Shifts and Expedients of Camp Life, Travel & Exploration

CONTENTS.

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CHAPTER I.
Outfit to take abroad	3
CHAPTER II.
Boats, Rafts, and Make-shift Floats	91
CHAPTER III.
Working in Metals	192
CHAPTER IV.
Huts and Houses	268
CHAPTER V.
Extempore Bridges and Makeshifts for Crossing Rivers or Ravines	317
CHAPTER VI.
Timber and its Utilisation	355
CHAPTER VII.
Sledges and Sledge Travellers	394
CHAPTER VIII.
Boots, Shoes, and Sandals	412
CHAPTER IX.
Waggons and other Wheeled Vehicles	432
CHAPTER X.
Harness and Pack Animals	457
CHAPTER XI.
Cattle Marking	478
CHAPTER XII.
Hints on Hygeens and Camels	483
CHAPTER XIII.
Water, and the Sap of Plants	491
CHAPTER XIV.
Camp Cookery	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.
Ropes and Twine	788
CHAPTER XXIII.
Bush Veterinary Surgery and Medicine	798
Appendix	808
Index	815

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