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Reminiscences & Narratives of Pioneers
THE INDIANS' OUTFIT AND CUSTOMS

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Transcribed from
the ©1920 "History of Hall County," by Buechler, Barr, and Stough

The main feature of their outfut was their mode of transporting the freight they needed, and riding facilities. For those purposes they used innumerable ponies. The ponies had fastened to them long poles which hung by a belt around the girth. The poles were fastened to that belt. They would let the other end of the poles drag in the dirt, and these poles would generally be about 18 or 20 feet long. They pulled principally on the band around the waist, with sometimes a breast strap around the front to reinforce, which would hold the pole up in better shape. Then they would load their meat or other articles on these poles. Sometimes they would have a supply or extra ponies for riding purposes. But the freighting ponies were the mainstay of the outfit.