. A California tramp and later footprints; or, Life on the plains and in the Golden state thirty years ago, with miscellaneous sketches in prose and verse ... Illustrated with thirty-nine wood and photo-engravings. Overland journeys to the Pacific; Agriculture. 152 A CALIFORNIA TRAMP. A single garment was the average. One would have a pair of pantaloons so torn that had there been a background of shirt and any street urchins in the vicinity, he would have been told there was mail matter awaiting call. Another would have a coat split down the back like a locust shell, a third would have a shirt
. A California tramp and later footprints; or, Life on the plains and in the Golden state thirty years ago, with miscellaneous sketches in prose and verse ... Illustrated with thirty-nine wood and photo-engravings. Overland journeys to the Pacific; Agriculture. 152 A CALIFORNIA TRAMP. A single garment was the average. One would have a pair of pantaloons so torn that had there been a background of shirt and any street urchins in the vicinity, he would have been told there was mail matter awaiting call. Another would have a coat split down the back like a locust shell, a third would have a shirt only, and a fourth only a hat. Some had quivers of panther skins hung over their shoulders. These were filled with arrows made of reeds and pointed with sharp flints, bound on with fine sinews. Their bows were three or four feet long, and made either of wood or from elk-ribs neatly spliced together. These last must have come from the East, as there is nothing larger than rabbits in this section. Their bows are powerful, and will send an arrow through the body of an ox or horse, as passing emigrants have often learned to their sorrow. These Indians had no fire-arms. The head men knew our conductors well from previous intercourse, and shook hands with them quite ostentatiously ; winding up with the everlasting cry of " shetcop,^' a word which springs as naturally to a Digger's lips as does " backsheesh " to those of their near relative, the Egyptian Arab. Shortly after their arrival in camp they commenced dragging fuel from distant points for our use, for which service they expected liberal pay in food and raiment. Our animals were given in their charge. The Mormons adopted this plan altogether while traveling in these regions, and were rarely troubled with having stock stolen; for the Diggers, through interested motives, were true to their Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readab
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