The West
Viewing comments for Chapter 21 "Camels and Cigar Store Indians"One man's journey west.
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Comment from Brett Matthew West
Story continues to be very intriguing. Apaches in those days were a threat to be reckoned with. That in itself could lead into a fight with the Indians, or maybe even an Indian raid? Several directions just that statement along could go. Will follow this one.
reply by the author on 14-Feb-2018
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Story continues to be very intriguing. Apaches in those days were a threat to be reckoned with. That in itself could lead into a fight with the Indians, or maybe even an Indian raid? Several directions just that statement along could go. Will follow this one.
Comment Written 14-Feb-2018
reply by the author on 14-Feb-2018
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Thanks for continuing to read.
Comment from pbomar1115
The Traveler has the opportunity to experience some things first hand and tell about them. For example, he taught me a few things about the camel and its history in Texas as an experiment.
Phillip
reply by the author on 14-Feb-2018
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The Traveler has the opportunity to experience some things first hand and tell about them. For example, he taught me a few things about the camel and its history in Texas as an experiment.
Phillip
Comment Written 14-Feb-2018
reply by the author on 14-Feb-2018
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Thanks for continuing to read.
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You're welcome.
Comment from Pearl Edwards
Interesting comparison between the Arapaho and the Apache one more passive than the other. I like you descriptions of the camels, the ride being like - the worst stagecoach made - I agree they are a most unusual animal. Great read,
cheers.
reply by the author on 13-Feb-2018
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Interesting comparison between the Arapaho and the Apache one more passive than the other. I like you descriptions of the camels, the ride being like - the worst stagecoach made - I agree they are a most unusual animal. Great read,
cheers.
Comment Written 13-Feb-2018
reply by the author on 13-Feb-2018
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Thanks. I appreciate your comments.
Comment from judiverse
I'm glad you included the section about the experiment with camels. They certainly didn't seem suited to the cowboys' purposes if they were hard to train and not easy to ride. Great comment about them being something the government must have concocted. Interesting contrast between the Arapaho and the Apache. The Traveler seems to trust the Arapaho but is on his guard when the Apache show up. It would have given the settlers an uneasy feeling, to say the least, if they thought they were being watched by the Apache. judi
reply by the author on 13-Feb-2018
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I'm glad you included the section about the experiment with camels. They certainly didn't seem suited to the cowboys' purposes if they were hard to train and not easy to ride. Great comment about them being something the government must have concocted. Interesting contrast between the Arapaho and the Apache. The Traveler seems to trust the Arapaho but is on his guard when the Apache show up. It would have given the settlers an uneasy feeling, to say the least, if they thought they were being watched by the Apache. judi
Comment Written 13-Feb-2018
reply by the author on 13-Feb-2018
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Thanks. Each tribe had its own characteristics.
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You're very welcome. It's understandable why the Americans didn't want to put up with the camels. judi
Comment from trumby
I like westerns , mate.
The challenges that you blokes had with the Indians were a lot like the challenges that the early settlers had with the Aboriginals.
We only had one organised military stand against the Europeans in this country and that was by the Kalkadoon tribe in 1884 at Battle Mountain.
I'm thinking of writing an Australian western, but I think that I need to know more about life in early Australia. To that end, I'm reading and researching all that I can about the era.
reply by the author on 13-Feb-2018
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I like westerns , mate.
The challenges that you blokes had with the Indians were a lot like the challenges that the early settlers had with the Aboriginals.
We only had one organised military stand against the Europeans in this country and that was by the Kalkadoon tribe in 1884 at Battle Mountain.
I'm thinking of writing an Australian western, but I think that I need to know more about life in early Australia. To that end, I'm reading and researching all that I can about the era.
Comment Written 13-Feb-2018
reply by the author on 13-Feb-2018
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I research for a year before writing this. Good to hear from you. I haven't seen you since Bowl of Stew.
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I miss "Bowl Of Stew."
Comment from Writingfundimension
Hi, Thomas
Really enjoyed this chapter, especially the humorous opening:
'In Texas, I saw the strangest animal God ever created. It looked like something Congress would put together.'
Good one!
Bev
reply by the author on 12-Feb-2018
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Hi, Thomas
Really enjoyed this chapter, especially the humorous opening:
'In Texas, I saw the strangest animal God ever created. It looked like something Congress would put together.'
Good one!
Bev
Comment Written 12-Feb-2018
reply by the author on 12-Feb-2018
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Thanks. I'm glad you liked it.
Comment from Thesis
An interesting way to describe Indians. I'm just jumping into the book. It looks interesting from this passage. I will have to go back and start at the beginning. Look forward to reading it.
reply by the author on 12-Feb-2018
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An interesting way to describe Indians. I'm just jumping into the book. It looks interesting from this passage. I will have to go back and start at the beginning. Look forward to reading it.
Comment Written 12-Feb-2018
reply by the author on 12-Feb-2018
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Thanks for reading.
Comment from lyenochka
Intriguing one. I like the reference to the camels here as I remember the movie, "Hawmps." I like camels. Too bad they never made it in the US. Also, I like the Arapaho way of battle. If people just connected, they wouldn't have to go to war.
reply by the author on 11-Feb-2018
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Intriguing one. I like the reference to the camels here as I remember the movie, "Hawmps." I like camels. Too bad they never made it in the US. Also, I like the Arapaho way of battle. If people just connected, they wouldn't have to go to war.
Comment Written 11-Feb-2018
reply by the author on 11-Feb-2018
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Thanks for reading. I appreciate the comments.
Comment from Ric Myworld
I once knew a girl who claimed to be Indian. She, actually, turned out to be about half Indian and half Italian. I just called her my pretty "A-wop-a-ho." Thanks for sharing another fine chapter. I'm enjoying the story, and I like the thought of learning a little about the old west too. Great job. :-)
reply by the author on 11-Feb-2018
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I once knew a girl who claimed to be Indian. She, actually, turned out to be about half Indian and half Italian. I just called her my pretty "A-wop-a-ho." Thanks for sharing another fine chapter. I'm enjoying the story, and I like the thought of learning a little about the old west too. Great job. :-)
Comment Written 11-Feb-2018
reply by the author on 11-Feb-2018
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Thanks for reading, Ric.
Comment from Bill Schott
Another intriguing look at the varying nature of the different Nations of Native Americans, back in the day. The Arapaho fighting method is the best. I seem to recall this, or something like it, from an old Zane Grey novel when I was a teenager. Good stuff.
reply by the author on 11-Feb-2018
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Another intriguing look at the varying nature of the different Nations of Native Americans, back in the day. The Arapaho fighting method is the best. I seem to recall this, or something like it, from an old Zane Grey novel when I was a teenager. Good stuff.
Comment Written 11-Feb-2018
reply by the author on 11-Feb-2018
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Thanks for reading.
