Re: Am I Just 'Nitpicking'? The Gnome's sense of it.....

Posted by Kate on March 03, 2001 at 18:26:59:

In Reply to: Re: Am I Just 'Nitpicking'? The Gnome's sense of it..... posted by Chris on March 03, 2001 at 17:05:06:

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: : My sense of it is........moccasin tracks are one thing. If you have seen a center seam moccasin track - it could be from ANY woodland tribe......and Huron seing more moccasin tracks would assume it was just their own, or another war party's tracks passing through. However, dig three GRAVES and they stand out like sore thumbs. War parties dont dig graves for their slain.
: : THAT would have surely tipped off the Huron and French that friendlies were in the area. Besides which, digging takes time.
: : The longer they stayed in the open, the more likely they would be spotted.

: : Bill R

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: Hi Bill,
: What about the girls' shoes?
: C.

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Hi Bill, Chris,

Sorry to 'post and run'!! (I've been out all day, just got home and it's now 12:30 after midnight).

Yes, I understand what you're saying, Bill. When looking at mocassin prints, others may know that 'someone' has been that way, though they won't necessarily know WHO that someone was - or whether 'friend or foe'.

But, Chris raises a point which I meant to add - the GIRLS' shoes were bound to be a give-away too. I note from a post lower down that you say there were French allies who wore shoes but, wouldn't their shoe heels be different? And men's shoes are usually much bigger than ladies'. The dainty little shoe size would be bound to give the 'dainty little ladies' away? (Well, neither Cora nor Alice looked to me to be in 'Cat Boot' size footwear!! 'Course, I could be wrong on this one...).

But I think what you're trying to tell me is, it's a question of whether you want to make your presence MORE obvious that it already is - to a good 'Native' tracker. Makes sense but - I think I would have been happier if Hawkeye hadn't snapped at Cora 'get a grip, woman - think this through! We DON'T want them to know we were here!!' Perhaps Cora HERSELF thought 'well, the French and Huron will see all these guys' mocassin prints and our shoe prints, so why not just go the whole hog and BURY the poor family!!' Well - I think in the circumstances, if she is as clever as we are meant to think, it's not an unfair assumption to make!!

I appreciate all your views! *I* don't think I'm 'nitpicking' - just debating what to me is a valid point, here!! :o)

Kate.

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: : : My sense of it is........moccasin tracks are one thing.  If you have seen a center seam moccasin track - it could be from ANY woodland tribe......and Huron seing more moccasin tracks would assume it was just their own, or another war party's tracks passing through.  However, dig three GRAVES and they stand out like sore thumbs.  War parties dont dig graves for their slain.
: : : THAT would have surely tipped off the Huron and French that friendlies were in the area.  Besides which, digging takes time.
: : : The longer they stayed in the open, the more likely they would be spotted.

: : : Bill R

: : 
: : Hi Bill,
: : What about the girls' shoes?
: : C.

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: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

: Hi Bill, Chris,  

: Sorry to 'post and run'!! (I've been out all day, just got home  and it's now 12:30 after midnight).

: Yes, I understand what you're saying, Bill.  When looking at mocassin prints, others may know that 'someone' has been that way, though they won't necessarily know WHO that someone was - or whether 'friend or foe'.  

: But, Chris raises a point which I meant to add - the GIRLS' shoes were bound to be a give-away too.  I note from a post lower down that you say there were French allies who wore shoes but, wouldn't their shoe heels be different?  And men's shoes are usually much bigger than ladies'.  The dainty little shoe size would be bound to give the 'dainty little ladies' away? (Well, neither Cora nor Alice looked to me to be in 'Cat Boot' size footwear!! 'Course, I could be wrong on this one...).  

: But I think what you're trying to tell me is, it's a question of whether you want to make your presence MORE obvious that it already is - to a good 'Native' tracker.  Makes sense but - I think I would have been happier if Hawkeye hadn't snapped at Cora 'get a grip, woman - think this through!  We DON'T want them to know we were here!!' Perhaps Cora HERSELF thought 'well, the French and Huron will see all these guys' mocassin prints and our shoe prints, so why not just go the whole hog and BURY the poor family!!'  Well - I think in the circumstances, if she is as clever as we are meant to think, it's not an unfair assumption to make!! 

: I appreciate all your views!  *I* don't think I'm 'nitpicking' - just debating what to me is a valid point, here!! :o)

: Kate.



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