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gotten. The greatest mistake to guard against, how- 

 ever, is taking too much. It only adds to the amount 

 of baggage, delays progress, and in the end proves to 

 be of no material benefit. A carefully prepared list 

 of necessaries based upon experience may prove of 

 value, and is given below : 



Pork. 



Bacon. 



Flour. 



Bread. 



Crackers. 



Butter. 



Coffee (ground). 



Tea. 



Baking powder. 



Condensed milk. 



Sugar (lump). 



Salt. 



Pepper. 



Maple sugar for pancakes. 



Prepared pancake flour. 



Beans. 



Oatmeal. 



Rice. 



Canned corned beef. 



Prunes for stewing. 



Matches. 



Soap. 



Candles (adamantine). 



Cornmeal for frying fish. 



Three frying pans (Acme). 



Coffee pot (enameled). 



Four tin pails, small to large. 



Plates (enameled). 



Bowls, not cups (enameled). 



Spoons for table and cooking. 



Knives and forks. 



Large butcher knife. 



Salt and pepper shakers (tin). 



Cans for sugar, salt, coffee, and 



tea. 



Mixing pan for pancakes. 

 Broiler (wire). 

 Axe. 

 Nails. 

 Rope. 



Jamaica ginger. 

 Quinine. 

 Toilet paper. 

 Towels. 

 Blankets. 

 Books. 

 (If desired, and convenient to 



carry, potatoes and canned 



goods can be added.) 



It is difficult to give quantities, as fishermen alone 

 do not require as much as when guides are to be 



