Summit Meeting By Robert Griffing.
Indians At War.
"Their Arms are a Gun and Tomahawk, and all the Provisions
they carry from Home is a Pouch of Rockahominy. Thus provided and accoutr'd, they
march towards their Enemy's Country, not in a Body, or by a certain Path, but
Straggling in Small Numbers, for the greater convenience of Hunting and passing
along undiscover'd. So soon as they approach the Grounds on which the Enemy is
used to hunt, they never kindle any Fire themselves, for fear of being found
out
by the smoak, nor will they Shoot at any kind of Game,
tho' they shou'd be half Famisht, lest they might alarm their Foes, and put
them upon their Guard. Sometimes indeed, while they are still at some distance,
they roast either Venison or Bear, till it is very dry, and then having Strung
it on their Belts, wear it round their Middle, eating very Sparingly of it,
because
they know not when they shall meet with a fresh Supply. But
coming nearer, they begin to look all round the Hemisphere, to watch if any smoke
ascends, and listen continually for the Report of Guns, in order to make some
happy Discovery for their own advantage".
WILLIAM BYRD'S DIVIDING LINE HISTORIES
Mid 18th century.
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