They are an interesting idea. The use of hobble stones as by the amish
is one of the ways that the buckaroos train a horse to ground tie, but
carrying along a lot rocks seems a waste if traveling very far.
As for tieing on to regular hobbles that has possibilties. It could
sore up an animal quick if he did not figure them out fast enough. The
other advise with hobbles is to get the ones that are real short between
the front feet to much room and a horse can really travel. Most of
those expensive things in the tack shops are useless. Anyway, I wonder
how long a tether you would put between the hobble and the rock My
guess is the rock is smooth and about 4" by 2" with a narrow spot in the
middle?
Wynn Ormond
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Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2001 09:54:07 -0700
From: "rtlahti" <rtlahti@email.msn.com>
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: Rifle Cleaning
> Hey Roger, are you talking Pole Bridge?
> I shot ML's with list member TOF today on Clark Bottom.
Yes, Polebridge. Was there from a week ago Friday to Thursday morning this
week. Had a great time and did get to meet TOF Wednesday when we finally
connected. Nice guy. Wish I had felt better and we could have spent more
time together.
>
> I cleaned my ML with 2 mouth fulls of water and used neatsfoot as ususal.
> Knee and joint oil was immediately available. How about that olive oil.
> Ain't she sweet.VBG
Actually I don't know why they call it "sweet oil". I was taking a sip of
"spirits" at bed time while up at the "Pacifics" a couple weeks back out of
my copper flask. Woke up early morning before dawn one day and grabbed the
wrong flask, the one with "sweet oil" in it! Let me tell you, that is a
wakeup call! Slides down easy but that's all there is to be said for it
taken straight. <G>
Capt. Lahti'
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Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2001 07:10:51 +0800
From: buck_conner@email.com
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: Hobble stones
Set em' straight brother,
Isn't government policy amazing, doesn't matter if it was 200 years ago, Vietnan or today, all our elected officials know is send in the troops, and who pays for it - we do. Either with our lives, someone elses or our pocket books, then history gets recorded several different ways. Thanks Ole for keeping the books straight.
Buck.
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> Mark,
> The U.S. Army was sen't out to put down a Mormon uprising in the 1850's. The
> uprising did not exist, but Brigam Young figured that the U.S. had declared
> war on the Mormons. To keep the Army from doing it's work Brigham Young sent
> a detatchment of Militia to scorch the earth in front of the Army to keep
> supplies and animal feed from them. Fort Bridger had been sold to the
> Mormons earlier so when they burned it down, they were burning there own
> property. Hell's gate I do not know about but it was destroyed for the same
> reason. There was also a large convoy of supplies following the army that
> the mormon's destroyed by loosing the animals and burning the wagons. It is
> interesting that Bill Cody was an employee of the convoy when it was
> destroyed. By destroying the supply train the Army ground to a halt and dam
> near starved to death during the winter.
> YMOS
> Ole # 718
> ----------
> From: MarkLoader@aol.com
> To: hist_text@lists.xmission.com
> Subject: Re: MtMan-List: Hobble stones
> Date: Thu, Jul 19, 2001, 8:21 PM
>
>
> John
> You have described what they look like and how the lady at the museum
> explained there use. Attached to the hobble hitting against the horses legs
> when moving too fast. Was hoping someone could verify her thoughts. This is
> just one of the neat things I saw on the way to National. An other was a
> clay
> pipe uncovered while I was present at an excavation of a trading post, just
> west of Hells Gate, burnt by the Mormons during the time Bridger Post was
> burnt does anyone have any information on it.
> Better to count rib than horse tracks
> Mark 'Roadkill" Loader
>
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Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2001 16:57:00 EDT
From: NaugaMok@aol.com
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: Hobble stones
In a message dated 7/21/01 4:12:59 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
buck_conner@email.com writes:
<< who pays for it - we do. Either with our lives, someone elses or our
pocket books, >>
It struck me odd in '72 that I sent in enough in income taxes to pay my Air
Force's Sgt's wage for one month -- well, it was a few bucks over what I
made. Guess the bean counters had to get their cut, huh?
NM
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Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2001 16:56:59 EDT
From: NaugaMok@aol.com
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: Rifle Cleaning
In a message dated 7/21/01 9:54:31 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
rtlahti@email.msn.com writes:
<< grabbed the
wrong flask, the one with "sweet oil" in it! Let me tell you, that is a
wakeup call! Slides down easy but that's all there is to be said for it
taken straight. <G> >>
Nor is there much "sweet" about the after effects!
NM
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Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2001 20:13:47 EDT
From: Traphand@aol.com
Subject: MtMan-List: mildew on buckskin
need some help guys,
Found some mildew on some of my old skins, whats good
to remove it?
Traphand
Rick Petzoldt
Traphand@aol.com
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Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2001 22:38:22 EDT
From: HikingOnThru@cs.com
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: mildew on buckskin
In a message dated 7/22/01 8:14:50 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Traphand@aol.com
writes:
<< Found some mildew on some of my old skins, whats good
to remove it? >>
Best bet is to contact Matt Richards at Braintan.com and ask him about the
dilemna.
At first whack, it seems a weak acid solution of watered down vinegar may
work but Matt or one of his close cronies could point you in the right
direction. Course good ol' sunlight may help too!!!
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Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2001 23:15:02 -0400
From: "Addison Miller" <admiller@citynet.net>
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: mildew on buckskin
> << Found some mildew on some of my old skins, whats good
> to remove it? >>
*************
> At first whack, it seems a weak acid solution of watered down vinegar may
> work
I had the same thing happen to my skins when I lived in Florida. I used a
50/50 vinegar and water mix and it took it right off. Put them in the sun to
dry.... No problem...
Ad Miller
Alderson, WV
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Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2001 22:14:13 -0600
From: Mike Moore <amm1616@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: Miller's sketches
Magpie,
Yesterday, seen another orginal sketch at the Denver Art
Museum. "Indian Guide" , 1837, if I remember right. Seventh floor,
had not seen it before.
mike.
SWcushing@aol.com wrote:
> Hallo the List,
>
> Does anyone know where the original sketches done by Alfred Miller are
> located? I think someone once said they were in France somewhere, and I've
> got a kid over there that would take some pictures of them, if she knew where
> to go....
>
> Ymos,
> Magpie
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Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2001 22:27:07 -0600
From: Todd Glover <tetontodd@juno.com>
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: Miller's sketches
Mike,
Could you describe what "The Indian Guide" looked like? I hear tell that
someone had recently "Discovered" a Miller painting that shows
some very different dress styles than most of his painting. Maybe this is
the painting.
"Teton" Todd D. Glover
http://homestead.juno.com/tetontodd/index.html
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Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2001 22:22:05 -0600
From: Mike Moore <amm1616@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: More Mules!
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Chance,
Hate to dig up a old subject, but found a refernce you might like.
It is from Hiram Chittenden's volume two, page915.
"In compliance with your request in relation to my manner of
equipping and moving paries of men through Indian country in the course
of general excurions to the Rocky Mountains, I will observe that, as
mules are as much the best animals for packing heavy burthens, each man
has charge of two of them for the purpose and one horse to ride."
Thomas Forsyth's letter to Lewis Cass
1833
He goes on to describe the equipment and organization of the party.
mike.
Chance Tiffie wrote:
> Good stuff Allen!!! Two more points for the misunderstood mule.Cliff
