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Shifts and expedients of camp life, travel & exploration — William Barry Lord

Shifts and expedients of camp life, travel & exploration

William Barry Lord

  • Essays
  • Book language: English
  • 819 pages

A practical Victorian collection of essays on camp life, travel and exploration, compiled by W. B. Lord and T. Baines. It shares period advice on camping, equipment, travel and daily needs in wild country. Listen for a hands-on picture of nineteenth-century expedition craft and camp routine.

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SWINGING THE PACKS OF THE NORTH AUSTRALIAN EXPEDITION OVER A BRANCH OF

JASPER CREEK VICTORIA RIVER 1856.

title page

SHIFTS AND EXPEDIENTS

OF CAMP LIFE

TRAVEL & EXPLORATION

BY W.B. LORD

ROYAL ARTILLERY

&

T. BAINES F.R.G.S.

LONDON

HORACE COX

39 STRAND WC

1871

CONTENTS.

PAGE

CHAPTER I.
Outfit TO TAKE ABROAD
З
CHAPTER II.
d1
BOATS, RAFTS, AND MAKE-SHIFT FLOATS
CHAPTER III.
WORKING IN METALS
192
CHAPTER IV.
268
HUTS AND HOUSES
CHAPTER V.
EXTEMPORE BRIDGES AND MAKESHIFTS FOR
CROSSING RIVERS OR RAVINES
317
CHAPTER VI.
355
TIMBER AND ITS UTILISATION
CHAPTER VII.
394
SLEDGES AND SLEDGE TRAVELLERS
CHAPTER VIII.
412
BOOTS, SHOES, AND SANDALS
CHAPTER IX.
432
WAGGONS AND OTHER WHEELED VEHICLES
CHAPTER X.
HARNESS AND PACK ANIMALS
457
CHAPTER XI.
CATTLE MARKING
478
CHAPTER XII.

HINTS ON HYGEENS AND CAMELS
483
CHAPTER XIII.
491
WATER, AND THE SAP OF PLANTS
CHAPTER XIV.
САМР СООКЕRY
535
CHAPTER XV.
FISH AND AMPHIBIOUS ANIMALS
585
CHAPTER XVI.
POISONED WEAPONS, ARROWS, SPEARS, &C.
619
CHAPTER XVII.
TRACKING, HUNTING, AND TRAPPING
628
CHAPTER XVIII.
PALANQUINS, STRETCHERS, AMBULANCES, &C.
682
CHAPTER XIX.
ON SKETCHING AND PAINTING UNDER THE
ORDINARY DIfficulTIES OF TRAVEL
716
CHAPTER XX.
THE ESTIMATION OF DISTANCES AND HINTS ON
FIELD OBSERVING
726
CHAPTER XXI.
HINTS TO EXPLORERS ON COLLECTING AND
PRESERVING OBJECTS OF NATURAL HISTORY
CHAPTER XXII.
788
ROPES AND TWINE
CHAPTER XXIII.

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Contents

  1. Transcriber’s Note
  2. SHIFTS AND EXPEDIENTS OF CAMP LIFE TRAVEL & EXPLORATION
  3. CONTENTS.
  4. DIRECTIONS TO THE BINDER.
  5. INTRODUCTION.
  6. CHAPTER I. OUTFIT TO TAKE ABROAD.
  7. CHAPTER II. BOATS, RAFTS, AND MAKE-SHIFT FLOATS.
  8. CHAPTER III. WORKING IN METALS.
  9. CHAPTER IV. HUTS AND HOUSES.
  10. CHAPTER V. EXTEMPORE BRIDGES AND MAKESHIFTS FOR CROSSING RIVERS OR RAVINES.
  11. CHAPTER VI. TIMBER AND ITS UTILISATION.
  12. CHAPTER VII. SLEDGES AND SLEDGE TRAVELLING.
  13. CHAPTER VIII. BOOTS, SHOES, AND SANDALS.
  14. CHAPTER IX. WAGGONS AND OTHER WHEELED VEHICLES.
  15. CHAPTER X. HARNESS AND PACK ANIMALS.
  16. CHAPTER XI. CATTLE MARKING.
  17. CHAPTER XII. HINTS ON HYGEENS AND CAMELS.
  18. CHAPTER XIII. WATER, AND THE SAP OF PLANTS.
  19. CHAPTER XIV. CAMP COOKERY.
  20. CHAPTER XV. FISH AND AMPHIBIOUS ANIMALS.
  21. CHAPTER XVI. POISONED WEAPONS, ARROWS, SPEARS, &c.
  22. CHAPTER XVII. TRACKING, HUNTING, AND TRAPPING.
  23. CHAPTER XVIII. PALANQUINS, STRETCHERS, AMBULANCES, ETC.
  24. CHAPTER XIX. ON SKETCHING AND PAINTING UNDER THE ORDINARY DIFFICULTIES OF TRAVEL.
  25. CHAPTER XX. THE ESTIMATION OF DISTANCES AND HINTS ON FIELD OBSERVING.
  26. CHAPTER XXI. HINTS TO EXPLORERS ON COLLECTING AND PRESERVING OBJECTS OF NATURAL HISTORY.
  27. CHAPTER XXII. ROPES AND TWINE.
  28. CHAPTER XXIII. BUSH VETERINARY SURGERY AND MEDICINE.
  29. APPENDIX.
  30. INDEX.

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