PUBLISHER'S DEPARTMENT. 



OUTFITTING FOR THE KLONDIKE. 



Col. R. P. Elliott, a well known mining 

 engineer, of San Francisco, started for the 

 Klondike, via Seattle, on January 29th. His 

 entire outfit was purchased from H. C. 

 Squires & Son, Cortlandt St., N. Y. 



His sleeping bag was perhaps the most 

 expensive that has ever been made for the 

 Klondike. It was made on the well known 

 Johnson pattern, and consisted of an inner 

 lining of the finest quality of Russian lynx. 

 This was lined with extra heavy camel's 

 hair velour; and this, in turn, backed up 

 by a covering of water-proof canvas. The 

 whole was put into a water-proof canvas 

 bag, with grommets in the end, that could 

 also be used as a hammock. His furs con- 

 sisted of an entire suit, coat, vest, trousers, 

 head-piece and extra cap of natural seal. 

 Beside these, a coat of porpoise hide, lined 

 with Russian lamb, and a Swedish leather 

 coat; 2 pairs of Squires' Siberian moose 

 boots; 2 pairs of Siberian moose shoes, Y? 

 dozen pairs of arctic socks; a pair of hair 

 seal "Mucker" boots; 2 pairs of rubber 

 boots; a pair of Mackintosh wading trous- 

 ers; 2 pairs of felt boots, with rubber over- 

 shoes; 4 pairs of extra heavy woolen shirts; 

 2 pairs of extra heavy wool trousers; 2 

 pairs of German stockings, 2 sets of camel's 

 hair underwear; 1 kerosene stove; one 

 aluminum camping oven; one full set of 

 aluminum cooking implements; one heavy 

 12 x 12 10 ounce tent; one New Zealand 

 mosquito proof tent; one small Shake 

 Down tent; one '95 model 30 calibre Army 

 rifle; 500 cartridges; one 44 calibre re- 

 volver; 500 cartridges; one Bowie knife; 

 one hunting knife; one split bamboo heavy 

 salmon rod; one salmon reel; lines, hooks, 

 leaders, fly book, fishing knife, landing net, 

 etc.; one compass; 2 eyeless picks; one set 

 soldering implements; camp axes, 25 water- 

 proof bags, for flour, beans, etc.; 15 large 

 water-proof covers, for re-packing goods; 

 pack straps, mail bag, gold scales, medicine 

 cases, spirit thermometer, etc. The outfit 

 cost, independent of food supplies, some- 

 thing over $1,500. 



WESTERN LAUNCHES COMING EAST. 



The Racine Boat Mfg. Co., Racine, Wis., 

 reports having recently booked the follow- 

 ing orders for vapor launches: 



A. W. Bianchi, Newark, N. J., 16-foot 

 launch. 



J. W. Ridley, Lynn, Mass., 16-foot 

 launch. 



C. E. Huntting, McGregor, la., 20-foot 

 launch. 



W. H. Canon, Madison, Wis., 16-foot 

 launch. 



Melick & Sterrett, Henry, 111., 16-foot 

 aunch. 



C. A. Welch, Waukesha, Wis., 16-foot 

 aunch. 



E. W. Kibby, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., 16- 

 oot launch. 



E. Schandein, Milwaukee, Wis., 25-foot 

 aunch. 



C. H. Remington, Watertown, N. Y., 25- 

 oot launch. 



G. H. Mowe, Watertown, N. Y., 16-fqot 

 aunch. 



L. E. P. Smith, Boston, Mass., 16-foot 

 aunch. 



N. D. Bill, Springfield, Mass., 14-foot 

 aunch. 



F. E. Hunter, Indianapolis, Ind., 16-foot 

 aunch. 



M. A. Knight, Flint, Mich., 16-foot 

 aunch. 



John McDermaid, Rockford, 111., 25-foot 

 aunch. 



F. W. Burnett, Detroit, Mich., 16-foot 

 aunch. 



C. E. Everett, Chicago, III, 16-foot 

 aunch. 



It will be noticed that several of these 

 aunches are being shipped to the Eastern 

 States. There must be something unusual 

 about these craft to enable a Wisconsin 

 company to sell them in New York, Massa- 

 chusetts and New Jersey, in competition 

 with the many good things in this line made 

 here in the East. Write for a catalogue, and 

 find out about it. Mention Recreation. 



GOOD RECORDS FOR GOOD AMMUNITION. 



The Peters Cartridge Co. sends out a 

 circular calling attention to the wonderful 

 victories of Peters Metallic Cartridges at 

 the Sportsmen's Exposition Tournament, 

 Madison Square Garden, in January last. 

 The shooting programme consisted of In- 

 dividual Championship Match, Continuous 

 Match, Target of Honor Match and Bull's 

 Eye Target. Open to the world. Ranges 

 open from 1 p. m. until n p.m. daily. There 

 were hundreds of entries. The principal 

 event was the 2,500 Continuous Shooting, 

 100 shots in strings of 10 each at 100 feet, 

 with 22 calibre rifles. Prizes were awarded 

 for 10 highest scores. Peters 22 Cartridges 

 won 1st, 3d, 4th, 8th, 9th and 10th. Mr. H. 

 M. Spencer, Scranton, Pa., won the first 

 prize with 2,424 out of a possible 2,500. Pet- 

 ers cartridges also won or tied for first prize 

 in every competitive event on the whole 

 week's programme. The winning cartridges 

 were their ordinary 22 short and 22 long 

 rifle, the same as they are sending out by 

 the millions. 



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