questions about villiage / camp locating.

[pursuit]

Hi all, I am relatively new to native american fur trade artifacts and retrieval. My first question would be locating a camp..... say from a main village, how far may an average distance be to first camp. I know it can be in any direction and distance varies ... just looking for an average. And the second question would natives place their villiage on a main trail or a distance away? I know I should know this lol! But I am new to this and yes I have made nice finds... just looking to streamline. Thanks

[CrazySlasher]

Bumping your thread!

[pursuit]

Hey hi! Thanks. Guess my question was to vague. lol! Just looking to stir up some story's or stoke some ideas or .......... I know one cannot go into the woods and just happen onto a camp site but what experiences do others have in relation to their discovery's pertaining to small satellite camps from main villages.

[Swartzie]

I really don't have an answer to your questions. Just some information to share. On the map I posted you can see "Old ------ Town" on the top portion of the map. This town was here in the 1750's and does have a trail running through it. From what I have read about this town it sounds like it was a burden being right on a main trail. All sorts of folks would end up coming right into the village. Later in the 1760's the town is mentioned in journals as being on the other side of the river. Why they moved it I don't know. Perhaps to get it off the main trail and avoid unwelcome guests. Unfortunately, this area now has an interstate running through it and has been tore up with heavy equipment. It would be nice to hunt right where the village was, but I am limited to hunting the outskirts. So, I don't really have an answer to your question. But, this is one example of a village being right on a trail and later being relocated. But, just right across the river.

Hopefully somebody else will chime in.

-Swartzie

[pursuit]

Well thank you for your piece ....it was fine as to what you wrote. To get a definate answer on my vague question would be impossible lol! I was actually hoping to stir a conversation. The idea that Old Town actually moved because it funneled people unwittingly into a native American village sounds very reasonable and also gives me some ideas as to possible relocation sites that dot the ohio country.I am new to this portion of history, principally the Fur Trade era. Once again thank you for your reply.