The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-08-17

Where the ~prospector must strike oui
from his own home the frst thing tc
which he must give attention IL to MAKE
provision for his physical we'll being
Just how much of an OUTFIT he must
ave will depend altogether on circum.
anc II he goes afoot. his load must
necessarily be limited. Forty pounds
makes all q man can conveniently carry
for any great distance. Where a pack
animal il used one may take $50 to 250
pounds. II the locality can be reached
by team. one may take in things to give
him practically all the comforts OF
home. Where one goes afoot, a frying
pan would be considered by some pros
pectors all the cooking outfit needed,
others would need a coffee pot. also.
knew a prospector who always carried
a FISH hook and line in the band Of his
hat and a mixture of salt and pepper In
the proportions he preferred in one OF
his pockets. Caught out many a time
where he could not make camp, he was
able to get a few fish. These he would
dress and encase in mud which he could
find along the banks Of the stream. He
would bake these in a camp fire. break
OUCn thC Nd6An8 Ill hahC q " w
licious meal. Eggs. potatoes. grouse,
ETC.. may be ook in the same way.
The p~rospector needs a good bed. Be
fore he leaves home he may think he
can make out with most anything. But,
II he tries sleeping on the ground. one
night is sufficient to let him know that
some Of what he would think are dim
pies on the fair face Of nature are dim
pies turned over. and the knobs strik-
ing INTO his ribs become very tiresome
In a long night. One may make a good
improvised cot by taking a piece of can
vas 3h by 6h feet and sewing a wide
hem on the long sides. Saplings cut In
camp and run through these loops, the
ends resting in forks Of four forked
sticks driven into the ground or on logs,
one at the head and one at the foot, into
which notches have been cut, serve to
keep the canvas tight. A substitute for
this may be made of W coffee sacks.
In years gone by, the p~rospector de-
pended on a camp fire in doing his cook
ing. Now there are few sections where
he may not find an old cabin which he
can utilize. Sometimes 1t contains an
old stove. II not, a light camp stove
and cook outfit are easily obtained. II
he must make a camp. he should seek a
dry place near good water and where
fre-wood is handy. He should take time
to fix his camp so he will be comfort
able; for many a time he will com home
tired and hungry to appreciate fully all
the comforts and co%nveniences the place
contains.
Before starting, 1t is well for the
~prospector to write down everything ne
thinks he would like in camp. n go
over the list and cut out everything not
absolutely Indispensable. Living and
working in the open air the ~prospector
will always have a fine appetite and he
needs to take in a plentiful supply OF
provisions. Chairs, tables and such par
aphernalia can be dispensed with. An
empty box, or a block of wood makes a
good seat, and with a few light boxes in
which one packs his groceries and a few
sticks he can soon make a table. In
tools he should have at least an ak. He
will do we'll to rave an extra suit OF
clothes, for change in case Of exposure
to storm. He will need extra UNDER
clothes, socks, towels. soap and comp,
matches and a good pocket knife.
One %prospector needs few dishes. He
ShOul0 nave a steer ifyAhS Pohs OIL
aluminium or tin coffee pot, a tin cup. a
steel knife. a white metal teaspoon and
a tablespoon, a baking pan. two alum
mum or tin plates. two stew pans, a
ishpan and a dish towel.
Some bachelors are excellent COOKS.
Others again learn to cook a few things
and make out with these. 1t will be
we'll for the prospector:' before going
into the hills, to learn to cook a rev OF
his ~favorite dishes. Bacon and potatoes
are all right for an occasional meal, out
it is good to have a more varied dlet.
Hunger is a fin auce, but we are SO
constituted tina We appreciate food that
Is appetizing; for food that pleases the
taste is more easily digested and assim-
Hated. 1 know one ~prospector who puts
IN many gallons Of fruit for himself
every fall. l knew one who always made
his own syrup of graduated sugar. l
knew another who, when he found that
most of the maple syrup he bought was
a rank fraud, invented a new syrup.
Taking pie plant, as it came from the
garden, he extracted the juice from IL
by boiling in water and squeezing
through a cloth. Then. adding an equal
quantity of sugar, he boiled until the
fluid was syrupy. He put up gallons OF
this every fall it was decidedly de-
licious. Still another was fond OF rasp-
berry lam. He found as a result OF the
pure food investigation and his own op-
servations that the cheaper grades con-
tanned no raspberries whatever. but con-
sisted of starch and hayseed; n that
some of the best grades were largely
ample. colored with coal tar dye. so ne
made his own raspberry jam by using
two to three parts stewed apples
mashed to a pulp. and mixed with one
mart raspberries. He now puts up a rev
tors NJ raspberries in the summer sea-
con. and in winter, as he wishes to use
A. dilutes with stewed apples. 1t makes
a fine preserve and he has the satisfac-
ton Of knowing hi it is free from
salicvlic acid. or other preventative. coal
to- dves. etc. and it's cost is about one
,o,rtb that of the inferior article OF
commerce.
A good cook would much rather cooN
for several than for one or Two. %
easier satisfying them. Inere Is ie
skill required to prevent waste as "na'
one may not care for. some otner IN .he
marty may relish. / give a rev recipes
for one-as the prospector is necessarily
often an isolated being. 1t is easy 10 m
crease the ingredients proportionaiiy. II
larger quantities are desired
bread is the staff of ife-the man
necessity in the food line. Few Dach-
e,ors make yeast bread. as there Is con.
siderable work to 1t, as the sponge must
be kept warm for hours. Then II naroiy
navs 10 make it on the small scale nee
essary to meet the requirements OF one
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