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Show . . • There wr• no buttalo 1n thla aNtlon ot the state; thw. wre plent7 ot deer• bear, but at the earlier period ot ta ••ttl ... nt 1, 118.8 lllpoaalltle to hun~ them. .,.on aol)ount ot the %n4iane. fish and game were plent1tul; deer, brown bear, · rabbit'• pin• h••• pheaeanta, .sage hens; all the streama were loaded with ttsh, the main kin.ta being •al.mo•1trout, suoltera, ohub•, broolc· trout, and a• aoon a• tlae 4anger ot Indian rai4s were eliminated, the people oould keep tMUelflS supplied with meat. 'l.b.e 01111 t7pe ot wild plant lite .used ln our tamil.7 wa, Sego Bulb1 w)lioh n m ule\ eat., eonred with mill:. SGQl8 ot the mo,t Tlvtd mttla(r lee I .haTe ot our journey e.on,A ' ,he plain• ,are certain •tori•• relat-4 to•• by m, tath•r;the tollow1nc It was uoe88arJ t o eilainate a": weight _poee1ble in 11&.klng up load• tor the han~ oan,. and. a, a l"HUlt oooking ~ulpmon:t ft9 kep, ' 4own to the absolute aeaentials; Ql\e skillet was a1alga~ ~o the 'l9• ot nine families ; under these regulations eaob family .wre al.lotted a ' . . apeoitied amount ot U••• amounting to so many minute•; a'\ the •xp1ra- . ' ' tion ot their allo'tted time tb8y would haTe to surrender the skllle\ to the next in turn regar4l.esa ot the tact that t hei r brea4 ~ at111 aol b~; . aa a result many time• the band oart tem111•• woul.4 eat brea4 krie•4 on the outa14• ancl 4ouglt. in the micldle. 1_ waa a six months olcl bal>J at this tl•, 1111 mother h-a4 1pent two ot t!Mt•• montlla OJl a aalliq.YeaHl .~ tll• ·'fOJaa+• trom heJ' hon 001111.trr tlle oou,ant atre.ia ot toot va'Hl. aa4 £_Jo leplete4 her atrenpa that her |
