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Fuel to make fires.
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What part of the buffalo is used to make buffalo chips?
None it is dried piece of dung deposited by the American Bison
What are buffalo chips?
Buffalo chips are lumps of buffalo dung that have dried into a hard mass. They burn readily and cleanly and were often used by pioneers as an alternative to firewood when they crossed the Great Plains.
How was the buffalo used as fuel?
Instead of wood, since it was scarce, people used buffalo chips for fuel to replace the wood.
Why did they gather buffalo chips?
Pioneers gathered buffalo chips because they could burn easily. Buffalo chips are buffalo dung.
What did pioneers use to make a fire on the Oregon Trail?
Pioneers use to make a fire with wood. Wood was very hard to find on the Oregon Trail, so pioneers mostly used Buffalo Chips (dried buffalo poop.)
Did pioneer women eat buffalo chips?
No, they burned buffalo chips as firewood and used those fires for cooking. Buffalo chips burn long and hot, and are light and easy to carry around. The only downside is they smell horrible!
What was used for fuel on great plains?
Dyed buffalo chips,
What were four uses of the buffalo?
Buffalo were prized for their meat, their hides, and their bones. Also used were their chips (dried dung) for fires. Their hair was used for pillows and rope. Their brains were used to tan hides. The skull was used a prayer object. The horns were made into spoons, toys and powder horns. Even the tails were used as fly swatters.
Did Indians eat buffalo chips?
NO. They used them as fuel for their fires, NOT for food.
Why did pioneers children collect buffalo chips?
They collected buffalo chips for fuel.
What are some dried fruits?
Dried bannana chips, dried peaches, dried mango,and ect.
What the Plains Indians used the buffalo for?
They used the buffalo for meat, fur, bones for weapons, the stomach dried out and used for a bowl, the horns also for weapons, silverware, even jewelry.
