Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-13

is packed by trail ninety miles to Edmon-
ton. From Edmonton to Calgary by the
Edmonton extension Of the Canadian Pacific
railway is 1914 miles, and from Calgary to
Winnipeg. on the main line, is $40 miles.
The total distance travelled from Fort Nc
Pherson TO Winnipeg is thus 2,97S miles.
In the winter the distance from Fort Nc
Pherson to Edmonton is covered by dog
trains, n regular packet service being main
tanned along the entire line OF the Hudson
Bay company's pests, or forts" as they
are still called. After leaving Fort Me-
Pherson the dog train comes drst to Fort
Good Hope, then to Fort Norman, and
next to Fort Simpson, which is the head
post for the Mackenzie river district. Leav-
ing Fort Simpson, the following are the
different posts in the order in which they
are come to: Fort Providence, Fort Rae,
Fort Hay River, Fort Resolution, Fort
Smith, Fort %Chipewyan, Fort McMurray,
and thence, following a different route from
that taken in summer, Fort Lac la Biche,
Fort Victoria, and up the Saskatchewan to
Edmonton.
An Arctic Luxury.
This reindeer pemmican is procurable
only in the far north. The pemmican car
ried by Arctic explorers who outht their
ships at their port OF departure Is, as de-
HtIlDtu III HN ANNoNNN VI NNNHNS -
Schley and Solely (page 1922, made from
the round Of beef cut in strips and dried,
then shredded or mixed with beef tallow
and 0urrants.' As will doubtless have oc-
Cured to the reader, pemmican OF the far
Canadian north and biltong OF the Beers
on the South African veldt are cousins.
both contain the largest amount Of nour-
ishment In the smallest space.
As for the palatableness OF pemmican,
whether eaten just as 1t is or cooked, there
is nothing that can be said that Will begin to
make as lasting impression upon the reader
as an actual test. The late bishop Of
Saskatchewan declared before a distin-
euished audience in London that eating
pemmican was like chewing a tallow candle.
II should be remembered, however, that
pemmican is a thing to which the Latin
proverb about hunger being the best sauce
has a pre-eminent application.
Fine Testimonials.
OF many testimonials that might be cited
take this from Fonseca's ION the st. Paul
Trail in the Sixties:" after some hours
Of steady travelling, as the sun stood high
in the sky, the welcome stop took place.
. . . The kettle was soon simmering.
While this was occurring the Red river
hammock was in course OF preparation. 1t
was simply -four, water and salt. The
dough was kneaded on a bag spread out
on a buffalo skin, the cakes were hattened
and baked in a frying pan over the fire
and were soon ready, When the water hos
boiled in the kettle the pemmican bag was
preached, a quantity of It was stirred into
the boiling water, flour and salt were
added and thus resulted the celebrated
'rubaboo,' as It was called. When the
mixture was thickened II then was called
'rowschow,' but for the journey the former
was preferable. Hot bannocks and piping
hot 'rubaboo' were served around, the latter
in cups, and the tea In tin cups, soon began
to disappear among the hungry company.
The appetite, stimulated by fresh air and
exercise, was surprising and a dyspeptie
being looking on at such a meal would
turn green with envy.
1.-THE afternoon journey was usually con.
tlnued for about twelve or fifteen miles
when the cheerful word, both to man ane
beast, was given to halt for the night
The cuisine was again put Into operation
though the menu was somewhat changed
Instead OF 'rubaboo,' 're-chaud' was served
commonly corrupted 'row-schow, from the
Latin re and the French 'chaud,' heated
over. Pemmican cooked in a frying pan, 8
little grease, pepper, salt, with a trace OF
onions and potatoes, added, constituted this
a dish to set before a king. II the night
was clear and the moon flooded the prairie
with its silver light robes we're spread.
The sound OF the fiddle invited the dance.
The Red river Jig was struck up and one
after another exercised himself TO his
hearts content. as the shouts OF the audi
ence stimulated him"
The delights of pemmican so charmingly
pictured are the kind TO which distance
lends enchantment. There is no danger,
however, Of the Arctic delicacy becoming
a rival Of the breakfast foods Of today.