Smoke. As in smoke signals. No mirrors. No chrome Warbonnts (sic). Washington politicos use both smoke and mirrors, however. Native Americans were the ones, as we rail fans may regretfully recall, who were virtually exterminated by our forefathers, and the railroads contributed much to that effort, by chance or by purpose. Those of us who are Santa Fe fans can take some consolation in the fact that Fred Harvey at least helped the surviving natives financially by creating the tourism industry. He organized tours to scenic spots along the Santa Fe route and gave an opportunity for the Apache, Cheyenne, Lakota and Dakota and other tribes to sell handcrafted items to visitors who had come west on the ATSF. Respectfully submitted, Roy Inman
> From: John Armstrong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2006 02:25:53 +0000 > To: [email protected] > Subject: {S-Scale List} Warbonnets > > I wonder if the Apaches and other Southwest Indians had Chrome > Warbonnts, so they could do signalling on sunny days? > > John Armstrong > > The Mohawk Indians had corrugated sides on their war canoes long > before the Central ever thought of doing that on their cars. > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
