Gilpin observer., 1911-07-27
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a very enjoyable meal Mr. Rice had the honor
of showing Indian how to make tea kettle
of birch bark and of proving to the increduIous
savage that the water could be boiled in vessel
made of such infammabe material We toasted
bread, which was as hard as stones, to give
1t flavor, well to make it easier to bite
roasted them black. The burnt surface acted as
a condment to the meat. We drank the tea straight
and enjoyed 1t.
But u is not often necessary to reduce ones
commssary to such a 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 Aoon learn by observing the color Of the bag
whether 1t contains fishing reel, tobacco
toilet articles Use oil silk for your toothbrush
bag, buckskin chamois skin for your ditty
bag in which you pack your nick-nacks. thread.
needles and personal treasures, when you do
not wish to carry them on your person. such
things your sleeve buttons, collar buttons,
watch. compass. etc. Use canton flannel for your
fish reels, chintz calico for your comb, brush,
fy-hooks 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 its individual bags and then
put the small bags into the big These large
bags be purchased at seventy Ave cents to
dollar and half apiece, with dollar extra for
a lock (f you want one). The bags have double
tops and edges strongly bound with linen braid,
and they vary In size from feet 8 inches to
feet IS inches. In regard to a lock on your dufle
bags, it is interesting to know that ! have tray
eled across the continent number of times with
all my baggage packed in such bags. l have Wis
tied the Maine woods. / have camped In the
Rockies, in the Sekrk mountains and from
Maine to Washington state; were the
FUCKERS" unoosened or tampered with by
strangers The bags 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
10 minutes. every bag was opened and the con
tents examined. ] will say for the honesty Of
the Connecticut Yankee that 1t apparently
only curiosity which impeled him to invade the
privacy OF the contents Of these bags. This in
cident shows that these canvas bags should be
watched In some places, but, nevertheless. they
are safe ordinarily trunk Besides the
baggage men grateful to you for giving them
luggage which is so easily handled and 30 easily
slowed away. Today the campers outfit is mar
vel OF economy both in regard TO weight and
space which It occupies. You can obta&n from
any reputable outfitter cooking utensils which
nest, t. g., which At into each other snugy that
they can all be packed In the largest utensil.
They are made Of aluminium Of the lightest
weight possible; the cooking utensils have a
single detachable handle which answers for all
OF them Plates, cups and saucers Of the
lightest weight possible. My whole outfit. which
have used for nine people on a prolonged camp
ing trip, all Ats inside Of the largest aluminium
pail Cheaper outfits OF the same sort 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. praries, the hot desert. or the sandy ocean
beach. But there are some general rules which