The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-17
MADE FOR THE KLoNDTKE.
OUTFITS sBoWN IN THE MINING
FAIR IN san FRANCISCO.

and Oiher Vegetables Reduced 10 from One.
tenth to One.nrth OF Their Buik-Ssup'
In Tnbiets-Ciotl 81 for arctic weather.
GAN FpAScrsco. Feb. l2.-Tbis city has had
many interesting shows In recent years. but
NOT one has euunlled IN variety OF interest and
IN value as n practical educator the California
Mining Fair. which ia now omen in tho Me.
chanics' Pavilion. The object of its promoters
was tvofold. First. to give a good general ex.
hibit of the'resources of San Francisco In sup
plying OUTFITS and machinery for tho Klondike
and to show prospectors what they should
take TO Alaska, and second TO give a general
display of the products OF the various mining
counties OF tho State.
OF course, with the Klordike craze, tho out
fitting booths which have on display tho De-
ctiliar tools, garments. and food that arD re-
quired under the Arctic circle, are the centres
Of attraction. Several OF tho big Quitting
stores have installed their displays In imitation
log cabins. made after the models Of actual
houses in Dawson and along the rich Bonanza,
El Dorado, and Hunker creeks. The illusion
10 made moro perfect by snow which hangs
from the roof and caves, and by the sleds and
snow shoes that are laid against tho sides Of
the houses, These Arctic sleds are of peculiar
construction. The running gear is Of seasoned
oak. very light, but strong, the makers having
sxerted all their ingenuity to keep weight to
the minimum. The sled Is eight feet long by
one and q half feot wide, shod with steel. The
usual load is from 600 to 900 pounds, and
this load may be pulled easily by one man when
travelling on smooth ice or a we'll beaten trail.
Three or four dogs usually drag one of these
sleds. when a long and hard trip is to be
made. Tho chief problem before the Arctic
prospector Is to furnish food for these dogs on
long trips, as their appetites are enormous.
They eat dried salmon, jorked beef, moose, &C.,
but recently a peculiar kina of dog cake has
been made, which is so condensed that 1t viii
permit the carrying of much.arger rations.
This dog cake is made Of rye flour and small
bits of dried beef and dried Ash. Tho solid in
gradients are we'll mixed with the flour and the
whole.is baked for a day IN q slow oven. A
square of this cake as large as a mans hand
will serve, when moistened in hot water. to feed
. dog for an entire day. II weighs not Llore
than one.ifth as much as the ration Of dried
salmon necessary for one days dog feed.
Even more remarkable than this are the con-
centrated products shown for the nourishment
OF the Yukon prospector. Perhaps tho most
noteworthy are the evaporated vegetables, which
furnish relief from the monotony of bacon and
beans, the old-time miners only reliance against
famine. Nv beans thu yukon p,,nor docs not
mean the small white bean. generally used in
New England and throughout the East, which
Is tho staple sunday morning breakfast in
rcd and black Spanish beans, larger and far
49, So" ,nan n mni'e peah, ii ,ac.'
'ney arc Iuly as nearly, when properly cooked.
pector ON the yulon "a ,ho on;on ,s,;ab III.
- so 80. ~ % .no onion' "nt.h sehe
at oo cents a pound. Ten pounds of the ripa
vegetables arc compressed into ono hound of
tho evaporatod ar,jclo II ia n nro.t .r,i soou.n
N, and M o,,tst to oor,n Ia,. n,,,I".. 1880"
thirty pounds. The evaporatcd cabbage. which
looks precisely like cold .slaw w. suffers, a com.
preston OF six to one. 1t sells for IS cents q
pound and a small handful will eaual a large |
head of cabbage and:sive a good meal for six
men. with a little bacon or corned beef. The
ovaporated potatoes are reduced Ave to one.
Gnu " so'o ior 10 cents a pound. They are
very popular. as the potato is also a fne RENE
~. a.n;a. t.,s espse,alS "neh eaten raw. A
no" oevice this season Is the graduated po-
looks like white corn meal and yhon ooaI.o =.
bears a striking resemblance to s~elatine. Many
cooked. This merely REQUIRES soaking In hns
water for a few minntes 70 NO. =, ns,a nov s
the table. Fvnporated carrots are also popular. |
Five pounds Of ripe carrots make one pound
cents a pound. The demand for these evapo.
Fated vegetables has been so great that the stock
IN Salfornia Is practically exhausted of onions |
and tomatoes, and even the potato supply bids |
fair to 20. very low. The Klondike boom has
been q godsend to California vegetable garden.
ers, as they have been assured Of good prices
for what in previous seasons often proved 40
great a drug on the market that il wouldn't
or patent foods all these outatters carry a
large stock. One Of the most conspicuous ia
Nansen's pea'soup, a highly desiccated proSnct
put up In one,poand. watef-pro9f rolls that bear
The German Army soups are shown In erest
variety. A square packet about the Size of n
playing card and as thick as ones tinger viii
furnish soup for six men that is as nourishing
the beef capsules, one capsule being equal to
two cups OF the strongest beef tea. Lime juice
Is also put up in capsule form, and n s;nHjc
capsule no larger than a three.grain ouininS
capsule will make q large glass of iemonade
The lime juice Is also put up in tablets.
only been .seen in this market since the Kion.
dixie excitement. is the Mexican pinole, a Kind
of corn -four that Is put in a glass of water and
stirred. II makes a very pal9table drink anS
10 popular In all SPANISH American Countries
Then there, is the common Swedish bread.
made of rye flour, in thin sheets and Dunctnrej
with many holes, which bears some resem.
blance to the Jewish bread of the Passover IL
"a prattp HARD aati,, - :. =