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"The most important item on the list is good advice -. and plenty of it.". , Hoping to prevent a famine, the Canadian government refused to permit anyone to enter Canada without a year's supply of food. This farsighted measure probably worked, but it burdened every stampeder with a load which weighed nearly a ton., What do you need to survive a year somewhere new?, What should you take to the Klondike? , The Northern Pacific Railroad Company published the Chicago Record's Book for Gold Seekers in 1897 and included the following supply list:, FOOD and MEDICINE , 150 lbs. bacon , 400 lbs. flour , 25 lbs. rolled oats , 125 lbs. beans , 10 lbs. tea , 10 lbs. coffee , 25 lbs. sugar , 25 lbs. dried potatoes , 2 lbs. dried onions , 5 lbs, salt, COOKING SUPPLIES , Stove for four men , 1 tin matches (for four men) , Frying pan, CLOTHING , 3 suits of heavy underwear , 1 heavy mackinaw coat , 2 pairs heavy mackinaw trousers , 1 heavy rubber-lined coat , 1 dozen heavy wool socks , 1/2 dozen heavy wool mittens , 2 heavy overshirts, TOOLS and GEAR , Gold pan for each , Set granite buckets , Large bucket , Scythe stone , Two picks and one shovell , One whipsaw , Pack strap , Two axes for four men , and one extra handle , Six 8 inch files and two , taper files for the party , Tent, 10 x 12 feet for four men , 1 lb. pepper , 75 lbs. dried fruits , 8 lbs. baking powder , 2 lbs. soda , 1/2 lb. evaporated vinegar , 12 oz. compressed soup , 1 can mustard , Small assortment of medicines , Knife, fork, spoon, cup, and plate , Coffee and teapot , 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 , 5 yards of mosquito netting for each man , Draw knife, brace and bits, jack plane, and , hammer for party , 200 feet three-eighths-inch rope , 8 lbs. of pitch and 5 lbs. of oakum for four men , Nails, five lbs. each of , 6, 8, 10 and 12 penny, for four men , Canvas for wrapping , Two oil blankets to each boat, What's missing that would be on your "must have" list for a year away from home?, [Background photo caption reads] , Stampeders pause on the false summit of Chilkoot Pass. They've just climbed the "Golden Stairs" but still aren't at the top.