Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-25
INTO SEPTEMBER WOODS
THE JOYS OF CAMPING OUT IN
NORTHERN FORESTS.
Some Hints ON What to Garry With
You and the Approximate
Cost Of q Trip.
From Harper's Weekly.

From Harper's Weekly.
Every healthy man wants to get into the
woods II he can for q few days in each
year. Most OF US cannot leave business for
so long time, and IL we could. the ques-
ton Of expense is too important to be dis
regarded. The average worker. therefore.
has in mind a month away and good part
Of $1,000 as the two principal requisites in
getting a moose up in Maine, a deer In
the Adirondacks or a caribou in Canada
Certainly 1t does cost some money to
travel about, and 1t does use up large
number of days If you insist on getting
just what you set out for, and are deter
mined to stay away until you get It. But,
after all. the man who goes into the woods
because they are the woods, and says to
himself incidentally that he will get his
moose or deer or caribou II one or the
other comes along-that man comes home
when he says he will, spends what he de-
termines he will spend, and has what he
went after-a glorious rest. For the woods
themselves, bright and glistening In the
daytime. dark and mysterious and fascin-
ating at night. but beautiful always IN sun
shine or in rain-the woods and the little
birds and insects. and all the other living
creatures that, together with the wind,
make the perpetual concert Of the forest
all that Is what Is delightful and new and
restful, and gives the doleful city man
reason for living another year while he
doubles UP over his desk for the best hours
of the best days Of his life.
And 1t Is really surprising how cheaply
a trip after game in the forests can be
made, and how short time one Is away
from the shop after all. Two weeks will do
for Maine or the Adirondacks. II the man
lives In or within a couple OF hundred miles
Of New York-say anywhere from Wash
ington north. Three weeks. II he can get
necessary:
and three weeks are enough to put the
soul of decent chap straight again Tor
another year, II he has any love for the
woods, and can appreciate a leaf. or the
rustic of the night wind. or the dark forest
that Is doing It's work in the world just as
well-perhaps a good deal better than ne
is doing his.
Cost of . Trip.
Suppose you have only two woeks-how
much will 1t cost, and how can you use
your time to the best advantage? Roughly
speaking, it will cost $50 from the time
you leave home until you get back. includ-
ing your entire outfit. Almost every one
takes too much with him. and naturally
pays too much for 1t.
For example. for two weeks In the north
Of Maine woods-and there Is no better
country In the easternmost third or the
United States than the north Maine Tor
game today-what shall you carry? First
Of all, two guns-a 1910 rifle for moose.
costing about $1s. and a 30. 80 rife. at same
price or less, for deer and anything else.
Take two guns. because one may give OUT:
and see that both are full or, at least, half
magazines. On no account carry more
than five shells for each day-for two
weeks, say seventy-f1ve cartridges IN
less you fire at barn doors and tree stumps
you will not use five day.
Almost no clothes are necessary. There
should be a pair of high boots Of rubber
at about 81. another pair Of high horsehide
boots at about 81. Two flannel shirts at
So or 81 apiece, dark In color, preferably
gray. as the blue shirt stains when wet
and the gray matches the woods quite as
we'll: loose felt hat Of brown with gen
erous brim: three changes OF undercloth-
ing: thick blue laborers' socks. sweater
at about 81. gray or brown In color and
light rubber coat. There should also be
a pair of bed room slippers or old tennis
shoes-nothing In the whole ousnt Is more
necessary or a greater comfort There
should be either a sleeping bag and
blanket or a pair of light double blankets
without the bag. The latter is really bet
toned to it. the bag is an uncomfortable
thing to sleep in. You feel cramped all
through the night. and that IL quite enough
to keep one who is not used to the pitchy
darkness and constant noises OF the woods
awake all night A towel. the simplest
toilet articles. a good short. thick hunting
knife. q fathom or two Of stout cord rope.
make up all that Is really necessary. On
to carry less.
Necessary Articles.
AS to medicine and the like, there are .
few necessary things. The medicine bag
ought to have in it little surgeon plas
ter. q couple Of rolls Of bandages. quinine
pills. cholera mixture. calomel and few
sedlitz powders-not much Of any Of these
Add to this q little sweet chocolate and
can or two of marmalade-two valuable
and fully appreciated delicacies In the
woods, and the only delicacies 1t is worth
while to carry along.
All this will go in sailors canvas bag
that closes at the top with a lacing string.
This Is practically water-tight. and is the
most convenient thing to swing over the
horses back Add to this matches in a
water-ught tin box, q compass, and a cheap
watch. This Is all that Is required, and
they are the result Of experience as gathered
So. being once QUILTED. you leave New
York by the night train and arrive IN Bos-
ton in the morning: or leave any other place
SO al to arrive in Boston early IN the day.
ready to start the second day after leav-
ing home for the woods. That second night
you are IN the camp am In Maine the camp
lean-to. In Canada it Is a lean-to which
your guides make for you on the spot. or
It Is a bunch Of hemlock boushs and Gods
bphThliH8 Say AOT tIlS EOOl
Naturally the most important detail L.
the guide. Never, If you can avoid 1t, en-
gage any guide who IL not recommended
to you by a good friend Of yours. one whom
your friend has tramped and hunted with.
for the guide must be a good one or the
hunt is done before tits begun. In Maine
these men can be easily found. They are
fine fellows hard-headed sons Of the good
state Of Maine. You pay them, or their
director. $3.50 per day. and $3.50 per day
more to feed you and themselves. That is
II you and your one friend go together you
have two guides, and you each pay s. q
day for everything after you once get into
the woods Canoes are provided by the
guides, and are included In the payment
In Canada the guides are Indians or half
breeds-not 80 good men as those in Maine
Be more careful. therefore, in selecting
them. and II you take whisky. use It spar
ingly yourself and keep it from ths guides,
except that, after a hard, wet day, one
good drink Is as good for the guide and as
thankfully received by him as by you
yourself. The Maine guides drink coffee;
those Of Canada drink tea, and all OF them
have pipe tobacco.
A Guide for Each Man.
You do not always stay within q days
tramp OF the camp. and this illustrates the
value OF having one guide for each man;
for while one hunter is making his daily
trips. another goes OF for two or three or
four days with his blankets or sleeping bag
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