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We passed a lot of iron piping enough to fill a large 

 field that had been sent all the way from England. 

 The freight from the railroad to where it lay was seven 

 cents per pound ; the freight on the railroad and the 

 ocean freight together was fourteen cents per pound, 

 and each length cost $100. When the stuff arrived 

 the mine it was intended for had been abandoned, and 

 there the pipe lies rusting away in the sun, rain and snow. 



We outfitted here for our hunting grounds. And 

 considering the expense and time in getting the mer- 

 chandise up here, we were surprised that the prices 

 were so moderate. 



It may be of interest to note what we took with us 

 and what it cost, which was as follows : 



200 pounds of flour @ $10 per 100 $20.00 



3 pounds tea @ 50 cents 1.50 



8 pounds whole coffee @ 50 cents 4.00 



3 boxes matches for 25 



10 pounds salt @ 10 cents pound 1.00 



100 pounds bacon @ 30 cents 30.00 



60 pounds sugar @ 13 cents 7.80 



50 pounds beans @ 12 cents 6.25 



25 pounds rice @ 13 cents 3.25 



20 pounds butter @ 56 cents 11.20 



1 pound pepper 50 



4 pounds candles @ 25 cents 1.00 



1 case 4 dozen condensed cream @ $2.50 10.00 



10 pounds prunes @ 20 cents 2.00 



10 pounds dried apples @ 20 cents 2.00 



20 pounds lard @ 25 cents . . 5.00 



5 pounds cheese @ 25 cents 1.25 



10 pounds cornmeal @ 12 cents 1.25 



10 pounds oatmeal . 1.00 



