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Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2003 05:41:16 -0700 (MST)
From: amm1616@earthlink.net
Subject: Re: Re: MtMan-List: long hair & whiskey
Jim,
The toas whiskey that came up the front range and to the
forts in the west came on the backs of mules in small kegs.
This wheat based drink (toas lightning) when then taken to
places like El Pueblo where it was put into larger containers and deluted to be sold at the forts or sold to the smaller traders in the area.
The reason for the small kegs, was that there wasn't a wagon
raod over the old la veta pass, so animals had to be used for a
while. When wagon roads like the raton pass was openned up to its traffic, changes were made to all forms of trading.
On the hair question, it is always hard to say. We do have descriptions of men with shoulder length hair, but most of miller's, kane's and bodmer's works show hair that was over the ear. I think that alot depended on how long the man was in the west and what he felt he wanted to look like.
mike.
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From: James MacKannai <mackannai@hotmail.com>
Sent: 03/03/03 06:35 PM
To: hist_text@xmission.com
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: long hair & whiskey
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Hello again,
I have two more questions. I sure hope there ain't a limit on questions.
Number one. How long is long hair on a mountain man. I remember reading
"down to the shoulders" several times. Anyone find anything different?
Number two. Since mountain men didn't carry canteens much even on horses,
(see, I have been readin' y'all's old posts)I was wondering about
something.
I read somewhere that whiskey was hauled to rendezvous in custom
containers
shaped to fit the side of a horse, I think they were tin but wouldn't
stake
my life on it. Is there any record with more detail about those
containers?
Maybe that would be a good way to haul water around after we drink all the
whiskey!
I'm still new to this computer stuff so if I can do anything that works
