The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-21


can bay a. The s.aCie artirses q f3od
/ clo' osug ana hardware IL the country. 2ns
y ". only ~ necessary fo= those going n
or tbe steamers % 1ake with them such
N9fec92i Grt.E.fS as are matters o. pErsonai
taste ans suca As are net likely - -
/ fos4 ~ 81 lie general stock o. fle trad ng
CTffnr aniss- SofTe merchants 8ye taking n
sSees@l Lines OF goods u which shey 4nE3cl-
p2te scarcity n tae general stores Tlr
trading companies are Tot disposed 20 en-
courage their passengers % take their out
fits 1.sh them. FOR several reasons. An
outfit would only average about a ton. and
50 small u lot q freight would ~ APP -
De buried :CdeE & lead of other packages;
The Packages might become separated IN
the harry - loading. oF taey might he .sft
behind and not ~ ~ uRts! the next steamer
went up a month ia:e~ Then the man and
his outfit would re separated. ana an acci-
dent 20 tne steamer carrying the LATER
would cause endless trouble. Assurances
are given tn4t prices or the Yukon VIII
be little higher than in Seattle. with freight
added
All Neeessaries on the Yukon.
Food wiz not only be more abundant,
bat in greater variety and Mr.. o,ilv.e's
warning a.! nc icCser Apply. "t'ne has
very often JUS; 20 pat up with what one
can Set there. wh,ca very often Is not very
varied, consisting principally % park.
bacon beans flour and tea" Al manner
Of canned frsliG, vegetables sEd meat will
t- available. although eFaporated goods
viii probably be still In demand Fresh
butter will mo- ~ obtalnab8e, BIZ. fresh
eggs WI find u far s4bssI in crystal
lied eggs. So many bands 81 cattle and
saeep are being driven over the passes that
tie days Il g. steaks Al Dawson may be
considered at an eni. There need be 10
more sCurvy On the Yukon.
Il Is rruba BILE that ali The staple articles
underwear. rubber boots. MUG a.aC ks.
oveTal.s. etc, w4lch are used in that com
try %Il lt found n the stores on the
Yuk N, bat X might be advisa bile TO take
them from Seattle. IN order 10 be thor
ouEh}y suited 10 style. Qua.i,y and size.
IN any case. one should take sucl articles
as enc has pe ,u,.ar need 81, that Is.
articles which are not staples and are not
likely - be inclgGcd in The stock of
store just opening. {. F. Treat who has
spent severa! years on The Yukon. gives the
following usefU h.uts;
Advice From Veterans.
''Ry all means take biue denim tent or
At least Z blue denim top, sor the con-
ttnUal glare OF the sun on a white tent in
the uahroken day q summer vii ruin the
eyes | nave IL wear three different pairs
OF glasses far differen. purposes from this
cause although | used TO spread the green
housh5 OF trees over the tent 10 soften the
la-Ht. axe al the tlliH NifGeTc4Oi mes you
can for summer wear. for We had tom
perature % I32 In the sun and ~ IN the
shsde last year and had beautiful warm
weather up - the first OF November Take
cheeSccloth instead of mosquito netting -
protect yo4r face and head, for small snats
go right through mosquito nets. In the
winter wear b.le denim oveEalls and a
parka Of the same material. with mack
inaw underclo;Gss You VIII sweat, even
with them. al 90 degree bei~H zero. You
do not need furs except when you are So
ting or standing around IN the open air.
Take a fur robe by all means 10 s.eep
under. sx9 If you can get IL. SIS If You
cannot. In he summer they nave lots Of
heavy rain with warm weather and yon
VII. need muckalucks 10 keep your feet
dry"
IN his advice 10 prospector5 Mr.. ogilvie
says.
'iOne thing he must guard against during
the summer months are the mosquitoes
which plague the life out % any one ard
every one ia the country for 1t least three
months p1Tiug the evening the iempera-
ture sometimes goes low enough II render
them torpid for a short time, bat when
the weather Is at al cloudy they are Il
continual tormcnt and 81 god supply OF
mosquito netting should D. Laid in For
this purpose he ordinary mes u. % netting
on sala * loo coarse in the InCsA. and |
would recommend fine SIX tissue. l. *
Guides all flies however 3IrKe or small
Is NOT arrttul 10 the eyes. as the coarser
mosquito netting s.. does not give one that
sense # suf(oC zion which mosquito ntt-
ting generally does. and lasts much longer
\ good pair Of gum boots axe actually
nrct S@arY UhLe nrospect.1% Much If the
lower ground - swlmpy valley with lee
cold watcr In T. and II IS necessary 10
- 1r-rIIts- s!1.hf th. feet the sther parts ~
'sc body Only require protection from the
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