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Chapter 4 OUTFIT FOR MINERS.

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oint for that region for upwards of ten years, and store-keepers and supply companies carry in stock exactly what is necessary for the miners. You will find that their prices are rea

ve boots cost from two to five dollars a pair. Trousers are generally made from Siberian fawn skins and the skin of the marmot or the ground squirrel. The outer garments are generally made of the marmot skin. The people at Dawson City who are not engaged in mining, such as store-keepers, clerks, etc., generally wear these garments. Good warm flannels are important. Everything in the way of underwear is

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to the supplies received from the at present overtaxed transportation companies. There was about 12,000 gallons of whisky imported into the ter

but the local traders carry a small sto

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