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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-30

where the ruthless Nazi armies are stripping
the fields of their cultivated crops many a
war refugee is alive right now because he
knew something of the food values of weeds.
These unfortunate people know how TO make
stew eute nettletops and make a bread
from powdered acorns. This bread" they
buttered with the yellow centers of wild daisies
which are rich in vitamin A.
1t should not really be startling to be told
TO eat weeds, for many Of our commonest do
mesticated" vegetables merely refined
kinds Of weeds: adapted from plant pests by
centuries of cultivation.
Our modern vitamin-rich carrots grew
from wild plant-ancestor that would have
been dangerous to eat
Both potatoes and tomatoes have evolved
from the family of poisonous plants known as
Deadly Nightshade. Even now If young pota-
toes are not covered with earth they are green
in color and they will poison you if you eat
them.
Spring offers a varying menu Of salad
greens and pot-herbs substitutes for spinach
which are superior in favor and nourishment.
Nutritonists now know that due 10 the oxalic
acid content in spinach, to which many are al
lergic that it is not as valuable food as
has been supposed. Perhaps little Johnny
who downs it unwillingly, so that he may grow
in stature to resemble his favorite movie char
acter is right in his aversion.
Let Mother serve hiTr-nstead dish of
Lambs Quarters (Chenopodum album which
is likely to flourish in the garden side by side
with his spinach, from Spring until Fall 1t
is pretty plant with its frosted leaves shaped
like the foot of goose. 1t should be gathered
when young, washed, thrown into a pot and
wilted, then served with lemon juice. 1t has
a delicious flavor, and is high IN iron and
potassium.
Equally tasty is the Amaranth (Amaran-
thus retroflexusl called "Pigweed" which
fourishes in every garden and vacant lot It's
stout stem is hairy and coarse. its flowers
greenish and prickly. Picked young it may
be combined with other pot-herbs as it's fla
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-30

foodstuffs for Great Britain, China and
Russia.
With bunch of tyros doing the gardening
weeds next Spring will perhaps have field
day. One solution is TO try eating them and
making them into delightfully."- Favored drinks
that will bring new taste thrill Moreover,
weeds are cheap.
How do you cook milkweed?
Get your milkweed just as its yeilow-green
shoots poke their heads through the warm
earth between raspberry bushes in the garden
or on waste lands. These new shoots when
steamed look like asparagus but have an
even more deectable flavor
Nor are the shoots the end Of eating milk
weed
When the first leaves APPEAR these fra
grant tops make an excellent pot-herb TO lend
added taste thrills to soups Even the milk
weed blooms have food value They are fra
grant, rich in honey and the Indians make
kind of brown sugar out Of them.
That the Indians have long known of milk
weeds merits, is tip off the antiquity
Of the art of eating and cooking what we now
call weeds. / claim no new theory in re-
suggesting the values of these oftcn-over-
looked plant denzens of the woods and fields.
There are many people still living who can
recall tales of their grandparents about how
the early settlers gathered the weeds of the
fields and forests for greens and for "simples";
those herbal household remedies which SEEM
ingly every day are being acknowledged by
scientific medicine for their true worth
Even in Biblical days weeds of the field
were eaten-at least by King Nebuchadnezzar.
He earned the reputation for being crazy on
that account but maybe the old ruler was only
a bit advanced in his knowledge of what is
good 20 eat.
In war-torn countries of Europe today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-30

chicory. The stems of the young burdock leaf
may be peeled and used as asparagus
The most common of all weeds is the plan
tain. Plantago MAORI which dots gardens.
lawns and even strides up the walk to the
very door-sill as if begging to be taken within
TO test its many virtues. The tender, young
leaves in the Spring make excellent greens"
1t is one of the richest of all plants in calcium
a tea brewed from it's dried leaves might
well be tried weeks before visit to a dentist
by those "bleeders' who dread a hemorrhage
after tooth extraction. If little Mary awakens
some morning with tooth-ache let her chew
some of the young plantan leaves and fill the
cavity or place around the offending tooth UNI
til she can her dentist. 1t is equally eff
fective a bee sting.
Nature is most lavish with fragrant plants
that may be brewed for tea Many of them
were in favor in Revolutionary Days as pro-
test against the tax on tea. Notable was the
New Jersey Tea or Red-root (Ceanothus
amercanusl found from Maine 10 Texas The
leaves dried and stepped are delightfully."- aro-
matte
Among the most aromantic Of the mint
family. also used for tea. are: the flame
blossomed Oswego Tea (Monarda didyma)
and the lilac lowered Bergamot (Monarda
hstulosa, Catnp CNepeta cataria); Horehound
w
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-30

the Purple or Water
Avens, which in taste and color
greatly resembles this drink. A
little powdered Chicory added to it
might increase this flavor.
The tubers of many weeds may
be used as root vegetables. Most
delicious of these is the Wild Sun
flower III el ian hus tuberosus),
sometimes called the Jerusalem
Artichoke. They may be dug in
the Fall and used in place of pota-
toes The seeds furnish an oil for
cooking, especially the larger, more
cultivated variety. and are also
parched and ground into meal and
mush.
If you are lucky enough to live
near a cattail swamp you have
treat N store for you as you are ac-
tually on the border of a melon
patch. The white tender ends of the
sword-like leaves freshly pulled
from the root resemble the Casava
Melon and may be used as a deli
cacy in salad.
Growing nearby in shallow water
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-30

gittaria latifolia) or 'Wapatoo" It's roots
bear bulb the size of a hens egg which can
be substituted for potatoes. In the same damp
region may be found the Sweet Flag or Gala
mus (Acorus calamus). 1t resembles an iris
The interior of its stalk is sweet and the fleshv
rootstock, biting and aromatic. When sliced
dried and boiled in syrup, it is used as con-
lection and often sold to this day on the
streets of some cities.
Although the Indian Turnip. Jack in the
Pulpit has an edible root in its raw state IL
is acrid and burning to the taste but when
boiled and dried it loses this principle. The
Indians made it into a mush which they en-
joyed
Eating flowers is not uncommon in Japan
where chrysanthemum salad is a delicacy. We
one day, may be munching the flower garden
as we'll as the weed patch.
When selecting wild plants for food one
must be very cautious for some varieties are
poisonous.
a good rule 10 observe is not to eat any
plants with which you are not familiar, and
study Of weeds may become a useful and en-
joyable hobby.
No longer need they be regarded as OBJ
noXious pests. to be cast aside, for TODAY WE
EAT OUR WEEDS!
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-30

III You Envy the
Japanese Their
Chrysanthemum
Salads, Botanist
Rexford Suggests
Dried Violet Leaf
Tea, or a Brew of
Wild Strawberry
Leaves, or Mint as
Equally Delicious.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-30

CIuSIlSu fresh give SpiCl-
ness to an otherwise
tasteless, green salad.
1t is another weed that
today is cultivated as a
garden plant, not alone
for its seeds and foliage
but for it's stems and
roots which the Italians
regard as celery. Yerba
Buena Micro eria
chamissons) is also a tea
from the West.
There are fifty species
of Goldenrod but only
one that may be used for
tea, the Sweet GoIdenrod
(Solidago odora), with
anise-scented yes.
These dried leaves were
form erly known as
Mountain TIE a" and
were even exported to
China, where it was very
popular.
Various C off e e 8 ub-
st | [ u [ e s m a y b e
found among the Wild
lings. Very good coffee
was to be had from
roasted acorns. The
roots of dandelions and
chicory were sometimes
used. The latter is bet
ter to bring out the
flavor in coffee as alone
it makes a rather bitter
drink only tolerated as a
liver tonic.
A good coffee substi-
tute is found growing
wild In Florida and Tex
as, in the seeds of the
Coffee emma (Cassia
occid e n t alis) and the
toasted berries of the
Wild Coffee or Horse
Gentian (Tristeum per-
foliatum) growing in
rich woods from the
eastern states to Ne
braska and Alabama.
Even a chocolate SUBJ
stitute has been made
from the dried root of
n
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-30

small white flowers bears anise favored
seed which when boiled for few minutes
yields a volatile oil very fragrant and sooth-
ing TO an irritated stomach The leaves
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-30

They're Prob ably
Knocking Your Garden
cockeyed. but Science
Now Consoles You by
Pointing Out mo Kid
dingD That MiIkweed.
Ne++les. coffoiIs. ETC..
and Even The SecrefiVe
Daisies Make Nufrifive
Soup. Stew. Salads and
Butter and Maybe
Old Nebuchodnezzor
Knew II
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-30

The new theory about
weeds is not just to kill
them, but TO eat them.
How will you like your
milkweed served this
morning?
Dreamed, on toast. or
steamed for a change
No, don't laugh. For
years I have been eating
milkweed and countless
other so-called weeds
and l believe that you.
too. will be delighted with
the delicate and unusual
flavors and odors Of some
Of our commonest and
most pesky weeds.
II will be surprising
If next Spring does not
see an intensive govern
mental drive for home
gardens TO free more
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-30

Fields of Food ~
Crops, Next M
Seasons Smart III ~
Menus May E
Include Such
Unexpected Items axN
as Dreamed
Pigweed, Burdock Stems HolIandaise,
Mashed Sunflower Root, Purslane and
Dandelion Salad Acorn Bread and
HOrsemint Tea, Which, Botanists
Assert, Are as Tasty as They
Are Nutritious.
vor is mild. It's shiny. black seeds
were much sought after by the In
dams who parched them and ground
them into a meal, TO be used in cakes
and mush
The Purslane (Portulaca oleracea)
growing in a rosette with reddish.
fleshy stem and thick leaves is the
bane of every gardener, yet in many
parts of the world it is grown as a
table delicacy. 1t lends a tart taste
to a green salad, or ii may be cooked
as pot-herb. Its mucilaginous juice
is soothing 10 irritated threats.
Other Spring green's which have a
cleansing and tonic effect upon the
system are Summer mustard, water
cress. Winter cress, the leaves of the
golden petaled marsh marigold yell
low and curly dock dandelon and
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-30
D0n'tKill Those Weeds,
Y0Q.Can:Eat En-
BY ORCELLA REXFORD,
Botanical Expert

AN/HAT drives Father crazy is
" not so much the moving
w job on the front lawn. but
pulling up the weeds And weeds,
too. are what make Mother throw
up her hands at the sight
of the flower garden.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-30

1871 w,Nry Inc Great Britain Rights Reserve
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-30

Even a chocolate SUBJ
stitute has been made
from the dried root of
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1941-05-16
Snow Hill News

Mrs. Harry C. Bradford has return
ed after visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Parsons in Philadelphia.
A quiet but very pretty wedding
took place in Bates Memorial Meth
odist Church in Snow Hill on Sat-
urday, May 10, at five o'clock P. M,
when Miss Miss Frances Scarborough
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Scar
borough of Girdletree, became the
bride of Mr.. James Thomas Sturgis,
son of Mr.. P. X. Sturgis and the late
Mrs. Sturgis, of Snow Hill. The
church was decorated in evergreens
and candles and the ceremony was
performed by Rev. Elmer Shields, the
ring ceremony being used. The bride
was given in marriage by her father,
Miss Evelyn Shockley played the wed
ding marches. The ushers were Mr..
William Sherkey, Mr.. William p.
Timmons and Mr.. James Onley, of
Snow Hill and Mr.. Walter Onley, Jr.,
of Girdletree. After a wedding trip
Mr.. and Mrs. Sturgis will reside in
Snw Hill. Mr.. Sturgis has position
with the Worcester Fertilizer Com
pany and Mrs. Sturgis with CONNER
cial National Bank in Snow Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Truitt and
Miss Eta Jones of Philadelphia spent
Sunday with Mrs. William H. Jones.
Mr.. Richard Atkinson of Fort
Meade, spent the weekend with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Atkin-
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Jones and
Mrs. Julian La Compile, of Baltimore,
spent the weekend with Mrs. George
Moore and Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood
Truitt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Townsend,
of Germantown, Pa, spent the week.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1941-05-16
MARKETING QUOTAS
NEEDED TO MEET
new PROBLEMS

Maryland farmers have only to
compare the present wheat situation
and the first World War situation
to realize that conditions are radical
ly different, and that some protective
measure such as marketing quotas is
needed to meet the new problems, it
is pointed out by r. o. Stelzer, Execu-
tive Officer of the AAA Committee
in Maryland.
From 1917 to 1920 there was a
good demand for American wheat,
while today there is neither the de-
mand nor the shipping space for
wheat exports from the United States
he explained. Exports have also
dwindled in Australia and Canada,
where large stocks of wheat have ac-
cumulated. Exports from this coun-
try will run about 80 to 35 million
bushels for the current season, COM
pared to LOG million bushels in 1888
80 and 240 million in 1915.
The present surpluses in the Uni
ted States, Canada and Australia al
80 contrast with World War condi-
tions. At that time neither Argen-
tina, Canada, or Australia produced
as much wheat as they do now and
a larger part of the export wheat
came from the United States. AS a
result the wheat reserve in the United
States was negligible all through the
first World War period. The stock
of old wheat which will be on hand
July will be approximately seven
times the size of the 1915 carry-over.
During the World War years the
United States boosted its wheat pro-
duction facilities to meet the war
born demand. Following the war,
Canada, Argentina and Australia ex-
panded acreage considerably. Be-
cause of smaller markets and increas-
ed competition for the remaining
world outlets, the available markets
will not take all the wheat this coun-
try can produce for export.
With the present war shutting off
even the limited foreign markets, the
result has been a record-breaking
wheat surplus here, Mr.. Stelzer said,
and u. S. farmers need some meas
ure as marketing quotas to divide
their remaining market fairly and to
provide for safe storage of the sur
plus until needed.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1941-05-16

end with DR.. and Mrs. Paul Jones and
Mrs. Newall Corddry.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Townsend, OF
Baltimore, spent the weekend with
Mr.. and Mrs. James Dryden.
Mr.. Paul Parsons has accepted a
position in Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Phillips and
daughter, Peggy, visited relatives in
Cape Charles, recently.
Mrs. H. Clay Spurrier, who has
been spending sombe time with Mrs.
Sadie Spurrier in Snow Hill is visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Randolph Spurrier
in Berlin.
Mrs. Paul Parsons and daughter,
Diane of Philadelphia visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Hargis Bradford last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles M. Hudson
visited relatives in Georgetown, re-
Gently.
Mr.. and Mrs. John King of Laurel
and Mr.. and Mrs. Rodman Parsons
of Coronado Beach, CAL, visited Mr.
and Mrs. Harry C. Bradford, last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Renshaw, Jr.
of Baltimore, were guests of Mrs
Richard Howard on Saturday.
The out-of-town guests who at
tended the shower given in honor oi
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1941-05-16

the home of the Misses Winifred and
Nellie Payne are attracting many Wis
itors from adjoining counties and
states.
Mrs. William Boone entertained at
buffet supper on Monday evening,
May 5, in honor of Miss Frances
Scarborough and Mr.. James Sturgis.
Mr.. and MRS. George Richards, of
Middletown, Del, were recent guests
of Mr.. and Mrs, Ralph Watson.
Mrs. Montgomery Stagg and chill
dren spent the weekend with rela-
tives in Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Sturgis, Of
Claymont, Del, spent the weekend
with Mrs. Bessie Sturgis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Baker and
son, Robert and Mrs. Edith Jarmal
were recent guests of Mr.. Calvin Pur4
nell in Parksley, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vaughn Wilmer spent
the weekend in Williamsburg, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leland B. Richardson
| NlSlCcU NIL dilu MIS. SdIltOii evans
in Laurel, recently.
Mr.. Kerbin Sturgis, who works for
Eastern Shore Public Service Com
pany has been transferred to Reho-
both, Del.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Hale and
son, Dick, of Wilmington, spent the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. Kerbin
Sturgis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe Smack and
son, Paul, visited Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Bowen in Newark on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Griffin enter
tanned at Melbourne Landing on Sun
day. Their guests were Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Selby and Miss Geraldine Sell
by, of Chincoteague, Mr.. Stanley
Dashiell, of Princess Anne and DR..
and Mrs. James Cabler, of Princess
Anne.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bennett Beauchamp,
of Lewes, spent Saturday with rela-
tives here. !.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1941-05-16

Miss Marian Humphreys by Mrs.
William G. Kerbin, Jr., of Snow Hill
and Mrs. Howard Carey, of Sails
bury, were Mrs. McFadden Dick, Jr.,
Mrs. Richard Long, Mrs. j. Edgar
Harvey, Mrs. Quinton Johnson, Jr.,
Miss Minerva Messenger and Miss
Eleanor Davis.
The Crecent Club entertained on
Wednesday, May 7th at buffet sup
per in honor of Miss Frances Scarbor-
ough of Girdletree and Miss Mary
Frances Ballard, of Exmore, Va, Mr..
James Sturgis and Mr.. William Sher-
key, of Snow Hill.
Mrs. James w. Hancock, Mr.. Will
liam Hancock and Mrs. Thomas T.
Brimer spent the weekend in Cham
bersburg, Pa, with Miss Ellen Han
cock. Miss Hancock was one of the
Queens attendants at the May Day
exercises at Wilson College.
Mr.. J. Herman Perdue, of Fort
Belvoir, Va, spent the weekend with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Herman
Perdue.
Mr.. Eldred Bounds, of Camp Lee
Va, spent the weekend with his par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. William Bounds
Miss Margaret Corddry left Friday
to spend several weeks with Mis-:
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1941-05-16
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

VIM. E. Ross and LYDIA, his wife,
from Sylvester w. Messick and wife,
real estate on the S. E. side of Clarke
Ave., near the corporate limits of
Pocomoke City. Consideration $40
&c.
Ida Mae Beauchamp from Edwin
R. Dukes, real estate on the E. side
of the State Road leading from Cir
dletree to Snow Hill. Consideration,
$40 &c.
John N. Mumford and Maggie M.
Mumford, his wife, from John L. San
ford, Jr., and wife, real estate on the
w. side of West St., in Berlin, in the
9th Elec. Dist. Consideration So &c.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1941-05-16

Hill to Miss Margaret Mulliken Gret-
singer, of Centreville, Md. Mr.. Alvin
Tilghman, of Snow Hill was best
man. Mr.. Peroutka is in charge of
State Police in Queens Anne's coun-
ty.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Quinton Perdue
visited relatives in Baltimore and
Catonsville, last week.
Mr.. Wilson Baker, of Ft. Meade,
spent the weekend with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Baker.
The spacious gardens at Mapleton,
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1941-05-16

tess, of Norfolk, Va, were recent
guets of Miss Carolyn Hargis,
Miss Llewellyn Sparrow, of Acco-
mac, Va, is a new clerk at Purnell's
restaurant.
Mrs. Harry Fuqua, Mrs. Louis Res
tein, Mrs, w. A. Dickinson, of Cape
Charles, were recent guests of Mrs.
Richard Howard and Mrs. Ernest
Berry.
Announcement has been made of
the wedding of Mr.. John c. Perout-
ka, formerly chief of police of Snow
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1941-05-16
Belle Tilghman in Margate City, N.

Belle Tilghman in Margate City, N.
j.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Conoway, of
Norfolk, Va, spent the weekend with
Mr.. and Mrs. Reese Scott.
Mrs. Edmond H. Johnson, of Balti-
more, visited relatives in Snow Hill,
last week.
Mrs. William o. Shockley, Mrs.
Leroy Smith, Mrs. Paul Gladding
and Miss Evelyn Shockley spent Tues
day in Baltimore.
Commander and Mrs. E. James Es-
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-12-06
Early-Day Arrivals i'm the West
Scoffed at Story of Yellowstone

Two Of these men were David Fol-
som and G. w. Cook, who entered the
park in September, 1868. On their re-
turn home they did not enter into
any extended account of their adven-
ture for the very reason the trappers
learned to keep quiet on this subject
what they could tell would simply be
laughed at or thought to be lies.
Between 1871 and 1873 the artist,
Thomas Moran, visited the park, and
his painting made then was purchased
by congress, and hung In the capitol
at washington This picture met with
severe criticism Everyone thought it
too highly colored until they COM
pared 1t with the original, the canyon
walls gay with bright red, yellow and
intermediate hues, and far more brill
liant than represented by the artist.
A party from Helena went into the
park in 1870, among them being Henry
D. Washburn, surveyor general Of
Montana, for whom Mount Washburn
was named; S. T. Hauser, N. P. Lang
ford, and others. One of the Helena
men, Truman G. Everts, was lost for
81 days, but the rest returned home
without meeting with any serious mis-
hapS. One Of their number, Judge
Cornelius Hedges, was one Of the first,
if not the first, to suggest that the
region now known as wonderland"
should become a national park.
Evert's tragic experience, an account
of which was written by him was pub
ushed IN Scribner's magazine of No
vember, 1871, advertised the upper
Yellowstone country, and 1t began to
be more generally visited, although it
still remained q wilderness. There were
no hotels at convenient intervals for
the accommodation of tourists, nor
houses of any description. Those who
undertook the Journey provided their
own conveyances and camping out
fit. They ran the risk Of being at
tackled by wild animals and equally
wild Indians: for the Grows lived near
and were beginning to lose their fear
Of geyser land.
Then, In 1877, Chief Joseph and his
Nez Perces were on the warpath and |
headed east. In August Of that year |
they entered western Montana, but |
we're put to flight but not captured |
by General Gibbon at the battle Of
the Big Hole.
That same month General Sherman |
was in the park. and also a small
company from Radersburg, and one
from Helena. The general left the park /
The day Chief Joseph and his band /
entered It. The other parties remained
; few days longer, with serious con-
sequences. One Of the Radersburg
party, the late Mrs. q. F. Cowan, has
given q vivid sketch Of what they
we're called upon to undergo, and An
rev J. Weikert has told the story
# the Helena party.
When those from Radersburg en-
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his "Quadrupeds of North America "
Here Macmillan made his head
quarters the same year, gathering data
for folio atlas that was described
as the most luxurious souvenir of
western adventure ever issued from
the press"
And here. Mckenzie, at times
openly defiant of the orders Of the
United States government, was king.
1t was a veritable court that he
maintained in the wilderness. At one
time he ordered a complete suit Of
armor from England. He even had
medals struck to award to his loyal
followers.
From the style in which he dressed
really thought he was a king" wrote
Larpenteur in his Forty Years a
Trader On the Upper Missouri" in
telling of his first meeting with Nc
Kenzie.
Yes, there we're signs of wealth all
about. The fur trade was a nice bust
ness. but not so good for the Indians
and free trappers.