12 HUNTER'S AND TRAPPER'S GUIDE. 



Three hunters form the most suitable 

 party for trapping together ; one to pelt and 

 stretch skins and cook, the other two to trap 

 and hunt. 



The outfit for three consists of two dozen 

 beaver, two dozen coon, two dozen mink, and 

 two or four bear traps ; two two-pound axes, 

 one four-pound ax, one pelting and three 

 skinning knives, one stew-pot, one frying- 

 pan, one bake-oven, one tea-kettle, -one set 

 tin plates and cups, one coffee-mill, one dish- 

 pan, one water and two dinner buckets, three 

 dish rags, and one bar soap ; one pair short- 

 legged gum boots, rubber lined, to each man ; 

 one oil-skin coat to each man ; one wall tent, 

 nine by nine ; one fly, ten by twelve ; one tent 

 stove ; two dug-out boats ; one two-oared skiff 

 large enough to carry one thousand pounds. 

 In the shape of fire-arms, there would be re- 

 quired for each man one Winchester rifle, one 

 breach-loading shot gun (the duck gun is the 

 most suitable for trappers), and one improved 



