USA HISTORY

MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855

THE OREGON TRAIL WESTWARD MIGRATION TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What did the travelers burn in their cook fires?
A
wood
B
coal
C
dried bison manure
D
gas
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Hay, straw and even sunflower stalks were used. And someone discovered that “chips”-that is, droppings from either cows or buffaloes that had dried in the sun-burned pretty well in the stoves. So, the chips were used for fuel.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dung is often burned many times a day for heating and for cooking. Humans on at least five continents collect dung from a variety of different herd animals. In addition, there are many recorded accounts of people using dung from wild animals for fuel, notably from wild ungulates such as North American bison.

Detailed explanation-3: -Nowadays, bison poop is often used as an agricultural fertilizer. Many countries use bison poop to produce fuel. It is also useful in generating biogas (a mixture of gasses consisting of carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfide, and methane, among others) that are used to produce electricity and heat.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Bison Chips are a group of talented gentlemen bonded together by their never-ending pursuit of wine, women, and song. With their unprecedented panache and boyish good looks, The Bison Chips have exuded a harmonious aura of awe-inspiring proclivities at Bucknell University for 40 years.

Detailed explanation-5: -Tasman’s Premium Buffalo Chips are made of bison rawhides, here in the USA. The bison rawhides come from free-range, hormone-free bison, acquired from USDA or State Inspected facilities.

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