In the Alaskan wilderness . ape it. He will find it in theAmazon Jungle, on the Andean heights, in theheart of Africa, in the Soudan, on the Himalayanslopes, the Russian steppes. He will find itamong people of every complexion, in everydegree of civilization, doing duty in many differ-ent ways. I have myself seen it serving as awater bucket, a milk can, a flower pot, a fooddish, a torn torn, a liquid measure, a shoppingbag, a trunk, a mouse trap, a slop jar, a peddlersbox, a medicine mans charm and a variety ofuses besides. It seemed, therefore, quite naturalthat we should find it in the uninh
In the Alaskan wilderness . ape it. He will find it in theAmazon Jungle, on the Andean heights, in theheart of Africa, in the Soudan, on the Himalayanslopes, the Russian steppes. He will find itamong people of every complexion, in everydegree of civilization, doing duty in many differ-ent ways. I have myself seen it serving as awater bucket, a milk can, a flower pot, a fooddish, a torn torn, a liquid measure, a shoppingbag, a trunk, a mouse trap, a slop jar, a peddlersbox, a medicine mans charm and a variety ofuses besides. It seemed, therefore, quite naturalthat we should find it in the uninhabited forestsof Alaska and that we should put it to a newuse, for which I am now prepared to recommend builder of the cabin undoubtedly hadbrought with him the portable article known asthe Yukon stove and had taken it away withhim. In one corner of the roof there was a smallhole where he had placed his stove pipe. In thecourse of making ourselves at home in our drippingclothes, I called Macs attention to this hole98. in the roof and remarked that, having the hole,all we needed was a stove and stove pipe. In alittle while we had these also, for we manufacturedthe one out of the Standard Oil can and the otherout of the butter tins. Next day the rain still fell steadily but wasmuch less heavy. We decided to remain at made a feast. Outside the door of the cabinwe set up a piece of canvas to shed the rain andthis was our kitchen. A proper camp fire wascarefully arranged with ample back logs to holdand reflect the heat. A fine fat goose was pluckedand dressed and stuffed and trussed and it wasas neat a job as ever was performed. Thatgoose was cooked on a spit turned in front of thefire and basted in the drippings of its own it was done it was fit for any table what-ever. Blueberries stewed in sugar was ourdessert; we had plenty of coffee and excellenttobacco. I have never enjoyed a banquet somuch in my life. All the time we kept the stove red hot to dryout th
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