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three hunters, we had to provide for eight people for 

 the twenty days we intended being away from salt 

 water, on the basis that we would have from the start 

 all the fresh meat Ave could use; also salt sufficient 

 for table use, as well as the curing of twenty-four 

 hides and heads, in case we should desire to bring 

 that number out. Our past experience proved of 

 value, and enabled us to make ends meet very 

 nicely by purchasing the following articles the 

 prices being appended to enable those interested to 

 better calculate the expenses of a similar trip : 



50 pounds No. 1 hard bread, @ 7c $3.50 



150 " flour, @ 4c 6.00 



25 " corn meal, @ 5c 1.25 



30 " roll bacon, @ 25c 7.50 



30 " family pork, @ 12c 3.60 



7 " coffee, @ 35c 2.45 



4 " tea, J pound packs, @ 60c 2.40 



25 " granulated sugar, @ lOc 2.50 



5 " rice, @ lOc 50 



5 " beans, @ 70 35 



J " black pepper, @ 20c 10 



20 " onions, @ 5c 1.00 



4 " candles, @ 20c 80 



10 bags salt, @ 3c 30 



3 1-pound cans Royal Baking Powder, @ 20c .60 

 1 box matches... 15 



