 | Samuel G. Drake - Indian captivities - 1839 - 382 pages
...gathered it in small plaits round the neck and with a string drew it together like a purse ; in the centre a pin was put, below which they tied a string, and...gallons. In these vessels it was they carried their bear's oil. When all things were ready, we moved back to the falls of Canesadooharie. In this route... | |
 | Samuel G. Drake - Indian captivities - 1841 - 374 pages
...gathered it in small plaits round the neck and with a string drew it together like a purse ; in the centre a pin was put, below which they tied a string, and...gallons. In these vessels it was they carried their bear's oil. When all things were ready, we moved back to the falls of Canesadooharie. In this route... | |
 | Joseph Pritts - Frontier and pioneer life - 1841 - 550 pages
...gathered it in small plaits round the neck and with a string drew it together like a purse : in the centre a pin was put, below which they tied a string, and...gallons ; in these vessels it was they carried their bear's oil. When all things were ready, we moved back to the falls of Caaesadooharie. In this route... | |
 | James Wimer - Indian captivities - 1841 - 788 pages
...neck, and with a string drew it together like a purse; in the centre a pin was put, below which thev tied a string, and while it was wet they blew it up...vessels would hold about four or five gallons. In these rcssels it was they carried their bear's oil. On our arrival at the falls, (as we had brought with... | |
 | James Wimer - Indian captivities - 1841 - 664 pages
...gathered it in small plaits round the neck, and with a string drew it together like a purse; in the centre a pin was put, below which they tied a string, and...appeared nearly 'in the shape of a sugar loaf, but moro rounding at the lower end. One of these vessels would hold about four or five gallons. In these... | |
 | Joseph Pritts - Frontier and pioneer life - 1849 - 774 pages
...the neck and with a string 26* 400 SMITH'S NARRATIVE. drew it together like a purse : in the centre a pin was put, below which they tied a string, and...gallons ; in these vessels it was they carried their bear's oil. When all things were ready, we moved back to the falls of Canesadooharie. On our arrival... | |
 | Joseph Pritts - Frontier and pioneer life - 1849 - 742 pages
...gathered it in small plaits round the neck and with a striug drew it together like a purse : in the centre a pin was put, below which they tied a string, and...end. One of these vessels would hold about four or fire gallons ; in these vessels it was they carried their hear's oil. When all things were ready, we... | |
 | John Frost - Indian captivities - 1852 - 708 pages
...gathered it in small plaits round the neck and with a string drew it together like a purse ; in the centre a pin was put, below which they tied a string, and...gallons. In these vessels it was they carried their bear's oil. When all things were ready, we moved back to the falls of Canesadooharie. In this route... | |
 | James Wickes Taylor - Indians of North America - 1854 - 604 pages
...it in small plaits round the neck, and with a string drew it together like a purse ; in the centre a pin was put, below which they tied a string, and...gallons. In these vessels it was they carried their bear's oil." When all things were ready, the party returned to the falls of Canesadooharie, and thence,... | |
 | James Wickes Taylor - Ohio - 1854 - 562 pages
...gathered it in small plaits round the neck, and with a string drew it together like a purse; in the centre a pin was put, below which they tied a string, and...gallons. In these vessels it was they carried their bear's oil." When all things were ready, the party returned to the falls of Canesadooharie, and thence,... | |
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... which were skinned by pulling the skin off the neck, without ripping. After they had taken off the hair, they gathered it in small plaits round the neck and with a string drew it together like a purse ; in the centre a pin was put, below which they... 
