THE COOK WAGON OF THE PRAIRIES. 



small as possible to do the work re- 

 quired of it. The guides in Maine bu.*<l 

 their fires from logs four and five feel 

 long, the blaze extending the entire 

 length of the log. A pole, supported by 

 forked sticks about four feet above the 

 fire, serves as a mantle from which, by 

 means of crooked sticks, are suspended 

 the various utensils. In this way it is 

 possible to keep many pots going and 

 prepare the meal so that everything will 

 be finished at the same time. 



In the Northwest the fires are small- 

 er, many of them being built in triangu- 

 lar-shaped trenches in the ground. 



Camping stoves there are in infinite 

 variety, some of them being extremely 



light and portable. I personally prefer 

 the open camp fire and the aluminum 

 baker, by which it is possible to bake 

 everything fully as well as in the kitchen 

 range. 



A wire broiler, a tin pail, a frying 

 pan, coffee pot, in the North country a 

 tea pot, tin plates, cups, one-piece metal 

 knives, forks and spoons comprise an 

 inexpensive camping outfit. If you are 

 more fastidious, take granite ware ; 

 this makes a difference in cost and 

 weight. Granite ware is easily cleaned 

 and does not break. The modern out- 

 fit is made of aluminum, nested and 

 packed in such a way that little space 

 is required and the weight is but trifling. 



A PIONEER. 



By E. H. Allen. 



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