COLLECTION NAME:
Wyoming State Archives WPA Federal Writers Project Files
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wyo~2~2
Wyoming State Archives WPA Federal Writers Project Files
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Title:
Wyoming WPA Subject File, Buffalo "Pioneer recounts hunting of buffalo in early days"
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Wyoming WPA Subject File, Buffalo "Pioneer recounts hunting of buffalo in early days"
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Collection Name:
WPA Collection
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WPA Collection
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Collection Number:
WPA Subject 44c Buffalo
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WPA Subject 44c Buffalo
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Item Description:
Buffalo - "Pioneer Recounts Hunting of Buffalo in Early Days", no published source, n.d.
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Buffalo - "Pioneer Recounts Hunting of Buffalo in Early Days", no published source, n.d.
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Date:
Undated
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Undated
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Link to Finding Aid:
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https://rmoa.unm.edu/docviewer.php?docId=wy-arwpa.xml
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Notes:
Caldwell, C. F. - claims witness to "90 to 100" buffalo killed while hunters took "Only Choice Meat."
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Caldwell, C. F. - claims witness to "90 to 100" buffalo killed while hunters took "Only Choice Meat."
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Notes:
U. S. Government mule whacker (1871-1872)
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U. S. Government mule whacker (1871-1872)
Notes
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Notes:
hauled timber from Fort Dodge (Kan.) - shot many buffalo, ". . . so we could proceed."
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hauled timber from Fort Dodge (Kan.) - shot many buffalo, ". . . so we could proceed."
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Notes:
wolves often travelled ". . . in herds of between 500 and 600."
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wolves often travelled ". . . in herds of between 500 and 600."
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Notes:
". . . White buffalo were extremely rare . . . he saw only three of the animals."
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". . . White buffalo were extremely rare . . . he saw only three of the animals."
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Notes:
Caldwell: cook at old Fort Bentonbuffalo robes sold for $1. each
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Caldwell: cook at old Fort Bentonbuffalo robes sold for $1. each
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Notes:
at trading posts, Indians sold buffalo robes there ". . . for $1 each" - retailed there ". . . for about $30."
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at trading posts, Indians sold buffalo robes there ". . . for $1 each" - retailed there ". . . for about $30."
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Filename:
WPA Sub 44C BUFFALO.pdf
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WPA Sub 44C BUFFALO.pdf
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Rights:
No Copyright - United States, https://rightsstate…
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No Copyright - United States, https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en
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Type:
Text
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Text
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