| 单词 | buffalo chip |
| 例句 | On the ride out, Perilee had explained that homestead fires were fed with dried buffalo chips. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Scraps of wood and "buffalo chips" made our fire, and presently Din had a good "feed" ready. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z Regarding the other conveniences, such as fuel and other things, they had little difficulty, as the buffalo chips supplied the demands in abundance. The Indians' Last Fight Or The Dull Knife Raid 2011-11-06T02:00:13.167Z This man was so wonderful that he could change even the buffalo chips that you see on the prairie into meat. Pawnee Hero Stories and Folk-Tales With notes on the origin, customs and character of the Pawnee people 2011-08-02T02:00:20.603Z We journeyed full twenty miles that day, and camped on a treeless plain with good water and plenty of grass, but no wood save buffalo chips. Memoirs of Orange Jacobs 2011-05-01T02:00:10.143Z Jake gathered some dry grass and buffalo chips and out of an astonishingly little fire he soon had the tea boiling. Neighbours 2011-03-05T03:00:27.277Z Joe continued to pick up buffalo chips the while he continued to worry. The Lost Wagon 2010-12-20T17:12:36.807Z Still, we go with her idea: a distant roadhouse that serves “buffalo chips bigger than your head.” Hello Again: A Field Guide to Parents' Weekend 2010-10-07T13:54:00Z But that day homesteaders crept into dugouts and smothered over buffalo chip fires. The Nerve of Foley And Other Railroad Stories It was amusing at first, to see the ladies handle the buffalo chips. Memoirs of Orange Jacobs 2011-05-01T02:00:10.143Z Or, provided with a gunny-sack, he might be scouring the immediate neighborhood for a supply of dry buffalo chips, with which to eke out the scanty stock of fire-wood. Campmates A Story of the Plains They filled the sack with buffalo chips, bent their heads against the cold north wind, and Joe quenched a rising uneasiness. The Lost Wagon 2010-12-20T17:12:36.807Z I realize that it wasn’t just the buffalo chips that drew us here. Hello Again: A Field Guide to Parents' Weekend 2010-10-07T13:54:00Z These insects annoyed us excessively; not a moment could we rest, but were obliged to keep our bodies continually in motion, and to burn tarred rope and buffalo chips in the tents. Narrative of the March of Co. A, Engineers from Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to Fort Bridger, Utah, and Return May 6 to October 3, 1858 The buffalo chips used are droppings of buffalo the year previous. Journal of a Trip to California by the Overland Route Across the Plains in 1850-51 But there was plenty of "draw" to it, as Monroe came in with his arms full of buffalo chips, filled the stove full, and touched a match to them. Elam Storm, The Wolfer Or, The Lost Nugget Not forgotten was that long and dismal stretch where buffalo chips were the only fuel. The Lost Wagon 2010-12-20T17:12:36.807Z Fires were started, and as there was no wood on that range, buffalo chips were used instead. Valley of Wild Horses As fuel of every description is scarce at this place the police party was sent out on mule-back, with gunny-bags, in quest of buffalo chips. Narrative of the March of Co. A, Engineers from Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to Fort Bridger, Utah, and Return May 6 to October 3, 1858 The grass is poor to-day, and no wood except willows on the islands and buffalo chips, of the latter of which there are a great plenty. Journal of a Trip to California by the Overland Route Across the Plains in 1850-51 As our early settlers on the western plains had to use buffalo chips for fuel, these people use a great deal of donkey and llama dung for the same purpose. Birdseye Views of Far Lands Joe and Tad, jackets buttoned and wool caps pulled down over their ears, were gathering buffalo chips for fuel. The Lost Wagon 2010-12-20T17:12:36.807Z No wood within half a mile; some buffalo chips; poor water. The Prairie Traveler A Hand-book for Overland Expeditions We are once more favored with a grass bed instead of one of dust, and with white poplar wood for fuel, instead of buffalo chips. Narrative of the March of Co. A, Engineers from Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to Fort Bridger, Utah, and Return May 6 to October 3, 1858 The country on this day's drive looks like a huge buffalo pasture, the ground being covered with buffalo chips like a farm-yard. Journal of a Trip to California by the Overland Route Across the Plains in 1850-51 The Crows, or Upsàraukas, will not smoke in council, unless the pipe is lighted with a coal of buffalo chip, and the bowl rested on a fragment of the same substance. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 105, July 1866 Fires sprang up on the plain, fires of buffalo chips lighted by the Sioux, who were now busy skinning and cutting up the slain buffaloes. The Last of the Chiefs A Story of the Great Sioux War They made camp beside it at night, cooking the coffee on a fire of buffalo chips. Oh, You Tex! The mosquitoes being very numerous and bloodthirsty here, we burnt an incense of buffalo chips in our tent this evening. Narrative of the March of Co. A, Engineers from Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to Fort Bridger, Utah, and Return May 6 to October 3, 1858 We drove about two miles after crossing and camped on the bottom, with no fuel but buffalo chips. Journal of a Trip to California by the Overland Route Across the Plains in 1850-51 Over on the hill the bucks had arisen from their little fires of buffalo chips, and were watching. Blazed Trail Stories and Stories of the Wild Life When this was done, he went out on the prairie in search of buffalo chips for the fire, which he was fortunate enough to find without any trouble. The Last of the Chiefs A Story of the Great Sioux War When he had gone inside he found buffalo chips and buffalo tracks on all sides. Myths and Legends of the Great Plains Here first commenced the work of gathering buffalo chips for fuel. Narrative of the March of Co. A, Engineers from Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to Fort Bridger, Utah, and Return May 6 to October 3, 1858 We were compelled to use buffalo chips to-day for fuel, there being no wood. Journal of a Trip to California by the Overland Route Across the Plains in 1850-51 It's fun to cook with buffalo chips Or mesquite, green as corn,— If I'd once known what I know now I'd have gone around Cape Horn. Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads Bunch grass steadily grew thicker and buffalo chips were numerous. The Last of the Chiefs A Story of the Great Sioux War Sometimes when the Indians are not insufficient numbers to make a “surround” of buffalo, they collect buffalo chips, and build them in little piles so as to represent men. The Boy Hunters There was a glow of low fires round the camp, for the mosquitoes were bad and the brown smudge of smoldering buffalo chips kept them away. The Emigrant Trail Wood in any form it had never contained; instead, it was filled with that providential fuel of the frontiersman, found superabundantly upon the ranges,—buffalo chips. Ben Blair The Story of a Plainsman Buffalo chips.—Last, but by no means least in value to the traveler on the treeless plains, are the droppings of the buffalo, universally known as “buffalo chips.” The Extermination of the American Bison They continued southward until twilight came, when they built in a hollow a fire of buffalo chips, which were abundant all over the plain, and watched their friendly mountains sink away in the dark. The Last of the Chiefs A Story of the Great Sioux War A long colloquy was held that night around a good camp fire, that was freely fed with "buffalo chips." The Life and Adventures of Kit Carson, the Nestor of the Rocky Mountains, from Facts Narrated by Himself The fire, a mound of buffalo chips into which glowing tunnels wormed, was good. The Emigrant Trail Many of them were built of buffalo chips and others of light wood that burned fast. The Texan Scouts A Story of the Alamo and Goliad They sent a young man to bring a buffalo chip and he brought one and put it down on the ground before the old chief Standing Water, and then went away. When Buffalo Ran This substance, which was called buffalo chips, burns like turf and forms a very good substitute for wood. Christopher Carson He gave him a sup or two of whiskey, then gathered buffalo chips and made a fire in which he heated some large rocks. A Man Four-Square A line of buffalo chips, each one supported on three small sticks, so that it stood a few inches above the snow, was carried from the mouth of the pis'kun straight out toward the prairie. Blackfoot Lodge Tales The Story of a Prairie People Sometimes, too, there is no wood to be had; and in that case, one would see the young women scattered all over the prairie, gathering buffalo chips for fuel. Indian Boyhood Then I gathered a few more buffalo chips and placed on the fire to keep it from going out, and my plan was complete. The Second William Penn A true account of incidents that happened along the old Santa Fe Trail They shot a few prairie chickens, built a small fire of dried buffalo chips with which they cooked their frugal breakfast, and then, lying down upon the rank grass, slept soundly for a few hours. Christopher Carson Before a fire of buffalo chips Constable Beresford and his prisoner smoked the pipe of peace. Man Size When they reached the water's edge, Old Man picked up from the ground a dry buffalo chip and a stone. Blackfoot Lodge Tales The Story of a Prairie People At night the horses or oxen are tethered or turned loose on the prairie; a fire is kindled with buffalo chips, or such fuel as can be had, and supper is prepared. Woman on the American Frontier A Valuable and Authentic History of the Heroism, Adventures, Privations, Captivities, Trials, and Noble Lives and Deaths of the "Pioneer Mothers of the Republic" After kindling their fire of buffalo chips they soon had supper "a-going." The Second William Penn A true account of incidents that happened along the old Santa Fe Trail Wood is now very scarce, but 'buffalo chips' are excellent; they kindle quickly and retain heat surprisingly. The Passing of the Frontier; a chronicle of the old West Instead, they sat in front of the coals of buffalo chips while the big smuggler and his companions rode away from an ignominious field of battle. Man Size The woman stood still a long time, looking from the stone to the buffalo chip, and from the chip to the stone. Blackfoot Lodge Tales The Story of a Prairie People It seemed to be scattered over with half-circular patches, which he pointed out mysteriously as "buffalo chip." A Waif of the Plains Chary of weight, the hunters had carried no wood, and the buffalo chips they used for fuel were lumps of ice. The Last of the Plainsmen Mr. Deems had never in his life done anything, not even so much as bring in a basket of buffalo chips to supply the scanty fire. A Mountain Woman As "buffalo chips," in these treeless regions, it was the overland emigrants' sole dependence for fuel. First Across the Continent The story of the exploring expedition of Lewis and Clark in 1804-5-6 By the side of the mouse was a buffalo chip, and lying on it was an arrow painted red. Blackfoot Lodge Tales The Story of a Prairie People The woman pointed to a basket of buffalo chips in the corner, and he wrapped his little companions up in a blanket while he made a fire in the cooking-stove. A Mountain Woman When they—the children—were cold, this young man brought in baskets of buffalo chips from the prairie and built them a fire, or he hung more skins up at the entrance to the tepees. 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