BUILDING TO MOVE

CHAPTER 33 BUILDING TO MOVE


THE WOMEN SEEM TO RECOVERED FROM BEARING CHILDREN AND WERE GETTING MORE INTO SWING OF THINGS. ,PREACHER WAS DROPPING A BISON A DAY, AND WAS LOT MEAT TO DRY OVER THE FIRE. WHEN WINTER COME WE WOULD NOT BE SHORT OF FOOD. AURORA [TOLD PREACHER WE NEED TO GET SOME DEER AND ELK TO MAKE A CHANGE IN DIET. PREACHER SAID WE ALSO HAVE FISH IN CREEK TO. WE NEED TO MAKE SOME MORE TRAPS. THEY WORK GOOD .TATERBUG AND CONDOR CAN USE MY DESIGN TO MAKE SOME. I HAVE MADE 6 MORE ARROWS. FISH IS GOOD THING IT ALSO MAKES THE TIES FOR TIE FEATHERS ON ARROWS WITH. I WILL GO TO HYLAND GET A ELK AND SOME DEER. NEED TAKE COUPLE MEN WITH ME HELP CARRY BACK THE GAME. LETS SEE WE NEED 4 MEN COUNTING ME. WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO BRING BACK TWO KILLS A TRIP. WE DO IT LIKE WE DID THE HOG HE COUGH TIED TO POLE. TATER BUG HAD HIS BOW MADE AND HAD 3 ARROWS MADE AND WAS GETTING USE TO SHOOTING IT AND WAS GETTING GOOD AT HIT WHAT HE AIM AT. CONDOR WAS USING HIS SLING HE GOT SOME RABBITS AND BIG BIRDS HE CALL PHEASANTS. AND GROUSE , WE HARVEST THE CATTAIL ON RIVER EDGE .TOPS WE MADE FIRE BUNDLES WE CALL SMOLDER PACKS. AND ROOTS HAD WHAT TATERBUG CALL TATERS . WE GATHER ALL SUPPLY WE COULD AND DRY THEM TO KEEP LONGER. WE DRY BERRY'S TO. AURORA MADE MORE HOUCH BEEN WHILE SHE DID THIS ,SHE SAY THE BERRY'S KEEP LONGER THAT WAY. SHE CRUSH THEM AND PUT THE JUICE IN ONE HER JUG'S. PREACHER LOOKING FORWARD TO MORE HOUCH. WAS NOT LONG BE FORE LADY'S WANTED TO KNOW WHERE WE GOING PUT THIS STUFF; THE TEE PEES WAS GETTING FULL. PREACHER HAD THINK OF SOMETHING. SO HE TOOK TATER BUG AND CONDOR WITH HIM THEY TOOK SOME SUPPLY'S TO CAVES. THIS WAS AL MOST DAY TRIP FOR THEM. ON WAY BACK PREACHER SHOT A ELK WITH HIS BOW. AND THEY TIED TO POLE AND HALL BACK.. THIS WORK OUT GOOD WE KILL TWO BIRD'S WITH ONE TRIP.
WHEN WE TAKE SUPPLY UP TO CAVES. WE KILL A ELK TO BRING BACK TO CUT MEAT AND DRY. NOW WE NEED SOME ONE UP THERE TO WATCH OVER OUR WINTER SUPPLY'S. WE PUT THEM IN BIG CAVE IT HAD LOT ROOM TO SPARE. THIS GAVE PREACHER A PROBLEM WHO DO YOU SEND A HEAD. BEN ,NO ,HE HAS BROKE LEG. RED DEER ,NO, NEED ELSIE WITH BABY'S. PLAYFUL. HUUM CAN BE. BUT WE HAVE NO MEDICINE MAN. TATERBUG, NEED HIM HERE.[ NEXT TO ME BEST HUNTER]. CONDOR HAS HIS CHILD FIRST AND TROPICANA WILL BE A HEAD OF LADY'S IN RECOVERY. CONDOR HAS NO BOW. ONLY A SPEAR AND SLING TO PROTECT HIM SELF. FOGGY YOUNG HE HAS NO ARM'S. I GO LOSE BEST HUNTER. PREACHER CAME UP WITH SOLUTION WE SEND CONDOR UP. WHEN WE KILL ENOUGH BISON WE MOVE UP AND WORK ON ELK AND DEER. BRING TROPICANA WITH US. THAT WAS BEST PLAIN WE HAVE .PLAYFUL WAS MEDICINE MAN. HE WAS NOT WELL ARM. CONDOR WAS ARM AND HE KNEW HOW STAY OUT TROUBLE FROM ALL TIME HE WAS OUT BY SELF LOOKING FOR MAMMOTH HEARD MOVEMENT. HE ALSO A SCOUT KNEW HOW BE OUT THERE ALONG. SO PREACHER TOLD CONDOR [PREACHER]
I AM GOING TO SEND YOU A HEAD TO GUARD SUPPLY STORAGE. YOU GO WITH US TOMORROW AND STAY. MAKE YOU FISH TRAP AND KEEP EYE ON SUPPLY'S AND WATCH OUT FOR BEARS. MAKE YOU A BOW. CONDOR I WILL MAKE ONE BEEN WORKING ON ONE NOW.
HE SHOW ME WHAT HE HAD DONE[ LOOK GOOD IT BE READY SOON.] PREACHER] WE BRING UP TROPICANA SOON THINK MAYBE THREE MORE BISON WE HAVE ENOUGH MEAT DRY FOR WINTER . THAT BE 5 AND A ELK AND WE MAKE A KILL TOMORROW ADD THAT. I TRIED THAT PHEASANT YOU DRY OTHER DAY HAD GOOD TASTE WHAT KIND WOOD YOU USE? THAT HARD WOOD I CALL HICKORY VERY HARD WOOD. WANT TO USE IT WET OVER REGULAR FIRE IT SMOKE A LOT THE SMOKE GIVE IT THE TASTE. WE DO THE BISON THAT WAY. DRY IT WITH WET HICKORY ON FIRE. SHOW ME THE TREE YOU GOT IT FROM. AND CONDOR SHOW PREACHER THE TREE CLOSE TO RIVER BANK AND USE IT AND LET SOAK IN WATER. WE DO SOME BISON THAT WAY.
EARLY NEXT MORNING TATERBUG AND PREACHER AND CONDOR WENT UP TAKEN SUPPLY'S TO STORE IN CAVE, AND CONDOR HAD HIS PACK ON ,AND ALL STUFF HE NEEDED PLUS A FIRE BUNDLE TO START FIRE IN CAVE. THIS WAS FIRST TIME CONDOR SEEN PLACE THEY WAS GOING TO LIVE AT. WHEN THEY GOT THERE CONDOR BOY WHAT A WONDERFUL PLACE TO LIVE. WATER OUT FRONT FISH IN CREEK AND COVER FROM WIND AND COLD.
PREACHER] I THOUGHT SO TO. NOTICE HOW NIGHT SEEM TO BE COOLER .I THINK FALL IS COMING AND THE BISON BE MOVING SOUTH SOON. TATER BUG SHSSH DO NOT MOVE. HE HAD HIS BOW .HE SLIP IT OFF HIS SHOULDER AND TOOK A ARROW TOOK AIM ON DEER CROSS THE CREEK FROM THEM AND SWISH THE ARROW GONE. HE MADE A GOOD HIT AND DEER WENT DOWN. PREACHER WENT OVER AND BLEED THE DEER AND TOLD TATERBUG GREAT SHOT. I COULD NOT MADE A BETTER ONE. CONDOR I SEE HOW GOOD IT IS AT GETTING FOOD. I WORK ON MY BOW WHILE UP HERE. PREACHER MY FRIEND THAT KILL BY BEAR UNDER THAT PILE ROCK OVER THERE. [SAD] JUST MEET TO BE. WE KNOW THIS GOOD PLACE TO LIVE ,BUT WE NOT SURE WHAT ALL HERE; SO KEEP EYE OUT HERE. BE WATCHFUL THIS MIGHT BE BEAR HEAVEN ALL WE KNOW. GET THAT BOW MADE YOU GOT BLACK ROCKS FOR ARROW POINTS I THINK. CONDOR YES I GOT THEM HERE IN A BAG. [PREACHER] WE GOT FINE A ROCK TO BUST UP MAKE SPEAR POINTS OUT OF ,,NO BLACK ROCKS HERE. CONDOR HOW YOU DO THEM ANY WAY. MAKE YOU A FIRE OFF FROM MAIN FIRE PUT A ROCK IN IT LET IT HEAT FOR DAY AND PORE WATER ON IT. IT BREAK IN MANY PIECES. WE HELP CONDOR BUILD HIM A FIRE AND GET WOOD IN AND HAD HIM SET UP, AND ME AND TATER BUG PUT A POLE BETWEEN DEER LEGS AND TIED FEET TOGETHER AND HAD IT UP ON SHOULDERS AND WENT BACK TO CAMP. I HOPE CONDOR IS OK WE BE BACK TOMORROW BRING BACK MORE MEAT TO STORE. AS LONG WE BRING MEAT BACK TO DRY WE STILL BUILDING UP WINTER SUPPLY TO STORE. TODAY TATERBUG MADE THE KILL. THAT’S GOOD PREACHER THOUGHT BRING IN MORE MEN THAT CAN DO HUNTING. THE SPEAR IS A POOR HUNTING TOOL, IT IS MORE A DEFENSE TOOL THAN HUNTING TOOL. THE BOW IS BIG ADVANCEMENT, WHY PREACHER IS PUSHING IT AS MAIN ARM FOR ALL. WHEN PREACHER GOT BACK TO CAMP WITH THE DEER , THEY SKIN IT AND HIDE WAS SOFT AND MADE GOOD CLOTHS HE THOUGHT AND ASK [AURORA TO CURE IT. AND THEY CUT IT UP AND GAVE ALL SOME TO DRY AND CURE. AURORA HAD IT CUT IN STRIPS AND OVER THE FIRE PREACHER HAD SOME HICKORY HE CUT AND WET AND HE PUT OVER THE FIRE AND IT SMOKE. AND THE SMOKE GAVE THE MEAT BETTER FLAVOR. HE HOPE .[AURORA]
WHAT YOU DO THAT FOR? [PREACHER] CONDOR FIX SOME PHEASANT AND USE THIS WOOD IT TASTE LOT BETTER THAN REGULAR WAY. I WANT TO TRY IT ON DEER MEAT SEE HOW IT WORKS . AURORA SAID OK MIGHT BE A GOOD THING, WHAT YOU CALL IT [PREACHER] HICKORY SMOKE CURED. IF IT TASTE AS GOOD THAT BIRD CONDOR CURED.
IRISH SHOW UP, [PREACHER] IRISH WHAT BRING YOU THIS WAY. [IRISH] BEEN THINKING. WE GOT CROSS THAT RIVER. [PREACHER] THE BISON WILL SWIM IT. I NEVER LEARN TO DO THAT. YOU GOT ANY BODY THAT CAN SWIM .IF SO BETTER FINE OUT WHO. WHEN I WAS LOST I HAD THAT PROBLEM. I THOUGHT I WAS BEEN STALK BY TIGER AND CAME TO STREAM IT WAS TO DEEP TO WADE. I GRAB A BIG CHUNK OF WOOD AND WENT IN IT, WOOD FLOAT AND KICK MY LEGS AND PUSH MYSELF ACROSS THAT WAY, WHEN GOT TO OTHER SIDE LOOK BACK THERE WAS THE TIGER TRYING TO FORD THE STREAM. MY LUCK A CROCODILE GOT HIM. I WAS JUST LUCKY. YOU CAN TAKE FOUR LOG AND LASH THEM TOGETHER AND LONG POLE AND PUSH YOU WAY OVER. MAKE SURE YOU PICK SPOT WATER RUN SLOW THERE. I THINK THAT BEST WAY. MAKE YOU 6 OR 7 RAFT LIKE THAT ,IT TAKE YOU ALL DAY GET OVER THE RIVER. THEN YOU CAN FOLLOW THE BISON, YOU GOT GET PEOPLE AND TEEPEE OVER THAT RIVER. MAKE YOU LONG ROPE AND ONE STAY ON THIS SIDE TO PULL RAFT BACK .WHEN ALL DONE HE SWIM OVER. IT BE A BIG PROBLEM FOR YOU. YOU ALSO NEED LOT WATER SKINS .WHERE ARE WATER HOLES ,HOW MUCH WATER OVER ON THE OTHER SIDE. SO NEED KEEP 3 DAY SUPPLY ALL TIME. FOLLOW THE BISON THEY KNOW WHERE THE WATER IS WE DO NOT. THIS IS THEIR LAND THEY KNOW IT WE DO NOT. STAY CLOSE TO CHEYENNE THEY KNOW THE LAND THEY DONE THIS BEFORE .I THINK YOU NEED TAKE A TRIP TO RED FOX CAMP WARE YOU BLACK HEAD BAND ,TALK TO RED FOX. MAYBE HE LET YOU TAG ALONG. SEND MY BEST WISHES TO HIM. THIS I DO BE FORE HE BREAK CAMP. THESE ARE MY THOUGHTS ON THIS. IRISH THEY ARE GOOD THOUGHTS, [PREACHER] FOLLOW THE BISON MAY BE HARDER THAN YOU THINK. US OLDER MEN MAYBE TO OLD FOR THIS ,BESIDE WE USE TO THE HILLS SO WHY WE NOT GOING WITH YOU. YOUR WIFE PEOPLE ARE FROM THE PLAINS. WE NOT. THEY USE TO FOLLOW THINGS .FIRST WOOLY MAMMOTH NOW BISON. [IRISH] I GO TO SEE RED FOX TOMORROW., TELL MY BROTHER I SENT YOU TO TALK TO HIM SAID PREACHER. MAYBE YOU WANT TO JOIN CHEYENNE FOR THE TRIP UNTIL YOU LEARN. IF I THOUGHT IT WAS EASY TO FOLLOW THE BISON I DONE IT. WE WILL LEAVE OUR TEE PEE FOR THOSE NEW ONES THAT HAVE NOT GOT ONE YET. IRISH I THINK THEY BE THINK FULL TO YOU. PREACHER WE HAVE NO USE FOR THEM WHEN WE MOVE. IRISH LEFT PREACHER TEE PEE AND WENT ON HIS WAY.[ PREACHER] THOUGHT NOW HE SEE WHAT I WENT THREW LEADING OUR PEOPLE SOUTH.
FOGGY CAME TO PREACHER HE HAD A BOW HE WAS WORKING ON. THE BOY DID GOOD WORK. FOGGY SIGN HOW YOU MAKE A BOW STRING ALL I TRY BROKE. PREACHER SIGN BACK CUT YOU 3 STRIPS 9 TO 10 FEET LONG OF RAW HIDE [NOT CURED] WEAVE INTO A ROPE AND HANG UP LET DRY IT WORK. FOGGY SIGN THINKS HE GET SOME WET HIDE AND DO THAT. PREACHER THINKING I HAVE BETTER TELL HIM ABOUT THE WRIST PAD HE KNOCK OFF A LOT HIDE., PREACHER WATCH FOGGY HE WENT BACK TO RIVER AND BROOK WAS THERE. SHE WAS MAKING HER A BOW TOO. HUUUMMM PREACHER THOUGHT WOMAN WITH A BOW LOOK OUT, HE JUST SMILE AND CHUCKLE.