The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-21
WHY OUTFIT IN SEATTLE?IE

but recESSar1s< and those ilx1ft@$ Na1cl
/ arr all bat necessary.
In Inc space Of a-ss than year al -
| changed A large feet % OCEAN steamers
/ - employed tt4s summer IL carrying pas
! s@ugers and freight 20 s.. Michael and
an equally large feet Will carry faeu on
/ up gne river 10 the head OF nav!ga ton.
| distance Of 900 niles from s. Michael.
+ SOM deduction TrlAst naturally BE MAIDS
| from the aggregate carrying capacity %
! the river feef. for the Yukon can only be
| nav.Eatsd by skilled and experienced pi
/ lG.S, and L j. IN possible that, VITA The
/ limited demand heretofore existing. theirs
/ can re enough u these for the whole fleet.
! Some allowance must also DC made for
accidents. which vii! inevitably oefan
/ some Of the steamer even when sk-nfu!ly
manned Yec with All due allowances for
these contingencies, the steamers should
+ II able 20 carry up the Yukon enough sup
! plies for al their passengers for one year
/ and leave an ample surplus fer the resi-
| dent population and for those WHO have
/ gore over the passes Win Light outfits,
/ Following the lead of the two ol4-es;ab-
| itsh@d companies, the new transpof ;atloa
companies are also preparing 20 open trad
/ ing posts all along the river. thus reiuc-
! ing the distance men viii have to travel
| from any point 10 make purchases. Not
| only will supplies be more abundant. bat
/ they Will be more widely distributed in
| stores throughout the valley. instead OF
| beng concentrated al l few points. as
| hitherto. The trading companies Will,
| in former years. make contracts 10 fur
| nish "A years supplies al their stores on
| The Yukon.
| Thus it IS practically certain that men
| can buy ali the staple articles of food,
| clothing and hardware in the country, and
| Il viii only 5e necessary for those gong in
on the steamers 10 take with them such
| special articles as are matters of personal
| taste and such are not likely TO he
| found III the general stock Of the trading
COMPANIES. Some merchants are taking in
/ special lines of goods Of which they antici-
/ pate g scarcity in the general stores. The
trading companies are not disposed 10 en-
courage their passengers TO take their out
It's with them. for several rea An
outfit would only average about a ton. and
20 small a iot Of freight would be apt 10
be- buried under a load OF other packages;
the packages might become separated IN
the hurry of loading or they might be left
behind and not go III until the next
steamer went up month later. Then the
man and his outfit would be separated
and an accident 10 the steamer carrying
the latter would cause endless trouble.
Assurances are given that prices on the
Yukon will be little higher than ~ Sc
attic, with freight added.
All Necessaries on the Yukon.
but in greater variety, and Mr.. Ogilvie's
warning Will no longer Apply: One has
very often just 10 pat up with what one
can get there. which very often is not very
varied, consisting principally of pork.
bacon. beans -four and tea" All manner
81 canned fruit. vegetables and meat will
be available. although evaporated goods
VIII probably be st!Il in demand Fresh
butter vii. not be abundant. but fresh
eggs will find fair substitute in crystal
! lied eggs. So many bands of cattle and
| sheep are being driven over the passes
that the days OF S steaks at Dawson may
| be considered a All end There need be
no more scurvy on the Yukon.
Ii IS probable tha& al the staple articles
/ q clothing, such mackinaw. heavy
underwear, rubber boots. muckalucks
! overalls. etc. which are used In hat coun-
/ try. viii be found in the stores on the
! Yukon. but II might be adviSabis 10 take
/ them from Seattle. in order 10 be thor
/ oughly suited as TO style quality and size.
! IL any case. one should take such articles
one has a peculiar need Of. that IS
| articles which are not staples and are not
Tx " 10 be included in the stock Of a
store just opening. c. f. Treat who has
spent several years on the Yukon, gives
the following useful hints:
Advice From Veterans
by all means take 4 blue denim tent. or
| al least blue denim top, for the con
| tinual glare OF the sun on Il white tent in
| the unbroken day Of summer vi. run the
| eyes. have TO wear three different pairs
Of glasses for different purposes fgcm this
| cause although / used t. spread he green
| hbughS of trees over the t.nt 10 soften the
Hight Take al the thia ufltecl1thes you
can for summer Wear, far Va Aa1 tenn
/ prratufe OF l32 n the sun ana y ia the
| shade iaS. year. and lad he3uGisul warm
weather up - The IiFs, Of November. TAX