a bow, consisting of three or four pieces of rattan cane lashed together; it is to this bow the hauling-lines are fastened.

[3] This odometer had been made on board, shortly before starting, out of the works of an old anemometer. The odometer was fastened behind the last sledge, and indicated fairly correctly the distance covered by us.