Gregg's Commerce of the Prairies, 1831-1839, part 2

Note 118 — Chapter XXI · {V}

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Travellers on these public highways not only go 'armed to the teeth,' but always carry their weapons exposed. Even my wagoners carried their guns and pistols swung upon the pommels of their saddles. At night, as we generally camped out, they were laid under our heads, or close by our sides.—Gregg.

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