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Time Traveller’s Handbook

THE WILD WEST

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Dos & Don’ts
Arm yourself.
Not every town allows people to freely
carry guns, Deadwood included. But
outside town, packing a six-shooter can mean
the difference between life and death.
Work together.
Whether you’re putting a traveller up for
the night or pulling together to raise a
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barn, being a community is a necessary part of
Frontier settlement.
Tell stories.
OREGON LOUISIANA MEXICAN Campfire stories aren’t just a way for
TERRITORY PURCHASE CESSION
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cowboys to pass the time and raise
N ew England is a godly land of rolling of blossoming civilisation in the East, the information about the local area, like Indian
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pasture ripe with opportunity. Settlers
pasture ripe with opportunity. Settlers
untainted Wild West beckons.
territory to avoid and where a watering hole is.
Monarchs might have planted stakes
flood in from Europe looking to start
flood in from Europe looking to start
Monarchs might have planted stakes
N new lives, lawmakers forge a career
in a new country that rewards hard graft in these territories, but millions of square Keep your eye on the weather.
miles of plains, mountains and their
Blue skies can turn torrential in a
and talent rather than class, while traders inhabitants still bow to no one but mother heartbeat on the plains as storms spill
and trappers up and down the rest of the nature. For those desperate or brave over from the Rockies and quickly sweep across
Atlantic coast amass fortunes from the enough, a hard and rewarding life could the flat expanse. Don’t get caught out.
bounty of untouched natural resources await – but only a fool sets out into this
on offer. Yet for all the tantalising fruits
wilderness unprepared.
on offer. Yet for all the tantalising fruits wilderness unprepared. L e a v e h o m e w i t h o u t y o u r s a d d le b a g .
Leave home without your saddlebag.
This contains your basic survival kit: a
This contains your basic survival kit: a
tinderbox for starting fires, spare
tinderbox for starting fires, spare
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ammunition, emergency rations and some rope.
TO STAY On the prairies, you’re in trouble without it.
On the prairies, you’re in trouble without it.
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Go into the Black Hills.
Dakota was only founded They’re known as the ‘Badlands’ for
They’re known as the ‘Badlands’ for
in 1876 and is very rough good reason. It’s Lakota Indian territory,
good reason. It’s Lakota Indian territory,
around the edges, it’s mighty and gold prospectors are taking their chances
around the edges, it’s mighty
and gold prospectors are taking their chances
prosperous. Ever since with wild animals and outlaws.
with wild animals and outlaws.
Lieutenant Colonel George
Lieutenant Colonel George
Armstrong Custer found gold in
Armstrong Custer found gold in O p e n a b r o t h e l .
Open a brothel.
the Black Hills, the Gold Rush
the Black Hills, the Gold Rush Deadwood’s brothel, the ‘Gem Theater’
Deadwood’s brothel, the ‘Gem Theater’
has descended on this southern is a den of iniquity home to Seth
has descended on this southern
is a den of iniquity home to Seth
region of Dakota. You’ll have Bullock’s nemesis Al Swearengen. You don’t
region of Dakota. You’ll have
Bullock’s nemesis Al Swearengen. You don’t
to take your chances with
to take your chances with want to upset either of these men.
want to upset either of these men.
gunslinging bandits, con
artists and native American
artists and native American Did you know? F o r g e t y o u r D u t c h o v e n .
Forget your Dutch oven.
Indians, but there are riches
Indians, but there are riches On longer journeys, this versatile cast
On longer journeys, this versatile cast
to be made. However, not out of panning
to be made. However, not out of panning A 7kg ‘yellow rock’ iron kettle can be stacked to cook
for gold (that’s a mug’s game) but selling the found in 1799 was several courses: roasting, frying, baking and
treasure hunters their pans, furs, supplies and sold for $3.50 – the boiling complete meals.
whisky at the end of a hard day. gold nugget was worth
$3,600
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