Author: Frank B. Linderman

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Published: 2015-07-04

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 9781330687239

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Excerpt from Lige Mounts: Free Trapper I came to Montana Territory when I was a boy. The country was wild, and essentially a land of youth. Men referred to as "old Bill" or "old Hank" were often in their prime, and proud of their strength and fitness. Their ways were those of a wilderness unspoiled, and primitiveness traditional, a proof of character. An extra blanket or frying-pan in their meagre packs was disgraceful, and in the eyes of his fellows lessened the possessor's worth as a "good man." The life they led fascinated me, and I became a trapper with them, my partner being a man who had grown gray in the wilderness. He felt a pride in owning a fast horse, a dead-centre rifle, the shortest camp-equipment, and the scantiest bed-roll in the Territory; and nothing stirred him as did the sight of a fence. I shall never forget his displeasure and chagrin when he learned that Montana had ceased to be a Territory and had become a State in the Union. "Now she's gone to hell for keeps," he sighed. And I believed him. He knew the ways of the Indian, and through him I became the Indian's friend, learning more than he had known of their customs and beliefs; although after so many years of acquaintance the Indian remains to mo still a man of mystery. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Lige Mounts written by Frank B. Linderman and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-04 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Lige Mounts: Free Trapper I came to Montana Territory when I was a boy. The country was wild, and essentially a land of youth. Men referred to as "old Bill" or "old Hank" were often in their prime, and proud of their strength and fitness. Their ways were those of a wilderness unspoiled, and primitiveness traditional, a proof of character. An extra blanket or frying-pan in their meagre packs was disgraceful, and in the eyes of his fellows lessened the possessor's worth as a "good man." The life they led fascinated me, and I became a trapper with them, my partner being a man who had grown gray in the wilderness. He felt a pride in owning a fast horse, a dead-centre rifle, the shortest camp-equipment, and the scantiest bed-roll in the Territory; and nothing stirred him as did the sight of a fence. I shall never forget his displeasure and chagrin when he learned that Montana had ceased to be a Territory and had become a State in the Union. "Now she's gone to hell for keeps," he sighed. And I believed him. He knew the ways of the Indian, and through him I became the Indian's friend, learning more than he had known of their customs and beliefs; although after so many years of acquaintance the Indian remains to mo still a man of mystery. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.