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Show 18 EMIGRANTS' AND SETTLERS' GUIDE expensive one. A common lumber wagon-such as a farmer would select to do his ordinary farm-work-is the most suitable. This kind will meet with a ready sale in the mines, whereas more expensive wagons, with springs and stationary covers, are in less de1nand. It should be made of the best seasoned lumber and put together :firmly, so as to stand the drouth of the plains, and should be covered with canvas and lined overhead with oil-cloth, so that t}J.ere will be full protection in stormy weather. Each party should take at least one good cow for milking purposes, milk being a great luxury on the Plains. A tent is also an indispensable article. Take all the provisions you can conveniently carrymore than what you require for the trip, if possible. It may be sOme time after your arrival at your destination before you can get into a paying business; and to be compelled to pay twenty to thirty dollars a hundred for flour, and for other necessaries in proportion, would prove too great a drain on the pockets of many; hence, go prepared. Take a good stove; it will not only last you through the trip but prove valuable when you reach your new home. Stoves which are worth fi·om twenty to thirty dollars in New York, seJI readily in the mines for from one hundred to one hundred and :fifty dollars. In regard to clothing, you had better be too warm than the reverse, yet it will not be necessary to take a very large amount ;· say one or two extra suits of good, dl).rable clothing, two extra pair of double-soled boots, and a pair or two of good woollen blankets will also prove of great service to you. · Parties should go well armed, especially at this time, when there are so many hostile Indians prowling about the track. Each man of the party should have a rifle or shot-gun, and a revolver or two. A pony is not an indispensable requisite to a trip across the Plains, yet it is advisable for a party to have one along _; they can be had cheap at the Missouri • ~0 THE NEW STATES .AND TERRITORIES. 19 . ·n save many a step for the weary emigrant ~Iver, and:/ herding and collecting his stock, &c., &c. mit~ f~fiowing table comprises all, . o: :~~asal!~!h! articles necessary for an outfit of nm party of four :- Brought forward ... . $ 522.50 3 yoke of oxen, $~ 5 per 1 Skillet. . . . . . . . . . . . • . . • 1. 500 Yoke .. ......•....•.. $225.00 W t B kets 5 1 Wagon and Cover ... · · · 100 · 00 2 a er uc · · · · · · · · · 1 1 00 1 Tent ...... · · · · · · · · · · · 15.00 2 smfi altl Tf iRn Ppaei s.··· • · · · · 2·. 50 12 Sacks of Flour ......•. 36.00 75 ee o o . . . . . . . . . . 50 400 pounds of Bacon .• · · · 40 ·0 0 6 Table Spoons .. • · · · · · · · 1 1 25 100 pounds of Coffee .. · · · 30 · 00 2 Camp Kett es •• • • · • • • • · 3 · 00 40 pounds of Candles .. • • • 10· 00 4 Gpo· lkd Pans .. · · · · · · · • · · • 5·. 00 10 poun d sof T ea .••, . . . . . 150..0000 44 SlhCo vse.l s·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.•. 52·0.500 yeast Powders .. · · · · · · · • 50 pounds of S aI t . . . . • . . • 1.0500 22 BArxeeasd . .P.a •ns·.· ·. ·.· .· .· ·. ·. ·. ·. ·. ·. 1. 00 3 pounds of Pepper ; . -... 3.00 1 Wagon Bucket ...•.. :.. 1.00 2 bushels of Beans · · · • · • • 4.00 Hand Saw and Drawing 15 gallons of Vinegar ... • • 3 00 Knife . . • . . . . . . . . . • • . • 2.00 25 pounds of Bar Soap.... . 2 Chisels and Augers..... 2.00 50 pounds of Lard . • • • . . . 5.00 1 Pair of Gold Scal'..J..... 4.00 1 gross Matches .•. · • • • • • l.OO 50 1 ten-gallon W a t er K eg · · · 1· 25 H2 aFtcilhees t. .a ·n ·d · H· ·a ·m · ·m ·e ·r · ·. ·. ·. ·. 1. oo 1 Coffee Mill ...... · · · · · • 7 5 1 t 25 2' Coffee Pots ... • · · · • · · · • 1 ·5 0 2 Gim e s .. · · · · · · · · • • · ·d· 10 pouuds of Cut an 8 Tin Plates .. ·••·•••••·• ~~ Wrought Nails . • . . . • • . 75 8 Tin Cups .. £ • • • • • • • • • • • 1 Whetstone . . • . . . . . . . . • 10 2 Frying Pans....... . . . . 1.00 4 bushels of Dried Apples . 6. 00 4 Butcher Knives. . . . . . . . 2.00 1 bushel of Dried Peaches. 2. 00 6 Knives and 6 Forks . . . . 1.50 50 pounds of Rice. . . • . . . . 5. 00 200 pounds of Sugar· · · · • • 25·00 Oan·~.e d jorward •• • · $522· 60 Total cost .• · • · · · • • $ 57°·85 It ·n at once be seen that this table was prep~red befor:the great rise in pri?es which fas t~k': ~o:: during the present year ; fifty·lth c~n i~ ~~ added to cases one hu_ndre~ per cent., Wl a: urchasin o- these the. prices glVenT~e th:tt~~:a8rdt~~ov~ will co~ lit tle asrhtoicrlte so fn o$w10. 00,, yet someth "m g mi· gh t be saved by an . expSehr.oiuelndc eth~ eb puayretry· take a cook .m g-s tove with furniture, |