The Art of Travel - Shifts and Contrivances Available in Wild Countries

The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Art of Travel, by Francis Galton This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title: The Art of Travel Shifts and Contrivances Available in Wild Countries Author: Francis Galton Release Date: January 13, 2005 [EBook #14681] Language: English Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE ART OF TRAVEL *** Produced by Amy Zelmer THE ART OF TRAVEL or Shifts and Contrivances Available in Wild Countries by Francis Galton First published in Great Britain by John Murray, London in 1872. CONTENTS Preface Preparatory Enquiries Organising an Expedition Outfit Medicine Surveying Instruments Memoranda and Log-Books Measurements Climbing and Mountaineering Cattle Harness Carriages Swimming Rafts and Boats Fords and Bridges Clothing Bedding Bivouac Huts Sleeping-Bags Tents Furniture Fire Food Water for Drinking Guns and Rifles Gun-fittings and Ammunition Shooting, hints on Game, other means of capturing Fishing Signals Bearings by Compass, Sun, etc.