, 1877-11-30
PENINICAN.
How the Condensed Food
Is Made and
Eaten.
How Pemmican Tastes--.Flavors Of Tai
low Candles and Sofa
Cushions.
The Liquor Trade Among the Indiana
An Indians Method Of Treating
Els Friends.


CnrrfsDondfnce Tste Snfk Erenin1 fnH.
WINNIPEG, Manltota, Nov. 1.-The autumn
trade along tho line OF the 1lu1son's Bay Com
pany's posts In the Saskatchewan or Plain dis
tr'cts IL reported to be more than usually Hight.
This is partly owing to tho fni,ure Of tho
autumn buffalo limits, tho entire proceeds Of
which have heretofore, with lttln exception,
found their way into tho forts nf tho Fur
Company; and in part to the establishment OF
fur-traaIn1 stations throughout the Indian
country. With the exception OF dealings in
buiralo-robcs aud provisions, but little valuable
trade reaches tho Saskatchewan district. In
deed, the enttro line Of southern fdrts would
probably have been abandoned long since,
Ind tho Company considered merely tho qucs-
ton Of profits upon the trade Of the district;
which, 1am given to understand, has not pail
expenses for several yenys. Unfortunately, tho
Plain districts furnlah species Of provision
unatta1nablo in any other portion Of the terri
tory, aud TO secure this tho Company nro force.l
to maintain many expensive establishments and
a large force Of men. This provision IL 1lAnsl-
fatturcd from the 1csh Of bu[falo, ur.3
Is almost the solo article Of food issued by tho
Company to Its thousands Of yoyaGcura, hunters,
and traders. 4 scarcity Of this staple threatens
tho vast transport service OF the corporation
with the lIrest consequences. Tako from thu
rcgulas army ration flour and pork, and yo,,
would produce about the same effect as TINT
produced by the subtraction OF pemmteAn from,
the daily supplies OF the vast force OF the Com
pany's servants,-a force equal TO moro than
ha'i your standing army. 1t Ia tho national
dish, 80 to speak, OF q population composed of
many uatonaii.!es; and, like everything else In
this peculiar country, Is . wonderful mixture.
- =. liz kf
.rhc-c thr ho,,.hrce,1 and. o,,1 +bo wilt, mar,
=. ,a,"" ,"",a.. s-"soa,1,,t,s ,,.'ns,,,. 1 :.
VI 1a'a'an ocs'"ss So'Ic2Pon"i"GD u'AC'Ht ~
It to tell where the buffalo terminates md tho
pemmican begins.
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.,.. 1s,,,',,. .1" 's, rs''N, 4a1a .es.
mso puollc not'co ~ eonuenseu 1000 saiuaple
To tho comm.ssariot upon long expeditions.
Hitherto It has been a provision peculiar to
nrttah America md no,ticu1arJv +, tho .crv,co
~ ~. 11rI.,1,, 1,,1 C.,',nanm r...,tha.,,.,
10 H. va.t annual s s,a,,l,sn =, ,t5osa
" .ho 'aas . nuuaa t '.auAn.Ii " "u!h.oes soatu
ta't III ,n,t pan. ,i'i Nv, ~ ., ~
.Inuu sns'u. .ue nEAs ~ ne'!t aesu ~ Lnu ttesH
rt s..,.,t.u, ~. ~ ~ r3 n9 ~. ~ !S.nst uEs1.
ine petnnnean oa ING Ens!t1 Alcttep1lcoitlons
" ~ n.Ae.i "nu atons n.I sPsss; Ata ftssGss
H. 1rnt" aSeax " pemg netnstnay 11 .tgaie1t'
I.9ip m nu5 W sa ~ ktsp tsei,
,slu!a'n: " sp'Ses VI sensoE LOT As faesef
fkot, f1u
,,,y,r,ta .G,1,s' ' at " sos
nasu,'1gu t'he' ~ ~ w. o. Inc t,9st perieet
10, ios's M W !'st. hno".; a ~ eaeGnes'
& ~ NO "th1s PiI';s'"n u IT, eaHeiyns Nuaty'
soFs aa'uoss .. .heaet.!p.e, ~, tesuc t!to
.nru,n " n,4n,e: s,,s, n'satrn ,i
teh1 = . y, W. ,,'i... u. ~
Indie oi sVety haii.oseea i' ~ tto couhlry. 70
sssenta t Is r, !, ~ ~ 1c & "aIs ., to ,"ageurs a.
Inv a.aple al',s.G " aoou uon tn .on9 foyaEes wy
rn,,.,,, ~ s .b,t ~ lo ~ ~
W. tA1 s ~ so nn ~ ~ .arae; ~
esr1y WY " ~ aIunss =, tta. so.post'on: ~
,aa nna oTe'y available pound Is bought up far Its
uSc' ,,,,,,
mVw rsnCAS ~ nsia ~ n4uh .;,A - .,
.u,s'. s,,,rai,. ,,,t NC ,, psars u tau
se1 a w. nIa'a,o s nut we': t 10 preserve IRON
assay t,e iarse auaa.i.les o. meat taken. son,s
al.,u.aa4 % f.hs - nIses s T. cot'suv!Ao M
nuu ..' T. t auso .,,aIi ~ ~. iuc sas. INT " .ae
n.ni,,". ~ ',na = ."' a.'us ~ ~
ra.I, ,t,,,s,t IT, y sosh W
AZ a!tsl' ~ eotatlpn. ~ - ihnMalaet"ta @ pem'nleah
@ u seo d :" tc ,. naat,, ~. ,9t H Su Up o iGa
lu''Es, anu thc1i neal'1 lhto haRea OF tA sllscs'
aru nnnt W y. tae sun oF osoF tIe re " Gfy.
@ nnen ~ u tno!uusnt3 ueS@eatet !tis tMheu
9U". ~. Tasea aot sM rnM Ia sp.sa" oms npoi
lug riante. ai'u pouhuc" or n''Atch somct'h'es
~ Tyosm ~ .'1.ss ~ asnI. net".ss IVY s.onss'
W.. ~ ',eas ;, H,.s. ~ t,. !1h9 III s!s
s.aieu .,l of pui,. i'aeh aaIoa o. nuiialo !iae,
VIII tHs LINT % ~! aac outsM.e. ahout aou sze o.
n'l o'oihAly pH!oW " lluul saeh, Hat tWo lees
!G1iG, ., uue anu a.1 icG. ".uS ana esnt inGiGs
e' aaea' , Miu stI.,nH Isu3' alo caTt onu = nalt
!.eu MN liz ioTueteu n'eat* tne LN!eH y
a.. ",ns. uI!u t,,"E LEI p,.e,t t'sGa
~ = huEe caiufon - nov t'oare1 itnt into tho
ou.oihE nv ~ "ng' t'e pa4set,Heu u,eaI has
prsyiJus oSe.! pisSsa, .,, ~ sohaenss ate thsn
ssnfe! tosctnrs nnt:i ihey nase besn lll9rouEl-
m'1ea; lns ary pu,p pe!'!! soilelou uoWn
1hto har1 ho!la nlass W tne lneHcu iut pouEen
ussi T.. Hhen 4uil tac nasa aru seWeu Up as
~ cou,. Eaen pag weighs loo pounds, ths
Vuautty pl 4at uc!nE htalty Anll tHc 1otaI