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From: owner-hist_text-digest@lists.xmission.com (hist_text-digest)
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hist_text-digest Wednesday, May 23 2001 Volume 01 : Number 804
In this issue:
-áááááá Re: MtMan-List: why walnut dye?
-áááááá Re: MtMan-List: why walnut dye?
-áááááá Re: MtMan-List: why walnut dye?
-áááááá Re: MtMan-List: why walnut dye?
-áááááá Re: MtMan-List: why walnut dye?
-áááááá RE: MtMan-List: why walnut dye?
-áááááá MtMan-List: Date: Mon, 21 May 2001 22:09:55 -0500
-áááááá Re: MtMan-List: why walnut dye?
-áááááá Re: MtMan-List: Lewis & Clark Flag
-áááááá Re: MtMan-List: why walnut dye?
-áááááá Re: MtMan-List: why walnut dye?
-áááááá Re: MtMan-List: was walnut dye/now how to make bacon?
-áááááá Re: MtMan-List: Walnut dye
-áááááá Re: MtMan-List: Pack animals
-áááááá Re: MtMan-List: was walnut dye/now how to make bacon?
-áááááá Re: MtMan-List: why walnut dye?
-áááááá Re: MtMan-List: was walnut dye/now how to make bacon?
-áááááá Re: MtMan-List:black walnut fishing--
-áááááá Re: MtMan-List: was walnut dye/now how to make bacon?
-áááááá Re: MtMan-List:black walnut fishing--
-áááááá Re: MtMan-List: was walnut dye/now how to make bacon?
-áááááá Re: MtMan-List:black walnut fishing--
-áááááá Re: MtMan-List: was walnut dye/now how to make bacon?
-áááááá Re: MtMan-List:black walnut fishing--
-áááááá Re: MtMan-List:black walnut fishing--
-áááááá Re: MtMan-List:black walnut fishing--
-áááááá Re: MtMan-List:black walnut fishing--
-áááááá MtMan-List: tribute
-áááááá Re: MtMan-List: tribute
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Date: Mon, 21 May 2001 11:58:40 -0700 (PDT)
From: Chris Sega <chrissega1@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: why walnut dye?
For what region, for who? I will agree it is
historically correct for Eastern portions of the
country. I will accept that it could have been worn
into the RMFT on a person fresh from the settlements.
My premise is that it would not have been a common
dyestuff for the RMFT. Lets leave all other
longhunter, F&I, etc etc out of it. If black walnuts
grow in Missouri, Ok i'm thinkin it ain't improbable
that it would have found its way into the cloth and
shirts traded at rendezvous. If it does not grow in
that area, Im willin to bet it didn't find its way
into the RMFT. As for someone using it because they
like its look on their outfit, OK, go for it. Hell,
most garments at rendezvous are not dyed like it used
to be in the past anyhow. I'm really trying to get to
the bottom of the whole walnutskinning thing anyhow.
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Date: Mon, 21 May 2001 12:27:36 -0700 (PDT)
From: George Noe <gnoe39@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: why walnut dye?
- --- Chris Sega <chrissega1@yahoo.com> wrote:
> For what region, for who? > My premise is that it
would not have been a common
> dyestuff for the RMFT.
> If it does not grow in
> that area, Im willin to bet it didn't find its way
> into the RMFT. I'm really trying to get
> to
> the bottom of the whole walnutskinning thing anyhow.
>
> Chris,
In my "Flora of Missouri" Julian A. Steyermark; Iowa
State University Press. Ames, Iowa. cat Card #62-12193
First printing 1963, second printing 1968.
He shows the Black Walnut, Juglans nigra f. nigra,
growing in every county of Missouri. since this is a
"native" tree, I suppect it was growing there in the
1800's.
"If" it was used in the MT's as a dye is still up for
grabs, but they certainly had access to them.
My $0.02
grn
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Date: Mon, 21 May 2001 16:58:44 -0400
From: "Tim Jewell" <tjewell@home.com>
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: why walnut dye?
Hello the list,
Just some thoughts I have about this thread are: when we talk about dyeing,
I think more along the lines of what was available to the mountain man
instead of what he did. It occurs to me that trappers would have taken
little if any time and effort to do any dyeing for himself. Given that,
walnut and other "natural" dyes would have been used by home dyers along the
frontier and by the native peoples. The use of such material would seem to
be likely but not the trapper dyeing it himself.
As for the colors that were worn, I believe the inventories and trade lists
reveal alot. The most common colors of both ready made items and material
do not seem to show any particular concern for trying to blend in to nature.
A quick read of colors on the trade lists show white, yellow, scarlet,
crimson, sky blue, navy blue, green and pink among others. Also, the
material was available in stripes, checks, plaids, prints and solids.
Camoflage seems to be more of a 20th century concept. I think the mountain
man/frontiersman/indian etc. thought more along the idea of being stealthy
when needed.
Just my humble opinion,
Tim
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Date: Mon, 21 May 2001 19:08:36 EDT
From: Traphand@aol.com
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: why walnut dye?
Hi List,
On the walnut dye issue, has anyone considered that the
RM Trapper needed to dye his traps in order to help camoflauge
them from Indians and other trappers?
It wouldn't take much effort to toss in your clothes at the
same time to get that darker affect on them too.
This might help settle the issue of clothing being browned,
grayed, etc. Having trapped myself, (yep did that too!!)
I have found that unless you've actually gone through the
learning process of trapping, prepping to trap, etc., one
might not understand the reasons behind some of these
things----like the trap dying, etc.
Traphand
Rick Petzoldt
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Date: Mon, 21 May 2001 16:58:50 -0700 (PDT)
From: Chris Sega <chrissega1@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: why walnut dye?
- --- Tim Jewell <tjewell@home.com> wrote:
> Hello the list,
>
> Just some thoughts I have about this thread are:
> when we talk about dyeing,
> I think more along the lines of what was available
> to the mountain man
> instead of what he did. It occurs to me that
> trappers would have taken
> little if any time and effort to do any dyeing for
> himself.
Thats it. Thats what I was gettin at! As for Black
Walnuts bein in MO, Ok now it makes more sense. But I
do Agree, No-one would have spent time dyin anything,
and a buckskin shirt passes for camo pretty well.
I'll bet Ol Gabe could sneak up on one of us wearin a
dayglo orange tutu and tinkerbells because its skill,
not how ya look. VBG
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Date: Mon, 21 May 2001 20:12:13 -0500
From: Todd <farseer@swbell.net>
Subject: RE: MtMan-List: why walnut dye?
I'm on the extreme western edge of Missouri, and black walnuts grow all =
over here, and well into Kansas. Fact, I harvested a 10 gallon bucket =
of hulls over around Lawrence KS last fall.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-hist_text@lists.xmission.com
> [mailto:owner-hist_text@lists.xmission.com]On Behalf Of Chris Sega
> Sent: Monday, May 21, 2001 1:59 PM
> To: hist_text@lists.xmission.com
> Subject: Re: MtMan-List: why walnut dye?
>=20
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> For what region, for who? I will agree it is
> historically correct for Eastern portions of the
> country. I will accept that it could have been worn
> into the RMFT on a person fresh from the settlements.=20
> My premise is that it would not have been a common
> dyestuff for the RMFT. Lets leave all other
> longhunter, F&I, etc etc out of it. If black walnuts
> grow in Missouri, Ok i'm thinkin it ain't improbable
> that it would have found its way into the cloth and
> shirts traded at rendezvous. If it does not grow in
> that area, Im willin to bet it didn't find its way
> into the RMFT. As for someone using it because they
> like its look on their outfit, OK, go for it. Hell,
> most garments at rendezvous are not dyed like it used
> to be in the past anyhow. I'm really trying to get to
> the bottom of the whole walnutskinning thing anyhow.
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Date: Mon, 21 May 2001 21:08:45 -0600
From: "Lanney Ratcliff" <amm1585@hyperusa.com>
Subject: MtMan-List: Date: Mon, 21 May 2001 22:09:55 -0500
Angela Gottfried, would you please post me off list? Thanks.
Lanney Ratcliff
amm1585@hyperusa.com
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Date: Mon, 21 May 2001 22:12:42 -0500
From: "Lanney Ratcliff" <amm1585@hyperusa.com>
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: why walnut dye?
Todd wrote:
I'm on the extreme western edge of Missouri, and black walnuts grow all over
here, and well into Kansas. Fact, I harvested a 10 gallon bucket of hulls
over around Lawrence KS last fall.
My father used to harvest black walnuts in east Texas.....not to dye
clothes, but to fish with.
Lanney Ratcliff
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Date: Mon, 21 May 2001 20:12:18 -0700
From: "pat broehl" <patbroehl@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: Lewis & Clark Flag
>>Subject: MtMan-List: Lewis & Clark Flag
>Date: Sun, 20 May 2001 21:26:27 -0600
>
>YMOS
>Ghosting Wolf
I'm interested also, very much. Would like to hear from any informed
source. , please. And thank you, Ghosting Wolf for bringing this up.
Itsaquain
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Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 02:35:54 EDT
From: SWzypher@aol.com
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: why walnut dye?
In a message dated 5/21/1 5:09:57 PM, Traphand@aol.com writes:
<<On the walnut dye issue, has anyone considered that the
RM Trapper needed to dye his traps in order to help camoflauge
them from Indians and other trappers?
It wouldn't take much effort to toss in your clothes at the
same time to get that darker affect on them too.
>>
This is pure supposition. I have NEVER heard of a trapper of that era
dying traps as contemporary Victor users ( and others) do. I have seen hand
forged traps that needed no dying from day one. One the other hand I have
never read any of a mountan man or a frontiersman doing any dying (of
fabric). They didn't spin, weave, tailor, or fabricate their fabric
clothing. This was not their trade. Those who did the fabrication did
whatever dying was done, which included the expensive indigos or the more
common tans and browns.
To return to the original message that began this round of speculation
(without documentation) the gentleman wanted to know HOW to dye with walnut
hulls and what sources.
By now he has his question answered. Anyone who wants to have an
historically correct shirt may Certainly use any of a number of colors of the
period and remain above reproach. Unless someone has some documentation on
"mountain men, their clothes, and their dying techniques" perhaps we would do
well to put this one to rest.
Most sincerely
Richard James
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Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 08:27:26 EDT
From: Traphand@aol.com
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: why walnut dye?
rich,
In any of your reading does in say anything about trapers waxing their
traps.I was wondering if you every read this?
Traphand
Rick Petzoldt
Traphand@aol.com
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Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 07:00:40 -0700
From: "Ole B. Jensen" <olebjensen@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: was walnut dye/now how to make bacon?
Dick,
You are right as always, It's hard enough to keep them working without
having to worry about color.
The color of clothes is well documented from the 1600's to the present.
Judging by Crazy Cyot's outfit dye was not needed to darken clothes (ha ha).
Now I have a new question, does anyone have an old ricipe for making bacon
without salt peter or sodiom nitrate? and only using Salt?
YMOS
Ole # 718
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>From: SWzypher@aol.com
>To: hist_text@lists.xmission.com
>Subject: Re: MtMan-List: why walnut dye?
>Date: Mon, May 21, 2001, 11:35 PM
>
>
>In a message dated 5/21/1 5:09:57 PM, Traphand@aol.com writes:
>
><<On the walnut dye issue, has anyone considered that the
>RM Trapper needed to dye his traps in order to help camoflauge
>them from Indians and other trappers?
>
>It wouldn't take much effort to toss in your clothes at the
>same time to get that darker affect on them too.
>>>
>
> This is pure supposition. I have NEVER heard of a trapper of that era
>dying traps as contemporary Victor users ( and others) do. I have seen hand
>forged traps that needed no dying from day one. One the other hand I have
>never read any of a mountan man or a frontiersman doing any dying (of
>fabric). They didn't spin, weave, tailor, or fabricate their fabric
>clothing. This was not their trade. Those who did the fabrication did
>whatever dying was done, which included the expensive indigos or the more
>common tans and browns.
> To return to the original message that began this round of speculation
>(without documentation) the gentleman wanted to know HOW to dye with walnut
>hulls and what sources.
>By now he has his question answered. Anyone who wants to have an
>historically correct shirt may Certainly use any of a number of colors of the
>period and remain above reproach. Unless someone has some documentation on
>"mountain men, their clothes, and their dying techniques" perhaps we would do
>well to put this one to rest.
>Most sincerely
>Richard James
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Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 09:10:07 EDT
From: TrapRJoe@aol.com
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: Walnut dye
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Don Cooper, who is a skinner himself and was also President of the Texas
Trappers Assn. for several years, sells trapping supplies. He can be reached
at P.O. Box 1107, Lindlae, TX. 75771.
Traps have been died for as long as I can find a history of steel traps. It
protects them from rusting. They also used the "ink balls" off of oak trees.
Joe
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<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>Don Cooper, who is a skinner himself and was also President of the Texas
<BR>Trappers Assn. for several years, sells trapping supplies. He can be reached
<BR>at P.O. Box 1107, Lindlae, TX. 75771.
<BR>
<BR>Traps have been died for as long as I can find a history of steel traps. It
<BR>protects them from rusting. They also used the "ink balls" off of oak trees.
<BR>
<BR> Joe</FONT></HTML>
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Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 09:19:01 EDT
From: TrapRJoe@aol.com
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: Pack animals
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Does anyone have plans for a pack saddle for burrows as the Santa Fe group
would have used?
Joe
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<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>Does anyone have plans for a pack saddle for burrows as the Santa Fe group
<BR>would have used?
<BR>
<BR> Joe</FONT></HTML>
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Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 10:05:52 -0400
From: "John Hunt" <jhunt1@one.net>
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: was walnut dye/now how to make bacon?
Ole`,
Morton's tender quick curing salt use to have info on salt preserving
meats. Here in my area I get it at a farm supply store. Possible a super
type grocery store might carry it. At times hard to come by. Low supply,
stores don`t sell very much.
John (BIG JOHN) Hunt
longhunter
mountainman
how to make bacon?
> Now I have a new question, does anyone have an old ricipe for making bacon
> without salt peter or sodiom nitrate? and only using Salt?
> YMOS
> Ole # 718
>
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Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 13:24:55 EDT
From: SWzypher@aol.com
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: why walnut dye?
In a message dated 5/22/1 6:29:37 AM, Traphand@aol.com writes:
<< In any of your reading does in say anything about trapers waxing their
traps.I was wondering if you every read this?
Traphand
Rick Petzoldt
Traphand@aol.com>>
Rick
Hi. After reading your note (and remembering my mood last night when I
sent my message) I thought I would read through some of my references on
early traps. I can find no instance of waxing on early(er) traps. Think of
the circumstances of the day and the probability of wax . . . Parafin was not
on the available list. Bees wax had to come AFTER bees were established on
this continent and so was available only in the east to begin with (The
"English Flies", as the Indians called them, were an import. I remember
reading from an early 1700s journal of venturers going west - west, that is
from the east coast . . . the comment was that the writer was surprised that
bees had migrated that far west. I believe Charles Hansen included a feature
on bees and such in one of the Museum of the Fur Trade quarterlies sevearal
years ago.) Anyway . . . In the absence of an abundance of bees' wax,
through the 1700s colonial Americans boiled bayberries and skimmed bayberry
wax floating on the water to make into candles. The point is - the
availability of wax . . . scarce in the east and not available in the
mountains. I have seen no entries in inventory lists mentioning bees' wax
before 1840. This is saying only that I have seen no record or journal entry
with such reference and presume these had-made traps were used "as-is" from
the forge.
Sincerly
Richard James
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Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 13:34:25 EDT
From: SWzypher@aol.com
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: was walnut dye/now how to make bacon?
In a message dated 5/22/1 7:03:20 AM, olebjensen@earthlink.net writes:
<<Now I have a new question, does anyone have an old ricipe for making bacon
without salt peter or sodiom nitrate? and only using Salt?
YMOS
Ole # 718>>
Salt and brown sugar (I know you can't consume it but the old bacon-makers
didn't know that). It can be soaked for several weeks, cool, and then hung
and smoked. I did it once - O.K. - twice by hanging it in the top of my tipi
- - flaps closed - and kept a smokey fire churning under it for about five
days. When finished the meat was good (whole pig - not just the bacon)but
the tipi smelled so good I would have eaten it as well.
Sincerly wishing you good luck with your project
Richard James
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Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 11:46:50 -0400
From: hawknest4@juno.com
Subject: Re: MtMan-List:black walnut fishing--
lanny
how do you fish with black walnuts---inquireing minds want to know---
Nuff said----
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Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 12:54:45 -0400
From: hawknest4@juno.com
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: was walnut dye/now how to make bacon?
ole---
grind rock salt and brown sugar together mix up a good paiste and coat
the bacon then pack the bacon in the above dry mixture and store in a
cool place for a couple of weeks then take it to the smoker and smoke it
as usual---you can coat it with loquid smoke if you wish but i personally
dont like the added smoke flaver
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Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 15:59:03 -0400
From: "D. Miles" <deforge1@bright.net>
Subject: Re: MtMan-List:black walnut fishing--
Hawk,
I will give you a starting hint.. Look around REAL careful like to be sure
the Gamewarden is at the cafe' havin' his morning coffee..<G>
D
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Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 17:57:51 -0700
From: "Ole B. Jensen" <olebjensen@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: was walnut dye/now how to make bacon?
Dick,
Are you going to be at Cache Valley this weekend?. You should have seen the
land.
Ole # 718
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>From: SWzypher@aol.com
>To: hist_text@lists.xmission.com
>Subject: Re: MtMan-List: was walnut dye/now how to make bacon?
>Date: Tue, May 22, 2001, 10:34 AM
>
>
>In a message dated 5/22/1 7:03:20 AM, olebjensen@earthlink.net writes:
>
><<Now I have a new question, does anyone have an old ricipe for making bacon
>without salt peter or sodiom nitrate? and only using Salt?
>YMOS
>Ole # 718>>
>
>Salt and brown sugar (I know you can't consume it but the old bacon-makers
>didn't know that). It can be soaked for several weeks, cool, and then hung
>and smoked. I did it once - O.K. - twice by hanging it in the top of my tipi
>- flaps closed - and kept a smokey fire churning under it for about five
>days. When finished the meat was good (whole pig - not just the bacon)but
>the tipi smelled so good I would have eaten it as well.
>Sincerly wishing you good luck with your project
>Richard James
>
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Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 20:28:55 -0500
From: "Lanney Ratcliff" <amm1585@hyperusa.com>
Subject: Re: MtMan-List:black walnut fishing--
lanny
how do you fish with black walnuts---inquireing minds want to know---
Hawk
During the great depression my father and lots of others in east Texas
would gather a burlap bag (a "tow sack" to him) full of black walnuts and
beat on them enough to bust crush the outer hulls....not the hard shell, but
the fibrous outer hull....and sink the whole sack in a pool of still (or
barely moving) water. The walnut hulls would leach out into the water and
would send most of the fish in the pool to the surface, belly up. Sort of a
natural rotenone. The fish would be suffocated, some only stunned, and
would be safe to eat. Lord knows how long this practice has been used. I
would guess since walnuts have been around.
I presume that such practice was illegal even then and is certainly illegal
now. However, in those days feeding the family was more important that
whatever game laws prevailed and they did what they needed to do. When my
dad's family was relatively flush with money (sic) they would purchase two
or three shotgun shells.....not boxes full, mind you....to hunt. He also
used a slingshot (not his term, unfortunately) to feed the family. Rabbits,
mostly. In such times anything goes.
I'm glad somebody asked. Such tales shed a little perspective on those who
came before us.
YMOS
Lanney Ratcliff
ps: If you want to try out the walnut hull trick I would suggest using your
brother in law's aquarium.
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Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 00:39:47 EDT
From: SWzypher@aol.com
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: was walnut dye/now how to make bacon?
In a message dated 5/22/1 6:02:07 PM, olebjensen@earthlink.net writes:
<<Are you going to be at Cache Valley this weekend?.>>
nyet
D.
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Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 00:53:28 EDT
From: SWzypher@aol.com
Subject: Re: MtMan-List:black walnut fishing--
In a message dated 5/22/1 7:27:01 PM, amm1585@hyperusa.com writes:
<< gather a burlap bag (a "tow sack" to him) full of black walnuts and
beat on them enough to bust crush the outer hulls....not the hard shell, but
the fibrous outer hull....and sink the whole sack in a pool of still (or
barely moving) water. The walnut hulls would leach out into the water and
would send most of the fish in the pool to the surface, belly up. Sort of a
natural rotenone.>>
Many years ago I heard the same thing but with buckeyes. I never imagined it
would work with walnuts. Anyone - Lonnie - ever try buckeyes??
RJames
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Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 23:54:14 -0400
From: hawknest4@juno.com
Subject: Re: MtMan-List:black walnut fishing--
D
just like his coffee---hell of a trick for a good brim hole---thanks---
"HAWK"
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Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 00:55:47 -0400
From: hawknest4@juno.com
Subject: Re: MtMan-List:black walnut fishing--
thanks lanny i thought that was the way it was done just didnt realize
that the acid in the walnuts would do that to fish---might be something
good to remember for the future or something like that---you know i will
stay legal of course----
"HAWK"
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Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 07:33:28 EDT
From: Traphand@aol.com
Subject: Re: MtMan-List:black walnut fishing--
OK this is a new one on me how long do you think it would take useing the
walnut for the fish to come to the surface? and how do you know which fish
would be good to eat?
Traphand
Rick Petzoldt
Traphand@aol.com
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Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 07:36:32 -0600
From: Mike Moore <amm1616@earthlink.net>
Subject: MtMan-List: tribute
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Guys,
Been rereading Terry Johnston's books in tribute to him. Like
many of you, he helped ignite the spark in me to learn about the
fur trade. Was wondering Hardtack- will we be close to where
he is buried at? If so, might be nice to swing by and leave trinket
at his resting place. Any thoughts?
mike.
my web pages
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Guys,
<br> Been rereading Terry Johnston's books in tribute
to him. Like
<br>many of you, he helped ignite the spark in me to learn about the
<br>fur trade. Was wondering Hardtack- will we be close to where
<br>he is buried at? If so, might be nice to swing by and leave trinket
<br>at his resting place. Any thoughts?
<br>
mike.
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Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 10:13:55 -0600
From: Charlie Webb <cwebbbpdr@juno.com>
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: tribute
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Mike,
If you are able to visit Terry's grave would you do a tobacco or pipe
tribute for me also? I already miss his letters and the chatting on the
phone. Please mention, Mother Earth, Father Sun, and our Four
Grandfathers, I know he will get the message. Mike I'll square with
you later for any inconvenience or out of pocket costs.
To Terry, I was "Cherokee Charlie" rather than the "Old Coyote"
Doreen of course was "Rainfeather".
Thank you Mike, I would appreciate greatly if this was in your power.
Charlie
Been rereading Terry Johnston's books in tribute to him. Like
many of you, he helped ignite the spark in me to learn about the
fur trade. Was wondering Hardtack- will we be close to where
he is buried at? If so, might be nice to swing by and leave trinket
at his resting place. Any thoughts?
mike.
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