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Mountain Men Had Cats?
Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 4:54 pm
by gunny
Dogs yes. this painting of 1845 by George Caleb Bingham titled Fur Traders Descending The Missouri clearly shows a cat in the bow of the canoe. The caption says it is a bear cub, but unless the artist is from New Jersey, looks like a cat to me.
Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 6:55 pm
by Minimalist
Link, gunny?
Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 8:04 pm
by Sam Salmon
Minimalist wrote:Link, gunny?
Note that it really is an artist's depiction-the creator had NFI what a fur trader's canoe looked like/how large it needed to be to carry supplies/maneuver on a river as large as the Missouri.
It's 100% feline though of that there is no doubt.
Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 9:00 pm
by Beagle
Yep, that's a cat.
The opportunity for raw humor presents itself, but I'm a sensitive person.
Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 9:33 pm
by Frank Harrist
Prolly make a pretty warm hat. Reserve food rations. Other than that they ain't good for nothin'.
Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 10:01 pm
by kbs2244
They catch and eat mice that would otherwise eat provisions.
That was a reason they were aboard most seagoing ships of the day also.
Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 1:46 pm
by Digit
It's 100% feline though of that there is no doubt.
Or a lousy artist!
