What Were the "Chips" That Served as the Most Prevalent

question 40

Multiple Choice

What were the "chips" that served as the most prevalent form of fuel used for cooking and heating in the plains in the latter half of the nineteenth century?

• A) Coal that had spilled from railroad cars
• B) Charred wood leftover from Indian bonfires
• C) Twigs,old corncobs,and sunflower stalks
• D) Chunks of dried cattle and buffalo dung

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