OT - Ole, you'll appreciate this post on Roleigh Martin's site! ;-)
John
_______
'The author of Crash sent me this item (do a keyword search on "Sunset
Research" at egroups.com
to learn more about this excellent book.
--Roleigh
EQUIPMENT LIST for ALASKAN GOLD RUSH MINERS
After the first winter of the Alaskan gold rush, 2/3 of the first wave
of miners were dead. Thereafter, Canadian Mounties turned back all
incoming miners that were discovered to not posess the following
minimum supplies that a man needed to work hard and live in the winter
wilderness for a year.
FOOD
Grains--495# to 540#
(Corn meal, 50#)
(Flour, 400#)
(Oats, rolled, 25-50#)
(Rice, 20-40#)
Legumes--125# to 200#
(Beans, 100#)
(Potatoes, 25-100#)
Meat--200#
(Bacon, 100-200#)
(Canned 0-100#)
Baking powder
Butter, 25 cans
Coffee, 10-25#
Fruit, dried, 75#
Milk, condensed, 1 case
Pepper, 1#
Salt, 10-15#
Sugar, 25-100#
Tea, 5-10#
Vegetables, dried, no pounds listed
EQUIPMENT
Buckets, granite
Coffee/teapot
Compass
Cup, plate, utensils (spoon, fork and utility knife)
Hammers (nail & rock) , nails and chisels
Hatchet
Knife, sheath
Matches
Medicines (such as salve, cough medicine, pain reliever, stomach
medicine, etc.)
Pan, frying
Pan, gold
Picks & spare handles
Rifle and ammo box
Saws, 1 and 2 man
Shovels
Soap
Stove, small wood
Watch
CLOTHING
Blankets, heavy, (6)
Blankets, rubberized, (2)
Boots, rubber, (2) pairs
Coat, heavy ³Mackinaw²
Mittens, heavy wool, 6 sets
Overalls, (2)Hats, (2) minimum
Rain gear (oiled trousers and jacket)
Shirts, over, heavy, (2)
Shoes, heavy (2) pairs
Shoes, snow
Summer clothing
Towels, (4)
Socks, heavy wool, 1 dozen pairs
Trousers, heavy, ³Mackinaw² (2) sets
Underwear, long, heavy, (3) sets
Three themes really stand out from this list: (1) Get more food than
you think you¹ll need. (2) Procure strong tools, and spares of
critical ones. Regarding clothing, footwear and bedding, you will
need more of them of a heavier weight than you might imagine.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Roleigh Martin ourworld.compuserve.com
( easy to remember alias is: webalias.com )
(A Web Site that focuses on Y2k threat to Utilities, Banks & more)
To subscribe to free e-letter, fill in the form at the bottom of the page:
ourworld.compuserve.com
To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe" message to
roleigh_for_web-unsubscribe@egroups.com
Print out this Y2K brochure to give to your neighbors, friends & relatives:
ourworld.compuserve.com
|
