Category: Washburn
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“Treed by a Lion” by Truman Everts, 1870
I would alternately sweat and thrill with horror at the thought of being torn to pieces—and devoured by this formidable monster.
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“Shooting Jake Smith’s Hat” by N.P. Langford, 1877
“I sent from my breech-loading Ballard repeating rifle four bullets in rapid succession, through the hat—badly riddling it.”
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When All the Fish Were Natives
Early travelers to the area that became Yellowstone National Park depended on the abundant fish in the Yellowstone River watershed to supplement their larders, but they often they went hungry after discovering other streams and lakes were barren.