Klondike Supply List
The list shows a suggestion of equipment needed for prospectors before they were allowed entry into Canada at the summit of the Chilkoot Pass, 1897-1899. Total weight: 1 ton. (See also: Klondike era)
- 150 lb. bacon
- 400 lb. flour
- 25 lb. rolled oats
- 125 lb. beans
- 10 lb. tea
- 10 lb. coffee
- 25 lb. sugar
- 25 lb. dried potatoes
- 2 lb. dried onions
- 15 lb. salt
- 1 lb. pepper
- 75 lb. dried fruits
- 8 lb. baking powder
- 2 lb. soda
- ½ lb. evaporated vinegar
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- 12 oz. compressed soup
- 1 can mustard
- 1 tin matches (for four men)
- Stove for four men
- Gold pan for each
- Set granite buckets
- Large bucket
- Knife, fork, spoon, cup, and plate
- Frying pan
- Coffee and teapot
- Scythe stone
- Two picks and one shovel
- One whipsaw
- Pack strap
- Two axes for four men and one extra handle
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- Six 8-inch (200 mm) files and two taper files for the party
- Draw knife, brace and bits, jack plane, and hammer for party
- 200 feet three-eights-inch rope
- 8 lb. of pitch and 5 lb (2.3 kg). of oakum for four men
- Nails, five lbs. each of 6,8,10 and 12 penny, for four men
- Tent, 10 by 12 feet (3.0 m × 3.7 m) for four men
- Canvas for wrapping
- Two oil blankets to each boat
- 5 yards of mosquito netting for each man
- 3 suits of heavy underwear
- 1 heavy mackinaw coat
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- 2 pairs heavy machinaw trousers
- 1 heavy rubber-lined coat
- 1 doz heavy wool socks
- ½ doz heavy wool mittens
- 2 heavy overshirts
- 2 pairs heavy snagproof rubber boots
- 2 pairs shoes
- 4 pairs blankets (for two men)
- 4 towels
- 2 pairs overalls
- 1 suit oil clothing
- Several changes of summer clothing
- Small assortment of medicines
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