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<blockquote data-quote="Silver Moon" data-source="post: 3507492" data-attributes="member: 8530"><p><strong>Chapter Nine, “The Trading Post“, Sunday, June 4th , 1882, 7:00 P.M.</strong></p><p></p><p>The wooden gate to outside is currently shut. They see a pair of armed men up on a platform above the gate who look like common folk rather than soldiers. The men are armed. As they approach Pinto exclaims “Howdy!” The men are startled, apparently not anticipating strangers to approach, which Mae and Deadeye both take as a good sign. “How are you doing?” one guard exclaims. </p><p></p><p>Deadeye changes his voice to a Texas accent and exclaims “I’m Tex Stover.” He then gestures to Mae and says, “My wife Amanda.” He gestures to Sally and Pinto and says, “And our traveling companions Chuck and Barbara.” He then points to Flying Arrow and states, “This is our guide, Fast-as-Stream.” “What are you doing around here?” the guard asks. </p><p></p><p>He replies, “Traveling through, we got a mite lost. We got held up by a pair of desperados.” “What did they take?” the guard asks. Deadeye replies, “They took a lot of our provisions and our wagon. We found the wagon broken a while back so we left that behind. The desperados were a man and a woman.” He then goes on to describe both Pamela and Mongo in great detail. </p><p></p><p>The guard asks, “What are you doing this far off the roads?” “We got lost,” is Deadeye’s reply. Pinto exclaims, “He’s not really reliable when it comes to directions.” The guard asks, “You need a place to stay tonight?” “That would sure be appreciated,” is Deadeye’s reply. One guard stays up top while the other heads down to open up the gate. They hear the sound of a wooden bar being moved and the gates then open for them to ride in. Once they are inside the gate is relocked.”</p><p></p><p>Seeing them now locked in Deadeye asks, “Is there a problem here?” The guard replies, “Still Indians around, you can’t be too careful. The Arapaho are pretty peaceful but you never can tell what other tribes might wander into the area.” “Do you get many visitors here?” Sally asks. He replies, “Not on foot or horseback, haven’t got any roads, almost everybody coming here arrives by boat.” </p><p></p><p>They are shown around. There is a nice stable for the horses and an available bunkhouse where they are shown bunks for the night. As they go to secure the horses he says “We have a blacksmith and ferrier at the stable if you need anything done with your horses.” They see that most of the blacksmith’s work appears to be making nails and spikes for building construction and sharp knives. Looking at the knives Pinto admires the workmanship. The man replies, “Those are for trade, we’re a trading post. We supply trappers with knives and other provisions in exchange for furs, which we then trade to furriers upriver for a profit.” </p><p></p><p>The man gives the history of the stockade, which has actually be here at the fork of the river for over one-hundred years having originally been built by the French who came down from Canada to use as a fortress. Deadeye asks, “You get mostly small boats here?” The man explains that around once a month a pram-style barge will come down to pick up a load of furs, but otherwise is it primarily trappers on canoes who visit. “You expecting a pram soon?” Pinto asks. He replies, “Not for another week or so, and it’s been a good couple of weeks for the trappers so they’d be too full up with furs to have room for you and your horses.”</p><p></p><p>In the course of the tour the group concludes that there are around three-dozen people living there, most of whom are leatherworkers preparing the hides for maximum trade value. The bunkhouse is large enough for the five of them to stay at, the group finding out that it is used primarily by the folks who come in monthly for the furs. Some people give Flying Arrow odd looks. </p><p></p><p>One the men tells Deadeye “We usually don’t allow Indians to stay overnight in the fortress.” Deadeye replies, “I can vouch for her, she’s harmless, and none of her tribe are anywhere within 500 miles of here.” They do require that all weapons be taken away from her. The group leaves the saddles in the tack room but keep the saddlebags with them. The bunkhouse has five bunks two high. The man says “Well, you’re welcome to stay here.” </p><p>Deadeye tells the man “My only regret is that we hadn’t been here earlier today to go to church.” </p><p></p><p>After the man leaves the group comments how “They didn’t ask for any payment.” Mae points out that the men who showed them in were just the guys on guard duty, they may not be the ones in charge. Since the group is all tired they quickly fall asleep.</p><p></p><p>Monday, June 5th begins with a rooster crowing at dawn. The group discusses the merit of maybe acquiring some livestock from the fortress but decide against it as other animals would not be able to move as quickly as the horses. There is a knock at the door and the group are invited to join the rest of the community for breakfast. The group discusses what to do with the saddlebags. Deadeye decides that he can sleep in and keep an eye on the saddlebags. Some of the others are hesitant but eventually agree. </p><p></p><p>They soon arrive at a larger meeting room with some long tables and several dozen people having their morning meal. The meal consists of rabbit stew, eggs and flapjacks with fresh butter. Deadeye leaves the various saddlebags alone and decides to sleep some more until Mae returns with his breakfast. The head of the trading post introduces himself as Calvin Plains, originally from western Pennsylvania. </p><p></p><p>Mae discusses acquiring some provisions, primarily food for themselves and the horses. He replies that they don’t get many horses here so don’t have much in the line of lightweight horse rations, but that they have lots of hay for their cow so will make sure that the horses are fully fed on hay before they go. They say they could spare a small amount of oats and grain.. He suggests that they head upriver to the next town for a wider selection. He says that at that town they could hire a ferry barge to take them downriver to their named destination of Utah. </p><p></p><p>They also make arrangements to buy some hard-boiled eggs, cheese, some hardtack, rabbit meat jerky as well as some fresh meat from the icehouse. Sally asks about whiskey finding none available but that the post brews its own beers and ales so she agrees to buy a few bottles of that. Pinto talks to the blacksmith about purchasing a hand-axe as well as sharpening up his Bowie knife. He also buys some hand-made cigars and another saddlebag. </p><p></p><p>They attempt to also buy some extra ammunition for their weapons but the trading post won’t part with any, saying that they never know when they might need it. Flying Arrow suspects that their real reason for not selling ammunition has to do with her presence. They pay for the items with some remaining loose bills and change that each of them have on their person, still leaving the cash bundles alone. </p><p></p><p>They leave the trading post, heading north alongside the river, that direction chosen because Deadeye is “Getting tired of being in the wilderness.” They decide that their next destination is a town of Rifle alongside the Colorado River, around twenty miles away. They decide to ride hard to try to get there by nightfall.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Silver Moon, post: 3507492, member: 8530"] [B]Chapter Nine, “The Trading Post“, Sunday, June 4th , 1882, 7:00 P.M.[/B] The wooden gate to outside is currently shut. They see a pair of armed men up on a platform above the gate who look like common folk rather than soldiers. The men are armed. As they approach Pinto exclaims “Howdy!” The men are startled, apparently not anticipating strangers to approach, which Mae and Deadeye both take as a good sign. “How are you doing?” one guard exclaims. Deadeye changes his voice to a Texas accent and exclaims “I’m Tex Stover.” He then gestures to Mae and says, “My wife Amanda.” He gestures to Sally and Pinto and says, “And our traveling companions Chuck and Barbara.” He then points to Flying Arrow and states, “This is our guide, Fast-as-Stream.” “What are you doing around here?” the guard asks. He replies, “Traveling through, we got a mite lost. We got held up by a pair of desperados.” “What did they take?” the guard asks. Deadeye replies, “They took a lot of our provisions and our wagon. We found the wagon broken a while back so we left that behind. The desperados were a man and a woman.” He then goes on to describe both Pamela and Mongo in great detail. The guard asks, “What are you doing this far off the roads?” “We got lost,” is Deadeye’s reply. Pinto exclaims, “He’s not really reliable when it comes to directions.” The guard asks, “You need a place to stay tonight?” “That would sure be appreciated,” is Deadeye’s reply. One guard stays up top while the other heads down to open up the gate. They hear the sound of a wooden bar being moved and the gates then open for them to ride in. Once they are inside the gate is relocked.” Seeing them now locked in Deadeye asks, “Is there a problem here?” The guard replies, “Still Indians around, you can’t be too careful. The Arapaho are pretty peaceful but you never can tell what other tribes might wander into the area.” “Do you get many visitors here?” Sally asks. He replies, “Not on foot or horseback, haven’t got any roads, almost everybody coming here arrives by boat.” They are shown around. There is a nice stable for the horses and an available bunkhouse where they are shown bunks for the night. As they go to secure the horses he says “We have a blacksmith and ferrier at the stable if you need anything done with your horses.” They see that most of the blacksmith’s work appears to be making nails and spikes for building construction and sharp knives. Looking at the knives Pinto admires the workmanship. The man replies, “Those are for trade, we’re a trading post. We supply trappers with knives and other provisions in exchange for furs, which we then trade to furriers upriver for a profit.” The man gives the history of the stockade, which has actually be here at the fork of the river for over one-hundred years having originally been built by the French who came down from Canada to use as a fortress. Deadeye asks, “You get mostly small boats here?” The man explains that around once a month a pram-style barge will come down to pick up a load of furs, but otherwise is it primarily trappers on canoes who visit. “You expecting a pram soon?” Pinto asks. He replies, “Not for another week or so, and it’s been a good couple of weeks for the trappers so they’d be too full up with furs to have room for you and your horses.” In the course of the tour the group concludes that there are around three-dozen people living there, most of whom are leatherworkers preparing the hides for maximum trade value. The bunkhouse is large enough for the five of them to stay at, the group finding out that it is used primarily by the folks who come in monthly for the furs. Some people give Flying Arrow odd looks. One the men tells Deadeye “We usually don’t allow Indians to stay overnight in the fortress.” Deadeye replies, “I can vouch for her, she’s harmless, and none of her tribe are anywhere within 500 miles of here.” They do require that all weapons be taken away from her. The group leaves the saddles in the tack room but keep the saddlebags with them. The bunkhouse has five bunks two high. The man says “Well, you’re welcome to stay here.” Deadeye tells the man “My only regret is that we hadn’t been here earlier today to go to church.” After the man leaves the group comments how “They didn’t ask for any payment.” Mae points out that the men who showed them in were just the guys on guard duty, they may not be the ones in charge. Since the group is all tired they quickly fall asleep. Monday, June 5th begins with a rooster crowing at dawn. The group discusses the merit of maybe acquiring some livestock from the fortress but decide against it as other animals would not be able to move as quickly as the horses. There is a knock at the door and the group are invited to join the rest of the community for breakfast. The group discusses what to do with the saddlebags. Deadeye decides that he can sleep in and keep an eye on the saddlebags. Some of the others are hesitant but eventually agree. They soon arrive at a larger meeting room with some long tables and several dozen people having their morning meal. The meal consists of rabbit stew, eggs and flapjacks with fresh butter. Deadeye leaves the various saddlebags alone and decides to sleep some more until Mae returns with his breakfast. The head of the trading post introduces himself as Calvin Plains, originally from western Pennsylvania. Mae discusses acquiring some provisions, primarily food for themselves and the horses. He replies that they don’t get many horses here so don’t have much in the line of lightweight horse rations, but that they have lots of hay for their cow so will make sure that the horses are fully fed on hay before they go. They say they could spare a small amount of oats and grain.. He suggests that they head upriver to the next town for a wider selection. He says that at that town they could hire a ferry barge to take them downriver to their named destination of Utah. They also make arrangements to buy some hard-boiled eggs, cheese, some hardtack, rabbit meat jerky as well as some fresh meat from the icehouse. Sally asks about whiskey finding none available but that the post brews its own beers and ales so she agrees to buy a few bottles of that. Pinto talks to the blacksmith about purchasing a hand-axe as well as sharpening up his Bowie knife. He also buys some hand-made cigars and another saddlebag. They attempt to also buy some extra ammunition for their weapons but the trading post won’t part with any, saying that they never know when they might need it. Flying Arrow suspects that their real reason for not selling ammunition has to do with her presence. They pay for the items with some remaining loose bills and change that each of them have on their person, still leaving the cash bundles alone. They leave the trading post, heading north alongside the river, that direction chosen because Deadeye is “Getting tired of being in the wilderness.” They decide that their next destination is a town of Rifle alongside the Colorado River, around twenty miles away. They decide to ride hard to try to get there by nightfall. [/QUOTE]
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