Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-08-04
Some Hints f. Campers.

II, lI' j. lns been found econoinical
A. wcli. accommodation os no S!nilI
!niu,i;n;l,'a IN tne-t. tim : Of llmljc'!
NEON. AMI strtjI l''l"1 mans ~
,:vir!. 81 lie ii Wit Ia II tt,!lnn-
abe sea side. resort is att"'l'i...t 10y Al
eAoen1e which rril;'cs Il WI iij,rd
purse II lnlinlain. t"t: c:.n! I can
actually make money by taxing to the
the woods during the months Of .he
hot season.
\ writer III the ) +. B"'tfiH f.
ures M the cost Of patty OF ten
WHO in a visit 70 Yosemite Jared fuI
less than SD each. He gives III
det.il the expenses of II party OF
eight. who had pitched their te ut
for a month, which aggregate IL
follows: Cook SD; groceries. so;
vegetables, so; butcher, ST 80;
milk, eggs, etc, ST. 80; snud:ies.
so; total, $l2O; assessment to each
person for one mouths SummerlnT.
SIS. The above items covered an
abundance of everything il the line
of eatables; and when one recol!ects
what this means with camp appetites,
the estimate will not seem large.
The outfit for life in the woods
need not be very expensive or elabor-
ate. Only the simplest articles of
home comfort are actually needed.
The crockery can be old and odd
pieces, for it is service that is re-
quired and not show. \ bed-tick
and pillow case can be made out OF
dark calico or other cloth, to be
filed with fresh bay or straw On arliv-
al. A cot takes room and let's the air
under one so as 10 be uncomfortable
on cold II. hit. Take some good
instructive books. You will not open
them all the time you are away, but
it looks we'll and III ,kes you feel
complac mt for the time being. If
you are going away from settlements,
a few simple remedies may be useful.
At least two pairs of blankets will
be necessary, with some sort OF
spread rubber cloth to put under
meath. An extra pair of blankets
often comes in play, or, in lien there
of, a heavy overcoat or shawl. A
couple of towels, change of linen
the usual toilet articles, go as u
matter of course. Remember the
country is very hard on shoes. &c
some strong shoes with heavy soles
and have some hob-nails put in Sc
that you will not slip on the steer
hillsides. Cheap broad-brimme(
straw hats are in order. If ladies &c
company the party they can make
these inexpensive hats very attractive
with bit of bright trimming. Ant
q word to them. by the way. White
skirts will be source of ceaseless
ANNOYANCE. 1t will be we'll to re
some cheap dark cloth for that pur
pose. Calico has been found avail
able, and ordinary bed-tickinS does
admirably.
It only needs little reflection
united with common sense to sug
gest just what will be actually need
ed on such expeditions. But with
out this forethought a score O
things are packed which only TAXI
up room and are an annoyance
while some essential is sure to b
left behind in the confusion whicl
ensues when the plans have not beel
carefully made. If proper attention
has been paid to the provisions TO
subsistence, and careful selection ha
been made of your companions Ia
everybody is by no means natura
camper) we can safely guarantee t
those of orr readers who chose T.
indulge in this method of recreation
a pleasant and profitable experience
The appropriation bill as it passe