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and you must camp, and be accompanied by guides ; and 

 sullicient provisions must be taken to supply your wants 

 for the number composing your parly and for the time 

 you propose to remain in camp. 



For. clothing, wear no linen; take your last cast oil' 

 woolen suit, a woolen shirt with collar of same material on 

 il. a soft hat. strong (but. not very heavy) boots or shoes, a, 

 woolen blanket and rubber overcoat. Wear woolen or 

 merino socks. Carry a few needles, some strong tlm-ad. 

 and button- of various si/.es. A strip of adhesive plaster, 

 a small bottle of brandy, and a piece of Turkish rhubarb, 

 (decidedly necessary with most persons the first few days in 

 the woods.) are all thai arc ordinarily necessary in the 

 medicine-cheat 



For sporting, one lly rod. one bait rod. with extra tips 

 for caeli. line-, reels, hooks, leaders, and a small assort- 

 ment of ilie> df medium size, are an outfit for fishing; and 

 for -hooting, lake a double-barrelled shot-gun for night- 

 shooting or a ritle for day shooting. Better than either. and 

 combining both, is Baker's three-barrelled gun two shot 

 and one rifle the true arm for the Adirondack sportsman. 



For camping, the guide- will easily build or find an open 

 hark camp before which a bla/ing fire burns nightly. A 

 '(lit i- warmer, cleaner, and permits you to move from 

 place to place mure freely. An "A" tent of cotton cloth, 

 water proofed. 7 X 8 feet on the ground, weighs about ten 

 pounds and is good for three. Through the top, sew a 

 rope extending 15 feet each way, use crotches outside of 

 i and pegs to tie to, and you can dispense with the 



