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hist_text-digest      Wednesday, February 4 1998      Volume 01 : Number 013




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Date: Mon, 2 Feb 1998 10:48:35 -0500
From: "Scott Allen" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: parched corn

Jim,

Any dried corn will do. Dried white flint corn is probably the most
authentic, although yellow is right too. I've done field corn which
is actually probably closer to 18th century corn than any other we
have today. All work well. Remember to parch in a dry skillet. Grease
will make the corn go bad alot quicker. Heat a skillet to medium heat
and roast until the kernal has turned a golden to dark brown. It will
make a sound like popcorn while parching. Make sure not to burn it.
It is ready when it will crush to a coarse powder.
I like to mix a little raw sugar and pounded jerky with mine for the
perfect trail food. Good luck.


Your most humble servant,
Scott Allen
Hunter and Scout for Fort Frederick
Fairplay, MD
http://members.tripod.com/~SCOTT

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Date: Mon, 2 Feb 1998 11:17:19 -0600
From: [e-mail] (jo tiger)
Subject: MtMan-List: tanning deer hides

Can any of you mt. men tell me how to tan a deer hide leaving the hair
ON?

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Date: Mon, 2 Feb 1998 11:41:27 -0500
From: "Scott Allen" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: Iroquois at 1825 rendezvous

Dave wrote:

P.S.  Made an Indian efigy hood yesterday;  my wife laughed hysterically and
said it is the stranges thing I've ever made.  She calls it my batman hat.
I'm starting to see why they fell out of fashion.  The experimental
archeology business is full of risks -- ridicule being one of them.


Dave,
What fell out of fashion, the hats or wives?<VBG> Mine laughed
histerically at my first attempt at centerseam mocs almost 20 winters
ago. Called them my "Peter Pan" shoes. Almost traded her for a gun!


Your most humble servant,
Scott Allen
Hunter and Scout for Fort Frederick
Fairplay, MD
http://members.tripod.com/~SCOTT

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Date: Mon, 02 Feb 1998 14:13:39 -0600
From: WIDD-Tim Austin (WIDD-Tim Austin) <[e-mail]>
Subject: MtMan-List: tanning deer hides

Jo Tiger asked if anyone could tell how to tan a deer hide with the hair
on.

The question I have is why would anyone want a deer hide tanned with
hair on?

The answer is the same as with the hair off, just omit the de-hair step.

Tim Austin

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Date: Mon, 2 Feb 1998 19:46:06 -0500
From: "Fred A. Miller" <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: MtMan-List: Re: Mohawks/Hendrick

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [e-mail]
> [mailto:[e-mail]]On Behalf Of [e-mail]
> Sent: Monday, February 02, 1998 8:48 AM
> To: [e-mail]
> Subject: MtMan-List: Re: Mohawks/Hendrick
>
>
> In a message dated 98-01-27 01:23:14 EST,Ted Hart wrote that the address
for
> the museum (5 Nations) was:
>
> <<
>  Ganondagon State Historical Site
>  1488 Victor-Holcomb Rd
>  Victor, NY 14564 >>
>
> The center has expanded and has a new address it is:  7000 County Road 41,
> Victor NY 14564.  Phone # [phone], Fax # [phone].
>
> The center is in the process of building/reconstructing a Long House on
the
> property which I believe will be dedicated this coming summer.

THANKS for the info!

Regards,

Fred

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Date: Mon, 02 Feb 1998 16:26:50 -0800
From: Dale Nelson <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: tanning deer hides

> The answer is the same as with the hair off, just omit the de-hair step.
>
> Tim Austin

Have you done it?
            Dale Nelson

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Date: Mon, 02 Feb 1998 17:39:59 -0600 (CST)
From: [e-mail] (Henry B. Crawford)
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: Iroquois at 1825 rendezvous

>Dave wrote:
>
>P.S.  Made an Indian efigy hood yesterday;  my wife laughed hysterically and
>said it is the stranges thing I've ever made.  She calls it my batman hat.
>I'm starting to see why they fell out of fashion.  The experimental
>archeology business is full of risks -- ridicule being one of them.
>
>
>Dave,
>What fell out of fashion, the hats or wives?<VBG> Mine laughed
>histerically at my first attempt at centerseam mocs almost 20 winters
>ago. Called them my "Peter Pan" shoes. Almost traded her for a gun!
>

Must be something about hats.  I wear my red wool Toque in the winter, and
people call me "Santa."  It was really bad in December.  Adding the Cross
of Lorraine didn't help much.  I can't remember how many times I uttered
the words "...French-Canadian fur trappers."  At least a few more people
have been enlightened.  Thankfully, two of our students already knew (both
from Quebec).  Another person called it a tobbagan hat.  Close enough I
guess.

Maybe I should have ordered the green one.  <:-)

Cheers,
HBC

*****************************************
Henry B. Crawford        Curator of History
[e-mail]     Museum of Texas Tech University
806/742-2442           Box 43191
FAX [phone]             Lubbock, TX  79409-3191
               WEBSITE: http://www.ttu.edu/~museum
********    "Eat with gusto and enthusiasm"    ********

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Date: Mon, 02 Feb 1998 18:07:18 +0000
From: Forrest Smouse <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: tanning deer hides

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jo tiger wrote:

> Can any of you mt. men tell me how to tan a deer hide leaving the hair
> ON?

  I have heard several persons asking this same  and I have always
wondered why anyone would want a deer hide with the hair on.   Many years
ago I was give a moose hide that was tanned hair on and the tanning was an
excellent peace of work.  The problem is no matter what I did or where I
put it, the hair won't stay in and gets all over everything. I know
several people who have deer hides with the hair on and they have the same
problem.   If you still want it hair on the tanning process is no
different than that of tanning without the hair.  You just wash the oils
out of the hair and don't remove the hair.

Forrest Smouse
Uintah Basin Applied Technology Center

Smouse Geneology

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<P>jo tiger wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE>Can any of you mt. men tell me how to tan a deer
hide leaving the hair
<BR>ON?</BLOCKQUOTE>
  I have heard several persons asking this same  and I have always
wondered why anyone would want a deer hide with the hair on.
Many years ago I was give a moose hide that was tanned hair on and the
tanning was an excellent peace of work.  The problem is no matter
what I did or where I put it, the hair won't stay in and gets all over
everything. I know several people who have deer hides with the hair on
and they have the same problem.   If you still want it hair on
the tanning process is no different than that of tanning without the hair.
You just wash the oils out of the hair and don't remove the hair.

<P>Forrest Smouse
<BR>Uintah Basin Applied Technology Center
<BR>
<BR><A HREF="www.ubatc.tec.ut.us/haz/forrest.html">Smouse Geneology</A></HTML>

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Date: Mon, 2 Feb 1998 20:42:17 -0600
From: [e-mail] (jo tiger)
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: tanning deer hides

Thanks for the info. Why hair on? Well, my deer hunting friend thought
it would make a pretty throw rug or wall tapestry if it had the hair. I
donno. Kinda like why you leave the "hair" on a fur coat, maybe?

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Date: Mon, 2 Feb 1998 22:51:08 -0500
From: Barry Powell <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: parched corn

At 08:21 AM 2/2/98 -0600, you wrote:
>Ok ye old corn parchers, what kind of corn do you parch?  Do you dry
>sweet corn, use field corn, or grow the old kind of corn.
>
>Thanks much,
>
>Jim
>
>
I always used dry sweet corn but field corn will work if the sugar content
is high enough.

BP

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Date: Mon, 2 Feb 1998 23:00:56 -0500
From: Barry Powell <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: tanning deer hides

At 11:17 AM 2/2/98 -0600, you wrote:
>Can any of you mt. men tell me how to tan a deer hide leaving the hair
>ON?
>
>

I use 10 gallons of water, 10 lbs. of salt, and 2 lbs. of alum.
Mix well in a tank of some sort. Flesh the hide and submerse in the mixture.
Turn it and stir it twice a day for 4 or 5 days. Remove from solution and
dry, then rub warm vegetable oil into the skin side and work it around a
post to soften it.

I have one that I did 15 years ago and the hair is still on tight. We use
ours as a rug or blanket when in camp.

BP

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Date: Mon, 2 Feb 1998 20:25:29 -0800 (PST)
From: zaslow <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: Other guns of the Corp of Discovery

Rick,

A good resource for the guns carried by the Corps of Discovery is listed in
Carl P. Russell's book, "Firearms, Traps, & Tools of the Mountain Men" on
pages 37-43 (Rifles with Lewis and Clark), pages 43 & 44 (Pistols) and pages
44 & 45 (Meriwether Lewis's Air Gun.)  Hope this helps.

Best Regards,

Jerry (Meriwether) Zaslow #1488
________________________________________________________________________________


>: From: Rick Williams <[e-mail]>
>: To: [e-mail]; [e-mail]
>: Subject: MtMan-List: Other guns of the Corp of Discovery
>: Date: Friday, January 30, 1998 2:58 PM
>:
>: Hail the list!
>:
>: I've had an interest to determine which arms the Corp of Discovery
>: used beside the pre 1803 Harper's Ferry.  My personna is that of a
>: non-military member of the Corp.  Probably one of the so called
>: Kentucky "nine."


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Date: Tue, 03 Feb 1998 05:52:33 GMT
From: [e-mail] (Roy Parker)
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: smoothbore fix

On Wed, 28 Jan 1998 13:25:44 -0500, you wrote:

>Hello the list,
>
>Well, found out the trouble with my smoothbore not suckin down those=20
>.600 ball. Considering some of the shotgun/smoothbore topics lately,=20
>some of you are going to get mad at me. I took it back up to Fort=20
>Chambers Gun Shop where I got it and we checked it out. Well, it=20
>turns out it is jug choked! No wonder it was shooting shot so well.
>Anyhow, good thing I didn't put a ball thru it. Now here comes the=20
>part that may make some of you mad, I left it to have the jug=20
>choke reamed out. My original purpose was to have something I could=20
>shoot either shot or ball, so I'm having this done. Man, she did=20
>shoot a great pattern though. I hope I can get a decent one=20
>afterwards. We couldn't even get a .570 ball down very easily until=20
>about an inch and a half down the bore and then it just fell in. I'm=20
>afraid the choke would act as an obstruction, so I thought it best to=20
>get it reamed.
>That's the scoop. I'm now waiting not so patiently to get it again!

Scott, I may have missed several messages from this point on.  This is
the last message I saw.  From my reading (and I stress reading, no
personal experience here) my understanding is that a jug-choked bore
has essentially no effect on patched ball accuracy once the barrel is
properly adjusted.

I assume adjustment means judicious filing/relieving of the bore to
make the patched ball/shot load fly in the proper direction.  Would
putting more taper on the jug choke alleviate the flyers found in the
patched round ball, or does the choke really need to be totally
removed?

I don't have one of these smooth-bore types, but would like to know
the answers to my questions just in case I hit the lottery or
something.  A smoothbore or some sort (actually a Bess
probably-someone as bad a shot as me needs all the lead he can get) is
next on my "needs" list.

Much obliged for any info you care to share.
Roy Parker, Booshway, 1998 SW Regional Rendezvous, [e-mail]
=46ull SW Rendezvous info available at http://www.sat.net/~robenhaus
Buckskinner, Brewer, Blacksmith and other "B"'s, including "BS".

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Date: Mon, 02 Feb 1998 23:33:44 -0800
From: Bob Killingsworth <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: tanning deer hides

WIDD-Tim Austin (WIDD-Tim Austin) wrote:
>
> Jo Tiger asked if anyone could tell how to tan a deer hide with the hair
> on.
>
> The question I have is why would anyone want a deer hide tanned with
> hair on?
>
> The answer is the same as with the hair off, just omit the de-hair step.
>
> Tim Austin
There can be some really cool coats and such made using hair on leather.
There are several uses for hair on.

Soaring Eagle

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Date: Mon, 02 Feb 1998 22:22:31 -0800
From: tigrbo1 <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: Other guns of the Corp of Discovery

JON P TOWNS wrote:
>I have read and know for a fact that the Corp had Air Rifles

Greetings Jon,

    Many moons ago I paid a visit to Ft. Clatsap a few miles west of
Astoria, Ore. on the northern oregon coast, and while there I also
toured their museum. They had on display (replica?) air guns used by
Lewis & Clark that used a spheariod air tank that attached about where a
magizene would go on a modern rifle. Very interesting.
    To all who are interested, The 21st Annual Muzzle Loading Arms &
Pioneer Crafts Show put on by the Cascade Mtn. Men will be held on March
7 & 8 1998 at the King County Fair Grounds in Enumclaw, Wa.. This is a
fun little event with at least 100 tables of merchants, organizations,
displays, demos and such spanning F&I to cowboy action groups. Hours are
9am to 5pm. Admission is $3.00, 12 and under are free. Info # is
206-763-1698

Best regards,

Terry Smith

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Date: Tue, 3 Feb 1998 02:12:20 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: parched corn

In a message dated 98-02-02 10:44:50 EST, you write:

<<  Do you dry sweet corn, use field corn,

Yes

< or grow the old kind of corn. >>

Would try it if I had seed.
NM

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Date: Tue, 3 Feb 1998 10:43:08 -0500
From: "Scott Allen" <[e-mail]>
Subject: MtMan-List: Ft. Frederick Rifle Raffle

Hello List(s)

For those of you who bought tickets for the rifle raffle. Last
night's number was 947 and no ticket was sold for that number.
Therefore, Maryland's Tuesday evening pick 3 number will be used
and so on until we get a winner.
So thanks to all who bought tickets and good luck. I'll report when
we get a winner.


Your most humble servant,
Scott Allen
Hunter and Scout for Fort Frederick
Fairplay, MD
http://members.tripod.com/~SCOTT

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Date: Tue, 3 Feb 1998 11:07:31 -0500
From: kat <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: MtMan-List: Iroquois at 1825 rendezvous

no, then you would have been an elf.  Could you please post your source for the hat?

Kat

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Date: Tue, 3 Feb 1998 11:11:22 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: tanning deer hides

Need anyone be cautioned about wearing "fur on" coats in the woods during
hunting or even non-huntng seasons.

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Date: Tue, 03 Feb 1998 11:01:24 -0600
From: WIDD-Tim Austin (WIDD-Tim Austin) <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: tanning deer hides -Reply

Yes, have plenty that I used for the floor of my tepee, did not finish them
entirely since they were going to be a floor and did not need to be real
soft on the flesh side.

Because of the hair going all the time, it gets everywhere, and thus
makes it not a good idea to tan a deer hide with hair on.  The stuff gets
everywhere, and the crazy thing is that they never look like they have
less hair.  Have 2 large ones from MN that have had for 15 years, still
lots of hair comes off, but not sign of them getting to be less hair.

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Date: Tue, 03 Feb 1998 11:02:47 -0600
From: WIDD-Tim Austin (WIDD-Tim Austin) <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: tanning deer hides -Reply

That is true, however, not deer.  Have several things with hair on, not
deer, bobcat, fox, coyote, skunk, bear to name some, but not deer.

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Date: Tue, 3 Feb 1998 14:42:08 -0500
From: "Scott Allen" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: smoothbore fix

Roy,

>From what I understand, I was mistaken in calling what I have "jug
choking". A jug choke is where the barrel is cylinder bore to a
certain point towards the muzzle end of the barrel and then it flares
out for a short distance before returning to cylinder bore for the
remainder of the distance. My barrel goes from 20 gauge at the breech
and tapers (is choked) down to 24 gauge at the muzzle. To shoot a
ball thru a  jug choke, from what I'm told, is no problem. To shoot
one from a tapered or choked barrel like mine could be an invitation
to disaster. A ball quite possibly could wedge itself on the way out
and then the barrel would look like a banana peel (along with my
head).
The fix for my gun is a simple removing or reaming of the taper to
make it a cylinder bore.
Hope this clears it up.



Your most humble servant,
Scott Allen
Hunter and Scout for Fort Frederick
Fairplay, MD
http://members.tripod.com/~SCOTT

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Date: Tue, 3 Feb 1998 16:24:40 -0800
From: "Jim or Maryellen Majoros" <[e-mail]>
Subject: MtMan-List: smallpox

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Date: Tue, 03 Feb 1998 13:57:16 -0800
From: Flying Cloud <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: Other guns of the Corp of Discovery

tigrbo1 wrote:
>
> JON P TOWNS wrote:
> >I have read and know for a fact that the Corp had Air Rifles
>
> Greetings Jon,
>
>         Many moons ago I paid a visit to Ft. Clatsap a few miles west of
> Astoria, Ore. on the northern oregon coast, and while there I also
> toured their museum. They had on display (replica?) air guns used by
> Lewis & Clark that used a spheariod air tank that attached about where a
> magizene would go on a modern rifle. Very interesting.
>>
> Best regards,
>
> Terry Smith

Hi terry
    They now say the air that was on display at the fort is the same type
as used by Lewis,  the one he used had the air tank in the stock.
- --


Jim Ellison,  http://www.rosenet.net/~flyingcd

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Date: Tue, 03 Feb 1998 16:27:15 -0600 (CST)
From: [e-mail] (Henry B. Crawford)
Subject: RE: MtMan-List: Iroquois at 1825 rendezvous

>no, then you would have been an elf.  Could you please post your source for
>the hat?
>
>Kat

My red toque (voyageur's hat) came from Jas. Townsend.  16.00 plus shipping
as per the Spring 1998 catalog.

*****************************************
Henry B. Crawford        Curator of History
[e-mail]     Museum of Texas Tech University
806/742-2442           Box 43191
FAX [phone]             Lubbock, TX  79409-3191
               WEBSITE: http://www.ttu.edu/~museum
**************    "Make it so!"    ***************

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Date: Tue, 03 Feb 1998 17:59:15 -0600
From: John Kramer <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: parched corn

At 01:12 AM 2/3/98 , [e-mail] wrote:
>< or grow the old kind of corn. >>
>
>Would try it if I had seed.
>NM
>

Historic seeds for corn, beans, squash, melons and more; are available for
free (if you send back fresh new seed from your crop) from:

Agricultural Research U.S. Dept of Agriculture
National Seed Storage
Colo State University
Fort Collins, CO

John...

John T. Kramer, maker of:  Kramer's Best Antique Improver
>>>It makes wood wonderful<<<  -  >>>As good as old!<<<
http://www.kramerize.com/
mail to: john<[e-mail]>

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Date: Tue, 03 Feb 1998 17:03:49 -0800
From: Dale Nelson <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: tanning deer hides -Reply

WIDD-Tim Austin (WIDD-Tim Austin) wrote:
>
>   Have several things with hair on, not
> deer, bobcat, fox, coyote, skunk, bear to name some

Did you brain tan them, and if so how did you go about smoking them?
When I do buckskin I force the smoke through the hide.  I'm inclined to
think that a smoke house only gives a surface smoke and is less than
satisfactory.  I won a green coyote hide as a blanket prize one time,
and I alum tanned it, then made a hat.  The alum drew water out of the
air, and the inside of the hat would be wet, sometimes actuall dripping
water, and I couldn't get it rinsed out good enough to stop it, so had
to throw it away.
            Dale Nelson

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Date: Tue, 3 Feb 1998 21:19:58 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: parched corn

In a message dated 98-02-03 10:38:14 EST, you write:

<< Would try it if I had seed.
 NM >>

     Check  an issue of the Mother Earth News. They have a seed exchange for
people who want to keep the old types of fruits and vegetables alive and
prospering. If you don't see what you want they give addresses to write to...

                       Watch yer TopKnot
                        Missouri Mule

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Date: Tue, 03 Feb 98 22:14:46 PST
From: "Lanney Ratcliff" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: parched corn

You can place the corn one kernel deep in a shallow pan and do your
parching in a medium oven and wait for the popping sound.  As you say, keep
away from the grease.  I have known folks that ground up Corn Nuts
purchased from the snack counter, but these are plenty greasy. I have also
used blue corn (which also turns brown when parched).  I once traded a man
about  two pounds of crushed, parched blue corn (pinole) for a pewter
"turtle" spoon worth about $15,  and he thought he got the best of the
bargain.
Lanney Ratcliff
[e-mail]

- ----------
>
> Jim,
>
> Any dried corn will do. Dried white flint corn is probably the most
> authentic, although yellow is right too. I've done field corn which
> is actually probably closer to 18th century corn than any other we
> have today. All work well. Remember to parch in a dry skillet. Grease
> will make the corn go bad alot quicker. Heat a skillet to medium heat
> and roast until the kernal has turned a golden to dark brown. It will
> make a sound like popcorn while parching. Make sure not to burn it.
> It is ready when it will crush to a coarse powder.
> I like to mix a little raw sugar and pounded jerky with mine for the
> perfect trail food. Good luck.
>
>
> Your most humble servant,
> Scott Allen
> Hunter and Scout for Fort Frederick
> Fairplay, MD
> http://members.tripod.com/~SCOTT
>

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Date: Tue, 03 Feb 1998 18:04:30 -0800
From: tigrbo1 <[e-mail]>
Subject: MtMan-List: Re: Air guns

Flying Cloud wrote:

> Hi terry
>         They now say the air that was on display at the fort is the same type as used by Lewis,  the one he used had the air tank in the stock.

Greetings Jim,

    Perhaps Ft. Clatsop needs to tweek their displays a bit. Have you been
there lately? what condition is the fort in these days? Great web site
you've got. Do you get to any events up here in washington? Will you be
at the M/L Arms & Pioneer Crafts Show in Enumclaw (king cnty Fair
Grounds)in march?

Best regards,

Terry Smith

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Date: Tue, 03 Feb 1998 20:21:30 -0800
From: tigrbo1 <[e-mail]>
Subject: MtMan-List: Fort Nisqually Schedule

Greetings all,

        As a public service announcement (baltant plug) here is the list
of events at Ft. Nisqually for 1998. Ft. Nisqually is a Hudson Bay Co.
trade fort circa 1855. The fort is located at Point Defiance Zoo & Park
in Tacoma, Washington. Hours are :

Jan. 1 to Apr. 1 open Wednesday-Sunday 11am-4pm

Apr. 2 to May 24 Open Wednesday-Sunday 11am-5pm

May 25 to Sept. 7 Open daily 11am-6pm

Sept. 8 to Dec. 31 Open Wednesday-Sunday 11am-4pm

Admission: Adults $1.50 - Children .75 cents

Admission charged weekends: Apr., May, Sept., Oct.

Admission charged daily: June, July, Aug.

All buildings open and staffed. For information: 5400 N. Pearl St.,#11
Tacoma, Wa. 98407 Ph# (253)-591-5339

                          -Events Are-

Feb.21-LECTURE:"Murder at Butler Cove" by Dave Crooks at 2pm

Mar.21-LECTURE:"Restoration of the Factor's House" at 2pm

Apr.18-LIVING HISTORY DAY: 11am to 5pm Admission

May 16-QUEEN VICTORIA'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION: 11am to 5pm Admission

Jun.27-LECTURE:"Wilkes' Expedition" by Clint Cannon 2pm Free with fort
admission

Jul.24-LECTURE:"Peter Skene Ogden" by Jerry Ramsey 7pm

Aug.8&9-BRIGADE ENCAMPMENT: 11am to 5pm Admission

Sep.19-LIVING HISTORY DAY: 11am to 5pm Admission

Oct.2&3-CANDLELIGHT TOUR: (Reservations required. Tickets go on sale
September 1) 7pm to 11pm

Oct.23&24-STORYTELLING:"Bonfires, Beaver Pelts & Bogeymen" 7pm Admission

Nov.14-LIVING HISTORY DAY: 11am to 5pm Admission

Dec.5-NINETEENTH CENTURY CHRISTMAS:1pm to 4pm Admission

Best regards,

Terry Smith

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Date: Tue, 03 Feb 1998 21:32:37 EST
From: [e-mail] (Ted A Hart)
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: parched corn

Maybe you could check out the Heirloom Hertiage...I believe that's what
they're called.  They deal primarily with antique vegetables, fruits, and
crops that are rare.  You could try the Cherokee corn or the Blue Corn
which tortillas are made from...or whatnot.  Wouldn't be able to help you
on the address though.  Still am trying to locate the Mohawk address.

Forgot to explain that when you inquire of the seeds you are expected to
mail back the same amount that you got and keep the rest so that way the
seeds can go to some one else.

Ted

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Date: Wed, 04 Feb 1998 10:33:54 -0800
From: Flying Cloud <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: Re: Air guns

tigrbo1 wrote:
>
> Flying Cloud wrote:
>
> > Hi terry
> >         They now say the air that was on display at the fort is the same type as used by Lewis,  the one he used had the air tank in the stock.
>
> Greetings Jim,
>
>         Perhaps Ft. Clatsop needs to tweek their displays a bit. Have you been
> there lately? what condition is the fort in these days? Great web site
> you've got. Do you get to any events up here in washington? Will you be
> at the M/L Arms & Pioneer Crafts Show in Enumclaw (king cnty Fair
> Grounds)in march?
>
> Best regards,
>
> Terry Smith

Yes, Donna and I spent the day at the fort this last summer, the air gun
is no longer on display, we where able to pick several books on Clark
for our great nephews who are direct decendents of Clark.
- --


Jim Ellison,  http://www.rosenet.net/~flyingcd

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