Each man was allowed one hundred pounds of baggage, including his blankets, and was given two rubber bags to stow it in.

When the time came to load up we found we had a formidable pile of things that must go.

The photographic apparatus was particularly bulky, for neither the dry-plate nor film had yet been invented.

The scientific instruments were also bulky, being in wooden, canvas-covered cases; and there were eleven hundred pounds of flour in twenty-two rubber sacks.
On the 22d of May, 1871, all being ready, and the boats finally packed, we prepared to push off.

To save time, breakfast was taken at Field's place, which, owing to the kindness of himself and his charming family, had seemed very much like home to us.