midday
Men in that land do not travel without arms , and it was decided that David should take a carbine and Andy and Doctor Joe each a double-barrel shotgun , for there might be an opportunity to shoot a fat goose or duck . Thomas 's big boat had two light masts rigged with leg-o ' - mutton sails . Just forward of the foremast David and Andy placed some flat stones , and covering them with two or three inches of gravel set the tent stove upon the gravel . Here they could cook their meals at midday , and the gravel would protect the bottom of the boat from heat . A sufficient quantity of fire-wood was taken aboard , and the provisions and other equipment stowed under a short deck forward where the things would be protected from storm and all would be in readiness for an early start in the morning . The morning was clear and crisp . Breakfast was eaten by candle-light , and before sunrise Doctor Joe and the boys , with the tide to help them , worked the big boat down through The Jug and past the Point into Eskimo Bay .