A BoneDigger Contest -- Obscure Historical Fact

Guess it's time for another Bonedigger contest. The prize will be a counterfeit Chinese 1896-S Morgan Dollar. The question and tie-breakers are as follows.

(From the book, "When the Mississippi Ran Backwards") When the famous New Madrid Earthquake struck transport up and down the Mississippi River was by SteamBoat and raft. What did a cord 4'x4'8' of firewood cost during this period. The SteamBoats used it for fuel in their boilers.

The tie-breaker questions are these... How many antler points (eastern count) did the first deer I shot have and what caliber or gauge of gun did I use?

One guess per member and no going back and editing your answer. The contest winner will be determined on 17 November, 2007.

Good Luck
Ben

 

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Thanks\Ben

 

$1.50/cord in 1811 Ohio.
Bruce

 

$2.50 a cord
4 pointer
.306 caliber

Thanks!

Freddypm

 

$2.00 a cord.
Got no clue as to what to guess to the tie-breaker.

 

$2.50 a cord
and it was a 4 pointer with a .306

 

$1.50/cord, 8 point buck, Winchester 30/30

 

Around $2.00 a cord! Six Point Buck shot with a .270!


Frank

 

Simple realy
1. More than before the earthquake but less than it would now LOL
2; it didnt have anything much of anything
3. A Howitzer (only a small 12lb mountain one )

Hence the total lack of antlers and deer parts :goofer:

 

I'm not getting in the contest but I'll guess that your first buck was a 6 pointer, and it was with a .243

Speedy

 

$2.50/cord

No antler points, it was a doe.

12 gauge

 

My guesses are....

$1.00 a cord
10 point buck
and a .50 caliber muzzleloader

 

50 cents a cord

button buck

20 guage shotgun

 

70 cents, 8 point, 30 cal

 

$1.15 per cord

5 points .30 cal

 

Question from someone who never hunted anything bigger than a rabbit - What do you mean

I mean, are there really multiple ways you can count the number of pointy ends on a set of antlers?

 

Every antler point on which you can hang a finger ring on. If a buck has 2 points on one side and three on the other side then it's a 5 Pointer.

 

!) $2.50/ cord
2) Da legendary "Thirty point buck"
3) Ford F150?

 

2.50 a cord
Rem .308, Model 7
6 points

 

$2.50 a cord

6 point
.35 cal