We secured some bars of iron and pigs of lead, grindstones, cart-wheels ready for mounting, tongs, shovels, plough-shares, packets of copper and iron wire, sacks of maize, peas, oats, and vetches; and even a small hand-mill.

The vessel had been, in fact, laden with everything likely to be useful in a new colony.

We found a saw-mill in pieces, but marked, so that it could be easily put together.

It was difficult to select, but we took as much as was safe on the raft, adding a large fishing-net and the ship's compass.

Fritz begged to take the harpoons, which he hung by the ropes over the bow of our boat; and I indulged his fancy.