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pocket-room. His hat should be of soft felt, gray, and with a 

 moderate brim. He should carry a "change" of woolen 

 drawers, wrappers, shirts, and stockings. A towel with soap, 

 a night-cap, and a blanket, or, what is better, a Canton-flannel 

 bag to sleep in, will complete his personal equipments. Then 

 he must carry for shelter a small tent, made of firm cotton- 

 drilling, weighing not more than two pounds and a half; 



Shelter Tent. 



for subsistence, a double-barrelled gun (rifle and shot), weigh- 

 ing seven or eight pounds, with ammunition, and fishing- 

 tackle ; and, for all sorts of purposes, an axe of two and a 

 half pounds (with a good length of handle), and plenty of 

 tacks and nails. For cooking and table service he must carry 

 a frying-pan, a camp-kettle, a hunting-knife, some knives and 

 forks, spoons of two sizes, a few tin pressed plates and basins, 

 and a drinking-cup. Above all, he must not forget to take a 

 good supply of matches and a pocket-compass. These neces- 

 saries (exclusive of clothing) will weigh, according to my reck- 

 oning, about twenty-five pounds. The rest of his load must 

 be made up of traps and provisions. If he is stout enough 

 to undertake trapping on foot, he ought to be able to travel 

 with about fifty pounds. He may take then five pounds of 

 provisions and twenty pounds of traps, or any other propor- 

 tion of these articles that will make up the remaining twenty- 



