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Title Loren L. Williams journals, 1851-1880

Creator Williams, Loren L., 1828-1881

Date 1851-1880

Place United States--West

Language English

Subjects Frontier and pioneer life, Indians of North America, American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865)

Extent 0.6 linear feet (5 volumes in 2 boxes)

Format Correspondence, Maps, Clippings

User-Contributed Transcription them, naked, with occasionally a half dressed? deer skin or something of that sort thrown loosely over their shoulders, or tied around their body, but much oftener than otherwise they wore nothing, not even a breech cloutYoung squaws were generally as destitute of wearing apparrel as the bucks, but the grown squaws in nearly all cases wore a girdle around the waist into which was woven a species of fine soft and pliable tule (fine Bullrush) which when completed hangs loose and in the form of a thick heavy fringe from the waist two thirds to the knee. The tule is woven so thickly into the girdle of this arrangement so that when tied around the waist forms a perfect and complete covering for that part of the person it is intended to protectThese Coast Indians subsist upon game, berries, fish, clams &cIt is not an easy matter for them to kill Elk with their Bows & arrows, yet it is occasionally done, but they are much more

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Call Number VAULT folio Graff 4683

BibID 991560848805867

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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