/^ LIBRARY OF CONGRESS III I III II III II 017 185 333 3 < Hollinger Corp. pH 8.5 F 931 .S64 Copy 1 ON THE KLONDIKE Mow to Go When to Go Where to Go WHAT TO TAKE WHERE TO GET IT If interested in flining, especially in Alaska Hining, read this little pamphlet through before leaving home. If you have friends in any part of the World, get copies and mail to them. i YALLtAU & PETEllSON. Printers, 410 Sansome Street San Krani- SMITHS' CASH STOBE. ALASKA PRICE LIST. 35-37 Harket St,. Bftn FrsnciscO. Many Hi 20.' Of those we outfitted for the Alaska mines in 1895, 1896, have returned laden with gold, and all speak in praise of the provis- ions and "outfits" obtained of us, and the secure manner of packing the same. Many letters from those sent out in 1897 speak kindly on same lines. M. D. Quaid & Co. write from Dyea that "their $250 outfit bought of us was the best packed of any they saw on the trail, and NOT AN ARTICLE LOST." This Editio OP 50,000 r Free to all who call or send for copy. Issued to promote sale of goods at our store and San Francisco generally. Public places will be provided a num- ber of copies for distribution. SMITHS' Cash Store 25-27 narket St., S. F. Publisher OUR MONTHLY PRICE LIST The Home Circle, 44 pages, will be mailed free to any ad- dress. It will pay you to send for it — — -^ Estimates Let us figure with you on any proposition to sell goods for cash in any quantity aXlTBV CASH STORE. ALASKA PRICE LIST. [Edited and published by Smiths' Cash Stors.] Alaska. Embraces a large extent of AT^ ASK A country, owned and governed by the United States, although sepa- rated by British Columbia from the mainland of this government. It is not intended in this pamph- let to describe the territory, but to refer principally to its mining features. The towns on or near the jagged TO^JVNS coast are Sitka, Juneau, Skaguay, Dyea and St. Michaels, the latter near the mouth of the great Yukon K.iver. Interior towns ot importance are Circle City and Dawson City. Other ■ settlements and trading posts have been made on Copper River and in other places on the Yukon and in the northern gold fields. The furthest north of these settlements is Cape Blossom, on Kotzbue Sound, 500 miles north of the mouth of the Yukon, where a mission and school has been established by the Society of Friends, under the care of California Yearly Meeting. The rivers emptying into the RIVERS Pacific Ocean or its bays are the Stickeen, Taku, Chilkat, Kus- kokwin, Yukon and other smaller streams. The Yukon is one of the great rivers of the world. It is on this river and its tributaries that the recent gold discoveries have been made. It is not too much to say that MINING Alaska should be, and will be, reckoned among the greatest gold producing countries of the world. For several years gold mining has been carried on around Cooks Inlet, at St. Lawrence Island, and at many places, very extensively and very profitably. It ' was not until 1895 that the recent discoveries on the tributaries of the Yukon began to receive at- tention. It is either because those making the dis- covery partly concealed it, or on account of the dis- tance and inaccessible location of these new mines, the world was not greatly interested in them until the output began to arrive in San Francisco, about July I, 1897. During 1896, however, many expe- ditions were fitted out and went from this city in search of the new Eldorado. The richest diggings yet LOCATION brought to the notice of the public are on the Klondike, Stewart and Bonanza rivers and other less noted branches of the Yukon. Most of these discoveries are on the American side, but quite a few are in British territory. Dawson City is claimed to be on English soil, but there are many who think when the lines are carefully run it will prove to be an American city. Gold in paying quantities has also been discovered on Copper River and other streams. It is not too much to believe that the entire plateau dividing the waters of the three oceans, Pacific, Atlantic and Arctic, or the streams traversing it, will be found to be one vast gold field, requiring a long term of years and a dense population to mine out. Those who expect to make fortunes in placer mining, or on trade propositions accompanying it, should be, and will be, early on the ground, at the opening of transportation in the late winterer early spring of 1898. How to Go. If your starting point is anywhere in the United States, except possibly Washington, Montana or northern Oregon, or if in Europe, take passage direct to San Francisco by any route of your selec- tion. San Francisco is and will remain to be the base of supplies for the north, where all classes and kinds of goods are made and carried in stock for immediate delivery at prices lower than anywhere else on the coast. More careful attention is given' here to furnishing miners with the right article at the right price than can be done elsewhere. Furs are abundant and cheap; provisions are better and cheaper than elsewhere; wool clothing is a native California product, our blankets surpass those of any other mills and are largely sold all over the world. Transportation from this point is better and more reasonable than from other western ports, as tourists have the choice of routes and vessels, which will be leaving for the north nearly every day when the season opens. Many new steamers are now be- ing built for northern trade, and others fitted up for similar service. Expeditions and exploration parties are being organized for prospecting new districts jointly, which can be fitted out here at short notice. Where to Go. For those who wish to engage in placer mining, the Klondik,e settlement is probably the objective point. This practically embraces a region 100 miles square or more, and is all open to mining settlements except a small proportion already staked. Copper River, further south, but whose head waters extend almost or quite to the Klondike country, offers many inducements to the prospector or adventurer. This river is not navigable for large craft for any great distance, or it would prove a short and easy route to the new mines. A reference to the map on page 1 1 will show the short cut by way of Dyea, as compared with the easier route by way of St. Michaels and the Yukon. It is probable that tramways, or even rail routes will be built over the Chilkat pass between now and March, 1898. Of this parties will be kepi advised. For tho.se who wish to work at mining, and are satisfied with $4.00 to $6.00 per day, the old coast mines were at last accounts seeking help on this basis, as many had left for the new fields, where they could earn from $10.00 to $20 00 per day in salaried positions. When to Go. While various enterprises are fitting out in this city at this time and vessels leaving frequently for coast points of Alaska, we do not encourage and would not advise anyone to think of leaving here before February 15th. From that time to July ist, and not later than this period, unless better facili- SMITHS' CASH STORE. ALASKA PRICE LIST. ties exist for getting over the mountains or ascend- ing the Yukon than have existed in the past. The majority who fitted out here in i8y6-i897 left the city in May, but thousands took passage in July and August, after the stampede was announced. The breakina: up of the ice on the Yukon is uncer- tain. Navigation must be delayed until the river is fairly clear of ice; while somewho have spent years in Alaska ..nd are familiar with the mountain passes, claim they can be traversed as readily in winter as in summer, but this idea we do not endorse. Cost of Outfit. XHINGS The cost of a complete outfit nprfc EA.T for Alaska varies according to the habits, tastes and pockets of the buyer. One year's provisions, including medicines, can be obtained from $40 to $100, but the average price for good fare and a limited supplj* of luxuries is $75. With this sum well laid out and goods carefully cared for no one need go hungry. For ordinary placer mining MINING tools may be obtained for f QQI^^ $20 to $25, but this can be extended to $50 or more for articles to experiment with or use according to the advanced plans of raining. A good campstove will cook CA.IHP for four or more persons. Q'JJ'J' JT J'j'g This, with other cooking uten- sils for comfort and economy and to make life run smoothly when the day's work is done, should cost $10 to $15, and might be extended to $25 where several are to share the cabin or tent. This will admit of more vari- '^VEA.R.ING ations, of course, than others, QIJ'J^JT J'j* and bears some relation to the dress of men in urban life. Many go forward with the expenditure of $45 to $50, and even less. The average outlay is $75. Then those who have been used to all the creaturely com- forts at home, and include a good tent, fur blankets, sleeping robes, fur-lined, with fur clothing for outer wear and double supply of blankets, can readily run this sum up to $125, and even $150, although very few expend this amount. More persons go forward with the expenditure or $200 or less than exceed this outlay. If, however, it is deemed desirable to go comfortably clad, be well fed and well supplied with conveniences fof the undertaking in prospect, we do not recommend you to expend less than this sum. The trading and trans- TR.ANS" portation companies PORTATION which have practically controlled Alaska trade before this season, are actively in the field for the coming year, as they carry large stocks of provi- sions at various places in the north, they do not encourage miners and others to take supplies with them. Those who want to be on the safe side and have at least one year's outfit under their own con- trol and ownership will not choose a vessel that does not carry such provisions as they will cer- tainly require. Our bulletin boards posted every day will give best and latest information about the sailing of vessels, and we will cheerfully advise as to rates, accommodations, fare and other facts which will be sought after by those making the journey. Packing Will be done as buyers desire, either for Man back or Mule train. For putting goods in shipping order in the usual commercial manner, no charge. For Labor of usual or unusual packing, no charge. For canvas, duck or oil bags, an extra charge at cost is made, according to size and quality. We use no paper sacks in packing. All bulk groceries are weighed up in cotton sacks instead of paper bags. The regular outside canvas packing bag will turn rain and costs each 20c. We usually pack 50 to 70 lbs. in one bag. We recommend a black oiled bag to be used out- side of each canvas bag, and an oilskin bag outside of that. Then if the provisions (on which one's life depends), soak in the river over night they cannot be destroyed. We stencil the owner's name in full on each bag, box or bundle. We mark a list of contents on outside of each bundle. The guaranty of safety that our superior packing facilities and experience affords is -worth 10 per cent at least at the start, and is at your service free of charge. We prefer plenty of time PROMPTNESS to pack and ship in, but have sold^ selected^ packed, marked, drayid attd delivered a $200 outfit to one party within sixty minutes from the time he entered our door, no part of which was ready beforehand, besides arranging to hold the steamer for him. If short of time, we can supply you with everything from under our roof at once in good shape, where others might fail. At buyer's discretion we can furnish a -_. f\-^0-wj-x» number of articles above enumerated ^^3 »l> ml(K. at one-fourth, perhaps one-third less of PKK^jgg a cheaper grade. No one can or does undersell us. "Large sales and small profits" applies to our Alaska trade as well as our regular business. We don't ask or expect a prospector to pay us any more than any one else. In fact, concessions on large orders are sometimes made. Bear in mind, if lower prices are quoted that a corresponding re- duction in quality takes place. It takes an expert to tell the difference sometimes, and as you will be obliged in a measure to trust someone with your order, it is imperative to place it where you have ._.,,^._^_._,_._^__._^_ _.__ In the firm handling it. CONFIDENCE We don't claim to be bet- ter than everybody else, but we do claim to own a larger export business, covering goods sold direct to consumers in Alaska, Japan, Korea, China and the Sandwich Islands, than all other firms on the Coast combined. This trade has been built up year by year, based on confidence. April, 1S97, we were awarded the United States Government contract, supplying every- thing to all the Government stations in Alaska. These supplies were shipped in June, making a shipload of 270 tons. Fully one-half the miners who outfitted at San Fran- cisco bought of us this season. All whom we have heard from were pleased and gratified with the result. We have heard that our goods were the best packed of any on the trail. We value our reputation in Alaska as much as else- where, and shall not allow it to suffer. »_»_-»«>. From special lists submitted ESTIMATES at any time will be cheerfully figured upon, no matter what size, none too small to interest us, and none too large for us to handle in the inteiest of the buyer. *~»iw A ■»J*~*-E«cs TS-WJ Are likely to occur. t^M.A-i^t»tiS IJ^ We are compelled MARKET VALUES to,, submit prices ruling now (Octo- ber, T897), subject to market change. Butter will be much lower in March nest. Early spring rains start pasture growing. Our general outfit contains a larger variety than many, thus, if the variety be cut down you will have to add a larger weight to something else. SmrllS' CA8H STOBB. ALASKA PRICE LIST. 25-87 Market St., San Franctico. /n^fw 1%^ '1V#~*¥J*C ^^ '* ^°^ advisable to carry too ^■■3lx»..W*3ril»CT much flour, sugar and bacon, or IN OUTFIT °""^i' heavy staple goods over the pass, as these can be bought at Dawson when steamers arrive. We advise taking more of the finer groceries, as no one can at once change to a diet of flour, beans and bacon, and the luxuries or com- forts lOst no more to transport. -r^.tf-wiTK rv^vm .vm.T.«~« ^"^ piece of tobacco will FOR TRACING go further in trading FUK.POSES with an Indian than any- thing else. We have all grades, from 2Sc lb. to 50c lb. Useful trading articles are clothing, job lots, blankets, calico in gay colors, beads, cartridges, rifles, bar lead aud flour. ¥Tktf*T^?T* To take along mosquito netting, and iJVP.^J i. lots of it; snow glasses, medicines, FORGET citric acid, a water filler ($1.25), or water distiller (f2.50). it you value pure water, and a hunting knife. We carry a full line of ammunition. Winchester rifle, 44 calibre |io 75 200 shells for same 3 00 And inquiries will have our prompt |U^^J¥ attention. From this list you can mail ^-^__ _-^ _,— — ^ an order ahead of your arrival, and it ^.r«CiJE«m.tCT will havethesame attention as though purchased in person. Better and prob- ably cheaper transportation facilities will be offered from San Francisco than any city on the Coast. Larger whole- sale stocks are carried here than elsewhere, San Francisco being six times tlie size of anv Coast port. Why not outfit where you can coinniand the larjeest variety (your life may depend on being properly equipped), and where prices are lower on everything, including hotel bills, and f-ompt attention is to be haH. We do not own or run any vessels, but are .simply merchants favoring no particular company or " scheme.'' General Outfit. The quantity stated below is ample for 1 man for 1 year. Many go with less. Figures are based upon estimates made by the head of an Alaska party of 100 men whom we outfitted in 1896, who reported back that every- thing was exactly right in quantity, quality and packing. The members 01 the 1896 party who returned bought of us again in 1 897 on this basis, thus proving it dependable from actual experience. One-half or sis months' supplies will cost one-half this estimate. It has also been carefully re- vised, under instructions from a prospector who went as far as the Lakes and returned this Fall. Articles on list are subject to change at option of buyer. {Prices subject to market changes.) A Grade B Grade Extra Choice Weight. Quality. Quality. 300 lbs. Flour, 6 sacks. Best Family $ 7 50 | 7 13 50 " Rolled Oats or Oatmeal 200 i 75 50 " Cornmeal i 25 i co 10 " Baking Pow.ler 3 75 3 00 100 " Bacon (especially cured) 12 50 lo 00 50 " Ham, Sugar Cured 6 50 5 50 50 ' ' Beans, colored or small white i 25 i 00 20 " Dried Peas, No. 1 50 50 30 " Corned Beef, 2-lb tins 300 275 30 " Roast Beef, Veal or Lamb, 2^-lb tins 2 50 2 25 6 " Deviled Ham, 12 large tins 275 120 40 " Butter, 2-lb tins 12 00 10 00 7 ' ' Cheese ( i ) Y. A i 00 90 6 " Lard, 2 pails. 70 60 20 " Syrup, 2 gallons. Cane 130 100 10 " Honey I " 100 90 24 " Condensed Milk, 24 cans 2 20 2 00 20 " Dried Apples or Figs 80 50 20 " " Prunes 80 50 20 '• " Peaches i 20 80 20 " " Pears 100 50 20 " " Apricots I 20 80 50 ' Condensed Potatoes 800 650 10 " " Onions 4 00 300 10 •' Ev. Turnips, Carrots or Cabbage. . . 200 200 I " R.xtract of Beef, 8 2-oziars 5 40 480 5 " Consolidated Soup Stock 3 75 3 75 So |i 65 50 6 25 50 I ?5 5° I ^5 50 8 50 50 I 25 75 50 25 15 l.S 80 25 20 20 >5 30 20 05 04 60 50 30 " Rice |i 25 " Coffee, ground, in sealed tins 7 5 " Mixed Tea, Family 2 5 " Ground Chocolate i 150 " Sugar, Dry Granulated 8 30 " Pilot Bread i 8 " Candles (50) 20 " Table Salt 20 bars Borax Soap i I lb. Black Pepper % " Cinnamon or Nutmegs I " Mustard or Ginger 1 " box Yeast Cakes 2 " Pickles, quart bottles Yi doz. Chili Peppers, no charge. EXTRAS. We suggest the following, some of which everyone takes more or less, in addition to or in place of part of regular list above: I lb. Matches, flaming light (i doz) $ 10 10 " Smoked Beef i 25 yi " Cayenne, pure 15 10 " Olive Oil, pure (i gallon) 2 00 3 " California "Oil" Olives, ripe ( I quart) 35 1 " Coffee and Milk, in cans (2 cans) 90 6 " Chipped Beef, i-lb tins i 50 i>i " Sardines, French, ^48, (6 tins) 75 2 " Smoked Herring (2 tins) 30 2.S " Salt Pork ( I keg) 225 25 " Canned Corn, Maine (2 dozen) 2 50 25 " Pork and Beans, Tomato Sauce ( I dozen). . . 75 Flavoring Fxtract, 4-0Z bottle. . 25 200 ft. Fish Line, i box Hooks 65 50 " Eggs, packed to keep (30 doz) market rate. 12 " Lemon Sugar (i dozen) 2 50 2 " Litne Cordial, with sugar (i quart) 50 25 " Pure Jelly, i doz 2-lb tins 2 00 7 " Maple Sugar, in bricks i 00 I " Condensed Mince Meat (2 packages) 15 5 " Evaporated Quaker Corn, sweet 50 25 " Oysters, i doz 2-lb tins 2 10 12 " Soup, Franco-American, in tins (i dozen)... 2 35 10 " Buckwheat Flour, self raising 50 25 " Self-Raising " white 100 4 " Vinegar, pure, I i-qt bottle 15 10 " Salt Codfish Bricks i 00 10 " Assorted Nuts i 25 8 " Germea Mush (2 packages) 40 5 " Toilet Cocoauut Oil Soap (12 bars) 35 8 " Babbitt's Soap (10 bars) 45 I Bowie Knife, in sheath i 50 Pack Saddles $3 50 to 5 00 CAMP UTENSILS. (For 11 ranipof 2 to 4 men.) I 4hole Sheet Iron Stove, 2 pans, oven and pipe . f 5 00 1 Sheet Iron Bake Pan, 13x13 20 I I o-qt Granite Camp Kettle 60 I 6 qt " " " 50 I 4-qt " Coffee Pot 50 I 8-qt Heavy Tin Bread Pan and Spoon 30 I 2 qt Galvanized or Tin Dipper 10 1 Cooking Knife 25 2 Sheet Iron Frying Pans 45 2 Granite Cups 24 2 ' ' Plates 25 2 Knives and F'orks 20 2 Spoons OS . I Bean Pot 15 Weight of above list ofCimp Utensils, packed, 50 lbs. Note. — We do not recommend Russia Iron Camp Ket- tles, as they turn the food black. Tin are better, but Granite Ware is the Best. BOAT BUILDING TOOLS. (Ue(|Uire^-inch Rope, i6>i lbs at loc lolba Pitch 5 ' ' Oakum so " 6, 8 to lod Wire Nails Chalk and 100 feet Line Weight of above Tools, packed to ship, 76 lbs. MINING TOOLS. X Gold Pan 50c or J good Pick and Handle 95c or 1 " Shovel, long handle 85c or 1 Gold Scale $1 50, larger I 9-inch Blow Tube 6 6-inch Test Tubes I Mortar and Pestle, Iron , I quart I pi^ce Charcoal I imall Hand Bar $0 4S I '5 30 2S 85 I 6s 40 50 80 i. 30 I 75 I 10 I 00 a 25 50 25 I as xo I 75 SPECIALTIES. For which we are exclusive agents, having them manu- factured for or by us, and not to be had elsewhere. Folding Yuken Stoves, 2 holes $ 6 00 " 4 " 7 50 " Alaska Gold Rocker, small 10 00 " " " " large 1200 Yukon Sleigh, Juneau Pattern 6 00 Newton's Folding Sleigh 7 50 Miners' Hot Lunch Pail, 5 compartments i 00 (See advertisements of above elsewhere io this book,) MEDICINES. Our Drug Department supplies everything that can be required in the way of Drugs, Medicines, Syringes, Chest and Lung Protectors and Special Food Preparations. Each must cater to his own personal constitutional requirements, but we append a list of necessaries which everyone going north should order largely from. Citric Acid, against scurvy, I-lb can $ 75 Quinine, for colds, chills and fever, etc, in all forms. Pills, in bottles of 100, each 35 Pure Quinine, in sealed can, each 60 Capsules, empty or filled, at close prices. Compound Cathartic Pills, boxes, each 15 Essence of Ginger, strong 4 oz 25c, pints 85 " " Peppermint, strong 4 " 25c, " 85 Arnica Tincture 4 " 25c, " 75 Glycerine, pure 4 " 20c, " 50 Castor Oil, " 4 " 20c, " 50 Vaseline bottles 5c and loc, i-lb cans 40 Witch Hazel pints 25c, quarts 40 Porous Plasters 10c or 3 for 25 Belladonna Plasters loc or 3 for 25 Court Plaster package 5c, i-yd roll 50 Saccharine, pure, in U -oz tins i 25 Above is the equivalent of 25 lbs pure cane sugar, being 500 times sweeter. Saccharine Tablets, very handy for sweetening cof- fee, etc. Entirely harmless. One Tablet is sufficient for a cupof cofiFee. TOO >^-grain Tablets in each box 50 too i-grain " " " 85 Special Medicine Chests, fitted complete with all necessaries. According to size. . .J5 00, 1000, 25 00 The $5 chest sufficient for party of 2, 3 or 4. In addition to the above, everyone will probably need aome of the following — all of the purest quality and put up in the most convenient manner. When possible everything is packed in tin to avoid breakage. Paregoric Camphor Liniment Comp. Licorice Powder Magnesia Camphor Alcohol Carbolic Salve Mercury Ointment Sweet Spirits of Nitre Friar's Balsam Epsom Salts Rochelle Salts Spirits of Camphor Cascara Fluid Extract Arnica Salve Carbolic Acid O. H. KNORHS, Heilbronn, Germa| TEGETABLE SOUP TABLETS. ??oi'p"fes"'isso^r'^SH] eludes Pea, Bean, Lentil, Potato, Barley, Green Kern, Rice, Farina, Trj oca Julienne, Price, per tablet, 123^0 ; per dozen, $1.40. Knom' Eri] wurst or Marrow Pea Soup, ^ lb., 20c ; X lb. 35c Knorrs' Julienne (Dri Soup Vegetables), finest thing for sonpi ; x lb. carton, 45c ; dozen, $5.(1 ^ lb. carton, 35c; dozen, $3.75. Knorrs' Compressed Vegetables, }i li packets, each makes 25 plates of vegetables, guaranteed never to sweat 1 The sailing distance is shorter and more direct from San F' more favorable COMTKNTS or aS.OO MEDICINE CHBST. Quinine Pills Vaseline Cathartic Pills Porous Plasters Sasence of Ginger Court Plaster > -^i^V TvOOKOiC COOK'S inlet/ PRINCE WILLIAM isl AUSKA COMKKIAL Ca ^JVl SOUNOI mi Tntat StsiaSfd' . CE LIST. As supplied to the French and German army and navy, old. We offer the first that have arrived in this country, either Cabbage, nions, Celery or Leeks; each package wrapped three-fold, first wax, len foil, then paper; Price, 25 CENTS ; dozen, $2.75. Knorrs' Pea or e«n Flour, % lb., 20c ; dozen, 12.25. ATTTTTftV n-DSTTTVe Raffauf & Co., Coblenz, Germany. ■ULlLiLiUW lAfBUiiKB. gach capsule makes 2 large cups deli- ons Bouillon or Beef Tea, with all the natural richness and flavor. To 5 dissolved in hot water, each 5c; dozen, 55c. Vorld Renowned Goods. 3 to St. Michaels than from any other coast port owing tc )ver this course. MendMd)>( flVWMtt lOOTCS Of ■ ALASKA COMMERCIAL COMPANY'S OCEAN STEA.HERS. Essence of Peppermint Arnica Glycerine Spirits of Camphor Paregoric (Full directions for al Epsom Salts Magnesia Carbolic Salve Carbolic Acid Absorbent Cotton : on each package- ) Some take the following, of which we carry full ^i^l<^8; Tooth Brushes Hair Brushes Combs Toilet Soa|j Shaving Soap Toilet Paper Perfumery Sponges, Bt^ Patent Medicines at CdT Rates. special Outfits, Segregated for convenience and dispatch, ready on (hact notice. Price quoted is for the entire lot in a lump. Am^ iiv€ly n* changes or aitgration in the assortment at this price, OUTFIT C, $50.00. (Necessities only for one man for one year.) 300 lbs. flour; 15 lbs. macaroni; 10 lbs. salt, table, C. I.| 12 cans deviled ham, |+ lb.; 100 lbs. dried peas; 25 lb*, dried apples; 25 lbs. dried prunes; 200 lbs. red beam; a$ lbs. coffee; 15 'bs. .soap; i box mustard, I lb.; 5 lbs. tea; loo lbs. bacon; 50 Ibs.rice; 100 lbs. corn meal; 25 lbs. corn, dried, bult; 25 lbs. dried peaches; i pkg. soda; 12 cans condensed milk; 4 lbs. baking powder; 40 lbs. sugar, dry granulated; I lb. pepper; I box yeast; i gross matches; 10 canvas bag*. Price of above Outfit C, packed and delivered on board, fso.oo. No changes will be made in assortment at thia price. OUTFIT B, $75.00. 300 lbs. flour, 6 sacks, best family; 50 lbs. rolled oaU o» oatuieal; 50 lbs. corn meal; S lbs. baking powder; 100 lb«. bacou (especially cured lot); 50 lbs. beans, colored; 50 lb*, dried peas. No. i; 20 lbs. corned beef (10 cans), 2 lb.; la cans roast beef, 2yi lb; 12 cans deviled ham, large; 20 Iba, butter, 2-lb. tins; 6 lbs. lard, 2 pails; sj-rup (2 gAllona), suifar house; 18 cans condensed milk; 10 lbs. S. D. apple«t 10 lbs. S. D. prunes; 10 lbs. S. D. peaches; 10 lbs. S.I>.pe»T«t 10 lbs. apricots; 25 lbs. condensed potatoes; 10 lbs. coi^ densed onions; 8 2-oz. extract of beef; 5 lbs. consolidatdl soup stock, in tins; 20 lbs. best Japan rice; 15 lbs. coffe*, ground, in cans; 4 lbs. mixed tea, family; 100 lbs. sugari 20 lbs. pilot bread; 50 candles; 10 lbs. Carmen Island salt; 12 bars Sliver Borax soap; I lb. black pepper; % lb. cinna* mon or nutmegs; I lb. box mustard; i box yeast cakca; Yz doz. Chili peppers, no charge; i gross matches; I lb. citric acid; 15 canvas bags for packing. Price of above Outfit 15, packed and delivered on boards $75.00. No change can be made in the assortment at this price. OUTFIT A, $100.00. (For one man for one year.) 300 lbs. flour, 6 sacks, best family; 50 lbs. white rotl«4 oats; 50 lbs. corn meal, finest; 10 lbs. baking powder, paz« Creme de Luxe; 75 lbs. bacon, bellies (special cured Iot)t 50 lbs. ham, fancy; 50 lbs. beans, red, pink or small whltct 20 lbs. dried peas; 24 lbs. corned beef (12 cans), 3 lb., Cudahy Packing Co.; 12 cans roast beef, 2'/^ lb.; la eama deviled ham. Underwood's, ^s; 30 lbs. butter, in tUu* fancy, at 28c; i cheese, pineapple, small; 6 lbs. lard, 3 paill^ pure; 2 gals, hotcake syrup; i gal. maple syrup; 34 caaA condensed milk; 10 lbs. evaporated apples; 10 lbs. faacy prunes; 10 lbs. evaporated or peeled peaches; 10 lbs, acw figs; lolbs. fancy apricots, new; 25 lbs. condensed potatoaij 10 lbs. condensed onions; lo lbs. soup stock; 2 8-oz. e xtra c t of beef; 20 lbs. fancy head rice; 15 lbs. M. & J. cofla^ ground, in cans. Aureola brand; 4 lbs. mixed tea, finMlt 150 lbs. granulated sugar; 12 assorted jams, in tin; )^ OMk pilot bread, 20 lbs; 50 candles, 10 oz., Electric; 10 lb«. mU^ fancy table; 12 bars Silver Borax soap; i lb. black pepM^ Fidelity; % lb. cinnamon or nutmegs, pure; % lb. MK Colman's mustard; i box yeast cakes. Magic; 'A doz. ChU peppers, no charge; I gross matches; i lb. citric acid| M bars soap, laundry; 2 cakes toilet soap ; 10 lbs. smoka4 beef; 2 doz. cans corn. Price of above Outfit A, packed and delivered on baai4L $130.00. No changes can be made in the assortmaat ^ thii price. SMITHS' CASH STOUK. ALASKA PRICE LIST ^«-^' """et St . ^__^^.^^^^_^__^^_^_^___^_^__^_^^_^^^^^^^^ -"-/ivj X . j^g^ Kranciaco, The following notice, offered by the leading steamship company of this Coast is worthy of a careful readine You can enclose stamps to them, or to the publishers of this pamphlet, for anrof tie iterature they o^^^^ l^d^tToL"'^ ■rh""LTtrar:?r;':nrr;^'''°°^' ^""^^ '^^° '° -' ^^^* °- ^^-^^ -^ P— ^- ^^^ best °accot --^ Pacific Coast 5teamship Company w^/-- « ?^tMirV'^''''^''^f company has been running The following books, pamphlets and maps, pub- Vr7ltZ t A^ °^ s^^i^e--^/™^ the port of San lished by the above company, are delivered free fv.rTTnT]^ f for over twenty years, carrying at the offices of the company, or mailed on receipt the United States mails and the Alaska express, of stamps to cover postage- It also runs steamers to the princioal Dorts of Mex- utr * r. t. ^i ^ , / «. , ico, Oregon, Washington and our'own State being "^T, pafe? ''""' ^'''^' °f Alaska," the principal carrying company (by water) on the ,,„ <- ^ u" "u"'r^\"":': -fostage 2 cts Pacific Coast, with offices at every port. It is well to Reach the Klondike," answers to equipped with vessels especially adapted to Alaska everyday queries Postage 2 cts trade, manned with seamen and pilots who are ^^P °^ Alaska, showing the different routes to familiar with Alaskan waters. the Gold Fields, of value to every pros- Travelers northward are advised to consider well pector Postage 2 cts the advantages of going by a well established route, Folder and Time Table of sailing of steamers employing the best vessels and guaranteeing best ^"-"^ ^'^^^ months; also contains a map of care and good fare, in preference to patronizing those the Pacific Coast from Mexico to the most who are without experience, without proper vessels northerly points. Most correct map in or capital to procure them. Vessels are dispatched ^^^ Postage 2 cts every five days by this company for the north, and "North and South," a finely illustrated book increased service will be added if the public de- of 76 pages Postage 5 cts mands it. See that your tickets read by the Pacific ' ' Alaska Excursions" Postage 2 cts Coast Steamship Company's line of steamers. Att rjnor- „„ o„„i: *.: -i j i_ ^ ^ ^ caiucia. All ^ REE on application or mailed as above stated QOODALL, Perkins & Co., General Agents. 10 Market Street, San Francisco, Cai,. Ticket Office, Palace Hotel, 4 New Montgomery St., San Francisco, Cal. What to Take. This must always vary according to the taste, inclination and pocket of the purchaser. From the following lists purchasers will be able to make selections to suit all demands: HEAD WEAR— MEN'S. All-wool Scotch Caps, 634' to 7>^ f 50 Extra Heavy Chinchilla Caps, 6J^ to j^ i 00 " Mask Caps, 6K to 7J4 1 25 " Fur Caps, 634; to 7>^ 2 00 " " Sealette Caps, 634^ to 7>^ 200 Sheep Pelt Hoods, all sizes i 50 China Goat Hoods. " 2 00 All-wool Knit Sleeping Hoods 75c. and i 25 Crass Fox Fur Hoods, all sizes 5 00 COATS— MEN'S. Mackinaw, All-wool, Unlined Coats, sizes 36 to 48 |2 00. 2 50, 3 00, 3 50, 4 00 and 5 00 I,eather, Flannel-lined Coats, 36 to 48 5 00 Leather and Corduroy Reversible Coats, 36 to 48 6 50 Heavy Duck, Flannel-lined, 36 to 48 |2 50 and 5 00 " " Rubber-lined, 36 to 48. . $2 50, 3 50 and 4 00 Sheep Pelt, Unlined Coats, 36 to 48 7 00 Goat Pelt, " " 36 to 48 $9 00 and 12 00 ULSTERS-MEN'S. Heavy Duck, Flannel-lined, with Belt, 36 to 48 f 2 50, 4 00, 5 00, 7 50 and 10 00 Heavy Duck, Rubber-lined, with Belt, 36 to 48 5 00 TESTS— MEN'S. Sheep Pelt. Unlined Vests, 36 to 48 $3 00 and 4 00 Heavy Duck, Flannel-lined, 36 to 48. $1 00, i 25 and 2 50 PANTS— MEN'S. All-wool, Mackinaw, unlined, all sizes $2 50 and 3 50 McMillian, " " , qq Heavy Duck, Blanket-lined, all sizes ji' 50 and 2 00 OVERSHIRTS— MEN'S. Extra Heavy, Wool, Blue Flannel, Marysville or Stockton Mills, I4j^ to 19..$! 25, i 50, i 75, 2 00, 2 50 Extra Heavy, Wool, Cassimere, assorted patterns, 14;^ to 19 $2 00, 2 50 and 3 GO UNDERWEAR. 1 Large, Heavy Chest Protector 75 2 Extra Heavy Wool Undershirts, each |i 50 and i 7s 2 Heavy, Double-front Undershirts, each i 25 Extra heavy Swiss Conda Underwear, each 2 00 Undershirts for Summer Wear, not wool ' ' 50 2 pr Extra Heavy, Wool Drawers, each $1 50 and i 75 2 pr Heavy Double-seat Wool Drawers, each i 2 s 2 pr Cotton Drawers, for Summer Wear, each 50 GLOVES AND MITTS. Goat Gloves, 7K to 11 25c. and 50 Oil Tan Buck Gloves, 7^ to 11 75c, $1 00 and i 75 Horse Hide Gloves, fire and water proof, 7 !^ to 1 1 i 00 Oil Tan Buck Gloves, with Gauntlet, y'/i to 11 . .|i 00, i 25 Fur Gloves, Corduroy-lined, Kid and Buck Palms, with or without Gauntlets, y^ to ii}4 ' 2 00 All-wool, Extra Long Mitts, all sizes 25c and 50 Sheep Pelt Mitts, with Gauntlets, fire and water proof, all sizes 75c, $1 00 and i 25 All-wool, Extra Long Mitts, Buck or Calf-faced, fire and water proof, all sizes 1 00 BELTS. Men's Oil, Tan, Goat Money Belts j ou FOOTWEAR. Leather-soled Rubber Hip Boots : . . . 6 50 Crack Proof Hip Boots, be:,t 6 75 SMITHS' CASH STOBK. ALASKA PRICE LIST. 3 50 I 25 FOOT WE A R— Continued . Snag Proof, Duck Hip Boots $5 25, extra $6 00 Felt Boots, for inside wear i 00 Arctic Socks, " " 25 Prospector's Lace Front Hoots, W.P 5 00 Baker's Celebrated Water Proof Boots 4 5° Klondike Shoes, High Cut, Outside Counter. Large Eyelets, water proof ** 5° 2-buckle Perfection Overshoes, heavy j ^ ao Men's ArcUcs and Snow Excluders |i 50 and i 00 " Extra Long Wool Hose, heavy ' Long Wool and Felt Hose 'J^ Extra Heavy Wool Half Hose S " Heavy Wool Half Hose ■ Jl Denim or Canvas Leggings 50c ann /3 Alaska Supplies. BLANKETS. Extra Heavy Navajo Blankets, made by Arizona In- dians, water proof J/ :^T„A€i nn Good Wool Blankets, 4 lbs $2 50 and f 3 00 All-wool Blankets, 5 lbs • • • • • . ■•■■•; "* Heavy Blankets, 6, 8, 10 and 12 lbs. to the pair, best ^ ^^ Extr'a^Tne" ReTBlankeVs', ■ peV pair : : : : from- $5" oo- to- 18 00 TENTS. 7x7 A or Wedge Tents of Heavy Duck, complete, ex- cept without poles, best goods ° 3/^ Same, second quality goods • 5 o" Larger Tents in Proportion. RUBBER BLANKETS. 7x8^ feet. Hemmed, with Grommets, each Lighter one and Smaller, each Freight Packing Bags, each CANTAS BAGS AND SAILOR BAGS. Oil Bags for packing freight • • ■ 5oc and 65 Large, Heavy Sailor Bags, in all sizes and different grades.. from 50c to 3 00 CANTAS. Canvas in all widths and grades. 30.inch Duck, per yard : • • -oc, 12 J^c and 15 2.yard wide Heavy Canvas, per running yard . . .57c to 90 SLEEPING BAGS. Made of Canvas and Blanketing $>o °° Made of Fur and Canvas Lined, water proof. ib 00 ., .. 4. " larger. . 10 00 PACKING STRAPS. ForShouldersandBack, to carry goods.... $1 00 and i 25 FUR ROBES. (For Sleeping Purposes.) Large Size, 72x120 inches. Heavy Canvas Lined f 12 00 Extra Large, 72x150 inches, " " 1500 MOSQUITO NETTING, ETC. Per piece of 8 yards ." " L ' " V '*° Hunter's Circular Mosquito Veil, weighted 5° Handkerchiefs, Mens 5c, I oc and 12/2 Towels, Bath 12 c, 20c and 2 5 MinBi^ HoUnnch pail. As Shown in Cut, $1.00. This is a grand help over the cold lunch problem. Neat, compact. All the ves- sels shown fit one inside the other, and the alcohol lamp on the bottom, heating all the food above. HORLICK'S MALTED MILK TABLET Melt in the mouth ; delicious. Six ounces equal to three square meals. By long odds the best food to take to Alas- ka. We sell I flask (like cut) filled with "ji lb of Tablets $ So i-lb tin, of Tablets to refill flask,. I 00 5-lb ' " " •■ 4 50 .^__ _^, lolb ■' " " " " ' •■ V 50 We also supply the powdered form, which is prepared bj simply adding water; no milk or cooking required This food is prepared from pure, rich, full-cream tnilk com- bined with the valuable nutritive extracts of malted barley and wheat. The product, being highly concentrated and partially predigested, supplies the greatest amount of nutri- tion with the least tax upon the digestive organs What you need is a delicious, concentrated nutrient like HORLICK'S Malted Milk, containing all the nutritive elements in milk and the cereals, ready for instant use. digested rapidly and without effort, and having great sus- taining and recuperative powers. Malted Milk Tab- lets represent more nerve and muscle bone and sinew building material for their weight and bulk than any other food substance known. Enough for a day's nourishment weighs but six ounces. They make an ideal early inorn- ing lunch, or at night are very invigorating and bene- ficial. They are non-alcoholic and absolutely free from ^"wl^havHesigfetf Especial pocket flask for carrying these tablets, as shown above, holding enough for a day s use Armed with one of these you are able to prospect all day without need to re turn for or stop to prepare meals. YUKON FOLDING STOVES Patent Applied for. Smitlis' Cash Store Sole Agents for Pacific Coast fl§ Opan-Rcady for Use. Weight of two- hole Stove, IS lbs. ; size, 24 inch, long by I2j4 in. wide by 12 in. high Price, $6.00 Weight of four- hole Stove, 20 lbs. ; size 24 inch, long by igj^ in. wide by 16 in. high Price, $7.50 The two-hole Stove will do the work for a party of two or four men, and is as easy to carry as a hand sat- chel. The sav- ing in bulk and weight is its greatest advan- tage , and for this reason it is recom mended to miners or '^'°5'° prospectors in Alaska. It will pay for itself several times over in the saving of transportation charges. We also supply the trade with 2-hole and 4-hole Yukon stoves of the regular Yukon pattern, made from best ma- terial, and finished in a first-class manner. Price of 2-hole Stove ... $3.76 Including 2 joints of pipe, 2 pans and a lifter. Price of 4-hole Stove . ...$5.00 Including 2 joints of pipe, 2 pans and a lifter. HUIHS' CASH STORE. ALASKA PRICE LIST. THOMASON'S Ef APORATED TEGETABLES Patent Applied for. Tftvese are put up with scrupulous care as to cleanliness, and the aim of the manufacturer is to produce an article on merit, superior to any other market oSering in quality; the first consideration being to produce an article that can be positively guaranteed to keep indefinitely. It is generally admitted by all who have seen them that Thomason's are the best Evaporated Vegetables on the market. We are able to supply them to the trade in any quantity at lowest ruling rates. Have cooked them in various ways and find them palatable, containing more nourishment than any others, the natural flavor being re- tained Should be soaked over night, same as dried fruit. The onions are cored and peeled. Take Thomason's pro- cess, and you will have the best and run no risk of quality or keeping properties. SMITHSMCASH STORfc, Cable Address" FIDELITY. KGENXS. 35-87 MARKET STREKT, San Francisco, Cal. YUKON SLEIGH. Price $6.00, ready roped. The regulation Juneau pattern. Only genuine one to be had in San Francisco. Price less than in northern cities. Take one of these along. ^"^ Juneau Folding 5!eigh. CLOSED. This saves freight on steamer as it takes only one- fourth the room, and goods are taken by measurement. It need not be taken apart to pack over the pass. Well made -and finished; strong. Size, same as the $600 Sleigh. Made from seasoned Oak, 3 years old. The JUNEAU is a patented article and can be had only through us. Sleighs are an absolute necessity until May ist. They canuot be built on the trail as there is no lumber to be had suitable anywhere in Alaska. Juneau merchants charge not less than $10.00 for this same sled. Buy here and be sure of it. Price, $7.50 SMITHS' CASH STOEE, Sole Agents- PASSEXGER. RAXES Should be obtained from the various transporta- tion companies. We are' merchants only and pre- fer not to quote passenger or freight rates. We believe the steamship companies inadequate to handle the business, and advise those going to book early. Endeavors are being made to sell tickets from Paris and other European points through to Dawson City, with stop-over privileges in San Francisco. The steamship rate at present from San Fran- cisco to Dyea is quoted, first-class, 148.00; second-class, $29.00. Time occupied about ten days. Freight costs $20.00 per ton to Dyea. These figures will, no doubt, lower when competition begins. The rate to Dawson City via St. Michaels and the Yukon River is usually about $250.00. No one should start wiihout several hundred dollars- besides the price of fare, etc. IS THE BEST because steamers sail direct from San Fran- cisco to Dyea, Skagua and St. Michaels. Second, because of a larger market here in which to purchase, thus insuring keen competition and lower prices than in any northern city, where larger profits are exacted; besides difficulties and delays already experi- enced (many stood in line three days to get an outfit last summer in Seattle) and which may be greater than ever in the spring. Third. San Francisco is the great distributing point to the world for its far-famed Calif ornia Dried and Evaporated P'ruits, Beans, Flour and other produce, all of which can be bought here at first hand. Fourth. We are also the head of the market for Leather Goods and Fur Clothing. Prices are lower in San Fran- cisco, as anyone can find by asking for quotations. Fifth. Lower through excursion rates will be quoted via San Francisco by the railroad companies. Sixth. Better hotel accommodations. ■■j-»j>«- w * DT TR* ^^ the course of an inter- AUTHORITY Snow Shoes ^'^^^ ^^ "" ^'^^''^ mdi^^s, per ,.-., $5 _oo esting lecture given in San Francisco October 2ist, Mr. Sheldon Jack- son, head of the U. S. Bureau of Education of Alaska, and who has just returned from Dawson Cii}', stated that Alaska covers one-sixth as much territory as all the balance of the United States, the distance from north to south of the territory being as great as from Boston to Cuba, and from east to west as far as from San Francisco to Chicago; and that the Hawaiian Islands are nearer to San Francisco than Alaska, and San Francisco occupies practically the central position geographically between Alaska and United States. There are 460,000 acres of agricultural land along the basin of the Yukon River, and millions of acres of cultivatable land in southern Alaska. Minerals to be found are coal, iron ore, coal oil, copper, silver and gold, the largest gold mill in the world being situated at Juneau, Alaska. Four- fifths of Alaska produces gold. Mr. Jackson strongly urges that where possible the women should accompany their husbands in making the trip, and that any healthy woman can do so; the women standing the trip and the hardships as well as the men. The climate is mild in Southern Alaska, or in the warm belt and the average winter temperature recorded at Sitka for over twenty years past shows that it is the same as that of Richmond, Va. The interior losses the effect of the Gulf Stream and the thermometer frequently falls to 75^ belowzero; the average winter temperature being 40 below. The travel in summer is by native canoe, and by dog sleds in winter, and there is not a road, as we understand the term, in all Alaska. The Government is unable to exert its authority, owing to the great distance to be covered. IN CONCLUSION We are the only peo- pie who have dared to publish a Price Lict of this nature. We have done the largest amount of outfitting of any firm in the city, in fact nearly all of it. We have the only complete facilities at present to be found, and as we do a fair and legitimate business in the Alaska trade, as well as in all other, we have no hesitancy in submitting our goods and our prices to open criticism. Yours for more business. S. F., October, 1897. SniTHS' CA5H 5T0Rt. SMITHS' lASH SIXIBG. ALASKA PRICE LIST. THE "ALASKA" FOLDINB ROCKER As convenient to carry as a gun case and weighs complete but Fifteen Pounds. Can be set up or knocked down in One Minute. Don't fail to see them. Made in two sizes. No. 1 - - 18x36 inches Price $10-00 No. 2 - - 20x42 inches Price, $12.00 ALASKA FOLDING ROCKER This device is the result of careful thought and mechanical arrangement, by an experienced miner and mechanic, and is the outgrowth of necessity. Every practical miner or other person having had experience in saving gold by means of a "Rocker' is aware of its great inconvenience and liability to breakage in transportation, and is particularly so on a trip to a distant country like THE KLONDIKE Where much of the work of gold saving must be accomplished by means of a Gold Pan or Rocker. The former are too slow and the latter have been too inconvenient and burdensome to carry over narrow trails and through rough canyons. THE ALASKA FOLDING ROCKER retains all the well known good points of the ordinary Rocker and. overcomes all objectionable features. The Rocker when knocked down folds into a convenient package for carrying, weighing but 15 pounds, and can be set up ready for operation in one minute, without the use of a screw or bolt; and when so combined, is as strong and durable as an ordinary Rocker weighing from 35 to 40 pounds. The entire Rocker is made with a view to lightness, ease of transportation, convenience, efficiency and durability. The bottom is made of No. 10 Duck, the best material known for catching gold, securely fastened to the wooden sides; the folding screen is made of No. 4 Steel and the spreaders of hard wood, and small pieces are hinged to the body of the Rocker so they cannot be lost. The rockers or bows are made of the finest steel, always returning to a straight piece when detached. They need no extended description, as their many advantages are self-evident, and to go to the Klondike without one is like going duck hunting without a gun. A "greenhorn" will save all the gold he finds with this Rocker, and requires no long experience, as he does with a pan. Ten times the work is accomplished in the same time. With this Rocker a valuable claim may be located that would be overlooked without. It sells on sight. Don't wait to place your order. The trade of the United States supplied by SIVII I HS OASH S I OREf SOLE AGENTS. 25 arxd 27 rvIsarUet Street, Orders book?d and delivered in turn. Send in early. SAN FRANCISCO. CAU S3IIIBS- CASH STOBE. ALASKA PRICE LIST. KLONDIKE LIBRftRY OF CONGRESS Expeditions Expedited 017 185 333 3 mm mm 4^ 1!""''^" ll''wi ii!!ii'»ii"il!'iHiiii]Jiiiii Hi;i!iiiiiiii;i|iiiiiiii!;iiiiiiii>iiiiiijjiiiitiii;;iiiiiiiiiiNiiii aiw QUICKEST KNOW HOW ALL ROUND O Iters III - mmm ^^ We have shipped more goods to Alas- ka this season than any other San Francisco firm. This is not by chance or accident, but obtained through lower prices on de- pendable goods and our superior facilities for handling this particular business. We have fitted out many mining parties. Saved one party $22.33 each on "Grub" alone. Is it any wonder we sell the goods .'' Call or send for estimates. No trouble. We can help with what is wanted. done rightly. Our experience and care at your service. Rebates on big lots. NO ORDERS TOO LARGE NO ORDERS TOO SMALL To Suit Us and Profit the Buyer j]***** ** ** ***** Packing You Need Us. We Can Help Yon. Look in at Us. The Store that belongs to all the people of the Coast for trading purposes. 5 niTH5' CASH 5T0RE 25=27 Market St. San Francisco, California, U. S. A. Contractors to the U. S. Government in Alaska.