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the uninitiated, and a drink of raw unadulterated water is not al- 

 ways adceptabie. Some people " qualify " it — indeed the majority 

 of settlers " qualify "it so much that the original taste of the aquor- 

 is lost in that of the qualifier. — That is all — a word to the wise. 

 We advise a plain mode of living. Take hard bread, " self 

 raising flour," pork, salt, potatoes, brown sugar, rice or hominy, 

 Borden's condensed milk and coffee, a little jelly for venison, but- 

 ter, pepper and mustard. Venison, fish and game birds may be 

 on the bill of fare every day, but again they may not. No one 

 should start down the river depending upon a supply, as the 

 game is regulated and controlled by a multitude of laws that the 

 visitor knows nothing about. Preserved fruits, meats, etc., are 

 not necessary, though sometimes found acceptable — they don't 

 stay in camp long. Regarding cooking utensils, if cooking is to 

 be done in the usual way over an open fire, they should be a 

 " bake kettle" or oven, a foot diameter ; frying-pan, same dimen- 

 sions, with a long handle ; tin plates, plated knives and forks, 

 pint tea-cups, iron or tin spoons, and butcher knife. A 

 regular camp kit is preferable, however. If a stove is preferred, 

 go to the tin-smith's and have him make a sheet-iron box, two 

 feet long, one broad, open at one end. The door a sheet of iron, 

 to slide in a groove, perpendicularly, acting as draught regulator. 

 The legs should be flat, fastened to the box by hinges, shutting 

 under it when packed. The pipe small and in joints, to be 

 packed in the stove. A piece of tin should be taken to fasten to 

 the tent to run the pipe through. With such a stove, well sup- 

 plied with " light wood " or pitch pine, a fire can be sustained 

 that will vacate the tent in short metre. 



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Special preparation is required for travel in the Rocky Moun- 

 tains. Before entering the mountains one should prepare himself 

 and party for the country they are about to visit, for if their outfit 

 is not carefully selected, what might have been a summer's pleasure 

 will very likely be one of toil and regret. Take nothing but what 

 is absolutely needed, and what is taken let it be as light as pos- 

 sible, as every extra pound lacerates the back of the pack mule. 

 Use medium sized animals for packing, as they will carry as heavy a 

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