The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-05

AIRY survey party aariag the winters g
Is1s~s-[ + 81 Simply = strs5ght piece o.
hickory Or ash board half an inca thf.k a
TN snraee utfe ard ten feet II length.
There we~e transverse eieats 20 prevent
szsff ing T.Tnr rTez@ Fr10gEang were
loafed ABOUT So pounds drawn seF fDaV r
five efggs whsrf1 Weighed each about sfE7ly
vsgg1-YFs r wa found that tse BEST .srre %
feed rFe dogs ass II nig1f. when ne CAY :
work was ended for IN feed trern N To-
ruaTnins, made them Lazy. This ore nieaA
a Gay which vas sgaa pound u Fa-rrfFla.st.
k@Et tEsrn ~ good trim. Indeed fae doE-
cssY7A 0sYt batter ~ TIRE end u me SAN
than when hey started IN. II u1ay p W..
70 here give = description ~ the cot
w0rn ~ fas members Of TIE party Go3'"
.tffes axssr-a close fitting skBilca7:
rsafe 81 fvo thieknezaes ~ blankets and
linef with flannel. Sewed 20 this VAS =
aavsIcek reaching 70 the shoulders ara
fssieaed undfr the nose scart Was
usually first wrapped about the ears
'1Ssekcost OF buffalo leather. made loose
ard fastened around me waist ~ scarf
TROUSERS. % buffalo Heather. harn-door
fashion 20 keep al; the wind. The Goa.
and trousers made 11 moose tedxner EepS
cur the wind better than huraio leather
'-Mittens % moose leather. lined Eli1
blanket with gaan'iets reaching 70 tAe
s'-rlle Fort Garry beef packs were used
far foot covering. while the snow Was VET,
bit when tSsa thermometer got down 70
the twafftlex helo~ zero. they were useless.
as tie leather froze as stiff as iron Moe
essins Were then u4ei after the Sioux pat
tern. several sizes tho large TWO pairs OF
wncien socks f1en n pair Of 'naeps. tstip-
pers made az hianket9' then square Place
q Blanket wrapped several times around
the foot from heel 10 the; finally the moe
cas1n mas put on more 70 keep the blanket
and shipper IN place than for any otner
purpose. This proved a perfect covering.
provided care was taken always 10 have
dry pair ~ rgiaccaxins To start out with
wet stockings insured freezing Of the fact
feEgins Of blanket were found preferahie
10 leather as the snow would not soak
into them "a iga5o leather. The leaIher
elai hing was worn over two suits OF wool
en GndercioiheS. and suit ~ woolen-
THE evening n8ner is misinformed az -
will 40. Uncle Sam IS no novice in max
iHg f0od calculations for n extended trim.
and II the expedition starts out the wards
~ the nation will not in surn need refer
parry 10 soccer them. The government,
ration = about 81 pounds and any one who
"a familiar with The food statistics OF the
army knows that this ration Is more than
enough he knows that company OF men
simply cannot eat that much in fhe mess
company saving fund which is derived
ffcr1 excess allowance. The ratians not
e@e-j are carnrnufed and Sel;cacfeS purchas~
- or barter made with formers, and a
fund Is kept up and the soldier lives as
well as families In the ordinary, walks or
life II is with a body OF men forming a
2 family Of six grown IN people in Seattle.
: all goca bread eaters as the head OF the
family tells me and they use a little less
than - pounds Of -four annually vet
cr}f.-sfxth OF that would hardly do for one
rerS0n cooking ard eating alone. Only
n war times does Uncle Sam pat his man
uncn short rations. and only then when
necessary.
'+In conclusion let ne say that was
Eae' this fall and 7 do not believe there
VIII he steamers enough on this coast 20
2IfnDlv the dama rd for transportation that
viii }te made. The chances are that the
r~"-eu wifi be feveraN HE one for an early
start and boats will find II necessary IN
change their schedule to accommodate the
peorie."