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Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2001 20:36:10 -0600
From: "Daniel L. Smith" <dlsmith@about.com>
Subject: Re: Re: MtMan-List: Fishing Equipment?
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From: Allen Hall <allenhall@srv.net><BR>
Sent: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 21:52:53 -0600<BR>
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Subject: Re: MtMan-List: Fishing Equipment?<BR>
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Hi Ole,<BR>
<BR>
In the journals of Nathanial Wyeth he mentions on<BR>
page 23, "my covered<BR>
fishing rod". There are numerous times when he<BR>
mentions trading fish hooks<BR>
with the Indians for various items.<BR>
<BR>
So fishing rods in the west go back at least to 1834.<BR>
<BR>
Allen<BR>
<BR>
At 07:25 AM 08/29/2001 -0700, you wrote:<BR>
>Hello the Camp!<BR>
>I know that we have had discussions on fishing<BR>
line and hooks before, but I<BR>
>have not seen anything on poles/reals and such.<BR>
>What did they look like? when were they<BR>
invented? where can I get one if<BR>
>they make such a thing?<BR>
>I know that Wilferd Woodruff went fly fishing in<BR>
the creeks around Fort<BR>
>Bridger in 1847 but how far do they go back<BR>
before that?.<BR>
>YMOS<BR>
>Ole # 718<BR>
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Ole,<BR>
<BR>
I'm told Buck just finished a cane 3 section pole<BR>
and rawhide case, equipped with Mr. Jones lines,<BR>
flys and hooks, even has a 1780 style brass bait<BR>
box by GBW. If the pictures came out he said an<BR>
article will appear in the next issue of T&LR.<BR>
I'm told by "Hook" that it's very nice, should be<BR>
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Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2001 23:11:07 EDT
From: HikingOnThru@cs.com
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: Double three point blankets
In a message dated 8/28/01 9:57:05 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
agottfre@telusplanet.net writes:
<< And is there a demand today for
blankets measuring about 5' X 12'?
>>
I have a demand for a blanket or 20 that size!!! Where and how much!?!?!?!
Respond off-line, please!!!
- -C.Kent
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Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 07:12:28 -0700 (PDT)
From: Mike Wehrman <wehrman@yahoo.com>
Subject: MtMan-List: 12 ft lightweight tipi for canoeing
I know there's nothing authentic about it, but I go canoe camping alot and I've
got a hankerin' to carry along about a 12 ft. or so lightweight tipi. I was
thinking maybe a dacron tipi (the stuff they make alot of sails out of) with
telescoping fiberglass poles (probably bend too much, though). Mostly be
camping on river sandbars outta the wind. Anybody got any ideas, or is this all
