Spinifex and Sand eBook

David Carnegie
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 441 pages of information about Spinifex and Sand.

Spinifex and Sand eBook

David Carnegie
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 441 pages of information about Spinifex and Sand.
 Spare canvas. 
 Spare calico. 
 Spare collar-check. 
 Spare leather, for hobbles and neck-straps. 
 Spare buckles for same. 
 Spare bells. 
 Spare hobble-chains.
 6 lbs. of sulphur.
 2 gallons kerosene, to check vermin in camels.
 2 gallons tar and oil, for mange in camels.
 2 galvanised-iron water casks (15 gallons each).
 2 galvanised-iron water casks (17 gallons each), made with bung
     on top side, without taps, for these are easily broken off.
 1 India-rubber pipe for drawing water from tanks.
 1 funnel,
 3 three-gallon buckets.
 1 tin canteen (2 gallons).
 2 canvas water tanks, to be erected on poles to hold water
     baled from soak, &c.
 4 canvas water-bags (10 gallons each.)
 4 canvas water-bags (1 1/2 gallons each) slung on camels’ necks.
 6 Ballarat picks and handles.
 3 shovels.
 1 axe (7 lbs.).
 1 hammer (7 lbs.).
 1 engineer’s hammer.
 3 tomahawks.
 1 saw.
 1 small flat iron anvil.
 1 small pair of bellows.
 1 iron windlass-handle and fittings.
 1 1-inch chisel.
 1 brace and bits.
 1 3/4 inch auger bit.
 1 emery stone.
 4 iron dishes.
 1 sieve-dish.
 1 iron dolly.
 1 soldering iron for mending water casks.
 2 sticks solder for mending water casks.
 1 bottle spirits of salts for mending water casks.
 1 case of tools.  Screwdriver, small saw, hammer, chisel, file, gimlet,
     leather-punch, wire nipper, screw wrench, large scissors, &c.
 1 case of tools for canvas work (sewing needles, &c.).
 2 lbs. of copper rivets. 
 Screws. 
 Bolts.
 1 box copper wire. 
 Strong thread.
 1 1/2 lbs. 3-inch nails.
 1 lb. 2-inch nails.
 50 feet of rope.
 1 duck tent, 6 ft. x 8 ft.
 4 flies, 10 ft. x 12 ft., for covering packs.
 4 mosquito nets.
 3 saucepans.
 3 quart pots.
 6 pannikins.
 6 plates, enamelled tin.
 6 knives, forks, and spoons.
 1 stewpan.
 1 frying pan,
 1 small medicine case (in tabloid form).
 7 lbs.  Epsom salts.
 6 bottles of Elliman’s embrocation.
 3 bottles of carbolic oil.
 3 bottles of eye lotion.
 3 bottles of eucalyptus oil.
 2 galvanised-iron concertina-made boxes for perishable goods,
     e.g., ammunition, journals, &c.
 2 twelve-bore shot-guns.
 4 colt revolvers, .380 calibre.
 4 Winchester repeaters, .44 calibre.
 200 twelve-bore cartridges.
 300 Winchester do.
 200 revolver do.
 1 bicycle lamp (for night observations).
 1 5-inch theodolite and tripod.
 2 prismatic compasses.
 2 steering compasses (Gregory’s pattern).
 1 telescope.
 1 pair field-glasses.
 1 map case.
 1 drawing-board. 
   Drawing materials, note-books, &c.
 1 binocular camera, with films. (N.B.  Not good in hot climate.)
 1 tape measure.
 14 50-lb. bags of flour (700 lbs.).
 35 doz. 1-lb. tins of meat (420 lbs.).
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