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Historic Map of Alaska - 1897
Millroy's map of Alaska and the
Klondyke gold fields.
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The Climate and Diseases.
The climate is wet. The rainfall heavy. Although there is
almost a continuous sun in summertime, evaporation is very slow, owing
to the thick moss, which will not conduct heat. In consequence the
ground is always swampy. The heavy mist rising from the river
settles down in the valley. This dampness makes one feel the cold
much more.
In the Klondyke region in mid-winter the sun rises from 9:30 to 10 a.m.,
and sets from 1 to 2 p.m. The total length of daylight being about
four hours, the temperature from October to April varies from 8 to 60
degrees below zero, while during the summer months the sun rises at 3
a.m. and sets at 10 p.m., and the heat is almost intolerable and
mosquitoes are extremely annoying.
Men should be sober, strong and healthy, and of a cheerful and hopeful
disposition, and willing workers, and should be able to adapt themselves
quickly to their surroundings. Special care should be taken to see
that their lungs are sound, and they they are free from rheumatism.
The diseases met with in this country are dyspepsia, anaemia, scurvy,
caused by improper food, sameness of diet, overwork, want of fresh
vegetables, overheated and badly ventilated houses, rheumatism,
pneumonia, bronchitis, enteritis, cystitis, and other acute diseases
from exposure to wet and cold.
Revenues and Traffic.
Revenue Collectors are located at Chilcat,
Dyea, and Ft Cudahy. Custom charges on Miners' outfits from the
United States are those authorized by the ordinary revenue laws of
Canada. It has been reported that and exorbitant duty of 15 cents
a pound would be imposed on outfits and supplies, on the contrary the
following are expempt: Miner's blankets, personal clothing in use,
cooking utensils in use, and one hundred pounds of food for the journey,
charging ordinary custom duty on excess. It is necessary to hire
Indians to carry supplies and outfits over either the Chilcoot or
Chilkat Pass; arriving at Lake Linderman you build a boat sufficiently
large to carry your party and provisions down to the Yukon River.
At Dawson or Circle City provisions are scarce and expensive. By
spring new boat lines will be plying the Yukon Rover, which means lower
prices on necessities. |
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WHAT TO TAKE.
Year's Supply and Outfit for Two Men Costs $300.
If the prospector can afford it, he should
add to this outfit one rifle,
one shotgun, one gill net and a supply of ammunition, bringing
the total cost of an outfit up to $350.
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PROVISIONS. |
POUNDS. |
TENTS, BLANKETS,
AND CLOTHING. |
HARDWARE. |
TAKE A MEDICINE
CHEST |
Flour
Bacon
Beans
Dried Fruit (assorted)
Sugar (loaf)
Condensed milk
Coffee
Tea
Corn Meal
Rice
Baking Powder
Salt
Oatmeal
Evaporated potatoes
Evaporated onions
Pepper
Soap
Evaporated vinegar (4 pints)
Matches (3 dozen boxes)
Total |
800
400
300
50
50
25
40
10
25
20
10
15
25
20
10
2
25
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1827 lbs. |
1 wall tent, 10x8 feet.
4 pair heavy woolen blankets.
1 pair rubber blankets.
1 dozen heavy woolen socks.
4 suits heavy woolen underwear.
4 heavy overshirts.
4 pair heavy overalls.
4 pair heavy hip boots, rubber.
4 pair shoes.
2 heavy woolen suits.
6 pair heavy woolen mittens.
4 pair heavy woolen gloves.
2 pair snow shoes.
2 pair snow glasses.
2 caps.
2 broad brimmed heavy hats.
Total weight about 200 pounds. |
1 Yukon stove.
3 lengths stove pipe.
1 large frying pan.
1 baking pan.
1 bread pan, 10 quarts.
3 granite kettles, 10, 8 and 6 quart.
1 coffee pot.
2 granite plates.
2 knives, forks and spoons.
2 granite cups.
1 large spoon.
1 3 pound ax.
1 small hand ax.
1 hand saw.
100 feet half inch rope.
Nails.
Pitch.
Oakum for boat.
2 picks.
2 shovels.
Estimated weight hardware................100
Estimated weight clothing..................200
Weight of provisions..........................1827
Grand total weight...........................2127 |
Composed of the following drugs,
the cost of which should
be within $10. |
Quinine Pills
Compound Cathartic pills
Acetanilid tablets
Chlorate Potash
Mustard plasters
Belladona plasters
Carbolic salve
Chloroform liniment
Witch hazel
Essence Ginger
Paregoric
Laudanum
Borax
Tincture Iodine
Spirits Nitre
Tincture Iron
Cough mixture
Toothache drops
Vaseline
Iodoform
Lint
Assorted Bandages
Rubber adhesive plasters
Absorbent cotton |
50c
50c
3 dozen
1 box
6
6
4 ounces
8 ounces
1 pint
4 ounces
4 ounces
1 ounce
4 ounces
1 ounce
2 ounces
1 ounce
8 ounce
1 bottle
1 bottle
2 drams
2 yards
dozen
2 feet
4 ounces |
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