Biography of Lucy Ann Lobdell Slater
…She had the $75 rifle, and spent her first winter (1856-7) with another person both in male attire, on the old Kandiyohi town-site on the north of Kandiyohi lakes. The two were employed to reside on and thus hold possession of the new town-site, by the Minneapolis proprietors. Her companion spent the winter with her, but never for a moment suspected that he was wintering with a woman. At times, when provisions fell short, they were compelled to live on squirrels for their meat. And on one occasion, her companion was compelled to visit the Mississippi river settlements for supplies,…