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Le^ diagrammes suivants illustrent la mAthode. irrata to pelure, n A 1 2 3 1 □ 32X 6 VlUrp ^,. ^ 5 . ^ K "K^ °K° °K° *'K° °K° °K° "K' 'K" *K' t ■ ' ■ I Calgary Route to the Klondyfce Gold Fields«^«^ J^<^' iV Description oi^ ^ ^ ^ Routes Miners' j^ ^ ^ and Prospectors' Outfitting Guide m 9 0'<« 0'<0 «X* u t o o ^ e o ^\l/\lif\lif\l/\lif\^\l/\)/\)/\|/ I? :/ / WP^JT C-i^M^^-tdoU^ , top vc'sfe '■ .,( I V Calgary and the Gold Fields H E unprecedented interest that' is be- ing taken in the gold fields of the Yukon, and the thousands of en- quiries that have been received by the business men of Calgary from those who intend to go into the gold country by way of Calgary in the spring of 1898, has created the necessity for having all desirable information laid before those interested, in the most concise manner possible, and it is with this object that this booklet is published. ■-i 109647 2 CALGARY AND TMK GOLD riKLDS The City of Calgary. (thk starting point) Calgary might fairly be said to be ''on the map." The city is situated in the foot-hills of the Rocky Moun- tains and is the principal railway centre in Alberta. It is on the main line of the Canadian Pacific Railway, and trains pass through both east and west every day. There is also a tri-weekly train service to Edmonton in the north and to the south. The business houses of Calgary are reliable and fully up to date. You can get outfitted in Calgary more cheaply than you can bring goods into the country and all trouble, as regards freight and duty, is avoided; also delay through having to wait for goods to arrive. Freight trains are tedious, and time is money when you are on the road to the gold country t CALGARY AND THK GOLD FIKLHS 3 where the season is short. Besides being a railway centre, Calgary is in tiie very heart of the ranching country, and travellers can get here whatever they may require in the way of pack horses. The price now (Feb^ 1898 ) for pack horses varies from $15.00 to $45.00 each. A good pack horse should carry 200 lbs., with ease, or draw 600 lbs. on a flat sled. Grocer- ies, clothing, hardxvare, saddlery, tents and sleeping bags can be had here in any quantities. 7^ t The Routes. From Calgary to Dawson City by way of the Peace River and Pelly River it is about 1562 miles. From Calgary to Dawson City by way of the McKenzie River, Porcu- pine River and Yukon River it is 4 CALGARY AXD THK GOLD FIELDS about 2616 miles and nearly all down stream. This is a cheap ronte, a safe route and an easy route. From Calgary to Dawson City by way of the Athabasca River, Liard River and Pelly River it is about 3245 miles. The great thing in favor of these several routes is the fact, that as soon as you get a short distance beyond Edmonton you are in a gold bearing country and it is expected that some rich strikes will be made on the Peace, the Peel, the Liard and the Pelly before the end of the year. All the streams flowing through the rich Omenica country drain into the Peace and carry gold. Large sums have been washed out by the few who have already prospected some of the placers of that great district. • • CALGARY AND THK GOLD FIKLDS 5 Tables of Distances^ Calgary to the Yukon via the Mc- kenzie river route. Calfrary to ICdnionion Edmonton to Athalnisca Lnnding . . Aihilusca Landing to (jrand Kapicls. . Grand Rapids to Fort McMurray Fort McMurray to Smith's Landing. . . Smith's Landing to Fort Smith. ...... Fort Smith to Fort Kesohition Foit Resolution to Fort Providence Fort Providence to Fort Sinijjson Fort Simpson to Fort Wrigley Fort Wrigley to Fort Norman Fort Norman to Fort Good Mope Fort Gt)od Hope to Fort Macpherson . , Fort Macpherson to La Pierre's House , Ln t'ierre's House to the Porcupine Porcupine to the Yukon 4( Total MILES About 192 90 " 167 87 287 16 190 167 180 169 274 60 20 400 2.616 PEACE-LIARD ROUTE. Calgary to Edmonton Edmonton to Peace River Crossing . * ' .* . Peace River to Nelson Forks Do\^n Nelson to Junction with Liard Up Liard to Dease River Dease River to Pelly River [ Peliy River to the Junction with Lewes. . Lewes River to Klondyke Total bou t 192 260 240 120 160 170 220 200 1562 6 CALGARY AND THK GOLD FIKLDS A Miner's Outfits Estimated requirements for one man for one year. PROVLSIONS AppK's, evaporated 20 Apricols, ovaporate-l 15 Bac«)ii 200 Baking Powder lo Barley, pot 10 Beans 100 l^eef extract I Candles 25 Cofifee 10 Corn Meal 20 Flour 500 Lime Juice i Matches 5 Milk, condensed i Mustard i Oats, rolled 50 Pens, split 10 Pepper i Prunes 10 Rice 25 Salt 20 Soap 10 Soda, baking 2 Sugar 75 Tea, compressed 10 Tobacco, smoking 10 Vegetables, compressed •, 12 Yeast Cakes 3 11)S. n II II M M doz. lbs. II I" II gal. boxes doz. lb. II II M I ( . ( I i i k ( k 1 i ( h I ( ( ( doz. CALGARY AND THi: GOLD FIKLDS 7 I CLOTHING Llankcts pairs C ij), cU)tli I ^»nly Cap, fur .... I .... i ... I I Cna'-, corduroy liiu-d or huckskin. oilskin l)uiiMage Bay; CJl >ves, sUin I pair W..0I I " llandkerchicls, colored I doz Mitts, leather I pair " wool 2 " Mosquito Netting 10 yds Overalls 2 pairs I'ants, ni(,leskin i pair Sheet, ground i only Shirts, flannel 3 " " niackinaw l " Socks, wool 12 pairs Suspenders I " Sweaters 2 only Towels I doz U.iderwcar . 3 suits FOOTWEAR lioots, laced 2 pair lubber 1 " Duffles 2 " Moccasins 3 vSocks, long Arctic 2 Snowshoes I SADDLLRY Improved Sleeping Bags Pack or Prospectors Bags Klondyke Harness, for dogs or horses, 8 CALGARY AND THE GOLD FIELDS les, Tents, Keil Sheets Sleigh Ccvers, !>ack Covers" Pack Saddle Br.gs, Pack Saddl Kiding Saddles Money Belts, Carfritige liel'ts Revolver Holsters, Axe Sheathes Quantity of Saddlery can he determined" i,v number of horses taken. HARDWARE Hardware outfit sufficient for six for one year. Miners Shovels men Miners Picks and Ha'ndles .' ' .' ." ." . ." .' .' .' .' ." ." g ""''' n it <« << Chopping Axes Foot Adze Hatchets Whip Saw Cross Cut Saw I land Saw Rip Saw . . Hammer Brace ... Bits '■'.'•'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.[" Screw Driver Angers, assorted .'. " Chisels " Draw Knife ' Jack Plane Steel Square Spirit Level Tape Line, metallic . . . Files, assorted, flat and Taper Chalk Line _ Grindstone . , OilStone " I 2 ( . set only ( i ^^ n 4 ( (( 1 1 C A LG A R Y A N D T H R GOLD I'^ 1 1 : L DS Copper Wire, assoited 3 I'ulley Blocks I Cliizzly Irons i C.uilking Iron . i Goh! Pans, No. i quality 6 Gold Scales I Magnifying (ilasses, good 6 Compasses, reliable 6 (Quicksilver 4 Chamois Skin i Steel Camp Stove i Nest Granite Camp Kettles 4 Coffee or Tea Pot i Tin Plates 6 Tin Cuns 6 ?'ry Pans 2 Dutch Oven i V ashbasins 2 Knives and P'orks 6 Spoons, assorted 12 Knives, butcher 2 " sheath 6 " heavy jwcket 6 Scissors 2 Sohlerin:.: Outfit ( luns Rifles Revolvers .\mmunition Snow Glasses Fisiiing Tackle Hlasting Powder Fuse (Quantity of Nails and Screws Uope Oakum Pitch lbs set ( I. onlv pair only lbs only ( ( . ( ( ( ( ( .( ( ( pair' lO CALGARY AND THE GOLD FIELDS For parties the cost per man can be diminished according to numbers, as several of the articles can be used in common. Those going in parties are recom- mended to send someone in advance to Calgary or write to either of the undersigned, which will save time and expense in making preparations and purchasing outfits : E. TAYLOR, Manager Hudson's Bay Co. Calgary, N.W.T.,"^ Canada. R. J. HUTCHINGS, Member of Board of Trade and City Council. Calgary, N.W.T., Canada. A. P. HORSMAN, Manager Calgary Hardware Co. Calgary, N.W.T., Canada. I» i 11 MEMORANDUM ( (MA ' Q^ i^j^< ^^ • ^^ • i^^r* 'SI^' 'QaT* ^^ * 'S*^ * ' 0^ ' 0^ ' 4^ * ^^ ' 00 * 0^ ' 00 ' 0^ ^i9 Ijf^jf Remember >i>\if ^{A{/ Goods Purchased in Canada do ^J^j^ WW W\li (IaI/ Not Have to Bear Duties as \|/i|/ jj^jji the Mines are in Canadian Vj^jjj \)if^i Territory i/j^i^i i^m/ Foi^ Information \xi^ ihiiki write to either ot the following gentlemcnJ l[l/\|jl V*Al/ E. TAYLOR ^l^^^y %A/*^ii Manager Hudson's Baiy Company. ^'A^xA^ 5152 F, J, HUTCHINGS 2ii£ •?* T , Member Board of Trade and City '!? •!• WW Coondl \i/W ilnttf A, P, HORSMAN \ilf\to \|/'^l Manager Calgary Hardware Co. ti^W ii/ ^V. 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