Food basics would have included salt, flour, and sugar. Hunting weapons and ammunition, flints to start fires, and basic cooking utensils were necessary. Also, an axe for chopping firewood, and a sturdy shovel to cut sods for the very first, primitive shelter -- a sod house.
Essential items for pioneer life included tools for farming and building, food supplies such as flour, salt, and dried meat, cooking equipment like cast iron pots and pans, firearms for hunting and protection, clothing for various weather conditions, and a supply of seeds for planting crops.
they had food and water
Ottilie Goeth has written: 'Memoirs of a Texas pioneer grandmother' -- subject(s): Biography, Frontier and pioneer life, German Americans, Social life and customs, Women pioneers
J. Marvin Hunter has written: 'Pioneer history of Bandera County' -- subject(s): Accessible book, Biography, Frontier and pioneer life, History 'A brief history of Bandera County, covering one hundred years of intrepid history' 'The bloody trail in Texas' -- subject(s): Frontier and pioneer life, Indians of North America, Wars 'The trail drivers of Texas' -- subject(s): Cattle trade, Frontier and pioneer life
J. L. Martin has written: 'Just a Missourian' -- subject(s): Fiction, Frontier and pioneer life 'It happened here-- in west Texas' -- subject(s): American wit and humor, Frontier and pioneer life
Middens usually consist of a mixture of essential and non-essential items. Essential items may include food scraps, tools, and household items used in daily life, while non-essential items could be items like decorations, personal belongings, or luxury goods. The specific contents of a midden can vary based on the culture, time period, and location in which it was deposited.
Winnie Allen has written: 'Pioneering in Texas' -- subject(s): Biography, Frontier and pioneer life, History
Lorna Geer Sheppard has written: 'An editor's view of early Texas' -- subject(s): Sources, History, Frontier and pioneer life 'Looking back' -- subject(s): Frontier and pioneer life, History, Northern standard
J. M. Franks has written: 'Seventy years in Texas' -- subject(s): Frontier and pioneer life
A. A. Parker has written: 'Trip to the West and Texas' -- subject(s): Accessible book, Description and travel, Frontier and pioneer life, History
Frank Calef has written: 'East Texas terrorism' -- subject(s): Anecdotes, History, Violence, Frontier and pioneer life
Carl Coke Rister has written: 'Land hunger' -- subject(s): Frontier and pioneer life, History 'Border command, General Phil Sheridan in the West' -- subject(s): History, Indians of North America, Wars, Wars, 1866-1895 'Comanche bondage' -- subject(s): Biography, Comanche Indians, Frontier and pioneer life, History, Indian captivities, Pioneers 'The southwestern frontier--1865-1881' -- subject(s): Frontier and pioneer life, History, Indians of North America, Wars 'Border captives' -- subject(s): Frontier and pioneer life, Indian captivities, Indians of North America 'Fort Griffin on the Texas frontier' -- subject(s): Frontier and pioneer life, History, Indians of North America, Wars 'Southern plainsmen' -- subject(s): Frontier and pioneer life, History