Democratic Sentinel, Volume 22, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 February 1898 — ARE YOU TO LIVE IN ALASKA? [ARTICLE]

ARE YOU TO LIVE IN ALASKA?

Some Kfeqnirementa that Wilt Be Fonnd Indispensable. The universal article of diet in that country, depended upon and indispensable, is bread or biscuit. And to make the bread and bl6cult, either in the camp or upon the trail, yeast cannot be used—it must be baking powder; and the powder manufactured by the processes of the Royal Baking Powder Company, miners and prospectors have learned, is the only one which will stand in that peculiar climate of cold and dampness and raise the bread and biscuit satisfactorily. These facts are very important for every one proposing to go to Alaska and the Yukon country to know, for should he be persuaded by some outfitter to take one of the cheap brands of baking powder, it will cost just as much to transport it, and then when he opens it for use, after all his labor in packing it over the long and difficult route, he will find a solid caked mass or a lot of spoiled powder, with no strength and useless. Such a mistake might lead to the most serious results. Alaska is no place in which to experiment in food, or try to economize with your stomach. For use in such a climate, and under the trying and fatiguing conditions of life and labor in that country, everything must be the best and most useful, and above all It is imperative that all food supplies shall have perfect keeping qualities. It Is absurd to convey over such difficult and expensive routes an article that will deteriorate In transit, or that will be found when required for use to Lave lost a great part of its value. There is no better guide to follow in these matters than the advice of those who have gone through 'similar experience. Mr. McQuesten, who is called “the father of Alaska,” after an experience of years upon the trail, in the camp, and in the use of every kind of supply, says: "W« find in Alaska that the importance of a proper kind of baking powder cannot be overestimated. A miner with a can of bad baking powder is almost helpless in Alaska. We have tried all sorts, and have been obliged to settle down to use nothing but the Royal. It is stronger and carries further at first, but above all things, it is the only powder that will endure the severe climatic changes of the arctic region.” It is for the same reasons that the U. S. Government in its relief expeditions, and Peary, the famous arctic traveler, have carried the Royal Baking Powder exclusively. The Royal Baking Powder will not cake nor lose its strength either on board ship or in damp climates, and is the most highly concentrated and efficient of leavening agents. Hence It is indispensable to every Alaskan out fit. It can be had of any of the trading companies in Alaska, but should the miner procure his supplies before leaving, he should resist every attempt of the outfitter to palm off upon him any of the other brands of baking powder, for they will spoil and prove the cause of great disappointment and trouble.