The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-13
come Estimates Regard
inc What TO Take.
~onn EXPERTS DISAGREE.
n. Goyernm .nt's Army Emer-
eency Ration Explained.
-. Ia.t of what IL Required
uyhe want Comfort and
Afford TO fndntGe Their
-..us Merchants Experience.

Usfms - Merchants ExReri~nee'
~.srpe-ssroes OF the past summer have
- :, treat value IN enabling persons 70
- s,s, what should be taken as an out
! ~ enc man golag into ths kionoi<s
~ Interior o. Alaska. Heretofore 'he
~aa.~s have been largely Interested u
..--v,nr supplies 20 less Inaccessible points
.s..s. Thsn the question Of Just what
$500 b taken for year was not as
- a. Il IS now. when the great rush
q. yencts region makes u almost neeea-
= Ear a man In complying with the
49, law OF nature. self preservation" 20
-. sufficient supplies for the year with
- .hsu he enters thu country.
~ aaurse there are hundreds. or tnons-
=. a n.rsons who viii rush In without
---....s This class f. found In ali places
!, se,,nrssss men reckless alike OF their
- Heax and the lives OF those around
-. men who are naturally brave. but
- e.atlon and discretion. They are
- fearless men. IS q rule. because they
=. s.soerate chances. and while some
= 81, Il IS only because circumstances
-, mem. Hence II Is that cautious,
s...srvatlye men going int the hlonAiiAs
ri carry their suppass vita taeia
- thus insure their food supply iu
oss there Is shortage.
Conservatism la Golden
aould the argument be made 70 you thar
=. are safe Ia going into the kiond!hs
-, .srlng without big personal outfit.
+. ne steamer service uD the Yukon VIII
!. realty improved. and sufficient goods
- - delivered al Dawson city to Oil ths
..s,. q, ell. take this into considerations
e.. are now several thousand men Ia
! -, eos,nfry who zlll. by the time naviss-
- ensns consume all OF their present
s,anles These have 20 bs furnished with
ssssher years provisions ~ the steam
Nj rornpanies. and will be the first cared
- 81 the siorskeepsrs. Besides. thouS-
.sss Of others will be arriving with only
| \. supply, and these viii be depending
| sssu the light stocks In the company
| rsrss Every steamboat. TOO. going np the
| Yssen will be carrying an amount %
| tsght Tor the Passengers hence i - wise
i osk out for your own safety and saYfy
f8sf 30EEt WITH sRas
What 10 an oufhts
when the prospective miner comes 10
wsrtlng an outfit he will be surprised how
gfts he knows Of bis personal require
msnss when living among the hills Ia A
rate Of semi barharity. lie can readily
ksfn what ara laxnrlss IN the food ane,
.m shAt are actual necessities IN the
IRIS u clothing and hardware viii be
~ "a SIT.
sas,sr will come In satisfactorily, for By
Ys,rs Of experience In Quitting men for
ns Alaskan country they have learned
IT shat has given the Creates satisfac-
sea
Il well known that the emergency
nsan Of the United States government
easHs only % bacon. hard bread. pea
ssai ar an equivalent. coffee or tea, sac
Asffn. sali pepper and tobacco. But one
ICES no; care 10 live on emergency raiions
~ z months al time. and hence those
narses" most easily carried are added
5 ,ha ast. sach as rolled oats. evapcra ted
zsoes and onions evaporaIed fruits,
se9seoxks aud such articles mat are
zAs n weight and yet nourshing and ap-
ssssag.
The Emergency Ration.
ne estimates made By some OF the most
ugsrsenced miners has been considered by
sAsTs equally experienced as entirely too
kgA II has been suggested that the
szesgsncy ration az adopted in the United
ass army. supplemented possibly by
t-s dried fFuit and dessicated vegetables.
ssald be a very good guide IN treating on
ca subject. The following letter from
East James n Allison cemmissary de-
sFsmsns Il the Columbia. furnishes just
as irlarmatlon needed on the subject;
TIE emergency ration as adopted for me
Isasa States army is composed as toll
kvs Bacon. 10 ounces: hard bread i
ssaees. pea meal. ounces. or an eaaiva-
sai IN approved material for making Soup,
Mrse, roasted and ground. : ounces, o.
"a : ounce. saccharin. grains. salt
We eanee. pepper. t-lno ounce. tobacco
koaace.
FIR use the bacon Is wrapped In tough
pfafane paper. The hard bread Il ia
us~ed n air and grease proof cartons, me
- neal prepared in cylindrical package
20 ne other componeuts IN suitable
nckagss
ne ration l. not intended for eontin-
saas u.s.. bur solely for occasions RrfRtns
seaNs operations when the use q IRE
sss4T'y established vatioa may be im
Acuosoie. ard never for longer pcriot
"a A@t at = la4AF+ AA@ 4ft+A HkH =
.-tltl'ss permit is use on half allowance
s'ssaiag = fun (mlnlmura1 suhslxteec,
50 20 that IN extreme emergency av,
IS rasions may Ac made 10 last FOR ser
'aoas any impairment of health result
- Hen fhe temporarily restricted diet
mere than Eve days emergency
-A71s are allowed 20 Ne carried on ,hs
rsoa q TIE soldier Al any one tlne
~ NE component parts - this ratior
- nase the subjects % thorough fn
sasatien sad experiment hy boa rts o
sfs ecavtaed ~ each military depart
eetore adoption. ana the ration. "a,
$3.50, has hern used ny troops IN IN,
VIZ satisfactory results wighln -
* The time above stated Hev
eald stand tAe tes1 % use during
series ant exclusive % ether sup
an ard Tor which x vas never n
49, matter - touhtsut question
b seen az a glance A. is casn
- nat the emergency ration = ~,
H fasf about WHAT miner avos
"a o. explorer wcala naturally selec
a. r'n Ma NoS states thRt the~.
70 touAt ss 20 the entire wNots
sa.ss ef al - coasnorerts. an4 n al
49, y would ~ snT -fs~. % rressrv,
f. 49, ant Bodily vsTsr Surfing = esr terwe
asa Ter asvs ard tuaernrefv. W.,
sa'ten - such ca-res vegetables
as3y forming part % every cam
So ne 'cN1tsnset ratiea.' IN usaay
"a - Ua9v manufacturers fcretey
49,. Wss extensively eNncrt
49,. NHA By tae va~5slss board ~ -
~ ee referred %. rau- vas fcu1l
a.. pesotf - U.et al demands an,
~ 'e@snea1ea fsr Eeapaoa cor -
sAanc q extract essence. "a
: -. Erouaa as pressed with q
ssps.--s FzF r1Aas pcrtt3 sud tinncd
g.. rToAed .n CARS -. iars &
. sFss casAiret ~, - yr,,h IS
: ssFs n aeua s,sfg~es spsstessea
S. sessveatef vexetaales ard
ee.s.. asr pTepava 'te1s a ecaeeless @
49, - nevg sut value. were swsl
s~.r,.. ee~a eeu-enen WIN = recE 81
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