I will have to do some digging tonight, where several articles over the years in Buckskin Report, Muzzleloader, Muzzle Blasts, etc. of folks having dogs with them from the earliest recorded records of North American settlements, scouts, long hunters to reports of bands of dogs becoming a problem for settlers after the Indian Wars. Don't forget that big dog that Lewis & Clark had or the voyagers dogs and those stories.
I see what I have stored away and some references.
Another thought was the large number of dogs that the Indians had for work, company and if need be food.
Later
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Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 17:45:39 -0600
From: Daniel Kimball <texasbluboy@bigplanet.com>
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: Dogs?
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Hello list members, I have been lurking for about 2 months because of my
interest in AMM. This is the first time I had anything to say, I sure
didn't know that those Dutch Ovens were so involved. But, Matt in Texas
was asking about the Mountain Men having dogs. I have read several
accounts of Mountain Men, one being Hugh Glass, and in most of the books
that mentioned anything about dogs they said that the Mountain Men
didn't have dogs. They said that if there was someone trailing them and
the dog started barking it would let them know where they were at and
that would draw attention to them making it easier to locate them if
they were trying to avoid being found. In Hugh Glass, it said that the
only friend a Mountain Man had was his gun. I am no authority by no
means, but thought that I would relay at least what I have read and also
introduce myself as a lurker and have much interest in what you are
saying. I have learn a lot just reading all the threads that have been
running the last 2 months. I have enjoyed most of what I read and what I
didn't like I just ignored it like most of you.
Sincerely,
Daniel"TexasBluBoy"Kimball
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members, I have been lurking for about 2 months because of my interest
in AMM. This is the first time I had anything to say, I sure didn't know
that those Dutch Ovens were so involved. But, Matt in Texas was asking
about the Mountain Men having dogs. I have read several accounts of Mountain
Men, one being Hugh Glass, and in most of the books that mentioned anything
about dogs they said that the Mountain Men didn't have dogs. They said
that if there was someone trailing them and the dog started barking it
would let them know where they were at and that would draw attention to
them making it easier to locate them if they were trying to avoid being
found. In Hugh Glass, it said that the only friend a Mountain Man had was
his gun. I am no authority by no means, but thought that I would relay
at least what I have read and also introduce myself as a lurker and have
much interest in what you are saying. I have learn a lot just reading all
the threads that have been running the last 2 months. I have enjoyed most
of what I read and what I didn't like I just ignored it like most of you.</font></font></font></i><i><font face="Baskerville"><font color="#000066"><font size=+1></font></font></font></i>
