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AMERICAN FORESTRY 



entering the Quitico Park secure copies of the rules 

 which exist there to safeguard yourself from tres- 



passing. 



For further 



information write The 10,000 Lakes 



Association, St. Paul, The Ely Chamber of Commerce 

 or the Forest Supervisor, at Ely, Minnesota. 



[From information supplied by United States Forest Service 

 and Ely Commercial Club.] 



AN OUTFIT AND EQUIPMENT FOR CANOE TRIPS 



AN autoist would know what to take along on an auto 

 trip. A foot-hiker wou'.d know what he wanted to 

 pack on his back. But few of us who go into the quarter pound tea, 

 canoe country know those things to take and those not to three pounds sugar, one 

 take. An old head at the 



game has outlined here 

 what to take along on a 

 canoe trip in the Superior 

 and as this information is 

 not readily available for 

 most people it is printed 

 here in the hope that it will 

 serve those who plan a trip 

 in the Superior or other 

 canoe territory during the 

 comting season. 



The following list of 

 equipment and supplies to 

 cover a five-day canoe trip 

 includes everything but per- 

 sonal toilet articles and 

 equipment in the class of 

 luxuries. 



Equipment for each man : 

 Toilet articles and towel, 

 one suit light wool under- 

 wear, one pair light wool 

 sox, one pair heavy wool 

 sox, one pair hobnail shoes 

 or pacs, one pair mocassin 

 slippers, one pair wool or 

 kahki trousers, one wool 

 shirt, one sweater or macki- 

 naw "stag" shirt, one large 

 bandanna and several 

 pocket handkerchiefs, one 

 small can fly dope, one 

 water proof match safe, 

 one large pocket knife or small hunting knife and sheath. 



Equipment for both men : Two large packsacks, three 

 candles, one four-pail nesting set, one frying pan, three 

 plates (aluminum), two granite cups, three large spoons, 

 two table forks, two steel table knives, two empty fric- 

 tion topped cans, one folding canvas wash basin, two 

 small cans of matches, one large oiled linen poncho, four 

 to six single wool blankets, one two-pound single bit ax 

 with leather sheath, one sixteen-foot canoe with carrying 

 yoke, one small can canoe glue, one tent (a silkoline or 

 balloon silk "A" tent with floor sewed in and entrance 

 made insect-proof with bobbinetting or cheese cloth). 



Food : Five loaves of rye or other bread, one pound 



butter, one-half pound cheese, two small packages maca- 

 roni cut in short lengths, one-half pound coffee, one- 

 five small cans condensed milk, 

 pound oatmeal, two pounds 

 rice, one pound prunes, one 



CANOE TRAVEL IN THE SUPERIOR 



Canoes are the only means of reaching a very great portion of this 

 Forest. The old portages followed by trappers and the Indians belore 

 them are today the lines over which canoes are carried from one 

 lake to the next. 



pound dried apples or 

 peaches, two pounds bacon, 

 two pounds cornmeal or 

 other cereal, two pounds 

 pancake flour, one pound 

 maple syrup, one pound 

 hardtack or health bread, 

 one-half pound raisins, one- 

 half pound dehydrated soup 

 vegetables, two small cans 

 of cooked beans, one small 

 can of cooking oil, one- 

 half pound salt, one small 

 can pepper, ten beef broth 

 cubes, two cans condensed 

 soup, one-half peck of 

 potatoes. 



All food should be car- 

 ried in cloth bags, prefer- 

 ably waterproofed. 



To estimate equipment 

 and supplies for two men 

 for more than five days: 

 General camp equipment 

 the same. Add two pairs of 

 heavy wool sox, one extra 

 suit wool underwear or one 

 pair wool underdrawers. In- 

 clude a reflector oven and 

 an extra packsack. For 

 food, multiply the forego- 

 ing list with the following 

 changes : Take only two 

 loaves of bread for the entire trip. Take only one pound 

 of butter. Cancel from the list the potatoes, canned beans, 

 pancake flour and canned soup. Add to it seven pounds 

 flour, two parts white and one graham, one small can 

 baking powder, two pounds navy beans, use one pound 

 powdered milk to each ten days and leave out the con- 

 densed milk. 



It must always be remembered that a little comfort 

 in camp sacrificed means more comfort on the trail. All 

 equipment must be carried on one's back over portages 

 and dried fruits and vegetables mean light packs . 



[Compiled by C. A. Dahlgren, Supervisor of the Superior 

 National Forest. 



