The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-08-31
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very enjoyable meal. Mr.. Rice had the honor
of showing an Indian how to make a tea kettle
OF birch bark and of proving to the increduous
savage that the water could be boiled IN vessel
made of such lnhammable material. We toasted
the bread, which was as hard as stones. to give
II a flavor, as we'll to make II easier to bite
and mastlcRte. We caught some trout and
roasted them black. The burnt surface acted
a condiment to the meat. We drank the tea straight
and enjoyed IT,
But It is not often necessary to reduce ones
commissary TO such primitive basis. When you
have selected your camp outfit and personal bag
gage, have bags made for every article bags
with quicker" draw string. Make the bags
OF different material and different colors. You
will soon learn by observing the color of the bag
whether It contains fishing reel tobacco
toilet articles Use oil silk for your toothbrush
bag, buckskin OF chamols skin for your dtty
bag In which you pack your nick-nachs. thread,
needles and personal treasures, when you do
not wish to carry them your person, such
things your sleeve buttons, collar buttons,
watch, compass, etc. Use canton flannel for your
fsh reels, chintz or calico for your comb, brush,
hyhooks and other small articles. The big bags
for your blankets, extra clothing provisions etc,
should be made OF waterproof canvas. Pack all
your dufile first In It's individual bags and then
put the small bags into the big These large
bags can be purchased at seventy-hve cents to a
dollar and a half apiece. with dollar extra for
lock az you want one) The bags have double
tops and edges strongly bound with linen braid
and they vary In size from feet inches to
feet is inches, In regard to a lock on your dunie
bags. 1t is interesting TO know that have trav-
eled across the continent number Of times with
all my baggage packed In such bags. | have Wis
tied the Maine woods | have camped In the
Rockies In the Selkirk mountains and from
Maine to Washington state; never were the
FUCKERS" unloosened or tampered With by
strangers The bags seem TO have been respect
ed even by the custom house officers. Butt When
| visited a small hamlet In Connecticut and left
my baggage in the railroad station unguarded for
is minutes every bag opened and the con.
tents examined | win say for the honesty of
the Connecticut Yankee that It apparently
only curiosity which impelled him to invade the
privacy OF the contents OF these bags This In.
cidept shows that these canvas bags should be
watched in some places. but, nevertheless they
re as safe ordinarily as a trunk Besides the
baggage men are grateful to you for giving them
luggage which is easily handled and so easily
slowed away To-day the campers OUTFIT is mar,
vel of economy, both in regard to weight and
space which 1t occupies. You can obtain from
any reputable outhtter cooking utensils which
nest, l. O., which ht into each other snugly so that
they can all be packed in the largest utensl
They are made of aluminium of the lightest
weight possibe the cooking utensils have
single detachable handle which answers for all
of them. Plates, cups and are of the
lghtest weight possible My whole outfit, which
have used for nine people on prolonged camp
ing trip all fits inside of the largest aluminium
pail. Cheaper outfits OF the same sort can be
obtained In tin In regard TO the clothing which
you to wear, that necessarily depends very
much upon the latitude of your proposed camp
ing trip and whether It will be In the dense for
ests prairies the hot desert, or the sandy oceaI
beach. But there are some general rules which